<p>I'm having a little trouble deciding my classes to take next year. I want to take:
-Honors Writing/English 8
-Psychology/Public Speaking
-AP Chem
-AP Physics
-Trig/Pre Calc H
-Adv Photograpy
-Lunch
-Strength and Conditioning/ Spring Sport</p>
<p>All together I will have an extra class i will not be able to fit in the day. I am thinking about either dropping a lunch period, PE, or Adv Photo. The problem is I think if I drop PE it will look like I have slacked all of the fall semester. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Our son had the same problem last year and was able to take his PE class as a summer school option between junior and senior year. Normally summer school is reserved for students who need to make up credit to graduate, but after we talked to the administration and explained why he didn't want to give up any AP classes in order to keep his academics strong, they let him take PE. Maybe your school would offer something like that?</p>
<p>PE you will need at USNA. Lunch keeps you going. Photography: nice to have, but no impact on what you will be doing plebe year. Anyway, you can always pick that up on the side.</p>
<p>Drop photography. While it may mean you'll have a tougher course load than if you dropped PE or an AP science, you'll appeal to the academies much more if you maintain a good GPA with a tougher course load.</p>
<p>I would recommend keeping PE at all costs; this year you will need to be working daily to attain and maintain top physical condition. And lunch is definitely important.</p>
<p>Like Navy2010 said, take classes that will support what you will do at the academy.</p>
<p>I'm going to offer a bit of a different point of view...Keep the Photography, mine did, ended up taking pictures his senior year for both the high school newpaper and yearbook and now is on the Lucky Bag staff which is one of his EC's. </p>
<p>Why not instead of sitting in a PE class go out for a fall sport i.e. cross country. Even if all you make is JV the conditioning and running will be equally as good as being in any PE class. </p>
<p>For those who think that Photography is a light weight class you should have seen all of the work that mine had to do in his Photography class!</p>
<p>I think most high school PE classes are overrated in terms of the athleticism they provide. The key for a SA is that you get sufficient physical conditioning and the benefits that come from participating on a sports team. If you are getting both (physical training and team sports) either in school or outside of school, then take photography. If you're not getting conditioning & sports in some way other than PE class, I'm not sure that PE class is really going to help -- unless your school is more intense than most.</p>
<p>^^^^^
Ditto. In Virginia, PE is only required for 9th and 10th graders. PE includes health and drivers educations as part of the curriculum. Essentially, PE ia an easy "A."</p>
<p>Drop the PE and just do your own workout. My son never had PE Junior and Seniot year. You are lucky that you can take photography. That should be fun!!I'm sure either Photography/PE will bring you a desired grade.</p>
<p>To be honest, my son had early release his entire senior year...and then studied and worked out at home. I'm not so sure how important it is to be so full with classes....</p>
<p>i'm not sure about you guys. but i dont' think that PE is all cut out as you think it is.</p>
<p>i never took a PE class in highschool. although our school district requires you to have one PE credit, two seasons of any kind of sports will take care of that. PE is essentially an easy A. and if you do want more room for academics, make room for it. i think the academies weigh academics more than they do on your CFA.</p>
<p>get rid of PE if u can; like the other people said PE is essentially just an easy A and academies put more weight on academics. You'll be fine if you play sports, you can still work out on your own.</p>
<p>Strength and Conditioning at my school isn't as intense as the name would lead you to believe so hopefully I will be able to drop that and continue working out on my own. Thanks for the all advice.</p>
<p>^^^^Don't you need to be taking Calc ito also take AP Physics? I seem to remember that you needed to be co registered as AP Physics is calc based.</p>
<p>^^^^^
Prerequisites for AP Physics B: Successful completion of Algebra II (B average) and first-level Physics course (B average). Exceptions will be made for students with strong analytic skills as demonstrated by successful completion of such courses as Math Analysis (B+), AP Calculus, or AP Chemistry.</p>
<p>Our high school doesn't offer Physics B so I was basing the question on Physics C which is the course designed for those who will be eventually studying physical sciences and engineering. Physics B is designed to emulate a terminal physics course.</p>