Alright well registration for classes next year has oficially started and I have a week to submit the schedule I’d like for senior year.
I successfully got into an honors and AP class for the first time …Yuss.
I had these classes in mind, but I need some feedback.
English: Fiction, Poetry (my english teacher will consider people for AP Lit at the end of the year so this might change)
Social Studies: AP Gov, and Intro to Psych for 1 semester
Gym
Religion
Math: Calc Honors
Science: Anatomy (1 semester)
Communications
Art: Animation
I’m also sort of considering Advanced Drawing & Painting (meets once a week after school)
Although I’m actually not that big of an artist lol. But the art department lady told me she could make it happen. So hmm.
I’m left with a half credit of space left, which is just big enough for one semester of class.
Are there any good ones you guys suggest?
I was thinking about taking another science but I dunno if it’ll make me too busy. Otherwise, I’ll just use it as a free period.
Forensics is offerred but it’s a popular class, and I missed my chance.
I could take geology or astronomy for science.
Nutrition for health.
Or a good number of art classes. Sculpting interests me.
I like art but I might pursue a career in medicine. Nutrition would be an easy class and could look good, but I wouldn’t really learn anything new.
If you want to pursue a career in medicine it would look better to take science than art. However if you’d really truly rather take sculpting than you should do it.
I wouldn’t choose classes senior year of high school based on a potential outcome that 75% interested freshmen change their mind about :D.
Assuming you’re aiming for a selective college such as a LAC ranked 60-125 or your state flagship:
Have you reached Level 3 in a foreign language? If not, this should be a priority since otherwise it downgrades your level of rigor from the point of view of college admission officers. (If “communications” is not a required class, that’s what you could switch out).
Yes you should have a 2nd semester of science - have you taken all three of biology, chemistry, and physics? If not, you should take what you don’t have. If you do have all three, choose any science, it won’t matter.
You could take Painting&Drawing that meets once a week after school. Art is always well-considered by colleges and when the stress of college applications gets to you, you will be glad you have a creative outlet.
If you’re simply aiming for a directional (Western State U) or similar, you can take anything you wish in that second science slot and you don’t need to replace Communication with a foreign language.
Yep I’m currently in French 3. I was considering on signing up for French 4 before but after looking through the online registration list, it oddly wasn’t an option. So I guess I can’t do that anymore. Maybe there was a lack of interest?
I’m currently in physics, which is my 3rd year of science. I wanted to take Forensics next year but space quickly filled up, so my only 1 semester science option would be for astronomy which I’m not really interested in.
I’m considering on using that space for a health class like nutrition, since I guess that’s close enough to a science class.
Otherwise I could take another art class (there’s a lot to choose from).
As for afterschool advanced drawing and painting, well I’m sort of thinking about it, but it would be from 3-6pm once a week. I’m not sure if I should risk having too much on my plate. It’s mainly for people actually wanting to major in art, but I guess it’s still possible for me to have fun with it. Should I still go through with it?
I think I want to make Sculpting as my main art class now (need at least one semester of art to stay in the NAHS)
I’ll still have a semester of class space left so now my question is… Which elective would be more useful? Nutrition or Animation?
Do you learn how to cook in Nutrition? If yes, then, pick Nutrition. Being able to cook will come in handy to wow your dates; it will save you money (nothing’s easier than to cook a couple dishes yourself, rather than buying ready-made); it’ll help you stay fit and healthy (as you won’t add extra fat and random products of dubious provenance).
Ask your guidance counselor about French 4. If not, write it down on your “notes for the bragsheet” (that you wanted to take Fr 4 but couldn’t because it wasn’t offered) - this way your GC will be able to write it in your recommendation.
If you’re interested in art, by all means take art.
Check what the syllabus for Nutrition is: if it teaches you how to cook easy, balanced meals, it should be a requirement because it’ll be SO useful for the rest of your life! But if you just learn theory, it may not be that interesting or important; Check with the teacher.
Thanks for the advice.
And there might be some cooking involved in nutrition, but I think it’s mainly on theory. I might end up taking it anyway or just using this as a free period. After doing some thinking, I figure that it’d be a bad idea to pile on too many art classes… too much work to juggle around with.
Gaah
also, just how bad would it look that I’m only taking one semester of science? I didn’t get into Forensics, so Astronomy is my only option right now…
Would colleges see all the courses I signed up for or just the ones I would currently be in during the time of my application?
They’d see all the classes you signed up for. If you apply to universities that only require transcripts up to 11th, they’d only judge you on course rigor for the year as long as you maintain grades and do not get a D or F. (If they admit you and you get D’s or one F, you’re rescinded. And this happens to foolish students who celebrate their acceptances too much, every year, and then have to scramble or take a gap year.) If you apply to universities that require first semester grades, they’ll judge course rigor + grades for th Fall, and course rigor only for the Spring, provided you don’t get a D or an F.
Whoa so while looking through the course list, I totally forgot biotechnology was a science option (it’s a morning class)
Now I’m suddenly interested to take it, but at this same time I’m a bit nervous if I’ll be overworking myself.
Updated schedule draft:
-for 2 semesters-
AP Gov
Calc Honors
Religion
Gym
Once a week after school Adv. Drawing & Painting
Since most of these are semester classes, i’ll essentially only take a good bunch of that list in the first half of the year and then take the rest in the second half.
But now on top of those, I’m considering to take Biotech as another morning class for 1 semester. Is this too much? And would it be tough to handle?
because it’ll be SO useful for the rest of your life! But if you just learn theory, it may not be that interesting or important; Check with the teacher.