AP Chemistry or AP Bio

Test Preparation
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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=18179%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=18179&lt;/a>
^^ here's the thread you might want to use as a reference.</p>

<p>I like AP chem, but I think that's because
1) I'm a chemistry geek
2) I'm a math person
3) The teacher is very organized and cool</p>

<p>I think the teacher who's teaching your class matters a little, so think about that. And yeah, what you're good at: memorization or critical thinking?</p>

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<p>bio is not straight memorization. a lot of the essays deal with applying those facts you memorized to other themes, like evolution. the circle of life, baby. </p>

<p>plus, if you are not mathematically inclined, the multiple choice on the chem can really kill you.</p>

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<p>At my school everyone gets a 5 on the AP bio exam. Bio is a hard class, but I liked AP chem much more and I think it was harder. Much fewer students get 5's on chem than bio, but I think my preparation in AP chem has helped me do better in AP bio this year. Of the two classes, I think chemistry is the best and most gratifying.</p>

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<p>Bio is so easy. The class ended in January and I still got a 5 on it without any studying.</p>

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<p>Our school doesn't offer AP chem, but it does offer Chem Honors, which is one of the hardest classes offered. I think my greatest achievement was finishing that class. Both classes are great.</p>

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<p>ap bio is hell...</p>

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<p>I love AP Biology. I would like to take AP Chemistry next year, however, I am not that advanced it math (although I am doing well: A). Would this be a problem? I would think that the math is just pretty basic, but there is a lot of it?</p>

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<p>it matters wat kinda person u are. if u like bio and are more interested in memorization, take bio. if u like math .. chem is more for u</p>

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<p>Im curious if my textbook is an AP chem one: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0130103101/qid=1104131669/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-8624291-7847254?v=glance&s=books%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0130103101/qid=1104131669/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-8624291-7847254?v=glance&s=books&lt;/a>
Can someone tell me if this is AP level? I am in an AE chem 11th grade class (no APs for chem). We did enthalpy stoichometry thermochemistry balancing molarity solutes acid base titration... Our teacher is a cool korean guy, very condescending (a kid asks a stupid question and he says "Some people say there is no such thing as a stupid question but thats ********" or something like that) to kids that dont understand but gives superhard problems on tests. For the lower class he used GTA somehow as an analogy to teach dimensional analysis.</p>