<p>I am thinking of applying to Northwestern, Rice, Dartmouth, and a few safeties. </p>
<p>Here's my schedule so far:</p>
<p>AP French
AP Calc AB
APES
AP Lit
AP Eco/AP Gov't
AP Physics B
Anesthesiology Internship/Independent Study</p>
<p>I am considering majoring in the biological sciences or physical sciences. I don't know if I should change Calc AB to BC bc I'm not a good math student and don't know if it will add more work to schedule. I also sort of want to trade APES for AP Stats or maybe French for Stats. Please help. Thanks.</p>
<p>Please help? anyone?</p>
<p>I would not trade french for Stats, but APES for Stats sounds good as long as you are interested in math and using your calculator. I’m pretty sure that Calc AB/BC are not that much different in difficulty, so if I were you I’d take BC because it looks better for college. Just my two cents…</p>
<p>If you’re planning to major in biological or physical sciences and are applying to those schools, you should definitely take calc BC. </p>
<p>Also, I wouldn’t give up another class to take AP stats. You can always self-study it.</p>
<p>Is calc BC that much harder than AB because I am a REALLY bad math student. Ironically, I’m good at math for Physics and other science-based math. I got a B first semester of Pre-Calc and barely an A the second semester. Should I still take BC?</p>
<p>Yes. Calculus BC is not harder, but it’s more.</p>
<p>For AB, you have limits, derivatives, basic differential equations, related rates, integration, slope fields, and solids of revolution. For BC, you have all that plus series and a few other minor topics.</p>
<p>I really don’t see any reason for you to not take BC.</p>
<p>I would keep your schedule the way it is. It is pretty well rounded right now, but if you were to change anything, I would go to BC Calc. Keep french, because keeping a language will have you look more well rounded than 2 maths. I would also keep APES, because it will be a complete opposite of physics and broaden your curriculum. I don’t think you should take stat, because I find it extremely boring and you say that you’re not a good math student.</p>