Junior Course Selection, and also regarding Extra Curriculars and Community Service

Peerlessly
Mon, 01 Feb 2016 06:05:45 +0000

I apologize if I am posting in an incorrect section.
Hello, this is my first post on College Confidential, though I have been using the site for a while now to get information.
AP World History is the only AP Course for sophomores, which I am taking at the moment.
Anyway, my problem lies with my schedule for Junior year mainly, and I have some questions regarding it.
Here’s the course schedule I have planned for next year so far.
AP Language and Composition (or maybe English 11 Honors, I don’t know if I would be prepared for it.)
AP US History
Pre Calculus Honors (AP Calculus Senior year)
AP Biology and AP Physics 1(I could possibly take Regular Physics instead)
AP Spanish 4(I’m not amazing at the language, though it is the only option past 3H for my school.
Research 3 (College Level, and also will continue later with Research 4 senior year)
Chorale
First of all, am I taking too many AP courses for junior year? I honestly am not sure if I may be able to handle it. Should I be taking two science AP courses at once? I am really interested in most of these courses except for Physics and Spanish. I still am interested in the classes, just not as much as the others. Second, my teacher will not teach AP Chemistry, since the last time she taught a class, all the kids in the class did not do well. Even with the newly reinstated AP Environmental class in my school, everyone in the class received a one the last time the class was taught. Though, I believe only 9 people were in the Environmental class initially, and some dropped out after some time, and those that remained received the score. You see, teachers in my school at least get graded on how well their students do on tests, and the reason she will not teach the AP Chemistry class is the fact that she does not want to risk losing her job.
Should I self study AP Chemistry instead?
As a result of this, I will likely only be taking AP Physics 2 senior year as a science course. Would that be bad regarding pre med school applications?
For my Extra curriculars, I am currently in Red Cross Club, Amnesty Club, and also History Day(though really just a competition.) I also play piano as well, though I wouldn’t consider my playing good enough for it to be considered an extracurricular activity. I plan on joining Math and Science Honor society next year, and also starting community service this year (I know, it is a bit late), and maybe “shadowing”, I believe it is called. Is it too late now for me to be joining new extracurricular clubs and also doing community service? Honestly, I believe that my lack of extra curricular activities is probably the most worrisome aspect about my future application.
I apologize if I am too concerned for future endeavors, and also the many questions I have asked.