<p>I'm currently a high school junior coming up on the end of junior year. My GPA is 4.4 and I am ranked 26 out of 887. This semester I should HOPEFULLY have a 4.7 GPA. :)
Anyways, I my classes for next year are not what I wanted, but my school is having a major budget crisis so yeah:
AP English
AP Govern./Honors econ
Co-Teaching for AP Environmental (A class I'm taking this year and have the highest grade in the class in)
Anatomy
Speech and Debate.</p>
<p>My school is only letting seniors take five classes next year unless they failed a class sometime in their high school career.</p>
<p>Anyways, because my schedule so easy for next year, is it a good idea to take calculus 2&3 as well as Advanced spanish at the local community college?! The only math class at my high school that I haven't taken is AP Statistics, but I can't stand stats, so that's why I want to continue calc at the CC. And I LOVE spanish (I'm almost done with my third year) but my spanish teacher this year is the same as the AP Spanish teacher and she told me that she "doesn't believe in giving A's because nobody is perfect" and I don't want to hurt my GPA by taking a class I can't ace. </p>
<p>Also, I can't decide which SAT subject tests to take. My options are: U.S. History, Chemistry, Literature, Spanish with listening, and Math level two. Which looks best on college apps, specifically for NYU because that is my DREAM school. :)</p>
<p>I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty much freaking out about college, and I'm not even a senior yet! So advice would be greatly appreciated. :)</p>
<p>I would advise you to take AP Spanish your Sr year- many top colleges encourage 4 years of Foreign language and it would look strange if you skipped it at your HS and took it at a college instead. You want your college counselor to be able to answer “yes” to the question- " did the student take the most rigorous classes available?" He can mention in his letter of recommendation how tough the AP Spanish teacher is.
I would take all 5 subject tests. Spread them out- 2 in May, 2 in June, and Spanish in Oct. but DONT take Spanish with listening- it has a killer curve for non-native Spanish speakers.</p>
<p>If I decide to take AP Spanish then I’ll have to drop speech and debate. I don’t know if that class even looks good on college apps, I just like debating and presenting and public speaking 
My spanish teacher REALLY wanted me to take AP, so I could get a killer teacher rec. out of it. So even if I get a B in the class, it would be worth it to take?</p>
<p>Yup, it would definitely be worth more to colleges, much more than a S & D class. Can you do some sort of speech and debate activity outside of class? Is there a debate team that you could join?</p>
<p>Only Model United Nations. Hm. I guess AP Spanish it is 
That is, if I can convince my counselor to let me switch. Thanks for the advice :)</p>
<p>Take the AP Spanish class – and work hard to get a 5 on the AP exam. That will let you place out of foreign language at the most selective colleges. And, as others have pointed out, it will help your application.</p>
<p>Definitely take the AP Spanish class. The colleges will want to see the four years of Spanish and the AP exam score can help with credits and placement.</p>
<p>You’re considered in the context of your school, and your counselor will point out that nobody gets an A in AP Spanish, so that shouldn’t hurt you at all.</p>
<p>It might be worth taking some more Calc at the community college, but it’s not essential. The colleges to which you are applying will know that you were limited to 5 courses, so they won’t hold that against you. However, taking extra courses to make up for the lack of offerings at your high school will demonstrate that you’re a motivated student.</p>