<p>My advice would be to take Bio + Gen Chem + English/other easier courses freshman year. I would strongly suggest that you use your AP Calc credits and NOT take calc in college as the vast majority of schools now accept a semester of calc (satisfied by AP) + a semester of stats (this includes Hopkins/HMS/Wash U). I didn’t use any of my AP’s either except for random courses like APUSH and Spanish. I took the above schedule and got 3.9 + my freshman year because Gen Chem, while tougher at the college level especially if you go to a top 20, mostly rehashes AP topics. Good luck!</p>