<p>As evidenced by my registration date, I am new here, and as evidenced by my username, I want to go to a UC (California resident)</p>
<p>I'm currently a sophomore, and I've gotten straight As so far. I'm pretty much a lock for ELC if I keep this up (I'm in the top 1%). I have started to think about next year, which will obviously be crucial to my chances for UC Berkeley, UCLA, etc. </p>
<p>Here's what I plan on taking next year:
AP US History
AP Calculus AB
AP English Language and Composition
Psychology
Spanish 5-6
Art</p>
<p>However, I've thought about moving Psychology to senior year and taking AP Physics B next year. Many of my friends will be taking the course next year, and I've heard that AP Physics B goes "hand-in-hand" with AP Calculus.</p>
<p>I'm worried about the amount of homework I will have, though after asking some of my older friends, I have been reassured that the APUSH and AP Physics teachers at my school are fairly easy. I also plan on taking zero period (which starts at 7 AM)</p>
<p>Still, I want to know if anyone here has taken 4 AP classes junior year and managed to pull off straight As. Can I get some help? </p>
<p>Phys B needs NO calculus at all, it’s purely algebra based. Phys C is the calc based physics course.
You should be fine. There are tons of juniors at my school who take four, five APs and survive :)</p>
<p>I believe Physics B is the non-calculus based Physics.</p>
<p>I must tell you though that the Physics C calculus is extremely minimal as it is, even when paired with Calc AB junior year.</p>
<p>Physics is rather hard. I had those same AP’s except I had Physics C my junior year. After having straight A’s thru sophomore year I got my only C ever in physics after literally failing the final to make my B a C lol. Brought it up to a B and the B’s up to A’s next semester. Also did not have marching band season spring semester…</p>
<p>But I do not know how hard physics B is, you know more about that than I do, it’s not even offered at my hs. But if you want to keep your ELC status you might want to rethink it, as it’s not a sure thing. There are however kids who excel at physics without even taking calculus simultaneously, so maybe you are one of those people.</p>
<p>I’m taking 4 APs, but I have a B in one. But I went in to it expecting (really hoping for) a B. I always get Bs in math so I expected Bs in Calculus BC. But I think if I were taking AB I could get an A.
A lot of people in my calculus class (and in some of my other classes) are taking 4 or more APs and getting straight As. It’s not very hard. At least at my school, most APs aren’t very much work. I never read for Human Geography. I used to read for Art History but I’ve skipped it the last few times this quarter and I still have the same test scores, which are, by the way, normally the highest in all bells of the class. English is basically no work and I only read if I like the book. Calculus is the only one where I have to work. And all my teachers have high passage rates.</p>
<p>My junior year I will be taking 12 courses total, 8 in school, and the other 4 online. And 4 of these courses are AP. If I can do this, you certainly can do your schedule.</p>
<p>I took 6 my junior year, as well as 2 extra classes (8 classes on a six-period school schedule) and came out fine. I had to sacrifice some things but it was worth it because I was actually really interested in all my classes. Don’t do it just to pad your transcript though–you’ll wear yourself out unnecessarily.</p>
<p>I’m currently a junior, and this year I’ve been taking AP Calc AB, Stat, English Lang and Comp, and Chemistry. I also have an after-school job and am on the soccer (fall) and track (spring) teams. </p>
<p>Basically, it’s a lot of work. I have to give up a lot to make time to do work, and it gets stressful. But it’s all paid off because so far I’ve had A’s in them all.</p>
<p>Your decision should be based on what you think you can do. Different people can handle different things.</p>
<p>Wish I could help you, but I myself won’t know till next year. I’ll be taking five APs and self-studying three more for fun (lmao…). So basically, I’m going from a schedule that allows me to not try at all and do great to a schedule that will make me want to slap people. Yay!</p>
<p>But yeah, 4 is totally doable. Actually, I think that’s a really good number of AP classes to have. It all depends on the teacher and the workload they give though. Like if you have an extremely tough APUSH teacher or something.</p>
<p>I only took APUSH my soph year and goodness, that was enough work for me. But this year, I’m taking much more AP classes…but my teachers don’t give as much work, so it’s manageable. I’m not doing as well as I would like in some, but fairly decent. I just need to learn some time management…hahah.</p>
<p>4 Aps in one year? O.o
holy carp
thats like hella IMPOSSIBLE dude!!!
I know this senior who tried taking AP Environmental Science. He had to drop out…
AND YOU ARE TRYING TO TAKE FOUR??!!!O.O
Dude, value your life.</p>
