I am currently a junior in high school who wants to major in physics and mathematics at an elite college (Princeton, Harvard, Yale, etc.).
My relevant schedule has and will likely be:
Freshman
French 3
CP English
H Bio
Symphonic Band
Computer Programming
H Algebra 2
CP World History
Sophomore
AP French 5
CP English
H Chem
Symphonic Band
Spanish 2
H Precalc
H US History 1
Junior
AP Chem
CP English/(English Comp 1 at community college = AP Lang)
H Physics
H Wind Ensemble
AP Spanish 5
BC Calc
AP US History 2
Physics 1 with Calc = “AP Physics C M” @ cc
Senior? ( tentative)
AP Physics C M
H Wind Ensemble
H Multivar
Physics 2 with Calc = “AP Physics C EM” @ cc
Linear Algebra @ cc
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For my senior year, I will have 4 additional periods. I need to choose between AP Euro, AP Stats, AP Economics(Micro and Macro), AP Bio, a position as TA in French (likely for AP), and whether to take AP or CP English.
My counselor tells me that I should take euro and lit but I’m certain they would be difficult, time consuming, and would result in a slightly lower grade. I worry that Stats and Eco are too fluffy and irrelevant, and that being a TA would be seen as slacking off. The reason why I am even considering going back to French is that I speak 6 languages and intend to focus on that I some way on my app.
Which classes would be best in terms of rigor, relevance, and ensuring I don’t lose my mind?