AP Lit vs. AP Lang and Linear Algebra

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I’m stuck in choosing my senior schedule. For English, I think Lang would be more practical for my future (business major), but I kind of want to be challenged with Lit. I’ve heard Lang is an easy AP, but at my school, the teacher actually takes it seriously. However, my counselor still says colleges like to see Lit more. Which should I choose?

Also, my school offers Honors linear algebra, which is the highest math course there is. I’ve already taken calc bc and stats, and linear algebra is taught like an AP level course. However, my mom does not want me to take it because she wants me to take another AP. If so, I’m thinking of Euro, Music Theory, Psych, or Gov. I could take another AP and then take linear algebra at a nearby college, but I don’t know if I should take advantage that my school offers it.

My schedule for next year:
AP Bio
AP Comp Sci
AP Lit/Lang
AP Psych or Euro (should I go the easy AP route with Psych?)
Honors business law and health (required)
Lunch orchestra
Math of some sort

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TAKE LINEAR ALGEBRA!!!

Don’t take another AP just to get another AP on your transcript. Colleges know that Linear Algebra is even tougher than AP Calc, and will treat it as such. While Lit is a tougher course than Lang, having Linear Algebra will make more of an impact, especially if you’re going into a STEM field.

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Agreed. Your school profile probably shows that Linear Algebra is on par with AP courses, so I would not worry about that.

As for Lit vs. Lang, I doubt colleges really have a preference. Lit is in general more challenging, but the workload is really dependent upon the teacher. I doubt you could go wrong with either.