<p>AP euro
Honors Chemistry/lab
Honors English
Honors trig</p>
<p>My junior year I will probably take: </p>
<p>AP art
AP calc BC
Honors physics
Honors US cultures (really don't want to take APUSH)
AP English</p>
<p>As a senior: </p>
<p>AP art
AP bio
AP stat
AP psych
AP english</p>
<p>The thing is, this leaves me with three APs as a junior, which I can definitely handle (my current workload really isn't bad) but five APs as a senior which I definitely don't think I can do. Would I be able to get away with dropping AP english as a senior? Or would it be better if I switch around my junior and senior ss classes to have four APs each year? </p>
<p>How many classes can you handle? If I get overworked, it's not a pretty sight, so I don't think I want to do more than three (which I can handle) but four is iffy and five is a nightmare for me. I have a 4.0 unweighted, third in my class, great scores, and I know I can get into a good college. </p>
<p>So, to sum up this already convoluted question: (Besides art) Which of these junior-senior classes have the biggest workload and which are least important?</p>
<p>I think it depends on the school. For instance, at my school, AP Art, Bio, Chem, English, and World History are pretty brutal. I heard people complaining about AP Lit, but at my school, the class rigor isn’t too bad (well, from what I hear).</p>
<p>This thread is kinda coincidental. I got sent home early today from school because of exhaustion The thing is, is that I only take 4 honors classes and 1 AP class (WHAP). However, all my teachers decided to be horrible people this week and assigned ridiculous amounts of homework / tests / quizzes / everything that makes me miserable.</p>
<p>I’ve never really “broken down” from workload. To be honest, my current school rigor (and my school is one of the top schools in the nation) is nothing compared to what I had to do when I was in Korea. Normal school then night classes until 11:30 AND THEN homework… I’m surprised that I’ve never contemplated suicide.</p>
<p>Lol. I got sent home same reason. I could have made it through the day … but really didn’t want to. </p>
<p>At the end of freshman year last year I had a panic attack. It was bad. That’s the only time I’ve ever really ‘broken down’ but I’m still pretty tired most of the time. All of us are, honestly! But my current courses really aren’t bad, just time consuming. </p>
<p>I know that APUSH, AP BC, AP CHEM, AP EURO are all pretty hard at my school. I’m taking Euro now and have an A without too much difficulty … but in general, I just don’t want to overwork myself. </p>
<p>It’s a paradox. I’m worrying about being stressed out. lol.</p>
<p>I’m taking 5 AP’s and 1 Dual Enrollment. Out of all of them Calc AB is the easiest by far. AP Physics C Mechanic is killer because of the crazy workload. History has a lot of reading. English is just a pain.</p>
<p>I’m taking 5 APs and usually get home at around 6 because of ECs. If you really try to learn the stuff in class/ at home (aka don’t procrastinate) you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>floridadad6, that’s exactly the kind of thing I want to avoid … half because I’m a little lazy, half because I’m pretty busy and don’t handle stress well. </p>
<p>pentupenguin, would you say that the hard ones correspond to the ones with the most work? I know some classes that are difficult but have next to no homework, while others aren’t hard, just really time consuming. With the APs do hour+ of homework and difficulty go together? </p>
<p>AlphaR and pentupenguin, good for you! You must really apply yourself. I probably could handle 4, possibly 5, but I’d hate my life. What do you think the average number of APs is for a good student?</p>
<p>I took the following:
soph: AP World, honors spanish 3, honors algebra II, pre-ap english, honors chemistry</p>
<p>junior: AP statistics, AP English Comp, AP us history, honors spanish 4, honors pre-calculus, honors physics</p>
<p>senior: AP Calc bc, AP English lit, AP US Gov, AP Macroeconomics, AP spanish, AP physics C</p>
<p>I never felt like i was totally out of my element, if you stay on top of your work there shouldn’t be a problem. granted, there were weeks when my social life suffered as a result of my enormous workload. looking back i have no regrets!</p>
<p>I’m taking 5 as a senior (Physics, Gov, Stat, Lang, Enviro) along with Precalc (which is a soul destroyer in my school that I want AP credit for) and foreign language and I’m fine.</p>
<p>I did 4 AP classes each during sophomore and junior year; I’m doing 6 as a senior. The workload really does depend on the teacher and how well you can digest the subjects. I’ve never had a problem doing my work, my EC’s, Facebooking, and sleeping each night. Learn your limits these next couple years. Maybe you’ll realize that you have the capability to handle 5 AP’s. Or maybe you can only do 3 without dying. Every student (and school) is different.</p>
<p>I’m in eighth grade, I took freshman Honors Bio class this past summer, so I’ll probably skip that as a freshman and go into Honors Chem… But my Algebra 1 class is too easy, so my brother (10th) has an advisor who teaches the freshman geometry class, which I am considering jumping into that…</p>
<p>I’m a senior in 6 AP classes, and it is basically cake. Senior teachers just know that their students are halfway out of the door.
Schedule:
AP chem
AP physics C
Ap stats
ap gov/economics
ap english lit
ap calculus bc</p>
<p>Don’t stress about it. They are all high school classes. When you’re in AP Physics C or Calculus BC your senior year, you’re still just learning the basics of the subjects. I guess it depends where you go, but no AP class is “hard”. If anything, it will prepare you a little for college where your schedule will be like 10x harder.</p>
<p>I’m taking 6 APs currently, and while it’s certainly a lot of work, it’s not unmanageable. It really depends on how good you are at the subject, how much you like it, and how much you plan on putting into every assignment and test (for example, I rarely study for tests). I take:</p>
<p>AP Physics C
AP Calc BC
AP English
AP Bio
AP Euro
AP Psych</p>
<p>Obviously some are harder than others. Psych is a joke. Physics is pretty damn hard and we get a fair amount of homework, although the bear-ability really depends on how good you are at physics. Some of the others are a lot of work but not hard to get a decent grade in.</p>
<p>It really depends on your school, your work habits, etc.</p>
<p>I’m a senior and I’m taking 6 APs
AP English Lit
AP English Lang
AP Physics
APUSH
AP Gov.
Ap Econ
Its great. Especially with all of my college applications</p>
<p>Sophomores aren’t allowed to take APs at my school. Currently, I’m in 5 honors classes with civics being semi-honors (supposedly it’s the same level for everyone, but there are mostly honors kids in my class, so my teacher gives us more work overall).</p>
<p>I’m doing all right, I guess. If I paid attention & didn’t daydream, I’d be doing better… meaning I’d never have to bring any of my books home to study. All A’s but… meh.</p>
<p>JR year I’m probably gonna take 3 APs w/ a couple honors, & SR year I’m, again, probably going to take 2/3 APs w/ some honors & a couple fun classes. My school offers about 6 APs every year, so~</p>
The thing is, is that I only take 4 honors classes and 1 AP class (WHAP). However, all my teachers decided to be horrible people this week and assigned ridiculous amounts of homework / tests / quizzes / everything that makes me miserable.</p>
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