<p>I'm a junior this year and I'm wondering if I should take AP Computer Science simultaneously with two other APs. I've had absolutely no previous experience in this subject, and neither am I interested in pursuing it as a major. My main question would be how difficult the course is (in what areas did you find it hard?), and whether there is a lot of memorization involved. Thanks.</p>
<p>1.Easy
2.No Memorization at all. Just Logic.</p>
<p>Example. If you see something that says
System.out.println prints a message.</p>
<p>////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Array[0] = “hi”;
Array[1] = “bye”</p>
<p>System.out.println(Array[0]);
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////</p>
<p>You should easily know that it will print “hi”.</p>
<p>rofl Jorghi.</p>
<p>It depends on if you’re a logical person. Do you solve problems in a step by step kind of way or do you like to take a wild swing and see where you land? If you like the ordered, neat, tidy, straightforward, mechanic, step by step approach, take this course. If you like the messy, abstract, random, unpredictable, wild approach to a problem, then comp sci is not for you ;)</p>
<p>It would take a lot of time to self-study the exam, especially since you have no programming experience, because it’s not a bunch of memorization. It’s not like Psych where you can cram the week or so before the exam and do great. You need to start studying early because it’s like math. You start with the basics and if you don’t know the basics, then you’re not going to understand anything. I honestly wouldn’t recommend taking the exam unless you are genuinely interested in the subject. If you just want to take it for the sake of having another AP score, then consider taking an easier exam that’s just memorization.</p>
<p>imo memorization for like apush takes more time than learning and understanding comp sci… I got a 5 on both tests and spent wayyy less time preparing for the comp sci one.</p>