<p>So next year I'm going to be a junior in high school, and my schedule is looking like this so far:</p>
<p>-AP English Language
-AP Physics C
-AP European History
-AP Calculus AB
-AP Chemistry
-Two easy electives</p>
<p>Now I'm normally a very fast learner, so I'm not that concerned with the material covered in these classes so much as the workload. How much homework do most AP classes give every night?</p>
<p>As a senior who has taken 5 AP classes in my high school career, I see that it is necissary to warn you about what you are signing up for. Like yourself, I’m a pretty fast learner and I like to be challenged, but I’m also on three varsity sports. You should be prepared to get at least an hour of work a night from each of your AP classes. Do not be alarmed if nothing is assigned one night, there will be something you should be doing.
Remeber that junior year is the year of SAT’s, ACT’s, SAT 2’s, drivers’ license, and the year that colleges look toward most for grades. Colleges will not be impressed that you are taking multiple AP’s if you are struggling. On the other hand it gives you a lovely grade boost. But be prepared not to have any sort of life other than school work. I took 3 AP classes last year and got an A in all of them, and I also had to take an SAT prep course on Sundays. I had no life.
I recomend working your hardest junior year, but please don’t over work yourself. You still need to work just as hard the first half of your senior year as you did junior, you don’t want to burn out. Best of luck and I hope I helped.</p>
<p>Well, it really depends on the teacher and school. AP Lang gives a LOT of hw, but AP Chem has almost none, just the occasional lab report or worksheet. AP Physics, with my teacher, is ridiculous on the workload - he assigns about 5 problems a night, and you don’t ever have to do them. He never collects work. Ever. </p>
<p>There is always hw in math, and it’s been that way since middle school. It’s just harder to get done in class in AP Calc. AP Euro - my teacher gave us a TON of mindless crap that didn’t help at all, but it was a lot of work.</p>
<p>So it really just depends on your teachers, although I would expect to have quite a bit of homework, maybe you can get it done in 3 hrs on a light day when you’re really determined.</p>
<p>Physics, Euro, and Chem would probably give you the most amount of homework. I never took a class for Eng Lang, so I dunno about that one. Anything done in most high school math classes is just repetitive busy work.</p>
<p>haha um, sounds like my current schedule, as far as how hard it may be (ap physics, ap calc bc, ap compsci, ap gov&politics, ap lit) and i don’t find it terribly challenging.</p>
<p>ap chem is terrible, at least at my school, though and it gives a lot of work:(</p>
<p>but i think you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>depends on your AP teachers for each of the corresponding subjects.</p>
<p>At my school, two teachers teach AP English Language. One gives less hw, whereas the other gives a lot. (Glad I have the former)</p>
<p>Well, I know that AP Calc AB and AP European History usually gives a lot of hw.</p>
<p>I say it’s managable</p>
<p>The curriculum is obviously standardized, but you say you don’t have a problem with the material. It’s the workload that varies from school to school–you’ll have to ask around to see what’s manageable for kids at your school. Never make the mistake of thinking you’re superior to other people in your school. If no one has ever taken that many APs and maintained straight A’s (or whatever GPA you’re aiming for), it’s not wise to take that many. Personally, I think two lab sciences is overkill. I recommend one core class a year (excluding electives related to core classes…if you were looking at Marine Science or some other non-AP science, that’d be a different story). </p>
<p>Also, are you taking a foreign language?</p>
<p>Anyways, it depends on your school. At my school, you would not see the light of day. You would be studying day in, day out. You would probably get very, very little sleep, and you would probably lose a lot of hair.</p>
<p>I’m in AP European History and AP Chemistry right now as a sophomore. Generally, the teachers recommend an hour of homework a night. The AP European History teacher is the best in the district.</p>
<p>An hour a night is golden. If you don’t do it, you’ll be okay.</p>
<p>But they shouldn’t require more than an hour a night each. I know it doesn’t sound like much, but it wears down on you eventually and you begin to get lazy. Don’t let this happen!</p>
<p>Also, make sure your chemistry fundamentals are very strong before the school year starts. I had never taken chemistry or done stoichiometry before, and it was murder.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. I would consider dropping AP Chem, but I want to have all three sciences done by the time I graduate and if I don’t take it next year I’ll be stuck taking AP Physics, Chem, and Bio all at once my senior year. It’s not a very hard class at my school anyway, from what I’ve heard.</p>
<p>you have three solid AP courses that I would could consider heavy in course work. ap calculus ab, ap chem, and ap physics. doubling up on a science is a task in itself. im taking five ap classes this year as well (spanish, art history, chem, english lang, and us history) and im dying. unless you are EXTREMELY motivated and do not procrastinate even one bit, the workload is manageable. but even one slip-up and you can fall behind. really ask yourself if your up for it, and if its even worth it. if you know that you usually put things off until the last minute and you aren’t really motivated to take on this huge courseload, then dont even attempt to take all these classes. i procrastinate A LOT and im near the point of no hope, so choose wisely!</p>
<p>Saugus, where are u from? my ap euro teacher is the bomb and considered one of the best.</p>
<p>Does your school not have intro science classes (pre-AP)? I would highly recommend replacing at least one of your AP sciences with that. At my school, in the IB program, we’re required to take intro environmental, bio, chem, and physics and then pick which one (or ones) we want to take for the next two years (IB is a two year program). Very very few people take more than one, and even fewer do well in multiple courses. You’ll want to speak with kids who’ve taken each of those courses in your school and deduce their rigor. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that taking that one extra-AP isn’t worth it if it takes time away from impressive ECs or leads to a drop in grades. If you need another easy elective, or even an elective AP (I’d recommend psych or human geography), do not be embarrassed to take it! Seriously. You’re talking about taking three classes with difficult content (calc and the sciences) as well as Euro, which is an enormous amount of material to cover, though by no means overwhelming *if you have the time to devote to it<a href=“I’m%20taking%20it%20this%20year”>/I</a>. Seriously. You think you can handle it now, but junior year is time for SATs, ACTs, and SAT IIs, all if which could require multiple sessions to get the scores you want. You need time to let all the information you learn percolate so you stay sane.</p>
<p>Judging by his name, Saugus HS</p>