<p>Hi guys,
I am wondering which AP classes I should take next year.
I am a junior this year, and my schedule is: </p>
<p>Honors Spanish 4
AP Calc AB
AP Chem
AP USH
AP Lit
AP Stats</p>
<p>Based on my schedule right now, which AP classes do you suggest I should take next year to get the highest possible GPA? I don't feel completely overwhelmed yet this year, but I don't really have a lot of time for extra curricular activities. Next year, I want to have enough time for college apps, schoolwork, and 5 hours of sleep a day. I don't want to take all weighted like I am this year because the classes for senior year are much harder, but I also don't want to take too few and show colleges that I'm not continuing my academic rigor senior year. </p>
<p>So, the possible courses I can take next year are:
AP Lang (extremely hard class in my school, most people get B's)
or
English 11</p>
<p>AP Gov and AP micro/macro (need to be taken in conjunction and take up 2 classes)
or
AP Comp. Gov. (this is the first year in our school for this class)
and regular gov/econ
or
regular gov/econ</p>
<p>AP Physics C (very hard class in my school, almost everyone gets 5's, but not alot of A's; I haven't taken physics or honors physics so i would have to waive in)
or
AP Biology
or
both</p>
<p>AP Spanish (hard class in my school)
or
AP Psychology (relatively easy AP class)</p>
<p>My school is a majority Asian super-competitive school, and for many classes the teachers deflate grades so that 95% of the students get 5's on the AP exam but only around 20% of the students get A's...
Taking into account that I suck at Spanish, and I am planning to take 7 classes next year, 2 of which are already decided, what do you recommend I should take next year for the other 5 classes to get the highest GPA while also taking the required English and gov/econ classes?
Any advice will be appreciated, thanks :D</p>
<p>AP Lang, AP Gov and micro/macro, definitely not Physics C, AP Bio, and AP Psych. Saying this as a senior at a magnet sci/tech school with 4 AP tests under my belt. Physics C without at least AP Physics B beforehand is waaay too hard. AP Lang I’m kind of undecided about, but if you can get a B, it’s better to do that then to get an A in english 12 (assuming you meant 12, since you’ll be in 12th grade).</p>
<p>Aha yeah, my bad i meant english 12 
also, why wouldn’t you recommend AP Bio? It’s the easiest AP science at my school, and it’s relatively easy to get an A in
On a sidenote, I’d rather get an A in a normal class than a B in an AP class, so would you still recommend AP Lang at all?</p>
<p>I did say AP Bio, its just tucked away in the corner. If you would rather get a 4.0 in a regular class than in an AP, take English 12, but I can tell you that it doesn’t look as good to colleges. Which might not matter to you, and if so go ahead.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response! 
Does anybody else have any experience taking any of those classes? (Especially Physics C)
All advice would be appreciated thanks</p>
<p>I would take as many AP classes as possible. It looks great for colleges and you only have to suffer through 1 semester. Out of all the classes you listed, I’ve taken/am enrolled in all of them except Psych and Spanish. Physics C was a hard course and it covered hard material, but it was easy to get an A in my school (I got an A+ second semester). The easiest classes on there that you should definitely take are AP Bio and what seems like Psych, which you say is relatively easy at your school.</p>
<p>Physics C killed my once 4.0 gpa:( I took it as junior, but I had only taken biology courses for science freshman and sophomore year (honors and AP). Lack of exposure to the hard sciences can make this class a black hole. It was very abstract thinking, and I found it very difficult to grasp why certain concepts were valid. If you’ve taken a physical science course, go for AP physics C. If not, take honors physics. My class was taught by a PhD and was so hard that more than half the class got C’s. I don’t know what the environment is like at your school though. Just talk to former students to gage the feeling of the course.</p>
<p>I would suggest asking ppl at your school who are taking ap physics c right now, to see the difficulty of the class, or how it flows, every school is different and every teacher is different, so the difficulty of the class is different.</p>
<p>I’m taking both physics C’s this year (Mech, E&M) without taking any prior physics classes and I’m doing really well so I would definitely recommend it. You should take at least 5 aps but maybe 6. Definitely do both Physics Cs and do AP Lang, AP Bio, AP Psych since you said its easy, and maybe Spanish? just my recommendation</p>
<p>What an overachiever!</p>
<p>But seriously, take AP Biology.</p>