<p>AP English Lit
AP Statistics
Pharm Tech (2 periods)
AP Biology
Dual Credit Government/Sociology
AP Chemistry</p>
<p>I heard AP chemistry and AP biology is ALOT of work. So I'm hesitating...should I change AP English Literature to just regular, because honestly, I heard the AP English 4 teacher was really easy and I had him for sophomore English. But I heard he quit, so I'm not so sure anymore. I just wanted to take the AP English for the +10 points curve, honestly I don't plan on passing the AP test. I hate reading and doing essays. Regular English 4 is stuff I already learn in sophomore year, so it will be a peace of cake. I really want to pass the AP Chemistry and AP Biology AP exam. I need to get at least 5 in bio and 4 in chem.</p>
<p>I want to be a pharmacist btw. </p>
<p>so is it worth it to take Ap eng lit or just switch to regular.
also would it look better on college transcript if I took the AP english lit or will they see that I am taking two really hard ap classes: ap chem and ap bio.</p>
<p>I took 3 AP (history, english 3, psychology) and 3 pre-ap(physics, pre-cal, spanish3) and I have to say it was pretty stressful..stayed up to 1 o clock every night. I manage to get A's and B's though.</p>
<p>I don’t see the point of taking pharm-tech. Admissions isn’t going to care and by the time you apply to pharmacy school it is too far in the past. So if you drop that you have more time for your AP’s.</p>
<p>For University of California schools (I.e. UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD et al), they do look at the strength of the senior classes (within what your school has to offer). They also look at UC certified honors classes. My son was asked for his fall senior grades and his spring semester courses in February by UC Berkeley. So, AP classes do help, and strong senior classes are a plus.</p>
<p>pharm tech is a class that my school offers at a career and tech center that was just built 10 minutes away from my school. It teaches pharm tech stuff that we need to take the test at the end of the year so we can get certified. </p>
<p>I’m taking pharm tech so I can get a part time job during college and it pays more. And I thought it would look better for pharmacy school if I’m already certified as a pharm tech? And this program is being run through by CVS pharmacy. </p>
<p>Definitely do the pharm tech program. It sounds awesome and will be useful while you’re in college.</p>
<p>As far as the AP classes go, bio and chem will both be really time consuming, so I think it would be fine if you didn’t take lit. If I were you, though, I would do bio OR chem and also do lit. Maybe you could add in another easier AP class instead (like APES or AP Psych of something).</p>
<p>Look, I’ll give you the straight skinny. Colleges do not care about how rigorous your course load is. High GPA and High SAT pretty much guarantees you in everywhere except Ivies which use voodoo for admissions. </p>
<p>I applied / got accepted / diddn’t attend UT Austin for EE. I wrote my essays in 20 minutes (not joking, I was only limited by how fast I could type). I only had a couple AP classes senior year. AND I got their scholarship which eliminates OOS tuition…because I had a 4.0 and 2240 SAT.</p>
<p>So only take classes which you actually want to take or ones that can give you some useful college credits for AP exams. Otherwise just take the Honors versions. I did a couple classes where I took Honors and then took the AP exam.</p>
That’s great for you and all. But it’s bad advice to run around saying that just because you got in without a rigorous senior schedule, it isn’t important. Why would admissions officers tell us personally what they’re looking for in a senior schedule if in fact they don’t care? Your scenario doesn’t create precedence, especially not for all colleges in general.</p>
<p>Some schools look for certain things in your senior schedule and without those certain things, it is looked down upon… e.g. “three AP courses and four core classes.”</p>
<p>God you’re naive. They only look at GPA and SAT because these are quantifiable numbers which can be volume processed. With the exception of a handful of schools, do you really think 5 admissions people are really giving a microscopic look at thousands of applications? The answer is no.</p>
<p>They just tell you they care about essays and interviews and courseload so the kids with crappy GPA’s and SAT scores feel like they have a chance.</p>
Who said anything about brochures? It came straight from the mouth of an admissions officer in person. It’s different. </p>
<p>I’m not sure on what basis your argument is logical, but that’s besides the point. I also don’t know how you can qualify the situation as “personal experience.” Were you with the admissions officers when they reviewed your application (as well as when they review every single other application)? Again, I’m glad to know we have a member here who knows exactly what goes on in their heads.</p>
<p>^I would imagine rigorous courseload <em>would</em> make a difference in an instance where you and a student from the same high-school were competing for a spot.</p>
<p>Honestly i would just do bio/chem and ap stat, gives you more time to focus on them and you seem more interested in them anyway. As for admissions, i wouldnt stress so much on the APs, the process is holistic. There is more to a person besides how many APs they took and there is no formula of how many APs,Sat score,Gpa,etc that equals automatic admission</p>