AP US History
AP European History
AP Research
AP Environmental Science
AP English Lang
AP Computer Science Principals
Texas Government (Online but still applies to GPA and credit and also Dual Credit)
Microeconomics (Dual Credit Before school in the morning)
Geometry
Foreign Service and Diplomacy
I am not good at math but I am ok in Natural Sciences and I have a passion for Liberal arts
Liberal arts isn’t really a subject, it’s more of an approach to education. I think you mean humanities and social sciences.
I can’t speak for what it’s like at your school but I’m pretty sure any schedule with more than three AP classes is bound to be pretty difficult. Definitely a competitive rigor but I hope you can handle all of that. In fact, how is it even possible to take that many classes?!?! It’s ok to not take everything at once, even if you love those classes.
Well because my GPA is low I am taking more classes to boost it I can take all those classes because two are them are in the morning before school starts at the local community college
Liberal Arts are what were considered the backbone of an education.
They include all of the humanities, most of the social sciences, all the natural sciences (physics, chemistry, and biology), and mathematics. So having a passion for all subjects is great, but you need to translate that passion into academic success.
If your GPA is already low, taking on more classes will not help you - it will make things worse for you. You need to focus on the classes you are already taking and do better at them.
Here is the thing - if you are not good with high school math, you will not succeed in any of the natural sciences. All need, at very least, algebra, geometry, and college-level calculus. Physics and chemistry need more than that. It will be the same for social sciences, as well.
Of the long list of courses that you are proposing to take, three require pretty strong math skills - AP computer science, AP research, and microeconomics. Even AP environmental science requires a decent amount of math. You are also, at the same time, taking geometry.
If math is difficult for you, you will not really have the time to keep up with these three classes and pass them, much less do very well on them. On top of that, aside from these classes, you are proposing to take five additional courses.
These are too many classes, and if you try to take them, you will either have to drop at least half, or you will fail at least half. By the time you realize that it is too much, you will likely be falling behind in all of your classes
Figure out your strengths, and focus on those classes. Take no more than 6-7 classes, and no more than 4 AP classes. Do not take college level courses that require a lot of math.
In which classes do you have the highest grades?
Are these all full year classes? 10 classes seems like a lot otherwise on top of extra curriculars and perhaps a bit of free time for hobbies, family time etc. I guess if your gpa is low I don’t see how taking more classes and spreading yourself thinner will help vs focusing more on fewer classes.
Since your not good at math (evident by geometry in 11th grade) you may be better off taking fewer classes and spending more time on help. However some people struggle with algebra and find geometry easy to hopefully that is you. I would see if you can find out the math level and amount for economics but if you struggle with math I would pass on it. Whatever grade you get in dual enrollment classes will not only be seen when applying to undergrad but also for grad school down the road. You might want to talk to your school about an honors science that may involve less math - don’t take an AP class just because it is an AP class.
Review Algebra and prepare for Geometry using Khan Academy. Spend about 30mn on it every day.
Have you taken Algebra 1+2 or Integrated Math 1+2? Or did you take Algebra 1a and 1b? Do you have Dyscalculia?
If you love history (and similar subjects), you need a high level in English and languages (the study of history will often require a strong grasp of 2 foreign languages tied to the areas and eras you’ll be studying, ie., could be Latin and another ancient language, or French and Italian, or French and Wolof, or German and Polish, or Japanese and Korean, etc.)
Therefore, you need a foreign language. Are you good at foreign languages? Could you start working on that online over the summer via a CC perhaps?
AP US History => Keep. Prepare by watching the crash course history videos on youtube. 15mn per day.
AP European History => Save for Senior year. It’s a senior year class anyway.
AP Research => Have you taken AP Seminar? If you haven’t, don’t take AP Research and take AP Seminar first.
AP Environmental Science => Keep
AP English Lang => Keep
AP Computer Science Principals => save for senior year. If your math teacher thinks it’s okay and you want one more math-y class, take regular statistics.
Texas Government (Online but still applies to GPA and credit and also Dual Credit) = Is it a requirement? If so, keep. if not, save for senior year.
Microeconomics (Dual Credit Before school in the morning) => Keep for Senior year
Geometry => keep
Foreign Service and Diplomacy => save for senior year.
To summarize, your 11th grade schedule should look like this:
AP English
Geometry
AP Environmental Science
Foreign Language
AP US History
====> These are your CORE classes, where you should try and have straight A’s in.