Junior Year Schedule Help!

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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I am a rising junior as of next year planning on going on the field of Psychology or Graphic Design (Most likely Psychology). So far I have taken 7 honors classes and 2 APs: AP Seminar (3), and AP Spanish Language and Culture (5). So far for my Junior year, I have the following classes chosen:

AP Psychology
AP Research
AP Spanish Literature
AP Art History
Honors Algebra 2
Honors French 3

As you can see, I am doubling up on languages as I enjoy them (I am Dominican, so Spanish comes naturally to me; however, I love French as well). So I was thinking that this schedule looks pretty weak but I don’t know… I don’t really enjoy history classes (surprisingly taking Art History because I also like art and could major in Graphic Design). I am planning on taking core courses in Senior year (AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB, AP English Language, and AP Statistics). So would this Junior schedule suffice? I could also do AP Computer Science Principles instead of Spanish Lit as I don’t really need it for credit or anything, I am just doing it because I want to do it, and that way I would have two courses for each of my possible majors (AP Research and AP Psychology for Psychology) (AP Art History and AP Computer Science Principles for Graphic Design). Let me know!!! Thank you!

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So you’re planning to take classes in subjects you don’t like and maybe aren’t your strongest subjects in your senior year when you’re applying to schools, writing essays, visiting colleges, and potentially some senioritis?

I would first work on meeting graduation requirements then adding classes you like. You have plenty of time to take those classes in college. Also 4 or 5 AP classes per year is the max I’d tell a student to take.

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Have you taken Us History?
Does AP Research count for English?
You need a science class - considering your majors, I’d suggest either Conceptual/Regular physics or APES (I assume you’ve already taken honors bio and honors chem).
Considering a psychology major, I’d take AP Stats and AP BIo senior year, not AP Calc and AP Chem.

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I would take ap bio, the thing is it would be online through flvs and im not sure I want to do that. I am also better at Chemistry and AP Chemistry would be in school (I would also be taking AP Stats).

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I did take US History (not AP), and yes, Research counts for English

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AP chem is the second level in a sequence started with Honors Chem. Have you taken one each from bio, chem, and physics at any level?

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I have, I took honors bio (-A) and honors chem (A)

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Ok then you’re good. :slight_smile: