!! high school plan(?), input needed & much appreciated !!

Applying to College
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okay, so I’d like to shoot for emory/vandy/duke/georgetown – uga is my safety
is this course rigor good? currently in first semester of sophomore year
Well, okay, I know it’s rigorous… I feel like jerk honestly … I’d just appreciate some opinions

my school offers 8 aps, I chose to forego ap Lang bc I am confident in my writing skills and the teacher’s awful – but I still have 8 thanks to virtual school (psych)

here goes :slight_smile:

freshman
accelerated alg/geo a, adv bio, adv lit, healthcare i
adv chem, adv world, gym, ap psych

sophomore
acc geo b/alg ii, latin i, ap ush a, adv lit
healthcare ii, ap ush b, latin ii, ap env sci

summer - philosophy dual enrollment

junior
engl1101 dual enrollment, ap bio a, adv physics, acc math pre calc
latin iii, ap bio b, ap gov, healthcare iii

summer - spanish i dual enrollment, if I don’t do governor’s honors program + CDC program

senior
ap calc ab a, public speaking dual enrollment, climate dual enrollment, social issues dual enrollment
ap calc ab b, ap lit, ap econ, hospital rotation (work at local hospital for 100+ hrs)

thank you so much and if you’d like any feedback on a thread, I’m happy to help :slight_smile:

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I’d take Spanish rather than Latin, unless you’re fascinated with the Ancient world (and it IS fascinating - I studied both Latin and Greek - but you’ll quickly see that having reached a fairly strong level in Spanish will come in handy when you do the volunteer rotation and that’s why med schools now “recommend” ie. want applicants who can use a foreign language spoken by immigrants, from Spanish to French Creole to Korean to Arabic to Urdu…)

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Already in Latin - I love it!! It’s tricky, but it’ll give me a better vocabulary and understanding of grammar, which will aid me in learning Spanish (I’m learning conversational Spanish right now, and my sister is fluent - she’s helping me). And my best friend is in German; she’s teaching me.

In college, I want to minor in Arabic. I also already know conversational Punjabi/Urdu (first-gen American!).

Basically, I find language amazing, and I want to learn as many as I humanly can! :smiley: The coolest feeling in the world is looking at something that would’ve been gibberish to you a few months ago, and understanding it. :slight_smile:

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You look like you’re in a great place. It’s awesome to see you taking these advanced classes early in your high school career and pursuing a language on your own in addition to Latin–just make sure to stress that in your interviews. Course rigor is strong, but make sure that you are leaving yourself enough time to pursue the ECs that you’re passionate about to both enrich your high school experience and your apps. Best of luck, you sound like you’re in a great place already.