Questions About Course Picking

[thumper1]

IIRC you are an international student studying in China. Is that correct? You want to take courses that will be challenging and recognizable by U.S. colleges if you plan to apply here.

And you need to be able to afford to attend.

@MYOS1634 gave you a list of schools to consider…but they need to be affordable for your family.

Also, you might want to read the responses on your other thread as they relate to this same question.

Dilemma and Thoughts

I currently a student at a mediocre international school in China despite the fact that it is a pretty serious one that has sent students to Columbia Uni and Princeton. Because of many circumstances, the school is focusing on IB and there are only approximately 14 courses offered for AP and limitations stating that each year of secondary corresponds AP’s you can take (Sophomore 2, Junior 3, Senior 4) because the school wants you to have upwards growth. Currently I’m taking AP comp A and Psych in sophomore year. (I’ve also self learned AP for micro and macro not knowing what to do) I’m constantly pressured by lots of people about finance and lib arts failing in their work. So far, I would like to go for data science with exactly no AP guide to the major. Which Ap’s should I take further on? Is AP IB mix necessary if I could get more classes? Is self studying AP really necessary? I feel like much of my courses also doesn’t match the major. I would really appreciate some help on my …