Schedule help needed!

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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I’m having trouble picking between taking sociology or taking a study hall. This year was my first year with a study hall and it was actually pretty helpful but I think I might be getting dependent on it.

Note: I plan on applying to top schools(such as ivies) as well as distinguished but not Ivy universities and majoring in areas of stem(engineering(chem/electrical/biomed)/health (minor in business/comp. sci.)

This year I took:(junior year)
-0 period: research & design(college level research class(i.e science fairs, papers,etc.)
-Biomedical Science(pltw)
-ap calc ab(highest math offered)
-spanish 4 honors
-ap Lang
-ap world
-dance 2(instead of gym)
-physics honors (no ap science other than ap bio offered at my school)
-study hall

My courses for senior year will be:
-ap lit
-ap spanish
-human body systems (2nd part of pltw)
-ap bio
-Cisco networking academy: it essentials
-photography(I need a fine art to graduate and I’ve been putting it off since freshmen year)
-dance 2(there is no dance 3 or beyond)
-study hall or sociology**
(Note might take 0 period Research again and will be taking one semester college Calc 3 class(taking Calc 2 over the summer most likely ) but the 0 period and the night class wouldn’t conflict with my school schedule)

Didn’t put all my courses in high school because I’m not trying to get chanced I’m just seeking a couple of opinions.

Thanks in advance!

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I’d say unless AP Bio and AP Lit are insanely tough at your school, or your night class will take up all of your homework time, don’t take a study hall. Especially if the Sociology class really interests you. Good luck!

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AP Lang in the beginning was the struggle but I think AP Lit might be smoother of a transition but still intense(my teacher is extremely accomplished and its a concurrent college class so it’s really tough), my research teacher teaches AP Bio but I know it’s tough as well that’s what makes the decision so hard. I’m leaning towards sociology though. Thanks for the help! @Shelby248‌ and best of luck to you as well.

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Anyone else with helpful advice?

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Do you know an estimate of how much work is required for Sociology? If it isn’t too much, I would take that because it sounds interesting. But since you’re taking AP Lit and AP Bio, a study hall might be good if sociology is a lot of work.

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A study hall could be helpful if there is a boatload of homework for your AP classes, but if there isn’t then I say go for Sociology.