<p>I need help!
Here's what I planned my course load to be for Junior year:</p>
<p>AP Envisci
AP Art History
AP French 4
AP English 3
AP Physics B
AP Comp Gov
AP Human Geo
Engineering Design and Development
Pre-Calc Honors</p>
<p>I'm thinking of dropping Envisci, Comparative Government, and Human Geo. (I want to go into Architecture and I really don't think those classes matter + I heard Envisci is a joke.)</p>
<p>I'm thinking of replacing them with AP studio art: Drawing, Psychology</p>
<p>I'm not sure if I should change ENVISCI though, because on the collegeboard website, It says that it's important for architects..
Also, Is AP studio art a class? I'm still not really clear how it all works..</p>
<p>If you're changing your schedule post down below why! :)</p>
<p>AP Environmental Science being the “joke” of the AP Science realm is a fallacy, according to homeboy Trevor from the Collegeboard - because despite its perceived easiness, tons of kids get 1’s. I don’t think Environmental is a joke, I think that it is just conceptually easier to grasp than the other AP sciences, mostly because environmental science is on a very large scale and is also not as detailed since its relatively new compared to centuries/milleniae old Physics, Chem, and Bio. I feel like AP Human Geo is more of a “joke” than APES, just because a lot of Freshman take it, as opposed to upperclassmen oriented Environmental. </p>
<p>AP Studio art is a class at my school - you are given a period a day to work on the projects that you will submit to your portfolio for grading. I do not know if this is standard at all schools.</p>
<p>Ooh…I’m thinking of keeping Envisci. thanks for your input!
I’m not sure if AP studio art is a class at our school…i think it is (because it’s in the course handbook) but no one takes it LOL.</p>
<p>Human geo can be very interesting. Easy exam though. I took it as a freshman and got a 5. But I learned a lot and found it very stimulating, although it doesn’t relate to what I want to do (biomedical research)</p>
<p>Really? That’s interesting…
I really want to take Human GEO because I feel like in architecture, it’s important to understand other people’s lifestyles and cultures.
No one takes Human geo freshman year in our school though haha! Only juniors</p>
<p>I’ll be changing my schedule. </p>
<p>I signed up for AP Statistics, AP Physics B, AP Literature, AP Government, Constitutional Law, Spanish IV, Biotech Engineering, Accounting & TA. </p>
<p>But my counselors didn’t put me in AP Government, and I will definitely change that. AP Government trumps accounting, for sure (they are offered at the same time). They also left a blank period which isn’t allowed at my school, so I have to add something there. I’m hoping they let me do a second TA period so I can work on my self-study classes (Calc BC for sure, plus one of Comp Gov, Econ, Physics C Mechanics). If not, I’ll take College Algebra since I know I won’t have to work much in that class, as I’ll be dropping down several levels in math. </p>
<p>As for you - I’d keep APES. It’ll probably be useful for your major. With environmental protection laws becoming more popular you’re going to need to learn Environmental Science to be an architect.
AP Studio Art is indeed a class. My school they generally just have work time for their portfolios but they also have a few days a month to learn new skills, go on field trips, or work on art projects for the school (eg painting murals in the hallway).</p>
<p>Blank periods aren’t allowed in your school? That’s insane!
I’m leaning towards keeping Envisci or self studying for it (Leaning towards self studying)</p>
<p>I just wanted to say that I don’t think you should plan your classes strictly around what you think you’ll need as an architect. Take some classes that interest you now even if they won’t be directly relevant in the future.</p>
<p>Nope. Free periods aren’t allowed. You can be a part-time student as a second semester senior, but you are ONLY allowed to take classes required for graduation (in my case, AP Lit & AP Stats are the only two), no electives are allowed. Generally, only students not planning on going to college take advantage of it - it doesn’t exactly look good to colleges to drop down to 2-4 classes second semester! </p>
<p>My school does have a seminar (study hall) at the end of the day which kind of makes up for the lack of free periods. Seniors are allowed to TA as well, and I will TA for my favorite teacher. Last year his TA made copies for him like twice the entire year, so it’ll essentially be a free period. Junior year was killer without a TA period, though.</p>