<p>AP Chem
APUSH
AP Physics
AP Calculus
Honors English III (may possibly become AP English Lang)
French III</p>
<p>I will be taking Pre-Calc and Trig over an 8-week period during this summer. Oh, and should I take AP Bio instead of AP Chem? Or stick with this schedule and take AP Bio senior year?</p>
<p>Thank you!!</p>
<p>2 AP sciences in a year could be difficult.</p>
<p>It would either be (APChem+Bio) double, (APChem+Physics) double, or (APBio+Physics) double, with the other science to be taken senior year… what do you recommend?</p>
<p>depends on what you want to study in college</p>
<p>In my experience Bio is a lot more work. There’s a lot more raw memorization of facts. Chem is about learning concepts and processes. Physics requires intuition and knowledge of formulas.</p>
<p>Assuming you have competent teachers in both classes I would say BIO is a much easier class. I took Honors Chem my sophomore year and had the option to take Bio or Chem AP. I chose Bio but a few of my friends chose Chem. I have an A and feel prepared for the AP test. My friends are Struggling with an intense course and are nervous. </p>
<p>Not saying that would be the case for you since you seem very driven but that is what I can tell you based on our school.</p>
<p>The AP BIO test is generally considered one of the easier AP Tests (with PSYCH/ECON/ENVIR) overall while Chemistry ranks in the upper tier of “difficulty” (with APUSH/CALC/PHYSICS etc).</p>
<p>If these factors are insignificant to you, make the decision based on which subject you are more drawn towards.</p>
<p>I agree Tilgaham on difficulty, but it’s not necessarily true that the more difficult class will be more work. When you’re taking a bunch of AP’s it’s the workload that can really be an issue.</p>
<p>A good idea is to get ideas of what both (or all 3) teachers will be like before deciding on schedule from an upperclassman you may know. </p>
<p>Having a (4/5) AP schedule may sound enticing now, but when you haven’t slept more than 7 hours on a weekday since Christmas break it begins to wear on you. That being said you will learn a great deal of interesting stuff and should do fantastic as long as you can manage your time wisely.</p>
<p>APChem= one bad teacher/difficult at my school, but some say it’s manageable
APBio= one great teacher or… one horrible horrible teacher (in which case you should drop)
APPhysics= difficult, but ok teacher</p>
<p>Well I’m taking college physics and ap biology, so i’d say it’s entirely doable. i think ap biology is easier than ap chem, and should be taken junior year, since you just have to read a lot and know the processes. chem seems much harder.</p>
<p>Wow. This looks like my sophomore schedule. except apush is apwh.</p>
<p>very doable.
sure uve heard this before.</p>
<p>The schedule is reasonable. I did something similar, but I wished I didn’t take APUSH. The rather constant and dreary workload (in my opinion) wasn’t worth the reward in the end.</p>
<p>That being, said, it really depends on how the teacher structures the class. If a teacher assigns a lot of busy work, it <i>might</i> not be a good idea to take the class.</p>
<p>mulberrypie, I can’t give you the best answer because I don’t go to your school. Each school treats each course differently – APUSH at one school may have twice the workload of another school.</p>
<p>I would recommend AP Eng. Lang. At my school, it’s completely reading books and writing papers, which I prefer over the grammar rules and vocab (all of which I already know) in Eng. 3 H.</p>
<p>Doubling on science is going to be difficult, especially with APUSH. This year, I’ve gone to bed past midnight every school day – usually between 1 and 3 AM. It wears on you. If you feel up to the challenge, though, go for it.</p>