Senior Year Schedule...Help?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Ok, so I'm currently a junior. Course selection at my school was a few weeks ago.
I turned my sheet in, but it was FULL of cross-outs because I had an extremely hard time choosing classes.</p>

<p>I ended up registering for:
-AP English Lit
-AP European History
-Advanced Algebra
-Physics
-Spanish IV
-Environmental Studies
-Intro To Sociology[college professor comes to our school to teach it, it's a 1/2 year class but it's worth a full high school credit, and 3 community college credits, which could possibly count towards a four-year school, idk].
-Creative Writing[1/2 year class]
-Pop Culture[1/2 year class, guaranteed to be an easy A, just something to take for fun]</p>

<p>Then for alternates, I chose:
-Oceanography[not a first choice because it involves dissections, which i couldn't do in sophomore biology. however, I could probably work past that.]
-Intro To Law[1/2 year elective]
-Intro To Criminal Justice[works the same way as the sociology class does]</p>

<p>Oh, if it matters, my school operates on an eight-class schedule, four periods each day.</p>

<p>My main question is, do I really need to take physics? While I'm pretty much clueless on what I want to do with my life, I will most likely either major in english or work with animals. However, I may change my mind. If I am required to take physics in college, will the fact that I didn't take it in high school hurt me a lot? </p>

<p>Additionally, how much would the fact that I didn't take ap language this year hurt me if I keep ap lit? I have never taken an ap class, or any advanced class for that matter. I am doing very well in regular english, which I usually think is too easy for me. I do enjoy reading and writing, which is why I am considering majoring in english if I can find a career that interests me in that area[I don't want to teach or go into journalism, and I know writing novels is very unrealistic]. I've also had english teachers tell me that I am a good writer, if that helps. </p>

<p>I'm also debating on math. I'm currently in regular algebra II, which I am doing well in. I opted for the easiest possible senior math class because I hate math, and therefore don't plan on going into a math-related field. Now that I think about it, I'm kind of thinking about trying to switch into pre-cal instead.</p>

<p>So, yeah. Any advice on what I should or should not take would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>personally for me, physics was required. or a physical science with a lab. As far as the math and ap language are concerned. do you feel you need to take a higher level math?? if not, then you might not enjoy it next year. and for the ap language, well, all APs in general: it certainly helps to take APs, but I think it helps more if you actually like what you're taking. It all really depends on you. and what you want. good luck!!!</p>

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<p>well, like i said, i definitely enjoy reading and writing. i’m just worried that since almost everyone else in my class will already have a year of ap english under their belts…yeaahh. but, i’d definitely be more likely to succeed in an ap english class than an ap science or math class. i’ve heard kids at my school say that ap lit here is actually easier than regular senior english, which i have a hard time believing but whatever.</p>

<p>as for physics, i am currently struggling in chemistry. our third quarter ends this week and my grade will end up being somewhere in the 70’s[that’s the only grade that will be anywhere near that low, i am getting A’s in everything else except for a B+ in algebra 2]. soooo idk if i should take another hard science.</p>

<p>and i don’t really feel like i NEED hard math. at my school, seniors aren’t required to take any math, it’s just strongly reccomended. however, due to my lack of honors/ap classes,crappy freshman year grades, less than impressive extracurricular activities[i didn’t join anything freshman or sophomore year, which i regret. currently my only activities are civil rights team and school newspaper], lack of community service[as in none whatsoever, although i’m considering volunteering at our local widlife park this summer if that means anything at all], i’m wondering if i should go for the higher level math just because i’m honestly wondering if i could get into ANY university with stats like mine[which is why i was going to start out at community college, but that’s not sounding like a good idea anymore].</p>

<p>as for my only other ap class, ap euro, i have no way of knowing how hard that class is at my school, since next year is the first year that they are offering it. so, if anyone who’s taken that class can tell me a little about the workload they had…yeaa. i do know that it’s being taught by my sophomore history teacher, and that was the only year that history was my favorite class, because he made it so much more fun than any other teacher i’d had.</p>

<p>i just…don’t know. i’m literally thinking about college and careers 24/7 now, and i change my mind on a daily basis.</p>

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<p>hmmm… i think you should do what you want and forget about the colleges… for a second. if you were taking theses classes for youself, what would you do… then go back and look at what you chose and see how it fits into what colleges you want. i know for one school, gatech, they make everyone take calculus , so everyone would have to be in pre-cal. colleges have those reqs and you ought to look into them and maybe you can talk to your counselor about wat fits you and the colleges you want. good luck!</p>

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<p>mmm yeaa im now 90% sure i am going to drop physics. the more i think about it, the more i don’t think i need it. and i still have environmental studies, which i know won’t look nearly as good as physics, but it’s still a fourth year of science so that’s something. then assuming i don’t have any scheduling conflicts, i’m fairly certain i’m keeping spanish IV[if my school keeps it next year, my school district is being forced to lose somewhere around 25 teachers next year, so they’re cutting back on some classes obviously, and if the spanish IV class ends up having less than twelve people signed up, it’s gone].
but yea, i know four years of the same language looks pretty good, so i’ve got that going for me…
as for math, i’m still clueless.
thanks for the help though.:]</p>

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<p>hey guys! i’m going to be a senior in the fall and i have questions about my schedule also…i’m basically trying to decide between taking multivariable calculus and ap physics c. i know i want to pursue medicine in college and i know that requires taking physics, so i want to be prepared for that. at the same time, mv calc at our school is kind of a unique thing that not many other high schools offer, and if i didn’t take it, i wouldn’t be taking math in my senior year (i don’t know if that looks bad or not haha). any advice? thanks :)</p>

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<p>The only thing that I might reccomend is precal. Many colleges require you to take calculus so it couldn’t hurt to prepare for it.</p>

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<p>tossedinabasket: Take both, if you can. If you can’t take AP Physics (I’m assuming that you haven’t taken physics already).</p>

<p>reneelc1991: If you are applying to competitive colleges, take pre-cal. If not take Advanced Algebra. I would suggest keeping physics because many colleges want an applicant to have the three core sciences (biology, chemistry, physics).</p>

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<p>the only way i could take both is if i took AP Physics B (because it’s a single period) and multivariable…or i could take just the mechanics part of physics C, which is also a single period. i know most colleges don’t give credit for physics B but would it prepare me enough for physics classes in college? (fyi i’ve taken honors 9th grade physics buut nothing since then)</p>