<p>I am a sophomore right now and next year I am going to take an AP class, so can anyone tell me about the workload. (Hours spent, assignments, etc.)</p>
<p>At the moment I'm leaning towards U.S. History, US Gov., Economics (Both).</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>in all honesty, let me break it down for you:</p>
<p>you can be like me...do the work at the given time, not study for the AP test and screw it up.</p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>you can be like the average CCer. Do the work at the given time AND study for the AP test.</p>
<p>My method = about 3 hours a week (depending on the week) spent on homework, 30 minutes before the test studying.</p>
<p>CC method = x hours a week, where x is > or equal to 12 hours. Studying the material way before the test, stay up all night some nights, and in the long run, benefit.</p>
<p>relax, if you're taking ONE AP class, it'll be easy for you to concentrate on that single class in order to get a 5....so take it as a learning experience</p>
<p>The best idea is to ask people at your school taking the courses you're looking at. From what I have seen from here on CC and friends at other schools is that the difficulty of a course varies extremely at each school. For example, many people on here describe AP Bio as one of their schools 'hardest' AP's, while it is the easiest at my school.</p>
<p>I'm taking two AP classes right now, and they certainly aren't horrible, but some APs are easier than others; the school and the teacher are major factors.</p>
<p>I took APUSH and US Govt, and I'm taking both the AP econs this year. </p>
<p>From easiest to hardest, I'd rate them like this: US Govt -> APUSH-> Econ. </p>
<p>Based of my experience, I'd say econ is definitely the class you'll need to put most time and effort into. It is such a tough subject (at least for me), and I don't know why. There's just so much stuff to it - nothing is really straightforward and easy.</p>
<p>For US Govt, all I did was read Princeton Review, and I got a 4 on the exam. You can't do that with APUSH. You NEED to read your textbook to do well on the exam. Same with econ.</p>
<p>I taking the toughest AP at my school; Euro and I have dedicate 4 hours a day to it. On weekends I spend more. We have al of reading because the students have more than one book each. I have about 10 now.</p>
<p>I'm taking 5 APs as a sophomore and personally, I don't find it TOO difficult to handle. It could be just my school. The only classes I get a lot of homework in are AP US govt and AP English lang.</p>
<p>APs are exaggerated...</p>
<p>junior year I took AP comp sci, physics c, and calc ab and they were pretty chill. I spent 0 hours a week on comp sci, ~2 hours a week on physics c (6 hours the day before each test), and ~3 hours a week for calc (only for hw, I seldom studied).</p>
<p>keep in mind that it's practically only at my school where physics c isn't truly challenging. I've heard from many other schools that physics c is difficult and rigorous. My teacher was lazy and didn't teach, so he handed out As like nothing; consequentially, many students got 2's and 3's on the AP tests.</p>
<p>now I'm a senior taking calc cd and ap chemistry and statistics and the one that's murdering me right now is ap chemistry.... too much work</p>
<p>It all depends on the class and the school. </p>
<p>For us, physics is rumored to be the hard AP science cause the teacher doesn't teach, but his tests are extremely hard and everyone fails...So my scenario is different from Pick's Ap physics class...</p>
<p>For me, all of my AP classes are hard, especially Calc BC...</p>
<p>I am a sophmore in highschool now and I am taking one AP course (AP US History) and it is A LOT of work! I'm not saying this to scare anyone, but if you take an AP course earlier in highschool there is a better chance you will do better in your regular AP course in your junior and senior years because then you will have a better idea of what to expect and how much work you will have. But since you will have quite a few AP course managing your time well in highschool is ESSENTIAL! Don't stress out about the classes, just do your work and dont procrastinate!! </p>
<p>Nikky
xoxo</p>
<p>APs are definitely exaggerated. Its just a matter of getting used to the way the work is done. Once you get used to it, it'll be just like any other class. I'm taking 3 AP classes right now and its really not that bad. You just have to stay on top of the work, which isn't really a big problem.</p>
<p>APs aren't that big of a deal. I'm taking 4 and yea there's a pretty decent amount of work, but if you just DO it and stop complaining about it, it's not a problem.</p>
<p>It really depends on the teacher. Last year I took AP World History and all we did was take notes during class, write an occasional essay, and take tests. The workload was very light (like almost never homework), but I still got a 5 on the AP exam because my teacher was so good.</p>
<p>last yr (soph), i took APUSH, which was a breeze overall, cuz the teacher was so nice he didn't have due dates for our hw and he had take-home tests for us (only APUSH students).</p>
<p>yet this yr, it is killing me! i'm taking 3 APs this yr (it's supposed to be 4 b/c my French 4H used to be French 4AP) but i'm taking 4 exams in may i suppose. and two of those courses are the hardest ones in my school -- chem and english. i have a new teacher for world this yr and i think he will soon surpass other teacher's reputation as the hardest. so that makes one more.....</p>
<p>im taking APUSh history this year..but my teahcer hasasgined lots of work and homework, its stressfull but probably very helpful so if you are struggling with your aps...think of how helpfull it will be for you and your future. try to keep up!</p>
<p>I dont do any work during the school year and cram starting in spring break. Like for AP Chem, I never did any work or paid attention in class. However, I read my textbook and 5 steps to a 5 a few times before the test and ended with a 5</p>
<p>Homework:
AP French: Avg. 30 minutes per night
AP US Govt: Avg. 45 minutes per night
AP Chem: Avg. 30-45 minutes per night (homework not due 'til test, though, so some nights none is done)</p>
<p>Studying, avg. 20 minutes a night before a test.</p>
<p>You really should ask the people from your school, especially seniors. I am in 5 APs and Differential equations Semester 1/Real Analysis Semester 2 this year as a sophomore and it is not bad at all. If you get consistent 100s in honors precalculus you will do well in AP Calculus BC. I was able to complete it in middle school so if I was able to do it, you should be able to do it. AP biology takes a while though, but the AP Biology exam score average for my school is 5.</p>
<p>more work done throughout the year= less time needed to review specifics for ap test. but just getting a good review book and reading through should get you a 4 at least</p>
<p>I'm taking 6 APs and an IB class, and the workload piles up when you have this many. The problem is constant projects, long homeworks, and all that. But you're taking just one - you'll be fine.</p>