<p>I'm a sophomore this year, and am trying to pick classes for next year. Right now it's looking like:</p>
<p>AP US History
AP Psychology
AP Junior Lit & Comp
Precalculus
Advanced Chemistry
Latin 3
plus the required PE and Wellness</p>
<p>So my question is, will I go crazy from the workload? I'm a good student and everything (3.8 gpa) but I'm just worried it will be too much work and wondering if I should switch one or two of the harder classes to something a little easier.</p>
<p>First of all, it’s def possible. BUT there WILL BE a LOT of work. Just make sure you stay VERY organized. Organization is key. If you are able to succeed in all those classes, people will be very impressed. GO FOR IT!</p>
<p>I bet you will throw some “■■■”'s out next year with that schedule.</p>
<p>depends on how you handle pressure and stress.</p>
<p>I know a kid who took 6 AP classes his junior year, but most people usually take 1-3 junior year.</p>
<p>It depends on how much you can avoid procrastination. IMO, the work will be manageable if you stay on task and manage your time effectively.</p>
<p>BELIEVE.
Too many kids I know didn’t sign up for one of the APs at my school 'cause they heard all the horror stories and believed them. That said:</p>
<p>Junior year is hard. Have you thought about your SATs/ACTs/SAT IIs/AP tests? Can you handle testing along with your classes? Can you handle sports and clubs on top of that? Are you considering getting a job or an internship?</p>
<p>And I hope you’re a good writer. That makes everything 10x easier, especially in APUSH. Personally I’m reading you as the kind of kid who’s going to make it all work…it’s never bad as people say it is, people just like to complain and feel overachieving. ;)</p>
<p>“Junior year is hard. Have you thought about your SATs/ACTs/SAT IIs/AP tests? Can you handle testing along with your classes? Can you handle sports and clubs on top of that? Are you considering getting a job or an internship?”</p>
<p>Definitely remember to ask yourself these. My schedule is almost exactly like this. With the exception of physics honors for chem and french for latin. The most work from this schedule would probably come from APUSH. Seriously, it kills practically everyone who takes it in my school. The rest should be pretty simple. I’m also in track, exec board of a club, tutor, and have viola lessons at 9pm (crazy i know). I’m still pretty sane (i think o.o). I’m pretty sure you won’t go crazy, but don’t think you won’t be slightly burnt out.</p>
<p>P.S and yes I am still able to study for SATs/ACTs</p>
<p>Just a word of advice for APUSH…
If you do not like reading a lot about history, don’t take it. I know some people who did not enjoy reading LOTS OF PAGES but took APUSH because they liked history, and they ended up hating it…</p>
<p>Good luck though! If you are good at organizing and prioritizing, you can pull it off (:</p>
<p>Hmm. I’m glad people are giving realistic advice on here. My schedule will be similar actually (APUSH, AP Lang, AP Bio, Precalc, possible AP Spanish), so this is helpful.</p>
<p>I might just dock off an AP for the sake of my sanity.</p>
<p>This is a good advice thread…<em>favorites</em></p>
<p>Any tips for making APUSH readings less hellish?</p>
<p>Ummm don’t do them?</p>
<p>I didn’t do the reading for APUSH. I just used review guides I found online and got an A in the class and a 5 on the AP.</p>
<p>Maybe do the reading assignments earlier. I know that I usually have like 2 chapters to do in 3-4 days, and then there’s a test. So I try to start early so that i won’t have to cram everything in in the last minute. I think being time pressed is what makes readings hellish. </p>
<p>A lot of ppl have said that they just read review guides or course-notes, etc and pass. But I can’t do this because my teacher sometimes asks for really specific questions that’s found only in the book. So it sucks for me…:(</p>
<p>thanks for the responses everyone. i’m considering maybe not taking AP US history, since that seems to be the toughest one. although it sounds like the review guides are pretty reliable… right?</p>