<p>I'm a rising junior and next year I can take AP Physics or AP Chem (I'll be taking AP Calc BC for math). I'm planning on majoring in engineering so my parents are really pushing me to take AP Physics but my junior schedule is already packed and from what I've studied over the summer (I've taken Acc. Chem but not Acc. Physics), Physics is WAY harder for me. My parents say it's only because I had to study physics is so little time (1 month-ish) but it makes me pretty nervous.</p>
<p>Bottom line: AP Physics junior year which is a more challenging class and might look more focused since I plan to apply to an engineering summer program too OR AP Chem and make my life easier and re-study physics for senior year (when my grade won't matter as much anyway)?</p>
<p>Any input would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>If you’re taking AP calc BC, take AP chem with it… You can use that AP calc knowledge for AP physics senior year. I took both AP chem and AP calc BC my junior year and yeahh i didn’t really enjoy it. Calculus was so boring and chemistry gets tougher as it goes on especially the buffers. On top of that i was lazy so i was expecting myself not to do so great on my AP exam but i still passed (:</p>
<p>Well you can take both anyway. I would take AP Chem while the class is still fresh in my brain, and then take AP Physics (whichever you were considering, B or C) senior year.
Have you explained to your parents that there is such a thing as CHEMICAL engineering? You still need to know physics, but chemistry is even more vital there.</p>
<p>Take AP Chem junior year alongside AP Calc BC. Also, if your schedule permits, maybe double up on the sciences and take Acc. (Accelerated) Physics to give you a bit of a foundation in Physics, then take AP Physics (B or C, whichever you want) in your senior year.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies! Yeah my school doesn’t separate B and C but it’s probably C since you need have taken (or be taking) calc.</p>
<p>@SarahLlama: That’s a really good idea but unfortunately I don’t have room for the double lab period.</p>