I’m planning on taking 4 AP Classes and 2 University of Washington classes during my sophomore year and I’m wondering if the workload will be too heavy to handle. I’ve been receiving consistent straight A’s all sophomore year and freshman year. The classes will be…
-AP Language and Composition
-Honors US History
-AP Biology
-AP Chemistry
-AP Calculus AB
-UW Astronomy
And if possible, can I get any advice on how to prepare for these classes, so I can handle next year smoothly?
Thanks in advance!
I took calc bc and bio freshmen year and it was pretty tough. It really depends on my school, but for me, ap bio took 3 hours of hw every night. That alone is a huge chunk of time. I would suggest upperclassmen who have taken some of these classes. Good luck though!
No comment except to say that 3 sciences and no foreign language could be short sighted when it comes time to apply to colleges.
I don’t need a foreign language, I earned 4 years of foreign language credits by taking a test for Portuguese.
How are you taking Udub classes as a Sophomore? Isn’t it state law that only juniors and seniors can do running start?
I think OP might have meant junior year, because “I’ve been receiving consistent straight A’s all sophomore year and freshman year”
Actually, my sophomore year isn’t done yet, I have been getting Straight A’s so far though.
And as a matter of fact, I am taking a University of Washington class at the moment. For my school, Running Start is available only for Junior and Senior students; but my school has a college in the highschool program that allows students to take UW classes with the exact same curriculum as UW and we can earn credits while we take it. I am a sophomore and I am taking UW Pre-Calculus. I hope that clears up any confusion.
But in my post I did mean my junior year, sorry about that.
From advice from many students, I highly recommend that you start reviewing w/AP Prep Books (Barrons, Princeton Review, etc.) during the summer and school time. For example, I have 2 friends (from different schools) who took AP WH last year. One got an A+, yet he got a 3. He didn’t use any AP Prep Books. The other got a C+, yet he got a 5 w/the help of “5 Steps to a 5”. I don’t recommend what either of them did, but try to get the A+ and the 5!
I have another friend who took 5 APs as a sophomore. He got 5’s on all of them, and he credited his achievements w/ prep books. Personally, I do believe that prep books gather the most relevant info on the exam compared to studying the entire text book.
Oh I see. That’s similar to at my school actually, we offer some EWU classes on campus. Anyone can take them, however, you can only earn the college credit if you’re a junior or senior.