Would this be frowned upon by MIT?

Colleges & Universities Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>My senior schedule this year has essentially 3 REAL classes, and then it has a whole bunch of fluff AP classes that I’ve already taken the AP tests as self studies. I recently inquired about the option to take quantum physics I/II at the state college and have been given permission by both my high school and the college. The problem comes in here: the class meets M/W/F at 12 - 1 (pm) so I would have to cut out the fluff classes from my schedule and take “release” periods instead (drive is about 30 minutes each way).</p>

<p>So my question is this: Will MIT care if I take release periods in order to make it to the quantum classes? (also I don’t know if the adcoms will know enough background to know whether or not the release periods replaced “fluff” classes - could this also hurt me?)</p>

<p>Current Schedule:

  • Honors Calc 3/Differential Equations
  • Honors Organic Chemistry I/II (with lab)
  • Honors Economics/AP Government
  • AP Statistics
  • lunch
  • Honors Programming 5-6
  • AP Environmental Science</p>

<p>Changed Schedule (if I were to go through with it):

  • Honors Organic Chemistry I/II (with lab)
  • Honors Calc 3/Differential Equations
  • Honors Economics/AP Government
  • lunch (driving time)
  • Release (quantum physics 1/2)
  • Release (driving time)
  • Honors Programming 5-6</p>

<p>I’m in a dilemma because choosing this option will be detrimental to my class rank (release periods essentially drop you 5-10 places at the least) and will probably look bad to adcoms, but I REALLY don’t want to spend a year without learning more physics.</p>

<p>Thank you so much for your time in answering me!!! :)</p>

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<p>To answer your subject question, no.</p>

<p>Do the 2nd option.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the reply. However, I still feel uneasy about it. Could you possibly elaborate as to why you say no?</p>

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<p>Guidance counselor or you should explain it well enough. >.></p>

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<p>Apparently I didn’t do a good job of explaining myself, so I am going to try again.</p>

<p>I’m entering my senior year and am trying to make a choice as to whether or not to take quantum physics 1/2 at the state college.</p>

<p>In order to take the class I would need to take two release periods. This will lower my class rank. I am wondering if MIT will overlook my lowered class rank and the decrease in # of classes.</p>

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<p>Pursuit of academic excellence for its own sake > petty class rankings</p>

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<p>The decision isn’t difficult because I want to keep my class ranking high; the decision (in my mind) is difficult because I don’t know how MIT would feel about me doing this.</p>

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<p>That’s what I’m saying. MIT probably shares you values. >.></p>