<p>First. Sorry if its in the wrong section. I wasnt sure where exactly this would go. Anyways, im thinking of dropping A level physics. And i want to get into a computer science program at a top university. For comparisons sake, A level physics is equivalent to AP physics. So.. will colleges look down that i didnt take physics at an advanced level. I took O levels physics and got an A. O levels is equal to honors/regular, i guess. I took honors biology and got an A both semesters with ease but struggled to get a B in O level biology. So i guess it falls in between honors and AP. </p>
<p>Question: who is doing comp sci but skipped out on AP physics?</p>
<p>In the US, CS majors may only need to take physics in university if CS is in the university’s engineering division. Such physics courses for engineering students generally specify high school physics as well as calculus as a prerequisite. So it is not required to take AP/IB/A-level physics to be prepared for that.</p>
<p>If the AP/IB/A-level physics is not calculus-based, you should consider it like a high school physics course (though probably a better one than typical ones in US high schools). However, universities do not necessarily give subject credit for calculus-based AP physics C.</p>
<p>I had absolutely ZERO AP credits…didn’t even take Calculus in high school…still ended up with a B.S. in Computational Mathematics (a Math/CS hybrid major)</p>
<p>No, my AP Physics teacher had a 40% pass rate with only one 5, zero 4’s, and numerous 3’s. Not really worth it haha. I took regular Physics and still got into a few decent Engineering programs (UCLA, USC, and CMU) so it’s more a matter of doing well in the classes you take.</p>
<p>I didn’t take AP Physics; I never had the chance to because my high school didn’t offer it.</p>