<p>I live in a small town and currently attend a small public,comprehensive high school. The issue that I have with my high school is that they are too focused on the arts and sports. Now this issue hasn't really become that big of a deal until......probably 3 minutes ago? I undoubtedly have competition if I even want to want to attend CalTech and MIT....Harvard.....etc...basically what everyone conscience Connie or Brad the braggart on here is jet set on applying to. I am very into science, and I am currently a freshman. I take honors biology and Algebra 1( I know, that's relatively low level for the institutions that I am interested in....but I am doubling up and trying to get ahead). My school, they do offer AP Biology and AP Chemistry, which I am psyched for! Here's the issue: they think that an AP science course is too much for a sophomore to handle and they do have an honors chemistry class, but the teacher doesn't not really teach.....if you know what I mean. She teaches for 10 minutes and then for the other 37, her class is wandering around the school like a bunch of scavengers. The MIT bound kids on here, they have been taking AP science courses since their freshman year!!! Jesus, I look like a really dumb person next to them all. I really want to take AP chemistry next year and I know that I can handle it, but these people are hardheaded....I have tried to reason with them. Summer classes are not much of an option.....there really isn't any money for that on the table....... How the hell am I supposed to explain this to Harvard? Jeez.....I swear all of them over at CalTech will be laughing at me "hahahahahaha this miscreant thinks its a free for all...." What do I do? Oh wise inhabitants of the top 5th percentiles of your classes, of your high schools which allow freshman to take AP courses???</p>
<p>You’ll be looked at in the context of your own high school. CalTech requires calculus, but MIT does not.</p>
<p>First you’re over thinking it. Schools take into account rigor. If your school only offers 3 AP classes they understand. As long as you tried your best.</p>
<p>Now onto AP Chem sophomore year. My son took it sophomore year. But he was an exception. His class is 550 kids, and 2400 in the whole school. Urban school. sophmores that took AP Chem were like 3-5 and I think only two finished it. the math is a bit hard if you aren’t self taught. I think you have to understand the GCs take lots of factors into account. Our S had to get a teacher to vouch for him so he could take it. It’s very hard, and I only think magnet schools and IB schools offer these type of courses to freshmen. They are more the exception than the norm. Don’t compare yourself to CC kids you’ll be pulling your hair out. Most people here are the exception as oppsed to the norm. No need to fret, plus not to include the amount of trolls this form attracts and lots of inflated stats.</p>
<p>BREATH!!! and calm down. hehehe</p>