<p>Hello, if I am somehow messing up this post, please don't rip on me too hard, as it is my first on this site. Anyhow, is 6 AP courses too much? my friend is taking 6 next year, and is thinking about taking 7, and i need to know how to advise him on this issue. Here are his courses:
AP Bio I and II
AP Calculus AB
AP Language
AP Chemistry (needs to take honors in first marking period)
AP Euro
I am personally thinking about taking five myself, so tell me if even that is too much (mine are bio I+II,Calc, Lang, and Environmental)
Note: yes, i know that i am being a bit of a hypocrite by thinking about taking 5, and telling my friend 6 is too much</p>
<p>If he thinks he can handle it then he should do it, simple as that.</p>
<p>It’s all about how much time he/you will have to devote to studying as well as how many he/you’ve been able to handle in the past. If he/you’re doing a whole bunch of EC’s, it will be really hard. But with good time management, it’s certainly possible.</p>
<p>If you guys are willing to take the time and REALLY learn the material. Some people think that taking one AP class is too much! I would really use your time wisely. You take as many AP classes you want, but make sure you guys know what you’re getting yourselves into. I hope your classes work as well your friend. Good Luck to the both of you :)</p>
<p>Make sure you think about study time! My ap teachers each want an hour devoted to reading the textbook or doing labs or papers every night. And just this week I have 4 tests over 3 days for aps and I’m wayyyy to overwhemled. If you can handle it then that’s great, but regardless of how “easy” an ap is at your school, there’s still going to be a lot of work</p>
<p>Thanks for the quick replies guys! really appreciate it. Also, can anyone who has taken these courses tell me how “hard” they are? I know it varies, but any personal experience would really help.</p>
<p>As a side note, what are AP Bio I and II? There is only one test, so I’m not sure why he’d need to take two classes.</p>
<p>For me, I would never take more than 5 AP classes, but it’s certainly not possible. My friend’s older brother is taking 6 APs this year, maintains all As, and is president of various clubs at our school… but then again, he’s ridiculously smart and has excellent time management skills. </p>
<p>If your friend is strong in those subjects, then I think he should at least give it a try.</p>
<p>at our school, we separate the AP bio into two courses. You mean to tell me that at your school, its all one course? lucky. then i could squish in something fun, like psychology(not AP, and its supposedly really fun at our school)</p>
<p>Personally, as to my friend, he is really smart math wise, and decently smart science wise(I always beat him in those kind of classes before), and i’ve never seen him in english, but he supposedly gets A’s in english, so lang should be ok. What i am really thinking might be hard for him is European history, as he is not as strong in SS as other types</p>
<p>I feel you and your friend would definitely be wasting your time taking two courses for biology. Unless you’re going for Biology Olympiad, or are a poor self learner, I’d recommend that you and your friend self study biology, and forget about putting so much of your time into a relatively easy exam.</p>
<p>The thing about my school is, though, that you need biology as a credit to graduate, and I am skipping Honors Biology as it is (counselor recommended, going to local community college over the summer for a crash course), so I need at least AP Biology 1, and if i am taking one, might as well go for 2. Thank you for advice though, I genuinely appreciate it</p>
<p>Here’s my experience on the ones I have taken/am taking:
World History - At my school this is the first AP available as a sophomore, the teacher is intense. There was at least an hour of homework each night, and the teacher intentionally made his tests harder than the AP test.</p>
<p>US History - Opposite of world history. The teacher is really chill, tests aren’t that hard, and there’s a lot less homework. I almost feel like I learn more though because we are encouraged to read/understand the book instead of memorizing boatloads of notes.</p>
<p>Chemistry - I find it pretty easy. I had to take regular chemistry last year and it pretty much just expands on that.</p>
<p>Language - I was scheduled to be in the Gifted AP section, but I dropped it immediately. The teacher is kinda crazy and there is SO MUCH writing. I’m terrible at writing so it was not the class for me. If you have enough time though, you should be able to tackle it regardless of your English abilities, plus you will probably have an easier teacher than I did.</p>
<p>Spanish Language - I’m acing this class because the teacher doesn’t grade us on our knowledge of Spanish. She’s awesome, but I’m not learning anything and I’ll fail the AP test. If you aren’t a native speaker and your teacher is serious, it’s probably near impossible.</p>
<p>BC Calculus - Look at how you did in precal. I sailed through precal, never did homework, and was totally fine in BC. AB is definitely doable for anyone who’ll put in a bit of work, if you aren’t good at math Statistics is way easier though.</p>
<p>Statistics - Soooo easy. “Calculator button pushing” describes it better than “math.”</p>
<p>It really depends on your school/teachers though. Ask kids who’ve had the same teachers as you will have and they’ll be able to give you much better information.</p>
<p>thanks for reply, each one helps me decide what to do further</p>
<p>Six is ridiculous.</p>
<p>I’m taking 6 though spanish lit doesn’t really count as I’m a fluent speaker. It’s not too bad.</p>
<p>I have a few friends taking 8 right now, at least ten more are taking 7, and an additional twenty taking 6. Definitely do-able. The people taking eight are doing:
AP Spanish
AP Literature
AP Econ
AP Government
AP Calculus
AP Statistics
AP Chem
AP Bio</p>
<p>Helps that Econ and Gov meet every other day.
Honestly, I’m doing 4 (I know, not a ton) and my schedule is so much easier this year compared to last year and sophomore year, when I just had one.</p>
<p>thanks! only doing 4, really? in my school, thats like saying that you can only get an A in every class instead of an A+, lol. But anyways, thanks again for examples of how people in your school take APs</p>
<p>Yeah, it’s relative. Some AP Classes in my school are extremely, extremely easy and some are very challenging.</p>
<p>same for mine. Supposedly, micro, stat, and environmental are incredibly easy, most others are medium, physics and AP histories are hard, and AP language and AP calc are unbearable</p>