<p>They should have admissions websites (or something like it) where they list recommended and required courses. </p>
<p>Yeah, I maintain my stance. If you were majoring in science, then it would be physics, but since you aren’t…</p>
<p>regular physics will be much better educationally and especially if you are only taking 3 sciences total, you really should take physics.</p>
<p>Even though it’s completely unrelated to his field?</p>
<p>But will colleges look down on APES or say “this is just a kid who skipped Physics and took APES because it is easy?” My school is a private school that is very well known in my city and most admissions people I would be dealing with know the ins and outs of the curriculum just as well as I do.</p>
<p>@randomusername11 Idk what they would think about it without knowing the rest of your app, transcript, and school details, but it is possible (I can’t tell you for sure).</p>
<p>@mrnephew Yes, I maintain my stance, and it’s not because I like physics… I got a C+ in the class. AP Enviro is also completely unrelated to his field. If he had taken one of the other AP sciences already, it would be a little bit of a different story (i still wouldn’t agree with it though).</p>
<p>In the end, it comes down to what the OP wants to take and what’s best for him/her. Just because its a business school, doesn’t mean that they don’t have the 3 science requirements. Plus, I personally love to learn for the sake of it and believe that someone should have a strong foundation before they go into a more specialized subject, which brings me to my next point; why would you take an AP science if you’re not interested in pursuing it in college.</p>
<p>@randomusername11 Highly unlikely. </p>
<p>If the two classes are both unrelated to his field, and according to @preamble1776 APES is related to his field of PolySci, then it should be the one that he’d enjoy more and have an easier time with. And that C+, is it preferable to an A in APES?</p>
<p>I don’t think so, and I doubt universities would, either.</p>
<p>Colleges want to see that you are challenging yourself with the hardest set of classes available to you, and if APES is “easier” than physics, why would you take that class over a more challenging one?</p>
<p>If that means the difference of an A and a C, then yes, in a heartbeat.</p>
<p>If this was AP physics, my stance would be different. But I don’t think that universities have as low of a view on APES as you seem to.</p>
<p>How do we know that the OP would be getting a C?</p>
<p>OP asked which was better for applying to colleges - and since the consensus seems to be that Physics is preferred, the argument then boils down to how much of an impact will not taking Physics have (which I believe the answer to be “not much”) - but the discussion isn’t about taking classes just for the sake of learning because that’s even more subjective because one can experience intellectual growth in either class, just in different ways. </p>
<p>If OP takes Physics and ends up with a C+ - he’ll be in a worse position for college admissions than if he stuck with APES. If OP doesn’t mind Physics and believes himself to be a competent enough STEM student, then he should go ahead and take it. However if he believes that for whatever reason he’ll do significantly better in APES, then he should take APES. The A in APES over a C (or D or potentially F) in Physics in that scenario will look much better than the minimal rigor that Physics will convey on his transcript. </p>
<p>I was going off guineagirl’s example. </p>
<p>Not to mention the GPA bump for getting an A in Enviro.</p>
<p>Can we have some input from the OP, please?</p>
<p>Yes, that would be helpful.</p>
<p>Maybe he’s getting scared off by our intensity, in that case, I apologize.</p>
<p>The irony is that I’m literally sprawled over my couch eating chicken nuggets while typing this. I’m not trying to be some menacing APES crusader, LOL. </p>
<p>Same. Haha, I’m just lying on my bed reading Joy Luck Club for school with chocolate. </p>