<p>I'm a High School Junior scheduling for next year and wanted to have some input on how things look from a College Admissions perspective. To preface, I want to go into CompSci/Engineering. I doubled up on English this year and have my 4 years of English met (with AP Language as a class as well as self-studying the AP Literature exam.) I do not plan on taking English next year and plan on taking the Independent Studies CompSci class our school offers. My Guidance Counselor, however, says that to skip English my Senior Year would look bad on my college application and would negatively impact my chances of getting into where I want to go. </p>
<p>Does anyone have any suggestions on the matteR?</p>
<p>What prevents you from taking both an English course and the computer science course?</p>
<p>Will you be taking a math course (precalculus, calculus, or higher), or have you already taken the maximum possible math at your high school? This is important for majoring in engineering or computer science.</p>
<p>Will you be taking, or have you taken, a physics course in high school? This is often recommended so that you will have some background in physics when you take a college level physics course.</p>
<p>Nothing prevents me from doing (though by taking AP Language and the Lit exam, I have no English to take which would not be repetitive dual-enrollment for the same credit or non-honors level classes), I just have no desire as I already have my needed credit with an AP English to knock out gen-ed requirements in college. I’m taking Calculus over the summer and AP Statistics next year. I’m taking Physics this year and AP next year. My concern is whether colleges will be concerned that I don’t have 4 straight years of English even if I am taking advanced Math and Science courses towards my intended area of study.</p>
<p>You may want to ask the colleges you are applying to about the English situation.</p>
<p>But many prefer to see actual courses and do not count AP English as waiving the need to take the course (unlike more sequential courses like math and foreign language). Is there a local community college at which you can take a more advanced English course, if you have nothing left to take at your high school?</p>
<p>Is it possible to take statistics in the summer at a community college and take calculus next year (BC in high school or full year college calculus course at community college or dual enrollment)? Calculus (BC or a full year college course) is generally considered a more rigorous course than AP statistics, especially since the latter is given credit for a semester course at most in college. So it may be better to take the “harder” course during the school year and the “easier” course in the summer, rather than the other way around.</p>
<p>Regarding AP physics, the B version will be useless for subject credit in engineering, though it may be useful as a “good high school physics course” background when taking physics courses in college. The C version may be given credit, more likely for mechanics than electromagnetism.</p>