<p>hi i was contemplating maybe changing my schedule because it isn't rigorous enough.
i was wondering if my schedule is fine as it is or should i add a class
btw im applying only to uc's (ucla/ucb/ucsd..etc)</p>
<p>senior schedule:
TA for ap calc 2
ap computer science ab
ap gov/ap econ(both semester classes)
ap environmental science
ap literature</p>
<p>and for reference my sophomore and jr schedules look at like</p>
<p>soph:
ap calc 1
eng 2 honors
ap euro
p.e
chemistry honors
spanish 2 honors</p>
<p>jr:
ap us history
ap calc 2
ap biology
photoshop
spanish 3
english 3 honors</p>
<p>An AP class is an AP class. You’ve got a total of 10 AP tests (provided you took Calc AB and BC). The only thing that’s not rigorous about your schedule is that you’re going to be a TA. But who cares, as you’ve already finished the AP Calc selection, and you’re still taking computer science, which is math-related. At this point, so long as your counselors are going to mark the “most rigorous” box, you’re fine.</p>
<p>Not at all true. Your counselor will have to check a box rating how rigorous your schedule was compared to your classmates. I doubt he’ll check most rigorous. The top schools will want to see you follow through with AP Spanish and I’m hoping you’ve already taken physics.</p>
<p>It really depends on what your school offers.</p>
<p>Doesn’t matter who the teacher is, not taking physics is a big hole at top schools. So is not following through with AP language. With the budget crisis and probable enrollment cuts at the UCs, I’d give senior year your best effort.</p>
<p>An AP class is an AP class. UCs don’t care about which AP classes you take as long as you take them. They don’t weigh one over the other. If you’re only planning to take 5 classes out of the possible 6 I’m assuming you can take, being a TA probably isn’t the best idea. You might want to take another AP instead. UCs will also be comparing you to past admitted students from your school so your classes shouldn’t be that much easier than past students.</p>
<p>your schedule is rigorous enough. Those are basically all AP classes. Depending on what your schedule offers are there other APs that you could take?</p>
<p>Well when I look at this I see four academic classes. Being a TA hardly constitutes as a class, nonetheless an academic class. I would say at least add one more, or switch TA to something else. </p>
<p>@Hmom. I am assuming you mean taking AP physics. I go to a school with IB, as opposed to AP, and I’ll be doing Bio for two years (IB Bio SL, and IB Bio HL) not ever having learned physics. So ya But if you meet a school’s requirements of X years math, science, language, english, etc, I don’t see a problem.</p>
<p>Unless I can’t count, I only see 5 classes. Only taking 5 classes isn’t good if 6 is the norm. </p>
<p>I don’t know how your school works, but a TA class is seen as an easy slack class at my school. As a TA, there’s no actually learning, just menial labor. Switch it for AP Stats?</p>
<p>At my school, AP lit, AP gov, and AP CS are seen as ‘easy classes’. I haven’t taken the AP CS test, but I know lit and gov are easy tests (and admissions knows it). You should add AP physics, like others are suggesting. From my experience, you’ll find it either really hard or really easy. Also, following up with spanish is good. Even if its not required, it’ll give you brownie points. I killed myself taking french senior year, but it all paid off in the end.</p>
But if you meet a school’s requirements of X years math, science, language, english, etc, I don’t see a problem.</p>