<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I go to a highschool that’s on the grounds of a state university. I take all college courses there. I’m thinking about taking this schedule:</p>
<p>This is only first semester, second semester schedule won’t be determined until maybe october/november. The university has to sort out which courses it’s going to offer and whatnot.</p>
<p>Physics 1 (Self teaching and testing out)
Physics 1 Lab
Government (Self teaching and testing out)
Differential Equations 300s lvl
Spanish 1
Applied Clarinet
Number Theory 500s lvl
Genetics 300s lvl
Discrete Mathematics 200s lvl</p>
<p>Everything else is just a 100s lvl</p>
<p>So basically, I’m worried that my schedule is too science and especially math focused. For ivies does this look unbalanced? I was going to add a literature class, but then I’d have to drop differential equations which I’m not too keen on doing.</p>
<p>Did you finish your high school curriculum early? Because, I feel like you should have to take an english course you’re senior year in order to graduate…</p>
<p>If you’re looking towards ivies, these courses may not be transferable, so you may want to check on that, especially for you math classes. It would stink to take an intensive math class only to have to take it again once in college. </p>
<p>And you’re taking a 500-level numbers theory class?? How did you pull that off as a dual-enrollment high school student? Do you realize the time commitment that alone will have??</p>
<p>If I count the credits using just some general knowledge about them (3-4 credits per math class, 4 credits for spanish, 1 credit for physics lab, 3 for the rest), you’re ending up with 18-22 credits for classes alone, not including the self-study ones. Are you going to do anything else with your time?? I feel like that would look more unbalanced to a top school…the fact that you spent all of your time taking classes instead involving yourself in other activities. </p>
<p>I feel like you’re stacking up all of these classes because you feel like it makes you look better as a student, but imagine the consequences on yourself if you find out you actually can’t handle all of these classes?? Your transcript will have to be mailed to the university you ultimately attend (or even apply to), which will show dropped classes (if you drop them after the first couple weeks). </p>
<p>Plus, with all of the classes stacked up, you really think you’re going to self-study both the physics and government exams?? What if you don’t pass those…can you still graduate??</p>
<p>^^^^^^^ what he said. No english?</p>
<p>i doubt it’s too unbalanced. actually, i think top schools like it when you’re really passionate about some subject (well in this case science as a whole). </p>
<p>as long as you enjoy your courses, dont change it, it’s fine</p>
<p>you’re in all college classes? what? that looks like a 20-21 credit schedule at least (average is 14-15 credits at a big name college), thats absolutely insane, if you can complete that schedule and do well im sure any college would overlook the fact that you dont have literature</p>
<p>i mean more power to you if you can handle a 20+ credit schedule but jesus thats unheard of…and i agree with the guy above the fact that you got into a 500 level numbers theory class is redonkulous</p>
<p>you should try to do some extracurriculars if you havent already because im pretty sure any college would be impressed with that beast of a schedule</p>
<p>rofl 20 or so college credits IS insane. I’m doing 16 and I know I’m in for it…</p>
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<p>I’ve seen a lot of schools do this:</p>
<p>Calculus II (232)—>Discrete Math (381)---->Number Theory (542)</p>
<p>Not typically that hard.</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>Actually I left a course out: Visual Basic Programming (which is required)</p>
<p>I took 16 hours last semester and was horribly bored. I was too scared to take more hours back then so I lightened up my courseload. I’ve been considering the time commitment problem and I think that I can handle the classes if I manage my time. However, it is still a big concern because I just don’t know whether I can really do it. But I think I can. </p>
<p>The wildcard class is going to be number theory, I know the traditional difficulty of the other professors and courses. And also all these classes are Mon/W/F (except 1 meeting on tuesday at noon) so I’ll have time to study on Tues/Thurs (although mondays suck beyond belief haha). I also plan to do all of my EC stuff on Tues/Thurs evenings and yes on weekends. It’s a boarding school so no one has anything better to do.</p>
<p>The main thing is that I’ve gone all throughout school with people telling that things will get harder and they never have. My previous year at this university didn’t challenge me the way I was told it would. This is in a way my final attempt to actually challenge myself as I have never known what that meant. This is a weird analogy, but it’s like how people cut themselves to feel alive–it’s like that.</p>
<p>I’ll take a literature class second semester. Oh and I know the courses aren’t transferable. I really just want to learn, that’s the reason I came to this school. I didn’t technically finish the curriculum early, I’m simply fulfilling it at a university. And there isn’t a problem with being forced to apply as a transfer student due the nature of the school and colleges understand this.</p>
<p>I only need to pass physics, physics lab, and VBA which are all required by the highschool.</p>
<p>I’m not sure about this…you’re jumping from 16 credits to 24??! And they’re all on the same days?? What is that…8 classes each day?? That’s insane!
I mean, I know you want a challenge, but this is ridiculous. You say physics is required, but you take a numbers theory class instead? I don’t really understand that.</p>
<p>Props to you for doing this successfully, but I don’t think that metaphorically cutting yourself in school is the best idea…</p>
<p>Ok, I just emailed my counselor. She’s gonna let me sit in on the first few days of discrete and number theory and I can handle the schedule she’ll let me add them. So this way I can wade into the water without drowning.</p>
<p>And I’ve learned most of physics already because I was planning on taking a more advanced physics class that apparently I can’t take now. So I might as well test out of it now and take number theory.</p>
<p>Thank you for the feedback, it has led to some valuable introspection.</p>
<p>^ That sounds like a good plan. But to answer your original question, I don’t think it looks unbalanced at all. You’ll have lit second semester, and the clarinet and spanish helps balance it out. Plus, you’ll have schedules like this in college anyways.</p>