Colleges for me? Classes to take Senior year?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I want to major in chemistry (to become a forensic scientist) or in engineering (not sure which field maybe mechanical).
Haven't decided between the two yet. </p>

<p>I just want to know where I stand with what I currently have, and where I should apply to college. </p>

<p>Freshman Year: 4.00 GPA
Biology A
Geometry A
Physical Education A
Graphic Design A, Health A, Career Seminar A
English 9 A
Spanish 1 A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year: 4.00 GPA
Alg 2/Trig A
Chemistry A
English 10 A
Modern Civilizations A
Physical Education A
Spanish 2 A </p>

<p>Junior Year (1st semester only): 4.33 GPA
Honors Pre-Calc A
AP Chemistry A
American Lit A
US History A
Spanish 3 A
Computer Aided Drafting A</p>

<p>(Currently taking the same classes this semester ^) </p>

<p>Senior Year:
Government Econ
Expository Writing and Composition
Draw/Paint
Career 12
AP Physics C</p>

<p>Where I'm torn for my last class is whether I should take Calc AB or Calc BC. What would be the benefits of taking BC, and how much would it help me while applying for college?</p>

<p>Other/Extracurriculars:
CSF all 4 semesters
National Art Honor Society this year
Veco (environmental club): this year
Viking Nation (spirit club) sophomore year
Tennis Beginner I class (taken twice), Beginner II, currently in Beginner III.
11 hours community service at local ranch.
I will be attending Devil Pups Boot Camp at Camp Pendleton this summer. </p>

<p>SAT: 1830 composite (will retake)
Critical Reading: 600
Math: 670
Writing: 560
Essay: 8 </p>

<p>Looking for public colleges in California (UC, Calstate)</p>

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<p>can you take CalcBC AND raise your SAT? raising the SAT by a couple hundred points would be my goal if you want to attend the best UCs. Can you prep over the summer for a re-take? CalcBC is clearly the preferred course for an engineer and could save you at many schools from taking Calc I and II in college. Try to do both.</p>

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<p>if your choice is EITHER raise that SAT score and take AB, OR keep that SAT score and take BC, I would go with raise SAT score +AB. The UCs won’t penalize you for taking AB so for admission purposes it’ll be the same, whereas a higher SAT score will help. However, BC would help once you’ve been admitted, since it’d make for an easy semester taking Calculus2 as an engineer (and classes will be hard enough that you’ll love having a class that’s challenging but not overwhelming.)</p>