<p>I'm thinking about taking all four of these APs next year in my junior year. We have to sign up for classes soon, so any advice would be greatly appreciated! I'm pretty much sure about Calc and Physics BC because they're required for the advanced math/science pathway at my school. How hard would these two APs be plus APUSH? Is it too much work on a daily basis? I'm not TOO sure about APUSH yet... AP Psych is an elective, so it should be easy..</p>
<p>They’re all easy if you’re smart and organized</p>
<p>I’ve heard APUSH is a LOT of work… Which one would you say is the hardest?</p>
<p>Your own affinity for the subject will play a big role in how you perform. It also depends a lot on the individual teacher, whose teaching and testing styles may differ vastly from those of others. I’ve heard some people say, for example, that APUSH is ridiculously difficult, but others state just the opposite.</p>
<p>You’re better off asking these kinds of questions to your classmates, who are or have taken these classes with the same teachers you will have.</p>
<p>It depends on what your forte is. It seems that you’re strong in the math/science area, so you’ll do well in AP Calc and Physics. And they have a lot of interrelating material. I don’t consider APUSH that difficult, mainly because from what I hear, the teacher in my school is a real pushover. But for most students, History APs are easier to handle than Math and Science APs.</p>
<p>But I’m having second thoughts about taking all four of these… I’ve heard from my Honors SS teacher that APUSH is a lot of work, but then I’ve heard from students taking it that it’s not too bad… But then again, those students weren’t on the math/sci pathway and therefore not taking AP Calc BC/Physics BC at the same time. I’m so confused…</p>
<p>^definitely not for me. i despise history, i cant just sit and memorize facts like that i have no clue why. with math and physics its easier for me because i have to learn the subject and be able to apply it in different problems. both of my parents are the same way (mom’s an accountant and dad’s an engineer so obviously im a mathy sorta guy) im trying my hardest to get away from history classes forever</p>
<p>It definitely depends on your school/teacher.
APUSH is the hardest class at my school, and I’m barely getting by; at a friend’s school, APUSH is not so bad.
AP Psych is generally regarded as one of the easier AP classes, but I remember reading a thread on CC where someone said that their class was extremely difficult because of the teacher.
It just depends.</p>
<p>unless you have time to read the entire APUSH book over the course of the year, you shold probably not take it. SAme with AP Psych, but it doesnt cover nearly as much material as your other APs and should be easy to squeeze in. ANd if you have a good teacher the class can be very interesting and fun too.</p>
<p>I mean, I’m already signed up for these 4 AP classes next year (just signed up for APUSH and AP Psych) so I’m 99% sure I’m going to be taking them next year, unless I go through a major epiphany or something. But I just have second thoughts sometimes, you know, like what if the workload will be too much and I won’t be able to keep up with all of it? Especially AP Physics and Calc. I mean, APUSH is just a lot of work, but it’s not necessarily CHALLENGING like Physics and Calc… just memorization and a ton of busywork…</p>