Junior/Senior Schedule?

Applying to College
1

<p>Here are my options</p>

<p>Junior year:
Honors Physics
Senior year:
AP Chem</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Chem
Senior Year:
AP Bio</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Chem
Senior Year:
Honors Physics</p>

<p>Right now I'm slated for option number 3.</p>

<p>By the way my school does not allow any students to go straight to AP Physics. Typically most Juniors take Honors Physics junior year but will this really matter since I'm substituting an AP class? I also realize that colleges like to see you have all three core sciences so I should probably have a physics class in there somewhere. Is it ok to have it senior year?</p>

2

<p>Why not?</p>

<p>Junior year:
AP Bio</p>

<p>Senior year:
AP Chem
Honors Physics</p>

<p>That way you get credit for an AP junior year, postpone PITA AP Chem a year, and end up taking the 3 core sciences.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

3

<p>I’ve already taken Honors Bio/Honors Chem in Soph/Frosh years so I’m not concerned about taking the bio/chem again. I don’t really want to take two sciences because I want to keep spanish in my schedule as I’ll be in Spanish 6 by Senior year so why drop then? Anywho… what you’re basically saying is that it’s fine to take physics senior year when others take it junior year? I guess that’s my main question. I mean it’s the same classes… just a different order right?</p>

4

<p>Yeah, Options #1 and #3 seem interchangeable to me, except #3 might be slightly better because you’ll have completed a science AP before college apps are due.</p>

<p>The only wildcard is how your counselor would describe the rigor of your courseload on the counselor rec form.</p>

<p>I’d ask your counselor if taking physics and chem in the 2 different orders would influence their description of your rigor.</p>

5

<p>Alright thank you very much!</p>