Is science a necessary class during senior year?

imnahc
Wed, 24 May 2017 23:56:28 +0000

Right now, I’m a high school junior and I’m making my schedule for next year as a senior.

I asked my guidance counselor if I could have 1 and a half off periods (1 off one day, 2 off the next day) instead of taking a science class. She insisted that, and I quote, “No selective college will EVER accept you if you drop a science class for an off period,”

Now, to me, this sounds like quite a stretch. Not only are science classes what usually bring my GPA down but I also am 200% sure that I’m not going to pursue anything in the science field. But I also don’t want to not-take a science class as a senior if it really will hurt me (in terms of admissions) in the end.

Below is a list of the main courses I have taken in high school up until now.

(I took Earth Science (a lab science) in 8th grade)
9th- Honors English, Spanish II, Accelerated Geometry, Pre-AP History, Accelerated Living Environment
10th- AP World, Pre-AP English, Accelerated Chemistry, Spanish III, Accelerated Alg 2/Trig
11th- AP Biology, AP US History, AP Lang and Comp, Spanish IV, Pre-Calc
(planning to take next year:)
12th- AP Literature, Calc AB, AP Government, (possibly Spanish V or AP Psych)

I’ve also weighed my GPA up until now and its a 3.9-4.0

Some schools I’m currently interested in:
Barnard College
UCLA
Cornell
Binghamton U
NYU
Macaulay Honors College

I’m not exactly sure what I’m going to major in but some things I had in mind were English, Law, Business, Theatre, or Art

Do you think it’s necessary for me to do another course/year of science as a senior?