Is this Schedule Too hard?

[VeggieForce]

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this is my schedule for the my junior year:

AP World History
AP Stats
Honors Pre-Calculas
Honors Physics
AP Bio
AP Lit

im trying to ease out my college life best i can. i dropped spanish and will take honors spanish 4 senior year only b/c I couldnt fit it in my schedule
no electives. Is this too hard? Are APs really that hard? Im pretty smart, but for some reason my math isnt all that great. but i still get As in it, but i have to struggle to get an A. Im REALLY good at science and everything else

 

[xnfs93hy]

this is my schedule for the my junior year:

AP World History
AP Stats
Honors Pre-Calculas
Honors Physics
AP Bio
AP Lit

im trying to ease out my college life best i can. i dropped spanish and will take honors spanish 4 senior year only b/c I couldnt fit it in my schedule
no electives. Is this too hard? Are APs really that hard? Im pretty smart, but for some reason my math isnt all that great. but i still get As in it, but i have to struggle to get an A. Im REALLY good at science and everything else

It depends on YOU. It also depends on what you are qualified to take. I cannot even get into AP Calc. I am taking five AP classes next year but they are History and English AP's.

 

[LovinPsych]

Well I won't discourage you but that's a very challenging schedule there , I've taken AP classes and in fact i am now 2 of the 4 remaining credits of mine are AP and they are no picnic but I mean you're smart , clearly you love a challenge , and if you believe you can put your mind to it then by all means tackle it . It's smart that you dropped spanish for this year , omg that stuff is hard . I am taking it now in my senior year of HS ...

Above all physics and the pre - calculus will probably be very difficult . Just study hard and don't be discouraged I say .

 

[CScull]

It doesn't sound too bad. The only thing I would be worried about would be the amount of homework they give you... I know they tend to pile on in AP History Classes. Biology I'm taking this year and it's pretty easy if you've had Honors or AP Prep Biology before... Physics may be a little tough depending on your teacher as well as Pre-Cal. I've heard AP Stats is breezy... at least compared to AP Calc AB...

If it gets too bad in one of them I would suggest just dropping down... It's better to start to high and drop out early before any grades are put in than to be stuck in an insanely easy class wishing you'd taken Honors or AP instead.

 

[Danbo1957]

It doesn't sound too bad. The only thing I would be worried about would be the amount of homework they give you...

This is the real issue, figure two hours of homework every day for each AP class taken. But, good study practices developed in high school will help you for the rigors of college.

 

[CScull]

It still really depends on teachers though... and your understanding of the course concepts. I hardly study AP Bio at all; but I still have an A in there because I get it... Pre-Cal on the other hand is harder for me because my teacher's kinda tricky on the tests and I stink at math.

I'm taking History at the college instead of at my high school so I don't have to do homework in that class, but the kids who do take AP have about an hour or more of homework in there every day...

 

[tennisball80]

this is my schedule for the my junior year:

AP World History
AP Stats
Honors Pre-Calculas
Honors Physics
AP Bio
AP Lit

im trying to ease out my college life best i can. i dropped spanish and will take honors spanish 4 senior year only b/c I couldnt fit it in my schedule
no electives. Is this too hard? Are APs really that hard? Im pretty smart, but for some reason my math isnt all that great. but i still get As in it, but i have to struggle to get an A. Im REALLY good at science and everything else

Yo man dude hey yo bro don't worry man. Belive in your words

Im REALLY good at science and everything else[

and listen to your heart. You gonna get through !

 

[CScull]

I love Tennis.

 

[Gallix23]

Phew, I kinda cringed a little bit reading your post OP. If you can handle that, in which case you are the best person the judge it, then more power to you and you are more of a man than I 😉

However, that will be INSANE amounts of nightly work, and probably very stressful. Have you talked to your guidance counselor about this? If not, you might want to consider it. Having a really stressful and challenging high school year where you don't do well in a ton of AP classes is worse than taking a majority of honors/1-2 AP classes and doing well, always remember that.

Oh, and as mentioned before, you should talk to kids in your school about how each AP is. AP Bio at my school is intense and very hard, where the history ones are just really boring and have a ton of work involved.

 

[tennisball80]

I love Tennis.

*Hugs*

 

[Silverman780]

this is my schedule for the my junior year:

AP World History
AP Stats
Honors Pre-Calculas
Honors Physics
AP Bio
AP Lit

im trying to ease out my college life best i can. i dropped spanish and will take honors spanish 4 senior year only b/c I couldnt fit it in my schedule
no electives. Is this too hard? Are APs really that hard? Im pretty smart, but for some reason my math isnt all that great. but i still get As in it, but i have to struggle to get an A. Im REALLY good at science and everything else

Stats is pathetically easy

Pre calc is fairly easy

and Physics is the devil reincarnate into math form (seriously)

AP lit- a ton of writing reading and analyzing

bio, and World history on the other hand....idk not offered at my school

 

[lord_jeebus]

im trying to ease out my college life best i can.

From what I have seen, those who worked really hard in HS with this mentality ended up working really hard in college. What they did in HS didn't really make a difference because there's always an opportunity to get a head-start on the next step in your education/training/career.

From a college admissions perspective, it would be better to have a slightly lighter schedule if it means a higher GPA.

From a life-is-short-and-you're-only-young-once perspective, my most valuable experiences in high school were outside the classroom. Never again in your life will you have less responsibility or a stronger safety net.

 

[Maygyver]

I think it looks fine. If you think you can do it, you can.

 

[radxbandit]

looks okay. to be honest, and this is just my opinion, i think the single best thing you can do for yourself in high school in preparation for college, and life in general, is to maximize your reading/writing skills. it will save you so much time when you need to write papers in college if you already know how to write well. also, you know somewhere down the road when it comes time to apply to medical school, you'll be composing a personal statement and a whole lot of secondary essays. not to downplay math and science...they're great, and i loved my high school bio teacher for generating my interest in bio, but you don't have to overdo it.

i suppose from an admissions perspective you should take a decent load to show that you are motivated. but definitely make sure you have plenty of time for friends and all the fun stuff you do outside of school. you won't always have that much potential free time after high school. 🙂

 

[radxbandit]

From what I have seen, those who worked really hard in HS with this mentality ended up working really hard in college. What they did in HS didn't really make a difference because there's always an opportunity to get a head-start on the next step in your education/training/career.

From a college admissions perspective, it would be better to have a slightly lighter schedule if it means a higher GPA.

From a life-is-short-and-you're-only-young-once perspective, my most valuable experiences in high school were outside the classroom. Never again in your life will you have less responsibility or a stronger safety net.

this.

 

[creativedentist]

this is my schedule for the my junior year:

AP World History
AP Stats
Honors Pre-Calculas
Honors Physics
AP Bio
AP Lit

im trying to ease out my college life best i can. i dropped spanish and will take honors spanish 4 senior year only b/c I couldnt fit it in my schedule
no electives. Is this too hard? Are APs really that hard? Im pretty smart, but for some reason my math isnt all that great. but i still get As in it, but i have to struggle to get an A. Im REALLY good at science and everything else

It honestly depends on two things: your work ethic and your teachers. If every one of your teachers assigns a whole load of homework every night, then it's going to be very difficult. I don't really think they would, though. My AP teachers are more lecture-based, with little homework, but frequent tests (so your overall grade is basically what you get on your tests, and is unlike most other classes where you can bring your grade up with homework). Don't procrastinate a lot. I'm guessing it's going to be quite a bit of reading (any history class and lit class). AP Stats is one of the easiest classes, so I wouldn't worry about it. You're going to have to work a little in pre-calculus though if you're not too strong in math. AP Bio is all reading & memorization. Physics is basically like another math class, and a little bit more challenging. Good luck! 👍

 

[Salvorix]

It all depends on your study habits. I know at my school almost nobody takes more than 3 AP classes, and even with 3 there is a lot of homework assigned nightly and a lot of quizzes to study for and such. It also depends on your EC's and also what kind of a social life you want to have and how much free time you want.

 

[URHere]

Many people have done it before, and you can too if you want to do it for the right reasons.

However, if your main goal is to get out of college courses, you may be setting yourself up for a bit of disappointment. Even getting a 5 on every AP exam doesn't guarantee that your college will accept the credits. Even if they do, you may have to re-take a basic course if it is a requirement of your major, or you may have to take another course in its place. All schools are different, but keep in mind that this may happen. Personally, I took 9 AP classes in High School, and despite good exam scores, my university only granted me credit for 2 of them.

If you take on a schedule like that, make sure that you actually want to do it. If you don't really want to do it, find something better to do with your time.

 

[VeggieForce]

thnx but i am worried of i can handle. one thing, i know that if i want to, i can handle it, unlike others who procrastinate and are lazy. i am not lazy when it comes to getting school work done and always do homework. and right now, with all honors classes, i have loads of free time during the whole week. sometimes i feel bored, so i guess why not trade in those times for a less stress college future? am i right?

 

[CScull]

thnx but i am worried of i can handle. one thing, i know that if i want to, i can handle it, unlike others who procrastinate and are lazy.

🙁

You wound me.

 

[Algophiliac]

I think a lot of people underestimate themselves. You said yourself that if you want to, you can handle it. So, the remaining question is, do you want to? 😀 Remember to keep that GPA up for college admissions, though!

CScull! Those are such ugly words. I just...redirect my hard work and determination toward video games! 😀

 

[CScull]

CScull! Those are such ugly words. I just...redirect my hard work and determination toward video games! 😀

Mmm, I figure after I stop making straight As I'll need to quit procrastinating. Until that time comes... *sigh* What fabulous work ethic we have.

 

[VeggieForce]

***i have two more questions... since im getting straight A's in all honors classes right now, which is probably over the 4.5 mark, would colleges look at it from that perspective or count those A's as a 4 instead of a 5 as ur supposed to in honors classes nd they just forget about the honors and APs. (my school, AP counts as 6 if u get an A)

**since im more interested in the science and medical sujects, would i have to take history,english, and spanish classes in the prerequisites or it depends on something more?

*And is it a good idea to drop spanish for next year. im currently taking honors spanish 3. next year i would take hon. spanish 4 and AP spanish in senior, but i dropped it for senior year to take an extra AP.

plz answer these 3 questions, they're really important to me.. 🙂 appreciate it

 

[Danbo1957]

*** Colleges stop at 4.0. But, a 4.0+ in high school Honors or AP counts for a lot in slotting you for college courses.

** You need to take a core course schedule for every major. Generally, for graduation, you'll need 2 semesters of Foreign Language (for you: Spanish II and Spanish III), 4 semesters of English and 2 semesters of History. You will need to take 1 semester of Fine Arts, 2 semesters of Government, 1 semester of Social Sciences, minimum of 4 semesters of sciences and 4 semesters of math. Other courses to be taken will be determined by major and minor. Also, med-schools require additional specific courses.

* You really don't need high school Spanish 4, unless you want to major or minor in Spanish in college.

 

[Algophiliac]

***i have two more questions... since im getting straight A's in all honors classes right now, which is probably over the 4.5 mark, would colleges look at it from that perspective or count those A's as a 4 instead of a 5 as ur supposed to in honors classes nd they just forget about the honors and APs. (my school, AP counts as 6 if u get an A)

I've been told colleges recalculate your GPA on their own scales, paying absolutely no attention to whether the classes are AP or honors. However, even though they factor out inflation, they want to see a decent amount of honors and AP classes. So yes, most likely your GPA will be unweighed onto a 4.0 scale.

**since im more interested in the science and medical sujects, would i have to take history,english, and spanish classes in the prerequisites or it depends on something more?

Are you talking about taking those classes in college? Most likely you'll have to take a few liberal arts courses to earn a BS or BA degree, but aside from that, you can just focus on your major requirements.

*And is it a good idea to drop spanish for next year. im currently taking honors spanish 3. next year i would take hon. spanish 4 and AP spanish in senior, but i dropped it for senior year to take an extra AP.

If you are planning to stick through Spanish and AP out of it for college, then yes, keep taking Spanish. Most colleges will require several credits of some sort of foreign language course to earn a degree. If you're not going to take it in senior year anyway, just forget it and take it up again in college...or maybe even take any other languages you're interested in.