The_Postmaster wrote:
I have some thoughts regarding my senior year of high school- next year. I'm thinking my schedule is going to look like this: AP chem, AP physics C (physics with calculus), AP calc BC (More advanced calculus, generally taken by those who want to go into the natural sciences), AP statistics, AP government/politics, AP economics, and what my school calls, "recurring themes," which is AP literature, AP world history and AP art history condensed into one class.
I realize that the workload is going to be extremely hard, but in your guys opinions, would the benefits outweigh the heavy workload? I mean, I'll have 36 AP credits (which, as I hear it, almost all schools accept) including this years by the time I'm done. Not to mention since the AP exams are in may, my school year ends a few weeks early. On the other hand, I'll probably get virtually no sleep if I decide to do this schedule. Is sleep more important than looking good for colleges? If I get good grades in these classes colleges will be more inclined to accept me. Then again, I probably won't get good grades if I'm not getting any sleep.
Obviously my college major isn't set in stone, but I'm tentatively looking at physics, just in case that influences any potential comments.
Any thoughts on what I should do?
I wouldn't work or screw around too much with a schedule like that, but it should be doable.
Also, it depends on the colleges where you're applying as to whether that course load matters. Are you going to apply at very competitive schools? If not, the course load probably won't help or hurt. AP classes would count for credits (I think) if you had to take those courses. You would need to check the admissions criteria for the colleges.
05 Mar 2012, 10:10 pm
