<p>I'm at a bit of a dilemma...I just spent the last hour or so planning out my schedule for my senior year (I'm a junior), and I just realized that by then, i'll have exhausted all the AP's at my school (which isn't many). Well the problem is that my schedule's going to be almost half empty in my senior year, and I'm assuming that not a good thing. But my only concern about taking other classes to fill in my schedule is that they will lower my weighted GPA.</p>
<p>So my quesiton is this: should I take some non-AP classes like psychology, technology problem solving, etc. to fill in my schedule or just leave it partly empty?</p>
<p>I think it would look better to have a full schedule than a half-empty one. You can do what chocolate advised, which might be a good idea if you're willing to spend money on community college courses. If you're not, I would add some non-AP classes like Psychology. Are there honors level classes that you can take?</p>
<p>Take community college courses and forget about the APs. CC courses usually are easier than AP courses, and CC courses are usually easier to get college credit for. With APs, you have to get a "3" or better to get credit regardless of how you did in the course, and many colleges reqire even higher scores. My daughter is taking 4 CC courses in her senior year. If I were to advise you, I would do the same.</p>
<p>By the way, I would also take courses that you wouldn't want to take in college or are weakest in. This way, you will get them out of the way, and they won't count against you for collge GPA calculations when you graduate from college.</p>
<p>CC courses count as college courses. As long as you get a "C" or better, the credit probably will transfer. Taking AP courses require a certain grade on the AP exam. </p>
<p>I should note that some schools have CC professors who come to the high schools and teach college courses. If you get a college transcript,this will count as a college course.</p>
<p>I take classes at a local state college (it's like the four-year college the average CC students transfer to) and I agree that some of these classes can be easier than actual AP/IB classes. I don't have to pay $80 dollars to test in it for a chance of maybe getting credit...</p>
<p>Look into it, in my state (Minnesota), they are required to pay for everything, including books. I'm pretty sure I'm aloud to get school supplies and stuff from there for free too, but I think that would be too greedy.</p>