<p>I'm taking 2 AP classes next year, AP Lit and APush. My math class is PreCal.
Other "smart" people take APUSH, APCalc AB, and Physics/Aplit. </p>
<p>So how much will it impact me and them by the one different Ap? </p>
<p>I did not take Physics because my school "forces" you to take normal physics freshman year, Bio sophomore year, and then either Chem if you want Ap Bio senior year or Ap Physics junior year, and no AP Science class senior year; Thus I take Chem so I can take more AP classes senior year, but I heard that it's better to have more AP's junior year.. so I have no idea. </p>
<p>Will colleges know about this?</p>
<p>If you’re not going to be a math or science major, I doubt colleges will really care that you didn’t take AP Physics or AP Calc. Do what you’re interested in.</p>
<p>Junior year is the most important year in terms of collge apps</p>
<p>If you can add an AP (not Calc or Physics) into the mix, that can’t hurt you. A good class to take may be Psychology, it is easy and interesting. If you are not too strong in math/science but want to show you can do them, Enviro and Stat are also options. I’m assuming that your school would allow you to take any of these classes as an elective.</p>
<p>Most importantly though, do whatever is right for you.</p>
<p>I seriously doubt that ONE AP class will be what separates you from other students in your school. I would think that colleges place more emphasis on your grades in AP classes and your AP test scores than the specific number of AP classes you took. In terms of your schedule, just try to take a rigorous courseload as compared to your classmates, and you’ll be fine for college apps. In response to your question at the end of your post, admissions officers will not have time to go through each school’s policy and see why every student chose the classes that they did. If you REALLY want them to know something, you can add it as part of the “additional information” section of your college app. I don’t really see a need to though, in this case.</p>