<p>So this is what I have planned out for 11th and 12th grades:</p>
<p>11th:
1.) Precalculus
2.) APUSH
3.) PE III
4.) Chamber Orchestra
5.) Lunch
6.) AP English III
7.) Honors Physics
8.) </p>
<p>12th:
1.) AP Calc AB
2.) PE IV
3.) Chamber Strings
4.) Lunch
5.) AP English IV
6.) AP Biology
7.)
8.)</p>
<p>So as you can see I have 3 empty spots. 1 in 11th, and 2 in 12th.</p>
<p>I want to take 3 from either: AP Psychology, AP Physics, Anatomy and Physiology (not AP), Genetics (also not AP), AP Computer Science and/or AP Environmental Science.</p>
<p>I want to be either a medical doctor, specifically a neurologist is what I'm thinking or a bio-medical engineer therefore, I'm trying to plan and think ahead for college and undergrad school. Which 3 classes do you think would benefit me the most from the above mentioned options?</p>
<p>I was thinking about taking AP Psych, A & P, and Genetics, but I feel like that would be kind of pointless because A & P and Genetics aren't AP classes, so they would not help me out in college. </p>
<p>What are your thoughts?
Which 3 would be the most helpful?</p>
<p>“because A & P and Genetics aren’t AP classes, so they would not help me out in college.”</p>
<p>Don’t have that mentality about classes, many AP classes are utterly useless compared to their college counterparts (e.g. AP Physics B). </p>
<p>If you truly want to be a doctor, exposure to A & P would probably be your best best. My school has a rigorous A & P curriculum that exposes you to many aspects of the college course. I’m not quite sure the depth of a high school genetics class, but if you feel it would give you the basis for college genetics classes take it. If it’s just going to be a few punnet squares and vocab, don’t. </p>
<p>In your situation, I would take AP Physics (something that’s not B), A & P, and APES. If your school doesn’t offer Physics C I would take AP Computer Science or AP Psych (depending on if computer science interests you at all).</p>
<p>Just kind of a side note. If you truly want to be a biomedical engineer into a neurologist, know that it that is extremely difficult (you can do it if you really try) but your GPA would probably suffer. As you probably know, Med schools don’t care at all what your undergrad major is as long as your GPA is high. 4.0 English/Finance Major beats out 3.4 BME major every time. However, if you insist on doing this… make sure you have some exposure to physics (regardless of which class is offered). </p>
<p>All in all, all of those choices are good options for your end goal. I would take 2 AP and 1 regular. You can’t really go wrong with any of those AP courses, and I honestly feel like A & P would be the most important course to take out of all of those. </p>
<p>BME: AP Physics, AP Computer Science, A & P
Science Major: AP Physics, AP Psych/APES, A & P
Non-Science Major: AP Computer Science, AP Psych, A & P</p>
<p>@skieurope- No, I wasn’t planning to. I am currently a sophomore and I am taking Spanish II. I was going to conclude with that. Do you think I should take Spanish III?</p>
<p>Depending upon what colleges you are looking to attend, yes. Selective colleges recommend 3 or more years of the same foreign language for admission. Many also have a foreign language requirement to graduate. So if you can test out of it beforehand, it frees up some space on your college schedule,</p>
<p>Examples: Stanford</p>
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<p>UCLA</p>
<p><a href=“e”>quote</a>: Language other than English
2 years required, 3 years recommended - Two years of the same language other than English. Courses should emphasize speaking and understanding and include instruction in grammar, vocabulary, reading, composition, and culture. Courses in languages other English taken in the seventh and eighth grades may be used to fulfill part of this requirement if your high school accepts them as equivalent to its own courses.