Is this schedule too much for a sophomore to handle?

pinklinks
Tue, 19 Jul 2016 14:04:25 +0000

@yonceonhismouth I think your school is an outlier. Most schools have AP Lang as a core AP class for juniors and I’m sure OP’s school is no different (correct me if I’m wrong, please). Colleges don’t want students self-studying a class if they can take it at their school (and don’t really like self-studying period - they want to see students doing better things in their free time). There’s no reason to self-study a course when you can take it at your school. OP will be taking a English class junior year anyway, so why not have it as AP Lang? It will at rigor to their transcript. Also, using [url=https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search-credit-policies]this[/url] search tool, only 3 or 4 of the Ivy League colleges even offer credit for AP Lang (OP said they were an ‘Ivy aspirant’) and they are nominal; 1-3 credits only. Having a self-studied class on your transcript makes zero difference than if you didn’t have it. It’s just extra work on OP’s side and it adds absolutely nothing to their transcript. It’s better to just take the class.