Hi CC’ers, should I take 4 AP classes in my junior year? I haven’t taken any this year because there was only 1 AP class (WHAP), which wasn’t my cup of tea. I’m planning on taking AP Bio, AP US History, AP Spanish, and AP Lang. I’m afraid taking 4/5 classes with AP’s is too much but I want to challenge myself in Junior year. Can anyone tell me their experience in these classes? Anything would be very much appreciated!
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If you haven’t taken a single AP, that’s a HUGE jump. What classes are you taking this year, and what’s your current UW GPA?
I agree with @ab2002. If you haven’t taken any APs yet, I advise against signing up for 4. I recommend 2 or 3. I can’t tell you much info on the AP courses you want to sign up, but I have taken AP World History. All I can say is to be prepared for an AP History. It is very different from the past social studies courses you have taken because it is not just memorization. There is a lot of thinking, logic, and reasoning. Almost all the multiple choices are based off of reading a passage, looking at a chart, or looking at a picture, and many of the answers will all seem correct, making it hard to use the process of elimination.
It would be helpful to know more information. Do you know what you would like to major in in college? How are you doing in the courses you’re in this year and in freshmen year, if you don’t mind me asking? What courses are you taking this year and what did you take last year? Sorry if I’m being rude. Knowing these answers just help others help you better.
Have a good day and good luck!
I am planning on taking 4 my junior year. However, I am currently taking 2 (AP Euro and CS Principles) and took 1 my freshman year of high school (World History). It is really hard to jump into 4 APs with no previous experience with AP classes. And if WHAP was not your cup of tea, then why would you plan on taking AP US History? APUSH is harder than WHAP because WHAP focuses more on important events that affected people all over the world, whereas APUSH will only focus on the US (so you’d have to know the names of people, dates, places, etc. at a deeper level). This might be too big of a challenge for you, but of course, that might vary depending on your work ethic, intelligence, and the quality of teaching at your school. I completely agree with @anthonytheboy on AP history courses.