I’ve planned a schedule for all 4 years of my high school. I am however split on what to take in my senior year. Should I take Calculus Honors (1 semester) and Mandarin Chinese IV, or AP Calculus AB (2 semesters)? I’m fine with either, but what would look better on college admissions? I’ve focused mainly on Business and Computer Science since school started, so i’m not really sure which courses I should take. Would this decision impact my college admissions in any way to the top colleges?
I’ve also heard it’s possible to earn High school credit in summer schools, does this mean I can skip a certain class in high school and go on to the next level? (For example, taking Int. Math 1 in one year and Int. Math 3 in the next year?)
If your school will allow it, you can do summer school to get ahead.
Calculus Honors and Chinese IV Honors would be better because you’d have your foreign language (core class, level 4) and you’d still have Calculus. But yes you could accelerate over the summer. You can attend a Concordia Language Village summer camp and skip 1 year ahead in foreign language, or take Geometry over the summer and start Geometry 2 next Fall.