Hey guys, so I’m going to be a senior next year and I plan on taking the following:
AP Gov/ Macroecon.
AP Physics 1
AP Eng Lit
AP Calc BC (Self-studying AP Calc AB over summer)
AP Stats
AP Biology (Self-Study)
If you taken any of the following what advice do you have for someone taking these classes or senior year in general? Thanks in advance!
The most important advice I have for you is to plan to have one hour of work each day for college applications.
Self studying won’t do much for you. If you want to prep for college bio, self study bio over the summer, not during the year.
Drop AP stats and plan to take it in college, since it’s one of those classes you can always list under "relevant coursework " if you took it in college.
Did you reach level 3 or 4 in a foreign language already? If you didn’t, that’s be a good substitute for stats. If you did, look for a class you’ve always wanted to take, even if it’s not weighted.
What type of colleges are you aiming for?
First I want to thank you for the advice. I took Spanish AP Lang Sophomore year and I’m taking Piano 3 which is my fun class—I used to play piano on my free time instead of studying when I should have so I’m taking it to et that out of my system.
I wanted to self-study Bio because I’m interested in it but my school doesn’t offer it. I thought of taking stats because I heard in college you’re bound to take a stats class specified to your major (in my case maybe bio stats or something).
I had a rough patch from the end of freshman year to the beginning of junior year so I really need to up my game to show colleges what I’m capable of because I had to focus on other things at the time.
I’m shooting for UC Davis but don’t really know other colleges known for having a high led school acceptance rate…
If you plan on taking stats in college anyway, sure take AP stats to have an idea about it. But don’t ask foebrhe credit (if you’re college even offers it).
If you’re interested in ap bio, plan to start your self study in the spring after college stuff has been completed, and continue through the summer.