<p>I'm still deciding on my schedule for this coming senior year (I've been in constant contact with my counselor over summer break lol) and I just wanted to get your guys' opinions.</p>
<p>So basically what it comes down to is should I take 3 AP classes (Government, Physics, and Calculus) and not be able to take my 3rd year marketing course (I want to eventually major in marketing or communications)-</p>
<p>Or should I drop AP Physics and instead take my 3rd year marketing course?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>I am just really concerned two APs isn’t enough for my senior year… I have taken three APs already throughout sophomore and junior year (APs aren’t offered Freshman year and only one for sophomore year)</p>
<p>It depends on where you want to go to college and what other students from your school have had as preparation to get into those colleges. For me, the big red flag was 3rd year marketing. Colleges are not looking for their applicants to be specialists in HS. If you major in marketing in college, you’ll have to relearn it all again anyway. So for me, I would not drop physics.</p>
<p>@skieurope is actually wrong. Elite colleges tend to seek specialist students which is why so much emphasis is put on ECs and course selection. Take the third year marketing career. It will show your passion and motivation for marketing over just wanting to take APs for the sake of taking them. Spoken from a parent who’s child was admitted into UPenn with very few APs, yet a very career orientated schedule. Drop AP Physics. You don’t need it at all. </p>
<p>Thanks so much @AnnieBeats That’s what I was leaning towards for sure. And in all honestly, marketing is one of the only classes I feel so interested in and so excited to go to that I don’t want to give that up!</p>
<p>Any other opinions on this? </p>
<p>Have you taken regular or honors physics yet?</p>
<p>If you’re applying to selective schools, you should take the physics class. It’s good to have the core sciences as a foundation, and as skieurope said, you might have to retake marketing courses in college anyway.</p>
<p>It seems like you’re set on taking that marketing course, and that might be fine. I don’t know where you’re applying, but keep in mind that for top schools, successful applicants “specialize” in their extracurricular activities while maintaining a balanced, rigorous courseload (AP Physics, in this case). In any case, good luck!</p>
<p>if you’ve already taken that many APs, it’s not going to kill to drop physics. Marketing is more important especially since senior year courses SHOULD reflect what profession you’d like to pursue in the future. </p>
<p>You should take physics if you haven’t taken it yet, even if just at the honors level, which I would recommend you doing with the rigor of your schedule. However, if you’ve already taken physics, theres no problem in dropping it. </p>
<p>@APsooof Thats not entirely correct. Yes, usually one class won’t kill you. However, a lot of colleges want to see one year each of chem, bio, and physics- for some its actually required. So yes, it can be an automatic rejection at some schools. The only time these schools give an exception is if your high school doesn’t offer physics (which does happen) or there were other extenuating circumstances that prevented you from taking physics.</p>
<p>It depends what college you’re aiming for. Marketing is seen as more “vocational” and is not a core course; therefore, if you’re aiming for a Top 20 Business school (Wharton, Stern, Kelley) Physics may be better since they like to see 3 sciences. Same thing if you’re not applying to an undergrad Business school but a general, top 25 university/LAC.
However, if you’re passionate about marketing, you’re probably applying to a business school and will choose marketing as your undergrad major, in which case, marketing makes total sense. I would recommend AP Stats though, unless you’ve already taken it.</p>
<p>It depends on the AP physics and if you’ve taken it before. I’m going to take AP physics 1 this upcoming year, even though I have taken regular physics and I am aware that AP physics C looks better on transcripts.</p>