<p>My junior year schedule...what do you guys think? Bad that there's no APs? (For background info, I have a 4.0 UW, huge Princeton legacy, white female.)</p>
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<li>Pre-Calculus (I'm not really a math person)</li>
<li>Honors Physics (ditto for science)</li>
<li>Spanish at state university (after skipping Spanish 2 and later Spanish 5/6)</li>
<li>CIS (College in the Schools...college classes w/ college-certified teachers but at the high school) Government/Econ (plus some psychology)</li>
<li>CIS University Writing (normally 12th grade class) 1st semester; writing class at state university 2nd semester</li>
<li>Newspaper Production</li>
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<p>So...no AP classes, but I go to an inner-city high school that only offers eight, and five of them are in the science/math fields I don't care about. I could take AP English instead of at an actual college, but I really don't feel the need to prove my English skills through an AP test...is that a bad thing? CIS is a much more challenging class, same for taking it at a university, but will colleges not like that I'm not taking any APs? (This year I'm taking AP US History, the only AP course offered to sophomores, and sort of self-studying AP Spanish, though I might wait until next year to take the test.)</p>
<p>I wouldn't say that would be horrible but it seems as if your strengths are more in the languages and literature. They may understand if you don't have much interest in math and science to take the APs. Since you're taking English at a college, you could perhaps take the AP exam after the course to prove your mastery? You're a (huge) Pton legacy so they might even cut you some slack.</p>
<p>Looks good. /******/</p>
<p>legacy at schools like Princeton doesn't do much unless your family donates $$$ to them. but your courses look fine, private colleges are generally willing to look into candidates with more detail, so, as long as you explain your situation, i doubt it will hurt you.</p>
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Since you're taking English at a college, you could perhaps take the AP exam after the course to prove your mastery?
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<p>And here I thought APs were supposed to emulate college courses, not the other way around.</p>
<p>Well yeah, I figured if someone knows the information, they might as well take the test to prove they know it. In this case however, then it would mean they didn't take the class simply for preparation of the AP exam, but just as evidence that they have mastery in that subject area.</p>
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huge Princeton legacy
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<p>you're huge?</p>
<p>i have a huge CORNELL LEGACY from my dad's side of the family who are my cousins... too bad i can't use them as my legacy.. all 4 of them went there except the other went to West Point..</p>