<p>Hey, I'm a Sophomore at a prestigious boarding school in the northeast (15% go to Ivies+Stanford+Mit)</p>
<p>I can only take 6 classes and since i want to go to wharton what ap's do you reccomend?</p>
<p>I was thinking ...
Junior YEar:
Ap Calc Ab
Ap Macro/Microecon
Ap English
AP USH</p>
<p>Senior Year:
AP Stats
AP ES
AP English Lit
Ap Government</p>
<p>what should i add/ remove</p>
<p>Take out ES for something like Chemistry/Physics. In my opinion, much more highly regarded classes.</p>
<p>Have fun with that course load. Most HS counselors will say that the max any student should take is 2 APs, 4 Honors. Plus course selection isn't that huge of an admissions factor at most colleges as well compared to SAT and GPA.</p>
<p>Jeez what ever happened to the days where honors kids were considered elite. Now it seems like the bar keeps getting set higher and higher every year for no real reason. AP kids rarely learn more than honors kids....I took the govt. AP exam and the honors course and nailed a 5, but always end up doing more homework. I'm glad I won't see the point where every kid has to take all AP's just to be considered normal. So long rat race for snobby ivy-league schools.</p>
<p>^dr/owned wth?</p>
<p>People learn much more in AP (I don't know how your school works but in most schools AP are much harder than honors). Although there are few exceptions, 2 APs and 4 honors will not be considered a rigorous courseload. You do need as many APs as you can to be competitive for college admissions.</p>
<p>very few schools actually think that 2 APs and 4 honors isn't rigorous. the only exceptions are ivy leagues. I got into USC with only 3 AP classes my entire HS career. From my experience AP isn't harder, just more busy work to teach the same thing as is taught in honors. a notable exception might be english which i don't care about since i majoring in engineering. If people learned so much more in AP then why did I dominate them all on the released ap exams without even taking the class?</p>
<p>Maybe you are extremely smart? Just because you are able to "dominate" other people w/o taking the class, does not mean everyone else can. In no way do you represent the general population.</p>
<p>And if you come from a school that offers 20+ APs or something.. Taking 2 APs is not sufficient, I assure you that. </p>
<p>From my experience, AP is not busy work at all. In all of my AP classes homework/classwork is only about 10% of our grade the rest are based on test scores. If APs were busy work, then everyone in my school would get an A in class. </p>
<p>The "top" schools do look for much more than just 2 APs and 4 honors.</p>
<p>ajisa, your schedule is fine. And I would agree with littlelisa that you should replace AP enviro with a more highly regarded science AP (bio, phyiscs, or chem) in your senior year.</p>
<p>Well... my gpa is low ( i went to private international school in asia/europe) and my gpa is a 3.5UW! Do you think adding ap Psych (senior year) and dropping apes for chem/bio would be smart!!!</p>
<p>what majors are recommendded for one going into business!</p>
<p>what's your weighted GPA? what are the other classes you're planning to take besides AP?</p>
<p>im planning on taking spanish 1 i took a different foreign language sat 2 recently and scored 800</p>
<p>well my private school doesnt offer any honors classes except math which i am in!</p>
<p>SO::</p>
<p>Junior Schedule:
Ap English
AP USH
AP ECON
AP CALC AB
Bio Honors
Spanish 1</p>
<p>Senior Schedule:
Ap English Lit
AP Government
Ap Calc BC
AP Stats
Ap Chem
Spanish 2
Spanish 2</p>
<p>2 APs is not rigorous considered rigorous. I have taken 6 APs this year as a junior, and will have 7 next year as a senior. When your school offers many APs, it is your duty to take them if you want to be even looked at by college admissions officers at top schools. Not only must you take all that you can at your school, but also you should take independent study ones, so admissions knows that you are going above and beyond.</p>
<p>Why are so many obsessed with ivy league schools. All it is is a bunch of snobby spoiled brats. Im a pretty smart kid, i dont like to brag, and i made a decision a long time a go i wont put up with the kids educations who are bought by daddy. Im going to purdue and im going to love every minute of it.</p>
<p>Stick with your choices. Those classes are typical for Juniors and seniors and should not overwhelm you.</p>
<p>does this sound good?</p>
<p>junior</p>
<p>does this sound good?</p>
<p>junior</p>
<p>american lit (mandatory)
AP US his
precalc ab
AP spanish lit
latin 4</p>
<p>senior
lit (mandatory)
AP calc
Ap physics
AP latin
Ap chem</p>
<p>Remove AP ES.</p>
<p>to whoever started this thread originally: i definitely think you should take physics somewhere along the way, even if it's only at the honors level. at my school, honors physics is a prereq for ap chem, and i've found it incredibly helpful. plus colleges like to see physics. but otherwise i think you should worry less about what colleges want and really consider what you want to do. if taking so many classes is going to stress you out, then i think you should take an easier load. i'm a junior this year, im taking 2 aps, 4 honors, playing 3 varsity sports and working parttime yearround, and it is a huge workload.</p>
<p>sorry for the novel, but just make sure whatever you decide to do will make you happy :)</p>
<p>For me:</p>
<p>junior
AP cal bc
ap chemistry
ap english lang
ap ush
physics honors
filler
ap computer science ab [self study]</p>
<p>Senior:</p>
<p>ap govt
ap physics C; part 1
ap physics C: part 2
ap english lit
filler
filler</p>
<p>ap physics will not be offered at our school my junior year, otherwise I'd be taking it.</p>
<p>hi ajisa. </p>
<p>just my opinion:
- the junior year sked looks fine. But If possible, I would at least take a chem here, even if it was just honors or regular, so that you would have a science course in junior year and some exposure to chemistry. </p>
<ul>
<li>for senior year, i'd try to take physics. if possible, AP. If not, then Honors or regular. I'd take out AP ES. And I would replace AP Gov with AP Psych for your social science course in senior year. </li>
</ul>
<p>More importantly, you decide on what you want. These are just my opinions.</p>
<p>Best of luck. :)</p>
<p>my workload.</p>
<p>Junior Year</p>
<p>AP English 3
AP Calculus AB
AP US History
Physics HON
Spanish 3 HON
Anatomy and Phys.
the others are electives</p>
<p>Senior Year:
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
AP Environmental Science
AP English 4
AP Humanities
AP Spanish 4
BCIS DC
Gov DC (summer)
Micro Economics DC (summer)</p>
<p>and electives</p>
<p>why do you guys say drop environmental science?
my school is gay, it doesn't offer AP Bio nor AP Chem nor AP Physics...</p>
<p>nor any of the other cool AP classes.
lol</p>