Need help with my Senior Year Schedule

Applying to College
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<p>So I heard that the number of classes in your senior year is very important...if I take less classes than I did before, will it be seen as "slacking"?</p>

<p>My current predicted senior year schedule would be:
English 4 IB/HL
Calculus BC/AP
American Gov./Econ (American Gov. 1st semester, Economy the 2nd)
AP Chemistry (2 periods long)</p>

<p>Is taking 4 classes too little? I'm concerned about the time needed for college apps since I've heard that the AP Chem class and Calc BC class at my school is very rigorous..</p>

<p>Would it benefit me to replace AP Chemistry with Physics and Drama 1? Although it'd be regular physics and not AP, I'd have 2 classes as opposed to 1.</p>

<p>Additional Info: My grades up to now have been straight A's aside from 3 B's. My junior year consists of 2 IB courses, and 1 AP course, and a 3rd year foreign language.</p>

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<p>If you will need physics in college for your major, it would be a good idea to have physics in high school.</p>

<p>A double period year long AP chemistry course seems like a lot of time for what is often seen as equivalent to only a semester of college introductory general chemistry.</p>

<p>If you are applying for highly selective colleges, you may want to take level 4 of the foreign language. Also check if the colleges you are interested in have foreign language graduation requirements where having level 4 in high school would help.</p>