Rate my senior schedule?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I'm an IB Diploma candidate.</p>

<p>As a junior, I am taking the following, plus Theory of Knowledge (philosophy class req. for Diploma):
IB Physics 1
AP Calculus BC
Science Research Seminar
IB Chemistry 2 (equivalent to AP Chem)
IB LA 11
IB World History</p>

<p>All are weighted courses, and I will be taking the Math SL and Chem SL tests this year for the IB Diploma.</p>

<p>My planned senior courseload, as of now, plus ToK:
IB Biology 2 HL (will take both AP/IB tests)
IB LA 12 HL (will take both AP/IB tests)
IB History of the Americas HL (IB test)
IB Biochemistry Wt. (2nd semester) HL
IB Spanish 5 SL (IB test)</p>

<p>Even though I took BC this year, and got an A first semester (we just started 2nd semester last month), I feel that I should still take another math class. </p>

<p>Would you recommend AP Stats, IB Math HL (even though I don't need another HL test for the Diploma), or even Calc 2/3? What will be most manageable, beneficial for me? I don't want to overwhelm myself and get mediocre grades, nor do I want to work my butt off and be a grade-paranoid-homework-addict like I was last semester, haha. I would love to hear your suggestions, particularly regarding math. Our school has 8 periods, so I'm willing to take up to 7 courses.</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>*** is IB biochemistry and why don’t we have it at my school. T_T </p>

<p>If you’re not <em>really</em> good at math or not interested in a field that requires math to a high level, don’t bother with HL math, take AP stats - it’s much more manageable - and no IA’s…! Feburary will be hell as it is, don’t need a math IA on top of your WL hist, and spanish IAs.</p>

<p>-but if you’re going into engineering, physics, etc. definitely take Math HL, otherwise I’d say it’d look bad.</p>

<p>I’m obviously assuming you’re 3sl/3hl. On that regard I’d say you’re fine.</p>

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<p>I am 3 SL, 3 HL, and as a junior, I’ve been taking Math SL independent study in order to take Calc 2/3 next year - that was my original plan. I’m just not sure if I really want to do a ton of work senior year since that’ll be a tough class from what I’ve heard, and if my courseload as it is will be deemed “challenging” enough for top colleges without Calc 2/3 or Math HL.</p>

<p>Would it be a liability if I took AP Stats, or instead took no math at all and took IB Econ instead? (Just for fun, since I’m interested in the class, not needing the SL component of it.)</p>