Sorry I’m new to the site so I wasn’t sure what category this should go on. Im gonna type my highschool schedule in theory and I’m wondering if it looks good enough for college applications in a couple years. I’m currently going into sophmore year of highschool.
Freshman year
Health/freshman seminar (required for school district neither matters much)
Physics(no honors option)
Math 1 plus enrichment (new required under smarter balance,honors version)
French 3-4
English 9H
Sophmore year schedule (haven’t started school but here’s my schedule)
English 10 H
Kinesiology (ROP)
Math 2
AP World History
French 5-6
Junior year
Math 3
Ap English (can’t remember exact name)
Ap environmental science
Ap Us History
Sports Medicine
Senior year
Ap Stats
Ap Literature
Med Bio (no honors available)
Us government/econ (one semester classes)
Chem possibly?
This is what I would like to take, but would it seem rigours enough? Any advice helps. Thanks alot
I would take Calculus senior year, since that is one of the big classes most kids take if they want to go through the college admissions process with ease. AP Stats is really an elective math class or last option for kids who have exhausted all other math classes. Even if you aren’t good at math, take the classes that will directly prepare you for college. I agree with @IrrationalPepsi. You need a deep understanding of certain math skills before college or you’ll be put in remedial classes.
At the very least you need to take “Math 4” or whatever corresponds to Precalculus at your school. If Math 3 = precalculus, then you can choose between calculus or statistics. But Precalculus or equivalent is generally seen as necessary for a 4-year college. Calculus is not required for any college, except CalTech and HarveyMudd (high-level, highly selective colleges of engineering); however, if you plan to be premed or major in STEM, taking calculus in high school before taking Calc 1 (or calc2) in college can ease your transition to the fast-paced college calculus class - AP Calculus AB is 4 months of college calculus stretched over 10 months; calculus BC is college paced, so you cover 2 semesters of material in 10 months, but you have 5 periods a week vs. 3 periods a week in college, still a difference.
What’s ROP?
Kinesiology doesn’t sound like a rigorous class, nor Sports Biology nor Med Bio. Why are you taking these classes, are you hoping to get into your state flagship’s kinesiology/movement science/nursing program? Are you in a special academy?
For science, most colleges want to see biology, chemistry, and physics, plus a 4th year, which could be an AP in one of these three if you’re into science, or if you’re not, APES.
Continuing your foreign language through junior year would be better depending on what college you’re aiming for (state flagship = you’re probably fine unless we’re talking UMichigan, UVA, or top UCs. Top 50 LAC or top 25 national university = probably not. Any major involving international studies, development, or relations = big problem.)