Thoughts on my junior and senior courses for a possible economics major?

<p>I'm currently a sophomore and I'm taking
AP World History
AP Spanish Lang
Honors English
Algebra 2
Chemistry
PE
Principles of Business and Marketing </p>

<p>Next year I'm planning on taking
AP US History
AP Spanish literature
Honors English
Precalc with trig
AP environmental science
Marketing
Business Law and Management </p>

<p>My senior year I'm thinking about taking
AP Gov
AP Micro/Macro economics
Honors English
AP Calculus AB
AP Bio
Advance Marketing
Info systems</p>

<p>Is this rigorous enough to attend a top twenty university to study economics?<br>
Is it bad that I will not take physics during high school?</p>

<p>“Is this rigorous enough to attend a top twenty university to study economics?”</p>

<p>The better question is if that’s rigorous for your school. How many AP courses do they offer and how many do you plan to take? </p>

<p>The thing is, most top universities are so selective that it’s hard to say anyone will be guaranteed at any of them. Apply to a few reaches, matches, and safeties. </p>

<p>Also, I’m sure you know that it’s not just courses taken that matters. My academics and test scores are great but I’m not getting into a top 20 university because my extracurriculars are not. </p>

<p>“Is it bad that I will not take physics during high school?”</p>

<p>I would say yes, primarily because (aside from AP Bio) your other science choices aren’t very strong. Some colleges require or highly recommend physics, and not taking it can hurt your chances.</p>

<p>Thanks so much! I attend a large school in Northern Virginia and there’s a lot of APs available. I’m just not really strong in math and I know physics is really math based, so I was hoping to avoid it.</p>

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Most economics major requirements involve a significant amount of mathematics, especially at a top 20 school. Just something to think about.</p>