AP Psychology class

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<p>Does it look bad if I took the AP psychology exam during junior year( because my school does not offer an AP Psychology class) and then took a normal psychology class during senior year because I am highly interested in it?</p>

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<p>It would seem very strange, especially if you make a 5 on the exam. Personally, I’d think you were trying to get an easy A, but of course, I can’t speak for admissions officers. You should call the schools you’re interested in and ask them directly.</p>

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<p>^What Exodus said.</p>

<p>You can try the following options:

  1. Take normal psychology and the AP Psych test junior year, then relegate a junior-year class you would’ve taken to senior year
  2. Take AP Statistics senior year if you weren’t previously planning to (Statistics goes hand-in-hand with Psychology as a major/career)
  3. Take something similar if your school offers it, like Sociology (or at a nearby community college)
  4. Form a club at your school at the end of junior year (for senior year) that’s related to Psychology (stuff like debate team? might be a stretch though), in order to demonstrate to colleges your interest in the subject, or at least in deep thinking</p>

<p>I doubt you’d learn anything new from a CP Psychology class that you wouldn’t know from self-studying AP Psychology. Especially in terms of vocabulary.</p>