<p>Alright, so we got our scheduling forms today. I'm not planning to do anything science related at all, and I already will have met the graduation requirements for science after this year. I'm very interested in social sciences (political science, economics, psychology).</p>
<p>I'll be a junior next year. Would it be a bad idea to take two social science AP classes in one year, or should I just suck it up and take a science class?</p>
<p>Most Likely Schedule:</p>
<p>AP Lang
AP Calc AB
AP Econ
AP Psych
French V
Art/Photography (semester classes)</p>
<p>There’s no problem with taking AP psych. In fact, you’ll most likely receive credit for that class once you go on to college. Most schools require you take at least three credits for a social science (psych, polisci, sociology, etc). Taking the AP now and getting at least a 4, unless the school you apply to requires higher, will allow you to get that requirement over with earlier than your cohort.</p>
<p>Since you already have your mind set that you don’t want to do anything natural sciences-related, then I assume you will not be taking any science SATs. I don’t think avoiding an AP science will hurt you, but it does show schools that are applying to that you’re motivated and challenging yourself. Even with this factor, I don’t think you need to take AP science. Take AP psych and get a 5.</p>
<p>You say that now, but feeling will change. One day, you might have an awesome professor teaching a subject that you dislike, and your whole opinion might change. Or maybe you’ll learn some interesting fact about a certain field of work, and realize that you need to study something in the sciences to get there, so you would be willing to suck it up and get through it. Of course, you must be able to pass the subject as well. For example, I would absolutely have loved to become an engineer; almost every division of engineering intrigues me. However, I cannot pass a chemistry class no matter how much I try. I’ve failed it since high school, so I don’t even bother to attempt it.</p>
<p>Anyway, take what you like now and get good grades in your AP classes. All I can recommend is to read about what career you want, if you know what it is, and research all of the different ways you can get to that career. If you don’t know what you want, then start thinking now because you don’t want to waste money once you get to college. It’s not that you must absolutely know what you want, but it’s nice to have some motivation when you walk into a calculus class knowing that you’ll one day be able to determine how long ago a person was murdered.</p>