summer gov/eco class or AP math during the school year??

Applying to College
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<p>I am a junior at a small school in Texas looking to apply to Rice, UCLA, UCSD, Pomona, Harvey-Mudd, Stanford, and UT. I recently signed up for my senior classes and I was wondering, generally or if you happen to know for these specific colleges, whether it would be more beneficial for me to take a government and economics class over the summer at a local college or for me to take another math class (which, coincidentally, is also a huge GPA booster). This math class would be weighted just like government/economics would be if I were to take it during the school year. However, the government/economics class would not be if I were to take it at the college. My schedule for next year is this in case it helps:
Wind Ensemble (AP)
AP Stat
AP Cal
AP Physics
AP English IV
Ind. Study European History (weighted class)
and the seventh slot is open to government/economics or the other math class (college algebra/college trig)</p>

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<p>You already have 2 math classes. Are you really interested in math? Cause if not, I would recommend the gov/econ class.</p>

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<p>For awhile I considered majoring in math, but now I'm not quite sure. The real reason that I would take the alg/trig class would be a) because I'm still somewhat considering a major in math and b) because I'm trying to get the salutatorian or valedictorian spot in my high school. The salutatorian took this class this year and I suspect that's what got her GPA so high (it is supposed to be relatively easy). Right now I'm number 3</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>I don't think that taking these courses over the summer in order to fit in another math class would really have a huge effect on your admissions. If you want to give up your summer to do more school work or if math is your thing and you want another class, then by all means take the classes over the summer. </p>

<p>If you're taking the class for the sole purpose of raising your rank, then I don't think it's worth it. If you're number 3, I'm assuming that you are in the top 1-2% of your class. The difference between 2 and 3 is not going to have any impact at all in the college application process.</p>

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<p>thanks. I'll stay with my original choice and stick to government/economics during the school year</p>