<p>I’m choosing between these two science AP courses for my senior year. Any suggestions from someone who has taken either or both in the past? At my school, Chemistry is supposed to be a challenging, yet reasonable class. Physics, on the other hand, is really tough from what I’ve heard and there are Webassigns like there’s no tomorrow. However, I’m more interested in physics and would like to get better at it.</p>
<p>Any input?</p>
<p>Anyone? Please?</p>
<p>Chemistry, self-study Physics C Mechanics.</p>
<p>If you want to go into engineering you should probably take Physics C? Do you know what college you want to go to? Look at the scores they will take for credit. I am going to GT and they only take a 5 for AP chem,but a 4 or 5 for Physics C. I took AP chemistry and AP physics B because of schedule conflicts, but self-studied for Physics C. I did prefer the material covered in Chemistry better.</p>
<p>what are webassigns?</p>
<p>Many schools like their students to take THEIR first-year physics. So I suggest Chemistry</p>
<p>king, do not listen to bacdgk, he is giving you bad advice. If anything, take AP Physics, for AP Chem is extremely simply to study for and theres only a few minute things to memorize.</p>
<p>It sucks you can’t take both, why can’t you? You should try to. They’re BOTH awesome.</p>
<p>If I take both, I’m afraid I’ll get crushed in my senior year. Physics B was quite a challenge this year and it’s unfortunate that most colleges give 0 credit for it. This is such a hard choice!</p>
<p>If you don’t think you can handle it, then you shouldn’t risk it. However if you could handle it, you should cause they’re both great classes. In my opinion, taking them together shouldn’t be a problem but you know you.</p>
<p>Pick Physics, you should have more fun. How did you do in Physics B?</p>
<p>If you are sure you won’t be able to handle both (because I’d recommend taking both, although I didn’t take them both in the same year), and you are equally split and not leaning one way or the other, then what do you plan to major in? Pick the class that will be more relevant to your major.</p>
<p>It’s too tough for me to recommend one over the other.</p>
<p>I would say take both courses. In college you have to take General Chemistry and University Physics at the same time so . . . Taking both APs is sort of the same thing.</p>
<p>I did alright in Physics B. I pulled an A both semesters, but I could have done a lot better if I put in more effort, although I’m not implying that I completely slacked off and didn’t care about it. If I take both, I’m just afraid that I’ll have a miserable senior year. Knowing myself, I will be able to handle both with solid effort. As of now, I’m signed up for:
Multivariable Calculus (finished BC this year)
AP Eng. Literature
AP Chemistry
AP Statistics
AP Microecon
AP Macro Econ</p>
<p>If I were to squeeze Physics C in there, what should I drop?</p>
<p>I would definitely take Physics C over Chemistry because Physics is such an interesting topic. And it sounds like you are good at math so you should do great in Physics. Chemistry is such a bore to me. I would drop AP Chemistry or AP Stats if you were to fit Physics C in.</p>
<p>If you squeeze Physics C in there, I would drop Micro or Macro (in my case, I frankly would drop both given 20/20 hindsight vision, if you want those credits just self-study for it, they’re a joke. I could get ~40% correct on the multiple choice sections without ever having taken the class). Macro was more interesting to me, so if you drop one I would drop Micro. However, they are both extremely easy courses (as well as easy exams) - are each of those AP Econ classes just one semester? Or is it a full year course for each (which would be strange)?</p>
<p>My suggestion for Physics C vs. Chemistry is based on you seemingly wanting to learn both whether or not you take the course (potentially taking the exam for one without having taken the course?). In which case, I would advise taking Physics C over Chemistry since Chem is very easy to self-study for.</p>
<p>Those Econ classes are one semester each. Credit-wise, I’m assuming Physics C would be the smarter choice?</p>
<p>I would definitely drop those econ classes for Physics C. You’ll get a LOT more out of Physics C than you will from Micro/Macro.</p>
<p>I have to take Economics to graduate from high school. 
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<p>Do most colleges require their students to take calculus based physics? I really want to use all this crap I learned in BC towards useful applications…</p>
<p>Calc-based physics is not a part of the general ed curriculum. It depends on your major as to whether or not you must take calc-based physics. Any physics or engineering major will require you to learn calc-based physics.</p>
<p>How bad would combining Chemistry and Physics C be? I’m considering doing that.</p>