<p>I'm currently a freshman.
For next year, I'm planning to take AP Bio, AP Chem, and AP Calc AB.
Do you think it'll be too hard?</p>
<p>I enjoy doing math and chemistry, but I'm not so sure about biology.
I heard AP Bio is a lot of reading and is just self-studying, which I don't really like D:</p>
<p>If it is too hard, what other ap classes do you suggest for me to take?</p>
<p>not really.</p>
<p>CCers will tell you “oh no, that’s easy, I’m self-studying 5 APs and taking 6 AP classes”. Just don’t listen to most of the people on here. Being a sophomore, yes, that could be hard. AP Bio is a lot of reading and studying on your own because it is basically all memorization. If you enjoy math and chemistry then definitely take those classes, but think on biology. You really don’t need to take as many AP classes as you can either. Do how many you think will be manageable. Good luck!</p>
<p>wow my friend is doing that now. It shouldn’t be pwningly tough. I personally didn’t like bio so I took AP Lang and Comp instead, but I am taking AP Chem and AP Calc right now, and it is handleable</p>
<p>Depends on the rigor of each class.</p>
<p>Personally for me, I can’t imagine myself being able to survive with those classes.
As a sophomore, I’m already having enough trouble keeping up with AP Bio and AP US Gov.</p>
<p>Really depends on your school. At my school AP Chem and Bio are exceedingly difficult and very few if any people attempt both in one year, especially Soph year. I go to a gold-medal top ranked public HS too.</p>
<p>Yea, I mean in our school, AP sciences are usually for seniors, and usually not most of them either. Same for Calc. So I suppose if you can handle it, sure. Think about bio though. I mean if you really want to do focus on some extracurriculars instead, leave bio for junior year.</p>
<p>Biology and Chem are completely different sciences, as are the AP classes. Both are extremely lab- and reading-intensive. Taking the two concurrently would be very difficult. If you are intent on taking Calc, I would pair it with one of these science classes, and wait to take the other in a year.</p>
<p>(btw, I’m in AP Chem.)</p>
<p>It won’t be easy, but it’s definitely doable. All of those classes are hard in different aspects. Calc AB (I took BC) moves really slowly but gets a ton of work, AP Bio is just reading, and AP Chem requires you to actually understand.</p>
<p>It’s not hard though.</p>
<p>As a sophomore, you are about a year ahead of normal and doubling up on sciences. </p>
<p>Although, AP Calc AB is a joke.
Doing AP Chem and AP Bio at the same time is really hard though, even for for top students.</p>
<p>You should take calculus BC instead of AB and drop one of those sciences for later.</p>
<p>Say good bye to sleep and a social life. lol KIDDING… sort of.</p>
<p>AP Bio is memorizing. No clue about the others.</p>
<p>AP Physics is your worst nightmare contained in a book. >.< You might like it though. I have friends that loved it.</p>
<p>AP English is if you like writing. alot. Plus you can knock out your english if you want to be a science major or even math. You should look into it.:)</p>
<p>I find AP Chem rather easy, but I took a chem class (honors) before. Ask people who have taken it at your school.
Only take AB Calc if your school requires it before you take BC. Otherwise, it’s a waste.
I haven’t taken AP Bio, but at my school that’s another class where you take honors or regular bio before. Most find it not too hard, if a bit heavy on reading, but it’s probably a very different course since we have a full year of bio behind us. Again, ask people from your school.</p>
<p>Sorry for any weird mistakes above. I’m writing on my iPod.</p>
<p>All the AP classes I have seen require you to have taken it regular or honors. You should check to see if it is recommended. They are equivelent to a college class.</p>
<p>^… Your username is very similar to someone else on here.</p>
<p>Anyway, the only class that people took a regular version of at my high school first was Bio, but that was because they wanted everyone to take it as a freshman. I suppose languages also did that but that’s a different situation.</p>
<p>Even if you are the typical Type-A CCer, sophomore year is too young to succumb to the course load associated with 3 AP Math/Science classes. My school doesn’t offer AP Chem so I can’t speak on that, but Calc AB is by far one of the best classes I’ve taken. My teacher finished the curriculum in just under 20 weeks, but it was a class of about 20 and there were some horrible students. I’m not in the least worried about earning a 5 on the AP exam; so much so that I was able to place into Calc II for the coming spring semester. I have friends who had their asses handed to them by the AP Bio exam only to find that freshman biology is much more enjoyable and less dependent on rote memory. Don’t forget to take APs in the humanities, no matter how much they suck.</p>
<p>^I agree.</p>
<p>THAT IS RIDICULOUS! If you wanna show off how AMAZINGLY intelligent you are to colleges it’s not only via taking as many AP courses, as early as you can. Plus you have to realize that you’ll feel INCREDIBLY out of place socially cause all of ur classmates will be upperclassmen. Just follow your school prereqs for APs as most do (i know that 90% of public hs do) and (try to grasp this) BE A NORMAL KID. I know soooooo many ivy leaguers (if, assumingly, that’s what ur aiming for) that are NORMAL. For goodness sake and for YOUR emotional state take it easy.</p>
<p>That’s not too bad at all. Take it.</p>
<p>@Bayhawk,</p>
<p>At my school, around 60+/75 students receive 5s on the Calc AB exam each year. Compared to the course, the exam is ridiculously easy</p>
<p>To OP:</p>
<p>That depends on the teacher and what high school you go to. Some high schools—like mine—have AP chem that assigns tremendous amount of homework every night that you might as well cancel all your ECs (there’s only like 5 people in AP Chem at my school out of like 3500 students), and if you wanna combine that with AP Bio (a lot of work, too) then you should have a weekly check-up of your dropping IQ and lack of sleep. If you still wanna add AP Calculus in then (people would stuy like crazy just to pull off a B in the class), well, i’ll visit your gave in 4 weeks after you commit suicide.</p>
<p>Other schools, though, have super easy AP Chem, AP Bio, and AP Calc and you can manage all three no problem. </p>
<p>So it really depends…One person may be able to do it at one high school with those teachers but would die if he went to another school and took the same classes.</p>