<p>I've had a really crummy two years of high school so far. I didn't do too well freshman year, and the sophomore slump definitely got me. Here's my schedule for the coming year:</p>
<p>-Chemistry*
-English 5-6 Honors
-Adv. Algebra 3-4 (AKA Algebra 2)*
-Political Econ (Honors level gov/econ class, as AP is too much right now and regular would be too annoying)
-Health
-Newspaper (Editors honors credit)
-Music Theory, Beginning Guitar, or intermediate choir
(I haven't gotten my final schedule yet)
* Denotes a class I'm retaking. </p>
<p>I have no APs this year. Granted, my school doesn't offer too many. Next year, I plan on taking AP Psych, AP English, and AP Environmental.
Will that be enough? I'm looking at SUNY New Paltz, Columbia College (Chicago), and Roosevelt University (Chicago).</p>
<p>If your school doesn’t offer many APs (how many do they?) then don’t worry about it. Thing is, you’re making decisions for what is best for you. If you can handle those classes and can’t do too much more, then you’re doing fine. Don’t bite off more than you can chew and run yourself down even more.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about those particular schools, but it seems ok. Maybe you can explain somewhere why you had a sluggish start to high school. If you have a good reason colleges will give you credit for struggling and eventually working your way to an upward trend (do good this year!).</p>
<p>Junior year is what you end up sending to colleges- and the reason why so many push themselves. </p>
<p>It isn’t required per se, but makes you a more attractive student. If its too much for you, then try substituting with volunteering, jobs, or clubs.</p>
<p>Three APs is good enough. But those throwing in AP Physics and Calc have high goals.</p>