<p>AP LAng. and Comp.
Pre calc honors
AP Chem
AP US History
AP Euro
AP Psychology
AP Stats</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>Very hard but it will look awesome for colleges if you do good.</p>
<p>Are you sure? I Honestly think/am worried that AP Psych and stats will look too easy</p>
<p>all APs are equal</p>
<p>If I was a college admissions officer, this schedule would immediately force me to categorize you as a shallow applicant because it looks as if you are trying to take as many APs as possible to get as many AP test scores as possible which also shows you are too concerned with grades and the intellectual perception of yourself than anything else, such as concern for others or any other value that colleges value. Do you have any elective interests? If you do, you could dedicate a class period to that and keep on it for the rest of your high school years.
As for AP Psychology: I would recommend against that. Colleges hold no weight on such a course (I believe I read something like that on Harvard.edu) and you have no way to know whether you are going to be a psychologist in the future. My mantra is to stick to core classes in high school that can be applicable to a wide range of future prospects, rather than to choose a specialized course like engineering classes, business classes, law classes, psychology, etc. These are the classes you should take in college when you know what degree you are going for. I think AP statistics is fine if you have a passion for math or if you want to go into a quantitative field. If you are just taking it because it is an AP and not because you have an interest in learning more about it or applying it to your future studies, don’t take it. Everything else looks dandy. And AP Euro is a good choice as it is recommended by colleges (I don’t know about you, but in my school it is an elective so I chose to take it next year).</p>
<p>haleonford, I think you’re underestimating the interconnectedness of the so called “specialized courses”. Taking AP phycology could give one insights in economics or history, and the same goes for a lot of the other subjects. Engineering might help you think about biology, and so on. I think a lot of people would probably genuinely benefit from a diverse range of AP courses, even if their interests are something else altogether. And also, one has to at least get sufficient introduction to a field to be able to determine whether they want to pursue it further or not.</p>
<p>Honestly Haletonford, I like every course that Im taking. I really enjoy history and science, hence the two history APs, and english is just a mandatory class, so why not AP? Everyone at my school says AP PSych is an amazing clas`s, so why not take it? You should really reconsider your advice</p>
<p>First off Haletonford, AP US and AP Lang are the typical History and English APs a Junior would take. The fact that he’s adding on AP Euro is impressive (they’re not easy courses). AP Chem is also a typical Science AP taken by the smartest of Juniors, it’s an extremely difficult course. You’ll be looked upon favorably for that.</p>
<p>Seeing how you’re taking Pre-Calculus, I assume you’re not allowed to take AP Calculus, since PreCalc is usually a prerequisite. The fact that you’re doubling that with AP Statistics shows commitment, although neither courses are specifically difficult.</p>
<p>As for AP Psychology, take it if you want to take it. It’s an AP like any other, although yes, we do know that it’s on the easy side. However, that also varies by school, as the AP Psychology course in our school is made difficult, and it is weighed into our GPA instead of being passed off as an elective.</p>
<p>I’m taking extremely easy AP courses next year: AP US, AP Lang, AP Stat, AP Env Sci, along with Honors Spanish. I opted not to take AP Chemistry, as science is not my forte. I also am not taking AP Calculus, since I’m more concerned about my GPA (And I skipped Geometry my Freshmen year, so I won’t be behind any of my classmates). But neither Science nor Calculus is in my field of interest, and therefore, I’m self-studying a lot of APs that will be more relevant to my desired major (Micro and Macro Economics, Psychology, and Human Geo just because it goes with Env Sci).</p>
<p>Plus, the poly class I could sun im for Psych is Physics Honors, AP Art History, or AP Comp Sci. (nd i have no interest in AP COmp Sci)</p>