<p>Hi guys! I was wondering whether I should take AP Stats or AP enviro along with 4 other AP classes(APUSH,chem,physics 1, and AP Lang). My other classes would be Spanish 4 and pre-ap pre-calc. Now the thing is i want a easy AP so which is easier stats or enviro? Also, I have taken 3 ap's before as a sophomore(World,APHG, and psych-got 5s). Please do add your input. Thanks!</p>
<p>You really shouldn’t do an AP just because it’s easy, but rather because you’re into it… </p>
<p>Well since you’re doing this as your elective then I don’t think it matters entirely which one you choose.
You didn’t mention your grade level but I’m assuming that you’re a junior? Taking AP Calculus and AP Statistics senior year would be a bit challenging (although definitely doable) and you’re already taking two AP science classes, so maybe choose AP Stat so you can have an AP math class? You can always take Enviro senior year in conjunction with your other classes.
But ultimately, take whichever class interests you more. </p>
<p>“You really shouldn’t do an AP just because it’s easy, but rather because you’re into it…”</p>
<p>everyone on college confidential needs to see this message. +1</p>
<p>Who cares about easier? AP Stat is more useful.</p>
<p>You might also find it easier. I certainly was more confident about AP Stat compared to AP Enviro.</p>
<p>I took both. Both are great for different reasons. AP Statistics is a very useful and practical class. As coming from someone who is not a math person, I found that I enjoyed it and have even been able to use it to carry onto other courses such as AP Psych and AP Enviro (which from this point on I am going to call APES). In our end of the year research project, I was able to use my AP Stats background to help people that had never taken the class before. It was a great feeling. AP Enviro or APES was excellent for a whole different set of reasons. It makes you more aware and ties in things you have learned from an interdisciplinary subject area. It goes into fascinating topics that you probably wouldn’t think of had you not taken the class: for instance, the inner workings of how different energy sources work and unique ways they are applied. It was a very hands-on class for me, which I enjoyed, especially with the research projects we did, even culminating with the aformentioned research paper. </p>
<p>Don’t go into either of them thinking they will be easy, as you may be unprepared if you do. It differs at every school. For instance, at our school Stats was a homework-heavy course that was considered one of the more difficult courses (contrary to some other schools) yet almost every person there got a 5 and our teacher prepared us really well, despite me not liking math before that class at all. APES was different. Our teacher again was a very good teacher and went more in depth than probably most schools do. She had high expectations of every student and definitely pushed us. Ultimately, with all the topics we covered, I’d say we probably did almost as much as the Stats class. I thought while APES was slightly easier than Stats, the Stats AP I felt was slightly easier than APES. This is from my own experience though, so others may be different.</p>
<p>Take the class you feel you like the most and are passionate about. For most purposes, both are considered elective courses. If you check with the school Stats may be considered a math course an APES a science course, but it depends. I’ve been able to use Stats in many academic courses (very useful for many majors) and and APES in my personal life/interests and develop research skills I can use later on</p>