Hi everyone. So this past year I took my first AP class, APUSH. I slacked off quite a bit because of my depression, so I didn't do as well as I could have, but the material was quite easy.
So next year I am for sure taking AP Euro and AP Lit, since those along with APUSH are the only AP classes my school offers. However, the smarter kids tend to take a few ap classes online, and I want to do this as well. I was going to take normal honors calc in school, but I decided to take ap calc online instead.
Aside from this, I want to take an ap science course. I took honors physics this past year and I was really interested in it, and I did very well. I slacked a bit but I know that if I brush up over the summer I will be able to thoroughly understand all of the material we covered in class.
As for chemistry, I took honors chem sophomore year, but our teacher was kind of crazy and ended up getting fired, and he didn't really teach us much. So now I only know a few odd things about chemistry, but what we did learn I really enjoyed and liked how it made me think- I did very well in this class as well.
I'm starting to get concerned about my workload now though- I also do sports and extra curriculars and I want to be able to sleep and have a normal life that doesn't only involve school. I'm willing to study a lot but I don't want to drive myself crazy and I want to stay healthy. So, with AP Euro, Lit, and calc, which, out of physics 1 or chem, would be a better choice for me? Which would be easier, more interesting, or easier to score well on the exam? Which would require more time? Thanks for your help! (By the way, career wise, I have no clue what I want to do or major in and I know that's bad but I really don't know at all yet, so I can't say which would apply better to my career/major, as I know that that would ordinarily be something to consider).
Sounds like AP physics 1 is the way to go for you because you didn’t learn much in honors Chem so you’d start behind, so to speak, and AP Chem is more time intensive than AP physics 1.
You may want to take honors calc instead of Calc AB if it helps your schedule - you need 8-9 hours of sleep a night to stay healthy so weight that in.
Colleges care a lot about the AP Exam and since you did well in Honors Physics, it sounds like AP Physics 1 might be the best choice.
I would say that colleges care much more about your grades in a class than they do about the AP exam score.
What is your potential major? If STEM oriented, then physics is fine. If pre-med, then make sure you take AP Bio or AP Chem at some point. If you have not taken physics yet, take physics.