<p>I'm currently a rising junior and I needed some suggestions and/or tips for something I'm thinking about...</p>
<p>Next year, I'm thinking of adding on 2 APs to what I have currently signed up for:
Currently, I am enrolled in:
Pre-AP/Honors Pre-Calculus
Pre-AP/Honors Physics
Pre-AP/Honors Spanish IV
AP English Language and Composition
AP Chemistry
AP United States History
Creative Writing</p>
<p>This is what I'm thinking of changing:
Creative Writing -------> AP Environmental Science</p>
<p>Also, I'm thinking of self-studying AP Macroeconomics. My dad's an accountant, so he would be able to teach me some basics.</p>
<p>So... here are my questions:
1) Would taking 3 sciences (AP Chem, Honors Physics, & AP Environmental) be overkill?
2) If not, how would you suggest tackling them without confusing two sciences together?
3) Would studying Macroeconomics be difficult without a teacher?
4) Review books?
5) Any other suggestions?</p>
<p>1) No, since APES isn’t extraordinarily difficult.
2) Synthesize the knowledge from all 3 sciences and find connections between what you learn in all 3 classes.</p>
<p>1) The three sciences together are definitely doable. Really, it just depends how good you are at then, if you have an basis in any of them, and how much stress you can take. For me, I did Physics PAP and Chem AP together and sometimes it was hard because Honors Physics is one of the hardest classes at my school, as is AP Chem.</p>
<p>2) Really, the sciences do not overlap too bad. From my knowledge, APES does not overlap at all with Chem and Physics. However, Chem and Physics WILL overlap a little, such as with quantum mechanics and such.</p>
<p>3) Self studying AP Macro is not really all that bad. Especially if your dad can help you in any way. I am self studying Macro as well.</p>
<p>4) I’d suggest, and this is what I’m doing, get PR for Macro, Barrons for Chemistry, and 5 Steps to a Five for APUSH. I’m not sure about APES, however, because I have not taken it. AP Lang can’t really be taught effectively through a review book, in my opinion. </p>
<p>5) Perhaps you could self study for Macro now and get that out of the way so that you don’t have to stress about it come time for school. Also, or instead of Macro, you could start learning some AP Chem stuff, which should be relatively easy if you have already take PAP Chem or something of the like. Learn solubility rules, commonly tested Polyatomic ions, etc. Just simple stuff you can easily remember without the need of your teacher. For APUSH, I’d quite honestly start now unless you have an exceptional teacher; there is so much work to be crammed into just a year. In addition, make sure you get any summer reading out of the way for Lang. :)</p>
<p>I took AP Environmental, Honors Physics, and an Astronomy class at the local 4-year college junior year. I did just fine. A lot of the things you learn in sciences often connect to other sciences. Many of the kids who took AP Chem while taking Honors Physics had a head-start when we reached the Modern Physics unit, because they had already been introduced to the concept of a photon and some of the calculations involving photons.</p>
<p>APES and Chem overlap a tiny bit. Well basically, APES attempts to explain chemicals and pollution in an extremely dumbed down way, and you’ll just sit in the back of the classroom and laugh because you have an elite AP Chem understanding of what they are trying to explain.</p>
<p>Sometimes 3 sciences isn’t good, but that specific combo should be fine. AP Chem, yeah probably hard, but AP ES is said to be super easy (haven’t taken it, but also haven’t heard anybody complain about it being hard).</p>