<p>which one would you guys recommend? i took biology freshman year, and chemistry sophomore year, and although i liked biology better, i liked the chemistry teacher better and she is more compatible to teach an AP class, and i have more of a chance on actually getting a high score on ap exam. the bio class, however, is more fun and i personally enjoy biology better but it is a lot of memorization compared with chem. and the ap bio teacher is a great teacher, but probably with his teaching the highest i can get on ap would be a 3. </p>
<p>ive also heard that colleges prefer chem to bio (for med field) because so many kids take bio. also ive heard chemistry is a better class to take as it will help more in college than biology would (again, for premed). is any of this true, and which class do you recommend i take?</p>
<p>but i dont think ill have much time to self study. im already taking 6 other ap exams next year (not including chem/bio), including 3 for which i know im going to have to self study.</p>
<p>Chem is much harder than bio, not just the ap test (although this year's want bad) but also the subject in general. And there is a lot of stuff you have to 'memorize' for the chem test too, considering you aren't given any of the dozens of formulas on the first part of the test.</p>
<p>AP bio -memorization
AP chem -wen to use wat
either way ur memorizing, but u WILL do better in watever subject u like better. thats why i thought the AP american was 10 times harder than AP chem even tho every1 said american was easy. I luv the sciences, they interest me, how stuff works, etc. I self -studied BIo and got a 4. (i didnt rele self, i had a class, but he didnt teach so the week before i just studied on my own from cliffs AP). Chem was a lil harder for me, cuz the teacher couldnt teach, and it IS HARDER to self-study chem. u need to learn wen to use wat and do lots of examples, so u need a teacher and quizzes and tests to get u to study everything individually.
so...
AP bio = easier exam, easier self-study, hard if ur bad at memory
AP chem = harder exam, doubt u can self study, depends on teacher and if u like it, if u rele luv chem, it'll come to u easily</p>
<p>well i did enjoy all the labs in chem compared to memorizing phylum names of all the animals for bio... :D</p>
<p>but what do colleges prefer? which is better to take as in which will help you more in college for pre-med? i know you have to take organic chemistry, and biochemistry, so thats why i thought it'd be better to take chemistry...???</p>
<p>well since its premed all it will do is take you out of chem 101 and into a chem 101 with only ap students who scored the correct score which the college wanted on the ap exam. i would immeditly switch back to normal chem 101 because there is no need to be in an honors class at this point in time and also you will have a much eaiser work load already knowing most info....now if you are applying to a accelrated program then you better take ap chem and you better get a 5 and sometimes theyll allow 4. </p>
<p>i sadly can not take ap bio because i feel that ap physics is the more appropriate course to take in my senior year.... bio is the perfect summer course however with a volunteer job, normal job, and SAT class daily i do not wish to overload my self with too much work. i still have time to change back to ap bio next year but the course load is very strong in memorization and i feel that this is too much of a stress with 3 other aps.</p>
<p>took chem last year (junior year) and bio this year. here are my thoughts (although biased)
-chem material is far more difficult, as is the exam...however, i got a 5 b/c i am naturally good at it--bio on the other hand i goofed off in all year and will probably not get a 5, so grade wise it would appear that bio is harder
-i think if you took someone with a below average to average iq, ap chemistry would be far more difficult because that person wouldn't be able to understand the concepts. anyone can do biology, it just takes quite a bit of studying
-as for colleges, i am going into premed next year, almost def. chem major, and my college will let me go into orgo instead of an honors gen chem, so i dont have to retake it, but its differs by college
-during the school year, you will have to put in more time for chem rather than bio, but come ap time you probably won't have to study as much for chem--bio takes some reading each night and studying before tests, while chem takes lots of problem sets on a nightly basis, so it depends on what you want. if you're taking a lot of aps it might be nice to not have to study that much for an exam during the fortnight from hell
-personally, i say take chem, but thats just one guy's opinion. go with your gut, and if you really like bio more, then it might not be that bad of a plan to take bio 101 when you get to college. and if you take chem, beware of the infamous equilibrium problem starting off every single ap free response section--acid-base equilibrium is quite messy!</p>
<p>Bio was easy to me, just memorizing the biological trends and such, that's also why APUSH was easy for me. Chem I thought was much harder because the material is much more abstract. With bio you can think of something like, "this animal is more adapted to its environment and will thrive" (generalization). In chem if you're thinking about different Lewis structures and are asked about formal charges you'll have to know *** they are and how to find them and *** formal charge has to do with structure and then after you scrawl out a semi-coherent answer you will be wonder *** formal charges are used for in the everyday life of a chemist.</p>
<p>also at my school the chem teacher is so flexible. i have a friend who fail ib chem and went to my school and has a 87 because the teacher is good at teaching and has no late work policy</p>
<p>Well, I've only taken AP Chem and am taking AP Bio for my junior year (having taken Honors Bio during freshman year and gotten a high A). Naturally, I'll be a bit biased in my statement here, but chem is by far the harder subject, although both require an immense amount of time. Whereas bio is purely memorization, chem requires actual understanding of the concepts and how/where to apply them. Nevertheless, take the class in the subject you're strongest in. If you do end up self-studying chem, I recommend using Princeton Review's prep book; read it thoroughly, and you're guaranteed at least a 4. Good luck with whatever path you choose to take!</p>