peer pressure, ap classes, stress, majors, help guys.

I'm not sure what I want to do when I attend college. It seems like I don't want to take any challenges so I don't know what to do. Plus i don't even know what classes I should take as a senior. I just filled out my schedule for next year but I'm a little hesitant, like what if my gpa is not high enough. Should I take regular classes instead? It's so hard to decide at the moment. I need some advice, guys.
I was thinking of psychology as a major but really i don't want to talk to people about their problems because I myself have a lot of problems already and I need to figure out which major i should take in order to find out what I really like.
I do, however, love to socialize and all that, but I hate to be the one who always has to think of how I can solve people's problems. I want to help, but I hate to be reminded of the past--everything that I had been through years ago.
I want to take ap physics, ap stats, ap english, and ap economics for senior year. As for regular classes, I am going to have to go with guitar, graphic arts, and spanish 3 Which one do you guys think I should drop? I was thinking of ap english because my grammar isn't all that great and if I ever get in, my instructor will probably be like,"Hmm, I don't think it was wise of him to have decided on this class,"so I don't want to make a fool of myself. I mean, I want to stress right now so that I can be able to handle it better in the future but then I thought everybody else at school is taking senior all easy so i was like might as well join the fun but then it's like this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It's like if I don't take these classes, then I don't have a chance to like prove myself to people, you know? Plus I want to get into a good college where people actually look at me and go,"This guy is really smart; We're going to get him in or something."

You might look into sociology instead of psychology (socy was one of my majors :-) It's pretty much psychology/common sense without the intense personal stuff, how "groups" work (like families, schools, organizations of any sort (work), etc.).

If I were you, I'd just take regular physics and stats, especially if you are only going to do a social science sort of major in college. If you do something like psychology, you'll still have to do their special stat course and physics won't be required I don't think (although that might get rid of one of your science requirements so you wouldn't have to take it then and psychology does have a few more science courses than other social science majors, especially if you are going to go to grad school, since you have to know how the brain works, etc.). But the AP English should put you in more interesting English courses than the majority of Freshmen have to take and AP Economics could help you out in some way, give you a bit more options later.

thanks for your input. I really appreciate it.
what can you get out of a sociology degree? Like, do people lecture at universities or do they meet up with different people every week?

Let me tell you something I learned once I was out of school and working. I also worked very hard at AP courses in high school, wanted to go to a big name college and excell in my classes. Once I started working, all those things did not matter. Nobody really cared what I did in high school once I was in college. Nobody really cared what my GPA was in college nor were they really concerned over what school I went to after my first job. All they cared about is that I got my degree and could do the job. I have worked now for over 25 years and I never talk about school stuff. It is not important.

I'm not saying you should stop striving for excellence but I am telling you to relax a little and have a life other than school. It makes things much nicer.

Yeah, but don't colleges look at your extracurriculars and your community service? Seriously, I have been looking at my local library for volunteer work so that I could get some hours done, but then they haven't phoned me back yet, and I thought, well they're obviously not considering me, and then I started working hard at community service at school, but then it's like do colleges care where you worked at or how many places you've been working at? What if I don't put anything for those community service? Would that affect me much?
don't employers usually look for students who come from prestigious colleges?

It depends on what you want to do. If you are going into a very competitive field or want to work in a prestigious company in a big city, the school you went to makes a difference. If you want to do a service type job or work in a smaller company in a smaller town it is not as important.

When I applied for colleges, they looked at grades and placement test scores. We were well educated in high school and could pass the tests. They did not have to look at volunteer work, etc. Now, I guess they do look at that stuff. There should be a number of places you can go. Try an animal rescue league. They always need people to walk dogs or cuddle kitties. Is there a VA or other hospital in your area. You can push wheelchairs, sit at a reception desk, read to older people. Sometimes, if it is a nursing home type of facitly all you need to do is be willing to visit with someone for awhile. If you have the temperment, hospice groups can usually use volunteers for office work as well as transporting people to appointment, etc.

My main point is you do not need to stress yourself so much. It sounds like you are smart enough that your grades are good. You are ambitious enough that you are not sitting at home playing video games in your free time. You can plan your time and set your priorities. You'll do fine. Once you finish school you will find out that life is about so much more than your education and job. Start enjoying yourself a little now.

if I don't take physics, will I know how things work? My friend today made it so interesting and the words "how things work" captivated me. I was like,"Dude, I seriously want to take this class now," but then when I went through some problems I was like,"Well, maybe not." It kind of reminds me of earth science.

oh i should stop worrying. my gosh, i'm only a junior.

You should stop worrying. Can you take a physics class that isnot AP?

sure but i feel like it won't be necessary for my major. i was hoping physics would help my major but since I'm not going in that field, then I don't see any reason why I have to.

so you're saying physics is mandatory?
maybe i will try sociology. what can i get out of that major? what i meant was what kind of job will i be working once i get my degrees and everything?

what's the difference between regular physics and ap physics? i heard that one is algebra based while the other one is.. oh gosh, i forgot what it was. Please fill me in on the details.

if i don't take physics, will it impact me if i'm going into a social science major?