AP Physics or Stats for Senior Year?! Need advice please

Applying to College
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<p>So I just started my senior year.
My current schedule is: </p>

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1- AP Spanish Language (I'm non-native Asian).
2- AP Statistics
3- AP Calculus BC
4- AP American Government
5- AP Literature English</p>

<p>I plan to self study Macro&Micro Economics</p>

<p>I've been hearing a lot that not taking a 4th year science could affect my college admissions..
So I'm stuck on whether or not to switch out of stats for physics..</p>

<p>Science courses I will have done by end of HS :
Chemistry H, Biology H, AP Biology (3years)</p>

<p>Math courses I will have done by end of HS :
Alg2/Trig, Pre-cal, AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Statistics (5years)</p>

<p>English courses " ... " :
English 1H, 2H, AP English language, AP English lit. (4years)</p>

<p>Social Science courses " ... " :
World History H, AP Euro, APUSH, APWH, AP Gov (5years)</p>

<p>So should I go to my counselor and have my scheduled change? (Resulting in 4Year Math and 4 Year science instead).</p>

<p>Advice would be really generous =)
Thanks!!</p>

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<p>Do you plan on going into a STEM field? Some technical major programs have physics as an entrance requirement.</p>

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<p>What do you mean? o-o. I will be applying to 4 UC Schools and a couple privates!
Major i’m applying with is probably Political Science or History but I may change afterall since its within Letters and Science</p>

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<p>I would take physics instead of stats</p>

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<p>Does it make that much of a difference whether I stayed or switched?</p>

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<p>Talk to your GC. Your schedule looks very rigorous as it is and AP Physics will be more difficult than Stats.</p>

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<p>AP Stats is extremely easy. Physics B doesn’t look that bad, Physics C is more rigorous and requires some knowledge of calculus.</p>

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<p>Oh. I forgot to mention. Our school only offers PHYSICS B! </p>

<p>I’m kinda reluctant to change cause I don’t really like Science + the time will be more consuming. I’m pretty sure I’d get an A in either class since Physics has huge curves on tests at my school.</p>

<p>If anyone else has more input that would be great thanks :D</p>

<p>@OhioMom3000, thanks I will ask her. Switching will be easy cause they both fall in the same period.</p>

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<p>Bumppppppp~</p>

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<p>Colleges often like to see three years of science, one in each of biology, chemistry, and physics (they do not necessarily have to be AP), in your high school record.</p>

<p>However, statistics is likely more useful than physics for a political science or other social studies major (though you may have to take a college course in statistics or major-specific quantitative methods that is more rigorous than AP statistics).</p>

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<p>@ucbalumus, thanks for input :’)! But do you think it would negatively admissions wise impact me if I chose not to have physics in highschool? I would have three years of science technically, but no physics. I wouldn’t mind taking the class in college. Particularly with UCs since I’m in California. (Although i’m taking advantage of fee waivers and applying to a number of privates both in and out of state).</p>