Just wondering if this is a manageable schedule for the 2021-2022 school year (junior)
APUSH
AP English Language and Composition
AP Microeconomics
AP Psychology
AP Computer Science Principles
Precalculus
Physics
I will also be taking 2 SAT subject tests next year in Math 1 and U.S. History. I took 2 AP’s 2 honors this year and it was a lot of work, but was still manageable. I’m thinking about self studying over the summer using the college board vids. Any thoughts or advice?
What are you interested in? That should guide your choices. At my kids’ high school AP USH and AP Lang are pretty heavy hitters. AP Psych is really interesting but not too bad in terms of work load. I can’t comment on Comp Sci Principles and Microeconomics. If you are really interested is US history then take the AP; if it is not a true academic interest I would advise to not take it.
Yes, that is a manageable schedule. I would not take the Math 1 subject test. If you are finishing pre Calc as a Junior, you should take Math 2.
Whether or not a schedule is manageable is completely dependent on the specific student, and no one here knows your study habits, history, etc. Your teachers, guidance counselor, and parents would be the best sources for input.
In general, if you took two rigorous AP courses, then the schedule looks like a reasonable step up in rigor. USH/Lang are challenging time eaters but the others aren’t bad.
If you’re taking Pre-Calc, I strongly recommend taking the Math 2, not Math 1, Subject Test. The material on Math 2 goes through Pre-Calc/Trig, so you will have jump studied it and should be well prepared. Colleges will expect it - Math 1 will look odd.
btw I took APUSH 1 as a sophomore bc my school has two years of APUSH. The other AP course was AP Macroeconomics.
If you’re taking the second half of APUSH then it means your school is making the course more manageable. However make sure you take some sort of world history class (ap or not) in jr or Sir year.
What level have you reached in foreign language? If you haven’t reached 3 or 4 or AP already, take that instead of either AP cs p or AP psych.
planning on taking a gap year for latin (taking latin 3 senior year). World history is a freshman course in my school.
So, will you have taken world history, apush1, and apush2, microeconomics, and one more social science/history? If not, you’ll need something (world, european, specific area, geography…)
Taking a gap year in a sequential subject such as Math or Foreign Language is a bad idea. Save AP psych or AP CS P for senior year and take Latin 3.
The thing is I want to take AP European History and AP U.S. Government and Politics senior year. If I take AP Psychology senior year, then I don’t know if I will be able to keep up with the reading since all of those classes are very note heavy. AP Computer Science Principles is not offered to seniors, so my last chance to take it is junior year.
By the time I finish senior year, I plan to have taken all of the social science Ap’s except AP World History because it is not offered at my school.
Do you still think I should take latin 3 junior year?
So, if I understand correctly, taking Latin 3 junior year would keep you from taking AP CS Principles because it’s not offered senior year?
I agree that AP Euro+AP US Gov+AP Psych would be too many social science classes for one year (although US Gov is a half course, the other half is Comp Gov). But taking a “year off” is going to make Latin 3 extremely difficult senior year since you’ll have forgotten almost everything so, prioritizing AP CS P, I think AP Psych would have to go for now. Then you’d see whether you feel able to take it Senior year.
is it really that important to take 3rd year language at a point where it’s a make or break in a college application?
Yes. It’s considered a core class and not having it will bar you from most selective 4-year colleges. While the most selective expect level 4 they can make an exception if you reach level 3 and have other advanced classes senior year, but not for Level 2.
What schools are you thinking of applying to. Some schools say 2 years of a language are enough. You can call/email admissions and ask what they think of only 2 years if they are recommending 3 or 4 years. Often when they say recommended it means unless there are special circumstances - wanting ap psych isnt’ a special circumstance. Some especially more selective schools are looking for 3 or 4 years. Since language is a core subject just like math, English, science and social studies they can easily use it to weed out potential students when they have a huge excess of qualified applicants. You can decide what is best for you but know that it is a chance you are taking for some schools.
I agree with @momtogirls2– it depends on what kind of colleges you are targeting and if there are special circumstances involved.I only had two years of a language, and I have been accepted at 5/5 colleges so far- but I didn’t apply to Ivies and other extremely competitive schools. I think they also may have been more lenient because of Covid— I was going to take a third year of Spanish, but choosing remote school limited my options. I am also still waiting to hear from my reach schools.
The importance of more years of FL may also depend on your major. I applied for nursing.