Junior Year Schedule Help

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Hello! I'm about to enter my junior year of high school, and I have a few questions about my current schedule and its difficulty. I have a pretty solid idea of what I want to take this year, but I am unsure about two classes.</p>

<p>Current Schedule:
-AP Calc AB
-AP Chemistry
-AP Physics C: Mechanics and E & M
-AP US History
-AP English Language and Composition
-Honors Spanish IV
-Independent Study Computer Science</p>

<p>Courses in question:
-AP Calc AB
-AP Chemistry</p>

<p>So, here's a little background... I have always been a good student, all honors and AP classes with all A's. I am a pretty strong math student even though I rarely study and occasionally do homework (in my math subjects), but I am able to change my study habits if needed. I'm worried that if I take Calc BC along with my other classes and extra-curriculars, it would be too stressful and difficult to manage.</p>

<p>I signed up for Calc AB mainly because my previous teacher scared us away from BC. She said that it would a struggle for most all students. However, from what I have read on here, my current understanding is that AB is rather easy, and BC is not as hard as it is made out to be. Also, I have been taking some of MIT's Single Variable Calculus course online in attempt to get ahead.</p>

<p>Now for the AP Chem part... I would be fine in this class on it own. No doubt about it. But paired with my other classes and the possibility of BC calc, I am thinking of changing it to Organic Chemistry, which is a one-semester long honors course. Do you think that would ease my course load with the addition of Calc BC?</p>

<p>In short, I would like your opinion on:
1) Whether or not I should take AP Calc BC as a junior?</p>

<p>and</p>

<p>2) IF I am going to take BC, would switching AP Chem to Organic Chem ease the difficulty of my schedule?</p>

<p>I know junior year is supposed to be somewhat torturous, but I want to be sure that I can handle it. Thanks in advance!!</p>

<p>**Sorry for it being all jumbled, I'll be happy to answer any clarifying questions.</p>

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<p>BC’s like 2 extra chapters.</p>

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<p>What would you take the semester you don’t have Organic Chem, and what math would you take senior year? You’ve had some exposure to calculus which puts you a bit ahead of the game for BC, so I’d recommend taking it. AP Chem kept me up pretty late finishing lab reports on multiple occasions, so in my experience it’s very time-consuming. It’s a really interesting class, but if I were in your position I’d save it for next year.</p>

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<p>Oops, forgot to add that my school offers linear algebra after BC. Only about 4 to 5 kids take it each year. I would be taking that class because I have already taken AP statistics.</p>

<p>Thanks for the fast responses!</p>

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<p>You already have 2 AP sciences which are quite a lot of work. I would say go for BC and focus on your homework and leave AP Chem for next year and take organic chem instead. If you have any requirements to fill with the semester after organic chem, I suggest that you do that first or maybe take a fun class like art or theatre. Your organic chem background will probably make AP chem easier senior year.</p>