Need help on choosing classes for senior year

backfire · July 31, 2006, 1:57pm

Here is my current schedule and im not quite happy with it

1 College calc 1/ Calc 2
2 AP computer Science A
3 Operations Research/Math Topics(or discrete math)
Available substitutes: AP Physics 3rd hour
2nd hour: Genetics/bioethics
2nd hour: AP environmental science

These are the only classes i can take during the first part of the day.

4,5,6
Currently signed up for
AP literature
World Civilization
French 7,8

this schedule is much more flexible

Available substitutes: AP Environmental science any hour, AP Biology, AP European History, some business classes, pretty much anything else

Dilemma:
Ok so now here is my dilemma - I dont really want to take AP computer Science since it doesnt really interest me. But, i dont want to take 2 AP classes since colleges will think im slacking off(is this ok for colleges like harvard or stanford because that would be my dream and i want to have a chance at them). But, i also dont want to take AP physics since the class will be directed study. I could take my current schedule or i could take 0 aps there and just make up for it my second half?

Ok now for the second half of the day. I am taking AP Lit for sure. I am taking World Civilization, but i am not sure. I like world history much more than european history, but they dont offer that as an AP course. And, i am taking French again. I have been through 3 years of french and i have a good teacher, but i seem to forget many of the basics so french is becoming hard. But, next year we are going to be reading and translating stories and learning about french history, so there wont be that big of a focus on grammar? So the alternatives i have would be

to substitute world civ for European History
and/or SUbstitue french for AP environmental science

How many AP's do you think is too little for Harvard and stanford

I took 3 last semester(AP language, US history, Statistics) any advice? Im really confused

backfire · August 2, 2006, 7:45pm

bump.......

sean123 · August 3, 2006, 5:24pm

well im about to be a freshmen in high school and im taking

honors biology
honors english
honors global history
honor math II
Spanish 2
studio ARTS

i wana take astro physics and quatum physics when i go to college i wana go to a ivy league to so i guess we are competition

i would definately say that physics and would take physics instead of comp science-----i dont know what comp science is..i havent really thought yet of what im taking next year and the year the year after that , I am now thinking about my freshmen year of highschool and what ECs i should take and how i will do good in my classes, i also think about if i should take the satII for biology in my freshmen year of my 2nd year of highschool and your a lucky person, for your almost done with highschool.
I was thrilled when i had finally finished 8th grade(talk about happiest day of my life)

FOR HARVARD you must have gotten a 2300 or a 2350 plus on the sat and on the sat II you need around a 790

AND take as many APs as you can,but it depends about how motivated you are and how smart you are

and if youe not doing good in a AP drop down to regular level( which can very well ruin your chance at a IVY, but itll look better) so good luck kid

One more thing you should start studying right now and read alot books
So since we are competitors or are going to be once i complete my senior year, i guess its only fair to warn you that you ll have a challenge as well as the other smart students.

well the difficulty for me right now is getting ready to run cross country when im a horrible athlete..

well best of luck kid

sean123 · August 3, 2006, 5:24pm