<p>I am a rising junior, and here are my classes for this year.</p>
<p>Fall:
Spanish 3
Chemistry
AP US History
AP Art History
AP English Language and Composition
Honors Algebra2/Trigonometry
Advanced Webdesign (nonacademic class)</p>
<p>Spring:
Honors Pre Calculus
Chemistry
AP US History
AP Art History
AP English Language and Composition
Advanced Webdesign (nonacademic class)
Varsity Volleyball (sport)</p>
<p>Yes I would.</p>
<p>Yes, but you may be cutting off some college options by dropping Spanish in the spring in order to be able to play your sport.</p>
<p>Some of the very top schools want four years of a foreign language. You will only have two and a half. Even if you manage to schedule the second half of Spanish 3 during your senior year, you won't have the optimal four years.</p>
<p>To allow you to take a full year of Spanish, it might be better to take only the first half of the Web design course (unless you need it for a tech ed graduation requirement or something) or to postpone AP Art History until your senior year (and take some half-year course in the fall to substitute for it). Admittedly, dropping AP Art History would make your schedule look less rigorous. But having the optimum number of years of foreign language may be more important than overall rigor.</p>
<p>You're not a year ahead in science, math, or foreign language. A lot of people are. Otherwise, it's fine.</p>
<p>Is this a rigorous schedule for junior year?</p>
<p>Sm1</p>
<ol>
<li>AP Biology</li>
<li>AP English Lang/Comp</li>
<li>AP US History</li>
<li>Arabic 5</li>
<li>Directed Study (Office Systems and Procedures)</li>
<li>Directed Study (Office Systems and Procedures)</li>
</ol>
<p>Sm2</p>
<ol>
<li>AP Biology</li>
<li>AP English Lang/Comp</li>
<li>AP US History</li>
<li>Arabic 6</li>
<li>Accelerated Pre-Calc</li>
<li>Psycology (at college since it's not offered in my school)</li>
</ol>
<p>*** is directed study. it looks solid enough but *** dog?</p>
<p>try to take the ap test for psy.</p>
<p>Directed study is where you agree to study a topic not offered in the school with a teacher as long as the teacher and assistant principal approve. During directed study you complete numerous projects.</p>
<p>hellooo....more opinions on my schedule?</p>
<p>Why do people feel like they can ask US if their schedule is rigorous? Your application will be reviewed in the context of what your school offers (according to your school profile, which you can ask your guidance counselor to see). Therefore, the rigorousness of your schedule is RELATIVE to the options available at your school - it is not ABSOLUTE. We don't know what's offered at your school, so we can't tell you how rigorous it is.</p>
<p>If you really want an INFORMED opinion, either list every course your school offers and then tell us your schedule or skip all this and ask your guidance counselor.</p>
<p>asayedahmad08, don't hijack my thread, please, start your own . . .</p>
<p>also, Marian, my school is on a "block schedule," and that Spanish 3 you see is the equivalent of a full year spanish course, except it's only 1 semester here because the class is everyday (for 90 minutes). So I would have 3 years of spanish and would be able to take Spanish 4 next year if I wanted to. Is that realy important though? Some schools require 4 years of foreign language? I thought 2 was required for most (UCs), and 3 was recommended. That's why I chose to do Spanish 3 this year</p>
<p>If you want to be competitive for the harder to get into UC's, four is better.</p>
<p>To BandTenHut:</p>
<p>I really have to disagree on you on how you claim "a lot of people" are a year ahead in science, math, and foreign language. Damn I'm really getting irritated by people here who assume everybody on here is a freakin' child prodigy.</p>
<p>Is this competitive for the Ivies:</p>
<p>English 4 AP
Eco/Gov AP
HST 3: Dental/Med Surg
Bio AP</p>
<p>Varsity Chamber Choir
Varsity Concert Choir
HST 3: Dental/Med Surg
Calc AB AP</p>
<p>Didn't take Spanish 4 AP (instead of Concert Choir, Spanish 3 Regulars in 10th grade schedule-conflict)</p>
<p>Man, what is it with you people. Stop ****ing hijacking my thread! Glucose101, you have 3,866 posts (and I've seen you start several threads on the SAT preparation forum before...), so I take it you obviously know how to start your own thread? If not PM me and I will show you how. Cause this is riduculous. </p>
<p>Anyways, so should I also take Spanish 4 my senior year? I never knew foreign language had this much importance to colleges. I thought the core academic subjects (English, Math, Science, History) were more significant.</p>
<p>Ask your counselor for advice. We don't know you or anything about your school.</p>
<p>Take it if you want to. Do you like Spanish? Do you think it would be useful? Do you want to go to a competitive school? But if you really don't want to take it, that's fine too.</p>
<p>And foreign languages are considered core academics for college purposes.</p>
<p>Is this a rigorous schedule for senior year you guys??</p>
<p>Sem 1
1. Weightlifting(w00t)
2. Child Development(yay I learn how to change diapers:rolleyes:)
3. Spanish 2(those beaners **** me off)
4. Philosophy(that's right Nietzche *****)</p>
<p>Sem 2
1. Weightlifting(it's so fun:))
2. Veterinary Studies(I work with animals;))
3. International Relations(basically how we can screw over Iran without ****ing too many of our buddies over)
4. AP Environmental Science(this could be hard:()</p>
<p>Thanks for your help!!!</p>
<p>Is it an advantage that i have more periods in a day like 6 instead of 4? Does that have an effect when the Adcoms are reviewing a transcript?</p>
<p>TruthfulLie: I love hijacking your threads. So much fun! YAY!</p>