<p>@wcao9311, I don’t know where you’re getting your information from… but Math Analysis is almost synonymous to Pre-Calculus…</p>
<p>Also, Environmental Science is pretty easy… I self studied the course in four days (5 hours a day) and got a 5 on the AP test.</p>
<p>Not all schools offer AP Physics C…</p>
<p>The honors math program at our school is absolute ■■■■; and my family is more history oriented (we’re still pretty solid with our maths).</p>
<p>At our school, with 380 people in his class, only 3 people took Algebra II as Freshman (our middle school doesn’t allow such advancement). Those three people came from another district.</p>
<p>Team Sports/PE is a requirement.</p>
<p>Basically, without taking the Honors math track, that’s the most rigorous course-load allowed (without AP Spanish, French, etc.). He’s also taking CC classes in Language and History concurrently. </p>
<p>@awakening, why Physics 1? Does your school not offer 2? or are you just not comfortable enough with 2?
Also, why does your school make you take H Chem before AP? lol. Seems like it’d make AP super easy.</p>
<p>Freshman: 10 (some schools make Honors Biology as rigorous as AP, letting them take the exam with confidence)
Sophomore:10 (I hope you’re mathy enough. lol)
Junior: holy ■■■■, bro. 10
Senior: you’re going to pass out from exhaustion. how the hell. what. 10</p>
<p>Dude. nice.</p>
<p>@EuroHistorySucks
I was thinking Physics 1 because my sister took both and said that the one with fluid dynamics and thermodynamics was pretty hard, and should take the other one if I only had one space in my schedule. And usually my school lists honors classes as pre-requisites, but I don’t know why. I probably would’ve been able to get away with taking AP this year, but it’s only offered every other year at my school because it’s a small school. I guess I was mathy enough for the sophomore schedule, I got all A’s last semester. Junior and senior years I’m going to hate myself, but I think I’ll live with minimal battle scars. If I go down, It’ll be with a fight.</p>
<p>@EuroHistorySucks Mathematical analysis is a branch of mathematics that includes the theories of differentiation, integration, measure, limits, infinite series, and analytic functions.[1] These theories are usually studied in the context of real and complex numbers and functions. Analysis evolved from calculus, which involves the elementary concepts and techniques of analysis. Analysis may be distinguished from geometry; however, it can be applied to any space of mathematical objects that has a definition of nearness (a topological space) or specific distances between objects (a metric space)<br>
wikipedia.</p>
<p>I mean it it’s given in context, so if it’s the most rigorous possible, then at least 9/10.</p>
<p>@awakeningvenus, how did your sister take AP Physics 1 and 2? It hasn’t come out yet. Is your school testing it?</p>
<p>@wcao9311, Most schools in SoCal treat Math Analysis as Pre-Calculus, requiring it before Calc ab or bc.</p>
<p>If it is that different, could one skip it and go directly from Alg2 to Calc ab? </p>
<p>Also, what do these rankings really mean? What are they compared to? I don’t want to read through 252 pages of thread, so I’m going to address it.</p>
<p>Like, it’s obviously not compared to your average student’s high school schedule (5 being average), because then most of these would be 10s, and some would be 11s (lol).</p>
<p>Like, 1/3 of high school students take an AP in four years of schooling. That means that if someone were to take a regular track (college prep track), they’d get a 5; but, if they were to add an AP course somewhere, they’d get a 6.67. Like, a 10 would be two APs Junior Year with PreCalc/Math Analysis.</p>
<p>I have yet to see a schedule ranked below a 6.</p>
<p>@EuroHistorySucks
I never said that my sister took AP Physics 1 and 2. She took AP Physics A and B.</p>
<p>@EuroHistorySucks
I never said that my sister took AP Physics 1 and 2. She took AP Physics A and B.</p>
<p>
This thread exists because we like posting our schedules on the Internet (not everyone is bragging per se, but all of us like to plan our schedules and show them to people). The rating part keeps the thread from looking narcissistic and helps ensure that each post is read at least once.</p>
<p>
Second-to-last post on [this</a> page](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/1076336-rate-the-schedule-above-you-p179.html]this”>Rate the schedule above you - #2671 by Palier - High School Life - College Confidential Forums).</p>
<p>Freshman (current):</p>
<p>Spanish 3 H Pre-Diploma (IB)
English I H Pre-Diploma (IB)
World History H Pre-Diploma (IB)
Honors Physics
Studio Art I (required)
Algebra II H</p>
<p>Sophomore:</p>
<p>IB Spanish SL
AP Biology
Pre-Diploma AM/(my state) History H (equivalent of APUSH, AP test average for us is a 4)
Pre-Calculus Honors OR AP Gov/Econ (which one should I take?)
AP Stats
Pre-Diploma English I H</p>
<p>Hmm, I’d say that’s leading up to be a good schedule. I’m a junior currently, and my school only offers 2 years of IB classes. Our comparison to your pre-IB classes are more limited, but we have the same language options, for all four years…I guess you took some kind of immersion programme for your Spanish classes, which is helpful. Also, most kids in my school take Algebra II as a sophomore. I guess, if I were a sophomore, I’d rate your schedule a 7. If a freshman, perhaps higher, maybe an 8. My highschool has much more limited options for its freshmen.</p>
<p>IB Russian (HL)
IB Theatre
IB English (HL)
IB Math Studies
IB World History (HL)
IB Physics (HL)
Debate/speech elective
Theory of Knowledge</p>
<p>I’d say that’s a very well rounded schedule. 10/10. You have hardcore core classes but still great electives.</p>
<p>I posted here before, but I’ll do one for my junior year.</p>
<p>AP English 3
Pre Calculus Honors
AP Environmental Science
AP US History (yearly)
Newspaper 2 Honors (yearly)
Peer Discovery 1 (teacher assistant at middle school)</p>
<p>@MissSuzyQ
By AP English 3 do you mean AP Language in Composition? It looks like a great, rigorous schedule! Have you taken AP Biology, AP Chem, and AP Physics? You might want to consider taking one of those instead of APES unless you really have an interest in it. </p>
<p>Classes I signed up for Junior year:
AP Comp Sci
AP Chemistry
AP Lang
AP US History
AP Calc AB
Spanish 3 Honors
Experimental Sci honors</p>
<p>Yep! At my school, they just call it AP English 3 (and for seniors: AP English 4). I don’t have a great interest in science, and since at my school, APES is considered the easiest, I think I’ll go for that.</p>
<p>Your schedule seems like it was great. So many overachievers on this site!</p>
<p>@Awakeningvenus 9.5/10 Calc BC available?</p>
<p>Freshman:
AP Macroeconomics (Semester)
PreCalculus Honors
English I Honors
Chemistry Honors
Biology Honors
Latin I Honors
Concert Band
World History Honors
Gym (Semester)</p>
<p>Sophomore:
AP Calculus BC
AP US History
AP Chemistry
AP Physics 1
AP Music Theory (Semester) - 1st to drop if schedule conflicts
AP Human Geography (Semester)
AP Comparative Gov (Semester)
AP Environmental Science (Semester)
English II Honors
Latin II Honors</p>
<p>Junior:
Multivariable Calculus (Honors)
Organic Chemistry I & II (Honors)
AP Literature and Composition
AP Biology
AP Computer Science
AP Physics C
AP Statistics - 1st to drop if schedule conflicts
Latin III Honors</p>
<p>Senior:
Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (Honors implied) (Semester)
Linear Circuit Analysis I & II (Honors)
Biochemistry (Honors) (Semester)
Modern Physics (Honors) (Semester)
AP Latin IV (Given 2 credits)
AP Language and Composition
AP Art History (Online) - 1st to drop if schedule conflicts
Speech Honors (Requirement)</p>
<p>@DigitalKing
I don’t know if AP Calc BC is available, but I highly doubt it will be next year at my school. It usually isn’t, we only have 600 students. Also, I don’t think it would be wise for me to take BC next year, because I’ll be in like, 5 clubs (2 of which I’m president) on top of those classes. </p>
<p>It looks like the sophomore classes are the ones you signed up for next year. I will warn you that going from one AP class to that many is going to be a really big change of pace. I would take it slower if you aren’t sure how you’ll do with that many rigorous classes. I get it if you want to get the most out of high school, I’m going to kill myself next year too.</p>
<p>@awakeningvenus Yeah, I hear BC can be a time drain…
There’s a good chance that a scheduling conflict will knock off one of them… But yes, I may consider dropping one of them.
Random question: Do you think my schedule looks like it drops in rigor? Like it peaks in sophomore year? I’m having a hard time evaluating the relative difficulties when comparing my sophomore year to my junior/senior years.</p>
<p>@DigitalKing
It definitely peaks up at senior year. You should try to distribute some of those AP classes between Junior and Senior year. Even if Junior year and Senior year end up being more rigorous than Sophomore year, it would probably be better because you don’t want to go into AP shock sophomore year. I took three college-leveled classes sophomore year (2 AP, 1 DE), and I’m going to take five Junior year and five Senior year. </p>
<p>@awakeningvenus Yeah… I’ve been reconsidering moving APES and APCompGov to junior year (or something of the sort) to balance the courses…
Okay, good that it looks like it peaks senior year. IMHO, I think sophomore year will be the hardest year just because the DE classes (Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Linear Algebra/Diff Eq., Circuit Analysis) are notoriously easy for their “fancy sounding” titles; they’ll probably be slightly easier than AP courses.</p>
<p>@DigitalKing
Dual Enrollments are generally easier. I have one friend that’s graduating a year early with an Associates degree because of Dual Enrollment credit, online classes, and APs. But mostly DE. It also helps that DE doesn’t have a required standardized test at the end of the year. </p>