Senior class schedule help

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>Ok, so I have this scheduling dilemma that is very complicated. I apologize in advance if i give you a headache.</p>

<p>I am currently a full IB diploma candidate. today, my counselor called me into her office to discuss a scheduling conflict.</p>

<p>my schedule when i registered was:</p>

<p>IB Math HL (weighted) = AP Calc BC +Multivariable calc
IB English HL (weighted) = AP English(?)
IB History HL (weighted) = AP History (?)
IB Business and Management SL (weighted)
Orchestra (NOT-weighted)
IB Physics SL (NOT-weighted) = Physics Honors
IB Comp Sci SL (weighted) = AP Comp Sci</p>

<p>however, there seemed to be a conflict for physics. Counselor suggested that I take regular Physics to solve the problem. I disagreed, stating that I had taken regular Chemistry in 10th grade as a result of another schedule conflict.</p>

<p>She then gave me two options: drop IB Comp Sci (i wanted to anyway), and take IB Biology HL (weighted) and regular Physics...or.....take IB Physics and be a Teacher's Aide (not a class, won't show up on transcript)....If i did the second option, I would take 6 classes sr. year instead of the traditional 7. The teacher's aide option would allow me to have a study hall period.</p>

<p>Which option should I take? Thanks, and sorry if i confused you.</p>

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<p>what do you want to major in? If you want to be a bio major, then go ahead and go the Bio route and see how much you like it. It's easier to find out for free in high school that you don't like a subject then going to college and spending thousands of dollars to find out you don't like something. if you want to take Physics, then take it and be a teacher's aid. If this scheduling conflict concerns you quite a bit, then write a little note in the "additional info" section when you fill out your college app. Just say that you were planning on taking IB Physics SL and IB Comp Sci SL but due to a scheduling conflict, you had to take _____________ instead. Your college application reflects 4 years worth of work so don't stress this so much. Your courseload reflects a desire to learn and you obviously are not taking the easy way out senior year; no matter what route you take, you'll have a tough courseload and admissions will look at that. Take the classes that you are interested in and you'll do better in them because you are interested in the subject matter. Take classes for yourself, not a college. You are the one who has to live with the choice for a year.</p>