<p>I am currently a sophomore in high school with all A's (hopefully it will stay that way). I am now taking these courses:
-Honors Chemistry
-Drivers Ed/Health & PE 10
-AP Microeconomics (fall)/AP Macroeconomics (spring)
-AP Human Geography
-Honors English 10
-French Year Four
-Mathematical Analysis/Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry
-Spanish Year Three (I skipped year two, btw)</p>
<p>I also took AP Psychology last year (as a freshman) and scored a 4 on the exam. </p>
<p>I need help deciding what courses to take as a Junior. I know I am taking these courses:
-AP French Language and Culture
-Spanish Year Four
-AP United States History
-AP English Language and Composition
-AP Statistics
-AP Calculus AB</p>
<p>Can you help me choose the two classes I should take next year from the list below?:
-AP Environmental Science
-AP Biology
-AP Chemistry
-AP Computer Science A (online)
*P.S. I am good at science, but I do not have a preference. I have taken Biology and Earth Science already.</p>
<p>Or do you recommend any other courses?
Thank you SO MUCH!!</p>
<p>Take what interests you. Don’t underestimate ap enviro. People say it’s a easy ap, but I found it both challenging and interesting. I now want to go into an environmental field.</p>
<p>Like poster number three said, whatever science field you find most interesting. I took AP Bio myself and although the test was kinda hard (got a 4) but I really liked the class. Also the mathematics on the test was easy since it’s mainly fractions in genetics. So it’s good if you like science without harder math. There is a lot of critical reading for labs on the test though, which I didn’t like so much.</p>
<p>French, Spanish, English and US history in the same year is going to leave a bad taste in your mouth without enough technical classes to wash it off.</p>
<p>Just adding something, I think it really also depends on your schedule. Some ap courses are known as “harder”, or require more work than others. (The difficulty factor also depends on your aptitude for the subject and the teacher). So if you will be involved in extracurriculars in addition to taking a heavy course load, be sure to balance the harder courses with easier ones so that you don’t go insane. Just a thought though.</p>
<p>Please don’t be one of those students who takes every AP imaginable because they think it looks good. Take APs in subjects you are interested in, subjects related to what major you are thinking about. A bunch of random APs won’t help you. School is about learning, not temporarily memorizing random information in hopes that colleges are impressed by your schedule.</p>
<p>@Ch1746
I am not one of those students; however, I do believe that the more AP classes you successfully complete, the greater your chances into a good university. My school doesn’t offer any electives that interest me other than AP and foreign language classes. My high school also doesn’t offer any courses that will help me with my major during my junior year. None of the information I learn in AP classes is random and I just don’t memorize facts, I also apply them in real life (specifically AP Psychology). Thank you for your insight but I do believe that AP classes will help more than any other classes in preparation for college.</p>
<p>AP Chemistry is known to be harder than Bio, but Bio requires you to memorize more information. Personally I like Bio more, but that’s just a personal preference. I also think that you should take AP Computer Science A.</p>