If this is a cheap school then it is what it is. If you're paying good money for this this is not acceptable. It's no different from theft.

A CS degree will not teach someone what a professional software developer does on a daily basis. What is done on a daily basis is way below what is taught for a CS degree. If you can do a CS degree, you should be able to learn whatever is needed professionally easily. It may be easier to learn by picking up a book or watching videos online. A lot of professional software developers who completed CS degrees typically get disillusioned by the job because it is well beneath what they were trained to do. They become quite unhappy over time. That being the case, it's hard to get a professional software development job without a CS degree. For entry level jobs the interview questions can be of the type typically covered in a Data Structures and Algorithms course though they may never have a need to use it in the actual job.

This is what I'm going by.

After reading your posts again it seems that you have time to apply. I initially thought that you were looking to do it for this coming fall. My sense is that your child is gifted not because of any scores but because he's trying to change his environment. This kid should be on a rocket ship at least to see if he likes it.

I see ... then it might not be the simplest option because the application process is quite difficult.

If he got in Stanford OHS that might be the simplest option for you.

By age 18 after graduating from high school and leaving for college, most children will have already spent 90% of their total time with their parents. By graduating early, you and your child will be accelerating that pace.

The concept of spaced repetition is about days so one year is a lot worse.

Even if you understand and master the concepts, time will erode your memory. It's just biology. Hence the concept of spaced repetition.

I'm not familiar with AP Stats but dow do you do Statistics without Calculus? How would you do MLE?

I'm wondering how other parents teach physics or math to their children. Consider for example a Physics or AOPS book. Do you just go through each problem with your child (unless of course the child can already do the problem independently), then try to see if child can do the problem independently the next day? Thank you.

When I searched for two column note taking, it seems like there are many variations on what to put on the left and right columns. I'm wondering if you can please post a link to an example that is similar to what your DD's school uses? Thanks.

Thank you all for your advice. I'm wondering if you have also come across a note taking system that we can adapt? I'm hoping that if the child is actively and enjoyably taking notes, then the spacing out issues will also be mitigated.

I'm wondering if there are techniques that can be taught to a child that will help the child pick-up more from instruction. In the past I realized that while the child may be nodding or saying yes when being taught, nothing is actually heard. Hence it seems better to ask direct questions to focus the attention instead of lecturing. At homeschool this is fine. However, I'm wondering more when the child is attending outside classes. Are there techniques that a middle school child can use to pick up more from instruction? Thank you.

Thank you all for your insights. We will do our due diligence on the various points your raised.