Schedule Season

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>So, schedule season's coming around and I was wondering how the following move will look to admissions committees: Dropping my Chinese class due to teacher issues. </p>

<p>My Schedule This Year (10th)
Physics Honors
Chinese 2 Honors
Algebra II Honors
English 2 Honors
Chemistry Honors
Pre-Calculus Honors
AP US History 1
Driver's Ed/P.E.</p>

<p>Next year:
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics
AP Chemistry
English 3 Honors
P.E./ Health
AP US History 2
AP Statistics (or what else should I take, do you reccommend?)</p>

<p>Other info:
I'm first in my class of ~400 students, straight A+s so far. Yet to take any Collegeboard tests(except PSAT); awaiting PSAT score in december. SAT Practice tests averaging 2170-2250, just to give a rough understanding of my ability.</p>

<p>I'll be applying to Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Brown PLMS, some Medical Programs associated with NJMS/UMDNJ, Rutgers University, and TCNJ.</p>

<p>Thanks for all the help, really appreciate it!</p>

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<p>Why are you taking AB and BC at the same time?</p>

<p>One teaches the concepts of the other.</p>

<p>And what Physics is it? B or C?</p>

<p>And is this for your junior year?</p>

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<p>^ OK, I’m no math expert (in fact I despise the calculus), but I will say that taking both AB and BC is not really a waste. Kids at my school have had best results taking AB and BC because they have the continued math straight through the year. The main calc teacher at my school recommends taking both for best results on the AP test.</p>

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<p>I recommend continuing in Chinese instead of one of your AP classes. Perhaps switch Stats for Chinese Honors 3.</p>

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<p>I think it’s a waste. BC covers everything you need to learn in AB, hence why you get an AB subscore.</p>

<p>Besides, Calc BC was crazy easy for me. I think I might have aced the AP test, I kind of want to get my actual score on it.</p>

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<p>@MITHopeful and BigKev: We’re not allowed to skip AB, so I’m taking AB first semester and BC second semester. AP Physics is B, I think. And yes, the prospective schedule would be for my junior year. </p>

<p>@puggly123: The thing is, My Chinese teacher can’t teach properly, and she gives us a test every friday. So I basically have to teach myself Chinese, and it’s killing my sleep. I generally study 0-30minutes for a science, 0 min for math, 0 for english, and 2-3 for history. Our school is based on semester scheduling, so it’s easier to handle classes, in my opinion. But Chinese is just too much. I don’t think I will be able to maintain my Chinese grade with all of the other AP classes, especially AP History.</p>

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<p>Why are you taking APUSH both years?</p>

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<p>^NJ Law requires public schools to have 2 years of US History, so the schools typically divide APUSH into 2 years. </p>

<p>Also, what if I took Chinese 3 senior year, would that be acceptable?</p>

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<p>@ above posters: Judging from the OP’s schedule, it’s obvious that the school uses block scheduling. </p>

<p>Take AP Chinese by Senior year. The world won’t end if you don’t get an A+ or if you don’t become valedictorian. In my opinion, as long as you can get at least A-, take AP Chinese.</p>

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<p>^We don’t have AP Chinese in our school, it only goes up to Chinese 3 as of now…at the max, it’ll go to 4.</p>

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<p>bumpp</p>

<p>10char</p>