Senior Year Schedule Help- Too Easy?

rainbowrose
Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:34:22 +0000

I’m just saying, based on my admissions (not that I don’t LOVE Wash U so far… I can’t wait to be on campus for more than 48 hours at a time in the fall :D), I feel like it was definitely taken into account that I had a slightly easier senior schedule. I took 2 AP sciences junior year and just AP bio senior year (among taking all other AP classes possible) and my friends who did the opposite (just AP bio junior year and then the same 2 AP sciences senior year) did better in admissions. Obviously there are many other factors, but in general, I think colleges like to see the difficulty of your schedule INCREASE. They don’t like breaks. You will have 2.5+ months next summer when you will be bored as heck from doing nothing (I’ve been off for 3 days and I’m already lost without having any homework lol)… just take the extra APs it’s really NBD especially since senior year grades aren’t nearly as important as your other years’.

EDIT: Sorry I didn’t read the C and B thing. As would look much better in slightly less difficult classes. Honestly though I think the Cs and Bs already damaged your chances for Wash U. I know someone who had tons of ECs and APs but mediocre grades who got waitlisted and then rejected.