Please help with senior scheduling!

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So I think i’ve finally figured out what my schedule for next year will look like, I just want some final opinions on how well it will serve me going into the admissions process next year and if it will prepare me for an intended major/career in International Relations. I should give some detail on a few things though first, SUPA’s are classes that my school and others offer that count as college credits and they are administered through Syracuse University- i’ve emailed a bunch of colleges already and they’ve all said that they would look at a student taking a SUPA class they same way they would view one taking an AP…and no, my school does not offer AP French. Next, it will seem as though i’m “behind” in my math courses, but since i’m a poor math student I decided to take Integrated Algebra this year instead of Algebra 2/Trig- as a means to help me prepare for the next level, and also as somewhat of a grade booster. It’s a perfectly normal thing to in my school as i’m sure it is at others. Also, i’ve decided to take AP Euro instead of AP Gov since i’ll hopefully be taking Public Policy and Politics, which seems like an extension of Gov. Ok hope that answered what might be some impending questions, so here is my current draft of a schedule for my senior year:

AP Literature and Composition
AP European History
Algebra 2/Trig
SUPA Forensics Science
SUPA French
SUPA Presentational Speaking*
Public Policy and Politics*
Human Rights (Honors)*
Health
Gym

*If I can’t fit these classes then I will replace them with either Psychology or AP Psychology, or Level 1 Mandarin (but i’m already learning Arabic on the side, so i’m not sure if I could tackle 4 completely different languages at once) depending on how it all works out.

So please give me some feedback on how you think this schedules looks for a potential International Relations major, I really tried to fill it up with as many Social Studies-based classes that I could. I’m also thinking of maybe self-studying for the Comparative Governments AP exam, since it interests me and bums me out that my school does not offer it.

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This looks like a GREAT schedule. It’s balanced, it has classes from every core group, it is challenging but doesn’t look like an “everything but the kitchen sink” AP strategy, it clearly highlights your strengths and areas of academic interests without foregoing classes in areas outside that academic interest.
If you can’t take PP&P and Human Rights, is there a SUPA class you could take?
I see that Syracuse offers these classes through Maxwell –
MAX 132 would be especially appropriate, but the following might be of interest too:
PAF 101 An Intro. To The Analysis of Public Policy
ECN 203 Economic Ideas and Issues (freshman class, without lab/also exists with lab)
PSC 123* Comparative Government & Politics
PSC 124* International Relations
GEO 171 Human Geographies
MAX 123 Critical Issues for the United States

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The schedule looks fine.

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@MYOS1634 sadly my school only offers the SUPA courses that i’ve opted to take with the addition of physics. I am though thinking of taking some edX courses offered through schools with strong International Relations plans hopefully to 1) set me apart from other applicants and 2) to simply just learn more. Thank you for the feedback!! I really appreciate it, I was starting to worry about my schedule a bit.