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Is it okay to take less AP Classes if I am doing Community College Courses?
Alamere
68 replies12 threads Junior Member
I was wondering if it is okay to take only two AP Classes (out of four offered) if I am doing Public Speaking and Geology at the Community College.
My school offers these four AP Classes for Senior Year:
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Biology
I am taking AP Chemistry and AP Physics C. Is this an okay schedule if I am aiming for a top 20 school.
21 replies My school offers these four AP Classes for Senior Year:
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Biology
I am taking AP Chemistry and AP Physics C. Is this an okay schedule if I am aiming for a top 20 school.
Replies to: Is it okay to take less AP Classes if I am doing Community College Courses?
Orchestra
Band
AP Calc BC
AP Physics 1
AP Lang
Spanish 3
APES
Senior Year:
Orchestra
Band
AP Physics C
AP Chemistry
Literature and Social Justice
Required Adulting Course
Chem TA
I have done CC classes in numerous other subjects as part of my dual enrollment program (and taking advantage of of my student status to take interest courses like statistics)
Maybe @Gumbymom can speak to the requirements in CA.
I would probably drop one of the AP sciences and replace with the next level of foreign language, drop the justice Lit course and replace it with AP Lit. You have a serious drop in rigor, and the t-20s are going to think you did not challenge yourself senior year because colleges wouldn't look too closely. Take m/v calc and drop geo as well, you need a fourth year of math. I'm assuming you're applying for STEM, so the fourth year of a f/l may not be needed, but you don't want colleges to think you replaced Spanish with geology or public speaking. I would be concerned about too m any APs if the next class was AP Spanish, if it's honors, you should be ok.
In terms of Spanish, some of the most selective colleges may prefer to see level 4 (or AP level) over level 3.
Global Studies
AP Human Geo
AP World (took class but not exam)
College:
Humanities Intro
US History
Political Science
Intro to MacroEcon
Also Spanish 4 is full at my high school.
If you want to continue Spanish, check what Spanish course at the college you would be able to place into after completing year 3 of high school Spanish.
Depending on the school, AP Chem can be the toughest science class, so taking both could be very demanding. If you really like the subjects and the workload is reasonable, it's fine. Check with your GC if you need both to showthe most rigorous designation.
High School classes:
AP Literature
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C
Band
Orchestra
Required Adulting course
Lab Tech for Chem Teacher
College:
Semester 1:
Multi variable Calculus
Semester 2:
Public Speaking (required for the AS degrees I’m working for - dual enrollment)
Linear Algebra