Junior Year Schedule is all messed up! help

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<p>Alright. I studied abroad in a private school in Mexico for my freshman year. I took all the classes I would have taken if I did my freshman year in the high school I'm in now, which is in the U.S. except for math and science. For math I had to take the equivalent to Alegbra 1 in Mexico, which was the only math class they offered for freshmen. For science I took chemistry, which was also the only class they offered for freshmen. In my high school now, all the honors kids took algebra 2 and biology. I'm a sophomore now. I'm taking geometry honors, environmental science honors, and AP Spanish Language. All my other classes are CP/regular because the size of my school is so small that everything conflicts with each other because of my unusual schedule because I studied in Mexico my freshman year (yes, I know I said because a bunch of times). Well, now at my school the guidance counselors are making our schedules for junior year. So since I didn't take algebra 2 my freshman year, I am required to take it my junior year. Most of the kids who are in honors will be in pre calc. This completely ruins my schedule because now I can't take other honors classes because they are the same period or something like that it's incompatible basically. I want to take AP U.S history and AP English language because those are my strongest subjects. In order for those classes to be compatible with my schedule I have to take no science or take General Physics which is a class lower then the CP/regular level. My schedule ended up looking like this:</p>

<p>AP Psychology
Alegbra 2 CP
AP Government
General Physics
Lunch
AP US History 2
Physical Education
AP English Language</p>

<p>I understand I have a lot of APs but my real concern is that when I apply to colleges they're gonna think I'm not well rounded and not smart because I took algebra 2 cp and general physics. I'm worried because I plan on applying to a couple of Ivy league schools and other selective schools. Hopefully someone can give me advice. Thanks. (I'm putting this in the Harvard thread because that's my number 1 choice school that I will be applying to)</p>

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<p>Also I’m talking about my high school schedule just in case people get confused. </p>

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<p>Have you ever considered self studying over the summer and testing out of algebra 2?</p>

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<p>Yes, but unfortunately my school doesn’t give me any credit for that. Also I’m from a low - income family, so summer school wouldn’t be a viable option for me.</p>

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<p>Do you like math? Do you like science? If you like math and can learn on your own, talk to your guidance counselor to see if it is possible to self study and place into honors pre-calc. It doesn’t matter if you get math credit for Algebra 2, as you can still have 4 years of math and just not take Algebra 2 in school. If that’s not possible, it’s best for your guidance counselor to explain your scheduling challenges as part of his/her college reference. You have to do the best you can with what is possible for you at your school.</p>