<p>Hi there! I was just wondering if my course selections look difficult enough to make an impression during the application process. Also, just so you know, I'm at a selective private high school, if that makes a difference. These course selections offer the most difficult workload of any track at my school. Any suggestions are welcome!</p>
<p>Freshman year:
Theology I (regular, there is no honors theology course)
Honors English I
Technology (required, again, no honors. 1/2 credit course. Doesn't matter much.)
Honors Global History I
Honors Latin I
Honors Advanced Geometry
Health (another non-honors requirement 1/2 credit)
Honors Biology I
Dance I
Music I
Drama I</p>
<p>Sophomore Year:
Theology II
Honors Survey of Western Literature
Honors Global History II
AP European History
Honors Latin II
Honors Mandarin Chinese I
Honors Advanced Algebra II and Trigonometry
Honors Chemistry
Dance II
Music II
Drama II</p>
<p>Junior Year (Not set in stone! Possibly more electives!):
Theology III
Honors American Literature
AP US History
Honors Advanced Pre-Calculus
Honors Physics
AP Chemistry
Honors Latin III
Honors Mandarin Chinese II
Dance III</p>
<p>Senior Year (Again, possibly more electives!):
Theology IV
AP English
AP Economics
Honors Government
AP Calculus
AP Biology
AP Physics B
Honors Mandarin Chinese III
AP Latin
Dance IV</p>
<p>I know senior year is a little hectic and filled with AP's. I wish they could be spread out, but those classes are not offered for anyone except seniors! Does this course selection look rigorous? I know it's nothing spectacular or out of the ordinary, but I was wondering if it's acceptable for some of the top schools? Thank you! :)</p>
<p>Your schedule looks strong. You have 4 years of English, Math, Social Science, Natural Science and Foreign Language. Plus, you have a lot of good electives. Just do well in your classes - your rigor appears competitive IMO.</p>
<p>1) You’re thinking way too far ahead.
2) These seem like too many classes. There weren’t even enough periods in the day to take more than seven classes in my high school, and most kids limited themselves to five, maybe six.
3) Take it slowly. Figure out what the other smart kids in your year and the year above seem to be doing and follow their lead.
4) AP Physics B is not a terribly useful course. Take AP Physics C: Mechanics (also possible E&M) instead if you’re still decent at math by the time you get to take point.
5) Take AP Calculus BC if you think you can handle it.
6) Why are you taking two languages?</p>
<p>@TuftsStudent
- I’m not thinking that far ahead. I alread have completed freshman year and made the arrangements for sophomore year in my school. I guess I’m just insane!
- The classes Im’ taking are the general amount required by my school. Some of them I stay after school for.
- My school requires I take both Latin and one other foreign language all four years. My other foreign language options are French and Spanish. I feel most comfortable with Chinese though.</p>
<p>Thanks for your suggestions! 
Same goes to @bublubu as well!</p>
<p>2) Unless a significant number of other students are also staying after to take extra classes, stop doing so. Life is too short; there’s no need to be staying after school just to take an extra economics class (I say this as someone who is an economics major now). There are all sorts of other things you can and should do with your afternoons, evenings and weekends. You’re still a teenager and should have time for things that aren’t directly related to college applications (though of course you can spend that time doing extracurriculars that you report to colleges). Certainly most colleges won’t care that you took seven classes instead of ten.</p>
<p>Yeah I think I went a little overboard haha. I’ll try and keep my course selection filled but not so much that I lose my mind with the lack of spare time.</p>