Advice- add AP psych ?

<p>I've been wanting to take AP psych for a really long time. My h.s. doesn't offer that course, but I still want to take the exam at the end of my 07- 08 junior year. So I was thinking about Online courses, and at my school we have VHS (virtual h.s.) which is counted in our transcript GPA etc. I e-mailed my counselor and he said it's possible, but he wouldn't recommend it because i'm "busy" this year. So i just wanted to hear opinions as to how I should approach this particular AP. I mean could self- study also be possible? To help you, my courseload is: </p>

<p>Chinese1
APUSH
Spanish2
Precalc Lim H
AP eng
French 4 H
Physics H</p>

<p>You have a challenging schedule, but self-studying psychology is definately possible. I wouldn't even burden yourself with the course through that correspondence thing. I can't speak for all kinds of correspondence courses, but my one and only experience with it was awful. Completely painful and a major time sink. I would reccomend you just start picking up on the AP psych books at your own leisure. If there's any AP you could self-study easily, this would be it.</p>

<p>Plus if you do poorly on the exam, then you won't have to report it to colleges since you never took the class. I'd say just buy a couple of AP prep books and study throughout a 2 - 3 month course.</p>

<p>Speaking from experience - just buy the Barron's book and read it on your own; I did - barely - and still got a 5. Easiest AP exam I ever took.</p>

<p>I second aphoticmelody, although I took a course and used the Barron's book, and recieved a 5, knowing all the time that I had done so.</p>

<p>why Chinese 1?</p>

<p>hmm thanks guys, i think i will self study it. </p>

<p>and to aa6590: chinese 1 b/c i wanted to triple languages, but the other languages in my school were a joke, plus i've always wanted to learn chinese. :D</p>

<p>If you're not Chinese gl with that...and imo if you really wanted to do Psych just drop Chi 1.</p>