<p>helloo i have to pick my classes for senior year soon :/ and i have no idea what to do >.<
firstly my school doesnt even offer than many aps...but here's what i was thinking
1) econ/gov ap (this is a given)
2) eng 4 ap (also a given)
3) spanish 5 ap (kind of wondering about this because my spanish teacher asked us today who was going to take spanish 5 ap (there's only one spanish 4 h class w/ about 42 people) and literally 5 people including myself raised thei rhands. does that mean spanish 5 isn't needed for college?
4) physics h or chem ap (im stuck here...i want to take both but it probably wont fit into my schedule becuase a lot of the calsses im taking are only in 1 period or @ the most 2=scheduling conflicts for sure. so anyways i took freshman bio (required ) chemistry h for soph year (chem required) and senior year i picked bio ap out of chem ap and physics h. is it better to take physics because some schools require it and becuase i havenet taken it before or take chem ap becuase i wannan be a doctor and chem is more related than physics? thanksss :))
5) journalism (also a given)
6) Teacher's aid (i get to be a lab assistant so i think this is almost given)
7) leadersihp class---how important exactly is it to have some leadership in yoru app? im really confused becuase i knwo some people who have gotten into schools like stanford university w/o any leadershp and vice versa. thanks a lot!!)
and i also have to worry about my other ecs and the fact that i also have to do college apps and essays :]
thanks guys!</p>
<p>what about math?</p>
<p>how many classes can you take total?</p>
<p>Hmm...these are just my thoughts and by no means correct. </p>
<p>Personally, I think the difference between the sciences is minimal. If you plan to focus on your interest in becoming a doctor in any of your college essays (which you very well may have to because many colleges ask why you picked your prospective major), I'd say it's better to have AP Chem under your belt than physics. Shows you to be a little more dedicated to your future goals.</p>
<p>As for the leadership class, I'm a little wary of that. It really depends on your school and the class' curriculum. I mean, if it was at my school, just from the name of it I'd know it was a "joke" class. And when colleges look for leadership, I always think they're referring to leadership of ECs and stuff like that...not just sitting in a class that supposedly "teaches" you how to be a leader. Try to find out more about this class if you can before you enroll in it.</p>
<p>And yeah, I'm with the person above me in asking "What about math?" I also think you should keep taking Spanish...just because others aren't doesn't mean its unimportant. Many of the top colleges say they at least recommend 4 years of math/foreign language, even if they don't require it.</p>
<p>we can take 7 classes total </p>
<p>and leadership hmm yeah actually i'm not sure about that; i've heard that we don't actually do much in the class...</p>
<p>but about math, i'm taking calc bc ap as a junior so i figured do i really need to take stats? (the only option left for us)
i'm not going to be a math major so i figured i'd rather take more science/leadership stuff</p>
<p>I would suggest:</p>
<p>1)econ/gov
2)english
3)chem or physics (you will problably need to take both in college, you may want the exposure to physics now, but it is not critical)
4)math (stats, or community college or online multivariable calc)</p>
<p>5)
6)
7)</p>
<p>choose any three of chem/physics, spanish, journalism, (lab assistant, leadership)</p>
<p>colleges will want to see 5 strong academic subjects</p>
<p>I would recommend honors physics. 2 semesters of college physics are required for med school admission--you'll have a much easier time competing with all the other pre-meds if you've had some exposure to physics in high school (hopefully with a good teacher).</p>