O GOF WILL THEY THINK IM A SLACKA (Junior Year AP Environmental Ciencia)

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<p>SO I'M GONNA be a junior this upcoming school year. Everyone's saying Precalc ES (ES=Honors) is the "death class" of our school... I'm not bad at math, but I know I'll probably get very very stressed out, and I need to do well in this class</p>

<p>At this point I have two options: I take regular Precalc, or instead I take AP Chem Senior year and APEnv. Science Junior year (easier course load). I'm being told I don't have any chance of becoming a doctor if I don't take AP Calc BC, which they ONLY let you take if you took Precalc ES. I do TONS of ECs: MUN, SciOly, Envirothon, Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, school orchestra, School Newspaper editor, voice lessons, will take up ballroom dancing and gonna try out school plays/musicals, and this is time consuming -_-.</p>

<p>The reason I'm trying to figure out what to do is because my GPA is ****e --> 3.75
If I get all As junior year, I would be at a reasonable GPA, and I need to make sure I take classes I can handle (thus compromising courseload)</p>

<p>Frosh Year: Geometry, Chemistry, Bio ES (equivalent of honors), Spanish 2ES, English 9, and SS 9
Sophomore Year: AP Bio, AP Physics, Alg II ES, AP World History, English 10</p>

<p>If i take APES junior year, will Ivies think I've been slacking my junior year because I'm lazy? Does it matter what order I take APES or AP Chem as long as I take both by the time I graduate?</p>

<p>Thank you for taking the time to read this!</p>

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<p>You need to quit listening to these people. Pre-calc isn’t that hard and AP Calculus BC isn’t mandatory, though I’d recommend it.</p>

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<p>No. They’ll see your senior-year schedule.</p>

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<p>I don’t think AP Environmental is a detriment to your transcript - our Valedictorian took APES her Junior year, without doubling up in any other science, and she plans on becoming a STEM-type major. Granted, she also took Calc BC at the time and is duel enrolled in two sciences next year, but still.</p>

<p>Don’t throw shade at Enviro.</p>