<p>Hey everyone! This is my first post so..(be nice)</p>
<p>I'm going to be a sophomore next year, and you would think I would be asking you which AP's to take. However, my school likes to dumb and restrictive and does not allow more than 2 non "open enrollment classes." So if had I not had these restrictions, I would have continued dance + Spanish and added on Journalism (a pre req to being on the newspaper; must be top 5 of class to move on) and AP Art History, along with my 4 core classes (ps I'm taking H Pre Calc next year; I'm on the advanced math level track) Unfortunately, all these classes listed above are non open enrollment classes, which means I only have 2 options to take up. </p>
<p>What should I do??</p>
<p>My options are to take Spanish at a local community college, drop dance for one semester for journalism. If I make it to the newspaper (an open enrollment class) I <em>might</em> be able to get back on dance. Meanwhile, I can take AP Art History all throughout the school year. However, the Spanish classes offered at the cc are twice a week, nighttime for 3 hours. Will that create too much stress?</p>
<p>ALL/ANY OF YOUR INPUT is greatly appreciated. Any more questions, just ask! Thanks you guys so much! :)</p>
<p>Get your parents to talk to your counselor to make an exception? Threaten to go to a rival school if they do not do so. That might work.</p>
<p>Yes, my parents and I have went over that option, but my school gets cases like this all the time. The only big thing I can do is ask my counselor to sign this long state document that allows me to take these classes. Should I give that a shot?</p>
<p>And as for rival schools, this high school is the best one in the district. :|</p>
<p>Threatening to go to a rival school seems like an underdeveloped idea, anyway; I think it would just create additional strife where it might be better to preserve your relationship with the administration so as not to be cornered when you need recommendation letters in a few years.</p>
<p>As for your schedule, you are currently a freshman and need not be addicted to CC quite so early. Take the most challenging schedule that the school permits without making special exceptions, and just remember to ask your guidance counselor to mention in her rec letter that you pursued the most advanced track you could; from what I understand- though I’m in no way an expert- admissions committees will be looking for students who took advantage of the resources provided them, and excelled within their specific environments. (The only thing I do recommend is studying a foreign language for as long as possible.) Do the best that you can with what you have, get off of this web site for another 18 months, and come back when the real time to stress arrives. </p>
<p>For now, good luck and enjoy your sophomore year.</p>