u/Original-Macaroon-90

So for context my school doesn’t have many APs coupled with a crumbling aice system(we’re losing teachers across all subjects, especially STEM). as someone going into STEM with planned projects for junior year, should I skip out on the somewhat menial APs (Art History, Gov, and Macro)? I’m bypassing my graduation requirements through CLEP (i don’t care much about recieving college credit from the exams, I’m abusing CAP). Considering the ones with any use to my major I’d take 1 or 2, alongside DE/DC. Could this be an issue for MIT or any other T20?
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I want to talk about my experience raising my little brother as I was growing up, how it shaped my perspective, how individualistic society has become, and I fell into that spiral under the guise of being competitive. Please give me any criticism you’ve got; including any edits or points of confusion or conciseness. Here’s what I have so far:

This morning started like any other, waking up to the sound of my mother leaving for work, a sniffling child stumbling toward my room. The familiar coo, just short of my name; the note on the fridge, typical warnings to behave well and not ruin the house, and in bold, big letters: “KEEP YOUR BROTHER SAFE.” And with that as the rooster’s call, I began the day. Tying shoes, walking to school, with random check-ins throughout, all the way to huddling at the dinner table, helping with homework while cramming last nights’ leftovers into the microwave. 
For years, I assumed most families functioned this way, but I was wrong. I first began noticing the signs in middle school: conflicted prides, pillars and pedestals built solely on personal achievement, and, most importantly, a collective inability to see outside of oneself. The contrast became undeniable outside of school. Hanging out at friends' homes, I watched them, existing entirely in their own orbits, seemingly detached from their siblings. So naturally, I posed the question: “What do you do when they’re in need of your help?” “What are you talking about? That isn't my job.”