4 APs as a Sophomore

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<p>I was wondering whether I should take AP Calc BC, AP Physics 1, AP World History, and AP Statistics (Online - 8th course).</p>

<p>The knowledge of math comes naturally to me so I don't really worry about AP Calc BC and AP Statistics as long as I have a bit of time to look it over.</p>

<p>I don't want to cram all the science courses into my junior/senior years so I want to take AP Physics 1 next year (they say they treated Physics Honors last year as if it were an AP course. So I don't know what to expect of this..). Also because 4 APs is rigorous, I want to self study this. I'm taking PE over the summer to fit this into my schedule (Yeah... PE over the summer, pretty surprising xP)</p>

<p>AP World History... the only reason why I'm worrying right now. Average is C in my school and this course is the hardest history class in my school. About 30 pages of (college reading) textbook, requiring notes weekly. Because many people fail in-class essays, I don't really think I'd survive from this class even if I reduce my year to 1 AP. So I'm thinking of self-studying this class. Any useful resource for it?</p>

<p>Also my reading is pretty bad. ~500 on my reading score, but my math is 800. This is why I'm planning on self-studying AP World history over the summer.</p>

<p>In my school, the only APs offered as a sophomore for students are AP World History and AP Computer Science. But because I'm advanced in mathematics, I can take more. No freshman can take AP courses...</p>

<p>Should I take 4 APs? I'm planning on self-studying AP Physics 1 and AP World (useful self-study resources please?)</p>

<p>When I say self-study, I mean take the class but study it ahead of time so that class is more like a review. I'm NOT saying I'm just going to take the AP Exams and skip the classes.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Bump… Any suggestions? Is this suicidal?</p>

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<p>I took 2 as a sophomore, got 5’s on both of them – if you want an easy AP to independently study for, AP Comparative Gov is your class. Get the Ethel Wood (green book) and if you memorize the book the test feels like deja vu – SO EASY. AP US Gov has similar terms to Comp Gov, so if you can ace Comp, US will come easy as well, and there’s 2 tests already!</p>

<p>But seriously, do what you feel is right for you. If you think it will be too much, don’t. I’d rather get 2 5’s than 4 3’s, you know? If you can handle it, go for it. I wish I had taken a couple more, because I’m trying to balance six or seven this year and it’s insanely tough.</p>

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<p>A lot of my friends took 4 or 5 APs as sophomores, so it is definitely possible. I would say that the actual AP exams are a lot easier than what people think. </p>

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<p>Just remember when studying AP World that you don’t need to know EVERYTHING, but a little bit of everything. If you need help, PM me. </p>

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<p>Those 4 APs won’t be the end of the world for you. My sophomore year I took ended up taking 4. BC (selfstudy), World, Stats, and English Lang. You are going to have a decent workload ahead of you, nothing too bad. Get barrons book for calc and watch crash course for world.</p>