Very urgent question

Applying to College
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<p>I'm a junior, and have no history class this year. If I want to take one, I will have to take regular history, and drop AP Stat. Thus, my schedule will go </p>

<p>from:
Analysis Honors
Ap Bio
AP Statistics
Honors English
Ap Spanish 4
Robotics team
Computer Science Ap</p>

<p>to:
Analysis Honors
Ap Bio
Regular History
Honors English
Ap Spanish 4
Robotics team
Computer Science Ap</p>

<p>I am not planning to major in history, in fact, I loathe it. I want to get into Stanford or Berkeley (in state) for Biology. Next year, I am taking AP economics and AP US History, so will it look bad that I had nothing Junior year, and then two classes senior year? Thank you.</p>

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<p>Don' think you can take a junior class in your senior year</p>

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<p>So is it terrible that I took no history as a Junior, and two history AP's as a senior?</p>

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<p>No I mean, in my school at least, US history is considered a junior class and must be taken in the junior year.</p>

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<p>Same here, but they will let me take both as a senior. So, back to my original question....</p>

6

<p>No it does not matter, don't worry about it.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the response, can anyone else offer some input?</p>

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<p>Bring
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Post</p>

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<p>I never really considered Economics a history class. I guess it's in the same social science/humanities category, but it's not that closely related to US history.</p>

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<p>In my daughter's high school, it doesn't matter what grade you take a course in. They put you on a track, and the state requires certain courses to fulfill that track. Of course, some courses have prerequirements that must be taken first before the next course. Who cares if you take a certain course in junior or senior year, as long as you get your requirements for the path you're taking, and of course the grade requirements are met for your goals.</p>

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<p>Ahh ok thanks. I was worrying, because I know many colleges have such-and-such requirements that must be fulfilled (in terms of history/art/science/etc credits) in order to be able to apply there. If I apply to, like the UC's and Stanford, with only two completed years of history (and two more in progress during my senior year), could they still accept me. After all, by graduation, I will have all required credits.</p>

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<p>People stress too much about "getting in".</p>

<p>The last valedictorian who graduated from my daughter's high school in a large class...straight A's, student body president, belonged to every group that mattered in high school, cheerleader every year, soccer, team captain, won about every state award possible...Guess what, she's chosen to go to an average state school; and she'll probably drop out halfway, marry her high school sweetheart and have babies and be a stay at home mom. So that limits some of the competition when you think about those kinds of things. Not everyone who was a die hard can endure another rigorous 4 to 8 years of being perfect.</p>

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<p>I realize that. I'm just wondering, you know about those requirements they write that you need for application? Like, this many credits of science, so and so of math. Well, do they want you to have those credits by graduation, or by application time?</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure it's by graduation.</p>

<p>Example: most colleges want you to have 4 credits of English, but I don't think they're expecting you to double up on it.</p>

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<p>Ok, thanks for all the help guys. Arrgh, stupid history. Lol.</p>