<p>Hi, I will be a senior next year and am having second thoughts on my science choice for next year.</p>
<p>My choices are AP Physics C (that is the only physics course my school offers other than reg. physics) and AP Environmental Science. I originally signed up for AP Physics C because many people told me that colleges like seeing a foundation in the 3 general science subjects (bio,chem, and physics) and APES is known to be an easy class to colleges... However, APES sounds wayyyy more interesting to me.</p>
<p>I do not know for sure what I want to do in college but I know it will be science related. I have enjoyed bio the most so far, and I am interested in working with animals and the environment. But then again, who knows, maybe I will choose to pursue some kind of engineering which requires physics?</p>
<p>Will colleges look down upon me taking APES and not taking any form of physics at all in high school? Should I just stick with AP Physics?</p>
<p>THANK YOU!!!</p>
<p>You should take AP environmental science and regular physics. They want to see a background in the sciences, you don’t have to take it AP if the subject doesn’t interest you ( as in physics- taking regular should be fine).</p>
<p>Depends where you’re heading</p>
<p>@AnimeGirl I can’t take both unfortunately</p>
<p>You really need a year of Bio, Chem, and Physics.</p>
<p>Physics will look better for college. AP Environmental is VERY easy…if you are interested in it…get the book and self study and you can probably pass the AP test.</p>
<p>APES the useless credit busywork AP class!
It’s +/- if you want the random facts out of it that you do not already know / have common sense for.</p>
<p>Physics C <3, ENJOY IT <3.</p>
<p>I think you should stick with physics! I’m in APES this year and I hate it. >:(
My teacher is so lazy and doesn’t teach us anything. I’m so screwed for the AP and I am basically self-learning it. (Sorry for the little rant :p) Although physics is way more time consuming than APES, it is a far more valuable and appealing class to colleges. I am also taking physics C next year and I’m excited! ^_^</p>
<p>AP physics C is the hardest AP class (other than an AP language that you don’t know) and most schools make you take regular physics as a prerequisite or else you will probably wish you didn’t sign up for it.</p>
<p>AP Environmental Science can be easily self-studied, it is considered the joke of CC</p>
<p>AP Physics C is considered a very challenging course. However, I recommend you take it as it really shows colleges that you are taking one of the most important AP’s other than AP Calc. Having AP Physics C on an application can really help a lot more than Environmental Science would</p>
<p>Yeah, Enviro has this unfortunate reputation as a joke class (which sucks for people like us who actually love it, and for teachers who want to teach it as something other than a pseudo-AP). I have the opportunity to take another science at the same time, so it works out for me. For the sake of your college app, though, take physics. From what I hear, physics C is crazy hard and will take up a lot of your time, so don’t count on self-studying enviro next year. If you’re really motivated, you can still do it, but maybe you can just take it in college anyway :)</p>
<p>What other classes do you plan on taking next year as a senior?
Reading your post, you sound like you would be happier taking Environmental science instead so I think you should take it if it comes down to it.
Is there any way you could squeeze physics somewhere in your schedule while still being in ES? What else are you planning on taking?</p>
<p>Honestly, do what your interested in. Doing something for colleges is great, but if you end up getting a B or C in Physics C because your not interested in it, believe me, it won’t look too appealing.</p>
<p>I honestly can’t tell you which one to take because I haven’t experienced the innermost thoughts and desires that are unique to your mind. </p>
<p>That said, if you’re that undecided, you could choose to take one in school and self-teach the other and consult with the teacher on anything you may become confused about. A large part of the Environmental Science curriculum is just knowing information, so if you can get your hands on a text book, read it, make notes, take a few practice tests, and maybe ask the teacher if (s)he could grade a few free-response questions for you, you’d likely be fine if you can learn that way. You probably wouldn’t get any laboratory science hours, though, so that’s something to consider. I’ve had the advantage of having a teacher, but I think it could be potentially doable. </p>
<p>Now, my school doesn’t offer AP Physics C, so that’s something I’ll have to self-teach, but I couldn’t tell you what it would be like I haven’t done it yet. </p>
<p>Ultimately it comes down to what you’re interested in: do you feel strongly about environmental issues and are you good at remembering facts? Are you good at mathematics and are you enamoured by the physical realities of the world and how interactions occur at the most fundamental levels known to man?<br>
If both are true, this could amount to a dilemma for you, but if not, the answer may have just gotten much easier.</p>
<p>Can you take regular physics? AP physics C will eat you alive without it.</p>