<p>Hi! I am trying to decide on my courses for senior year and I would appreciate some opinions. I am very into sciences and my goal was to do all of the AP Sciences. I have found AP Physics B quite hard this year, but not impossible. I am not sure whether I should take AP Physics C next year or AP Computer Science or both. Which one has a better curriculum and is more useful? Also, do colleges seem to have a preference? Keep in mind that my dream school is Stanford where the top major is Computer Science. Thank you in advance!</p>
<p>What do you want to major in? Are you taking these classes only for colleges, or for yourself?</p>
<p>@Kawaiiii - I definitely want to major in science. I am really interested in environmental science and chemistry. I am also considering environmental engineering. I am taking the classes primarily for myself. I think both offer different crucial skills for the fields I am interested in. I was just curious about what colleges think because they seem equal in my eyes.</p>
<p>What makes them equal in your eyes? AP Computer Science would probably be a lot easier than AP Physics C, especially if you haven’t taken AP Calculus AB/BC.</p>
<p>@DMAzai </p>
<p>As long as @apesrocks is taking at least AP Calc AB concurrently, s/he should be fine for AP Physics C</p>
<p>^ AP Physics C is Calculus-Based so…</p>
<p>I would say both if you want a better chance, recommended AP courses for Computer Science are; Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A, Physics 1/2 (B) OR AP Physics C, & Statistics. </p>
<p>Hopefully you took the majority of them, if you haven’t taken Calculus or if you are not going to take it concurrently with Physics C, I do not recommend to take it. Otherwise if you want a better chance, go for it. </p>
<p>If it comes down to scheduling problems, if Computer Science is your intended major for sure, go with AP Computer Science, if not I would go for AP Physics C since it is one of the, if not, the most impressive AP you can take, that is if you have potential in Calculus.</p>
<p>@elefish92 </p>
<p>Why do you think I said concurrently? </p>
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<p>Straight off of the collegeboard website, I believe </p>
<p>Yeah I forgot to put credits from College Board xD. 2 people saying the same thing is better than 1 person saying it. </p>
<p>@elefish92 </p>
<p>Not if it’s wrong</p>
<p>I will be in AP Calculus BC next year. What I meant by equal is I think they both offer good skills.</p>