<p>Background info: I'm a sophomore, math+science are sort of my weak spots, after this year I will be finished with my elective requirements, and I am an A/B student, so currently I'm taking:
Honors Algebra 2
Foundations of Art
AP Government
Honors Chemistry
Health
Honors Spanish 5
Honors English 10</p>
<p>In Junior year, I already know I am going to take:
AP Lang
AP US History
Honors Pre-Calculus
(I'm definitely going to be quitting Spanish this year because I just barely get B's in that class, occasionally a C, and I'm not confident about taking an AP foreign language).</p>
<p>I'm pretty confident that I want to take AP Bio(double-period)and take AP psychology(I want to go in this field) sometime in Junior or Senior year but I do not know how to fit them both in without overloading myself.
When I say overloading myself I mean if I take AP Bio along with my other Junior year classes that will be enough for me, I wouldn't be able to handle AP Psychology as well. But also I know I wouldn't be able to handle 5 APs senior year too(4 at the most). I don't want to be slacking or overworking myself either year. Also everyone always says to take AP Bio senior year... soooo idk?</p>
<p>In senior year I plan to take:
AP Calculus
AP Literature
AP World/Euro(I'll find this out later)
Science: Either AP Bio, AP Environmental Science, MAYBE AP Chem (probably not though)</p>
<p>So basically I don't know what science class to take junior+senior year? And if it's possible to fit AP psychology somewhere without overloading? If you read this all, you're awesome!</p>
<p>First check out the recommendations of your prospective colleges; many suggest a year of bio/chem/physics. I assume you took bio in 9th grade?</p>
<p>It may be different at your school, but the workload for AP Psych is generally not that difficult, and the subject is pretty interesting, so work that in where you see best.</p>
<p>Since you mentioned that math is not your strong suit and that you’re planning to take AP Calculus, I suggest that you be like 120% sure that you are well-prepared. Personally, I never really excelled in math courses. I have taken all honors for math until my senior year. My Pre-Calc Honors teacher advised me to take regular Calulus rather than go into AP Calculus. From what I hear this year, AP Calc is more difficult than regular Calculus. There doesn’t seem to be a middle ground between AP and a regular course.
I took AP Bio as a junior. I really recommend you taking the course if you wish to major in biology or molecular biology and such. Just know that with all the AP courses that you plan to take, prepare yourself mentally for the workload.
Wish you the best of luck </p>
<p>I’ll take that into consideration because I recently just dropped from Hon algebra 2 to on level because the concepts were getting confusing to me and everything just went downhill the further we went. Also since you took AP Bio, would you say it’s ok in terms of difficulty or very hard or? How was your experience taking it?</p>
<p>You don’t need to take calculus in high school, especially if you’re struggling a little with Algebra 2 and went from Honors to regular. Take Precalculus and try to do your best - it’s not easy. Then, you’ll see.
AP bio is rigorous, it’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it if you’re interested in science or psychology.</p>
<p>Since AP Bio was the first AP course I had taken as a junior, I was a bit overwhelmed with the workload. Yet, I managed to pull through at the end. Have you taken any science courses like maybe Biology Honors? Personally, I think AP Bio requires memorizing a lot of information and details about intricate processes. Honestly, it depends on the teacher because my teacher assigned labs every week and required like different versions of the same lab (which was crazy!)
If your going for pre-med, I’d say it would be in your best interest to take this course. </p>
<p>High school calculus may commonly have these levels (obviously in typical high schools, not high schools using curricula other than AP for calculus):</p>
<p>AP calculus BC – approximates most or all of the year of frosh calculus in college
AP calculus AB – approximates a semester or slightly more of frosh calculus in college
non-AP calculus – presumably less rigorous than AB</p>
<p>Still, any student who reaches calculus in high school is probably relatively good in math, because s/he is ahead of the normal sequence by a year.</p>
<p>Regarding AP psychology and AP biology, note that the college courses that these AP courses attempt to emulate are generally considered very different in difficulty and workload. Introductory psychology is typically a one-semester course that is generally not considered that difficult, while introductory biology is typically a two-semester sequence with lab that is generally seen as a considerable amount of work.</p>
<p>I took Hon Bio in 9th grade and got As every quarter bc it was extremely easy for me and I was pretty interested in it. If I do take it I will have the same teacher from 9th grade, she was an easy teacher but lazy. I’m not really looking to go into medicine though, thanks.</p>
<p>Are you willing to work hard for your grade then? If your teacher is lazy, then you should be warned that you might have to study on your own as well. Even though my teacher was demanding, we could not complete the 55 chapters (I believe) by May, so we eventually had to skip many chapters, some of which were crucial for the AP exam that I sat for. It’s all about dedication. Don’t take a class and not feel excited to learn. It becomes a living hell. For example, I am very poor at math, and I struggled in Physics Honors junior year. Despite this, I still decided to take AP Physics senior year and I am grateful because I really love my teacher and Physics is pretty fascinating minus the math haha </p>
<p>What classes are you willing to take? In my high school, a lot of students opt for APES (AP environmental) instead of taking AP Bio or AP Chemistry. For me, I take challenging courses (I am pretty stupid because Physics did hurt my GPA). I just can’t stand sitting in class bored half to death. I am currently taking AP Chem and I think the course is fairly easy. But that’s just me. You know what you do best in. </p>
<p>To be honest, I’m not very ecstatic about any of my classes except my electives and if I took psychology(wish this was a science credit). But for science, I want to do a class that I can balance with all my others while still being pretty interested. You took physics? And didn’t like math? What lol?! My only experience in physics was in 6th grade and I didn’t understand anything and failed every test/quiz</p>
<p>Yeah we have AP Environment but I think that would be too easy for me. AP Chem is ok for me, I grasp some concepts easily and others not so :/</p>
<p>Let’s just say I love my teacher and her Russian accent. She makes me feel excited to do projectile motion and other mind-boggling stuff. Don’t overwhelm yourself. You know your limits. </p>
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