Rigor Of Classes Junior Year For UCLA

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<p>So I was wondering the number of AP's needed during junior year to get into UCLA.</p>

<p>I'm currently taking 4 (AP Eng, AP USH, AP Calc, AP Environmental Science) but I'm debating on dropping APES, which would get me down to three for my junior year.</p>

<p>I plan on four AP's senior year, and I'm taking Physics at a Junior College between Junior and Senior year summer...</p>

<p>So...three or four AP's junior year?</p>

<p>APES seems like it is the easier of the AP's, but it might take time away from my other more rigorous courses...</p>

<p>ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED!</p>

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<p>Do you foresee a future in environmental science - aka, do you actually think you'll like the material? If not, I say drop it. A lot of your acceptance is going to depend on GPA, a bit on SATs and then they'll look at your essays. Don't just take this class because of a GPA booster, because it'll be more trouble than it is worth. Personally speaking, I took AP bio, APUSH, Calc AB & the AP eng language exam (which was only the test, I didn't take the class).</p>

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<p>I took APUSH and it was like, why the **** did I put myself through that?</p>

<p>Three APs is fine for junior year. S'what I had.</p>

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<p>i loved my APUSH teacher, along with my AP Bio teacher. I got truly lucky though. My AP bio teacher that year is now at med school in UCSF. Brilliant guy from Cal.</p>

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<p>only after coming to UCLA did I realize that AP classes were worthless...you live, you learn :rolleyes:</p>

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APES seems like it is the easier of the AP's, but it might take time away from my other more rigorous courses...

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<p>APES is the most BS class in any SGV high school as far as I know. 3 APs is fine for UCLA; most people I know from AHS that went to UCLA took 3,4, or 5.</p>

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i loved my APUSH teacher, along with my AP Bio teacher. I got truly lucky though. My AP bio teacher that year is now at med school in UCSF. Brilliant guy from Cal.

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<p>I had a crush on my APUSH teacher :[
And a girl-crush on my AP Bio teacher. She's a UCLA alumna and part of the reason I sent my SIR to LA.</p>

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<p>Ahh, but I'm scared of doing only the MINIMUM amount required.
Two seems like the bare minimum, three seems like average, and four seems above average.</p>

<p>I wanna be above average!</p>

<p>But then again, I suppose it's better to get all A's, right?</p>

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<p>There's no such thing as a minimum or maximum :/ </p>

<p>Do what you think you can handle and try to get the best grades you can. If I were in your shoes, I'd probably use the extra time from NOT taking APES into getting A's in my APs and doing stuff for my ECs. </p>

<p>(And having just a bit of a social life.)</p>

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<p>AHS ftw :D</p>

<p>3 is fine for junior year. Just get your As</p>

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<p>AHS smells!</p>

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But then again, I suppose it's better to get all A's, right?

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<p>Yeah try your best. What is your current GPA?</p>

<p>APES as a course isn't hard . . . but to do well on the AP Test, you need at least ONE of the above:</p>

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<li>good BS ability</li>
<li>high IQ</li>
<li>start reading the entire study/prep books early</li>
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<p>The APES score isn't going to do you any good at UCLA though, besides science credits if the score is high enough.</p>

<p>Score a 4 or 5 on the Eng Lang (or Eng Lit, if you screw up the first time). If you're gonna be in a sci major try for a 5 on Calc AB or a 4 or 5 on Calc BC if you want to skip classes.</p>

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<p>I could care less about my APES exam.</p>

<p>So three is enough...meaning average or all you need.</p>

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<p>AHS = Arcadia/Alhambra/Arroyo? There's like 3 AHS's in SGV</p>

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<p>Arcadia High School</p>

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<p>I had meant Alhambra.</p>

<p>But I have a deep-rooted dislike of Arcadia, too :)</p>

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<p>I'm from Arcadia...didn't care too much for the school though</p>

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AHS = Arcadia/Alhambra/Arroyo? There's like 3 AHS's in SGV

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I had meant Alhambra.

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<p>C'mon, if you read the user location . . .</p>

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I'm from Arcadia...didn't care too much for the school though

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So you were excited about the CV incident huh? :)</p>

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<p><a href="And%20having%20just%20a%20bit%20of%20a%20social%20life.">quote=hibiscuspink</a>

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YOU had a social life?! HAHAHAHHAHAH! OMGGG... please... stop before I snort (yes, snort -- hibipink who snorts a lot) all of my breakfast onto my computer screen. ROFFFFFFFFFFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL! :p</p>

<p>...:rolleyes: :D</p>