<p>To ensure high GPA what AP courses should I take in HS more science or more history/english? I'm trying to decide between AP Bio and AP World History. Should I just get my science out of the way so a low grade in a science class wont tarnish my GPA?</p>
<p>i am having a lot of trouble understanding why in the world you are posting this in the law school forum.
are you actually worrying about what to take in hs so as to affect what your college gpa will be? am i right in thinking that you are assuming that you would have to take a science course in college and you are concerned you might not do well in it so you think it better to fulfill your college science requirement with an ap class?</p>
<p>if that is what is on your mind, you are making a LOT of assumptions - many of which are likely not to be true.
1) you are assuming you will need a science class in college -- have you actually looked at the requirements of the colleges you are interested in? not all have such requirements
2) you are assuming an ap class would satisfy any such requirement. again, have you actually looked at what colleges you are considering actually say on this? at some schools it is very hard to use ap credit to satisfy general education requirements. even if they give "credit" for a certain score, does it satisfy the gened? just how high an ap score will you need? at some schools your ap will just give you the right to start at a higher level course.
3) you are assuming you would get a lower grade in the college science course than the course you might ultimately take instead. if there is a science gen ed requirement at the college you go to, i would be willing to bet that there are science courses for non-majors that wouldn't be that difficult. whereas a liberal arts class, particularly a higher level one, may be tougher to do well in.
4) if you try to choose all your college classes based on the easy "a" you will drive yourself crazy. take courses in what you are interested in.
5) calm down. from other posts, it looks like you are a hs junior. i know right now you can't imagine any other path than law, but there is no need to focus on it to this extent at this point. college is a time for growing and learning about yourself -- leave yourself room to learn whether law really is for you. i've known too many people who started out just knowing they wanted to be lawyers -- until they actually became one.</p>