<p>AP Bio and Chem…but I<code>m not a math person. What do you want to major in for college? If it</code>s something having ot do with science, then go for the science. Math, go with math, and neither, whatever you feel like wouldn`t be too hard and too boring for you.</p>
<p>I took Pre cal and stats my freshman year. But you really don’t need anything except algebra 2. But I ended up really liking stats especially the stuff you do in the end. I think that it is not that hard but it probably depends on your teacher. I think it is a good class for everyone because of all the writing you have to do and the word problems. I think that people overestimate how hard the class is. All of you guys could take it and do great! But if you have to choose between stats or calc, then definitely take calc because I think that would look better for college</p>
<p>@lappelduvide: I’d probably choose C, AP Biology & AP Stats.</p>
<p>Do you guys think this is too much for junior year?
AP Calculus AB and BC
AP US History
AP Physics B
AP English Language
AP Chemistry
University Biology (dual enrollment)
University Spanish</p>
<p>And Yes, I have a lot of ECs. I usually get home around 8-10</p>
<p>Hey everyone! I’m new to this thread, but I’ve been reading through your posts for a few days.</p>
<p>@alexharper that seems like a lot for junior year. Especially with so many ECs… And don’t take this in the wrong way, I’m not trying to be rude at all, but if you’re not good at math, why are you trying to take such advanced math classes?</p>
<p>AlexHarper: I think taking AB and BC Calc is kind of redundant. I would just pick BC; it’s more challenging. And no, my junior year schedule as of right now is pretty similar: AP Chemistry, AP European History, AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology, Honors English 3, Honors Symphony Orchestra, and Spanish at a local community college. The only problem is that you claim to get home around 8-10. At night? Every night? Even with my clubs (I stay after every day for a different club), I’m done by 4 and I usually walk to the community center or library to do homework and get picked up at 7:30. When I get home, I practice violin and on some days I have dance. I think it’s just time management.</p>
<p>Lappelduvide: At my school, many juniors take AP Bio and AP Chem concurrently. AP Physics and AP Bio less so (Some choose to take these two classes concurrently their senior year). AP Stats is one of the easiest AP classes offered at my high school, and AP Physics is one of the hardest. I would go with AP Bio and AP Stats based on what the classes are like where I go to!</p>
<p>I’m not sure what I’m going to do for next year, any tips for my junior schedule?</p>
<p>I know I’ll take AP Macro, AP Micro, AP English Lang, German IV, and AP Biology or AP Chemistry. I’m going to try to take AP Calc AB, otherwise I’ll be in AC Precalc if I can’t take it over the summer. However, I’m not sure for my other elective if I should take AP Stats, AP US Gov/AP Comparative Gov (both are only one semester), or Physics. I will probably major in something in the humanities or the sciences, and physics is a required prerequisite for AP Physics senior year. If I took regular physics next year (no honors), then I could double up in science senior year with AP Physics and either AP Bio or AP Chem (whichever I don’t take junior year).</p>
<p>Sorry I rambled on a lot, but what would be better? If I don’t take physics next year then I won’t have any science besides biology and chemistry in high school.</p>
<p>@RoseOak3918: You aren’t rude at all! I’m still very good at math, I just don’t typically enjoy it as much as my other subjects, it doesn’t come as naturally. But I have nothing else to take, I mean I need to have a math every year and in order to take Physics (which I really want to take) I have to be in AP calc anyways. </p>
<p>@alliekinz: No I do not have time management problems. When I say “ECs” I don’t just mean clubs. In the fall I have varsity volleyball and with away games I do get some work done on the bus but I don’t get home until around nine and I have musical practices (violin, theater) on top of that. Then in the winter and early spring I have play practice from 3:00-5:30 and Junior Olympic volleyball from 7-10 or Track from 7:8:30 So I do get some work done between then too. And about the AP calc AB/BC its required. AP calc AB is required to take AP calc BC. But I’ll probably only take AP calc BC AP test.</p>
<p>@AlexHarper: That makes sense! And my school is the same regarding AP Calc, we have to take AB before BC, but I think most people take both in the same year.</p>
<p>Anyway, this is my schedule for this year (block scheduling):</p>
<p>1st semester:
Latin II
H. English
AP U.S. History
Theology</p>
<p>2nd semester:
AP U.S. History (it’s a year-long course for sophomores at my school)
H. Pre-Calc
H. Chemistry
Rotation (PE/health/speech/guidance)</p>
<p>My plan for junior year is to take AP Calc AB and BC, either AP Euro or AP Gov (which one should I take junior year and which should I take senior?), H. English, Theology, H. Latin III, H. Biology, and Computer Systems & Applications (required)</p>
<p>My problem is that I don’t know what I want to major in in college. Right now, I’m torn between Law and Orthodontics (I know they’re completely different haha), but I want to join Mock Trial this year and see how I like law-type stuff. For my school, AP Calc is really advanced for juniors, but I feel like I’m kidding myself if I decide to go into law, because it’ll be kinda like wasted maths. If I do decide to go into Orthodontics, I wold want to fit in more science classes, and I feel that the extra maths would be worth it. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>@RoseOak I’m in a really similar position, only stuck between Medicine and History (from which I’d probably go into politics). Basically I’m really good at math and science, and I enjoy it generally, but I don’t find it that stimulating. I absolutely LOVE history and everything connected with it, but I’m not really that good at it. Basically all my ECs (debate, model UN, discussion societies, politics society) which I really enjoy, seem to lead on to something like politics, but this would be a good follow on to history so I don’t need to decide to do that now.
Also I can’t come to the US for college if I do medicine (too expensive) but it would be an option of I picked History.</p>
<p>All in all I’m pretty torn, help me please!</p>
<p>@UKgirl: Do you want to come to the US? And if you chose history, what type of career would you do?</p>
<p>I don’t remember who asked, but I would way rather take choice D, AP Physics and Stat. AP physics ha been pretty easy so far (going into fourth week) and Calc has been pretty easy aswell. I know stat and Calc are different but a lot of people take stat in place of Calc at my school, or stat and Calc together. I don’t think I’m amazing at math, but the maths offered at my school are pretty easy classes for me (something only has to be explained/shown once for me to get it). </p>
<p>I’ll be taking three APs this year (physics b, psych, an Calc AB), and I took 1 last year (human geo) and I really want to be Val or sal… Debating how many APs I should take next year… (Ap earth, ap English, ap us, ap stat, and ap world are all on the table, and then besides that maybe student council and ceramics/chamber)
If I’m not Val or sal it’s ultimately okay because ill still have an amazing gpa, not that that’s all that matters… I plan on a good selection of clubs, maybe 1 or two leadership positions and a sport or two (track and xc, but I’m not very good, I just enjoy it and they’re not too competitive)</p>
<p>All right, everyone I need some opinions here:</p>
<p>AP vs. Dual Enrollment?</p>
<p>I<code>m trying to plan out my senior year schedule (yes, senior year already because I need to know what I</code>m going to do then in order to plan out next year`s schedule). So, this is my dilemma:
As some of you know, I reaaaalllly want to attend the Naval Academy for college. Its extremely competitive, and they encourage a strong math and science foundation in high school in order to do well at the Academy, and to up your chances of getting in. So, in order to try and be competitive for admissions, Im planning on taking math each semester for the rest of school, and try and do some sort of AP science senior year. I also really want to do journalism, because for one, I love it, and second, in order to be editor, you have to be in the class, so I need to do that to get leadership because USNA also wants solid leader (plus, Id love being editor). So, in order to do that, Ive ALMOST found the perfect solution. AP classes here are year-long, so I decided Ill just do the dual-enrollment classes instead because theyre just a semeseter and take College Govt and English rather than APs for those subjects. I dont care about which gives more college credit, because USNA doesnt accept them for college credit, but they like to see applicants with a lot of APs. Do you think theyd look down on the fact Id only have 4 APs instead of 5 or 6? (Thats already a low number of APs for the people who get into USNA). Would they see I took dual-enrollment classes and decide it`s basically the same? Is it rigorous enough? What are some of the main differences between dual-enrollment and AP, besides the AP test, college board curriculum, et, etc.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help. I<code>m really struggling on how to go about this and just wish I had picked out a better schedule last year and wouldn</code>t be in this position now, but there`s nothing I can do about that, so I just have to plan out the rest of my high school career to the best of my ability. Any and all opinions are welcome, no matter how biased! :)</p>
<p>@RoseOak I very much want to com to the US, excited because I’ll be getting citizenship soon which should make getting into to top colleges a bit easier. I have no idea what I’ll go on to do if I do history, possibly law or politics.</p>
<p>As for your questions: can’t you go into US colleges with an undeclared major? You could just try to do as much and get as much work experience/ECs for both, and then see if they still both seem appealing. I would definitely say don’t choose based on what you think will be ‘wasted’ maths. Firstly that’s just a silly way to think about it, and secondly having a lot of maths will still look good even if you are going to do law, even if not as useful as it would be for orthodontics.
Out of interest why orthodontics? I have a really nice orthodontist and everything, but it still seems a strange thing to aspire to.</p>
<p>@UKgirl: I’m not really sure. I mean I don’t think it’s that odd to want to be an orthodontist-- it’s one of the top paid jobs, I could have my own practice, make my own hours, etc. I don’t see how that’s different from anyone else saying that he/she wants to go into medical school… It’s kind of the same thing as becoming a specialized type of doctor only I would go to dental school and become a specialized type of dentist.</p>
<p>And about the whole college thing, I’m not too worried about my major once I actually get to college. I’m trying to figure out what I think I want to do now so that I can plan accordingly for the next two years of high school for the courses I’m taking and my ECs. I know the math won’t be wasted, but what I’m saying is that I want to focus in on science and math if I am leaning towards going into medicine/dentistry, but I would want to focus in on humanities/english/history classes if I decide to go into law. It’s not that I need to know for sure what I will go into, but I just want to have a general idea for the next two years.</p>
<p>Anyone else interested in attending a webinar I am doing? It takes place on Tuesday, September 25 @ 4 PM EST! It is being sponsored by Greening Forward, the non-profit I work for.</p>
<p>@Hobbitton I’m interested! I need to check, but I think that’s about 9pm GMT?</p>
<p>4 PM EST = 1 PM PST, correct? :/</p>