<p>I took 5 APs junior year, and I don't know whether the following Sr. year courseload is tough enough to display rigor. I'm always in need of a challenge.. that's why I took my 5 APs this year.</p>
<p>Sr. Year Schedule (Pending)</p>
<p>Beginning Band
AP Microeconomics
AP Psychology
AP Literature & Composition
AP Physics</p>
<p>I am sure of THOSE five. The next two are confusing, so help me out picking the next two classes.</p>
<p>Speech & Debate<br>
College Reading & Writing
AP Chemistry
Existential Literature</p>
<p>Any help, please? I need help in choosing TWO more classes. Speech & Debate requires participation in the Debate Team. College Reading & Writing requires participation in our school Writing Center. I suck at Chemistry & it's a hard class. Existential Literature is a new class at our school, and the teacher writes very good recommendations.</p>
<p>Please help! What will look like a rigorous courseload to colleges? I'm taking AP Gov't, AP Biology, AP Stats, AP Language & AP BC Calc this year. How can I top that? I'm planning to apply to schools like Princeton next year.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance! I need replies before midnight!</p>
<p>Maybe you should take another math class. Like an independent study of multi vari, or linear alg. My vote is for existential lit, esp if you dont want to handle chem. </p>
<p>Microecon and Psych aren't time consuming classes. What level physics are you taking?</p>
<p>I've already discussed in another thread that I am leaning against not taking Multivariable. I have already taken BC Calc and have worked WAY too hard to get a B. If in Multivariable, the best grade I would get is a B, and it has already sunk my Jr. GPA. I am not a natural math talent.</p>
<p>I'm taking AP Physics. I'm not sure what you mean by 'level'. There's an honors course and an AP class.</p>
<p>In my case, I've honestly maxed out most of the difficult classes at my school. I have taken every single possible math class save for Multivariable. I will have taken every single science class except for AP Chemistry. I will have taken every social science class save for Sociology/Psychology and Chicago History. I will have taken every AP English course by the end of my senior year.</p>
<p>The required credits for graduation are 28. I will end my Sr. year with 35.</p>
<p>I would take college classes if my parents could afford them. I just wanted to reassure you that I am not trying to take an 'easier' courseload, but that I'm shut out of a lot of the classes at my school because I've already done them in either freshman/sophomore year, took them in 7th/8th grade, or placed out of them.</p>
<p>Existential literature sounds fascinating and very unique. That's just me though- what kinds of things are you interested in? If you're more of a humanities person I would suggest existential literature and speech & debate-- both sound like interesting classes and the added extracurricular involvement in debate couldn't hurt.</p>
<p>Kaseyditz, I've taken a lot of math & science because it was required, and because my parents have told me for the last three years that I need to take a class in each core subject (English, Math, Social Science, Science). They're good parents :)</p>
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<p>then go for Existential Lit... AP Physics + AP Chem is kind of.. meh.. (unless you are really good @ physics and can devote extra time to Chem)</p>
<p>oh, and past the course scheduling thing, are you reviewing for the AP exams you'll have to take this year? because if you do really well on them and self-report them, colleges might assume you'll do just as well on your senior APs and make them have more value :]</p>
<p>None, that's a good point. But you have to consider that SAT II Chemistry doesn't cover as much as the AP Exam does. Also I think one semester of AP Chem class is enough to get you prepared for the SAT II Chem Exam. You don't miss out on much. You get get like 10 wrong/omit and still get like a 790/800.</p>
<p>Check the top reach schools to which you are considering applying. Do they ask for bio, chem, and physics (there are some schools that want all three)? If so, there's your answer. If not, the answer is murkier.</p>
<p>Kaseyditz, for the most part, my school is very, very good at preparing students for AP classes, so I don't worry that much. We are having practice exams for Language & Composition. I'm very good at Biology, Statistics and I am not worried about my Gov't class (the avg. score in our school for this test is a 4). </p>
<p>Basically, the only AP I really have to worry about is BC Calc. I got a 5 on my APUSH test, and a 3 on my APCS test (the class did not prepare me at all). Otherwise, I'm pretty set for this year :) </p>
<p>I'm taking Math II, Biology, and Literature as my SAT IIs. I know I can do well on 2/3 of them (probably with a 700 or above on Biology & Lit). I'm not so sure about Math II.</p>
<p>Grace, I checked out the requirements for a few colleges and most of them ask for physics OR chemistry. I'll be fine with just physics.</p>
<p>if you are in BC Calc as a Junior, I think you'll do fine on the Math II :] (don't worry too much, it's got awesome grading. you can omit about 7 and still get a perfect score)</p>
<p>I know that at my school, we can enroll in college courses for free after we tap out all the school's classes and they pay for it. I don't know if this is the case for your school, but if it is, I would definitely suggest taking a more advanced math class.</p>
<p>It always depends on your intended major. I assume it's not chemistry oriented if you're bad at it, but if it is, you should take chem. If you're not going into a language-oriented major, I'd say ditch all the extra Language Arts stuff. If you are, definitely take them.</p>
<p>And fun should always play a role in your decision as well.</p>
<p>Whats your major going to be?
Psych and econ should be pretty easy. If its Physics B, it shouldn't be all that bad. Lit and comp depends on the teacher. Judging from your courseload last year and if you want to have a comparable one this year, go for the challenging classes - AP Chem and existential lit</p>