<p>I am going to be a junior this year and I want opinions on my schedule. I am going to partake in:</p>
<p>AP Chem
AP Calc AB
APUSH
AP Lang
Yearbook 11
Spanish 4
Honors Physics</p>
<p>Does this seem like an unbearable schedule and how can I self study an AP course?</p>
<p>That is a pretty lax schedule.
I will be a sophomore taking AP Chem/AP Physics B and C/AP Calculus AB and BC/AP World History/Honors English/French.</p>
<p>Buy a prep book. Read it. Read it again. Read it some more.</p>
<p>Also, I saw this on course-notes.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.course-notes.org/blog/Ostonzi/Self_Studying_101_Whats_the_big_deal_The_Comprehensive_Guide_v10[/url]”>http://www.course-notes.org/blog/Ostonzi/Self_Studying_101_Whats_the_big_deal_The_Comprehensive_Guide_v10</a></p>
<p>It seems like lots of the info came off CC.</p>
<p>Wow ok genius…will a schedule like that sophomore year you are a front runner for valedictorian…</p>
<p>Wow…this seems very challenging. If you can do it, that’s great! Well, if you think you can do it, then you can. Also, if you feel it might be too much. You can do some prep in certain subjects you feel might be overbearing. Also, for a self-study, you just get prep books/text books and look up what you should know, then study it. And then, you ask your guidance counselor to sign you up for the test anytime from January to March. Then you’re all set! Make sure to ask about self-studying before you actually start, because it might turn out, your counselor might not let you.</p>
<p>Yea I suggest reviewing some calc/chem/physics.
Get a basic understanding.</p>
<p>It is not close to unbearable though.</p>
<p>Read that article.</p>
<p>Unfortunately it doesn’t have the section on talking to your counselor?</p>
<p>scaredapplicant with all the classes your sophomore year where do you plan on applying to college in the future and could you keep my posted on how your year is…like grades and socially</p>
<p>I’m almost doing the same thing as you, except for the Calc and for the language (my school wouldn’t let me continue latin, so I’m taking it over the summer).</p>
<p>Edit: I’m also a rising sophmore</p>
<p>Are you taking multi?
I would be taking multivariable/linear algebra, but I moved and my math stuff got messed up. :(</p>
<p>Very nice tmanneopen.
2012!</p>
<p>It depends on the difficulty of those courses at your school, your preparation, and your motivation. It’s certainly doable, from an objective standpoint, as long as you remain focused on whatever goals you’ve set for yourself gradewise. In addition, it sets you up nicely for a good senior year, coursewise, since you’d be prepared to take, assuming they are offered at your school, AP BC Calc, AP Physics B or AP Physics C, AP Spanish, as well as other high level courses. Do bear in mind that taking a large number of AP exams at once can become stressful if you’re also dealing with a large amount of schoolwork at the time. If you feel you can handle the workload, I say go for it. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Damn, lol. I meant rising junior. I’m still relatively new to the term rising ___. And no, I’m taking Pre-calc =P. Our accelerated math sequence ends up with AP Calc AB in our school</p>
<p>Looks like a good schedule.</p>
<p>Do you have a free period?
Like you have seven classes… my school only offers seven…</p>
<p>at my school we used to have a study period…but now we have to report to a certain class and teacher…so they basically get 30 extra minutes of teaching</p>
<p>Jspencer - Looks good to me.</p>
<p>If you’re pretty good with Physics, though, I’d suggest to bump it up to Physics C.</p>
<p>I would but my teachers want let us bump up unless we are certified geniuses (spelling not my best sorry)</p>
<p>It’s pretty good if you can handle it.</p>
<p>Your schedule is fine. It’s tough, but you can do it.</p>
<p>Damn… All these comments make me feel like I over-scheduled myself. I’m a rising Jr. too.
But your schedule looks good, hopefully your AP USH teacher doesn’t go too slow and start cramming like my school’s did heh.</p>
<p>Re: Honors Physics vs. Physics C</p>
<p>Some schools definitely want a year of physics before Physics C, so they can focus on the topics not covered without calculus (and there aren’t exactly a dearth of them). On the other hand, some schools let you jump right into physics C and cover them all in 1 year. If your school is of the latter variety, that’s an option if you feel the workload would not be an issue. Otherwise, you’ll likely be happier in honors physics since AB calc might not keep up with the calculus needed by the physics.</p>
<p>Physics C does not require THAT much calculus.</p>