<p>I am a high school Junior and my goal college is Boston University. I am planning my classes for next year far ahead of time, and I pretty much know what I want to do for classes, but I am having a hard time making a decision between AP Calc and Honors Physics.
My school uses an 8 period system, with four periods per day, alternating days.</p>
<p>My courses I've had for freshman and sophomore years have been:
Honors English I, Honors English II
Honors Physical Science, Biology
Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra II
French I, French II
Issues in American Government, World History
Visual Basic I+II (one semester each), AP Computer Science
*Career Development, *Fine Arts Appreciation (one semester each)
*Freshman Health/Freshman Gym, *Dual activities (each one semester)</p>
<p>This year I am taking:
AP English Literature
Honors Chemistry (1 and a half periods)
Honors Precalculus
Honors French III
Honors American History
Sociology
*History of Rock And Roll (one semester)</p>
<p>(*=required courses that I'd probably rather not take)
Next year, I know I'm taking:
Advanced English (Syracuse University Project Advance)
AP Psych
AP French
Honors Prob and Stats (possibly taking the AP Statistics test through an online course)
*Current Health Issues (one semester)</p>
<p>Honors physics is one and a half periods, while AP Calculus is only one period.
Reasons why I should take Calc:
Potential college credit
I could also have early release/late arrival</p>
<p>Reasons why I should take Physics:
If I don't I won't have a science
It's probably not as hard as Calc</p>
<p>I am planning on double majoring in social studies education and Computer Science.
So should I take AP Calc or Honors Physics?</p>
<p>Depends on whether Boston requires 4 years of science (I’m pretty sure its only two, but I can’t remember) But I would say take AP Calc. At the very most, you could probably take physics at a community college/online course if you felt it necessary.</p>
<p>They only require three, but they “recommend” four.
I don’t quite know how I could take physics online, isn’t it a Lab Science?</p>
<p>Haha, I thought you might ask that question.</p>
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<p>Why not drop Stats and take Calc, and Physics? This would be the norm at schools in my area for students in the top 10-15%. Can you take the health class during the summer?</p>
<p>Well, the Prob and Stats teacher is really nice (she’s my mentor group teacher/supervisor) and I’m interested in Probability and Statistics. Plus it’s an honors course. So I’m mostly taking it for personal reasons.
And I’m not going to be in the top 10 to 15 percent of my class… I don’t have straight A’s, and I even got a C for a semester freshman year.</p>
<p>EDIT: Also, my school only offers the core courses (english, math, etc) for summer school. </p>
<p>And I forgot to mention, I’m also currently taking an intro to macroeconomics course at University of Southern Maine, plus I am considering applying for a program at Bates College next year (high school seniors in the area can apply to take a class there). So i might see about taking a physics course there.</p>