Scheduling Conflict

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Argh, after getting 6 AP classes I have to throw away one of them... and to make things worse, my counselor for the past 3 years left so now I'm stuck with a new counselor.</p>

<p>Because of a scheduling conflict at my school (none of the teachers who teach the classes I selected have a 7th period the upcoming year), I am forced to choose between AP Statistics and AP Environmental Science. My other classes are:</p>

<p>French 3
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics B
AP Microeconomics / Honors Government
AP English Literature</p>

<p>So I will end up with only 5 APs... ='(</p>

<p>I am totally undecided as to which one I should pick, so I need advice! Here's my thoughts so far:</p>

<p>AP Environmental Science:
I have never taken Biology (instead, Life Science, which is not lab and not college prep) at high school, ever: this is the only reason I'm still considering APES. I have, however, taken the AP Biology Exam and received a 5. During my interview with a Carnegie Mellon admission officer, she said that although having a 5 on AP Biology shows that I have knowledge of Biology, "one doesn't substitute for the other." For this reason, I'm hoping that APES could be a Bio class "substitute" even though I know it can never be a complete substitute.</p>

<p>AP Statistics:
I enjoy math much more than Biology and I aspire to me an astrophysicist, a field that won't even touch on Biology. If out of pure interest, I would choose Stats over APES; however, I'm afraid that never taking a Bio or Bio-related class at school (btw, is APES considered a lab science?) would be detrimental in terms of admissions. Is taking APES over Stats worth it? Would it complete the trio of lab science that colleges recommend? Or will APES be irrelevant in terms of satisfying the Biology recommendation?</p>

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<p>Rising senior? Junior? TBH the difference between 5/6 APs is minimal in deciding how rigorous your coarse load is. Does it matter for national AP scholar?</p>

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<p>Think you have it bad? I registered for 5 APs and am only enrolled in 2 due to schedule conflicts.</p>

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<p>^This kid is gay and Asian, his world is ending PJ. OHNOEZ ONLY 5 AP’Z?</p>

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<p>He’d better prepare for community college.</p>

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<p>@RAlec114: Rising Senior, and I’m more worried about which class to take than [ihow many* classes I take. I am also already a National AP Scholar, from taking tons of AP tests (not classes) Junior year. But this is completely irrelevant.</p>

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<p>Hopefully you already have taken the AP Biology and AP Chemistry exam. If not, self-study that this year. And take Statistics instead of ES, which is really easy to self-study and isn’t worth spending a whole year in a class. I’m self-studying it next year myself. <em>Unless</em> of course, you want a study hall period to catch up on work then that is perfectly fine.</p>

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<p>There is no such thing as Study Hall at my school.</p>

<p>Again, I’m concerned about which AP class to take. Yes I have taken the AP Biology and Chemistry tests, both 5, but I did not take Biology class at school. My question, as terse as it can be, is: Will taking APES make up for my lack of Biology classroom experience or will taking AP Statistics be more meaningful?</p>

<p>Silverturtle, if you see this post, please reply!</p>

<p>EDIT: Anyone know where else (either on this forum or another forum) I can ask this? I seriously need advice ASAP</p>

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<p>I meant study hall as an easy class (APES) where you could do homework from other classes.
In that case yes, you should take APES.</p>

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<p>What are the overlapping topics in APES and Bio?</p>

<p>Also, can I be assured that there’s no difference, in the eyes of an admission counselor, between 5 and 6 AP classes?</p>

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<p>Ecology (which is basically all of APES and 10% of APB).
asgajatj</p>

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<p>k</p>

<p>Anyone else, advice?</p>

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<p>Kid, you’re an idiot, not many people take 5 AP’s let alone 6, this is stupid. It doesn’t matter AT ALL!</p>

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<p>^5 APs throughout all 4 years? Most students at my school take 9 throughout all 4 years of HS…</p>

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<p>^I’m only taking 5 throughout high school, and I’m getting accepted to Princeton and Harvard.</p>

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<p>^</p>

<p>How exactly do you know that you will be accepted?</p>

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<p>Grisam, either or.</p>

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<p>Stats > APES</p>

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<p>@PioneerJones: Your case is irrelevant to mine. I have abysmal freshman and sophomore records and horrendous ECs. My school also offers 19 APs. To take only 6 is pretty unimpressive, which is why I need to take as many as I can get.</p>

<p>I have differing opinions now. I need to choose either APES or Stats. Need more advice. </p>

<p>Should I ask my counselor to explain the scheduling problem?</p>

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<p>^My school offers 16, and I’m taking 7 in two years, some kids are taking none, others are taking 3… how abysmal were your records? My GPA is like 3.4 and you don’t see me crying, I honestly wanna know. I’m also starting my EC’s this year, and will only have about 40 service hours after this summer ends.</p>