Is Youth Options Worth It?

bhavyad2018
Tue, 03 Jan 2017 23:12:34 +0000

I’m a junior in high school, and we’re programming classes for senior year right now. [I’m currently taking Acc US History 2 (1 semester), Acc English 3, AP Spanish, AP Psych, Pre Calc, Calc A (1 semester), AP Chem, and AP Physics 2.]

I’m debating between taking 4 APs next year and 2 youth options courses OR taking 6 APs and being an aide for my physics teacher. Aiding for a teacher counts as volunteer hours for a service cord. I’m not exactly sure how the credits system works when you take youth options, since you’re taking college classes at an actual college.

The classes I will be taking FOR SURE next year are AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Stats, and AP Calc BC. If I do youth options, it would be 1 semester of college chem and 1 semester of college psych. If I continue to take classes at my high school, I would also take Anatomy & Physiology, the Nursing Assistant class (you do get certified as a CNA at the end), and Med Terms 1 & 2 as well as being an aide for my physics teacher and getting extra volunteer hours.

On top of this, I’m currently ranked #1 out of 500+ students in my class. It would be really nice if I could stay on top and be valedictorian, but if I do youth options, it might not happen.

I want to major in biochem to do something (not quite sure exactly what yet) in the medical field, so I’m trying to figure out if I should do youth options or stay at my school. Would youth options help me at all or would it be a waste of my time? Help!!