<p>I am going to be a senior, and my school is having problems scheduling me for all the classes that I have selected. I asked to be enrolled in: AP Calc, AP Physics B, AP Econ, AP Spanish, AP Computer Science, and Honors English. They cannot fit all those classes in my schedule so they have asked that I choose different classes.</p>
<p>One option I have is to take Regular English instead of Honors English. If I were to do this, I would be able to fit all my other AP classes. However, I am worried that taking Regular English will impact me negatively in college admissions because I am planning on applying to Ivy/Ivy-equivalents. My school said they would write a letter describing the situation and why I could not take Honors English, but I'm still not sure whether it would have a negative impact in admissions.
I could also take AP English instead of Honors English, but I'm afraid that taking so many AP classes will have an adverse impact on my academics (which in turn would be bad for admissions). In addition to the extra course work in AP, I would have to make up the summer work for AP English. </p>
<p>I am not very good at English class, thats why I choose Honors English instead of AP English to begin with. However, now I am forced to choose between Regular English and AP English. Taking Regular English would help my GPA but would probably be looked unfavorably by admissions. Taking AP English would lower my GPA and that would be looked unfavorably by admissions. What should I do? Please help.</p>
<p>Take regular English. You still have plenty of AP classes and the schools won't look down on you if a particular class didn't fit in your schedule. Plus AP Eng with all of those APs is a lot of work. It's your senior year!</p>
<p>Some colleges barely look at your midyear report. Even so, I don't think that colleges look at GPA after your midyear has been sent- they just look at your grades to make sure you're not failing anything. I'm not sure how much more difficult AP English is compared to Honors, but I think that if you want to go to a selective college to challenge yourself, then you might as well prove that you're ready for a challenge. </p>
<p>Oh, and by the way, I'm not much of a literature person, but I loved my AP English class. It's possible that you could too.</p>
<p>Given that any top level college would require you to do a lot of writing no matter what your major is, I suggest that you take AP English, and drop down a level on one or more of your other courses. Even if you plan on majoring in something like engineering, having strong English skills is very important. At the very least, find a way of taking honors English.</p>
<p>Well I would like to take Honors English, but the problem is that it doesn't fit in my schedule. As for taking AP English, is it really worth risking the GPA drop (and risk of dropping other class grades b/c of workload) when my school will be providing a letter explaining why I took Regular English instead of Honors English?</p>
<p>Regular English isn't going to prepare you as much for Ivies and similar schools as would AP English or honors English. Having excellent English skills is extremely important for top colleges regardless of what you'll major in. However, to get the best advice on your dilemma, contact admissions officers at colleges you're considering. My thoughts are that it would be better if you chose AP English, and didn't take AP Econ or AP Computer Sci. But the college admissions officers would know best.</p>
<p>Either take AP English, or move your schedule around to allow for Honors English - even if it means dropping down a level in another AP. English is a core subject, and it would look bad to give up on the advanced track senior year - regular English is a joke. AP English might be challenging, but I don't think it would be much harder than Honors.</p>