<p>Hey CC! I have been having a tough time choosing my courses for next year as nobody(including my gifted counselor and counselor) can seem to figure out what courses I should take without overloading myself. Here are my top choices(although I am not entirely set on them and have much to explore):
UCLA/Cal-Berkeley
NYU
University of Washington-Seattle
UPenn(double-legacy)</p>
<p>My courses and grades:
Freshmen:
Gifted/Honors English: A
Gifted/Honors SS: A
Honors Alg II: A
Honors Physical Science: A
German II Honors: A
Full Year Chorus: A
Introduction to Business: A
Public Speaking: A</p>
<p>Sophomore:
Gifted/Honors English: A
Gifted/Honors SS: A
Honors Pre-Calc: B
Honors Biology: A
German III H: A
Semester Chorus: A</p>
<p>Junior(as of second semester):
AP US History: A
AP Calc I: B
AP Biology: A
AP Lang and Comp: Borderline A/B(hopefully should be A by end of the year)
Honors Chemistry: A
German IV H: A
Marketing: A
Semester Chorus: A</p>
<p>Last SAT score: just over 2000
ACT Score: Taking in February(hoping to score well/better in comparison to SAT)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars and Achievements:
Freshman:
Varsity Cross Country
Third team All-League selection
Varsity Indoor Track and Field
Varsity Outdoor Track and Field
10th Place in the state at the FBLA state conference in Computer Problem Solving
First Place Award at PJAS Pennsylvania State Science Fair
Freshman Class Committee
Debate and Speech Team-Extemporaneous Speaking </p>
<p>Sophomore:
Varsity Cross Country
First Team All-League Selection
Varsity Indoor Track and Field
Varsity Outdoor Tack and Field
6th Place in the state at the FBLA state conference in Intro to Tech Concepts
FBLA 10th Grade Representative
First Place Award at PJAS Pennsylvania State Science Fair
Treasurer of the Sophomore Class Committee
Debate and Speech Team-Extemporaneous Speaking
German NHS
Head Audio Technician for School Musical(pretty well known, most of our leads have gone to Tisch over the past few years)</p>
<p>Junior(thus far):
Captain Varsity Cross Country
First Team All League Cross Country
Varsity Indoor Track and Field
Varsity Outdoor Tack and Field
Qualifier for FBLA state conference in Business Procedure(competition in May)
FBLA 11th Grade Representative
GAPP(German/American Exchange)
Officer of the Junior Class(organizes Semiformal and Prom)
Student Council 11th Grade Rep
Debate and Speech Team Finals Qualifier(competition 2 weeks from now)
German NHS
NHS
Head Audio Technician for Musical</p>
<p>Courses I am considering for next year:</p>
<p>Math: AP Statistics
English: H Lang/Lit
Science: AP Chemistry and AP Physics B
History: AP Economics
Language: AP German(locked into this because of exchange)</p>
<p>Where I am conflicted:
Our school does offer AP calc II, but I have been completely demoralized in the math arena with the teachers I had both in precalc and AP Calc I. Although I can get the concepts down, the teachers give incredibly challenging tests which kill my grade(and they set the test/quiz category as 95% of our grade). So, I figured AP stat would be a bit of a break from that madness, even though pretty much everybody insists that AP calc II is cake in comparison to AP calc I. Basically, I'm fed up. Would it hurt me not to take AP calc II?</p>
<p>AP Lang and Comp this year has also been incredibly challenging. I was getting 98s on my themes last year and now I struggle to get above a B. Mostly, my teacher nit-picks and considers a grade distribution on tests with 50 Fs and 10 As appropriate. He says, "That is a really well written paper. But that one point(out of the three) wasn't really too helpful to your paper. So, you got a 78." Quite frankly, I find it ridiculous. But he recommended for AP lang/lit for next year. I've heard it is not too bad, but the thought of 6 APs is a bit frightening. So, that is where my main question is. Should I take that 6th AP or not? Is it that big a deal or not? </p>
<p>Considering all of my extracurriculars and the college app process what would be the best route to go next year? I know this is a lot, but I wanted to make sure you got the full sense. Any help is greatly appreciated, just so conflicted. Thanks in advance!</p>