AP Chemistry, ACP Chemistry, or AP Biology

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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This will be kinda long so bare with me. I liked honors biology when I took it but the only the molecular genetics, cell biology, human biology, and biochemistry parts of it. I hated the developmental biology, microbiology, plant and animals, evolution, ecology parts. However, I loved honors chemistry. So, it made sense to me that I’d take AP Chem for my junior year and AP Bio for my senior year. But, I have heard that AP Chem is extremely difficult and even though I know I’m good at basic math and chemistry, I am doubting my ability to get an A in the class because I can’t find anyone else who has taken it.

So, I’m back at the drawing board:

  • I can either take AP Chem next year as Junior, but take the risk of not getting an A
  • I can take AP Biology, which is what most of my friends at my level are doing and not really enjoy it
  • OR I can take ACP Chemistry, which is said to be easier than AP Chem, and receive dual credit from IU. My only concern about ACP chem is the fact that it’s not going to transfer to any school out of state because at IU it is a chemistry course for non-science majors. But at the same time, I’m not necessarily looking for credit from the class, but depending on where i go AP Chem will allow me to take the honors chem 1/2 at some colleges
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Also, I’ve seen that some colleges, like Tufts, don’t accept college credit unless you took the class at a college and with other college students.

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A non-major’s chemistry course does not seem like a good use of time if you want to go deeper into chemistry beyond your previous high school chemistry course.

Have you taken any kind of physics? If not, why not take physics next year, then AP chemistry or biology in 12th grade?

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Have you taken physics, honors physics, or AP physics 1?
That’d be the logical class to take if you haven’t - with AP Chem senior year.

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yes iv taken honors physics

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I took honors bio in 8th, honors chem 9th, and honors physics this past year. I am eventually going to take some higher level chem and ap bio and just do not know which first

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You loved honors chemistry so take AP Chemistry as a junior so you will know whether you want to major in it. Study some over the summer if you are concerned about getting an A.

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What is the problem if you don’t get an A? Seems a bit ridiculous that you wouldn’t take a course that you enjoy (you “loved” honors chem) and are interested in simply because there is a possibility of not getting an A. That being said, talk to the AP Chem teacher and your honors Chem teacher and see what they think. My guess is that if you got an A in honors chem and enjoy chemistry an A shouldn’t be that hard for you.