<p>The following courses I have/plan to take throughout my high school years. Please give me ANY input that you have. I plan to apply to Ivies, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and some safeties. thanks in advance :)</p>
<p>Sophomore:
Honors English Literature
Honors Algebra II
Honors Chemistry
Honors Spanish 5/6
AP World History
Digital Art 1/2**</p>
<p>Junior:
AP English Language***
AP Chemistry
AP Spanish Language
AP American Studies****
Honors Pre-Calculus</p>
<p>Senior:
AP English Literature
AP Biology
AP US Government/Honors Economics*****
AP Calculus AB
Honors Senior Seminar</p>
<p><em>I took CP (regular) Geometry first semester, but decided to switch out into honors the next semester. </em>This course is the visual/performing arts requirement for UC/CSU schools
<strong><em>AP English Language does NOT include the composition part.
*</em></strong>AP American Studies is essentially AP US History plus the Composition portion of AP English Language and Composition
****AP US Government is taken the first semester, while Honors Economics is taken the second.</p>
<p>please no rude comments! i am NOT trying to be pretentious, i just want some serious advice on my courses, i.e., if i should take easier/harder courses during what years, or if i should self-study any courses, etc.</p>
<p>Looks good, but what grade are you? Remember, your interests might drastically change over the next few years. When I first came to high school I was dead set on taking as many math and science courses as I could and the bare minimum English and Social studies. I ended up having an interest in the humanities that wasn't sparked until the end of 10th grade, and next year I won't even be taking a science course. </p>
<p>I'm just asking why you're planning out all four years. Take it one year at a time. </p>
<p>But either way, yes that looks like an amazing plan. </p>
<p>^ I did that too. You should have seen what I planned my 4 year schedule to look like. It was ridiculous! I had AP Calc in there... I didn't even make it to pre-calc. I laugh when I see it now. XD I had myself dropping band junior year to fit in AP classes and stuff... and then as it turned out junior year was my favorite year of band, and I only took like 2 AP courses my whole high school career (of course, I wasn't particularly motivated to go to college, so I likely differed a lot in that respect).</p>
<p>It's all well and good to plan, but just keep in mind that it'll probably change, and be flexible and open to new interests as they come.</p>
<p>Looks good, but are you just entering high school? And I totally agree about your interests possibly changing. I cared very little for English at the end of my freshman year (particularly due to a very lazy and unmotivated teacher), but it's become something of a passion of mine as of late (I'm a rising senior).</p>
<p>ummm, no matter what your interests, you HAVE to take some sort of physics. Regualr, honors, ap does not matter. But if u applying to a top college some sort of physics is almost mandatory.</p>
<p>^ No you don't. Why is it on here that physics is the be all and end all? I have two friends who didn't take physics. One is headed to Yale this fall and one is heading to MIT. And I know literally dozens who are heading to UMich who didn't take physics.</p>
<p>At my school, nearly no kid takes physics. particularly because there isn't enough room. This year, we had kids who were except to all the Ivies (except Harvard), CalTech, Northwestern, Michigan, Georgetown, a lot to Duke, UF, USC, and many more. My school gets their kids into very prestigious colleges, but more than half NEVER take a physics class.</p>
<p>i truly thank everyone who has replied! Just to elaborate on some things and answer some questions.</p>
<p>*I'm an incoming Sophomore.
*About AP Physics: I don't plan to major in any science but I do plan on being a teacher (though i might get a double major). I have the option of taking AP Physics B senior year, but since I did well in Biology, I figured I should take that instead. Any advice?
*I am pretty rigid about taking these (or similar) courses, but I do understand that my interests might change during the years.</p>
<p>Wait until you take chem before you decide to take AP. I personally love chem, but most don't. Definitely consider changing that to AP Bio and AP Physics senior year. and see if you can take spanish senior year</p>
<p>^ I'm actually suppose to take AP Spanish Lang senior year but I've decided to skip Honors Spanish 7/8. And about chem, I'm taking honors in 10th and AP in 11. For science i can do the following:
11th - AP Chemistry, AP Biology, Physics (regular), or Physiology (regular)
12th - AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Physics B, or Physiology (regular)</p>