is taking demanding classes in senior year necessary

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<p>hi i am an international student and i am planning to apply for cornell early decision and although my stats suck i am hoping that cornell would realize how much i love them and will accept me.</p>

<p>Well here is my problem. (please read till the end and please respond because right now this is the biggest problem to me in the world)</p>

<p>Out of 7 classes i took up 4honors and 1 ap(us hitory) in my junior year. Our school has only 4 ap classes(ap spanish ap french ap english ap us) so the four honors classes that i took were the most demanding classes that our school provided other than those four ap classes.</p>

<p>As an international student, my english is not bad but kind~~~a sucks and i made a C in my AP US history class so the counselor recommended i take regular english 12 class instead of AP english this year. By doing so, i met with schedule conflict and only got 2 honors classes, math and science, in my senior year. oh btw i am even taking a chorus class in my senior year and i didnt take any electives last year !Is it Ok? i mean i took up like 5 honors and ap classes last year and only taking 2 honors this year, would cornell loook at me as if i am slacking my senior year coz i really am not trying to slack ..would that hurt me alot? my english teacher said she would even write a recommendation for me to go to AP english but she told me that an international student not taking ap english would not hurt....and she also said that i should listen to my counselor and go with an easier schedule because she can see that i would struggle so much if i did take that class....but what i am worried about is not the AP english class what i am really worried is that i took up so many hard classes and only taking two hard classes this year would make me look like a slacker!</p>

<p>what do you think? please please please respond me !</p>

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<p>You need to write better. This is not an MSN conversation.</p>

<p>And it is VERY necessary for a school of Cornell’s caliber.</p>

<p>Rigor is key.</p>

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<p>hahaha ok but isnt it better to get an A+ in regular english than a low b or c in ap english? i dont think i can do well in ap english especially because ap eng teacher is the hardest teacher at our school</p>

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<p>If you avoided taking difficult classes it will count against you.</p>

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<p>what do you think i should do??</p>

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<p>I don’t know your abilities/skill level…</p>

<p>As far as the A in a regular class vs. the B or C in the AP/honors class question goes…</p>

<p>Getting an A in the AP/honors class is best. The other two fall short.</p>

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<p>This is a decision you must make…</p>

<p>How exactly are you an international student? In the sense that you’re a non-American applying to Cornell or what?</p>

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<p>hahaha~thats right lol~ then i am sorry but just one more question - my junior english teacher who is also the ap english teacher told me that she would be happy to write me a recommendation but she also told me there is no point for me to go through that struggle just to make my transcript look better when i want to major in science, anyway, my counselor doesnt want me to tho because i made a c in AP us history class and our school is so tiny and i am like the only international who takes up hard classes so she is keep telling me that i dont need all that demanding classees because regular classes are already challenging enough for me! but i really want to take hard classes coz i have been doing so since i came to US and now i feel like a cabbage brained being seperated from all the smarties at school and stuck in regular classes And i know that my stats are not great at all and even tho i have slim chance at cornell i want to try my best to increase the chances in last minute but then if i do decide to take ap eng and other honors classes, i really have to go against my counselor coz we already had a huge argument about schedule last year and i am afraid she won’t work with me after this …what should i do? seriously ??? and thank you for your replies!</p>

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<p>so wow i have written alot but really my point is, is it worth going through all the trouble when you now know my situation??? i mean is schedule that important? because i am really stuck… i dont want to be distant with my couselor who is in charge of my college thngs</p>

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<p>i am a non american who came to US just last year …in 2008 so i am an international right? lolol</p>

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<p>Argument? Did you raise your voice?</p>

<p>I haven’t been new to the Western world in eleven years, I have no idea what it’s like to struggle with English and go through high school at the same time.</p>

<p>If I knew you personally I could gauge your potential at succeeding in the class but I can’t really give you accurate advice over the web…</p>

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<p>haha~i didnt exactly raise my voice…but gave her some unhappy looks…lol thank you anyway for replying~ are you also applying to Cornell? if so, Good Luck! :D</p>

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<p>I will eventually apply, I’m just entering my junior year in the fall.</p>

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<p>please refrain from giving advice on cornell’s admission process if you have never experienced it. thank you.</p>

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<p>What did I say specific to Cornell’s admissions process?</p>

<p>It is a known fact that rigor is very important. Are you a bitter reject or something?</p>

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<p>Um, I’m a current sophomore at Cornell and I can say you know little of admissions processes in general :slight_smile: </p>

<p>So ■■■■, per piacere?</p>

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<p>LOL how mean of you.</p>

<p>Dude, if you have doubts go with the easier class.</p>

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<p>“You need to write better. This is not an MSN conversation.”</p>

<p>Its not a college essay either… this is an online forum or message board… I don’t think it qualifies as anything more than MSN.</p>