<p>Would 5 academic classes plus being an AVID tutor (considered a "6th class" but not UC transferable), be a disadvantag over 6 academic classes???</p>
<p>What would the 6th academic class be..</p>
<p>I think 5 classes would be fine as long as your course load is challenging. Thats what i did this year, and i had 3 APs, one advanced (same weighted credit as an AP, but there is no AP test) and one honors class. There weren't really any others that i had a big interest in takeing (or that fit in my schedule) and taking 5 classes instead of 6 or 7 allowed me to put a lot more time into the classes i was taking and it worked out really well. (one of my classes was a double period, which shows in the transcript and i had one "free period" where i worked as an aid to the administration and teachers</p>
<p>The 6th academic class would be either Child Development or Marine Biology simply because there's nothing else of interest being offered during that timeslot. The complete schedule would be:
AP Econ/Govt.
AP Psychology
AP Calc BC
Avid Tutor or Child Development or Marine Biology
World Religions
AP English 12</p>