Does this help my chances for Ivies/other top schools?

Madaboutx
Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:31:37 +0000

You are doubling up on some classes which is unnecessary depending in how you are as a student.

You don’t need to take chemistry then AP Chem. you could go straight to AP Chem. Statistics isn’t necessary and Pre-Calc should be honors not CP level(you don’t say which it is).

Physiology? Not necessary but nice if medicine is your objective.

Your senior year course load is intense. If you can take one or two AP in your Junior year and One or two less your senior year, you may do well without losing anything. Is AP Calc BC an option? I don’t see where it fits but wondering.

Anyway, senioritis is real and its hard for even the most dedicated students to keep up the level of focus of the first 3 yrs of HS. Make your JR yr a little harder so you have more to show on your college app. Make your SR yr a little lighter but still get great grades.

Give serious thought to applying early decision to your top choice since the acceptance rate is usually double the overall rate. Taking extra online courses won’t help you if they take away from SAT prep.