<p>Mkay, so my high school's going to block scheduling this year (my senior year), and they've done quite a bad job with our schedules. I was supposed to take AP Biology and Honors Physics, but instead, they scheduled me for AP Bio and Latin I. I talked to my counselor about it, and we tried every possibility, but there's no way I can take Bio and Physics. What I can do is take either AP Biology OR regular level Physics. I'd really rather do Bio, but will colleges prefer to see a Physics course?</p>
<p>I checked online at the schools I'm interested in, and none of them really specify. They all say that they require 2-3 credits in science courses. Plus, I'm going in undeclared and doubt that I'll be going into Engineering, Math, or Physics. If I do pick a science major, it'd most likely have more to do with Biology.</p>
<p>What should I do? Should I call the schools? Who do I ask for when I call?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>same thing happened with me and i decided to take physics at a summer school for school credit (then i can take AP physics senior year or something)</p>
<p>i'm not familar with block scheduling but either way colleges still want to see at least a year of each science
Chem teacher: "If you don't take Physics, you'll only be able to go to community college"
of course that's an exaggeration but you should take at least a year of it (which is why i took it over the summer)</p>
<p>Yes, well, my school didn't issue our schedules until two days ago, and they were very messed up. (Apparently, I don't have a class at all second period). I'd have taken Physics over the summer, had I known. Plus, my Bio teacher for next year gave us a whole bunch of homework over the summer, and I've already done it. I don't want all that work to be for nothing!</p>
<p>Do you think I ought to call the colleges and explain my situation?</p>
<p>It doesn't matter...you don't have to both take bio and physics...you're going to call a college just for that?</p>
<p>Phew...yeah, I really didn't want to call, but my guidance counselor suggested it. I'm content with just AP Bio, but I don't want it to hurt me at all to not have Physics.</p>
<p>Wait, sorry if I missed anything in your post (I tend to skim very fast lol), but what grade are you going to? And so you haven't taken physics at all yet?</p>
<p>i kinda assumed from the first post that the OP never took a physics course but took a honors bio (or at least regular bio) already </p>
<p>i just think that people must have AT LEAST 1 year of bio, chem, physics
my school used to require physics to graduate, but now it doesn't cuz a lot of people couldn't fit it into their sched
teachers really urge against skipping physics at my school though and a lot of ppl told me the same</p>
<p>Senior year...yeah, I haven't taken it. It's only available to seniors at my school. I had intended on taking AP Bio AND Honors Physics, but because my school is stupid, I can only do AP Bio OR regular Physics. And I already did summer homework for Bio!! Plus I'm a lot more interested in studying Bio than Physics.</p>
<p>Bah, should I call the colleges?</p>
<p>definitely don't drop AP bio. And it's recommended that you take physics, but you don't have to...it's not like that'd be the deciding factor on whether you'd get rejected or not.</p>
<p>but anyways, can you take a physics class outside of your school? that's the only option i see right now.</p>
<p>We looked into taking them online, but only AP's are offered through my school. I'm not doing AP Calc, so I can't do AP Physics (plus I wouldn't want to). And maybe if my school actually had it together and was able to get our schedules to us back in May, like they promised, I could've then taken Physics this past summer. But nope. I'm pretty stuck.</p>
<p>I'm sure there are plenty of websites for regular physics as a high school course...I've never taken an online course (other than Health like 5 credits for grad req lol), but I was talking about taking physics this schoolyear online along with your other courses.</p>
<p>if that's impossible as well, you'll just have to go without physics...as I've said it won't be that bad, esp. if u tell your counselor to explain the circumstances.</p>
<p>Hah, I'm not sure when I'd have time to do a course online, anyway. I work 35 hrs a week, plus I've got clubs, plus homework, plus sleep. It just wouldn't be possible. </p>
<p>I'll just try to get my counselor to explain it to them. I'm not dropping Bio after all that work.</p>
<p>If you haven't taken Physics, take it somehow (summer classes, online, or just boot AP Bio this year). College like to see you've covered your bases in the sciences, though non-tech schools don't officially require it.</p>
<p>Bah, that was a lot of homework for AP Bio that I did this summer! I can't just boot it! I'll look into online stuff, but that's REALLY going to be a stretch. I'll see what I can enroll in for second semester. </p>
<p>Can't I just have my counselor attach a note to my transcript about this?</p>
<p>yeah, as I've said, it's not like the colleges will go "NO PHYSICS SO REJECT"; it helps, but it's not always a req.</p>
<p>for instance my cousin only had TWO years of foreign language but got into Stanford/Harvard, and etc...don't stress about the physics.</p>
<p>(and online classes aren't that big of a deal as you think; I have ONE year to complete the HEALTH course LOL; you dont even have to be committed, I'm only going on and reading stuff about sex and pregnancy on weekends...thank god)</p>
<p>it's just that i thought colleges expected you to have the basic 3 sciences...as in it's so obvious no one even bothers to mention it lol
my teachers highly recommend it, but i don't really have a personal experience in the matter (online courses are just as good even if it's regular...it shows you still took it; you dont' have to take it at your school)
just my opinion</p>
<p>The most important science courses that colleges rather see students take would be BIOLOGY and CHEMISTRY. PHYSICS is important in its own light, but taking AP biology fits your own agenda. My guidance counselor told me that colleges rather see chemistry than physics. We can assume that the life science, biology, is in the spotlight as well.</p>
<p>In the end, it matters that you believe that you prefer and like the course you are in. It is better to lean towards your own desires rather than those of people you do not know.</p>