Can you guys help me get a picture of what kind of schedule is sensible?

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Hello guys, I am a 10th grader and I’ve got 5 AP’s on my belt already (A’s in all of them). Currently, my mother wants me to take the below courses on my 7 class schedule:

AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
AP Physics C Mechanics
AP Chemistry
APUSH// I hear alot of NEGATIVES about this one on the forum… or dual enrollment US History
AP English Lang
Executive Internship or Study Hall

If this is any help… my schedule this year:
Grades: all A’s
AP Environmental Science
AP Computer Science A
AP World History
AP Psychology
Pre-calculus(AP Calc AB) H// Our school gives it an honors credit…
Chemistry H
English H

I am very concerned in embarking on such a rigorous school adventure and I’m not sure if the workload is do-able (I’m not a Einstein).Can you guys help me get a picture of what kind of schedule is sensible and what classes should be taken together and what classes shouldn’t?

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Stats and Lang should be pretty easy. APUSH is just labor-intensive. But I’d worry about taking BC, Chem, and Physics all at the same time. That’s suicide. Why are you doubling up on math AND science in the same year?

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Same question I’ve been asking my mom. What should I do to convince her not to make me do this schedule?

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Can you come up with an alternate two-year plan that places, say, Physics and Stats senior year and show it to her? Maybe talk with your counselor about what is normal for students at your school?

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It’s somewhat hard to judge. AP courses vary from school to school.

My sophomore year, I took only dual enrollment and honors classes, then my junior year I took AP Chem (dual-credit class, but self-study AP), APUSH, AP Bio, APHG, and AP Lang. I got all A’s and did really well on all of my exams (except for bio, because my teacher took another job part of the way through the year, and we were stuck with a substitute the rest of the year)

Currently, I am taking AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Stats, Calc BC, and AP Physics 1. (We also follow a 7 period schedule, and I have a few required courses as well).

Personally, I find Calc BC and Statistics to be pretty easy, but it’s all personal opinion. Taking AP Bio and AP Che, at the same time was difficult because I had a knack for chemistry and really enjoyed it and found myself working harder in chemistry. This year, I feel like I don’t “get” physics like I do chemistry - and I’m only taking algebra-based physics!

I found APUSH to be a lot better than I imagined. I hated history before going into the class, but after finishing the test, I felt extremely confident. At my school, the class was not any more labor-intensive than my other AP classes. Sometimes there would be a lot to review for on a unit test, but as long as you knew how to manage time efficiently, it wasn’t that bad.

Personally, if I were you, I would keep everything except for one of the science classes. If you are planning on taking Calc BC and Stats and a science, I would choose the one that you feel most confident in. If you wanted, you could also switch to dual-enrollment history. I think that is really a personal opinion

Good luck! :slight_smile:

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Thanks for the feedback guys. I’m going to get this all ironed out with my counselor and may parents.

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Going from 3 easy Aps + 1 core to so many core APs is risky. Ask teachers whether they think you can get at least a B in each of these classes based on your current preparation and grades.
AP Calculus BC=> keep if your current math teacher thinks you can get a B or higher
AP Statistics => remove (no need to double up with Calc BC, plus it’s an “easy Ap” so it doesn’t count for much)
AP Physics C Mechanics => have you taken Honors Physics or AP Physics 1? If not, remove.
AP Chemistry => keep, unless your current Chem teacher thinks you’re likely to get less than a B
APUSH// I hear alot of NEGATIVES about this one on the forum… or dual enrollment US History => either one is fine
AP English Lang => must-take
Executive Internship or Study Hall => Executive Intership sounds better (unless mandatory, study halls are frowned upon). However, if you’re aiming for top colleges, you’ll need a foreign language up to level 4 or AP. Do you have it?