<p>@saugus
Sorry, I wasn’t ignoring you; I just signed on. It’s basically AP calculus only i don’t take it the full 1.5 credits, only 1 because I couldn’t fit it in my schedule. So I just kind of leave the class early which sucks but it’s the best I could do :p</p>
<p>There’s no like “regular” calculus if that’s what made it sound odd. It just reflects the number or credits.</p>
<p>To previous posts: My school offers a course called Calculus 1; but this cant be taken if you want to take AB and BC; we also have Calculus 3</p>
<p>another note: im a sophomore and this is my schedule, what do u guys think:</p>
<p>We have block scheduling at my school, so four classes half the year than four completely NEW classes the next year</p>
<p>Also, the only honors class is our school is english honors
The rest is ranked as S(normal), R(accelerated), and AP
Honors and R get the same rank points even though english honors is harder than english r track, which irks me</p>
<p>Another note: at our school, US history is divided into two years, sophomore and junior</p>
<p>semester 1(projected):
Algebra 2 R
English 2 Honors
Chemistry R
Chinese 2 R</p>
<p>semester 2(projected):
Pre-Calculus R
Physics R
AP U.S. History 1
Gym/Health</p>
<p>well thts how i hope it works out</p>
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<p>AP Calculus is a college level course. Calculus is a high school course.</p>
<p>^
Does your school offer any more AP classes for juniors?</p>
<p>How do you manage all this?</p>
<p>Contrary to belief, it is possible to go to a top 20 school with only regular calculus.</p>
<p>Take what intrigues you. Don’t devote a significant amount of time towards classes that you don’t find preferable for the sake of college preferences. To be honest, you’ll have a better chance of being admitted if you do something distinctive and unique as opposed to packing your schedule with AP’s that you don’t find preferable.</p>
<p>^ I second all of that.</p>
<p>But it certainly doesn’t help when your school offers a huge selection of AP classes because you obviously feel compelled to load up your schedule with a certain amount APs to prove to adcoms that you at least challenged yourself by taking advantage of what your school had to offer. That’s kinda where I’m struggling at…</p>
<p>I really don’t want to kill myself next year by taking a heavy load but I don’t want to make it seem like I took the easy way out</p>
<p>my schedule</p>
<p>AP Biology
Honors Pre-Calc
AP US History
Honors English 3
AP Computer Science
AP Statistics</p>
<p>also for Jr. Year</p>
<p>stats and compsci are going to be really easy
AP Bio should be easy since the teacher is absolutely amazing and i have a good memory and problem solving skills
Pre-Calc is a going to be horror since the teacher makes it hard to boast the hardest class in school (yeah, its even harder than our Calc BC)
AP US - also going to be crazy
Honors English - easy</p>
<p>yeah</p>
<p>^^I think the general guideline to follow is realism. Be realistic with yourself and acknowledge the amount of classes that you can manage. Taking more than you can handle will solely serve as a negative aspect. It helps to utilize excess time towards something personal and unique to yourself.</p>
<p>I feel a sudden strike of apathy. I feel like it’s Jr. High again.</p>
<p>How do I slay my apathy? How do you guys study?</p>
<p>Drop enviro and take precalc over the summer so you’re in calc with challenging but fewer classes</p>
<p>I feel like 3 AP’s isn’t enough since so many of the people on here take like 5 or 6… lol.</p>
<p>AP Environmental Science
AP US History
AP Art History</p>
<p>Possible Options: AP Comparative Gov/Politics instead of APAH, I could take that senior year or vice versa, AP Bio + Honors Bio Lab (Probably would stop taking french if I took this)</p>
<p>I’d take AP Lit, but it’s not a class until 12th in my school so I’ve got:
AP Environmental
APUSH
AP Art History
Honors Pre-Cal
Honors English III
1 more class
Study Hall</p>
<p>Also, I’ve already taken regular bio freshman year, So AP Bio wouldn’t really count for anything but AP credit, but since I’m not going into a science field of any kind most likely, I don’t see the point of taking it next year. If I don’t take an AP my 1 more class with either be Honors French IV or Honors Comparative Religions.</p>
<p>I posted this before, but I’m still so unsure as to what I should take.</p>
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<p>Well, yeah. AP Psych, AP Calc (required during junior year), AP USH, AP Chem, AP Physics (no one takes it), AP Lit, AP Euro.</p>
<p>It’s worth mentioning I go to a very competitive high school with a class size of 21 students.</p>
<p>One more thing: Saugus, DO NOT take AP Calc as a junior. </p>
<p>First off, it is NOT needed. This only helps if your school offers Multivariable Calculus, and even if it does you do NOT get college credit for it. So please, follow my advice and take Pre Calc. I’ve seen your posts and mathematics is not your strong point. As other posters have said, do what you like, not what you think will impress Harvard. In fact, the former will be much more beneficial to you than the latter.</p>
<p>^
Yeah, I had the same train of thought regarding Calculus.</p>
<p>The kids who take Calculus as juniors either don’t take math as seniors, which leaves them at a disadvantage when they go to college, or they take AP Statistics and get a B or even a C. (Remember, these are the TOP math students… Imagine what would happen to me if I tried this.)</p>
<p>The AP Statistics teacher is a freaking Nazi. He “taught” the math class that I failed and am now retaking. Because of him, I will NOT take AP Statistics. (It really sounds like the type of math I would be good at, though…)</p>
<p>AP Calculus BC is the highest level of math at our school. There’s no benefit to taking it as a junior as some have suggested.</p>
<p>^At our school, there is the benefit of taking Multivar Calculus. We don’t get college credit it just gives us a slight boost at the first semester of a college calculus course (in terms of knowledge and comfortability with the subject)</p>