<p>If you couldn't fit a specific class into your schedule and had to take a less rigorous course, do you have to explain it to colleges? I only have a semester open in my senior year for a class and a scheduling conflict might leave me with some art class. Will I have to explain to my colleges that I wasn't able to take any harder classes?</p>
<p>BTW I will have 4 AP courses so will colleges not really worry about the one semester</p>
<p>I am also in a similar situation. My school has specific prereqs for taking certain higher level classes which are usually met only by honors students. Eligiblity context for honors is screwed up for my district, I think even though I have 90 percentile test scores. Anyway, I was only able to take on AP my junior year because of scheduling and took college psychology over the summer. Next year I am taking three APs. How should one approach such a situation?</p>
<p>I have a year long study hall/free bell in my senior schedule and didn’t explain it to colleges.
If you’re worried, you should ask your counselor if s/he will still check that you took the “most rigorous” course load available to you on the counselor recommendation form. If the schedule squeeze doesn’t affect the rec, I don’t think it’s worth explaining, not when you have 4 solid APs.</p>
<p>Self study.</p>
<p>Agree with Millancad. If you’re still taking a rigorous courseload, don’t worry about it. At my public high school, I’ve been put in so many random classes I didn’t sign up for, so unless it seriously affects your schedule, no worries.</p>