So I am a sophomore in June, before summer vacation starts. I am going to take SAT prep during the summer for and I am planning to take my SAT on August 25. After the prep classes, I want to start studying AP Chemistry with the help of my father instructing me, and during junior year I am taking:
APUSH
AP Computer Science Principles
Chemistry Honors
Algebra II Honors
Regular English
while continuing studying for the AP Chemistry exam. During junior summer, I am planning to get a job and to continue improving my math skills and learn the basics of physics and physics, and during senior year I am planning on taking:
AP Microeconomics
AP Calculus
AP Physics
AP Government and Politics
Forensic Science
(maybe Capstone but I might just take Regular English)
Is this too herculean of a task to accomplish, and should I lessen my workload? I also don’t want my GPA to drop.
Especially for AP Physics and AP Calculus, since this school I am in took a year out of my life, if I get a recommendation from my math teacher, they could promote me to Calculus instead of Pre-Calculus, but I am not quite satisfied with that and I want to jump to AP Calculus, and for physics I know the class is difficult. I also realize if I take these classes senior year, not many colleges will notice it, so I’m not so sure what to do.
My current cumulative unweighted GPA is a 92, or a 3.7
I already took AP World History and my AP score did not come out yet.
Honest opinions?
I would say that you should stick with it depending on what college you want to get into. You also need to consider the amount of extracurriculars you are doing. If you are also doing ECs or volunteering then you should drop one or two APs to not stress yourself out. However, some people are capable of handling a big workload but some of these classes are on the harder side. If you are aiming to get into a top college i say stick with your plan.
I was pretty good with your schedule then I saw your UW. A 3.7 during Freshman is on average pretty good, but given the classes you want to take, you are above average. I’m not sure what college you are shooting for, but for the sake of this comment let’s say you want to go to a top 10. A 3.7 as is is pretty low for Ivy’s, and that was certainly without the plethora of APs that you want. If you really struggled fresh year, then maybe lighten the soph coirseload. Unless you want to go into Comp Sci, you’d be ok with getting rid of it, and filling it with AP psychology. Psych is easy, and youll get a 4 or a 5 with little prep. Just make sure you walk that careful line of rigor and high GPA.
As for SATs, I’d recommend next summer for prep. You haven’t completed the math yet, and as the year progresses your score will increase. Not sure if you’re thinking of doing ACT, but same would go if you’re prepping right nowd
Are you saying you plan on taking honors chem while self studying AP chemistry then self study for AP physics C?
Where is your foreign language in that schedule?
When would you take precalculus? What’s the difference between calculus and AP calculus at your school?