<p>I want to go to UCI and they only need 2 years of science and recommend 3 years? Should I even take 4 years then? Would it look better if I take 4 years of science than 3 years?</p>
<p>Heres my status:</p>
<p>9th grade: Biology 1 honors
10: Adv Sci CC:1 Int Chem(Non-Maj) ~ This mean the class is dual credit which means it counts for college credit
11th: Biology 2 Honors
12th: Anatomy & Physiology??????</p>
<p>Should I take a science course 12th grade year? Does it look better if I take it? If im not taking the science course for my 12th grade year I would replace it with an easy elective like Weight Lifting.
But if it does look better I'll take it.</p>
<p>yes, another science would look better.</p>
<p>If I were you, I would try to do above what’s recommended. People generally take four science classes in high school anyhow.</p>
<p>So would it still look better if I were to get an A- instead of an easy A+ in weightlifting</p>
<p>yes. also it should be physics.</p>
<p>12th grade should be some form of physics, depending on your level of math and what your school offers. The best schools look for you to have at least one year of each of the Big 3.</p>
<p>Forgot to put that Anatomy is Honors.
My school does offer physics but its just regular physics 1 (still a very hard class though from what I heard) while Anatomy and Physiology is honors. </p>
<p>So a non honors class would look better than an Honors classs?</p>
<p>And what do you mean by Big 3?</p>
<p>chem, bio, and physics, the three core sciences. Yes, top colleges want you to take physics. It doesn’t matter if its honors or regular- if its an admissions requirement and you don’t take it, its an auto-reject.</p>
<p>Ok so by Bio do you mean Biology 1 or 2, or both? And Im assuming Chem 1 as well or Chem 2 too?</p>
<p>I don’t know how your schools sets up your sciences. At most schools there only is one year each. Colleges expect 1 year of each.</p>
<p>Yes, another science would look better, but that isn’t the reason to take it. You’re in school to learn about how the world works. As an adult/voter/probable parent, you’ll need to make decisions, and a better understanding of scientific ideas and processes will improve your decisions. Pick up a newspaper. How many of the articles are grounded in science? How many might you understand better if you know some basic physics? That’s the reason to take it.</p>
<p>I just checked and according to the UC’s you only need 2 of the 3 Big 3 courses.
But im assuming its still better to take normal Physics class over Anatomy Honors?</p>
<p>"Laboratory Science: 2 years required; 3
years recommended. Two years of laboratory
science providing fundamental knowledge in
at least two of the following three foundational
subjects: biology, chemistry, and physics. "</p>
<p>Thank you so much for all the help.
I think Im going to ask to take both Anatomy Honors and Physics if they let me since it probably looks the best to take 5 years in total of science courses.</p>
<p>Yes do it, I will 4.5 years of math and 4 years of the sciences when I graduate</p>
<p>Also having Physics will allow you to apply to other colleges, should you expand your list…and to your question about the A- in science vs A+ in weight lifting, I would go so far as to say that a B- in science would be better than an A+ in weight lifting. Selective colleges want to see that you challenge yourself and take advantage of resources. Always look at the ‘recommended’ courses as a minimum requirement.</p>