<p>I'm applying to the Fu school of engineering.....I am gonna take 3 APs senior year: chem, BC Calc, and Chinese. I was just wondeirng if I don't take AP physics, would columbia see this as me trying to lighten my courseload senior year becuase I'm not taking the "hardest courseload available" at my school. I already have one year of physics honors under my belt, and I hear AP physics is hard as balls. Is it worth it to take AP physics to complete the "challenge yourself" standard at the cost of possbily substantially hurting my GPA? I could take AP Stat instead cuz its easier...but I don't know how much this will help for admissions into engineering school.</p>
<p>I think in terms of what they would like to see, an AP physics course would look better than an AP Chem course considering it is engineering. Although, I've never actually asked an adcom what they like to see on a transcript for a HS student, so i'm no expert on it.</p>
<p>an ap physics course will definitely not look better than ap chem; they're both AP after all. "hardest courseload available" means simply that: did you opt for the honors/AP course even though "photography 1" fit nicely in your schedule? besides, "chemical engineering" exists and getting a head start with AP chem would never look bad. I took both AP chem and AP physics in high school, and chem was way harder.</p>
<p>so you don't think I need to take AP Physics next year? 3 APs should be enough? By the way, I'm also taking a class called Advanced Experimental Physics, which is kinda like an honors course I guess.....maybe that should be enough for physics</p>
<p>i agree with blah1111.</p>
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an AP physics course would look better than an AP Chem course considering it is engineering.
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<p>Horrible...</p>
<p>If you are Chinese, AP Chinese does not count much to have the hardest courseload available.</p>