Questions on my 4 year plan

halcyonheather
Fri, 22 Jan 2016 11:12:19 +0000

I’m not sure whether I should take Chem AP because in my school that’s the hardest AP class

It’s not common for students to take AP Chemistry without taking regular or honors chemistry first. Is this standard at your school? Does your counselor think you’ll be okay going straight into AP Chemistry?

However, only 2 AP classes are offered for sophomore year

You could probably get around this rule if you talked to your counselor. For example, you might be able to take AP Statistics in your sophomore year and AP Chemistry in your junior year.

For math, would doubling on Cal AB AP and Stats AP be okay? Or should I not?

It should be okay (they’re not very similar). Does your school require you to take Calculus AB before BC?

Also, I’m not sure if I should take Eng AP in junior and senior year

You could take AP English Language in your junior year, see how it goes, and then decide whether to take AP English Literature in your senior year.

would colleges see this and think that I’m not good enough at English?

Your SAT/ACT scores will give them an idea of your English skills.

And my school is on a block schedule, so I would have 4 classes each term and I would have those classes again next next term.

That means you take around eight classes and each one lasts half of the year, right? My school had block scheduling and I think it made classes easier because, although the classes moved faster, you had more time to focus on each one rather than spreading yourself thin with eight classes at once.

One last question, I’m planning to be in 3-4 clubs of thing that I like (not that time consuming), and in the apprentice dance company, is that good enough extra curricular? Or do I need to join some type of sport?

You definitely don’t need to join a sport, but selective colleges want to see more than just participating in clubs. Almost anything productive you do outside of classes can be an extracurricular (like a job, volunteering, music lessons, etc.). What do you plan to do over the summer?