<p>I'm a sophmore and I'll be taking Chemistry my junior year. I was thinking that after taking Chemistry I would go ahead and take Chemistry AP senior year and just skip Physics. But after reading some posts I read that colleges want you to take Biology, Chemistry, AND Physics. But is replacing it with Chemistry AP just as good??</p>
<p>I'd recommend looking into the requirements of colleges in which you're interested. They probably prefer you take physics, but I'm pretty sure they only specify "3 lab-based sciences." AP chemistry should work for this.</p>
<p>maybe you can take ap chem your junior year, and ap physics your senior year. many ppl i know including me jumped straight to ap physics, which is not bad if youve already taken chem and bio.</p>
<p>kidfromhouston is taking Chemistry his/her Junior year though, arklogic.</p>
<p>kidfromhouston--I think it does depend on the colleges you are looking at. You could also ask your guidance councelor or a college admissions councelor what they think.</p>
<p>It also depends--if you are planning to major in a science, you might want to drop a different class and take both AP Chemistry and physics your senior year. I would definitely talk to a science teacher or guidance councelor about it though--they would know more.</p>
<p>I do remember coming across some schools that asked for Physics - I don't recall which ones. Just look on the sites of the schools you're planning on applying to and see what their requirements are.</p>
<p>I asked that exact same question to an admissions officer, and they said "Honestly? Do what you want" They want to see you doing something that interests you, Physics would be a good basis to have but AP chem shows that you're instead focusing your credits on something challenging. Either would look fine on an application.</p>
<p>Or you could do both? Senior year you have a lot more flexibility with your schedule and are not necessarily tied down to one science. Both would be great, but if you have to pick one, think about which one you would enjoy taking more.</p>
<p>One class will not make or break you once you have met eligibility requirements for any particular college. Take the subject you are most interested in so you will be more successful in it.</p>
<p>Id do both. I took physics junior year and then wanted to take anatomy senior year but knew i needed AP Chem under my belt too, so i did both.</p>
<p>I couldn't take honors physics junior year because it didn't work with my schedule and I definitely wasn't going to take regular, so I just went to AP Bio, and this year I'm in AP Chem. I turned out just fine.</p>
<p>check the requirements of your top choice schools, i had to take ap physics this year because my 1st choice school requires it</p>
<p>Just take ap chem next year if thats what you want to do. I worried about that too but as long as you are challenging yourself with hard science classes colleges arent that picky when it comes to a specific schedule. I took your same route and I got into my top choice, so i would say don't worry about it.</p>
<p>^ agreed lwk1005 well put</p>
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<p>I think it's Wesleyan. </p>
<p>yes, I fixed the spelling.</p>
<p>do you mean Wesleyan?</p>
<p>Have you considered a summer class? There are colleges where you can take calc-based mechanics & electricity/magnetism in only 5 weeks. In fact, I know that Northwestern teaches a summer class in mechanics that is 2 weeks long but very intense. I'm still not sure how they do that, but from what I understand it is calc-based so should be the equivalent of AP.</p>
<p>It depends also on your major. If you are majoring in English/Journalism/History, etc. Physics won't be important as long as you have the # of lab sciences required. If you are going into engineering or science, it is a requirement at most schools. Also, some schools would treat Chem and AP Chem as one lab science. They consider it the same subject. Some of my d's friends had this issue....</p>
<p>My best friend never took Physics, she took Bio, Chem, AP Bio, AP Chem instead. She's currently at Dartmouth and she did get into all 21 schools she applied to (huge #, I know) including Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, and Swarthmore. So I'd say it matters more how you did in what you took. Think of it this way: some high schools don't even offer physics. Should applicants from those high schools be penalized?</p>
<p>^ u serious?</p>
<p>Not doing physics from an admissions perspective may be fine....
....but have you thought through what you want to do in college?</p>
<p>You would be at a substantial disadvantage with no physics for example
in an engineering program. Of course you coudl always do it by yourself
by taking an Onlien course with EPGY Stanford or something equivalent...</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>I think if you are from the state of Texas that Physics is a requirement of graduation. So unless you already took an Integrated Physics/Chem class you might still need it. I would check with your school guidance counselor.</p>