Rate the rigor of my schedule?

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<p>I always hear about having a rigorous schedule and all that jazz, but what exactly IS a rigorous schedule?</p>

<p>Here are the classes i've taken in high school (keep in mind i'm planning on doing history or political science):</p>

<p>9th:</p>

<p>Honors Geometry
Pre-AP World Geography
Pre-AP English
Pre-AP Biology
Orchestra
Football
Speech
Health</p>

<p>10th:</p>

<p>AP World History
AP Human Geography
Honors Algebra II
Pre-AP Chemistry
Football
Exploring Technology
Pre-AP English</p>

<p>11th:</p>

<p>AP U.S. History
AP European History
AP English
AP Music Theory
Orchestra
Pre-Calculus
Sociology
Pre-AP Physics</p>

<p>12th:</p>

<p>AP Government
AP Economics
AP Statistics
AP English
French I
French II
Orchestra</p>

<p>I have a reason for not having 3+ language credits - this will be addressed in the counselor rec. So, is this considered a "rigorous schedule" by Vassar/other top LAC standards?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>ask yourself 1 question: Is this the hardest possible schedule? If the answer is yes, than your fine, if it's no, than it's not the most rigourous</p>

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<p>i with celebrian. Hard to say. i dont know whats offered to you at your school. Seems okay to me...but Vasser wont go by how many AP's you have, they'll see how many of the AP's offered to you you've taken.</p>

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<p>If you exhausted all the resources of your school- YES
If not- NO</p>

<p>Though I don't think you could have taken a harder courseload than the one you have
(PS: What's all this Pre-AP stuff...)</p>

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<p>pre-ap is the equivalent of honors classes. i have them at my school as well.</p>

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<p>I think a problem with the entire AP program is that it encourages students to take a smattering of AP classes rather than pursuing one or two subjects that they really like. Personally, if I was an admissions officer, I'd much rather see a student passionately following two, particular subjects than taking fifteen AP classes. Maybe that's just me.</p>

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<p>That's just you. A person taking 15 ap classes and succeeding with flying colors shows an ability to do well in multiple subjects and reveals teh student's great work ethic, logical problem solving technique, and creativity. A person taking 2 AP classes( say, two histories) shows a deficiency in the other subjects. Deficiencies DO exist at the HS level; in college it's impossible however to major in 30 different things. In HS, you can take the hardest curriculum possible.</p>