How rigorous is my courseload?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm a Texas junior attending an early college, and this is the first year I can take college classes at my local community college.</p>

<p>Fall:</p>

<p>High school classes:
Honors English III
AP Calculus AB</p>

<p>College classes:
English 111
Public Speaking
C++ Programming
Object Oriented Programming
Computer Fundamentals I</p>

<p>Spring:</p>

<p>High school classes:
AP Calculus BC
AP Computer Science</p>

<p>College classes:</p>

<p>American History I
Descriptive Astronomy
Descriptive Astronomy Lab
General Chemistry I
College Physics I
Linear Algebra</p>

<p>How rigorous does would seem to top tier colleges (HYPSM)? Should I take an extra AP (Statistics) next semester online?</p>

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<p>I’d recommend waiting on Linear Algebra until after you’ve completed Calc BC.</p>

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<p>I agree, you should wait on linear algebra, as you need the calc for that. Also, I’m concerned that you have too many courses. Most college students only take 4-5 classes a semester, since they take more time. You are taking a rigorous full time load and high school courses, which will be a lot of work.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback. Really the only reason I’m taking linear algebra is because calculus I is the only prerequisite to it and I’ve tested out of that.</p>

<p>I currently have As in all my courses apart from Object Oriented Programming, which I have a B in >. <</p>

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<p>So. . . I’m assuming that’s a yes to the rigor?</p>

<p>Bump</p>

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<p>Bump. I wanna know if I should take more APs instead of college classes next semester </p>

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<p>Bump can I please get a definite answer about what I should do next semester? How about taking an online AP class over the summer?
Idk I just feel that I’m lacking in APs</p>

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<p>you don’t need APs if you have college courses, they’re the same level.</p>

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<p>Bump any other advice ?</p>

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<p>Bumpity Bump bippity boop</p>

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<p>First of all, please chill with the bumps.
Second of all, as a person in the semi-same situation as you, I do not recommend testing out of calculus. Not a good idea. Even kids who have taken and gotten a 5 on AP Calc BC are recommended by professors to not skip out on Calc 1. But, at the end of the day, it is your choice, so take whatever class you wish.
Lastly, WHAT are you THINKING to take 6 college classes along with high school AP classes?! Who told you to do that? Absolutely way too many. Take it from me, you will not get good grades. You’ll have way too much homework and studying and tests to be able to do well in all of those. Take off a couple of classes, probably from the college classes. You want to be able to have a social life, right? (Hint hint: colleges want you to. They don’t want someone who spends all day studying.) But that’s exactly what you’re going to be doing. Ugh, honestly, I feel so sorry if you if you take all these classes. Please don’t.</p>

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<p>GB1904, thanks for your feedback. I’m currently doing well in my classes so far. I have never fell behind and I have yet to struggle significantly. As for next semester, I can’t say, but considering the majority of the classes are online, or only meet once or twice a week, I really shouldn’t have trouble keeping up with work and studying for exams.</p>

<p>As for the social life part, you may be correct. I am in ZERO clubs lol. But I plan on changing that soon, as my CC offers many clubs which I am able to take part in. </p>

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<p>You need to balance your AP classes and ECs. Don’t overdo it. All you need is AP Calc BC by senior year.</p>

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<p>Thanks DrGoogle. My school district requires AP Calculus AB as a prereq to BC. I will consider dropping astronomy and (maybe) linear algebra, as they aren’t requirements for an A.S. degree.</p>

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<p>Ah, they’re online, I see. I thought you were going to the college for all those and quite honestly I didn’t see how you would have the time to do anything other than spend all day in classes! I have to warn you though, that I’ve taken both online and in university classes. The online courses were significantly easier than the classes at the university, and as a result those credits don’t transfer. That’s fairly common for many colleges and universities that I’ve looked at, so I would research that.</p>

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<p>The term “most rigorous” is generally what is needed for your GC to check off that box. Nobody here can tell if you are taking the “most rigorous” classes or not because they are in context of what you take to what your school offers. Other opinions are useless.</p>