<p>Hello. I am going to be a junior next year and I plan on taking 4 or 5 AP courses. This year I am taking two and I have all As in all my classes. But I am nervous if 5 APs will be overwhelming. I want to be one of the top students if not valedictorian.</p>
<p>Right now I am proposing to take AP Physics I, AP Calculus AB, AP US History, AP World History (I have taken AP Lang this year so everyone has to take honors English), Foreign Language II and I have a space for an elective which could be that AP class.</p>
<p>Will another AP be overdoing it or is it manageable? And if so, what AP correlates nicely to some of the ones I plan to take above? Our school has most APs offered. </p>
<p>If it’s possible, take Calc BC. That’s equivalent to taking another AP.
You could be crazy and take AP European History. All three histories have similar essay formats. </p>
<p>Well at my school unfortunately you either can choose AB or BC (not both) and math is my weakest subject plus I don’t need two years of Calculus for my planned major. I am taking AB to kill the General Education Requirement so no use in stressing myself out in a faster paced math course that I don’t really need.</p>
<p>I might consider Euro but that might be too much memorization in a year though.</p>
<p>Euro is ~20% of world if that means anything to you. </p>
<p>Hmm yes. That might help coincide with my courses</p>
<p>I advice against taking all 3 Histories. Look at something like Macro/Micro, Human Geo, Environmental Science, Psychology, or even Bio. The histories have similar essay formats, but differ just enough so that it screws you over. I’ve taken Euro and World, and I’m currently in APUSH and the DBQ differences are notable. </p>
<p>Ahh I see. Well I am taking Human Geo this year. Macro and Micro is only for seniors and Psychology we actually don’t have. </p>
<p>So between AP Enivronmental, AP Bio, AP Art History, AP Chem. Or is AP Psych mangeable for self study? Or should I just take an elective 
For the record Freshman Year I took some fine arts (3 credits) so I am well versed.</p>
<p>I’d say choose depending on what you want to study.
If you want to go towards STEMs, engineering, physical sciences, take AP Chem
If you want to do something like pre-med, take AP Bio
If you want to study things like human relations, business administration, psychology, neruology, take AP Psych (definitely manageable for self study)
If you want to do something related to the Environment, like Environmental Engineering, natural sciences, ecology, geology, resource management, take AP Environmental
If you really like the arts, plan on being in a Liberal Arts school and really like the feeling of being cultured and knowing a lot of things that may come up in normal conversation (you often won’t find someone that is excited to talk about the wave-particle duality of light, but you are likely to find people who would like to discuss different forms of art) take AP Art History.
If you like numbers, data, studies, experiments, take AP Stats ( this one just occurred to me )</p>
<p>If you really don’t know what you want to do just yet, go on the College Board Website and look at the practice exams (released Free Response questions). Which of these would you want to be able to answer the most? You probably won’t have the knowledge to understand the answers without taking the class, so seeing which things you want to learn most may help you decide what course you take. </p>
<p>I think those 4 APs are pretty fine for a junior, that’s actually really great. You really don’t need another AP, that schedule is rigorous and enough for colleges. </p>
<p>I recommend, changing to Calculus BC, trust me, you’re going to want to take it, I WISH I can get the opportunity to take it, but sadly I can’t because of my school not offering BC, just AB. Plus, if you take BC, there is no doubt that you will credit for college, instead of tackling some, you can tackle it ALL with this class, I am not joking many people have… </p>
<p>Plus, junior year is crucial, you need to take it easy, but trick the colleges into thinking that schedule is rigorous, when it may be manageable for you. You need to try to get straight As, and imo putting another AP class will just make your chances slimmer. Just wait until senior year, that’s when literally everyone goes nuts about classes in terms of APs.</p>
<p>I recommend to just take a regular, easy, academic class that you are interested in, I am doing so too next year. You may want a break. (: </p>
<p>Well what would be the difference between AB and BC? Will it be too unmanageable for someone where math isn’t their greatest strength? And not needed for my major?</p>
<p>I see. Thank you :)</p>