Hello,
I signed up for this schedule junior year:
Band (2 periods, counts as regular course)
PAP Pre Cal
AP English III
AP Computer Science
AP US History
AP Physics
AP Chemistry
My GPA right now is around a 3.8/4.0 UW
I only took 1 AP sophomore year and am about .19 off of the GPA cutoff for the top ten percent. I really want to be competitive and get into the top ten percent so I can be competitive.
The problem is that I still need to take health and speech which are each one semester. I could either do this in the summer and pay for the classes or only take 4 AP classes this year or senior year and not pay the money. The only class that I would be willing to drop this year is AP Chemistry but I want to take the SAT subject test for chemistry. What should I do?
Thank you
I’d say drop AP Physics(assuming AP physics 1/2) or AP Chem, replace it with the required class, then take 5 APs your senior year. Why do you not want to take the subject test for AP Physics?
The differince between 10 vs 11 AP’s is slim to none.
Ultimately I’d take Math II, Chemistry, and Physics, but physics is a required class for us and AP Chemistry counts as an elective. I’m just worried that I might not have enough AP classes to make it into the top ten percent because most people are take 5 or 6 AP classes and some are even taking 8. I’m in Texas and we have the top ten percent auto-admit rule so it worries me even more that I might not get into some Texas colleges like A&M or UT.
My daughter was in the same boat you’re in. She chose to take more AP classes in Junior year, and one less in senior year to fit in the required Health/PE rather than take it over the summer. If you’re strong in science, you should be fine. This won’t help your GPA/rank at all if it’s overwhelming.