Feasibility of AP Schedule

silverturtle
Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:54:58 +0000

I am currently a sophomore in high school. I recently began preparing for the SAT Subject Tests and found that I favor learning much more when I do it outside of school.

I have signed up for four APs and one Honors course for my junior year. The APs are Chemistry, Calculus AB, Biology, and Psychology. The Honors course is in English Literature and is supposed by this year’s juniors to be very difficult (<5% get an A). Our school does not permit underclassmen to take AP classes or the tests even if the student has fulfilled the prerequisite.

Out of both interest and a desire to achieve National AP Scholarship, I am considering supplementing those APs with four self-studies: Micro/Macoeconomics, Statistics, and Environmental Science.

Since I have never taken an AP class before, I am not sure whether this schedule is practical. For individual context: I hope to apply to the Ivies and Stanford, currently have an unweighted GPA of 4.0, and am generally a quick learner.

What are your guys’ thoughts and advice?

Thanks!