How would you describe my high school course load with regards to rigor?

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<p>Rate using very rigorous, rigorous, normal, and easy. I have accumulated a 4.00 UW GPA and 4.555 W GPA with the following course load (with the exception of senior year).</p>

<p>9th grade:
English I Honors (highest available English course)
Algebra II/Trig Honors (highest available math course)
World Cultures Honors (highest available social studies course)
Biology Honors (highest available science course)
Italian II (highest available Italian course)
Biomedical Technology (computer science course)</p>

<p>10th grade:
English II Honors (highest available English course)
AP Calculus AB (highest available math course alongside AP Stat.)
US History I Honors (highest available social studies course)
Chemistry Honors (highest available science course)
Anatomy & Physiology Honors (highest available science course alongside Chem. Honors)
Italian III (highest available Italian course)</p>

<p>11th grade:
AP Lang. and Comp. (highest available English course)
AP Calculus BC (highest available math course)
AP US History (highest available social studies course alongside AP Psych.)
AP Biology (highest available science course alongside AP Chem.)
Physics Honors
Italian IV (highest available Italian course)</p>

<p>12th grade:
AP Lit. and Comp. (highest available English course)
Multivariable Calculus/Calculus 4 (dual enrollment program with local community college; highest available math course)
AP Psychology (highest available social studies course alongside AP Gov. and AP Econ.)
AP Physics C (highest available science course alongside AP Bio. and AP Chem.)
Intro to Marketing/Business Admin.
Ceramics</p>

<p>NOTE: I was forced to take two electives senior year as I needed to take a required financial literacy and arts course. Thank you for taking your time to read through all this.</p>

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<p>I only looked at the 11th and 12th grade courses and it’s definitely very rigorous. I don’t know how you could have improved it.</p>

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<p>I don’t mean to be disrespectful but why are you asking this question? You list the classes and it seems that every one of them is the “highest available class.” What is your concern?</p>

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<p>@3girls3cats‌ I know where you’re coming from, but I asked this because other schools offer more/harder classes, so really I just wanted to know how I would compare relatively to other applicants with regards to course rigor. </p>

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<p>For the nth time, schools to do compare your courses to applicants from other high schools. You CANT compare because different schools offer different things. Your course rigor is compared to your school, what it offers, and what others at your school take. You’re fine.</p>

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<p>(sorry for double post, im having all kinds of glitches here, and sorry if that sounded snappy- not mad at you or anything, just this has been asked a lot).</p>

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<p>Alright thanks, you cleared up some of my confusion</p>

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<p>guineagirl is right… colleges only compare the courses you took against what was available at your school. And I think usually they just look at the guidance counselor report where that person puts a check box under “most rigorous” or whatever. You are totally fine. </p>

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<p>Easy</p>