<p>Now this is what I was wondering. I have no preference or bias between AP Economics or AP Biology. So which one would look better on the transcript? (In all honesty.) I am also having troubles gauging how difficult some courses are. How hard would it be for me to take the AP Physics B course (my school only offers B) and study for the AP Physics C test, or self study it all together? Also is it very hard to take the AP Computer Science A course (my school also only has A), but study on the side for the AB test?</p>
<p>Computer Science AB is basically an extension of A, so I think you could self-study that -- it might be basically reading another few chapters in your textbook. (Note: I've only taken A.) Physics C (calculus-based) goes deeper than B (non-calculus), I don't know how much deeper, but in order to self-study that you'd probably need to be studying a Physics C textbook and doing more advanced problems all year long. But it might be hard to self-study because the difficult parts of C will be a lot of things you don't learn in B.</p>
<p>When I took CS AB, I thought I had signed up for A, so I hadn't done the fifth part of the case study, which was needed for AB. However, even then I was able to teach myself what the code meant and how it worked during the test and end up with a 5.</p>
<p>From what I remember, MIT looks at Physics C the same as Physics B (I think mollie had a post saying that), but don't take my memory as 100% correct. As for AP Biology, it is one of the harder AP tests (I would not be able to get a 5 on it through self studying like I could for other sciences).</p>
<p>You must have a little bias- what kind of thing are you more interested in, bio (life science) or econ (business, etc)? I actually faced the exact same decision between bio and econ for this year's classes and chose econ. It worked out because I'm doing really well, I love the class, and I got into MIT... so just do whichever you actually like more! I don't think they would see one as better than the other, but it would be more important for it to pertain to your prospective major.</p>
<p>MIT has very good econ and bio departments. I don't think either choice would make a huge difference.</p>
<p>You can, however, get credit for AP Econ (you can't for AP Bio). While this isn't a big deal, if you're really that borderline, it's worth considering.</p>
<p>I think I've already given you my opinion of the physics situation. So I'll address Bio vs. Econ. Assuming you've already taken a biology course (I hadn't, so I chose bio), go with what you're more interested in. Colleges (including MIT) are going to look positively on either. Bio is much different than chem or physics (personally I hated it, but I also had a new teacher... it was an awful class). While MIT will not give you credit for AP Bio, many schools will and that may be worth it. Even if you know that you want to be at MIT, don't forget that there are other schools out there.</p>