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Hey guys, it seems that some schedule (senior year) conflicts (stupid, incompetent administration) have forced me to take another AP class instead of Marching/Concert Band. So now I'm taking FIVE AP courses (English Lit, Spanish, BC Calc, Stat, Euro) and one honors course (Physics). Then I have a lunch and gym. Will taking so many AP courses murder me? Will I have ANY free time at all? Will I be forced start homework as soon as I return home from school (usually 4-5 PM depending on what activity I have after school) just so I can finish it by 12 AM? I'd appreciate any advice and comments from students that have experienced or will experience the schedule I have set out for myself. Thanks very much.

By Crystal_Baller (Crystal_Baller) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 02:42 pm: Edit

to answer your question: YES! yes u sick bastard!!wtf is wrong with you?! you will die!! cal and stat wont be that bad since its just math and numbers, BUT those liberal AP's will kill you!!!!! AP spanish?? damn... *bows down in envy*

By Crnchycereal (Crnchycereal) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 03:55 pm: Edit

Well....AP Lit I'm not worried about cuz I know my teacher next year is a moron. We had one teacher for both Language and Lit this year, but she was fired because she was being EXTREMELY unprofessional in the way she conducted her classes. So there's a replacement for next year and she'll be a pushover. I also heard Stat should be easy and I like history so Euro shouldn't be too bad. But I heard our BC Calc teacher is killer and Spanish will hurt a lot too...

By Kewkiekid (Kewkiekid) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 07:26 pm: Edit

i had to drop marching band for ap. english lit. my school's stupid.

english is only 1st and 3rd, calc is only 3rd, band is only 1st. bye bye band. bye bye award for being in band all 4 years!

>-(

By Dwayne_Hoover (Dwayne_Hoover) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 07:28 pm: Edit

Crystal Baller, BC Calc is a very theoretical class, english lit is a breeze, and so is euro and most foreign languages (especially french). BC Calc is not toooo difficult but it definitely is not math and numbers, i resent that.

By Crnchycereal (Crnchycereal) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 12:01 am: Edit

Well...perhaps AP Spanish is a breeze for you or just in your school, but I know for a fact that it's extremely demanding in our school. My sister only got 3-4 hours of sleep per night on average her senior year of high school and she only took 4 AP's (all the ones I'm taking except for Stat). And my sister is extremely intelligent (salutatorian by thousandths of a point, academia is her LIFE). I just hope I can handle it...

By Icarus (Icarus) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 12:58 am: Edit

Your schedule is certainly demanding, but not overly so. Several of my friends received a full IB diploma, and although they were up until early morning every night, they still found time for a social life... not much of one, but whatever ;). jk - if you think you can handle the workload, then by all means go for it. It will make you that much more competitive on college applications.

By Dude55 (Dude55) on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 02:48 pm: Edit

Dude, no band? I guess I'll just have to carry the band, haha...

Is AP IV English Lit? Stupidly, I never realized that.

By Cutie911 (Cutie911) on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 03:24 pm: Edit

no it's not, my cousin took 8 AP's in junior year, and he was capt. of footbal and soccer, editior of newspaper, and president of his class, and he still found time for a social life

By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 06:48 pm: Edit

i had to drop symphony orchestra for AP French...how im going to get through AP French i have NO IDEA. im the definition of FRENCH IDIOT.

lol you have a similarly difficult schedule as mine-AP French, AP Eng Lit, AP Bio, AP Enviro Sci, AP Gov.

GOOD LUCK and someone help us all...

By Szetom (Szetom) on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 05:21 pm: Edit

no it's not, my cousin took 8 AP's in junior year, and he was capt. of footbal and soccer, editior of newspaper, and president of his class, and he still found time for a social life

seriously, you can't compare with ppl. every1 is different.
4 aps may be a lot for some but may be "only" that much for others.

it realli depends on the school becuase my cousin in boston had 8 aps. And she didn't get that much work.
but in new york city my friends and I may consider 3 or 4 at a time a lot.

not saying that nyc is better htan boston, just saying the school/class structure is different

By Crypto86 (Crypto86) on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 08:29 pm: Edit

Since my school's scheduling is all messed up, my band class is in 0 period - that's at 7:15 AM folks, a whole 50 minutes before school officially starts (with homeroom).

By Johnnyd (Johnnyd) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 11:12 am: Edit

you're dead