<p>How hard would it be to take (and do well in) 6 ap classes in one year? The ones I'm looking at are:</p>
<p>AP calc AB
AP Physics B
AP Physics C Mechanics
AP US history
AP Biology
AP Psych</p>
<p>AP Psych and AP Physics C would be independent studies, with the other 4 as classes. Thanks!</p>
<p>3 sciences…</p>
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<p>*Edit: 4 sciences.</p>
<p>Despite what many people say, it’s doable if you have the dedication to do it. I took 6 APs last year, and this year I’m taking 8. Granted, I took more humanities AP classes, but you seem to be a science/math-minded person so you’ll probably do fine. I have 3-4 friends last year who took the exact same schedule as you, and they all thrived. Just a warning, AP Psych is totally easy to do on your own, but Physics C is extremely difficult, especially on your own, so be careful.</p>
<p>Sorry I should have clarified. At my highschool we have a gifted program, and one of the things it does is allow students to study subjects with teachers, while not sitting through the class. So my Physics C class will be 50ish minutes every other day with my physics teacher guiding my work. AP psych is the same, except out of school since it’s not as hard. If that changes anything</p>
<p>Here’s the problem I see. You have three lab sciences. Do you value sleep? Do you absolutely need to take BOTH Physics B AND Physics C? Physics C covers less material but in greater depth - more equivalent to college-level physics since it’s calc-based and more in-depth. Physics B is more like physics for non-science majors. So it depends on your major, but you probably only need to take one of them. </p>
<p>Also, while many people have taken six AP classes in a year, few have done so with 3 lab sciences. Lab sciences take more time and are more intensive. Your only “easy” classes are APUSH and Psych. Do you really want to do this to yourself? Remember, quality over quantity. It’s better to get a 5 on three or four AP exams than get a 3 on six.</p>
<p>All the labs are done inside of school at my high-school, so the only extra work that requires is writing lab reports, at least at my high-school for bio and phsyics. Physics C would be different, and I would have to do labs outside of school, but I also deeply love physics so it wouldn’t be too much work for physics c or b</p>
<p>Also, my physics teacher used to teach at a local university, but still runs a physics lab course every year for intro students. He’s had a few students independently study with him, and they have all loved it.</p>
<p>I took 5 AP classes my junior year: Bio, Chem, Calc AB, US History, and English Lang. I ended up getting all A’s, but it was incredibly difficult. I had a lot of support from my friends and had a lot of stressful, sleepless nights. Taking two sciences together (especially lab sciences, for me it was bio and chem) just isn’t a good idea, no matter what. If you miss a day of lab, it becomes impossible to make it up. Lab reports are also no joke, those require a lot of work, and working on more than one at a time is no fun (at least the way they’re done at my school- lab reports are 15+ pages, college level reports). In my opinion, I would drop one of the physics, probably the one you’d need to self-study. Not sure if you’ll be a junior or senior, but if you’re a junior, don’t forget you’ll also be preparing for the SAT and/or ACT and possibly even SAT IIs and AP tests. That amount of work in addition to class work can get overwhelming. If you’re a senior, then think of all those college apps you’ll be doing in addition to everything! If you really have dedication to your classes, then keep your schedule. But if you can sacrifice a little bit, then drop one of your classes and have a much smoother year. Just remember, colleges want to see high grades and make sure that you challenged yourself enough, not so much that you couldn’t handle it.</p>
<p>I’ll be a junior this year. Lab reports for bio and physics are pretty routine in my school. We don’t have to write anywhere near 15 pages, more like 2-4 depending on the lab. Chem is a lot harder, but that’s not on my schedule for this year. I’ve put in a lot of work over the summer to study for the PSAT’s and SAT’s, so I’m not worried about taking up too much of my time there. AP exams will definitely be a challenge, but I’m willing to put in the effort. Lastly, the self-studies are not going to be as much classwork as they are studying for the AP exams and what is covered in the course syllabus. AP psych is almost a joke, but physics c would be a decent amount of work.</p>
<p>If you’re confident that you can do well, then there’s your answer. I took an SAT prep class before my junior year, but still ended up spending a good amount of time prepping for them during the year. My score ended up being really crappy, so I started doing ACT prep instead. You never know what’s going to happen. Just keep in mind that junior year is your most important year and it’s more crucial now than ever to get good grades, so don’t overwhelm yourself.</p>
<p>Came back to check up. Seriously, I had friends who took AP Chem, Physics C, and Calc BC together along with the other “easier” courses and they did just fine. Especially since you’ll have help with Physics C, you are absolutely good to go in my opinion. Granted, you might have a few sleepless nights, but that’s a sacrifice people should be aware of and accept when they decide to take so many APs. If you really want to, then you completely handle it.</p>
<p>Lies. Taking two or three sciences together is fun, if you like science. I would assume Physics C won’t have much of any homework, since, if you don’t have the distractions of other students and are only doing mechanics, you should get everything done in class.</p>
<p>Also, are you not required to take an English class?</p>
<p>im sure it might be hard but if you think you can do it then go for it. and yea, i was required to take an english class every year. AP English really isnt so bad, though youd be super behind on the summer reading by now (well we had summer reading for the class)</p>
<p>Mobius has a relatively easy schedule :)</p>
<p>What I love about Physics/Calculus/Chemistry is that you may get teachers that barely assign any homework and/or give plenty of time to finish it in class. You rarely have to even read a text. So that knocks out 3.</p>
<p>AP Psychology is the easiest non-math/science AP class I’ve ever taken, just that I rather not to have so much work and get lectures that come out of the textbook. Too much hammering of the same knowledge on me over and over.</p>
<p>As for Bio and APUSH, it depends if you have prior AP experience, if not, you can get it now and be prepared to take any AP course load in the future :)</p>
<p>Well we are required to take an English course each year, but the honors classes aren’t that hard and don’t require a lot of work outside of class. Besides those 6, I’m taking spanish 4, honors English, health/gym and band. I’ve already taken ap euro history with the same teacher who I’m working on ap psych with, and I loved the class. I didn’t have a problem with any of the materials or the ap exam, and from what I’m told, apush at our school is much easier. Bio is one I’m not particularly looking forward to, since it’s a ton of repetition and memorization. Again, this is just my school, I’m not trying to generalize for all schools. I think it’s definitely a manageable course load, and I’m looking forward to taking them, though i do expect some all nighters.</p>
<p>If you enjoy bio and learn it easily, AP Bio isn’t that bad. I spent maybe 0-15 minutes on it on a normal day and 1-3 hours on it the night before a test, and got 2 A’s and a 5. </p>
<p>Unless your teacher requires outlines or a lot of out of class essays, work for APUSH is more studying/reading than “homework”, so, again, the amount of time it takes depends on how fast you learn.</p>
<p>Sorry to jack the thread, but any tips on surviving a huge, difficult courseload? I’m taking AP US History, AP Lang, Calc BC, Physics and AP Comp sci starting in a few days. </p>
<p>I’m afraid I’m going to die of stress…</p>
<p>So people who have survived, please help me out :)</p>
<p>LOL… at the end of sophomore year we had a meeting with our soon to be APUSH teacher who told us we’d be writing chapter summaries for our textbook every week and we would be writing and memorizing thousands of vocabulary terms. School started and we did nothing all year. Most of us got 3s, some 2s, and some 4s. There’s one kid who I think had a chance of getting a 5, but he’s been away all summer.</p>
<p>8 classes+2 self studies, though. Impressive.</p>
<p>I survived AP Chem, APUSH, AP Lang, Precal H, Physics H (basically AP Physics B without the AP test), and Italian 5/6H (and computer programming in the second semester, but that was ridiculously easy) by disregarding grades for the most part and focusing on learning subject matter. Surprisingly, that approach got me a 4.0 and a 3.86, and I didn’t feel all that burnt out, while I would have been dead by the end of the year if I had only cared about grades. Try to enjoy your classes and it’ll be easier to remember things.</p>
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