High school senior schedule?

Applying to College
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I am trying to plan a competitive schedule that looks good. (I am planned on possibly majoring in computer science) Currently I have:
-AP Physics
-Pre-AP calculus (thinking about studying over summer, and going straight to AP)
-AP statistics
-AP English 4 (literature)
-AP biology
-French 3
-AP study hall

I also am planned on taking a computer science course over the summer, making a computer science club at school (which self teaches to take the AP test).

My biggest debate is if I should get rid of AP biology, and change it to newspaper. The reason I wanted to take AP biology is because I like it, but I also feel like Newspaper might look better? (It would only be a first year writer though).

I also wonder if I should go straight into AP-calculusAB, and take a pre AP (advanced) calculus test in the summer for this.

Any suggestions for other things to do, any help is welcomed! :slight_smile:

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Don’t choose courses based upon what will “look better” (although I can’t imagine how Newspaper looks better than AP Bio, particularly since this is your first and only year), pick classes that you enjoy and that align with your interests and future career plans.

One of my pet peeves about HS’s - when did honors classes start being labelled as pre-AP? Anyway, as a CS major, you will have to take calc in college, so if you can place out of one semester via Calc AB to open your schedule up for other things, that’s a valid option, and One that I would do.