Hey guys, I know this is early, but my school get’s this done early. I’m going to be a junior next year and I need your opinions about my potential schedule.
1.AP Lang
2.AP Enviro
3.AP World ( took nsl, and am currently taking apush)
4.AP French
5.Hons. Physics ( not a big math person, so i thought AP physics would be too hard)
6.Symphonic Orchestra
7.Pre-calc ( at my school Hons. Pre-calc is really hard, some find it harder than Calc A/B, So i figured it’s better that I take normal pre-calc)
On top of my classes, I will be on a sports team and academic teams like science olympiad, and model un.
So do you think these are good classes? If not, what would you recommend? My school offers a lot of AP’s, So I know that I need to take a good amount, is 4 a reasonable number? I’m not too smart, so I don’t want to have too hard of a courseload. Thanks in advance for the answers, and sorry for the long post!
It looks well thought out and balanced to me. Despite what many members here might say, you really don’t need to take every available AP or honors class. If you think honors physics and regular precalc will be more doable than AP Physics and honors precalc, then I recommend that. It’s really not worth the stress of hard classes if you don’t enjoy them…
4 APs is great; a commonly quoted number (at least among the parents here) is 6 - 9 total before the benefits start to dip. And you have arguably the most important of them, AP Lang, since the writing skills you learn there will help you in the future!
6 - 9 total… (6 - 9 per year would be absolute torture!). I’ve heard this mostly from the parents, who say that in terms of credit, placement, and boosts to applications, it really doesn’t matter once you reach the “most challenging” schedule. I believe they recommend 3 - 4 APs junior and senior year each, which will be challenging while not being overly stressful. But it’s really up to you, how much you want to take on, and how difficult the classes are at your school. I hope this helps!