I took AP Human Geography freshman year, which was the only AP offered, and got a 5. I’m taking AP European History this year which was also the only option (unless you took AP World instead). All my other classes were honors or gifted so it was the most difficult schedule possible. Is my junior year schedule rigorous enough?
Junior Year:
AP Calculus BC
AP Biology
AP English Literature
APUSH
AP Latin
AP Psychology or APES
Media Arts I (required art elective)
Alright, I’ve said this comment (or something similar) so many times, but I’ll say it once more. Rigor of a schedule varies for school to school. In my school, this schedule would be ridiculously hard (nevermind the fact that juniors can’t take AP English Lit, AP Latin, or AP Psychology/APES). My school teaches AP courses at, at least according to alumni, college level. AP English Lit has a long second semester independant English research paper, and, well, tou probably get the idea.
Chance are that your school’s AP courses are taught very differently from mine. I, and probably not anyone else on CollegeConfidential, can give you a good, accurate estimation of you schedule’s rigor/if it’s rigorous enough.
Rigor of a schedule also depends on external factors, such as clubs and sports; how much time do you spend on them? The more time your extracurriculars take, the less time you have to do homework and study.
To get and answer to your question, if your schedule is rigorous enough, ask yourself: does your schedule contain the most difficult/AP/honors classes as you want, as you can take, OR as you can handle? If you said yes, that you’re schedule is fine; it’s rigorous enough. However, if you answered ‘no’ to the above, you may want to take some more time to think about your schedule.
If you worry about homework loads or rigor at your school, try asking people who have taken the courses you plan to take. If you can, try to ask the teacher who teaches the course.
Summary: We can’t give you an accurate answer. Are you happy with your schedule? If not, why? (It’s best if you read the whole thing).
@Faultystart Thank you for your honest answer. It is true that you can’t give me an accurate reflection based on the infromation I provided. I simply wanted some confirmation that I wasn’t taking too easy of a schedule.
However, several of my APs are considered very difficult, specifically AP Calculus BC and AP Biology. AP English Literature is a class in which no one had gotten an A in 7 years, but nearly everyone gets a 5 on the AP exam.
APUSH, on the other hand, is an incredibly easy class and so is APES/AP Psych, to a lesser extent.
Anyway, thank you for telling me to take a good, long look at my own schedule through my personal perspective rather than arbitrarily comparing it to others who may have different external circumstances. THANKS!
Your schedule looks fine to me. However, it will require a bit of work. 6 APs is a lot of work, especially for a junior. Just make sure to not overwhelm yourself.
Personally, I think it will be overwhelming, as the first 4, depending on the school, will have a lot of homework. But you know yourself the best.