Hello , my name is Andy and I'm new.
I have a little issue that I need help solving. I originally took my freshmen year at a private school and my new school did not accept half of my courses. I only received 4.5 credits for that year and therefore, I'm behind.
So there are several courses I want to / must take , but I'm not sure when to take them, seeing as I have only two years left.
I also go to a foreign language school and I'm in the Italian program; this basically means that I take a few classes in full Italian and I graduate with a second diploma..
Anyway, I plan on taking these next in college this summer:
Graphic arts and design I
Italian I
Then these in my Junior year:
AP English
AP Euro.
AP American His.
Chemistry Honors
Italian III Honors
Algebra II Honors
Italian Hum III
These during my Junior year (dual enrollment):
Criminology I
Anthropology I
Health
Then these that summer:
AP Spanish
Anatomy
Then these my Senior year:
AP Lit.
AP Italian
AP Biology
Pre. Cal Honors
Italian Hum. IV
Economics/Government Honors
Then somewhere along the way:
French II
and Psychology I
I am an honors student and a mmber of the National Honors Society and National high school scholar society. I'm doing everything I can to be accepted into my dream university; Villanova.
How should I adequately plan my courses? Is the way I planned them okay?
Your schedules look like a huge work load. Incredibly huge. But, if it is a level of course work and study time that you can mentally deal with, then, that's great! And it looks like a good schedule.
Is there a reason the new school won't take your old credits? I would look into appealing that, if you can. Just so you don't have to repeat classes. I have a friend who transferred from a Private Catholic university to a public university her junior year and the public university wouldn't accept nearly all of her credits. It was for some ridiculous reason like the subject content may have been religiously influenced or something. She didn't really want to repeat 2 years of education (or pay for it again) so she found course descriptions and curriculums and the professors' syllabuses for all of her classes and received credit for quite a few more classes by proving they were, indeed, exactly the same as the ones at the public university.
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I wouldn't even mess with all the AP stuff. I just finished my high school classes as fast as I could and went concurrent full time my senior year. I got my associates degree the same semester I graduated HS, and nobody has ever asked for my high school transcript because I had enough college hours. My friends that stayed behind and took the AP stuff thought they were smarter than everyone else because they took "hard" classes, but they still didn't have the logic, independent learning, and critical thinking skills that come with taking courses at a university. Also, you can still take your ACT/SAT as long as you are in high school and the scores will be valid for comparison against other students. If you've had the college classes in those areas already you'll do really well ,even if you forget your calculator on the day of the exam as I did. :-/ Once I was actually in college without high school, I had plenty of time for minors, honors classes, etc. because I had 4 years to do 2 years of work. Another advantage is that if you enroll full time you have access to the university's student organizations and honors programs. That can help you out on your application to Villanova.
If you really just want to take the two diploma option for personal fulfillment, go for it. Are you doing anything extracurricular? Always remember that your professors are people too, and so is the selection committee. Nobody wants to be around someone that's "too" focused on academics. Throw a hobby or social group in the mix, and it sounds like a good deal. Be sure to check the university classes you're taking now against Villanova's transfer equivalents to ensure that you are making progress towards your chosen degree.
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