<p>currently I'm taking as a sophomore
precalculus, sophomore honors english, AP Biology, AP Spanish Language, AP European History, and orchestra.</p>
<p>my first draft for junior year schedule looks.. pretty challenging
AP Calc AB, AP English Language, AP Physics B, AP Spanish Lit, APUSH, and AP Stats.</p>
<p>Is this too big of a jump from 3 AP classes to 6?
How much of my time will the work consume? I'm hoping I can fit the coursework in with my Mock Trial, which ends pretty late quite often during the first 3 months.</p>
<p>If you are good enough in math to be two grades ahead in math (taking calculus junior year), why not Calculus BC instead of AB? AB moves at only half the pace of a true university level calculus course, so it should not be very hard for you.</p>
<p>AP Physics B is probably more like an honors high school course than a university level course, and it is not very useful for physics subject credit at university if you are in a major that requires physics – AP Physics C is more likely to be accepted. AP Statistics is generally not considered very difficult, and is also of low value in terms of subject credit (many majors in university require a calculus based statistics course).</p>
<p>You may want to ask your fellow students who have taken the various courses how difficult and how much work each one is.</p>
<p>@ the above poster: I don’t know about OP’s school, but mine doesn’t offer AP Calc BC and I don’t personally know anyone who goes to a school that offers BC. I’d say you should go for BC if possible, though.</p>
<p>yeahh our school has a BC class but we only offer it to those who already took AB.
and our Physics B is considered the hardest in our school, after Spanish Language.</p>
<p>Your school considers AP Physics B harder than AP Spanish Language (which I would never dare take)? o.o Maybe I’m just more scientifically inclined… >_></p>
<p>That seems like a reasonable amount of work. You are definitely going to be more busier, but it’s nothing you can handle, and the benefits (if you pull off the year well) will be greater. If your school only offers BC to kids who have taken AB, I assume that Calc BC only covers the latter end of the freshman calculus course (i.e. Series, Taylor polynomials). If that’s so, it’s better not to skip. You’ll miss tons of fundamentals and practice (even if you self study over the summer), but seeing how you didn’t suggest this yourself, I’ll stop there. </p>
<p>I’ve heard ambivalent opinions on AP Physics B among my peers who have taken it. It seemed too general for my tastes, so I’m just self studying AP Physics C his year. If you’re scientifically inclined, or have any kind of background in basic Physics, it shouldn’t trouble you too much. </p>
<p>It would help to know which classes you enjoy and excel at, so I can see which classes won’t give you much trouble. I know for me, that Calculus and Statistics were relatively easy classes, but to somebody else who enjoys the humanities more, he might not think the same.</p>