Nescesity of taking the ABSOLUTE hardeset courses?

Applying to College
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<p>To qualify for admittance to the most competitive schools, do you need to take the absolute hardest courseload your school offers? I am most likely not going to take AP Physics or Honors Chem, but opt for Chem Com and regular Physics instead. I will be taking 7 or 8 AP's over the course of high school, including AP Calc. Can I still consider myself an Ivy hopeful (solely based on my courses) without the honors science classes?</p>

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<p>uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... no.</p>

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<p>just don't apply to an engineering program. :)</p>

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<p>take the most challenging (hardest?) courses you can handle, while maintaining an A or B.</p>

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<p>what's chem com, is it non-leveled? i think you should be alright either way though</p>

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<p>Chem Com at my school is one level below regular chemistry. (AP Chem - H Chem - R Chem - Chem Com)</p>

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<p>I would take reg. chemistry... at least... chem com sounds like a blow off class</p>

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<p>does it look bad if you average more b's then a's on extremely demanding courses? and no, i dont mean at an ivy skool, more like top 50.</p>

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<p>Chem com is regular Chemistry at my school. And I won't be looking to major in anything that is premarily science or math based.
PS: Sorry for my spelling :)</p>

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<p>i dunno, i would think if everything else is good, you'd be alright. id say take regular though at least. if you are considering ivies you should definitely be able to handle that</p>

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<p>you either need to be a recruited athelete, or have some superb talent skill that few people have, in order to get inwithout taking super duper hard courses. </p>

<p>However, keep in mind that there are brilliant recruite atheletes out there. </p>

<p>So, you should take the hardest/most challenging courses possible and ace every single one.</p>

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<p>i dont think thats true, i remeber even at an info session at harvard, the admissions officer said you dont need to be taking the most challenging in EVERY single subject. You should certainly have a demanding courseload, but it does not need to be the hardest possible. At least, that is true if you come from a very tough school. If your school doesn't offer many AP then yea, you should be taking hardest</p>