<p>Interesting! I think AP Statistics might be better than AP Psychology as it’s much easier to grasp. I love certain kinds of math too. </p>
<p>Yeah, it’s like that in our school too. From what I’ve heard from people taking AP English, it seems like there’s a lot of busywork involved. Yeah, I’m not applying to colleges like HPYSM anyway so perhaps my GPA would matter much more than the rigor of my schedule. Apparently it’s hard to keep up with the work in AP classes at my school. A lot of people also end up getting 2s and 3s on the exams though so I don’t really know how well some of the teachers teach. </p>
<p>AP art s very time consuming, some kids take it in 2 years</p>
<p>You have to figure what you are strong in, as per French I do you have 2 or 3 years of another language or just taken a second year to have 2 years? Because the 2 years should be the same language </p>
<p>And you also need economics and government for bright futures, they are both 1/2 year classes and they are AP classes if our school offers them</p>
<p>Government and econ are required to get a high school degree in Florida; not optional.</p>
<p>OP, are you still in Florida Virtual school? You need to work with a guidance counselor as I’m afraid you may miss a required course and then won’t graduate at all.</p>
<p>@twoinanddone, did not know that about Econ & government - my children go to a private school in FL. that doesn’t have high standards and they aren’t required to take both classes, sad fact, I told mine that they are taking the classes that bright futures requires </p>
<p>OP, Yes, check into FL virtual, you can take some classes over the summer but start that now not at the end of the school year </p>
<p>My kids were told econ and gov are required by the state. I do what we are told to do, as the GC at school are pretty useless if you stray from ‘the plan.’ It may be that the econ is required because it contains the ‘financial readiness’ requirement. I guess other schools could put it into another class. Maybe it isn’t required, but they sure made it seem like they were.</p>
<p>There are also all kinds of required EOC exams now to get a Florida Scholars diploma, and since my kids didn’t even go to school in Florida when they took algebra or some of the other classes, did not take the EOC, they can’t get that diploma. They could go back and take them, but it wasn’t worth it.</p>
<p>However, the Bright Future requirements are pretty clear and worth it if you have the grades and scores to finish up any other requirements.</p>
<p>I looked it up and econ and gov are required: </p>
<p>Florida Graduation Requirements
English 4 credits
Mathematics 4 credits (must include Algebra I)
Science 3 credits
World History 1 credit
American History 1 credit
American Government ½ credit
Economics ½ credit
Hope 1 credit
Practical/Performing Arts 1 credit
Electives 8 credits</p>
<p>I think there’s AP Comparative Government and AP Macroeconomics. I’m doing some FLVS classes currently (English III Honors, Art History Honors, and HOPE) though I’m currently in public school. I’m very bad at languages so I’m taking French I next year and French II senior year. </p>
<p>Thanks for giving me this information! Even though I love my counselor, she isn’t that great at informing me about certain things.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m going with English IV Honors instead. I might end up doing DE or AP English senior year though. Also, I forgot to clarify that the classes I took in middle school (Algebra and Physical Science) were Honors classes. My weighted GPA might be higher than I thought. Also, I have this really weird situation with my high school transcript. I think my GC relied on my report card for quarter 4 instead of my actual high school transcript. My actual freshman GPA might be 1.66 instead and my actual cumulative GPA might be 2.125 uw/ 2.245 w which isn’t that good but still better than what my GPA would be. Every grade matters to a certain extent. I could still get Bs for Geometry and Chemistry as I have Ds instead of Fs.</p>
<p>I think you are looking at things backwards. Stop trying to make decisions based on certain colleges. High school education has another purpose besides getting into college: learning (and personal development). It is not just a vehicle for transcript and GPA. Grades are not the goal but a byproduct. Sorry to sound stuffy but I think you are setting yourself up for a painful reckoning.</p>
<p>Take classes that interest you at a level you can do with some mastery, and, of course, cover requirements to graduate. Don’t even think about college while you decide on your courses. Go by what you want and can do well. (Ditto with what you do outside of school. Be yourself. Don’t think resume all the time.)</p>
<p>Then, when the time comes, decide on what colleges to apply to based on what you have done and your record, but for now try to stop thinking so much about GPA and scores and focus on the work itself.</p>
<p>To take the pressure off, just know that community college is a great option that offers opportunities to many talented kids. I have kids at Ivies and at community college and am very pleased with the latter. </p>
<p>Relax and enjoy high school if you can! It just isn’t necessary or healthy to think in the ways you are thinking right now, in my opinion anyway :)</p>
<p>Honestly, thank you so much for this! I really needed someone to say this. I’m tired of worrying so much about grades. I usually don’t and my life’s more fun as a result (I always have little projects I’m working on, books I’m reading, shows I’m watching, etc.) but now, everything’s so boring since I’m worrying so much and not doing much of that sort of stuff. I’m usually fine with a few Cs here and there. I don’t even know why I’m taking English Honors. I hate English with a fiery passion and dislike writing (even though I love to read, I hate Shakespeare, etc.). It actually might be better for me to take Algebra 2 Honors (I love Algebra much more than English) instead of English III Honors (I can still drop it right now). I’ll take regular English III next year.</p>
<p>I’m going to do that! I’m actually fine with community college too (I have a local Valencia near me and it’s a really great community college). I’d be fine transferring to another college after a year or two. </p>