What classes should I take next year?Answered
I'm a sophomore in high school.
I go to the #1 school in my state.
I have a 3.58 GPA and my PSAT score is a 1360, although I plan to improve both this year. My PSAT is projected to be an SAT of 1400.
I'm taking a few Honors classes. (Science, Math, History)
I'm taking Chemistry, Algebra/Trig III, Lifetime Fitness, Coding I, Western Civilizations, and British Literature.
I would like to take either an Aeronautical Science major or a Marketing major at a college such as Purdue, Michigan, USAFA, UND, MIT, UPenn, or Baylor. (All tough colleges, CollegeVine gives me about a 54% chance of getting in to most of these.)
What classes would you recommend for taking my Junior year?
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Some classes that would impress colleges for aeronautical science would be organic chem, AP physics C, AP calc BC, and AP chem. For marketing, you can take AP macro/microeconomics, AP calc, AP seminar/research.
I would definitely recommend taking some sort of AP or Honors English course depending on what your school has to offer.
I would recommend taking AP classes if possible. AP Micro/macroeconomics would definitely align with marketing, and AP Physics, Chem or even Bio could apply to aeronautical science. If these classes aren't available at your school, consider taking them online or maybe a dual enrollment course. I took AP Psychology online and it was one of the best decisions of my life, and it aligned with my major intention of psychology!
If your high school offers engineering-based AP or IB classes, I would lean heavily into those, as landing a major in Aeronautical Science might be the most competitive, and it will show to colleges that you're passionate about STEM. This would include mostly physics and math classes, but even continuing down the computer programming path would help you develop skills towards learning the process of engineering.
Math: Take Precalc next year, along with statistics if your school offers it, and in your senior year take Calculus AB.
Science: Take Physics 1, Physics 2, Physics C, and/or Physics E&M. Physics 1 and 2 are available to you junior year, but C and E&M require you to take Calculus AB concurrently (or have already taken it).
English: Take Language and Composition, followed by English Lit.
Social Studies: Take US history next year, followed by US Government (this is at my high school a 1 semester class, I don't know if the same applies to your school) and macroeconomics (also a 1 semester class). If you could also take microeconomics that would help as far as the marketing major goes, but the macroeconomics will help you a little more if you have to choose between the two.
It is preferable for you to take AP courses because the AP test score can verify that you actually know the knowledge you claim to know, while dual credit courses (courses taken at a community college for both high school and college credits) are less standardized, and tend to be taken with a grain of salt. Seriously try for AP courses, if not, go for the next best thing that your school offers.
If your school offers, I would urge you to take college classes. I am in my junior year taking college level sciences and it allows you have the course difficulty that colleges are looking for. It also gives you the experience of how you do with college lectures and not a lot of personal help that you'd probably will experience if you are considering those schools. Also, do extra-curriculars, colleges like good grades but they love personality and dedication to things that may not directly benefit you (like volunteering at your cities humane society or joining your student council).
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If you can take any classes that pertain to your future major, take them. If your school offers Advanced Placement courses, I suggest taking AP Seminar (involves critical thinking skills + prereq for AP Research; looks great for aeroscience and marketing majors) and/or AP Physics. Magoosh is a great resource for boosting PSAT and SAT scores if you're interested. Good luck!