I took Biology and Chemistry Honors in 9th and 10th grades and AP Chemistry in junior year. I did not do too well in that class but I decided to take AP Biology anyways. However I wasn’t doing too well and I dropped out (it will not show as a W on my transcript). I now have an extra free period and I can’t take another class during that free period. All my other classes this year are APs (5 this year). How will this affect my chances at Emory, NYU, UT Austin, Boston University, University of Southern California, University of Toronto, and McGill University?
Two comments:
–Most colleges like to see a sequence of bio, chem, and physics.
–You should look up the common data set of each school you are interested in (google "common data set XYZ University), look at section C and see how many science classes each college requires/recommends.
You can’t take physics?
What do you want to major in?
What is required for graduation in your HS?
Physics. Does your high school have an arrangement with online classes or community college classes that would enable you could take physics?
@happy1 thanks!
@bopper it’s too late to switch in now. I’m majoring in English and only three years of science is required for graduation in my school.
The bare minimum is probably not going to cut it with some of the more competative schools you’ve listed.
@readthetealeaves yes, but those are only offered during the summer.
@Muad_dib however my school is one of the best traditional publics (not a magnet) in the country, so the bar is a bit lower for us; approximately the top 20% of the students at my school go to top-20 universities.
if you want to major in STEM, you may have issues applying to top schools.
If you want humanities, you may be fine
It means you chose not to take Physics.
What 5 APs senior year?
@MYOS1634 Lit, Comparative Government, Calc AB, French, and Studio Art.
Ok, good picks.
Well, it’s not optimal, but for a humanities applicant I suppose it’s equivalent of a stem applicant having only 3 years of foreign language.
It will not affect your chances at the University of Toronto or McGill.