So here’s the deal, I scheduled for Junior year today, and I have to make a decision before I get my schedule signed by my parents. It’s relatively definite that I’ll be taking Ap English, Ap Chemistry, Ap Environmental Science, Ap Us History, and Ap European History. Since lab periods are required for the two sciences, that is 7 periods in the school day; my school operates on a 8 period day. You’ve probably noticed that this leaves one period left, and I didn’t include a math or a foreign language or a math.
This is my quandary, I did really bad in math this year (Regents Trigonometry), and I want to take a foreign language all 4 years (French). So I figured that I would take French and leave out math, and than take precalculus senior year, to make my college applications competitive. I would do this so that I will be able to focus on getting a fantastic grade because I’ll have less other stressful classes.
BTW, I plan on being a humanities major in college, so if my information is correct, colleges will care less that I won’t be taking a lot of math. Plus, if your wondering why I’m taking two social studies it’s because I get great grades in it so it will bring up my poor sophomore year GPA.
Also, feel free to advise on the rest of my course selections.
Push a history (or a science) to senior year and take math. USH and EH together is pretty intense. Plus, if you think math is a challenge now, how much more of a challenge will it be after you’ve been away from it for a year.
Thanks for the reply. I’ve considered pushing a science away because I know I’ll be able to handle the history courses. While APWH was a struggle for most people, I barely devoted any time to it and currently have a 95, I have a natural proclivity for history, while not for math.
What are your thoughts for the math most likely lowering my GPA?
Are you sure where you’re applying to college yet? Many require four years of math and you want to make sure you have as many options as possible. If humanities is your focus, why two sciences? I’d advise you drop one of the subjects you’re doubling up on (a science or a history) and take a math class. I’m not the biggest fan of math either, but my college options definitely would’ve been more limited if I hadn’t taken the fourth year.
No not sure where I’m applying yet. When you say 4 years of math would you include the advance year I did in 8th grade? That would mean that this year was my third year of high school math and next year would be my fourth, or are you only counting the math I’ve taken in actual high school.
I would drop one of the AP histories to take a math. Math is really really important!! Most colleges require or highly suggest four credits of math and only 3 credits of history. So with the last spot you can take a language
@Orwell84 Colleges will only look at the courses you’ve taken in high school most likely. So you’ll need four math credits from 9-12 grade. I’m assuming Regents is your state’s form of advanced or honors, so consider maybe taking a regular level?? Like you, I breezed through AP Geo/World/US, but math has never been my thing and I’ve never taken it at the honors or AP level. If the AP history/sciences really are important to you, consider taking one of the classes you want (non AP would probably be easier, since the exam would be almost a year after the class) in the summer, or online. Or just take one of the classes you want senior year. I did French online for two years, primarily outside of class, and did pretty well with it. Regardless of what you choose to do, please take a math course. You’ll lose so many options if you don’t!
BTW, as a fellow history nerd, I feel your plight. I doubled up this year, taking AP Euro as an elective with AP Gov/Econ, and I would’ve taken Comparative Gov if I could have. But my school only has a 7 period schedule 
AP Chem can be pretty math-intensive, so I’d suggest waiting for senior year to take it in favor of four years of math class, as some colleges are weird about HS credits taken in middle school (even if they show up on your transcript).