<p>I'm becoming a high school senior next school year, but I'm also a sophomore at my local community college (I quit public high school to be home-schooled, and then I took/will take classes at my local community college for 11th and 12th grade for high school credit, but I'm not going to try to transfer any of these credits to University. The Universities I'm applying to are very selective as it is, without being a transfer student too.). My question is if it would look better to the Universities I'm applying to, if I take more classes, on general subjects (I'd be taking Pre-Cal, Stellar Astronomy w/ Lab, English Composition II, and U.S. History I)? Or if it would look better to take fewer classes with my future college major in mind (Either a natural science or engineering)? Those classes would be Pre-Cal, Stellar Astronomy w/ Lab, and General Physics I w/ Lab. Any input would be gladly appreciated! If it helps I'm applying to Cambridge, Cal-tech, Yale, MIT, and some sort of safety University close to home. Thanks.</p>
<p>Taking general classes would probably be better, especially since colleges usually require a certain amount of years for each subject. For example, English. You should be taking English for four years. Have you checked the colleges’ high school requirements?</p>
<p>Oh and even if I don’t take Eng Composition II, I’d still be doing English IV for homeschooling it just wouldn’t be for college credit. I’ve looked at the Universities I’m applying to and they say (according to College Board)…
Yale:
Doesn’t have any recommended high school credits but does, “Note: Students recommended to take richest possible mix of demanding academic offerings.”
MIT:
English: 4 units
Foreign Language: 2 units
Math: 4 units
Science: 4 units
Social Studies: 2 units</p>
<p>Cal Tech:Recommended + Required:
English: 4 units
History: 1 unit
Math: 4 units
Science: 4 units
Social Studies: 3 units</p>
<p>Cambridge:
All I can find on their website is that they require 3 AP’s of 4-5 (for student’s without A levels) that relate to your intended major.</p>
<p>All of those I meet except maybe for Social Studies, would you consider classes such as Sociology, Social Psychology, Interpersonal Communications, etc. as Social Studies because they are SOCIAL sciences?
And maybe if I can find time in my schedule, I could take US History I, with Pre-Cal, Astronomy, and Physics. Or at least self study it…
Does anyone else have any suggestions? I have to register for my classes within the next couple of days.</p>