<p>For my senior year I am debating between 2 different schedules</p>
<p>1)
AP English
AP Government (1 semester)
AP Econ (1 semester)
AP Stats
AP Physics
AP French IV
Journalism
Academic Decathlon</p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>2)
English 1A at JC
AP Government (1 semester)
AP Econ (1 semester)
Math 1B at JC (I took AP Calc AB this year, but my school doesnt offer BC)
AP Physics
AP French IV
Journalism
Academic Decathlon</p>
<p>They're basically the same, but I would be taking English 1A and Math 1B at the JC for the other one... which one will look better on my application? (I will be applying to HYPSM and the UCs)</p>
<p>The first schedule is a little more convenient because I stay in school, but I am taking AP Stats instead of calculus</p>
<p>But the second one allows me to take more advanced math, but due to other conflictions i will have to take english 1A also at the JC...does English 1A look worse than AP English?</p>
<p>The reason I want to take the advanced math because I will be majoring in engineering, and Math 1B will look better than AP Stats in that respect</p>
<p>My son choose to do dual credit English, Govt (1 sem), and Econ (1 sem) rather than AP mainly because these will give him guaranteed credit at the schools he is considering and because they are taught only 3 days a week (at the HS campus), giving him 2 free periods twice a week. He is also taking AP Physics and AP Calculus, 2 band classes, and a Principals of Engr class. </p>
<p>There is a possibility that the AP Calc might conflict with Band (depending on his placement) and if so - he will do the dual credit College Alg/1st semester Calc. But, I think it will probably work out okay and not need to be changed.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, my son has no interest in the ivies and no interest in Calif, so he that is not a concern for him. You already have a ton of APs on your record, assuming your scores/GPA are at the top end, I don’t really think it would matter that much.</p>
<p>Well, consider this. With AP classes, you only get college credit if you pass the test with a high enough score at the end of the year, which at many top schools can be a 4 or a 5 (like Harvard only accepts 5s in most courses). With junior college classes, you’ll be in an actual college class with college students, and your credits are very likely to transfer regardless of what you get in the class as long as you get a C or higher.</p>
<p>I <em>completely</em> disagree that English at a junior college is a “step down” from AP English in high school. English at a junior college is an actual college class. AP English is a high school class modeled after a college class…but still a high school class. Your junior college English class will be more like the classes you will take in college.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that English 101, entry level English language, covers similar material to that which is covered in AP English Language. They are correlated, so you’ll possible find some overlap here. AP English Literature is a different animal than English 101.</p>
<p>Check the articulation agreements for colleges you are considering if they are available. Not all will accept community college classes or have limits on community college course credit. Colleges are often more generous when granting credit for AP courses.</p>
<p>Yeah, I was also thinking of taking Taking Math 1B and maybe Poly Sci at JC instead of English 1A so I could take AP English at my school and not take AP Gov</p>
<p>There are lots of threads on this. Generally College classes or dual credits are looked at as the same as AP’s. AP’s seem more ideal with quality points (GPA/Rank), even given the obvious downside you must pass the AP test for credit.</p>
<p>(I’d go with schedule 1), unless your GPA is pretty stable and your rank is not defined if you take the college courses.</p>
<p>I think the more rigourous colleges are concerend, as NYU apparently is, that the dual credit courses are not “verifiable” – the AP courses, the colleges are familiar with the test and have an independent party making certian the material is learned. OTOH, less rigorous colleges may be fine with dual enrollment. I think NYU’s concern is valid.</p>
<p>All colleges want to see an academic and extracurricular record that demonstrates (among other things–passion, rigor, etc.) that the student took advantage of the opportunities available to him or her. </p>
<p>When my daughter was in your situation we guided her toward the calc 2 class (@ univ. 1+ hr. away) because we believed it better for her to have continuity between calc 1 + 2. Second semester she took stats at a local CC–we couldn’t handle her continued commute in often awful weather (and, frankly, we were uncertain as to whether there was real benefit to pursuing multivariable calc, or whatever would have been next, given we didn’t know where she would be attending college or that college’s policy as to whether they’d require that she take their math sequence). She also had the added bonus of being able to take other more interesting classes than the ones available at her high school at the colleges. </p>
<p>Of course you have to think about what the colleges you will be applying to will think of your schedule, but try to let that be secondary to choosing what’s best for you as a scholar (and logistically and financially) given the choices available.</p>
<p>I think a lot also depends on the particular community/junior college that you are considering. There are a lot of well known/respected CCs or CC systems. And then there are just a lot of local CC that no one has every heard of.</p>
<p>Most colleges list the transfer credit they will accept. It might be worth taking a look to see if/how the courses being considered will transfer.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t hesistate to take JC classes as substitutions for AP classes as long as the JC near you is a respected one. Colleges love transfer students because they have demonstrated college success…a high school student who has shown they can succeed in a college environment is even better. Finally, all AP’s at all High Schools are note created equal.</p>