<p>Hello! So for my senior year I had a plan to take:
AP lit
AP gov/econ
AP physics
multivariable calc
AP spanish
elective</p>
<p>However, I have to choose between spanish and physics because they're only offered at a certain time. I'm not really sure which carries more weight and they are both equally difficult at my school. I plan on applying to schools like columbia and johns hopkins and plan to go on a pre-med path so..any advice or suggestions??</p>
<p>Id say physics. I dont see how ap spanish will help u at all</p>
<p>Unless you are going to study abroad in a country filled with native Spanish speakers, take AP Physics. Not only for the experience (for pre-med), but you can either take the same class for college or take a more advanced course for medical school or the like.</p>
<p>I would absolutely do Spanish because it tends to earn you far more credit than physics does. Don’t listen to them!!! Look at it this way. You’ve probably spent years learning Spanish and only one in Physics, so the Spanish test covers more content. Columbia is an exception because it gives a lot of credit for Physics B. JHU doesn’t give any credit for B.</p>
<p>Honestly neither will look better than the other, so take whichever seems more interesting. Unless you haven’t taken any physics (regular or honors) at all, in which case you should take physics because most colleges like to see you take all 3 main science courses. </p>
<p>If you are in senior year at this time, you should have some idea (at least narrowed down to a few schools) where to go for college or what is your intended major. You should be able to find out which AP test score would be more helpful for you. Some schools have a limit on AP credit, so many senior students would even skip the test if they know they would not even get any credit from it. AP Spanish usually gives you a lot more credit than AP Physics. But if you are an engineering major, the credit for Spanish may be not required for some schools. Taking the AP test or not has minimal, if any, impact on your admission. While taking the class itself is more important as this is counted for the course requirement.</p>