[Help] Course Selection Help.

Reply from Amethysteria

Amethysteria — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:56:54 +0100

Preferring to look at the big picture, you are certainly not in need of taking all AP courses. Your GPA is above excellent as it is, and I know plenty of highly intelligent students who don’t take nearly as many AP courses as you do… They still get into desirable colleges/universities.
So, I’m saying this to begin with: whatever happens, you’re gonna be fine. I swear, academics are overrated. But, I’ll try to be more helpful.
I’d drop AP Bio if I were you. After all, you’ll be taking two science classes if you don’t drop it - and most colleges do not require four years of science.
Yes, there is the risk of getting a tough teacher for PreCalc - but dropping a course just because of the teacher isn’t always the best idea. I did that with a class I had really wanted to take, after hearing the teacher gave students hell, and then he got sick and the class became much easier all of a sudden. At that point, I really regretted leaving it.
You never know what will happen, even with a “bad” teacher. Whatever grade you do receive with him, if you get him, your GPA will still be superb with consideration to the altitude of all your other grades.

Reply from shol'vah

shol'vah — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:46:20 +0100

The high GPA should land you in most colleges even with out the math course, but I would still highly encourage it as it will help with any and all future science courses. Plus I wouldn’t encourage dumping AP physics, but I’m also slightly biased on that point.

Reply from live.enjoylife

live.enjoylife — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:50:15 +0100

RAIK!!!! I think you should give yourself a break…..if you will enjoy art, take it….also - I think that you shouldnt be so hung up on colleges/what they want. Maybe I’m clueless (i went years ago) but i went to claremont, had decent grades…wasnt so intense…..To me - youre taking a heavy load - if you love art - may be good to have a balance…..
MOSTLY THOUGH:
GOOD FOR YOU!!!! YOU are ON IT!!!!

no matter what we say tho - check the colleges you think you may want to go to and check their requirements….and then, mostly - FOLLOW YOUR HEART….too cool guy **High five!!

Reply from Michael Leibman

Michael Leibman — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:33:13 +0100

Here’s another option: Some universities offer independent study courses to high-school students — I actually did that and it wasn’t hard, but it did take a lot of the summer time. Maybe you could do Calculus rather than PreCalc, then you’d already be in a very intelligently studious mindset senior year.

Reply from katiekins

katiekins — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:02:35 +0100

well with your high gpa and multiple ap courses, i would try and go for it.

Reply from raiLOVESyou

raiLOVESyou — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:01:15 +0100

I’ve been leaning toward option one myself, I’m just scared at what the colleges would think with only three years of math.

Reply from katiekins

katiekins — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:21 +0100

try number one first off,but if that doesnt work go with number 5 those will get you the highest gpa.

Reply from optimismiles

optimismiles — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:59:30 +0100

TAKE PHOTOGRAPHY.

Reply from Commander Ikari

Commander Ikari — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:59:11 +0100

I’d say #2

Reply from Commander Ikari

Commander Ikari — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:58:06 +0100

Either way, your super ahead of everyone it seems.

Reply from katiekins

katiekins — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:58:00 +0100

wow your smart.