Senior schedule for someone looking at top schools?

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<p>I'm trying to plan out my senior schedule and I'm not sure what classes to take. I'm mostly looking at schools that are before/around the top 30.</p>

<p>I can either A) take 6 classes and senior privilege B) do A and dual enroll or C) take 7 classes.</p>

<p>I'm also unsure as to which classes I want to take. The ones I know I'm 100% taking are AP Lit, AP Gov/Econ, Student Government, and Spanish 4. I'm currently in Calculus honors, and I'm not sure whether to take AP Calc AB or AP Stat. I'm also unsure whether I should take AP Biology or AP Chemistry. My seventh class would be AP European History.</p>

<p>If someone could help a girl out with what top schools would rather see, that would be awesome. I'm probably applying ED to either Brown or UPenn and I'm almost completely set on studying International Relations, so I don't even think I need to worry which math/science course to take. Thanks!</p>

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<p>I would do B if you can take a European History or other international history class and/or a comparative politics class at the college where you’d be dual-enrolled.
Dual enrollment will distinguish you more than one more AP class.
However, between A and C, I’d choose C. Colleges frown on a “light” senior schedule.
As for the math class, you need to take it, but stats would be more useful to a future international relations major, while AP Calc would be a no brainer after Honors Calc.</p>