<p>Currently 11th grade, </p>
<p>AP Composition
AP US history
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics</p>
<p>are the most competitive classes in my school that were offered to me. </p>
<p>I am going to take Calc BC and physics .
b.c I've heard that West point loves people who are good at math & science</p>
<p>But I can not take both AP US and AP comp
I want to take either one.</p>
<p>which one would WEst point more concerned about?</p>
<p>AP english course or AP US history..?</p>
<p>Honestly, take what you are passionate about. You are demonstrating that you can take rigorous courses and succeed. This is not really something to stress over. Sometimes in life you make a choice; not between the right thing and wrong thing,but simply a choice. WP will look at the "total package" of you, and one AP class choice will not be the deciding factor. Are you an athlete? Are you a leader? How are you demonstrating these areas?</p>
<p>From an admissions standpoint, as long as you have met the admissions recommendations below, I don’t think it matters if you take UP US History or AP Comp. </p>
<p>Recommended areas of preparation are: four years of English with emphasis on composition, grammar, literature, speech; four years of math, algebra, plane geometry, intermediate algebra, trigonometry; two years of a foreign language; two years of laboratory science such as chemistry and physics and one year of U.S. history. Additionally, you will find courses in geography, government and economics to be very helpful. College courses taken prior to entrance to West Point may be substituted for similar courses in the Military Academy curriculum.
USMA</a> Admissions: Apply to USMA: Prospectus: Steps to West Point: 1: Basic Requirements</p>
<p>If you have all of these subjects covered, the only other possible consideration would be validation requirements at USMA. I believe you need a 5 in 2 AP History classes to validate the subject completely. (USMA does not give you credit hours for AP classes)</p>
<p>The AP test scores will be used by academic departments as one piece of information to determine advanced placement or validation for new cadets. USMA also provides its own testing for new cadets to determine if they will be scheduled for the particular course, the advanced course or if they can validate the course. Five different departments provide USMA placement testing/validation opportunities to new cadets during the month of July. For example, an AP score of 5 in European, US, or World History is necessary to proceed with the validation of History. An AP Calculus, AB or BC, score of 4 or 5 is important in validating Calculus. An AP Chemistry score of 4 or 5 can be important in validating chemistry. English requires an AP score of 5 and a high SAT-V score for consideration to validate English composition.
USMA</a> Office of the Dean: Validation and Advanced Placement</p>
<p>Can you get a syllabus and look at the assigned reading for each class? Either one would be good preparation for West Point. The one you find most interesting is the one you should take. My son learned more about writing in AP US History than he did in any of his English classes but that may have been due to the quality of the Social Studies department at his high school. </p>
<p>Another class that would give you a good background for your first year at West Point is computer science. It is very helpful to have taken a CS class when you take West Point's required first year Computer Science class. </p>
<p>I hope this helps. Good luck in your studies this year!</p>
<p>If you think you can score high on the AP tests and get A's in the classes, take em!</p>
<p>While having a bunch of AP classes on your transcript looks good, getting C's in the classes and scoring 2's or even 3's on the AP tests will look very bad. So its a balancing act, if you know what I mean?</p>
<p>Getting Cs in AP classes will look bad, but not having the most stellar AP scores won't hurt you all that much, except in terms of validating classes. As far as I know, alot of the colleges I applied to last year stated that bad AP scores will NOT count against and good AP scores will count for a candidate in terms of admission.</p>
<p>If you take AP US History and get a 5 on the AP Exam, you can choose to validate the plebe history here and thus go straight into DIRT. I highly recommend you take AP US if you think you can get a 5 on the exam.</p>
<p>Even if you don't take AP Comp, you can validate plebe composition if you get a high verbal and writing SAT score alone and pass the validation test (basically you are given a topic and write an essay). When I say high I mean about 700 or higher. One of my company mates only scored 680 verbal but he was able to validate b/c he did well on the validation test.</p>
<p>Also, if you get a 4 or 5 on the Calc BC exam and do well on the validation exam here you can skip a semester of math and go straight into multivariable calculus. I highly recommend that because it opens up your schedule.</p>
<p>Hi Turbo! I remember you from last year at this time when you were working on your noms! How are you enjoying WP? ; )</p>
<p>I'm enjoying it just great due to my wonderful room-mates.</p>
<p>I also hear the diving team is pretty good here at West Point =)</p>
<p>I heard that as well...but I also hear they have a "turbo-charged" powerlifting team! Can you verify that??</p>
<p>Yes I can, and I might add that they have not lost to Navy or Air Force in 7 years!</p>