Should I take APUSH?

<p>Hey CC,</p>

<p>I'm going to be a Junior next year. I've qualified for AP Comp Sci, Chem, and US History. I'm most definetley taking Comp Sci and Chem, but I'm not sure if 3 AP's is too much. I've laid out the courses that I've taken in high school, and please let me know if it's too much or any other concerns that I should have. <em>Yes, I know I screwed up freshman year</em></p>

<p>Freshman Year
Honors Algebra I: 88 (B+)
Honors English I: 90 (A-)
Mandarin Chinese I: 94 (A)
Honors Accelerated Science --
- Biology Component: 82 (B-)
- Chemistry Component: 94 (A)
- Physics Component: 92 (A-)
Modern World History 9: 88 (B-)
Band (Pass/Fail): Pass</p>

<p>Sophomore Year [3rd Trimester not Included]
Honors Algebra II: 90 (A-)
Mandarin Chinese II: 93 (A)
Honors Accelerated Science II --
- Biology Component: 88 (B+)
- Chemistry Component: <em>not completed</em> Current Average: 92
- Physics Component: 96 (A)
Honors English II: 94 (A)
Modern World History 10: 93 (A)
Intro to Computer Science: 98.5 (A+)</p>

<p>Junior Year Schedule
AP Computer Science
AP Chemistry
AP US History
Honors Pre-Calculus
Honors English III
Mandarin Chinese III</p>

<p>So overall I'll be taking 3 AP's, 2 Honors and 1 regular course. Is this load going to be too much to handle? Thanks for any suggestions.</p>

<p>I’d say it really depends on the reputation of the class at YOUR school. For example, at my HS, APUSH is spread out over 2 years and is generally viewed as being fairly easy. However, there is a huge amount of material covered- you must honestly evaluate if you will have the time to not only do well in the course, but also on the AP exam. Best of luck with your decision.</p>

<p>APUSH is not that hard for me. But AP chem is. Those are the two APs I’m taking as a sophomore. I think 3 APs will be okay. I don’t know if AP compSci is hard. When I first signed up for these two back in September, people told me I chose the two hardest APs. IMO, chem is a lot harder than APUSH. Of course people are different.</p>

<p>I’m going to be a junior next year too ad I am taking 4 APs. I have heard stories that APUSH is one of the harder APS and the test is brutal! (3 essays in 2 hours!) if you want to challenge yourself and know that you can manage your time well, go for it! Best of luck!</p>

<p>Apush is definitely much more challenging than ap world or any other history classes, I used to read around 2 hours 3/5 days every week for that class compared to reading maybe twice a week for an hour for world. Class itself is very interesting and 3 ap isn’t that harsh on you, but my viewpoint is very biased since I go to a school where the majority take around 3 ap in their junior year</p>