<p>I’m signing up for high school classes right now, and I was wondering what specific classes people wish they could’ve taken in high school. For example, I’ve heard that people in college say that they wish they took AP Psych and AP Econ in high school because it’s usually a requirement in college and they wish they could’ve had the AP credits for it. I’ve also heard people say not to take business/finance classes in high school because they’re a joke. Any more?</p>
<p>It mostly depends on what you want to go into</p>
<p>I would honestly recommend taking all the AP class’s that you can, even if they don’t apply to your major. Having that work load will make college a breeze, and believe it or not the knowledge you gain from those class’s will at the very least help you decide what you want to go into.</p>
<p>I seriously regret not being more open minded, would have helped me out so much more in the long run.</p>
<p>Also, 100% take all the Chem, Physics, and whatever hard science class’s that you can. Math to the highest level as well too.</p>
<p>yep, take all the AP classes you can.</p>
<p>Even if you want to be an Engineer you can turn those AP English credits into some useful humanities credits or something</p>
<p>all ap classes and accounting</p>
<p>why accounting?</p>
<p>I’m a Finance and Economics double major and had to take managerial and financial accounting classes to fulfill my majors. I wish I had a foundation during high school but I got through it.</p>
<p>Computer Science because I got raped in college by this</p>
<p>Intro to Engineering and AP Statistics. But back then I didn’t know anything about anything :p</p>
<p>The most rigorous schedule available to you. If you’re asking this, then I’m assuming you are a good student that is capable of handling a difficult courseload. </p>
<p>But I wish I had taken AP Chem and AP Physics C (both of them).</p>
<p>As many AP courses as possible. Also, Latin.</p>
<p>Wish I’d taken AP Chem and AP Psych, so I could skip the intro classes. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be…</p>
<p>Physics, pre-calculus and calculus. I went to a horrible high school that didn’t offer any of those things, so now if I want to take calc at my school I’ll have to teach myself pre-calc over this summer, which will be impossible because I’ll be taking 2 courses online and then I’ll be leaving the country until fall. Thanks, West Texas public schools.</p>
<p>Texas public schools… lulz</p>
<p>I actually just wish I had attended a different high school so I could have taken APs. Take all the ones you can so you don’t have to load yourself down with classes in college, particularly ones you’re not interested in.</p>
<p>More classes to do with my major…unfortunately I transfered to the HS I graduated at in the middle of sophomore year so I had to get the grad requirements so I didn’t get much time for electives in my schedule.</p>
<p>AP Calculus…there is no maneuvering around this. AP Calculus is an absolute must.
AP Statistics (I did take this and am thankful for having done so.)
IB Biology (my school only offered IB but this would have relieved me of the Biological sciences requirement)
AP Physics B…not the class, just the exam. Wish I would’ve self studied a 4 or 5 to get out of the physical science core.
Other than that, whatever AP’s you take I don’t think make too big a difference.</p>
<p>I’m all in favor of taking some AP classes, but use some restraint, because your senior year should be fun also. There is much growing up that needs to occur your senior year before you are ready socially and emotionally for college.</p>
<p>In addition to technical and scientific fields, calculus is also needed for higher level economics. However, calculus would be a waste of brainpower for many other fields.</p>
<p>If you take a schedule of very difficult classes, make sure you include at least one fun/interesting class each semester. For example, my daughter will be in 11th grade next year. She is taking 3 AP classes plus a dual enrollment college level class, but she is also taking 2 art classes, which she loves.</p>
<p>Ap classes and photography as an elective</p>
<p>AP Chem. Would’ve been hard in high school, but not as hard or time consuming as at college. The lab was a killer.</p>