<p>I am going to be a senior next year, and I feel a need to take an AP Science course since I am interested in science. I have already taken Bio, Honors Chem, and am in AP Physics B. I don't want to kill myself next year by taking AP Bio, or AP Physics C. So basically my options are AP Chem and AP Environmental Science. I signed up for APES next year, and apparently it's a complete joke, you don't get much work, etc. I would like a relaxing senior year, and I'm already taking AP Calc AB and AP Psych. However, I feel that AP Chem would look better and be more challenging for me (which might be good, since I enjoy science.) I am pretty interested in Chem and I did really well in Honors Chem sophomore year. It might also be better suited for my career, as I may do engineering, possibly chemical engineering. However, I took the AP Chem test as a sophomore even though I was in Honors Chem at the time, and I got a 3. So would it be smart to take it despite my 3 on the AP test, and since it would be more difficult than APES? There might also be some significant overlap between what I studied in Honors Chem, and the stuff I independently studied for the AP test, but I don't think APES will be very useful and might not look as good for college.</p>
<p>Last line: You just choose which one you don’t want.
If you got a 3 on the first AP why not take AP Chem (get dual credit if your school does that) and try for a 5. APES is not the way to go if you want to be a chemical eng.</p>
<p>On that last sentence I meant that both the stuff I studied in Honors Chem, along with what I self-studied in preparation for the AP Chem test that I took sophomore year may have covered the majority of the AP Chem curriculum already, so a lot of the material in the class I may have already covered. However, I didn’t really understand most of the chapters I had to self-study for the AP exam that much, so taking the class would really solidify my knowledge of Chemistry.</p>
<p>Plus taking APES would make my senior year much more relaxing because the material is simple and there’s basically very little homework besides studying.</p>
<p>I don’t believe my school does “dual credit.” I’m far from being sure that Chemical engineering is what I want to do, but I am certainly interested in it as a career. And what do you mean by “Last line: You just choose which one you don’t want.”?</p>
<p>^^ Quote: “I don’t think APES will be very useful and might not look good for colleges.”
AP Chemistry might be challenging but why not try taking it. As Envirnomental Science would not ruin your colleges chances, It is the go to for easier AP courses (you already got AP Psych- not even that hard)</p>