<p>I'm not really a science person, so I'd like to skip taking physics in order to take AP Chem in senior year. Is that looked down upon by colleges? I want to go to Yale and I don't want them to look down on me because of that.</p>
<p>Well they will say you are a science person since you are taking AP chem. in my school , if you take an ap science, they make sure you have already taken all of the basic sciences including physics. i dont know if its a bad decision, just one they might not understand.</p>
<p>Is AP Physics offered at your school?</p>
<p>Technically AP Chemistry and AP Physics are both AP science classes. The distinguishing factor really depends on what you are thinking about pursuing in college, but even with that taken into account, they are both rigorous and college-level. If you want to take AP Chemistry, go for it.</p>
<p>My GC recommended to students at my school that we all take Bio-Chem-Phys in that order to be competitive for college, but I don’t think it’s as important as he makes it out to be. It’s far more important to have a rigorous science class at the very least.</p>
<p>I think having AP Chem is fine. Don’t worry about it.</p>
<p>Well, at my school you can take the AP level without taking the basic level since course. I took AP Bio without ever taking bio, but I’m not doing well in it and I’m opting out of taking AP Chem next year. I’m going to take Honors Chem next year because Chem is difficult and I want to have a background in it before going into AP. But I do like Chem, so I’d like to take the AP level in senior year, but that would mean either cutting out another class that I like, or not taking Physics. I can technically fit Physics (AP) in with Chem (AP), but I’d have to drop an elective such as my language or art. I’d much rather drop Physics than those, if it won’t hurt me too much when I apply to Ivys. </p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>I encourage you to review the list of recommended core courses that is often published by selective colleges. Physics is often on that list. I think it unwise to “skip” it, which I’m inferring that you’re doing. If you have taken a year of physics already then my comment doesn’t apply.</p>
<p>fogcity - No, you’re right, I was intending on skipping it. I’m a sophmore.</p>
<p>My question applies to this topic, so I guess I’ll just ask it here. This year (Junior) I took my school’s more selective, audition required singing group which meets at 7th period. We just got class sign-up sheets for next year and I discovered that physics, which I wanted to take my senior year, also meets at 7th period. Would a college consider the schedule conflict or just see that I had neglected to take a physics class. I wouldn’t like giving up chorale very much. =</p>
<p>So you’re taking AP Bio this year, wanting to take Honors Chem next year, and then AP Chem senior year?</p>
<p>What did you take freshman year?</p>
<p>At my school we do Bio, then Chem, then Physics, then you pick whatever science you want, either AP Bio, Ap Chem, AP Physics, AP Environmental Science, or even Astronomy and some other choices.</p>
<p>I would probably take Honors Chemistry next year and then do both Honors Physics and AP Chemistry senior year.</p>
<p>Is the art really important?</p>
<p>Unless it’s level #5 for the foreign language I would try to keep that one.</p>
<p>If you’re not majoring in the sciences, then it’s fine.</p>
<p>Pigs<em>at</em>sea : I’m majoring in English and Psych. Hopefully. You’re going to Princeton? If I wanted to attend a school as competitive as that, would it be looked down upon that I didn’t take that third science?
MirrorImage: Yes, art is really important to me. Nearly all my ECs are creative and it’s one of my biggest passions. & I’ve wanted to learn my language since I was five, so there is no way I’m dropping it.
I can fit both Honors Physics & AP Chem, but a) I don’t want to kill myself, b) I don’t like science and c) I might not have enough room in my schedule for AP Euro or AP Psych, and I’m much more into those than I am into science.</p>