Self-Studying Physics

<p>Hi. I'm a Senior and didn't have the chance to take physics at all at school. It didn't fit into my schedule and I wanted to focus on more humanities classes since that's what I'm looking to major in. </p>

<p>I don't want to be left out of the loop and want to prove I know physics, so is it advisable to try & self-study SAT physics? I took the practice exam on the CB website and I did OK, I got almost all the easy & medium ones right. I'd just have to study for the harder concepts but it seems like it'd be doable.</p>

<p>Should I do it?</p>

<p>Physics is a difficult subject to self-study unless you have previous experience with it. Have you taken algebra-based physics? A better way to demonstrate your knowledge would be to study AP level physics. If you haven’t had much exposure to algebra-based physics, I’d recommend AP Physics B and if you think you can handle calc-based physics, you can try AP Physics C. I think B is more for humanities majors while C is for your prospective engineers/scientists.</p>

<p>Just saying, CB questions usually aren’t very accurate imo. The language tests are harder than the CB questions, and same with bio and math. I agree - physics is a difficult science and requires a lot of application.</p>