Senior Year Schedule

Applying to College
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<p>Hello, I just signed up on this site after lurking on it for a while. The reason is because I have a dilemma with my senior year schedule. Since it's senior year, I want to be able to relax, but I also don't want it to look like I'm completely slacking off. I want to find some way to balance out school and fun. First though, here's my Junior year schedule.</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP English Language
Latin 3
Tutoring
Digital Design</p>

<p>I got straight A's and 5's on the AP's. The work load wasn't much at all, except for finals and AP weeks when we all buckle up and start studying. But this is because I am a math/science oriented person. This is what my schedule looks like right now for senior year.</p>

<p>Senior Schedule (Currently):
AP Economics (3)
AP Physics (1.5)
Multi-Variable Calculus (1)
Mythology (English Elective) (3)
HP Latin 5 (1.5)
Tutoring (0)
Total Difficulty: 10</p>

<p>The number is the difficulty of the course on a scale of 1-5 for me. I honestly would rather drop tutoring and just go home early. And my first question is if that would make my schedule look too easy. Some other options I have are doing AP Psychology(which I dropped for tutoring), AP Literature instead of Mythology, or some easier elective English classes(depending on availability). Another problem is how calculus isn't an offered AP, so it won't boost my GPA. AP Statistics is an alternative to that. These are some different ways I can change my schedule. </p>

<p>Option 1:
AP Physics (1.5)
AP Economics (3)
HP Latin 5 (1.5)
Multi-Variable Calculus (1)
AP Literature (4)
Total Difficulty: 11</p>

<p>Option 2:
AP Physics (1.5)
AP Economics (3)
HP Latin 5 (1.5)
Multi-Variable Calculus (1)
California Literature (1.5)
Total Difficulty: 8.5</p>

<p>Option 3:
AP Physics (1.5)
AP Economics (3)
HP Latin 5 (1.5)
AP Statistics (1.5)
California Literature (1.5)
Total Difficulty: 9</p>

<p>Option 4:
AP Physics (1.5)
AP Economics (3)
HP Latin 5 (1.5)
AP Statistics (1.5)
AP Literature (4)
Total Difficulty: 11.5</p>

<p>Option 5:
AP Physics (1.5)
AP Economics (3)
AP Psychology (2)
HP Latin 5 (1.5)
Multi-Variable Calculus (1)
California Literature (1.5)
Total Difficulty: 10.5</p>

<p>I really don't know what I should do. I like physics, calculus, economics, and latin. The problem is the English course. I don't like this Mythology class, and quite frankly it's too much work for a non-AP. I could add tutoring to most of these options, but that would mean staying in school an extra hour :( </p>

<p>If it makes a difference, I got 800 and 800 on subject tests (Math II and Chemistry) and am standing on a 2210 SAT (2220 superscored :)). I'm applying to Ivy Leagues + Stanford, but those are my reach schools. My goal is UCLA. I haven't decided on a major yet, but it will definitely be math/science based (I'm leaning towards Engineering).</p>

<p>EDIT: I forgot to say that I would pick Option 2 with Option 1 in a close second. There are many other factors I forgot to mention, such as the teacher's, the classmates, etc. But those are all kind of factored into the difficulty of the class. </p>

<p>What do you guys think I should do? Any comments at all are greatly appreciated! Thanks and have a good day.</p>

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<p>TBH, just go with the most rigorous one. The tier of colleges you are looking at regard course rigor of utmost importance. The harder the better. And anyway, I don’t think any of your options are particularly too much to handle in comparison to your junior year.</p>

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<p>I wonder how easy your classes were. :/</p>

<p>I got C’s in both AP US and AP Lit last year (Junior year). But I passed the tests with a 4 & a 3, respectively.</p>

<p>This year I’m taking:</p>

<p>AP Calculus AB
AP Government
AP Microeconomics
AP Macroeconomics
AP Biology (retake)
AP Computer Science A</p>

<p>(And then some honors classes.)</p>

<p>Take the most rigorous schedule possible!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the replies! That was one way I was looking at it. My counselor says they only see my classes for Senior Year, so that would mean your method would make me look best for sure. But last year wasn’t even that hard for me. Math is always easy for me, so the only “rigorous” courses I had were AP English and AP Chemistry. The main problem is the difficulty of AP Literature in our school. Additionally, I am not a reading/writing person. But I do understand your opinion, and what you say makes sense.</p>

<p>EDIT: Also, another question I had was which looks more rigorous, Multivariable Calculus or AP Statistics?</p>

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<p>Definitely multi variable. </p>

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<p>Apparently AP Statistics is harder than AP Calculus.</p>

<p>Apparently Lit is supposed to be easier than Lang. For me the test was way harder than Lang. I ended up guessing on a lot because I ran out of time on the multiple choice. I got a 3 (4 in Lang). But apparently the CollegeBoard went back and said the 2nd essay was too difficult for the test and shouldn’t have been on it.</p>

<p>If I were you I’d take Lit, but study and read a lot (but then again, I’m not you).</p>

<p>And MultiVar Calc sounds harder. I’d take AP Stat for the college credit though. You’d have to ask admissions officers at colleges. I’d think that they’d prefer AP Stat over MultiVar Calc (they can’t really prove that it’s a rigorous course).</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure AP Stat is generally considered an “easy” AP. Multivariable is much more rigorous.</p>

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<p>@JamalDA: I’m not some sort of super genius or anything. I’m definitely not the type of person who’d read and study every day, but maybe it’s time for me to do so. If I do good enough, I won’t have to do it in college :slight_smile: </p>

<p>And yes, Multivariable is harder, but it’s not an AP so I will not get the credit nor will my weighted GPA be higher. I do like that class, teacher, classmates, and curriculum, but is it ultimately worth it if I’m probably going to end up taking it again in college?</p>