<p>Alright, so here goes:</p>
<p>My schedule next (junior) year (tentatively) is:</p>
<p>AP Language/Composition
AP Biology
AP Spanish Language
AP Statistics
AP US History
H. Calculus 3-4
AP Psychology</p>
<p>First of all, will this schedule kill me during AP test time?</p>
<p>Secondly, I might have to drop AP Psychology if I elect to take my school's "advanced studies" class, which is basically Speech and Debate.</p>
<p>Do you think I'm better off if I don't take "advanced studies" and keep Psych in my schedule, or if I take "advanced studies" and self-study AP Psych?</p>
<p>And, one more question: What textbooks do you think would work well to prepare my in these AP classes?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>
<p>Have you thought about what you'll take Senior year?</p>
<p>It helps to think ahead, then you'll see if you even need to take psych or self-study it next year.</p>
<p>You already have a social science credit (U.S.) and you're doubling up on math. So you're set with the "challenging course load" requirement.</p>
<p>I'm pretty used to having "loaded" schedules, and it all comes down to time management.</p>
<p>I just would warn you against stretching yourself too thin.</p>
<p>I personally would rather take one less AP and do really well in my other 6/7 then take one extra at the expense of my other classes.</p>
<p>Ultimately, there are still only 24 hours in a day and usually not enough time to study everything as well as we'd like.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>If it makes any difference, here's what my senior year courseload looks like:</p>
<p>AP Lit/Comp
AP US Gov
H. Exercise Physiology
AP Chemistry
H. Advanced Biology 3-4
ASU Linear Algebra</p>
<p>leaving me with a spot, maybe 2, open.</p>