<p>Hi, I am a freshman in High School who will be a sophomore next year. I am wondering about what AP courses I should take because I am interested in taking the path of Business/Economics. I am currently in AP Human Geography and am wondering if I should take AP Biology, AP Chemistry, or AP Physics... Also, is AP Macro/Micro Economics worthwhile as well?</p>
<p>Thank you for your input!</p>
<p>Well if you’re interested in business/economics, then you should obviously take macro and micro. And if your math skills are high enough, Calc and Stat. You don’t have to take them next year, but you should definitely take them. Are you taking bio, chem, or physics right now? Whatever basic science course you’re taking right now, take the AP of it next year. So if you’re taking bio right now, take AP bio next year.</p>
<p>Welcome to CC, honey 
I do not recommend taking one of the hard sciences as an AP class during your sophomore year. If you must, my vote’s for AP Biology, as it’s mostly rote memory and takes the least mathematical and cognitive ability. Go for AP Physics (B if it’s offered) as a junior, and save AP Chem for your senior year, provided you have a strong background in chemistry going into the class.
If you’re going into economics, you should take AP Econ. It’s not exactly what you’d be doing in college, but it’ll get you a credit for a course that would otherwise be lectured based and incredibly dull. You need to take some AP history during your high school career, World or European then United States History is the way to go.
Because you sound interested in the sciences, I’d also recommend trying on engineering.</p>
<p>Take quantitative classes most of all. Physics C, Calc BC, Stats, CS, Econ. Any others that you’re interested you should take as well if possible, but those are the ones most important. And no, you don’t have to take all those your sophomore year, but take as much of that list as you can sometime. </p>
<p>For what it’s worth, you’re better off doing a BS in Econ than a BBA if you’re the type of person who comes here their freshman year of HS… Unless you get into Wharton or something.</p>
<p>Forgot, AP Chem too. This to a lesser extent though. Chem and Stats are probably less important than the rest of the list.</p>
<p>Thank you for your input guys. But I am not really into Science, but don’t mind it at all. I’m more of a humanities person, I enjoy History very much and I’m currently being enrolled in AP World for next year.</p>
<p>@Qwerty, yeah I kind of want an opinion on how I should set my High School path because I know a lot of people who have made regretful decisions in High School… Better early than late eh?</p>
<p>Anyways, thanks again!</p>
<p>If you’re not a math person, don’t do Econ. If you’re just not a science person (I’m not a science person either), take them and deal with it. You won’t have to take tons of science in college, but everyone takes science in HS, just do it. Chem and Physics are very mathy anyway. But go ahead and skip Bio (though take regular HS Bio). </p>
<p>Physics C: After BC if possible. If not, simultaneously with BC. NOT before.
BC: ASAP! Study a year of math over the summer if you can.
Chem: After algebra
Stats: After algebra
Econ: Simultaneously with algebra
CS: After algebra, maybe after pre-calc/simultaneously with BC. If you can’t, any time you can fit it after algebra should be alright.</p>
<p>If you can, see if you can take Calc 3, Linear Algebra, and DiffEq sometime after BC before you start college.</p>
<p>By the way, I’ll tell you a lot of colleges won’t take credit for some of those classes (Stats and Econ especially) but the HS basis is probably good anyway.</p>