<p>hey guys right now we're selecting our classes for next year and I wanted some opinions as to the classes Im planning to take...right now im a sophomore with the following classes:
Pre-Calculus
AP United States History
Honors English II
AP Chemistry (double period)
AP Statistics
Honors Spanish III</p>
<p>for junior year i got:
AP World History
AP Language and Composition
AP Calculus AB
AP Computer Science A
AP Physics C Independent Study (dont offer it so i gotta do independent study)
AP European History
AP Music Theory</p>
<p>and senior year:
AP Literature and Composition
AP Human Geography
AP Economics
AP Biology (double period)
AP Psychology
(student aide period)</p>
<p>and then ill take Calculus 2/3 at the community college and study for the BC exam (my school doesnt offer math past AB :-(..sucks i know)</p>
<p>leave me ur thoughts and opinions...i'll most likely also take all the AP exams except for music theory (sightsinging...ahhhh)</p>
<p>also if u guys know of online programs for Physics C like Apex Learning...drop a line cuz i need to find a way to take that..</p>
<p>Are you taking that many APs because you want to, or because it'll look good? Do you have time for any extracurriculars?? It just seems like a lot of work. If you can handle that many APs AND ECs, I'm impressed. My school only allows three APs a year (to keep us sane, lol). </p>
<p>Also, if youre thinking of taking Physics C without ever having taken a first, "regular" course in Physics, I've heard that can be super tough (maybe someone else here can expand on that)... It might be more realistic to take Physics B or even just honors physics, and then take Physics C some other time... BUT I don't know about you, what your strengths or goals are, etc. Initially, that seems like a tough schedule (if only from the sheer amount of work involved). But you know what you can handle... :) Good Luck with everything!</p>
<p>thanks
im taking APs because thats all thats worth taking (and class rank reasons)
honors classes are painfully boring and watered down...
yeah im mainly worried about juggling EC as well
im in mock trial, student government at school, county, and state levels , key club, class president, and couple other things...ill probably cut back on some clubs tho (like this year i had to cut violin and piano lessons) but not sure</p>
<p>thanks for the advice tho!....taking Physics B first maybe a good idea the teacher isnt that good tho..a little rusty on his physics</p>
<p>It's better to have a teacher that's a little rusty at physics and then going on to Physics C than having nothing at all and going into a distance-learning AP Physics C</p>
<p>Believe me, I would know. I have a teacher for Physics C and it is still really difficult.</p>
<p>It's definitely do-able, but if your school offers AP Physics B (mind doesn't), then I would definitely take that before DLing Physics C</p>
<p>i heard that because Physics C was so math intensive, its more on learning the formulas and applying math to problems than knowing a lot of conceptual physics like B</p>
<p>That's what I had heard, too. But it's hard to know how to use the math if you don't know how it's supposed to be applied to physics. </p>
<p>Especially in the Electricity & Magnetism semester. It's a bit easier in the mechanics section to tell if you're answer and what you're doing doesn't seem quite right. But the E&M section is a bit more abstract.</p>
<p>But as I said, it is do-able, just know what you're getting yourself into.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that you have more than twice the AP workload next year. If you can't handle it this year, there's no point in going through all that next year because it'll only make it worse. But if you think you can do it, by all means, then go ahead.</p>