taking 3 science in one year ..

fogcity
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:52:33 +0000

Perhaps if you were applying to MIT or Caltech, such a schedule would resonate with admissions, and perhaps not. But for universities such as Stanford, Harvard, Yale, etc. a well rounded schedule with an emphasis on core subjects is “highly” recommended. If you’re unsure about this, look at their admissions web sites, and especially under recommended high school curriculum. In brief the recommendation is four years of English, foreign language, history/social science, math and lab science. Your schedule doesn’t include a foreign language. Perhaps that’s because you’ve completed the equivalent of 4 years. Also dropping chorus may hurt you in the end. It depends on the depth of your involvement and your skill/role in the chorus. If you’re very good, and if you have a key role, then continuing in the chorus is more likely to help your application then 3 science courses.

Think also (as noted in the previous post) about what you’ll do in senior year. There’s plenty of time to take all/most of the lab science courses that your school offers.