AP Chem. vs AP Bio. : Which is easier to self-study?

<p>Opinions please. I'm looking to self-study one of those APs, but am not sure which of the two would be easiest. Advice + opinions would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>AP Bio in my mind is probably easier bc its mostly memorization. Chem...you'll need a class because of the emphasis on labs on the AP test. Usually there is always a mandatory lab question on the free response section.</p>

<p>AP Bio, definately... AP BIO is much easier because its more memorization and you don't really need a class to do this. Chem is just a difficult subject altogether so i suggest being in a class.</p>

<p>BIO for sure. You can read Cliffs a couple of times and get a five easy. Chem is complicated to learn from a book (the math parts).</p>

<p>If you're good at math, would that make Chem easier?</p>

<p>Nooooo Quesce!! We were supposed to self-study together 'member??? =P </p>

<p>I don't know about chemistry.. but self-studying ap Bio with Cliffs WORKS. I won't know until mid-July exactly how well it worked... but let's just say the book gives you enough info to make you feel pretty confident during the test ^^</p>

<p>I think if you took a reg. or honors chem class, it would be easier to self study chem. I had a lot more trouble in bio this year, but then again, my teacher sucked at teaching and gave us tests that were 10000000 times harder than the AP exam.</p>

<p>My bio teacher sucks and people passed the AP test more when she wasn't teaching.. (self studying in their own time apprantly works)</p>

<p>No matter what your good at, bio is definitely easier than chem. I didn't understand half the stuff in chem right away even with the class and a really good teacher; and i'd have to say that i am pretty good in math. As mentioned, labs are also more important in chem, and actually doing the labs gives you a better chance of remembering what they are about. IMO, without considering individual strengths and weaknesses, chem is the hardest subject that the ap tests cover, yes, harder than physics.</p>

<p>you're kidding, ppl say that chem is a joke next to physics</p>

<p>I don't think chem is harder than physics, but between Bio and Chem, AP Bio is definitely easier to self-study, mostly b/c it's mainly memorization. Read some books and study some terms and you can do alright.</p>

<p>Hm. Well I've already taken AP Physics B + normal Chemistry course. Would that help me to self-study Chem. better? </p>

<p>Another thing..somebody mentioned that if I read the Cliffs notes over and over I can get a 5 for AP Bio. Can anyone confirm this? If so, then I could probably do both.</p>

<p>that chem class will really help. it gives you a lot of good background knowledge for AP, which is mainly just extensions of some ideas.</p>

<p>reading cliffs will do you some good, i think you still need to go more in depth on some stuff with Campbell/reece</p>

<p>chem harder than physics? haha right</p>

<p>i took both, and i am better at physics, and physics is def harder</p>

<p>ckmets - AP Chem is easier than AP Physics B?</p>

<p>definitely</p>

<p>...Serious??! I took AP Physics B this year. So Chem. will be a walkover?</p>

<p>if you have a previous chem class then definitely</p>

<p>if not, you may have to work a little harder, but the ap exam for chem is easier definitely</p>

<p>I took a chem class this year but it was only normal chemistry..</p>

<p>yea i took normal chem in 10th grade and found AP to be very easy in 11th grade. There really isnt much more that you actually have to learn, its more learning how to take the AP exam. The biggest things are memorizing oxidation states and solubility rules as well as knowing how to do acid-base equilibrium problems, since they are always #1 on the FRQ (once you do about 20 of them, they willl seem extemely easy and repetitive)</p>

<p>Maybe the chemistry course you had was tougher than mine? I suspect so..</p>