Physics Options for Senior Year

Applying to College
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<p>I'm building my senior year schedule and am trying to consider my physics options.</p>

<p>I've already taken Physics I and will be taking AP Chem and AP Bio. I need, at least, one-half more credit of physics for MIT/Harvard.</p>

<p>Here are the options I have:
AP Physics—full year—typical AP, textbook-based, etc.
Thayer Model Engineering—1 semester—problem solving course with potential for competition (Westinghouse, etc.)
Physics II—1 semester—regular class, but would probably be nice to have one easier class given my other courses</p>

<p>I'm looking at top colleges (MIT, Harvard, etc.), and will have a full schedule. If I take a one-semester course, I'll make up with a Humanities course I really want to take.</p>

<p>So, thoughts? Which option would you recommend?</p>

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<p>Interesting school system you have.
I’m kinda curious of what sciences you have taken before senior year cuz you’re tripling up in sciences. (which could have been distributed better instead of in just one year)</p>

<p>Let’s see, of course it’ll help to put AP physics to your list, but it may be a burden. Besides, if it’s not AP physics C, you will not be able to place out of a class in college either. So, I recommend the engineering course. It’s good to have a course that is not offered at other schools.</p>

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<p>We have ridiculous pre-requisites.</p>

<p>Before AP Chem, I had to take Chem I <em>and</em> Chem II.
Before AP Bio, I had to take Core Science, Human Bio, and Earth/Space.</p>

<p>So, I took those this year while loading up on humanities APs.</p>

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Hmm, well I think its just B. The one problem I see with the engineering course is that I’m not sure it would qualify as a physics credit. I need half a credit more for MIT & Harvard requirements. Do you think they’d count it, even though its more of a general science course?</p>

<p>Oh, and thanks for the help!</p>

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<p>you guys sure have a lot of classes</p>

<p>as an answer to your requirement question, I don’t know. Would it be a big deal when you’re in? no. But they may consider it in your admission.</p>

<p>Someone else want to chime in about this?</p>

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That’s my worry. :)</p>

<p>And yea, I’d love to hear anyone else’s thoughts.</p>

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<p>Considering you want to go to MIT, I would take AP Physics. Is there any way you could take bio as an honors class or something because three AP sciences is kind of ridiculous. But I guess it all depends on what you want to major in…</p>

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<p>Our school doesn’t have any honors. However, I don’t necessarily have to take bio: I’ve already taken a year of it.</p>

<p>I’m planning to major in Computer Science & Political Science.</p>

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<p>Then I would not take AP bio and take AP physics</p>

<p>And… does your school have a computer science/programming course?</p>

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<p>Yes, and it’s a joke. I could be teaching it.</p>