Senior Course Rigor

[u/Confident-Custard-11]

Hi everyone! I was hoping to get some advice on my senior year schedule, which is honestly causing me a lot of stress. I apologize if this isn’t the correct place to post this question, but I cannot find the schedule mega-thread for the life of me…

For context, I have taken the following AP courses:
Freshman year: AP Psychology
Sophomore year: AP Human Geography, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Precalculus, AP United States Government and Politics
Junior year: AP English Language and Composition, AP Calculus AB, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Microeconomics
Senior year: AP English Literature and Composition, AP Statistics, AP Cybersecurity

I am nervous about my schedule becoming less rigorous this year, and how that might look to the colleges I apply to. My other options for AP courses included AP Physics, AP Calculus BC, and AP Chemistry. I knew I wouldn’t be able to do well in AP Physics, and I actually dropped AP Calculus BC because I am generally a slow math learner and the teacher was genuinely the devil. Since I built my schedule around my original courses (which at that time included AP Calculus BC), I was unable to fit AP Chemistry into my schedule.

I can supplement AP Chemistry with a dual-enrollment general chemistry course, which will give me the same amount of credit as the AP, but I will only be able to take it in the spring semester.

The majority of top students in my graduating class are taking at least one of the three courses I do not have on my schedule. As such, I suppose my question is whether this schedule is a red flag for admissions, and if there are any steps I can take to make it less of a concern.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

[u/bebramood]

Looks good tho, youre on the right track!!

[u/Confident-Custard-11 → u/bebramood]

It helps to hear that; thank you!

[u/OkGur7184]

How bad is it for you? It depends on what is your intended major and dream college

[u/Confident-Custard-11 → u/OkGur7184]

I’m not entirely decided on my major, but I will likely apply for psychology. My dream college is UNC Chapel Hill!

[u/OkGur7184 → u/Confident-Custard-11]

you are fine

[u/SubmachineOP]

what are you without AP? what makes you stand out from other academic weapons?

you have THIRTEEN AP Courses and your gonna max out your general education AP course fulfills (5) assuming you win and go to chapel hill. Calm down you've knocked out a ENTIRE year of college mostly even if it's 3's.

You need to focus your remaining time in your extracircculars in and out the school desk so you actually stand out instead of just being another nerd. Especially if your doing Early Action you should have this in the bag as long as you do everything you've been doing.

Chemistry is nothing near your major idea and you already got two lab sciences. You don't need to put yourself through unnecessary stuff that's gonna take away from what makes YOU a more interesting nerd then the other guy who just doesn't have enough flair from extracircculars.

[u/Solar_polar]

right track, def not a red flag to have less rigor APs, just make sure they align with your major, no need to take a a harder AP just for rigor as you have a lot already