<p>i was hoping someone could give me advice about next year's AP classes: my schedule will contain AP Calc AB, AP lit, AP govt/econ, AP physics, and either AP chemistry or honors anatomy/microbiology, and spanish 4 honors. first of all, should i take AP chem or hnrs anatomy/micro? Second, is this a very hard course load? This year, i have three APs (bio, lang, US hist) and am getting along pretty fine. </p>
<p>for all of you AP freaks, please give me some advice...my counselors don't really seem to know what they're talking about. :(</p>
<p>Most of the top seniors at our HS take a similar load, so you are not alone.</p>
<p>Like everything in the college admin process, "it depends." First, if the teacher is not known to be a star, such as the Chem teacher is awful, then you might consider something else, unless you can get outside help.</p>
<p>For some kids, doubling AP Phyics and AP Chem is extremely difficult, but science types can handle the load. Anatomy/microbio is more memorization so its a different type of science learning (and not considered as rigorous as Physics or Chem). It also depends on what your college interest is...if you're planning on an English major, or social sciences, you won't need to load up on science AP courses. But, if you're planning on applying to MIT or CalTech they'll definitely want to see Physics and/or Chem, over anatomy.</p>
<p>Calc is math, either you understand it or you don't -- regardless of when you take it. Govt/econ is not difficult.</p>
<p>take advantage of what your school can offer. my school only has 3- US Government, Composition and Literature, and Studio Art. I took US Government and Lit but didn't have time for art.</p>
<p>What grade are you in?
i'm taking nearly the same as you, and I'm in 11th
Calc AB, Physics, Chem, Govt, and English Lang.
It really depends on the person, but it's a nice courseload for me.</p>
<p>I'm a junior and I'm currently taking:
AP Chemistry
AP Psychology
AP English Comp
AP US History
Dual Enrolled Precalculus</p>
<p>I also work 20 hours a week and take a night class (second year spanish) at the community college. If I didn't have a job and a night class I could have handled more, but it really just comes down to time management. How much time are you willing to devote to your course load? What kind of colleges are you trying to get into?</p>
<p>i am involved in lots of clubs, and run cross country (hoping to make sectionals next year), but i think i have lots of time to do my homework. Right now I am a junior, and i am planning on self-studying stats and/or prob next year. I also plan on doing AP Calc BC at the community college. Is it OK to do both AP calc AB and BC? i am planning on genetics research for the future, so i am trying to get as many math and science classes. i think i will go for the challenge and attempt five APs - they are all the APs my school offers...
i would like to note that one reason why i am so focused on APs, whether or not i am interested in that particular subject, is because of the stupid ranking system that will ruin my chances for college. I skipped Honors Algebra I as a freshman b/c i passed the final with a high B - the problem is, i am not getting that extra honors credit. and i am taking the most honors/ap classes possible...i should be number 1. sometimes i just want to give up in school because it is these stupid technical things that screw me over in the end...even though my unweighted gpa is 4.0, i guess it's just not good enough</p>
<p>well if you take physics b, you might consider ap chem since some of the stuff overlap. well i'm a junior taking:
ap calc ab
ap us history
ap physics c
ap chem
honors lit
thought i really want to self study stats and comp sci</p>
<p>It really does depend on you personally. I have 5 AP classes this year (4 in school and 1 is an online course). I also play on a varsity sport team and hold officer positions in some of the larger clubs in my school. (I'm a junior). I also think what classes you choose to take at your school should depend on how good certain teachers are at your school. Personally, I loved the anatomy and physiology class I took last year. It was a blast and the teacher has an awesome reputation at my school. I have AP Chem. this year and it's not too bad, but if I only had one to take, I would have chosen Anatomy just because the teacher has a great reputation. And it's not just about adding up how many AP classes you have. You also need to make sure that you're really learning something.</p>
<p>It depends on your strengths. I'm taking 5 right now. AP US History, AP Gov, AP Lang/Comp, AP Calc BC, and AP Chem. I'm not a history person, so for me APUS is probably 5-10x the work of the other classes combined. If I had another class like APUS, I couldn't handle the courseload. However, I could handle 10 classes like Chem and Calc, so it depends on your strengths.</p>
<p>And take AP Chem over honors Anatomy. I'm taking/have taken both and anatomy is a waste of time.</p>
<p>I'm currently taking 3: APUS, AP Stats, and AP Spanish. Surprisingly, my least favorite is AP Stats, because I don't feel like I'm learning anything in it. Yeah, I read the book, but the examples are just all thrown together and stuff and it's just a mess. I haven't met anyone who likes the class. (It's new this year.) I should've just taken regular Stats. (Unfortunately, I thought only AP Calc and AP Stats were my math options this year.) Colleges don't care about AP Stats.</p>
<p>I loved APUS last semester, but I have a new teacher this semester, and it isn't nearly as enjoyable now. It's true that the teacher really makes a difference in how enjoyable a class is.</p>