<p>I am currently a junior and I have a question on whether I should change some of the courses i registered for next year.... Please help!</p>
<p>For my senior year schedule, I registered for 5 AP classes and other high leveled classes. However, I was considering changing two classes to classes that I am more interested in taking. First, I registered for Physics G/T (G/T means gifted and talented which makes it a challenging class and is weighted like an AP class) and I was considering changing it for Human Anatomy and Physiology (weighted on a 4.0 scale rather than 5.0). I am more interested in Human Anatomy than Physics, but I feel like knowing some physics before college would be a good idea. Would taking a lower weighted class in place of physics lower my chances of being admitted?</p>
<p>Also, I was thinking about changing Spanish 5 AP for Economics AP for my senior year. I really enjoy the Spanish language, but I feel like taking an AP class that is more related to my intended major would be more helpful and interesting. I know consistency is a good thing to show in an application, but I honestly believe that taking an AP that is well-suited with my major would be more helpful on the long run, considering that I have learned a good amount of Spanish up until Spanish 4 which I am taking now. (Spanish 5 AP at my school is just speaking and writing in Spanish, not really learning anything new. Would it be acceptable to switch from Spanish AP to Economics AP?</p>
<p>I plan on majoring in business if that helps? Also, here are a list of colleges I am planning on applying to in the fall so if you can could you give me advice on the whole admission stuff?</p>
<p>Emory
George Washington
Georgetown
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Virginia
Northeastern
Boston College</p>
<p>On the science courses, there is sometimes a preference for all three of biology, chemistry, and physics. There is also usually a preference for chemistry and physics for engineering majors, although that is irrelevant for you. If you plan to take college science courses, the high school versions are often recommended as prerequisites.</p>
<p>Do you hang out with native or heritage Spanish speakers in your high school? If so, speaking Spanish with them may be a way to reinforce your Spanish skills if you do not choose to take the next level of Spanish course.</p>
<p>You haven’t shared the rest of your schedule with us. I’ll assume that it included an advanced math course, English course, and History/Social Science course.</p>
<p>For the most selective colleges on your list taking an intermediate physics course and a fourth year of a language would strengthen your schedule. It may make a difference at admissions decision time. Continuity in language study is essential for attaining fluency.</p>
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<p>baffles me. To the extent that language fluency is the primary aim of language study, your school is doing the right thing. Fluency in Spanish may very well help you in your business career. You’ll have plenty of time for economics in college.</p>
<p>Agree with UCB about the science sequence - namely biology, chemistry, physics. You should take AP Spanish. AP Econ is best left to college years, so is human anatomy. Schools like Emory, BC and Georgetown would definitely prefer that you have four year equivalent of a foreign language (basically, that is AP Spanish level).</p>
<p>I think the best thing you can do is AP language and have profiency to exempt college language requirements, which can free up time for other courses. Of course, it depends on the college as to what they require for language for your major.</p>
<p>I’ll let you know right now that if you have 5 AP classes and 2 other “G/T” classes (which sounds like honors to me) you’re going to have an awful time your last year in high school.</p>