<p>Alright, so I'm really nervous about next year and I just need some advice.
I have some courses I want to take, and I'm not sure if it will be a good idea.
My goal is to get into a competitive college, so I really want to get as much advice/help
as possible to achieve my dreams. :3 </p>
<p>Courses I plan to take:
AP Biology (year long)
AP Calculus AB (or BC, but I still do not know which one is better?) (year long)
AP English Lit (or lang? what is the difference?) (one semester)
HN Spanish 4 (one semester)
Studio Art 1 (one semester)
...
Okay, so the problem starts here. I am supposed to have eight courses in a year, and they are split up into 2 semesters. However, history is pretty difficult for me, and I am afraid I may be put into a semester with All three AP's PLUS history. -_-
SO I have been thinking to skip history junior year, take two classes of art instead...and then take APUSH during senior year.
So, is this a good idea? Or should I NOT skip history? </p>
<p>I also want to do really well on the SAT's (haha well everyone does >_<). Any tips to achieve good scores? I have signed up for SAT classes...but that's all... </p>
<p>You shouldn’t skip history! Taking an art class is good but two in one year are too many. If you are not good at history do not take APUSH, instead take two more years of normal/honors history.</p>
<p>Calculus BC is better as it covers more material. You learn everything from AB and more so it might be a little quicker paced. </p>
<p>AP English Lit or Lang really depends on your school. Most schools assign one to juniors and the other to seniors. Lit focuses on reading and analyzing and is generally considered easier, while Lang focuses on rhetoric.</p>
<p>Is Spanish 4 not an AP class at your school?</p>
<p>For the SAT, it depends on what classes you signed up for. Most of them are aimed at low scoring people who want to get their 1400 up to a 1800, some of them are good for higher scorers but it depends on where you live. </p>
<p>Get the official book for practice test and a second one for review/strategy. Princeton review has a general strategy one that I recommend and Barons has one specifically for getting a 2400. You do want to review vocab as they have random words on it, Direct Hits is supposedly the best book for that. Also after you take the first test as a baseline get specific books for the subject had trouble with the most. Make sure to take lots of practice test and to analyze and explain to yourself what you did wrong on each question.</p>
<p>I also recommend taking the ACT as some people do far better on it for some reason.</p>
<p>Hi!
So you don’t think it will be a good idea? I was thinking that too.
My guidance counselor told me I could do whatever is best for me…but I mean
that’s what they all say… :3
Colleges want to see you take core classes consecutively right?
Yeah, Spanish 4 isn’t an AP. There is Spanish 5, then AP. xD
Thank you so much for you reply! :)</p>