<p>Hey guys, I am a high school sophomore, right now before the class selection for next year, I am struggle between AP classes planning for Junior and Senior years, so I need some advises.
My high school has only 6 periods per day, and mostly graduation requirements I had met except for 2 more years of English, 1 more years of History, 2 more years of science, and 2 more years of math. I am deeply interested in fields of nanotechnology and quantum mechanics areas; so I would most likely take Chemical Engineering as major, electrical engineering as minors, or double up majors. As I am struggle between AP classes for next 2 years for Chemical Engineer major. While I heard most of the college require 1 years of social science as a freshmen, but i don't want to waste time on that class during college.
Plan A:
Junior: AP Chemistry (2 Periods), AP Environmental Science (2 Periods), English, Honor Pre-Calculus. Totally 6 Periods.
Senior: AP Physics (2 Periods), AP Calculus BC (2 Periods), Mono-myth(English), AP History.
P.S. I was worrying whether I will have a difficult year during senior while 3 hard work APs.</p>
<p>Plan B:
Junior: AP Chemistry (2 Periods), AP History, English, Honor Pre-Calculus, and 1 more period undecided (regular environment science or others? Advise?)
Senior: AP Physics (2 Periods), AP Calculus BC (2 Periods), Mono-myth (English), and 1 period undecided (Need Advise)</p>
<p>So these are the 2 plans I am struggling between, I want to balance the tasks for these 2 years while I still need to achieve some extracurricular activities. Time Consuming, I need helps!!!</p>
<p>First of all, social studies are not a ‘waste of time’ regardless of major. </p>
<p>Second, as a ChemE chances are that the AP Env Sci won’t be able to be used as a college course (can’t AP stuff in your major in most cases and probably can’t use it as an elective)</p>
<p>Third, AP WH (to get a good grade) requires some serious studying, it’s not necessarily a hard class but it has heavy duty reading. DD2 just aced it in 9th grade but is a closet humanities major wannabe :). There are other more useful and easier classes (AP CompSci, AP Human Geography…)</p>
<p>You honestly shouldn’t throw off humanities like that. Not very wise. Employers love workers that can read and write, and the best way to perfect your skills is to take these types of classes.</p>
<p>I am sry for the confusion, what i meant by “waste time” Is more like i dont wanna pay extra money for that course since i could takr it in high chool for free, however, u guys did provided me good advises, thankyou very much.</p>
<p>From personal experience Plan B is not bad at all. I’d say AP US will take more time than AP env Sci so take AP US and AP chem junior year. This way you get the history requirement out of the way and the work load will be more manageable for both years. I actually did the exact same thing: AP Chem and AP US junior year and AP physics and AP calc BC senior year. I never had to stay up past twelve unless I really procrastinate. For AP Env Sci I would say only take it if you are interested or else don’t even bother; don’t take an AP just because it’s an AP. AP Chem, AP physics, AP Calc on top of AP US is already very impressive and the addition of AP env Sci won’t significantly make you a more attractive applicant.</p>
<p>AP environmental science is unlikely to be worth any subject credit for a chemical engineering major. It also is not generally considered a difficult AP test or course, so it may not be worth a double period in high school if you could take two other more interesting high school courses instead (it may still be worth it if you are genuinely interested in the subject and the course goes more in-depth than the AP syllabus, but just don’t expect it to be worth anything from a college subject credit standpoint).</p>
<p>Actually, a lot of schools will let students skip one or two semesters of frosh calculus with AP calculus. It would be a good idea for the student to review the college’s frosh calculus final exams to make sure that s/he knows the material well before deciding whether to skip.</p>
<p>But AP environmental science is probably worthless for college subject credit.</p>
<p>Don’t forget that your GPA for admissions will be determined at the end of your Junior year. To drive it up, you’ll likely need to take honors and AP classes (like you have planned). This also has a tendency to make your junior year, harder than your senior year (you can get by with more B’s in your senior year…).</p>
<p>I know of exactly one person who in my view was worthy enough to use AP to skip Calc I and II without implications. He AP/Placement Tested from HS into Calc III, maintained a 3.8+ for 2 years in a math-centric major in a tough university, and eventually dropped out of college to pursue his true love (culinary arts) :)</p>
<p>thx for all those good advise; i have made myself another new plan; for Junior: AP Chem (2 Periods), English, AP History, AP Computer Science/AP Statistics, Honor Pre-Cal. Senior: AP Physics (2 Periods); AP Calculus BC (2 Periods); Mono-myth as English; and maybe one more elective or AP undecided.
So should I take AP CS or AP Stat? for Chemical Engineering</p>
<p>^ Interesting question. Your major will probably require a course in both programming and statistics, and it is probably not wise to substitute AP credit in those important subjects even if you are able to do so. Most will find AP Stats easier unless you have a programming background. I would take the class that interests you more or the one with the better teacher.</p>
<p>AP statistics will probably be useless for credit for any engineering major; if any statistics is required, it is likely a calculus-based statistics course or one tailored for your major.</p>
<p>AP computer science A may be counted for an introductory programming course at some schools (not all), but the computing for engineers course is likely to be different enough (often using MATLAB) that the AP is unlikely to be allowed to substitute for it.</p>
<p>Choose based on interest (there may be other courses that are more interesting to you).</p>
<p>okay guys…right now I got new schedules, and I might need some new decision over it.</p>
<p>Plan A:
Junior: AP Chemistry (2 Periods), AP History, English, Honor Pre-Calculus, and AP Statistics (or others)
Senior: AP Physics (2 Periods), AP Calculus BC (2 Periods), Mono-myth (English), and AP Computer Science (or others)</p>
<p>Plan B:
Junior: AP Chemistry (2 Periods), AP Biology (2 Periods), English, Honor Pre-Calculus.
Senior: AP Physics (2 Periods), AP Calculus BC (2 Periods), Mono-myth(English), AP History.</p>
<p>I want to balance the task out for 2 years.
While I am interested in science courses (I would like all science classes if no requirement. But there is)
But I am thinking of not taking any social science in college freshmen year so I can go straight into engineering path as I dont need to pay extra money on social science in college since I could take AP History in high school.</p>
<p>My current weighted GPA is 4.50 out of 4.0 scale, I am thinking of pushing it even higher during the years as I still need some community services hours.</p>
<p>What kind of academics do college look for? MIT would be my first choice.</p>
<p>Unless you’re super-confident of your academic skills I would use the gaps created by the AP Social Study classes to give you breathing room and better grades in Engineering school…</p>
<p>You’ll be competing with others who do just that, or take 12 credits a semester on a 5 year plan. If high GPA or grad school is in the plan, 15 hours a semester trumps 18 any time.</p>
<p>Note that MIT requires at least eight humanities, arts, and social studies courses to graduate; none can be fulfilled with AP credit, although a 5 on AP English will allow you greater choice of courses for the required communication-intensive humanities, arts, and social studies courses.</p>