This year I am currently signed up to take AP studio as my elective, but I’m rethinking my decision and possibly thinking of going into AP Physics. I’m a sophomore so will I be looked down upon my colleges for taking an “easy AP” instead of taking a harder one?
Without context of the rest of your schedule, it is hard to give an answer.
I.e. will your schedule over four years of high school otherwise include some kind of physics, and will it others include some kind of visual or performing art?
Also, not everyone finds art easy.
Are you applying to schools that require a year of art (in particular we have to pay attention to University of California)
Do you like Art?
heres my schedule for this year:
AP literature/composition
Ap psych
ib myp honors pre calc
ib myp honors chem
ap studio/ap physics
ib myp p.e. (pilates)
ib myp spanish 3
If i take ap studio this year it will be with an emphasis on photography, and if that happens i plan on taking ap physics 1 next summer then go into junior year taking ap physics 2 and ib physics 3 senior year
As of right now i think i would like to major in biomechanics for those who wonder.
Your school is playing a little fast and loose with the IB labeling.
It does not matter to colleges if you take physics now or later. If you’re interested in art, taking an art course is fine.
Huh. Our school doesn’t label anything IB until junior year.
It’s the myp ib program - guessing private school with full IB (myp + diploma).
Take studio art. It’s actually looked at favoraly, but the point is that, if you like art, you should take art.
You do not need three years of high school physics. High school physics without calculus (i.e. AP physics 1/2, IB physics SL or HL) can only go so far, so a third year would probably be needless repetition.
My daughter took both. She recommends to take the AP studio 2D with photography if you have not had many art classes before. At her school AP studio drawing requires 3 years of prerequisites and it was very time consuming and intense. And Great!
AP studio 2/D can be done without as many prerequisites, (ask your school). You’ll need to submit a portfolio if you want the AP credit. Beware, it’s time consuming! Because D is going into a quasi-art related degree, her university would not take any art-related AP classes for credit, but she took them anyways. Something to consider.