<p>First thing: calm down. You are a freshman in high school.</p>
<p>Typical college bound HS sophomore schedule here is:</p>
<p>-English 10 (or honors English 10)</p>
<p>-AP World History</p>
<p>-Biology (for the higher achieving science kids who began taking high school science in 8th grade, they may take AP Chem. in 10th grade)</p>
<p>-Math (not sure how your school works the math program. Around here, one would take a sequence that puts them into Pre-Calc by 11th grade followed by either AP Calc. or AP Statistics for 12th grade.</p>
<p>-Foreign Language Level III (in our school, high school foreign language level one begins in 8th grade)</p>
<p>-Art or Music (many kids in our district take 4 years of either art or music)</p>
<p>-P.E.–mandatory in our district</p>
<p>-Health (mandatory in our district. Students in our district need to become CPR Certified as well as certified in the use of portable defibrillators.) If your school doesn’t require Health, then add an elective. If you don’t have to take Health, then add an elective.</p>
<p>Slow down and concentrate on high school first (not college). Meet with your high school guidance counselor. Ask to see examples of the schedules of what other high achieving college bound students are taking. Explain your current college goals with the counselor.</p>
<p>One last bit of advice: Be open minded. Explore a variety of elective courses. Don’t do things because you think it will look good to colleges. Rather, do things that you find engaging, fun, and interesting. It’s not the number of EC’s that enhance a college application. It’s the passion, interest, and moving up within the club/team (leadership) in a smaller number of EC’s that are of interest to college admissions.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about one C in a math class. Colleges will focus on an upward trend.</p>