High school schedule - which one is more rigorous?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi I've came up with two possible schedules for my Junior year and I'm trying to decide which one would be more rigorous because I want to take the rigorous one. So here it is:</p>

<p>Eng 11
Precalc HN
Physics HN
APUSH
Orchestra
AP Chem( 2 block period class)</p>

<p>Eng 11
Precalc HN
Physics HN
APUSH
Orchestra
AP Stat
AP Psychology</p>

<p>The only difference is the AP chem and AP stat and AP Psych. </p>

<p>Which one do you think that the college would say is the more rigorous schedule?
Are they about the same?</p>

<p>By the way in my school, AP Psych is considered easy, AP stat fair, and AP chem difficult.</p>

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<p>I’m not entirely sure, but I would think that 2 AP classes would be more rigorous than 1 AP class, regardless of specific AP classes they are…besides, when you say an AP class is “easy” “fair” or “difficult” that’s really just opinion, and colleges won’t know the reputation of those classes in your specific school anyway…so yeah, the schedule with 2 AP classes would probably be considered more rigorous.</p>

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<p>That’s not true. Stats and psych are generally considered to be “lite” APs and are really electives. Still, you already have a science, so the better schedule isn’t necessarily the one with AP Chem–it’s the one in which you will succeed. But which is more rigorous? The former.</p>

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<p>I agree that the first schedule is more rigorous. Why not honors or AP English?</p>

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<p>Thanks guys, I decided to go with AP Chem ^^</p>

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<p>Eng is my least favorite subject. I don’t hate writing but it just too time-consuming for me especially since I’m a English as a Second Language student;; so yea AP Eng is not my choice.</p>

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<p>Careful… rigor seems a lot less impressive when you’re holding that report card with a big C instead of that easy A</p>

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<p>I think that the difficulty of AP classes are all relative. It depends on the individual’s weaknesses and strengths. On paper, though, all AP classes are weighted the same (if your school weights AP classes at all, I’ve heard that some don’t). Your GPA (and therefore class rank, which is an important admissions factor) would be significantly higher if you took 2 AP courses instead of just one. Furthermore, you’d be earning more college credits if you passed two AP exams instead of just one (and isn’t that a reason to take more AP courses, not just to look good on college applications, but to earn credits before you graduate from high school?). Maybe you should reconsider your plan to only take AP Chemistry?
(Like the saying goes, two heads are better than one…two AP classes are better than one)</p>

<p>I’d go with the second schedule.</p>

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<p>AP Chem, hands down.</p>

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<p>Explain why taking only one AP is better than taking two, please. </p>

<p>I really don’t see the logic (because there is none).</p>

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<p>Well, there’s a few reason why I chose AP chem

  1. AP stat and AP Psych are not related to my major at all since I’m going to major in something science related.
  2. AP chem vs AP stat and AP psych - they are about the same level rigorousness
  3. AP chem might prepare me for SAT II Chem so that I won’t have to self study much for it.</p>
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<p>Lol
My junior year, I will be taking 5 AP’s.
French, Chem, Calc BC, US history and Lit&Composition.
Or perhaps 4 (I’ve qualified for the most rigorous French literature class, so I could take that instead of AP French, but I will take the AP exam, abnyway). And I am also preparing for 2-3 self study AP’s.</p>

<p>Regarding your question, I am pretty sure that AP Chem will be more impessive to the adcoms.
Firstly, since you want to do somehting related, this will build on your passion yada yada (there will be coherence in your application) and then Psychology and Statistics pretty much look like something taken just for the sake of it.
The fact that a lot of colleges don’t give credit for these AP’s speaks for itslef ( I actually plan to take these as self study)</p>