Senior Year Schedule

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I am currently a rising Senior. I want to plan my schedule for next year. I have not taken the most rigorous course load in prior years and I haven’t done much in extra circulars. I really want to get involved in order classes and more extra circulars. I really want to get into Johns Hopkins University and major in Biology then get into Medical School!
Unweighted GPA) GPA- 3.95
(Weighted GPA) QPA- 4.7
SAT- 1200/1600 (will do test prep over the summer and get higher score)
Rec Soccer 2012-2016
Karate from white belt to blue belt

9th Grade-
Hon. English 9 (B)
Hon. Algebra 2 (A)
Hon.Biology (A)
Hon. Spanish 3 (A)
Hon. Government (A)
Fundamentals Of Art ( A)
PE Fitness Foundations (A)

10th Grade- School switched from 7 classes daily to 8 classes with a A/B day schedule
Hon. English 10 (A)
Hon. Geometry (A)
Hon. Chemistry (A)
Hon. Spanish 4 (A)
Hon. World History (A)
Hon. Engineering Principals (Tech Ed) (A)
Juvenile Justice (A)- semester course
Hon. Film Appreciation and Critique (A)- semester course
Facing History Holocaust (A)- semester course
History Through Sports (A)- semester course

11th grade-
Hon. English 11(A)
Hon. Trigonometry w/ Analytical Geometry (A)
Hon. Physics (A)
Hon. US History (A)
Paramedical Biology (A)
Business Administration and Management (A)
Films and History (A)
Health (A)
African American History (A)
Creative Writing (A)

12th Grade-
Option 1- Half day Dual Enrollment
Hon. English 12 or AP English 12( I am thinking of doing honors because I will be doing college comp at the local cc)
Hon. College Algebra- I really regret not doubling up on math this year!!!
Hon. Anatomy and Physiology
Hon. Economic Political Issues- semester course
Hon Philosophy Or Hon. Adv Creative Writing- semester course

Courses at Local Community College
College Composition 1 and 2
Sociology?
Psychology?
Biology?
I am debating how many of these I should take?

Option 2- Full Day with a lot of electives
AP English 12
AP Human Geography
Hon. College Algebra
Hon. Anatomy and Physiology
French 1?- Would it look bad to go from Spanish to no language then to French?
Photo 1 and 2-I really enjoy photography
Hon. Economic and Political Issues- semester course OR AP Econ.( Full year course)
Hon. Philosophy Or Hon. Adv. Creative Writing- semester course
Student Aide- Should I just fill it up with another elective

12th grade extraciruclars
School Cross Country( if I make it)
Rec Soccer
Chess Club
Model UN
Public Library Volunteer- How many hours weekly is recommended
National Honor Society
I might also be able to shadow a pediatrican

Thank you so much for all of your help!!

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Did I post this in the wrong thread?
I am feeling like it kinda belongs here because I want to know what to do next year and what I have previously done to see my chances of getting into JHU!

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John Hopkins is a very competitive school so I personally believe you should throw in a few more APs in there to make up for the extracurriculars, if your school offers that is. Don’t necessarily over exert yourself but challenge yourself, AP workload really isn’t as bad as it sounds.

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Thank you. What is a good amount for senior year considering that I havent taken any previously?

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For sure, but are 2 APs all that you can take? Most students at my school take about 3 on average and I’m personally taking 6. That’s not to pressure you! It’s all relative, I go to a competitive school so I have to take on more work. What are the other students in your grade taking? I highly suggest finding that out because you have to stand out from your own peers, so make sure you’re not behind them.

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That is the problem. Many of my peers ( the really smart kids) were in AP since 9th grade and take 5-6 classes annually. I could also take AP Enviornmental Science. Also I could take AP Econ.

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I am also really willing to do alot of extracirculars next year!

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You should take AP Biology if it’s offered, especially since that’s what you’re going for in life! If you can’t then yea, APES. AP Econ doesn’t seem to be down your lane but it would make you a slightly stronger candidate, consider taking it if you don’t hate math.

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It is offered.

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Thanks!

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I still don’t know if I will be able to get into JHU even with all the AP’s

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Why College Algebra? It’s as the same as Algebra 2 + Trigonometry.
You may want to take Statistics or AP Statistics or AP Calc AB.

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You have to take it before Calc and I didnt double up on math my junior year.

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Hey any respondes are greatly appreciated