<p>AP English Language and Composition - English classes are whatever. The course isn’t really structured and you don’t really retain anything you learn in the class. Essay writing is a big deal. If you’re good at essays, a 4/5 isn’t hard. You’re going to end up cramming the test-relevant material (content of the novels/plays you’re read, lit devices, blah blah) like a month before the test. I personally didn’t take Lang (just Lit - not the exam though because it was a waste of my time), but all my friends got 4/5s and they’re not exactly rocket scientists.
Effort required for 4: 3/10</p>
<p>AP USH - Straight out of the book - although a lot of material - and very straightforward. I suggest reading the Brinkeley book throughout the year since it has absolutely everything it, and then brush up using the AMSCO book a couple of days before the test. A lot of people say it’s hard, but they’re just lazy and don’t take the time to read. An easy 5 for me, and I’m not exactly a humanities person. I averaged like a 5 out of 9 on the essays since I suck at writing, but the MC was a breeze (and should be a breeze if you read the damn books thoroughly).
Effort required for 4: 5/10</p>
<p>AP Calc BC - If you have a good teacher, it should be fine. If you can’t, you’re out of luck since studying for math out of a book is the boringest thing ever. Personally took AB (wish I took BC since you legit learn like 2 things in AB…), but my friends who took BC didn’t have too much trouble since they had a great teacher.
Effort required for 5/5: depends on your teacher</p>
<p>AP Physics B - Didn’t take and only close with one friend who took it, but having glanced at his PR book, it looks a lot like my honors physics class I took junior year, lol. Moderate amount of material, but not conceptually hard. Not nearly as mathy as C, and no calculus.
Effort required for a 4: 5/10</p>
<p>AP Physics C E/M and Mechanics (Self-Study): A lot of application and problem solving. Since you struggled in Chem, I do not recommend C as you will die. Chem was a joke to me, but I nearly died in C (I did get 5s, but 99% of the class time consisted of me being terribly confused…) Less material than B, but a lot more in depth and calculus-orientated. Compliments BC though. With that said, 5s (most colleges only take 5s for C) are not that difficult (I think about half the kids gets 5s) since the curve is ridiculous. For class exams, the uncurved average was almost always in the 40%-50% range, but about half the kids in my class ended up with a 5 on at least on of the tests. Self-studying will be a pain in the ass - warning: you’ll scratch your head every other paragraph in your book as I have. Don’t take both B and C. Like SteelTrap said, most colleges take C credit, and not the B. I recommend you take C your senior year after you’ve got your BC down. Go ahead and take B, and then C your senior year, though. They’re two separate courses with different material, so if you forget everything you learned in B by senior year, it won’t even matter lol.
Effort required for a 5: 9/10</p>
<p>AP Chemistry: Not difficult; simple calculations, but some of the theoretical stuff can be a pain to grasp. If your teacher sucks, it’s on you to read up on your textbook.
Effort required for a 4: 6/10</p>
<p>To sum it up, APUSH, Lang, and B very manageable, but you might want to reconsider C since you struggled with Chem, and take AB before BC if you know your BC teacher isn’t that particularly great.</p>