What should my course load be senior year HS? (Finance degree, UVA, Duke, Northwestern, etc.)

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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I have to choose my courses for next year and I am struggling to decide whether to take AP Calc AB or AP Statistics or both. I really want to take Stat because it interests me and I love the teacher but at the same time I feel like AP Calc would look better to colleges. I am a straight honors/AP (highest level everything at Catholic Prep school) with a 3.9 unweighted and a 4.6 or so weighted. Got a 32 on my ACT on my first try last month without studying so I’m hoping I can improve to a 33 next time around. Looking at UVA, Duke, Northwestern, Indiana Bloomington, Michigan, Upenn and Notre Dame as my top colleges. Definitely not taking a language, already got three credits for that. Wondering if not doing a science would hurt my chances even if I’m going into a business/finance field (already took Bio, Chem and Physics). Any help would be appreciated, probably just choose which set of classes I list below, feel free to make suggestions though:

A.
Religion
Honors World Literature
AP Economics
AP Calc AB
AP Environmental
Business Management

B.
Religion
Honors World Lit.
AP Economics
AP Statistics
AP Environmental
Business Management

C.
Religion
Honors World Lit.
AP Economics
AP Stat
AP Calc AB
AP Environmental

D.
Religion
Honors World Lit.
AP Econ.
AP Stat.
AP Calc AB
Business Management

Thanks!

2

D seems best to me.

3

D or C, depending on what exactly you do in Business Management.

4

It’s not much of a class, Business Management, easy A+. Would that matter? I’d take it out of interest and simply to put it on my transcript. It’s a full credit.

5

If you’re interested in the business class then you should take it.
Option D sounds best.

6

I am definitely more interested in the business class than the AP Enviro I just don’t want it to hinder my chances at college if they’d prefer me taking an AP science course senior year.

7

You said you already took sciences so IMO business courses would give a more “I already know what I want to do and am preparing myself” kind of impression… Anyways, the most important ones will be Calc and Stat, do NOT miss those.

8

alright, thanks for the help. I’ll probably end up doing option D.