<p>I'm currently a high school junior, going to be a senior next year. Within the next few weeks or so I will be signing up for next year's classes. I already have most of my classes all set, however I just want to get an idea of the rigor of my course load for next year. I don't want to be too overworked as I've heard that senior year is the hardest and busiest since you have to deal with college applications and everything. </p>
<p>Anyway, my schedule is something like this: </p>
<p>Health (Required) - 1/2 year
Speech and Debate - 1/2 year
American Literature (H) - 1/2 year
Contemporary Issues (H) - 1 year
Introduction to Economics (H) - 1/2 year
Introduction to Sociology (H) - 1/2 year
Business Management and Law - 1/2 year
AP Calculus AB - 1 year
AP Spanish V - 1 year
AP Physics B - 1 year</p>
<p>I personally think that I should ighten up my course load a little, so I'm thinking about dropping Introduction to Sociology. I might also drop Business Management and Law, but that's actually a class that I think will really benefit me in the future so that's most likely going to stay. As for AP Physics, I'm not exactly sure whether I can get in or not. </p>
<p>I don't meet the requirements (I have to be in all honors science classes since freshman year, which I'm not), however my current science teacher says that they might be able to make an exception for me. </p>
<p>As far as I know, the AP Calculus workload at my school is fairly light as the teacher goes fairly smoothly and does not frequently assign homework, as I've heard from other students who've taken the class. My Spanish teacher says that AP Spanish is wicked hard and takes a lot of your time and effort. As for AP Physics, as far as I know it's taught by the hardest teacher at my school, although I really don't know how hard it'll really be. </p>
<p>If I don't end up taking AP Physics I might just take general physics (which is like a level down from AP, also my school doesn't offer honors physics). I'd really like to get a general understanding and basic foundation on the subject down before I take a college-level class, which I'm assuming will probably overwhelm me, especially if I've never taken such a class before. </p>
<p>So, any advice?
How rigorous do you think my schedule is?
How much time do you think it will take up?
Do you think I'll be able to balance this schedule for senior year along with college applications and other obligations?
If you think that this course load is too heavy, what are you suggestions on it? What should I drop? Add? Change? </p>
<p>Advice please. :D</p>