Should I take all these AP classes?

Applying to College
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I am going to be a junior next year and I just want to know if its worth it to take these classes?

  • Ap English and comp
  • Pre-calculus
  • Ap physics 1 *DE College US history *French IV *DE theatre practicum (Sem) *Economis and personal Finance (required)
  • AP Economics

Now, I want to say that I am really good at math and many have told me that, I will be find in physics because they took it while taking Pre-calc as well. My french teacher thinks I have the ability to continue and I have a good grade in that class. Now, is this too much AP? I only took 1 during my sophomore year but I just don’t feel challenged. Please let me know if any of these classes are too hard to take so I can re think it. Especially French 4 and Ap Economics! Thank you!

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Depends on the school/teachers, but that’s not particularly unusual for a high-achieving junior. @Betudo

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I agree with @marvin100. I would also suggest you double check with you GC on the graduation requirements; for almost every school I’ve seen, AP Econ fulfills the personal finance requirement.

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What do you think you want to major in in college?

AP Economics is not super difficult…French 4 should be not too different than what you have been doing in french all along. I would also consider Dual Enrollment history…that might be a much faster pace than you are used to as well as the theater. If you consider AP to be college level, then you are taking 5 college level classes…
That does seem like a lot

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Is DE US history taught at your HS and labeled, or is it physically in a college classroom with college students?
All in all, it’s a good schedule for a high-achieving junior.
Double check that Personal Finance&Economics/AP Econ isn’t one of these first semester/second semester combo, in which case it’d make things easier for you if you took the DE US History class alongside the much easier Personal Finance class, and take AP Econ second semester.

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It seems alright. Does your school offer APUSH? I’m not sure about other schools but at my school APUSH is a lot more rigorous than DE US History since it goes back further in time.

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Thanks guys. I talked to my sister and we changed somethings.

It is now:

  1. Ap English
  2. Pre-calc
  3. DE college US history
  4. French 4
  5. DE theatre (8th block)
  6. AP phschology
  7. Debate 1
  8. AP computer science

I want to take debate because I think it can help me in my future classes to have skills in debate. Not for colleges or whatever… just for myself.

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Turns out I can’t take AP econ until 12th grade :(… Which I was really angry about.

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They do have a PUSH but I want to take DE on US history because I like lectures! DE is taught in HS class but it goes for your college credit class.

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If it’s taught in a high school you probably won’t be able to transfer the credits, but it still looks very rigorous.

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Dual enrollment classes taught in our high school transfer to all of our state universities and from what I have seen to surrounding states. They are taught in our high school because it is easier for one professor to come to our campus than for 60-90 students to drive to the local CC.

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Oh yes you’re right, usually those count for state universities. I thought you were aiming for top colleges and privates schools.

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I am not the OP so he may be. He doesn’t say.

OP- you should check schools you are interested in to see if the DE will transfer.

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I am thinking of going out of state (maybe DUKE)… I don’t want to stay in the state I am in. I want the DE class because i like it and It will look good on my transcript.

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Does computer science satisfy the science requirement? And will you have had bio, chem and physics by the time you graduate?

You can take AP physics, AP Calc and AP econ next year.

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Feel free to choose a class because you like it, but do not suffer under the delusion that a DE course will “look good” compared to an AP class.