Help! AP English vs. portfolio

College Majors Visual Arts and Film Majors
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<p>It's been about a week since I've started my senior year in high school and I have decided to go for art major (visual) not long ago.
Although I'm thinking of majoring in art, I'm not planning to go to art schools because I want to double major in other area (probably econ) along with art.
Since I'm planning to go to art college in university, I have to keep up my GPA and SATs along with my portfolio. Last year, I took 2 AP classes and got 4 and 3. This year, I am taking 2 more AP classes, AP English and AP Bio. My GPA is around A so that's fine, but should I take AP English or not? I thought taking 2 AP classes would be too busy for me since I dont have much time to finish my portfolio (I started at the end of summer break), and I wanted to give up AP Bio instead of AP English but our school does not give much choices, so I have to take AP bio unless I can't take science class at all. So, then if I give up one AP class to concentrate more on my portfolio, it would have to be AP English. Instead, I could just take English 12 class. Do you think that taking only one AP class this year would leave a bad representation of me to college administrators even if I'm applying for art major? Would it be better to just take 2 AP classes? If I do, I'm afraid I would run out of time for my portfolio and not be able to finish all required number of drawings. Help me on my decision whether if I should drop off AP English and concentrate more on my portfolios or if I should take 2 AP classes and just try my best to finish all my portfolios in time. Thankssss</p>

<p>Oh, and I'm also going to register for AP art possibly.</p>

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<p>IMO, you need think about which class can help you grow more as a person. if you are strong in English, AP won’t take much time at all.</p>

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<p>AP English, if you have a good teacher who prepares you for the test, WILL take a lot of time. Not to say you shouldn’t do it. </p>

<p>I’d recommend looking at admissions requirements of the U’s you are interested in. Not all U’s require a portfolio for entry to art. Many look only at grades; you have to take art classes at U and then apply for the BFA program (with a portfolio) after Freshman or during Soph year.</p>

<p>Some U’s DO want a portfolio w/ application.</p>

<p>Just something to look at. If your top U’s don’t require a portfolio, a focus on grades and testing out of some Gen-Ed things might be good. If you test out of Freshman Eng, that will give you more time at college to focus on art.</p>