<p>My junior year, I am set to take AP Chem. Plus, I will already be taking 4 AP courses, on top of that. I know I will have a lot of homework already, and Chemistry will add and additional 1 hour to an hour and 25 minutes, per night. I would like to become a neurosugeon, so I know that I will have to take it in college anyway, and I will not recieve credit for it. I want to have a really strong backround, and it will make taking it in college a lot easier. So, is it really woth it?</p>
<p>Depends on your other options.</p>
<p>How do you know you won’t get credit for it? A lot of times colleges will except AP credit for classes pertaining to your major so you can skip the intro classes and go straight into more advanced classes.</p>
<p>The truth will set you free.</p>
<p>I took AP Chem in junior year, too (I’m now a rising senior) and I can confidently say that it was the best decision I had ever made. I started off with a B and ended up with an A, though, which wasn’t at all what I was expecting. I’ve always seen a ton of A’s on my report card, and I’ve never had to work harder to pull my grade up, but it made me a better thinker on so many levels. Plus, I got a 5! And the colleges on my list give credit for it. </p>
<p>HOWEVER, if you’re planning on taking four other AP’s, I urge you to reconsider it. I’m taking 5 next year, and I would not have taken AP Chem with any of them. I mean, I’ve signed up for AP Physics and am reconsidering that for AP Bio, but I would not have taken chem with either of the two courses, or even with a math/english/social studies AP. Not at my school, at least. And not with the teachers I know who teach these three sciences!</p>
<p>YES! AP Chem is sooo worth it. I’m a freshman in college and I’m already wayy ahead of my classmates in my math and chem classes (you learn tons of problem solving techniques, etc). Plus AP Chem is one of the few AP tests colleges are willing to accept for credit. The test is super hard so don’t get discouraged ( I thought I was going to get a 2 and ended up with a 5) but the benefits are way worth it.</p>
<p>No one has a better reason to take AP Chem than anyone entering the medical field. I hardly ever got any homework for the class, so your estimate of the workload may or may not be over the actual amount. The class is easy enough for most of the year, but really starts to kick in towards February, so it shouldn’t be too much of a problem juggling it with your other APs. Trust me; I took AP Chem senior year along with 6 other AP classes, and I was sort of fine. </p>
<p>Even if you don’t receive credit, it’ll make your time in college that much easier.</p>
<p>You should probably take it if you want to take chemistry in college. Where I go to school, most people who took intro chem had already taken it in high school and most if not a very decent amount had received 5s. However, succeeding in college chemistry has more to do with your study skills, math/problem solving skills, and your natural aptitude for it. I myself had really enjoyed chemistry until I took AP chem. If it is taught to the test it is an absolutely boring and uninspiring class. The AP test is based on two things: plug and chug and very superficial explanations of concepts (like le Chatelier’s principle. The math behind it provides quite a bit of insight, but in my class at least we just used vague words about the equilibrium being stressed). All of the problems for each concept are essentially the same except they are reworded differently, so once you may be solving for the heat capacity another time the change in temperature. Chemistry in college is much more interesting, and is harder for students because you actually have to have a real conceptual understanding of the material.</p>
<p>AP Chem was one of the most rewarding classes I’ve ever taken. It was totally sink or swim–I got 96s on some tests and 48.5s on others (seriously). There was NO homework except for a few take-home tests which were usually not terribly difficult. If the class provided at your HS is anything like mine, go for it. It’s really a satisfying experience.</p>
<p>chem = <3. So sad I don’t get to take more chem probably ever 
4 years of it and then splat… I feel like a part of me died a little.</p>
<p>Yes it is worthy. It is not so time consuming compare to APUSH.
I took AP Chem in 10th grade without any regular chemistry.
I got 5 on AP but only 700 on SAT II.
If I go to UC system, I will get 8 credits.</p>
<p>AP Chem is freaking easy.</p>
<p>depends on the teacher…mine was 1. crazy 2.tough 3.hard grader and 4. put stuff on the tests that we didnt know. but i ended up getting the 5 and the 800 so it’s all chill. if yiu havent heard any weird stories about your future teacher, go for it</p>
<p>Took AP Chem my sophomore year, and it was the best class I ever took. So, in a word, yes.</p>
<p>It depends on if you have a good teacher (talk to students who had him/her in previous years). I had a great teacher, and he didn’t assign much homework (although he gave plenty of optional work to give those who were struggling or absent help, and he offered plenty of help to anyone who did that work). I was able to do really well in the class (and the exam). But I knew going in that I would have a good teacher, since I had him the year before.
It also depends on if you think you can handle the workload.
It also depends on if you did well in a previous chemistry class if you took it.
If you are a yes to all three (or didn’t take a previous chem course and are a yes to the other two), then it’s a great course and I would say yes. If not, I can’t really say no because I don’t know your situation (and I don’t think any of us can).</p>