Skimping out Senior Year

<p>Would it hurt my admissions if i chose to take only five classes, instead of the usual six at my school, during my senior year? I've already fulfilled the general ed, and will be taking second-year calculus at a community college, since my high school does not offer it. The classes i will be taking will all be AP and IB classes, and i dont want to take another class to fill up my schedule if i dont have to. what do you guys think?</p>

<p>as long as you take 5 academic classes (including the juco), you'll be fine.</p>

<p>I'd definitely make sure that your load is full fall semester or first trimester.</p>

<p>It matters where you're applying. The most competitive colleges -- HPYS, etc. -- will care, most others will not care because you're already taking a very demanding load.</p>

<p>what about...MIT?</p>

<p>It's one of those very competitive colleges that may care. What else you have going for you -- ECs, awards, etc. -- also will affect whether your taking a lower than normal courseload at your school will hurt you in admissions.</p>

<p>Haha. Shouldn't the mindset of a prospective MIT student be: "Awesome! I get the chance to take another class of my choice." Your call though.</p>

<p>I took 5 academic classes first semester and 4 second semester. I wrote my intended course load on all the relevant forms. It's not a big deal.</p>

<p>Help... is this s solid or skimpy senior (fall semester) schedule?</p>

<p>Anatomy and Physiology Honors
Advanced Composition Honors (college credit)
U.S. Government Honors (required)
A.P. Spanish
Bowling (PE; required credit)
Physics Honors</p>

<p>other info:
GPA=3.93 (uw) 4.62 (w)
SAT=2090 730V/620M/740W (going to retake soon)
ACT=32comp 36eng 28math 32read 30sci (34eng/write)
AP Lang. and Comp=3
ECs:
Local Youth "City Council"-3 years
Local Philanthropy/Volunteering Club- 9,11,12; President 11
Tutoring Autistic Students in Spanish- 11
Varsity Tennis- 9,10,11,12 (captain 12)
Chemistry Team (chemistry "magic" shows for elementary and middle schools)- 11,12
Knowledge Bowl team- 10,11
Spanish Club 9,10,11,12 (president 12, hopefully)
Violist for school musicals-10,11,12
and others...</p>

<p>Looking at Uni. of Puget Sound, Whitman College, Willamette U, Colorado College, Dartmouth, Princeton (legacy admission?), Bowdoin, Middlebury</p>

<p>How does it look?</p>

<p>So would taking 6 AP classes with one being outside of school so that only 5 classes are shown as being taken at school hurt me at HYPS? (On my school report my counselor could write that I am taking the extra class although the class won't show on my transcript until the end of 1st semester)</p>

<p>bump............</p>

<p>You're fine leib.</p>