<p>I hope someone can answer this for me. Basically, I got my school schedule in the mail today and, thankfully, my school offers some flexibility where we can switch out of some classes in exchange for others etc. etc. Basically, I know I’m taking AP Lit and AP Spanish in addiiton to AP American Politics (We the people competition at my school…). I’m a little confused about some classes, just based on teachers I got or conflicting periods, but I figure, before I solidy my final schedule with my guidance counselor, I might as well find out which courses are the most worthwhile to take (of course, in terms of credit offered at Brown). AP Psych or AP Bio? Assume both are manageable (Bio may be a little bit more work but… manageable all the same) and assume I score well (enough for credit) on both exams. Also, we have a new teacher for AP Calc AB - don’t know much about the teacher, but with Brown’s credit policy for math (is there one??), should I even bother taking the chance of getting a horrible teacher who gives a #*##&-load of work?? Lemme know asap!</p>
<p>Math you'll get credit for and you'll also get credit for Bio. Calc AB and Bio were my two easiest APs I ever took. Actually, US Gov was really easy too.</p>
<p>If you aren't in at Brown yet, you might want to think of what other schools take in addition to Brown. </p>
<p>AP Bio and AP psych give you placement. </p>
<p>Credit works strangely at Brown- basically, you can't get course credits for ANY APs, although you can get placement and advanced standing. In other words, you have to get 30 non-AP credits at Brown, but you can use your APs to graduate early if you take extra classes (but the APs still can't count towards your 30). It's confusing. </p>
<p>TAKE AP CALC. It is considered a "benchmark" course. Highly selective schools will expect you to take it. Not taking calc is a bit of a black mark.</p>
<p>Schools also expect you to have taken Bio in some form. If you already have taken a bio class, that's okay and you don't have to take AP bio, but if you haven't taken a bio class, you should take AP bio.</p>
<p>hey matt. i've got a sneaking suspicion that we both know who each other are. :p the thrill of finding someone you know on CC. i took ap psych junior year and ap bio last year (senior year) and psych was a million and one times easier. basically, with wtp and all the activities that i know you do, you're not going to have time to read the bio textbook for every test and study. i didn't and i admit, i didn't do all that well in bio but with bio, how well you do basically depends on how much time you put into it. ap psych is ridiculously easy, i got easy 100's w/o any studying and it's also one of the most interesting classes i've ever taken. so basically, unless you wanted to take more advanced bio classes in college, stick with psych. trust me, by the time december and wtp competitions roll around, you'll be with your unit 24/7 and you won't want to take the time to study for bio. also the bio teacher is amazing, i'm sure he thinks i'm a lazy bum b/c i did so little work for his class. and for your other question, definitely take calc. i know w/o the former calc teacher (who is the coolest teacher alive btw, other than our wtp coach) it wont be the same, but it's not a difficult class.</p>
<p>JEN!! Of course I know who you are :-D Anyway yeah, I got my schedule today and I'm trying to "plan ahead" for what I should be taking. Yes, I'm doing WTP and with all the activities I have, I want to keep work-load down to a minimum. I love Mr. C (it's against CC rules to say names?? w/e you know who I mean...) but I know BIO is probably 10x tougher than Psych. I bet Psych is interesting and useful as well - is it even worth taking a class in it or should I just do independent study? Anyway.. I have Page (yeah, i said it haha)... I know it's not Daykin but, what do you think?</p>
<p>it's also important to consider what you'll be studying at Brown; if you're going into medicine/science, take bio, but of psych is more relevant, take it. it really depends on your interests and what you are planning on doing in college.</p>