<p>So I have an empty slot left for next year and I don't know what to take with it. I'm already taking 3 APs, and I'm trying to decide for the last slot if I should take AP Psych or Anatomy and Physiology. I like A&P but does AP Psych appear more rigorous to colleges, simply because of the AP title? Which ones should I take?</p>
<p>At my school it’s mandatory for 12th graders to take ap psych, or just human behavior. If it were me I would take A&P and self study Psych. You could probably study a few weeks ahead for the psych ap test and still get a 5.</p>
<p>I do not think a college would weigh one class over the other. It wont be much of a deciding factor in admissions so just take what you are most interested in.</p>
<p>Yeah I’m more interested in Human A&P even though I think Psych is also cool. Does it not matter on my college application? Having an AP is generally better, right? </p>
<p>And yeah I thought about self-studying AP Psych, but the class doesn’t appear on my transcript so is that less attractive to college?</p>
<p>Colleges like seeing you take initiative and challenge yourself, especially if you get a 5. The main thing for ap classes is upping your gpa.</p>
<p>well then is self-study and get a 5 on the exam better than taking the class and get a A and 5? Self-studying is obviously harder and I figure colleges will value that more.</p>
<p>If you have room for an ap, then you should take the class and take the ap test. You can raise your gpa and get college credit.</p>
<p>Any subject where you could “study a few weeks ahead…and still get a 5,” isn’t going to have the shine you think, with adcoms.</p>