how many years do you have to take of each class in high school?

Question

im a freshman but i'll be in AP classes next year so how many years of each class would i need to get into a good college?

Answer 1

I grad'ted in 94 in Virginia. For Honors diploma, I took:
3 yrs science (I had honors bio, honors chem, and honors physics)
Math thru AP Calculus A/B
3 yrs of Honors English, and in Sr yr took AP American Literature (they didn't offer British or Composition in my district)
3 yrs Spanish, and took 1 of latin, 2 of french and 1 of russian for fun as electives. Most colleges expect 3 yrs of one lang. or 2 yrs of 2 lang's.
1 yr Honors World History, a 2-part course in 20th Cent History and Economics, 1 yr AP American history, and Honors US Gov't
I also took a yr of art and 2 yrs of phys ed.
I graduated with a weighted GPA of 3.85, and had an SAT score of 1220. I was accepted as an early admission candidate to VIrginia Commonwealth University.
I wasn't in the band, didn't play any sports and did not participate in extracurricular activities, except for tutoring a learning disabled Honors student in Spanish so he could go to college w/o applying for special admission, and running a Sign Language Club w/ my best friend.
Hope this gives you an idea of what to shoot for. Do your best, and don't kill yourself looking for that perfect 4.0, b/c it really isn't worth it unless you plan on going to a high-prestige private university like Harvard or Bryn Mawr, really need the financial support of a scholarship, or you want to go into a professional post-graduate program (like law or med school). Oh, and my mentor in college told me that it's better to have taken harder classes and gotten b's than to have taken easy classes and skated thru high school with a perfect average...
Admissions boards at most colleges prefer students who challenge themselves. I got in the way I did for all the languages and for the perfect 5's on my AP History and Lit exams. I bombed my Calculus exam, but made an A in the class, so they appreciated my desire to challenge myself and to learn for the sake of learning!

Answer 2

Most AP classes only offer one year. Exceptions are English and some languages. AP classes like Psychology, Statistics and U.S. History are only one year. As far as college is concerned, each college has its own policy on accepting AP classes for credit. So when you're ready, check with the colleges you're interested in.

Answer 3

Its great that you are in AP classes, im a senior but im struggling with too many that i took
anyway, for a respectable college, you need 4 years of math or science, 4 years of english, 3 years of social studies and ofcoarse required classes plus electives

Answer 4

Well that depends on where you go to school and their requirements.

In California for graduation you need 4 years of history/government, 4 years of math, 4 years of English, 3 years of science.

If you are wanting to attend a State College or University they recommend an additional year of science, and 2 years of foreign language.

Answer 5

4 years of basic courses: English, Math, Science, 3 years of P.E, or I think it is 2, I forgot, it's been a while...I was told by my counselor, that Chemistry is a must for college, so make sure to take it if your school offers it. I took alot of summer classes for fun, which were tutuoring Elementary kids, and I got so much extra credit, that by Senior year, I only had to take 3 classes...again, if your school offers it, take it! Good Luck, and enjoy these 4 long years ahead of you.

Answer 6

you have to take one year in each
class of high school its like
senior school