<p>How does my transcript look in terms of Harvards requirements or recommendations for HS classes? I know I don't have a whole lot of AP or honors, but that is because I have been to 3 different schools and only 1 of them offered AP. The other one that I am in now offers 2 free college courses a semester in place of AP, and my freshman year school offered no AP or honors and didn't allow you to choose your own classes.</p>
<p>Freshman:
US History (part 1 and 2)
Physical Science
Geometry
Art
English 9/World Lit</p>
<p>Sophomore:
Advanced English 10
Advanced Biology
AP World Hist 1
Algebra 1
Fashion Design (elective)
World Hist 2 (I transferred schools and they didn't offer AP there)
Spanish 1
Health
Forensics
Technical Writing
Computer Basics</p>
<p>Junior:
Algebra II
Spanish II
Chemistry
Consumer Mathematics
US History - Community College 3 credit Course
English Composition - Community College 3 credit Course
British Lit - Community College 3 credit Course
Psychology - Community College 3 credit Course</p>
<p>Senior Year (these courses are scheduled but can be changed)
Pre-Calc
Physics
Spanish III
Law Studies
Humanities - History of Cinema - Community College 3 credit Course
State-level Politics - Community College 3 credit Course
Anthropology - Community College 3 credit Course
Internet and Web Design - Community College 3 credit Course
(Trying to decide between college web design or college english comp ii; which do you think would be better to take?)</p>
<p>Should I make any changes to senior schedule? My school doesn't offer APs that's why you see the college courses on there. I plan to major in political science and go on to law school. So I don't plan to go into a math/science related field.</p>
<p>umm, well you are 1-2 years behind in math which is never good, and I don’t know how colleges feel about community college classes in replace for ap’s…</p>
<p>Keep in mind this is an uneducated guess, but i feel that your transcript is not really “fit” for Harvard. But it would help if you tell us your rank. If you have a very high rank, I take back what I said, but if you do not… then things do not look so great.</p>
<p>Thanks, I actually opted to do pre-calc this summer so I can do AP Calc my senior year instead. My HS is finally getting two AP classes this year so I also added AP English to my schedule even though I don’t need it.</p>
<p>My rank is top 10% and my school doesn’t have top 5% or individual ranking, but hopefully they will be able to figure that out by the time I am a senior! I made first in my freshman class, and first in some of my college courses. My college GPA is 4.0 and HS is 3.98 UW (school doesn’t do weighted).</p>
<p>Bad. You don’t really have that many honors courses or AP courses. And you took Alg. 1 in 10th grade which is usually a 8th/9th grade course. Most kids take Trig or Algebra II in 10th that get accepted to Harvard. Why did you take geometry in 9th, but Algebra I in 10th? What? This doesn’t make sense… no, this doesn’t look like Harvard material (I’m seriously not trying to offend you.) It’s just that you’re going against kids with 8-15 AP courses and the rest all honors.</p>
<p>Edit- K, good. Get that AP Calc and get an A. It’ll look better. Good luck!</p>
<p>Your lack of advanced math seems fine to me (there’s no required math courses for harvard as far as I know), BUT ONLY if you offer some other skill to make up for it and then some (state at least ranking in a sport, some successful charity you run, etc…)</p>
<p>Thanks for the realistic advice. I switched schools 3 times because my dad works for veterans so we move around a lot. Two of my schools (including my current) didn’t offer AP courses which really stinks. </p>
<p>In my first school I tested out of Algebra I and took Geometry, then in my second school, they said this was not allowed and put me back into an Algebra I into Algebra II course. I am now taking pre-calc and will take the AP Calc senior year.</p>
<p>I have 24 college credits worth of college courses though. My last school allowed us to take college courses for free as an “AP alternative” program since they didn’t have real AP classes. So I have tried to take advantage of whatever challenging courses my school offers.</p>
<p>And my school just introduced AP classes this year so I changed my schedule and signed up for AP Calc BC, AP English, and AP Spanish.</p>
<p>Oh and also to add to the rank comment, I made first in class my freshman year as I went to a different school and they DID do individual ranking there. I also made first in both of my college english classes, and my college psyc class.</p>
<p>@LoveEducation - ah, I get’cha now. I know exactly where you’re coming from in that case, because the school I went to last year didn’t have any APs either, and only provided three honors courses. So you took the most rigorous schedule your school offered. That’s all they ask for. Just keep on going! Good luck again!! Don’t worry, you still have a good shot if not, apply to Middlebury or Bowdoin, those are awesome schools at the Ivy level of Dartmouth. Or just another Ivy. :)</p>
<p>Thanks I will look into those! I’m applying to some other ivies, and some top-tier schools (and matches) as well but Harvard would be my absolute dream, so I was just wondering if I still have a shot… I’m trying to strengthen as much as my application as possible though which is why I was questioning my HS courses.</p>
<p>Oh and another quick question - I shouldn’t have to explain the situation with the switching schools and lack of APs right? Will they just understand by my noting the three different schools on the common app, plus sending 4 separate transcripts or do you have to explain this type of thing? I am hoping that the switching schools thing can be seen as positive because it shows I can apply/assimilate myself to a variety of academic environments.</p>
<p>@LoveEducation - that sure is a trick question, haha. I’m wondering if I should explain myself to the Ivies too, when I apply (the school I went to last year [SMALLLL Christian school] not only had barely and honors courses but absolutely no ecs either except for student council, which was basically over with when my math teacher left for another school [now I know why, haha]) because I know I’ll be going against students with stellar ecs freshman year (as much as I don’t want that to be true, I have to face it) which worries me sick! Hmm… well, we’ll see. Let me ponder on that for a little while and I’ll get back to ya! :)</p>
It’ll look better. Good luck!</p>