10th Grade Schedule

Azismith
Wed, 09 Jul 2014 03:29:49 +0000

Is this a good 10th grade schedule?

Courses:
AP Biology
AP English Language
APUSH
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
Algebra II
Pre-Calculus
Rock Climbing (PE)
Band/Orchestra
Computer Science (CS50)
Spanish V*
Russian III

Clubs:
Model UN
Science Olympiad
National Spanish Exam
Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras (MCYO)
Potomac Valley Youth Orchestras (PVYO)
New Life Youth Orchestra
King’s Cathedral Youth Band Program
Lion’s Club Honors Band
Mid-Atlantic Music Invitational
West Virginia University Honors Bands
Running (I’m homeschooled, so not doing ‘track’ officially)

*I really didn’t want to take 6 APs this year, so I backed off on AP Spanish another year. Is this the right decision?

Will this schedule overload me? I participated in all the clubs that I’m doing this year last year, with the exception of the Model UN; however, I was a TA in the Adventures in Science program at NIST. I’m dropping that this year. Last year, I only took three APs (Chem, Music Theory, Govt). I received 5s in Chem and Music, but dropped a 4 on Government. So with that track record for a 9th grade year…what do you think? I want to maintain a social life (yes, homeschoolers do have social lives), but I definitely want to challenge myself. I know I want to take AP Calc BC next year, so Alg II and PreCalc have to happen. I’m considering dropping Russian next year, but if continuing my study of this language will help significantly for college admissions, I want to continue. I like the language a lot–I’m just not sure I’ll have the time for it.