SAT PHYSICS: URGENT QUESTION

<p>Hello, I am about to be a junior in high school and I will be taking AP Physics 1 and possibly AP Bio as well. I already took the Math II during my sophomore year and I will take a science subject test this coming June. My question is this: How will taking AP Physics 1 affect my chances at getting an 800? Based on my understanding, AP Physics 1 will be the easiest of the three AP Physics classes available next year. The problem is that my school will only offer AP Physics 1 this year, even though they offered AP Physics C last year. I know that there will be extra material on the subject test that will not be covered in the Physics 1 class, and I am worried that there will be too much extra material for me to study to score well by June. I am considering taking AP Biology as well so that I can take the Biology subject test instead; at least most of the material on the exam will already be covered in school. The reason why I cannot only take AP Bio is because I plan on getting a teacher recommendation from the Physics teacher, and because of this I would rather take AP Physics 1 during my Junior year. How would you compare the Biology and the Physics subject tests? Is one much easier than the other? Oh yeah, I only have a couple of weeks to finalize my schedule. Thank you in advance, any advice would be appreciated.</p>

<p>I would recommend physics. SAT Physics does have a considerable amount of extra material, including thermo, optics, waves, modern physics, and e&m. However, it has a curve which is better than the SAT Bio curve (in Phys, I skipped 8 questions out of 75 and still got 800, while in Bio, I’ve heard that you have to get every single question correct to get 800). I’ve also heard that SAT Bio is a lot heavier on memorization than the AP, so taking the AP may not completely prepare you to get an 800 on the SAT.</p>

<p>Thank you for the info, I will probably end up taking the physics test</p>