<p>Hey everyone. I have a problem with my senior schedule and i wanted to ask for any advice. </p>
<p>I plan to apply ED to upenn Wharton. If i dont get in ED then i am going to apply to other business/economics programs at cornell, princeton, harvard, columbia, nyu stern, uchicago, uva. If i dont get into my top choices, i might do pharmacy at Rutgers pharmacy.</p>
<p>My desired schedule was:
AP Chem
AP statistics
AP calc bc
AP spanish
AP lit</p>
<p>However, ap chem and ap stats do not fit together in my sched. My 2 other options are:
AP calc bc
AP span
AP lit
AP stat
AP bio
AP gov or sociology</p>
<p>or </p>
<p>AP calc bc
AP span
AP lit
AP chem
AP bio
lab service</p>
<p>or
AP calc bc
AP span
AP lit
AP chem
economics/other half year elec
accounting 1</p>
<p>What would you advise is the better option for me, keeping in mind i would be applying for a business undergrad school? Is it more important to take business related classes or to challenege your self the most; would it hurt to not take business classes offered and instead take APs? WOuld it look bad if i do not take economics (half year, standard course at our school -- no AP)? Or would it look better to take that extra AP (this econ v ap is more for the specialized b-schools like wharton). Would it look bad if i dont take Stat (for business again)?</p>
<p>It doesn't matter, it in all honestly, will not make a difference. 1 AP class you haven't even taken yet will affect your application to such a small degree, that you are better off worrying about getting a 2300+ SAT when you are already in the 2200+ (I don't know what your SAT is that was just an example). Especially since you are applying to schools like Harvard and Wharton, at this point if you are a rising senior your best bet to help your chances is work on your college app (essays, interview), and if you have time, your SATs/ACTs (again I don't know what you got but it could help unless you are already 2300+ or something).</p>
<p>The whole effect of a senior schedule is that you can't just all the sudden slack off, and according to your options, none of those look like a slack off schedule.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice Masochist. I guess my best bet is to work on my college apps rather than consider nuances of my schedule. My only concern was that i didnt want to get penalized for not taking a business course. You were mentioning SATs and ACTs. I got a 2300 on my sat; do you think i should take the ACT as well or not? I have heard that if u score 2300+, you shouldnt, but the more advice i get, the better.</p>
<p>ACTs, definitely not I would say. You'd be better off trying to superscore a higher SAT. </p>
<p>For SATs many people would react that even a 2200 is great, and indeed statistics do show that in even the top schools a 2300 is already above average. Here is my view: it depends. On which factors?</p>
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<li><p>Potential to score higher. Say you got a 770 770 760; you are already high in all 3 sections probably only missing 2 or so, so if you try to retake chances are your scores might actually drop (I mean after all at this high of scores luck does play in a bit). Or in another case, you could be a 800 800 700, with a 700 math I might mention. If that were the case since math is fairly easy to study and is very systematic in most peoples' opinions, it seems like a fairly good shot to superscore yourself even higher. </p></li>
<li><p>Whether you need it or not. If you are weak on ECs or something and you think you could use the extra boost, go for it. If you get lucky and get a 2400 or something, it could really help you. </p></li>
<li><p>Time. If you don't have time, don't do it. I think thats pretty clear cut lol.</p></li>
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