To answer all of your questions: I’m taking math next year (Calc BC). The only reason I did not take math this year was because I opted a study hall (which I really needed) because the class wasn’t very difficult and took a solid half-hour of homework time out of my day every day (I dropped the class after the first few weeks of school). Because I was accelerated a year ahead in middle school, I’ll still be taking Calc senior year, which is what roughly 20% of the class does (the rest take precalc senior year).
It’s similar with physics; I decided to skip honors physics because it was too easy for me, and am now taking a class that is usually taken by seniors.
I feel bad because I definitely can handle more rigor, and would probably enjoy a language and/or science class next year. I like both languages and science. But at my old school there was very little room in your schedule for fun electives, and I feel like I missed out. Currently I’m taking several music classes and a couple of film classes next year, and my schedule is full. If I could add an extra period to the day to take Spanish or engineering or something, I totally would. I’m not sure if colleges will take this as a “reasonable” explanation for the lack of rigor. I’ve tried to continue learning Latin on my own but don’t really have the self discipline.
@citymama9 I really appreciate this. I think you’re absolutely right. It’s hard for me sometimes because I pretty much have no interests whatsoever, and all of my friends are extremely"passionate" about something (if not several things), and in my school, the only kids who really don’t have a “passion” are less intelligent kids (even though many of the less intelligent kids actually do have a “passion” that they excel at). But every time I hear someone say most kids don’t care about anything, it makes me feel a little better 