<p>For an otherwise rigorous course selection (10 honors and 7 or 8 APs, all the highest level offered for each subject), is it a problem not to take physics? Science is not my strongest subject by far. I have taken Honors Biology (A), Honors Chemistry (A-), and AP Environmental Science (A-). Next year I have a choice between regular Physics (AP is not offered) or AP World History (with AP Biology as another course already on my schedule). Would it be "better" to take Physics since I don't have a Physics in my schedule, even though I'd probably get a low grade (science + math = epic fail)? What are the disadvantages to not having a physics course during the application and admissions processes?</p>
<p>You say science and math are not your strong point, so I’m guessing that you’ll be headed for a Liberal Arts degree. What places are you considering? Plus, taking an AP World History class that you’ll enjoy more and do well in is far more important. If the issue does come up, address it as such. I went to a state university, afetr having taken a regular physics class my senior year - due to the structuring of gen. ed requirements, I ended up having to take a physics class again anyway.</p>
<p>I’d say go with the class you’d prefer to take. Unless you’re shooting for an engineering degree or something similar, I cannot imagine any problems arising from your not having taken a physics class in high school.</p>
<p>Physics will probably help…and you can probably get at least a C. I’m absolutely terrible at math, and I got a C in physics when I took it last year as a junior and was only in algebra 2 at the time.</p>
<p>I’ll almost certainly be getting a degree in the social sciences. A C is a big dent in my GPA when I’m looking at schools like WUSTL (and Yale as a reach for their excellent financial aid). The main problem is that even though I have 4+ credits in every subject, I’ll only have 3.5 science credits (AP Environmental Science was only half a credit). It really boils down to the age old question: get a C in a class I don’t like or get an A in a class I do like?</p>
<p>What other history have you taken? I don’t think Physics is neccesary especially cause you have 2 other honors sciences and 1 AP.</p>
<p>These are the social studies courses I have taken/will take:
Honors Government
AP European History
Honors Geography
AP US History
AP World History
AP Economics (both)</p>
<p>The big problem is that I have 3.5 credits in science and 4+ credits in every other subject. So is it worth getting that last science credit (for a total of 4.5) with a C or a B or another SS subject?</p>
<p>CREDITS
Math: 5
English: 5 (1 @ college)
SS: 7 (1 @ college)
Foreign Language: 5 (six courses; one in middle school, two different languages unfortunately)
Science: 3.5</p>
<p>I’m worried about the way that looks, but the idea of taking physics is… bleh. Not good either.</p>
<p>Lack of physics, which underpins all other sciences and is one of the classic three sciences, might look odd.</p>
<p>If you don’t have intentions on going into the science field as a career, I wouldn’t make taking physics a must. Though if you do have intentions in entering the science field taking biology, chemistry, ap chemistry, physics, ap biology, ap physics… taking at least 4 of the 6 would be helpful. </p>
<p>My original plans was to take either Ap Chemistry or Physics ( ap not offered) next school year ( will be a senior), and likely Human Anatomy as a science elective. I seen my schedule and all was wrong. They only had me with Human Anatomy for my science credit, and since I was seeing it as a science elective ( like environmental science), I now have intentions on switching that class to Physics.</p>
<p>If it was Ap Human Anatomy I would be more okay with taking it as a science class, and not science elective.</p>