<p>I love being in band but I just don't think I can fit it into my schedule anymore since it takes up both semesters. Here would be my sample schedules for junior and senior year.</p>
<p>Current schedule (Sophomore):
Honors English II
Honors Math III
Honors Biology
Honors Chemistry (Doubled up)
AP World History
AP World History 2nd emester
Honors Symphonic Band
Honors Symphonic Band 2nd semester</p>
<p>With band:</p>
<p>Honors English III
Honors Pre-Calc
AP US History
AP Us History 2nd semester
Honors Symphonic Band
Honors Symphonic Band 2nd semester
Spanish I
AP Physics I</p>
<p>Honors English IV
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus BC 2nd semester
AP European History
Honors Symphonic Band
Honors Symphonic Band 2nd semester
Spanish II
AP Physics II</p>
<p>Thoughts: 1. No AP English? 2. Only 2 language credits (Got a really bad schedule freshman year, ended up biting me in the butt now. Though I am already fluent in Mandarin and kind of in French. How does testing out of a language class work? Do I still get the credits for the classes I skip? Do colleges see that "Oh this kid already knows 2 other languages no need for language credit requirement.")</p>
<p>Without band:</p>
<p>AP English III
AP English III 2nd semester
Honors Pre-Calc
AP US History
AP US History 2nd semester
Spanish I
Spanish II
AP Physics I</p>
<p>AP English IV
AP English IV 2nd semester
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus BC 2nd semester
AP European History
AP Physics II
Honors Spanish III
Honors Spanish IV</p>
<p>Thoughts: 1. No band? Will it look bad to colleges? 2. More APs = Higher GPA (Assuming I still end up with all As) 3. 4 language credits :D</p>
<p>I’m quitting band as well to allow for my schedule to be more flexible. I played the clarinet It won’t look bad to colleges, trust me. As long as they see you did it for a period of time, which you did! It looks good, actually, that we are quitting it to allow for more classes.</p>
<p>It shows our dedication to our studies. I’m doing it for a high GPA as well hehe </p>
<p>Testing out of a language does give you credits for the years you tested out of. Half the people at my school have tested out of Chinese 1 and 2 (they went straight to 3 as a freshman, the highest possible to jump to).</p>
<p>Do you like band? Do you enjoy it? If so, continue.</p>
<p>Don’t drop band because you want to fit in another class that looks better. Do it because it feels better. If you like band then continue it because if you do it all four years then colleges will look at that.</p>
<p>I love band. The majority of my friends are in band. My other extracurriculars are a lot of piano related things, out of school music ensembles, Science Olympiad, Math Team, community service club, etc. just to name a few.</p>
<p>Thanks guys I’ll probably stay in band then. How important is it to take AP English if I want to apply to Ivy League schools? Because I was thinking about something along the lines of</p>
<p>Honors English III
Honors Pre-Calc
AP US History
AP US History 2nd semester
AP Physics I
Honors Symphonic Band
Honors Symphonic Band 2nd semester
Honors Chinese III</p>
<p>Honors English IV
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus BC 2nd semester
AP European History
AP Physics II
Honors Symphonic Band
Honors Symphonic Band 2nd semester
Honors Chinese IV</p>
<p>You don’t have to take every AP course offered. Once you get to a certain level (and I think you are there), it doesn’t matter. Make sure you get an A in Honors English, though. But stick with what you love for ECs.</p>
<p>Well, I don’t know. Your situation is a little unusual because of the way your classes are structured. Will your guidance counselor indicate that you have taken the most challenging curriculum available to you if you stay in band? Are these one-semester classes supposed to be equivalent to full-year classes at other high schools? If not, you’re only taking English one semester each of the next two years, and I question that. Is this school in the United States?</p>
It won’t look bad to colleges, trust me. As long as they see you did it for a period of time, which you did! It looks good, actually, that we are quitting it to allow for more classes.</p>