I’m currently a sophomore in a rural and relatively small(300 kids in my class)high school in MA. I’m leaning towards a science major.
Ethnicity: Asian (first generation college student but second child)
GPA (weighted): 4.2
Rank:5
ECs: VP of class, national art honor society secretary, art lessons, math team, jv sports, drama club
Junior schedule by block:
Ap lang
Ap chem
Ap chem/gym
Pre calc
Spanish 4
Art 3/psychology (both half year unleveled electives)
History level 1 or APUSH
I’m currently taking AP bio while doubling up on chem theory and its a breeze (I’ve done mock tests and I’ll get either a 4/5). Next year I’ll definitely be taking AP lang and AP Chem, but I don’t know if I should take APUSH. I’ve only heard bad things from it and I don’t really like history. I’m in an accelerated history class to prep us for APUSH but I can only get a 95 in it, whereas all my other classes are 97 and up. I want to go to a competitive school (and i see all these people on forums with 7-12 APs plus crazy achievements) but I’m scared that taking APUSH will take away from the other two classes. Also, I COULD take ap physics a in place of the art and psych electives so I could take ap physics b senior year, but since I doubled up on sciences this year, I didnt have room for any electives and life kinda sucked because art class was something I’d look forward to everyday. I love art and I’m honestly pretty good at it as I’ve received awards for it. Will colleges see my schedule and think its not competitive enough?
Senior schedule:
AP Spanish
AP lit
AP calc BC
AP physics a or b (depending on junior year)
Advanced Art
Human phys and anatomy
TBD electives