Should I shoot for a 4th year of science even though I don't need it for my intended major?Answered
I'll keep this as short as possible. I'm a junior, just placed my course requests for senior year, but nothing's final yet of course. My intended major is entrepreneurship, and the toughest school I will apply to is UPenn Wharton. Every year, UPenn is likely the most popular Ivy League people apply to from my school because it's literally a half hour away, and many want to go there for biology/pre-med/etc. This year, stats are ~80 people applied, 4 were accepted. Last year, only 60 applied, but same number were accepted. I likely won't get in, but I want to give it my best shot.
I am planning on taking AP Economics (Macro and Micro in one course), AP Stats, AP Calc BC, AP European History, AP French, English 4A, Entrepreneurship (semester course), and Financial Literacy (semester course mandatory for graduation). I am also going to likely take gym and health over the summer, it's pricey but worth it for me because I want to take AP Comp Sci Principles instead, feel like it can't hurt me. You'll notice, no science course! I am sick of AP Physics 1, and have no interest in taking another science course, as it seems irrelevant for entrepreneurship. However, I just saw a post on applying to business schools like Wharton, and a commenter under it (who has a lot of karma and history of reliable answers) checking that they have 4 years of core subjects, including science. I want to know if I should swap APCSP for a science course, and is there a specific one I should take?
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To be honest, I wouldn't sweat it, yes it would be ideal to take 4 years of science, but your other courses really lift up your classload. You do have APs in math and computer science so that really sums up the STEM portion which you most certainly exceed in. I would say really try to excel in those courses especially (I assume Upenn and other schools wanna see final report) and yes you are right science and entrepreneurship aren't exactly overlapping. Also if you hate physics, then I definitely would not take any science AP. If you still really want to insist on science courses, I would maybe look into summer, online, or dual enrollment courses but I certainly don't think they are required whatsoever.
Hi, thank you for asking your question! I wouldn't sweat it, because you are not applying into the science field, you won't need to take that class for a fourth year straight. Generally, it's best to focus on taking classes in your intended major.
If you had no or low focus classes, I would say yes, but for you specifically, I wouldn't worry about it.
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thank you, that's why I asked! So that I won't have to take to take AP Chem or Bio...seeing how much my friends struggle in these subjects despite being way more passionate about them than me.