<p>AP Literature and Composition
AP Economics
Computer Appl III
Forensic Science
Math 4
Work-Based Learning(3 periods it will take up.Hopefully I get this)</p>
<p>By the time I graduated, will have done 6 AP, 5 Honors,and 1 dual enrollment(sophomore year). My school is brand new, doesn't offer a lot of AP and many AP classes that were suppose to be set up got shut down/did not make it through registration process due to a lot of people not signing up for the class and not many have pre-requisites that are required to sign up for class.</p>
<p>Same as the other years with addition of like one new AP class that barely got through.They opening more honors for underclassman I think.I do know two non-ap classes are being opened.</p>
<p>Besides, I can’t sign up for any more AP classes with policy school has now</p>
<p>When one is AP , you cannot drop it in beginning of school year even if you are failing.Also, if you want AP to be on your transcript, you have to pay to take the exam, its no longer optional. If you don’t take the exam , you get the AP class turned into Honors on transcript or into a regular class and given no extra points to grade.</p>
<p>Well, I doubt it matters what you think, seeing as you have no choice I think colleges will take into consideration your situation, though. I mean, not all schools offer a ton of AP’s, and they realize that. Provided that you do well in the courses, I don’t think it’ll be a huge deal. Besides, you don’t want to take a whole bunch of rigorous courses and make it seem like you’re a pure academic with no outside interests anyway! Expand on your EC’s, or whatever you like to do!</p>
<p>I think this is a solid schedule. The only concern I have is that it’s lacking a foreign language and fine arts class. Hopefully you’ve taken a foreign language and a performing or visual arts class earlier in high school. If you haven’t taken them because they weren’t available at your school, then no worries! I think most colleges strive to evaluate students in their own context, meaning that you won’t be critiqued the same way as you would be if you went to a school with heaps of class offerings available to students. Your guidance counselor will fill out a form about your school and what it offers and submit it to Common App. </p>
<p>I think it’s sort of unfair that your school will change your class from AP to honors on your transcript if you don’t take the AP exam, especially if the costs of the exams are a financial burden on the student’s family!!! You’ve still taken the AP class even if you haven’t taken the AP exam, and your transcript should reflect that fact. </p>
<p>Haha already taken foreign language and fine arts is a no-no now.My school finally establed the FAME program(it’s a magnet school) and u have you audition to be a part of fine arts plus its like 200 dollars + each year for equipment and whatnot. So I could not join at all in HS. Too much money,waste of time, and whatnot.</p>
<p>And schools I’m applying to aren’t part of Common App.</p>
<p>And yeah they made policy to “encourage people to take exams”.
All I’ve seen are pissed off people and people who are crying because they couldn’t afford the exam and they needed that AP acknowledged.They just made this policy this past school year while I was a junior.</p>
<p>And yeah it makes me made that an AP class will get knocked down to a REGULAR NON-AP class on transcript if there is no Honor level for such course. -___- -sigh- Oh well I’m about to graduate anyway (Class of 2015) and I done 6 AP, 5 honors,and 1 dual enrollment since thsi school opened and I will be ok </p>
<p>Hopefully the colleges you’ll apply to will still have a section your guidance counselor will fill out to give information about your school, so they’ll understand that you had a kinda limited course selection offering. It sounds like you’ve done a great job with your schedule and taken as many challenging classes as you could. </p>
<p>Anyway, yeah, it sounds like you’re in good shape for admissions! Good luck to you! :)</p>
<p>you’ll have to provide a bullet point list of your achievements to your guidance counselor, and next to the AP you’ll have a line to remind her that there’s a limit on the number of APs you can take etc.
Do you have level 3 or 4 or AP for foreign language?
Not having a visual/performing art credit could be a problem in CA but I’m assuming you live in another state and aren’t applying to CSUs or UCs. :)</p>
<p>There are AP fee reductions/waivers for low income students, ask your guidance office. At our school it doesn’t eliminate the cost entirely but it does bring it down to like $20 instead of $80. </p>
<p>Haha no it’s like 80 bucks+ per semester for dual enrollment.</p>
<p>Besides, I already accomplished dual enrollment during my 2nd year in high school. only sophomore who managed to get into a class that was meant for juniors/seniors. </p>
<p>And they already have waiver cards given to college and career center lady at my school. we only are allowed 2 per test. I took ACT and SAT so now i have 1 waiver left for each</p>
<p>PLUS 2 waivers for SAT Subjects!!!
Don’t forget those - you can send your test scores for free with those and taking them opens up more opportunities. But if you’re strapped for cash, remember that’s 8 more colleges that can get your test scores <em>for free.</em>
You could take Math 2 and English Lit for one Subject test (and send ALL test scores to 4 colleges you’re targeting) then the foreign language* and whatever you feel most comfortable with (and send ALL test scores to 4 other colleges, keeping the most selective colleges for last).
Dual enrollment isn’t just one class, it can be one every semester if you wish.</p>
<ul>
<li>if you score high enough on the subject test, you can skip college level languages or get the foreign language requirement waived altogether, which makes it a great investment. However, check the dates you take the language carefully, since not all languages are offered on all dates and November is a special version of the test.</li>
</ul>
<p>Nope. There are no 2 waivers for sat subject.The waiver I have for SAT is the same one used for subject so I only have 1 left that can be used for either sat or sat subject.</p>
<p>I gave you the link above. You have 2 waivers for SAT and 2 waivers for SAT subjects. You do NOT need your school’s permission. Use the link, download, print, and bring to your counselor. It’s ILLEGAL for them to bar students from these waivers and if they refuse to let you use them, you can email collegeboard about it and your school WILL be disciplined and forced to offer the waivers to the students for whom they are intended.</p>
<p>From the links I gave earlier:
You can use up to two waivers for the SAT and up to two waivers for the SAT Subject Tests™. That’s a total of four fee waivers (up to three Subject Tests per test date).
You receive four score reports every time you register. These four score reports must be used at the time of registration or up to nine days after the Saturday test date. When you use a waiver, you also get four additional score reports (worth a total of $45) to send your scores to the colleges of your choice at any time
Most colleges charge an application fee. As a fee-waiver user, you are entitled to use, and will automatically receive, four Request for Waiver of College Application Fee forms from the College Board for the 2015-16 academic year.
Choose either the Question-and-Answer Service or the Student Answer Service (for the SAT only), and get it FREE when you order during registration.</p>
I think colleges will take into consideration your situation, though. I mean, not all schools offer a ton of AP’s, and they realize that. Provided that you do well in the courses, I don’t think it’ll be a huge deal. Besides, you don’t want to take a whole bunch of rigorous courses and make it seem like you’re a pure academic with no outside interests anyway! Expand on your EC’s, or whatever you like to do!</p>