Sophomore(Last Year)
-AP European History(Failed the AP test)
Junior(Currently)
-AP Chemistry
-AP Physics 1
-AP Calculus BC
-AP English
Senior(Next Year)
-AP English
-AP Government
-AP Economy
-AP Computer Science A
-AP Statistics
-AP Physics C
Is this too much? I’m not sure. I was stupid to not take APUSH to take this Junior year. What should I do? I want to get credits out of the way and I also want to take AP classes that will help me with Engineering.
How does your current courseload feel? Do you think you could increase it to 1.5 times the current workload and still have enough time to write solid college essays, attend interviews, do college visits, and apply for scholarships/FAFSA? AP Gov and Econ simultaneously seems unnecessary for a prospective engineer. I’d suggest cutting one of those classes. Did you take any social sciences or history classes this year?
I am taking CPUSH which is basically regular USH right now as a junior. I am planning on taking AP Gov and Econ only because I want to get the credits out of the way so that when I go into college, I can focus on math and engineering. I plan on applying for UCB and currently I do not feel like i am overloaded by the workload I am recieving. But, I am not too sure on my schedule yet.
In terms of getting “credits out of the way” - have a look at UCB’s AP credit policy to see what is even applicable to gen ed and your intended major. I know for my own D18 who has a number of 3’s on AP Exams, the UC’s seem to grant very little useful credit. Do agree though that some of these classes will help prepare you for an engineering major. AP Lit is typically heavy workload and maybe one you can drop.
Why do you think you didn’t do well on AP Euro? Was the specific content challenging for you, or did the overall AP format feel overwhelming? If it’s the first you should be fine, but maybe cut out gov if history is a challenge. If it’s the second you should definitely cut back a few classes for next year.
Engineering majors will start their major prerequisites in first year (mainly math and physics, usually chemistry; also English composition and humanities and social studies breadth as well as often introductory engineering courses).
Some schools don’t give credit for their core. You may get an elective credit for gov and still have to take core history. And are government and econ semester or year long?