AP Physics or AP Chem??

What course is better for junior year?

I don’t know if this will help, but I plan on majoring in something STEM related. I am leaning more towards engineering.
I’ve heard that they are both very difficult courses, except AP Chem has labs and reports.

Which AP Physics? AP Physics 1 or AP Physics C? If you have taken no physics at all, you should take AP Physics 1.

Chem. Organic Chemistry I is a cut class in college for engineers and the opportunity to take the introductory course twice or at least take it over a full year will help tremendously. Even if you think you won’t pass the AP test, still take Chem as long as you can get at least a C.

I agree with @skieurope . If you have had no Physics, take it. Then in your senior year, you can take AP Chem/Bio/ or Physics depending upon your area of interest. I am assuming that you had Bio fresh and Chem Soph year.

@skieurope Ah, I forgot to clarify. I meant AP Physics 1 and 2.

@Waterborne Do you think it would be better to take AP Chem my junior or senior year?

And thanks to both of you ^^ for giving me advice on a few of my posts. I greatly appreciate it! :slight_smile:

@Eeyore123 You’re right - thanks!

AP Physics also has labs and reports.
And the best part of science is the lab work. If you don’t like labs then you probably won’t like STEM.

If you are willing to take Organic your senior year as dual enrollment to finish it when you have more time to study and can possibly avoid the difficult grading, do that and you will have a huge spike on your application. If not, take Chem your senior year.

In that case, you should take physics, and then take the AP Chem as a senior.

You should take bio/chem/physics before taking AP Chem/Bio/Physics C. If you have room to double up on a science, without eliminating another core subject, you can certainly take AP Physics 1 and AP Chem concurrently, assuming you could handle it. Otherwise, save AP Chem for senior year.

True, but from experience, the physics ones were less time consuming than the chem ones, although this may vary by HS.

@Waterborne Organic chemistry is not offered at my school, but thanks!

Not your school. The local college or university. Worst case scenario, you would have to pay for it if the district refuses.

@Waterborne You may be good at Chem but it’s wrong to advise the OP to take Organic Chemistry in high school.
That class is for second year college students majoring in chemistry or biology.

Age doesn’t matter. If he can put more time in the class now and has the ability, it would still benefit him/her. The point would be that he/she is taking a cut class at the C.C. instead of at a university.

Don’t be pretentious. It does not impress anyone.

I am not trying to impress anyone. I just am not giving what is mainstream advice.