Self-Study APs

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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I’m looking to self-study one or two APs as a freshman.

AP I’m in now: APHG
APs I’m looking to take in the future: AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Physics (1 and both C), APES (but I might not, I might do Stats instead), AP English Lit and Lang, APCS, APBC, AP Gov (idk comparative or us, I’ll probably self study one while taking the other), APUSH, AP Econ (idk micro or macro, I’ll probably self study one while taking the other).
APs I’d be willing to self study in the future: AP German (I’m going to self study the year after the German sequence ends), AP Stats, AP Econ, AP Gov
APs I’d be willing to self study this year: AP Psych, APES, anything else recommended

Classes I’m in now:
Honors Geometry
Honors German 2
Lifetime Wellness (Gym+Health)
Honors Biology
Honors Orchestra
Honors English 1
AP Human Geography

I have three high As, three mid to low As, and one class with no grade yet. The highest possible GPA at my school as a freshman is 4.6 depending on how much you want to game the system. I chose to take seven classes, one ap and one standard, with no study hall, so my highest possible GPA is 4.5. I’m more of a math and science person, but I’ll probably exhaust those options. I have no interest in Studio Art, WHAP, Music Theory, Art History, or Euro. I could self study Japanese or even possibly Italian to take sophomore year.

Thanks.

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Your a freshman, take a break and enjoy the amount of stress you have while you have it. It will only get worse from there.

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me: shrugs ok thanks for the input :smiley: any advice for freshman year?

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There’s no reason to self-study unless you want college credit for a class your school doesn’t offer or that doesn’t fit in your schedule. If your school offers a given AP class, colleges want you take the class and the test rather than just the test. If your school doesn’t offer it, colleges don’t expect you to take it, and you’d be better off working on your ECs or studying for the SAT or something.