Course selection

Applying to College
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<p>Hi, I'm a senior, and I need to make a course decision quickly.
I have yet to take physics, and I am applying to competitive colleges and I don't know how important it is, because most people won't give a straight answer.</p>

<p>Basically, AP Bio, and Honors Physics are the same hour, and I have been torn between the two.
Physics would be less work, Brown likes to see physics(my 1st or 2nd choice), but I'm not really that interested in it, and the teacher is a tad boring.</p>

<p>Bio is definitely more work, might look odd to a school like Brown, but is more interesting to me, the teacher is entertaining and I would have some close and smart friends in the class.</p>

<p>I hope this is the correct forum for this question, but which would you choose? I have been at an impasse with myself this entire week.</p>

<p>My former science curicula are Hbio, Hchem, AP environmental, AP Chem, ???</p>

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<p>Go for AP Bio, for all these reasons .
“Bio is definitely more work, but is more interesting to me, the teacher is entertaining and I would have some close and smart friends in the class”
It won’t look “weird” to Brown, on the contrary, it will look like you took the more challenging of the sciences classes available to you, and will show an interest in a particular area of science. Nothing “weird” about that!</p>

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<p>if Brown recommends a physics course, then you need to take one</p>

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<p>If you’ve never taken physics, then you need to take it. At least 1 year of physics is essential. If you’re applying to an engineering, then a chemistry and physics class are usually required.</p>

<p>Take physics.</p>

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<p>Brown requires 3 years of science, 2 of which must have labs. It recommends 4 years of science, 3 of which must have labs. It does say that if you are an intended science or engineering major, physics, chemistry and as advanced a level of math as possible is recommended.</p>

<p><a href=“Office of Institutional Research | Brown University”>Office of Institutional Research | Brown University;
page 6</p>

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<p>When colleges require science with labs what exactly do they mean? In my school we have AP bio but nothing that is just lab oriented, unless they mean your suppose to do labs in the class?</p>

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<p>it means the science class has to have lab time, as well as class time. most do.</p>

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<p>I’m taking physics. I realized I do need it to be scientifically viable, and that bio would be more work for less return(application wise). Thanks for the opinions.</p>