Rigorous classes or classes for future career?

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<p>Hello, I am a hopeful highschool student considering going into an Ivy League. I still have two more years of highschool and so I am thinking about what classes I will take during them. I will attend a law school to become a lawyer. I have researched classes that are recommended for that career to take during highschool. Two of them are speech and writing. I took these classes (only half-year classes) instead of my other consideration being the harder class of chemistry. I am questioning whether that was the right choice. I don’t know if taking classes to help me in my future career are better (which just so happen to be easier classes) or take more rigorous classes as that is what Ivy Leagues like to see. I stress that I did not take speech/writing because they’re easier, but because they’re for my future career.</p>

<p>All the other classes I took were mandatory or advanced. Biology was the mandatory science so I did still take a science. I will take chemistry this upcoming year.</p>

<p>I know this question is after the fact but in senior year I will have this same issue. I have the option of taking Business Law or Physics (considered to be the hardest class in the whole school, not an AP though).</p>

<p>Thank you for any advice you may provide!</p>

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<p><a href=“On APs | MIT Admissions”>http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/on_aps_1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>should more or less answer your question</p>

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<p>To be competitive at most elite schools, you need to take one year each of bio. chem, and physics. There is nothing wrong with taking classes targeted towards your career, but do not sacrifice core classes to do so.</p>

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<p>Rigorous classes will benefit you more than most random electives will, regardless of what career you go into. </p>