<p>I'm a rising sophomore and I'm really worried about not being capable of handling 5 AP classes from not taking any last year. Here are the APs:</p>
<p>AP Human Geo
AP English Lang and Comp
AP US Gov and Politics
AP Physics B
AP Calc AB</p>
<p>as well as Honors Chemistry and Honors Spanish II (both easy classes)</p>
<p>Do you have any advice?</p>
<p>gov is not that bad. at my school, it’s a yearlong class but it is designed to be a semester, so it’s pretty easy. i can’t speak for all the others, but as for calculus, just do your homework and make sure you really understand the concepts. go talk to your teacher if you need help, don’t just wait until you do poorly on the tests, be proactive. i think that goes for all the aps. from my experience, if you come to class prepared, study, and manage your time well, you will be fine. don’t worry! :)</p>
<p>You should really just take at max 3.
Because one of my really smart friend had a breakdown after 3 months with 5 AP. And ended up failing 4 of them.
So pick three you really love and enjoy. And go withthat (:</p>
<p>But if you think you are ready. Go for it. I personally like gradually increase the AP classes. Not start off with 5…</p>
<p>5 is a lot for a sophomore. My friend was a senior with 6 (the max her schedule could fit) and really struggled. She made it through them though. I would drop one or 2 or maybe even 3 for lower level courses if you still can. If you are a really well adjusted student who finds honors courses easy, go for it.</p>
<p>Calc and Physics is very difficult. Calc not so much if you’re really good at math, but Physics is really hard.</p>
<p>I think it would be best to take less than 5. Have you spoken to your guidance counselor about your concerns? 5 APs classes plus 2 honor courses seems excessive to me.</p>
<p>If you are set on your current schedule, try to keep up with all of your coursework. If you need help or don’t understand something, approach your teachers sooner than later. I would also make a study schedule to stay on track with assignments. Studying for all 5 exams in May may be difficult.</p>
<p>I also liked taking APs gradually, but if you’re set on this schedule, try it.</p>
<p>I’m not even that smart and this is my senior year schedule: </p>
<p>AP Chem
AP Bio
AP Physics C
AP Psychology
Lunch
AP Literature
AP Calc AB
AP Government(1st semester)/AP Macroeconomics(2nd semester)</p>
<p>You’ll be fine as long as you keep up with your homework.</p>
<p>I’ve had all those classes/am going to have two of them next year. You’ll be fine. Just don’t procrastinate.</p>
<p>Whatever you do, make sure you take calc and physics TOGETHER. It’s not required but it will really help! At my school, I barely got any homework for calculus. Homework everyday for physics though. </p>
<p>I didn’t take human geo but it’s an easy class from what I heard but every teacher is different.</p>
<p>Gov is going to be easy if you already know your basics but you’ll still have to study.</p>
<p>I didn’t take ap eng Lang yet, I’ve never heard of a sophomore taking that class so good job (if you pass).</p>
<p>Unlike what others say, do not go to your teacher if you need help, it should be your last resort. Try to understand all the material by yourself; be independent! You’ll learn far more like that. If that fails, study with a friend. If that fails, then go to your teacher for help. Trust me, that’s what I did for basically all my math courses and I ended teaching myself calculus (with a 5 on the exam). </p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>Dont worry about it. Like teachrs and parents always say “just wait till 5th grade ,then it gets hard,” “just wait til middle school,” “just wait till high school” etc. But it never happens.</p>
<p>Taking 5 as a sophomore will be rough- I wouldn’t advocate taking more than 3 or 4 in sophomore year. However, Geo will be easy, and I’d say that Gov won’t be that difficult. Depending on how good you are at math/science, physics and calc might kill you, or they might just significantly challenge you. Lang depends on how good of a writer you are, and how you’d do on the SAT critical reading section.</p>
<p>I vote for 3 maybe 4. Part of taking that many is knowing what the teachers are like. If the teachers are not strong, and you will have to self teach, double the time you spend in that class. That schedule is like taking 17 credit hours in College, plus all of the other classes you will have with those classes. Honestly, the other classes will have silly busy work that gets in the way of the AP classes. AND you still have to go to school 5 days a week, 7 hours a day. Taking 5 AP’s, doing poorly in the class is worse than taking 3 and doing well.</p>
<p>Some say I’ll be fine, some say drop one (can’t drop two because four are required for my program).</p>
<p>The only one I can drop is AP Human Geo, and that isn’t even a hard class. It’ll have a ton of busy work, reading, and studying though. I COULD drop it and take an easy class like Photography. </p>
<p>The thing is, I really want to increase my rank, and there are at least 20 other kids taking 5 APs next year. Not sure what I should do…</p>
<p>If your school offers dual enrollment then do it! Community colleges are highly underrated, you can learn so much if you get a great instructor. Plus you get high school/college credit (in state only and not all colleges accept those credits). At my school, 2 DE classes = 1 AP class. Honestly, DE classes are fairly easy and they are only a semester long. It’s a great option if you want to raise your rank.</p>
<p>DON’T FALL BEHIND. NO MATTER WHAT.</p>
<p>Seriously… if it takes you 10 hours to finish all of your homework, which results in only 6 hours of sleep, do it. The worst thing that can happen to you is to fall behind. You might lose all aspects of your social life also, so be prepared.</p>
<p>Taking 5 APs isn’t a guarantee your rank will increase. If you do poorly in them your rank goes down. The valedictorian of the other high school in my district was a guy who never took even 1 honors class in high school and had a perfect GPA because the classes were so easy.
^That is so true, once you fall behind even by 1 assignment you’ll feel buried.</p>
<p>I took 7 AP classes last year. I did fine. There will be times when all your teachers decide to give you giant projects at the same time, and it’s hard then. But it comes in waves. Just keep on top of things, and you’ll be okay.</p>
<p>how can a soph take AP Lang?</p>
<p>Dude. Way to bring back a thread from like two and a half months ago, lol.</p>