Help me with my current schedule please!!!

[cameronalexis]

So, I have a dilemma…

Here’s my schedule this year (Junior):
0 per: Survey of American Lit. (Pre AP Eng)
1 per: Chamber Orchestra
2 per: AP Chem
3 per: Advanced Journalism
4 per: AP Calc
5 per: AP US History
6 per: Directed Study: Creative Writing

As you can tell, my schedule is pretty insane. I’m into my 3rd week of Junior year so far. Although I can probably handle the work, I want to be able to focus more on individual classes and I have other commitments, like sports, clubs, and volunteering.

Because the 2015 AP Chem Test’s passing rate is 7% and only 3 people in the past year of my teacher’s class passed (with 3’s), I think the best solution for me would be to drop AP Chem. However, I’ve heard that the higher ranking colleges look for AP Chem when looking at transcripts. Also, the alternative would be physics (which might have around the same workload) or something along the lines of horticulture or zoology.

So, what’s the best solution for me? Do I drop AP Chem? Do I deal with it and let my other classes suffer? How will either option effect the way colleges see me?

[skieurope]

However, I’ve heard that the higher ranking colleges look for AP Chem when looking at transcripts.

I don’t think that higher ranking colleges look specifically for AP Chem, but they do look for 3-4 years of lab science. Physics might be an alternative, but horticulture and zoology are not. Taking 3 English courses simultaneously, while it might be your specialty, might not have been the best idea in hindsight, if they are impeding your success in a well-rounded curriculum. Colleges don’t expect, and some don’t want, their applicants to be specialists in HS.

2015 AP Chem Test’s passing rate is 7%

It was actually 51.7%

only 3 people in the past year of my teacher’s class passed (with 3’s)

Sometimes, the students really need to take responsibility too. Good luck.