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 • 10 months ago •
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Is AP World History a must-take and will not taking it affect my chances at getting into a good college? 2 college relae
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Hey, I'm a sophomore in high school, and I recently dropped AP World because it was a lot of stress. I'm kind of having second thoughts and I just need some reassurance. For background, I am taking two 5.0 classes this year, two advanced classes (does not count as 5.0 though), and 2 regular classes. I plan on taking 7-8 AP classes by the end of high school.

Also, this is a side question but do advanced classes like AS English, geometry enriched (not 5.0) ... count as honors classes?

One more thing, I'm aiming for colleges like UCLA and UC Berkeley, but after doing the simulation, my chances don't seem that high, and my extracurriculars are lacking. What should I do, and does the simulation give lower chances than reality?

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 • 10 months ago

AP World is not an important course to take. "Must take" classes depend on what you are studying (ex: important to take calculus to be competitive as engineering major). As long as your schedule is rigorous and you get good grades you are fine.

To answer second question, geometry enriched does not count as an honors class. To increase odds at some of the UCs, I would recommend trying to perform well and move up to more advanced classes, especially in math.

Lastly, because UCs do not take SAT/ACT into consideration, extracurriculars are very important. Look for quality over quantity, and it is also better if they relate to your major. As a sophomore, you still have time to build your resume.

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@RSS_12310 months ago

Thank you so much! I plan on going into computer science and maybe finance. I'm not sure how I'm going to advance in math because apparently the best course to take outside of school is geometry because it is the shortest (but I missed out on that). Do you know another math course that would not leave to many gaps in my knowledge because I took it over a shorter period of time compared to a full school year. I'm in algebra 2/Trig this year.

[🎤 AUTHOR]@RSS_12310 months ago

Also do you have any tips on finding good internships (that counts as extracurricular, right?) and finding other outside of school opportunities?

@jakelulla10 months ago [edited]

It is true that geometry is the best class to take independently. I know people who took pre-calc over the summer, but I would not recommend this. By advancing in math, I meant moving to the Honors level math courses. If it is too late or not possible to take Honors Algebra, try to perform well in this course and take Honors Pre-Calc as a junior. This will allow you to take Calc BC as a senior.

@jakelulla10 months ago

For internships/ outside of school opportunities: As a comp sci major, there are a lot of internship opportunies. Here's a link of a bunch you could apply to: blog.collegevine.com/computer-science-internships-for-high-school-students

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