<p>Hello all,
I am currently taking Physics C this year and am wondering if it would look bad to Ivy League Colleges if I took AP physics 1(which is a new form of B) next year. It is to my limited knowledge that Physics 1 is a step below C so it would seem as if I’m taking an easier, redundant, and pointless course next year. However I have taken or am currently taking AP Bio, AP Chem, and AP Physics C. So, the only thing left is AP environmental science which I am taking next year. However, my question basically is: Will it be bad (or even the slightest not good) for top colleges to see that I am taking Physics 1 after I have already taken Physics C?
Thank you all very much(:</p>
<p>What I’m not understanding is why you would want to take Physics 1 if you’ve already taken (and presumably passed) Physics C?</p>
<p>I’m not an admissions officer, but to me it would look like you’re just going for an easy weighted A and don’t care whether you learn anything. Waste of time. If you’ve taken all the AP science classes, why do you feel you need to do this?</p>
<p>Total waste of time. Take a fun, interesting course instead.</p>
<p>This actually covers my question too. I am curious as to whether I should take AP Physics C next year. I want to prep for F=MA exam. Doesn’t AP Physics 1 and 2 cover different contents in contrary to AP Physics C? Therefore, would it still be redundant? Should I just take AP Physics 1 or C next year then?</p>
<p>AP Physics 1 is a joke compared to AP Physics C. It’s essentially an algebra-based mechanics course with a bit of harmonics and waves. Anything you will cover in AP Physics 1, you will already have covered more in-depth in AP Physics C: Mechanics.</p>
<p>However, while AP Physics 2 does cover a lot of Electricity & Magnetism (which you covered in Physics C: E&M), it DOES cover quite a few additional topics. So unlike AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2 does have a solid amount of new material that is not covered in AP Physics C.</p>
<p>AP Physics 2 covers Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Waves, Optics, and Nuclear Physics, all of which are not covered in the Physics C curriculum.</p>
<p>So if you have a choice, take AP Physics 2. </p>
<p>Edit: Re-read your post and you didn’t even mention AP Physics 2, so does your school only offer AP Physics 1? In that case I would probably just find another class to take. If you have no other classes to take, just take AP Physics 1 and put a note on your Common App additional information that AP Physics 1 was the only available class for you to take, and colleges won’t mind.</p>