Rate these AP Classes

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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Hey everyone! Please rate any of these AP Classes from easiest to hardest if you have taken them or are in them right now! Thanks!!
1)AP European History
2)AP U.S. History
3)AP Psychology
4)AP Macroeconomics
5)AP Calc AB or BC
6)AP Statistics
7)AP Biology
8)AP Chemistry
9)AP Physics C
10)AP Government and Politics
11)AP Comparative Politics
12)AP Lang and Comp
13)AP Lit and Comp

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  1. It’s easy since it’s all memorization.
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Chemistry and Physics C, maybe Bio and Calc too hard regardless. The rest depend on the teacher really.

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ill rate the ones ive taken:
2) contrary to popular belief, this one is insanely difficult
5) easy
6) easy
7) content isn’t that bad, but labs are annoying and tests can be very tricky
8) not easy, but manageable
9) not easy, but easier than AP Chem
10) pretty easy
12) difficult, but not insanely difficult (like AP US). manageable with the right attitude and amt of work

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Ones I have taken/taking:

  1. just started this class, so far it is very easy
  2. [BC] class is quite hard, but AP exam is easy
  3. class is very easy, but AP exam is quite hard
  4. pretty easy overall
  5. class is easy, haven’t taken AP exam yet so not sure if exam is easy or not
  6. probably the hardest class in high school
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The ones that I’ve taken or am taking:

2: Easy
4: Easy
5: Easiest
8: Easy and cheesy. I like cheese.
9: A little less easy. I’d say that you may have some… friction along the way (C what I did there?)
12: Pretty Easy
13: Annoying.

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I’ve taken the vast majority of these, so here’s my ranking:

Original, for comparison:
1)AP European History
2)AP U.S. History
3)AP Psychology
4)AP Macroeconomics
5)AP Calc AB or BC
6)AP Statistics
7)AP Biology
8)AP Chemistry
9)AP Physics C
10)AP Government and Politics
11)AP Comparative Politics
12)AP Lang and Comp
13)AP Lit and Comp

My rankings:

  1. AP Psychology
  2. AP Stats 3.AP Government and Politics
  3. AP US History 5.AP Lang and Comp 6.AP Macroeconomics 7.AP European History
  4. AP Biology
  5. AP Lit and Comp
  6. AP Calc AB
  7. AP Calc BC
  8. AP Chemistry
  9. AP Physics C (Both Exams)
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I’ll use the “content” system (to get an official view, check out tariffs on UCAS, the British “commonapp”. APs carry different “tariffs”.) This matches very closely the unofficial way colleges see APs.
Obviously this only applies to elite college - at your state flagship or any college that admits more than 50% students, an AP class is an AP class.

GROUP A APs, Light
3)AP Psychology
6)AP Statistics
Also: APES, AP Human Geography

GROUP B, solid content/non core subject
4)AP Macroeconomics
10)AP Government and Politics
11)AP Comparative Politics
Also: AP music theory, AP Art history
(music theory is held in high regard, too, because it’s both very abstract and technical)

GROUP C, Core
1)AP European History
2)AP U.S. History
5)AP Calc AB or BC (for college admission purpose, no difference; however, for stem majors and tech schools, BC is weighted more)
7)AP Biology
8)AP Chemistry
9)AP Physics C (for college admission purpose, well-regarded for Stem majors/tech schools)
12)AP Lang and Comp
13)AP Lit and Comp

You forgot AP foreign language, which is considered a core subject and as highly regarded as Physics C and Calc BC (especially if coupled with AP Lit, or if two languages are presented)

You shouldn’t adopt an 'everything but the kitchen sink" approach to APs; top colleges expect 4-8 if your school offers them, and among them you should have one from each from English, Math, Science, Social Science, Foreign Language OR double up in one area. So, 5 APs and 2-3 in subjects you’re interested in, and you’re good. If you’re really good at a subject, taking a dual enrollment class all year at a local community college (thus doing the equivalent of 2 Aps per year) is better than piling up random APs.