Rate my course rigor and ECs?

Applying to College
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<p>9th Grade:
Honors English 9
Honors World Studies
Algebra 1-2
Science Links
Spanish 1-2
Volleyball*</p>

<p>9th Grade Summer:
Geometry 1-2
Biology 1-2</p>

<p>10th Grade:
Honors English 10
AP European History
Algebra 3-4/Trigonometry 1-2
Chemistry 1-2
Spanish 3-4
Human Anatomy Physiology</p>

<p>10th Grade Summer:
Pre-Calculus 1-2
Physics 1-2</p>

<p>11th Grade:
AP English Language & Composition
AP US History
AP Calculus AB
AP Physics
AP Biology
Ceramics 1-2*</p>

<p>12th Grade:
AP English Literature & Composition
AP US Politics & Government
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
AP Chemistry
Aerobic Walking/Conditioning*</p>

<p>*My school requires 1 fine arts credit and 1.5 PE credits to graduate, or I wouldn't be taking those classes.</p>

<p>AP Calculus AB is a pre-req to BC at my school too.</p>

<p>I'll have taken 11 of 18 AP classes offered at my school by the time I graduate. The ones I won't have taken are: Psychology, Studio Art, Micro/Macro Econ., Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. I might self-study Psychology.</p>

<p>I'm currently a freshman and a few friends and I started the Red Cross Club at our school. I plan to participate in Multicultural Club, Red Cross, and Key Club as a sophomore. As a junior and senior I plan to participate in Science Club, Math Club, Red Cross Club, and Key Club. Possibly Multicultural Club. I volunteer at my local food bank whenever I have time.</p>

<p>I'm obviously behind in math and science compared to most people, but summer classes will hopefully help with that. Is my schedule enough for decent colleges? I don't want to end up at a community college...</p>

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<p>"I don’t want to end up at a community college… "</p>

<p>Your attempt at humor or humility gets a failing grade.</p>

<p>“I’ll have taken 11 of 18 AP classes offered” “Is my schedule enough?”</p>

<p>Your analytical skills leave a lot to be desired too. You’re fine. Now leave CC for about 2.5 years.</p>

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<p>No one can deny that your schedule is rigorous. I don’t really see the point of your question, to be honest!</p>

<p>Unfortunately, taking 11 AP classes won’t really matter to “decent colleges” if you did poorly in those classes. They’re not going to say, “Oh, this guy took 10 billion AP classes, but he got Cs and Ds in all of them… we’ll accept him anyway, just because he took those classes!” I’m sure a large percentage of applicants will have a similar schedule. </p>

<p>In the end, your grades and scores matter most.
Sure, if you managed to maintain a perfect/nearly perfect GPA with that course-load, you’ll stand out over someone else with a less rigorous course-load who has the same GPA. I can’t really tell you much about your chances at “decent colleges” without seeing your grades and/or test scores, though.</p>

<p>I’ll leave you with this, I guess.
Your schedule is rigorous.
Your ECs are pretty good, especially since you started a club at your school. They could be better, but they’re not the biggest thing on your application.
If you have a good GPA, your course-load will definitely impress. If you don’t have a good GPA, it can easily be overlooked.</p>

<p>Good luck, though! It’s awesome how you have your whole high school career planned out. Just don’t kill yourself from taking too many difficult classes!</p>

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<p>I wasn’t trying to be funny. I get a lot of pressure from my parents which sometimes does lead me to believe I’ll end up at a community college, unless I take every AP class offered and ace them. And I see people taking every AP offered at their school and self-studying more, which makes a bit uneasy about only taking 11 out of 18.</p>

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<p>My GPA right now is a 4.0 uw. I figure that it will go down a bit when I take more APs, but not lower than 3.8. I’m in the 99th precentile for reading in my grade, which is one of my strong points. I took the PSAT this year and I will recieve the scores in January, but on my practice tests I usually got around 160. Keep in mind that I’m only a freshman, so my scores aren’t going to be all that great.</p>

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<p>If you have a 3.7+ UW GPA, get off CC and go apply to some ivies</p>

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<p>I can almost guarantee you that your schedule will change, and you could possibly drop some APs in the process.</p>

<p>Talk with your GC first.</p>

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<p>No, you are not. You are at the normal grade level in math for college bound students in the US. Perhaps you are behind the standards of some other countries (US standard in math are low when compared internationally), but that does not make you “behind” from a US standpoint.</p>

<p>Very few colleges require calculus in high school (Caltech, Harvey Mudd, engineering at WUStL). However, completing precalculus and trigonometry is necessary to be ready for calculus, which is the expectation if you go into a math-intensive major in college.</p>

<p>Also, if you are so intent in getting ahead in math, why are you planning to take calculus over two years instead of just taking a one year calculus BC course when you reach calculus?</p>

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<p>Also, what state are you a resident of? If California, note that the state universities require a year of visual or performing arts in high school for freshman admission unless you have acceptable substitutes (e.g. college course, AP art score).</p>

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<p>I agree that your reasoning skills are not up to par if you have to ask such a question or really think you will end up in community college if you don’t take the most rigorous course load. Really, ask yourself your question, and look at what you have written down here and answer your own question.</p>

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<p>I am a resident of the state of Washington. Like I stated in my original post, AP Calculus AB is a pre-requiste to AP Calculus BC at my school.</p>