<p>Well basically I took Calculus AB last year. Got a B and a 5 but had a really terrible time in that class because of the workload and the pop quizzes and everything. I am going to be on the pre-med track and would prefer not to take Calculus again until college. I am in AP Statistics now and have even taken a 6 week dual-enrollment class in Statistics this summer so I feel like it won't be as difficult as Calculus would be on me. I already have tons of work from AP Chem and SAT/ACT prep and the Calculus teachers in my school are ridiculously difficult :l</p>
<p>So anyway, my questions is whether taking AP Statistics would seem like a cop-out to colleges? I have taken AP Lang (A and a 5) and decided not to take AP Lit just b/c I don't enjoy English but do you think they'll see all of this as slacking off or something??</p>
<p>AP stats is not seen as rigorous as AP Physics BC, but in as much as you are taking AP Chem - I don’t think it will be seen as a cop out. The college will want to know from your counselor whether you are taking a challenging class schedule. It certainly looks as though you are. I wouldn’t worry about it. Best of luck.</p>
<p>I think it is fine as you are not going for engineering or physics. Another consideration is for the credit you may get from the AP. As you have Calculus AB already, the additional credit you may get from Calculus BC or Statistics are about the same. I often feel it is a waste of time to take both AP Calculus AB and BC.</p>
<p>Yes I will have had 9 APs by the time I graduate so I think my counselor would call it challenging. I also learned integration by parts last year from my teacher so I think I would be able to bounce back when I take Calculus I in college.</p>
<p>I would be less concerned about how colleges perceive your schedule than your actual attitude towards a love of learning.</p>
<p>Your post indicates that you are shying away from both demanding Calculus and English classes this year. You will likely have “tons of work” next year in college from professors who are “ridiculously difficult”. Depending on where you intend to matriculate, you may well be surrounded by classmates who have excelled at Chemistry, Calc BC, Lit (even if it isn’t their thing), SAT prep and more.</p>
<p>I know there are people who can do a million things at once but I tried that last year and even though I managed to do well, I started having panic attacks constantly. I currently go to a competitive public school with no grade inflation or leniency, especially in APs, so yes, I do want a little bit of a break this year. My summer vacation wasn’t even a vacation because I had 4-5 different classes. I’m exhausted! I just want to focus on AP Chemistry because I have a teacher who expects me to know things I never learned and my SATs which could get me a scholarship.</p>
<p>Your health is far more important than college admissions.</p>
<p>Hopefully you have learned more about yourself through these decisions. Highly competitive programs aren’t for everyone. Don’t worry about what other people (even adcoms) think.</p>
<p>Sarainbow, best to have a great GPA first quarter to send to colleges than a bad one with an overwhelming schedule.
I took AB last year and took AP Stats instead of BC. I’d rather take an easy A (and it’s still an AP!) than struggle all year for a B. And it gives me more time for apps. With 4 other AP’s this year it seems fair aha. Good luck!</p>
<p>I don’t think it is negative to take AP Stats class after you have already reached a level in calculus. But I am wondering if the stats class is just a duplicate class after you have already taken a college stats class? Seems redundant.</p>
<p>That is what I was thinking but I did not learn much in the college class. My teacher’s syllabus is a lot more extensive than my professor’s. It was a very short class in which a lot of information was left out. I have been in AP Statistics a week and have already learned things I had not known before, so I don’t think it would be that redundant.</p>