Hello! So at my school, we are on the block system (four classes each semester), and I signed up for five classes. They are AP Lit, French 5, an intro to gender studies class, calc 3, and an intermediate computer science class. Three of them are college classes (calc 3 and gender studies are online). I can’t drop AP Lit or French because I need four years of each, and I’ve been looking forward to the Gender Studies class since last year (I’d like to take some similar courses in college and I want to bypass the intro class). Should I drop the computer science class as well? I took one this semester, so I don’t think I need to take another one, and I don’t want to underestimate how much work the gender studies class will be.
What classes did you take this semester?
If you had a science class, you can drop CS. If you took calc2 this term you can drop calc3 although dropping CS is probably better ID you took a science class this year .
Right now I’m taking Calc BC, that CS class I mentioned that I was taking in the first post, and AP Chem. I think I’ll end up dropping the Calc 3 class next semester because taking it online doesn’t seem like a great idea
Also, (counting CS classes) I’ve taken 7 science classes so far so I’d assume that dropping it would be fine either way. I just don’t want to overload, but at the same time, my schedules (all four years) haven’t been that rigorous and I would like to have a somewhat rigorous schedule before I graduate.
What classes have you taken in each of these broad academic fields?
English
Math
Foreign language
Science
Social science
Art/tech
What colleges are you aiming for?
What are your stats?
It sounds like you could drop neither CS or math, or even both (as long as you take one more class).
English- Honors english 9 and 10 and AP Lang
Math- Honors geometry precalc and algebra 2, AP BC Calc
Foreign Language- French 2,3, and 4
Science- Honors bio and chem, AP Physics 1, AP comp sci, AP Physics 2, a college class that comes after AP comp sci
Social science- just regular classes haha (I’ve taken world history, us history, and economics/government)
Art/tech- I’m not artistic at all so I’ve just taken two engineering classes and the comp sci classes I mentioned above. I’ve also done a comp sci mentorship with my school district’s office
I’m aiming for Brown (a super reach), UMich Ann Arbor, UW-Madison, Macalester, UMinn Twin Cities, Ohio State, University of Washington, and I might apply to UCLA, Tufts, and UCB but I doubt I will
I have a 4.2 W, 3.9 UW, and 34 on the act. I’m also a national merit commended scholar and my ECs are okay, they’re comp sci and public service related, which are the two things I want to focus on in college. I’m on the exec boards for two volunteering-y clubs at my school and run stuff at my local library sometimes but that’s it and I haven’t like, won any impressive awards or done anything life-changing.
Ok, so in terms of classes you NEED senior year: one math post BC, one English, one social science. For everything else you have some leeway to give a direction linked to your future proposed major.
I wouldn’t apply to UC’s since they don’t offer financial aid to OOS applicants anymore (unless your parents are wealthy and paying 65K a year for you to attend a public OOS university can be done out of pocket without trouble.)
Have you run the NPC’s on all of these?
If you like Macalester, apply to Dickinson (low match if you show interest) and perhaps Middlebury (reach).
I haven’t yet, and yeah, that’s why I don’t really want to apply. Also I’m taking calc BC right now so would I still need to double up ?? And thanks for the college recommendations- I’ll look into them
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My nephew’s a senior in Brown for computer software (or something like that). He took the SAT’s when they were 2400 and had a 740, 760, 780 (math) which was also commended. He took geometry, algebra 2, precalculus and AP Calculus AB. His computer classes weren’t AP (not offered at his school). Everything else was pretty similar - most other honors to AP classes, no art/music etc. He didn’t play sports. His ec were typical - Model UN, World History Day competition, tutoring, NHS etc. Not sure of his gpa but close to 4.0 unweighed. He got into RPI and WPI and planned to attend one of them, got rejected from Tufts and Yale, waitlisted at Harvard and didn’t pay to stay on the list, and got into Brown. He has had several job offers for after graduation already.
Thank you for telling me!!! I really hope I get in, haha