<p>Right now, I'm enrolled in AP Chemistry along with other subjects that occupy my time every day. AP Chemistry is a really heavy load on me, especially with this year being senior year. I want to take an Engineering that does not require chemistry, but I hear its mandatory to take a freshman chemistry course. I am trying to apply to top tier engineering schools, so taking this class may be worth something during applications. Since I don't like this class, don't want this subject relating to my major, and need to lighten my senior year workload, should I drop AP Chemistry</p>
<p>Check the schools you are interested in to see if chemistry is required and whether AP chemistry can fulfill the requirement.</p>
<p>However, a prospective engineering student should have at least high school level (not necessarily AP) physics and chemistry courses or knowledge before entering college, since college level courses in those subjects are likely to expect high school level knowledge as a prerequisite.</p>
<p>Do you have 4 years of science courses? If not, you should switch to a regular science class.</p>
<p>I have taken Honors Biology, AP Bio, and Honors Chemistry, AP physics, AP Environmental. I have taken all the Chemistry classes besides this one.</p>
<p>Looks like you should be fine for science course work for admission purposes and preparing for college level course work (although AP environmental science is usually seen as an “AP lite”).</p>
<p>Check whether any college you would like to go to requires chemistry for your major and allows AP credit to fulfill the requirement.</p>
<p>I think it’s well worth it. Chem Ap credit got me out of 2 semesters worth of Chemistry requirement. If you are not a ChemE it’s a good enough subsitute to the very time consuming intro Chem course.</p>
<p>Taking AP chem now. Is it that hard?</p>
<p>My son didn’t take AP Chem but self-studied and took the exam. He received a 4, which was enough to get him out of Chemistry in Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan. He was thrilled not to have to take it in college, which not only lightens his load academically, it gives some wiggle room in the number of credits he needs to take to graduate in 4 years. IMO, if you can manage it, stick with it.</p>
<p>AP Chem at the moment isn’t hard, but it is notorious of being so later in the year. However, I do think i can manage it, but the this’ll mean a lot of 2 - 4 AM Sleeping habits. I am wondering if this is really worth it.</p>
<p>Even if you don’t do well on the AP exam, it will be worth it. When you take it again in College (resign yourself to taking 1st year physics and 1st year chemistry regardless of your engineering major), you will be that much more prepared and won’t have to work as hard then.</p>
<p>As long as you are doing well now, AP chem won’t affect your applications. As long as you don’t fail your 2nd semester, the college should not withdraw its admissions offer to you. Just do enough in the 2nd term to pass the class, and don’t worry about taking the AP exam.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t need that much studying to get a 5 on the AP Chem exam. Even though it’s notorious as being one of the more difficult AP’s, (I didn’t take it but one student in my year got a 4 and the rest got 3s and below, although that was largely because of a poor teacher) it’s not that difficult. It simulates two semesters of college chemistry, which is about equivalent to two semesters of college calculus, except the AP version of that (AB and BC) is normally spread over two years. Unless you go to a ridiculously competitive high school, there’s no reason for you to spend for than 30-60 minutes a night on it. I don’t know what the rest of your schedule looks like, but if it’s your only senior science course, you should probably keep it.</p>