Is My Schedule Too Much?

limabeans01
Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:48:05 +0000

The only issue I see with your schedule is that you want to take AP Calc as a sophomore. I would definitely take AP Stat as a sophomore (as long as the teacher is good) as it will teach you some critical thinking skills before you get into the analysis of calc. Can you just take pre-calc (and stat) sophomore year then go directly to calc BC? That would be the best if you are really good at math and find it simple. If not, you can just take Calc AB and self study for the BC part on your own (it is only a couple of extra chapters).

I wouldn’t worry too much about the spreading out of AB/BC. I think UCBalum thinks that high school students have the same lives as college students. If you play sports, participate in band, theater, science bowl, etc… you will have no where near as much time to dedicate towards studying as a college student does. Remember they only go to school for a few hours a day, not 8-3 like most of us with 2 more hours of practice after school. Try not to burn yourself out. Also, I learned in my psychology class that teenagers brain’s are still growing (namely the frontal lobe and especially in boys) and that as you get older a lot of logical reasoning becomes much easier. This might be another reason the HS’s spread out the classes. Relax, enjoy HS!