Am I making an honest mistake with my course schedule?

Mycoalwin
Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:16:59 +0000

Hey all. I’ve been considering what my teachers have been teling me about my math course for the rest of high school. I’m not sure whether or not I’m making a mistake by dropping out of my current honors course, but would like to know your opinions.

Current option:
-Pre-calculus over summer
-AP Calculus AB next school year (and will most likely take an outside class for BC test)
-AP statistics SR year
-AP Physics C would be available to me since I would have gotten A’s in pre-calc
-With AP Calc AB and Phys C, the doors to National AP scholar award are in reach for me if I successfully self-study 3 APs. If I don’t, AP Scholar w/ Distinction is a certain.

Teacher’s option/opinion:
-No pre-calc over the summer
-Pre-calc Honors / Calc A during the school year
-AP Calculus BC in SR year
-NO AP Physics C, so national AP scholar award would be almost impossible, unless I self-study about 4 APs. I would need to self study 1 AP for AP Scholar w/ Distinction.

What do you guys think? If some are you are a little uneasy about my capabilities for self-studying 3~4 APs, I’m pretty sure I can handle it, since I don’t have many ECs.