late arrival/ having free periods = bad?

Applying to College
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<p>Ok so im a senior, and i am taking a really full schedule 4 ap's and one other class that is a grad requirement. Next semester there is really no other difficult class i can take; i would probably end up taking some meaningless elective that is a waste of my time and an easy A. So I am thinking about taking a late arrival and having a free 1st period, or early dismissal and have no 6th period, so that i can have time to study for ap tests and pursue other interests.</p>

<p>My question is do colleges look down on this? I mean it is second semester, and I might already be in to one or two of my schools by that time. Would this jeopardize my admission to selective schools by having 1 free class?</p>

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<p>On the secondary school report sent by your counselor you are asked to list the courses you take second semester senior year. I think you realize that it looks like you are slacking off if you are only taking four academic classes. It's not unusual for students to take an advanced class at a local community college or university if they have no decent options at their HS.</p>

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<p>I think you're worrying too much. A college isn't going to care if you have a study hall- many schools actually require that you have one.</p>

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<p>what do you mean a study hall? I'm talking about taking only one free period and having 5 academic classes out of 6.</p>

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<p>I was referring to your free period as a study hall (assuming that you could use that extra time in the library if you so choose).</p>

<p>5 out of 6 classes is fine so long as you are taking a challenging load.</p>

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<p>What about 6/8 classes on a block schedule? I'm a little nervous about it since a lot of my peers take on full schedules. I might add on a college class next semester.</p>

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<p>k guys im in a similar situation. my school has a schedule where i have four periods each day ( long ones >_>). Anyway, I'm taking 4 AP's... and that's all my classes but three of my four AP's i have everyday. thus i am using 7 out of my 8 slots. here's how my schedule will look </p>

<p>day 1 </p>

<p>ap calc
ap chem
ap phys
ap stat</p>

<p>day 2 </p>

<p>ap calc
ap chem
ap phys
study hall</p>

<p>etc; </p>

<p>i don;t have to take any english or foreign language because i already fullfilled the graduation requirements to those ( i come from another system and i already did the equivilant of 4 years of english and up to spanish 3). however, im still taking ap english next year (senior year)</p>

<p>i made a thread about this but i got contradictory opinions.....</p>

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<p>bump.........</p>

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<p>bump bump
can ppl post their answers that have also done this in the past and have gotten into good schools?</p>

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<p>It doesn't look bad, its a very popular choice at my school, I have a free 1st and I'm in ap bio/bc cal/human geo/span lit and honors english.</p>

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<p>what about 5 out of 7 classes? would i just take an elective to fill out 6?</p>