To A.P. Chem or to not A.P. Chem

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I am currently a sophomore and am currently in Honors Chem. I just did my course selection for the 2014-2015 school year at my high school. My Chem teacher recommended me to take his A.P. Chem class next year.</p>

<p>My teacher is pretty laid back. Last year, the A.P. Chem exam passing rate, of at least a 3, at my high school, was a 0%; nobody passed. And these same students managed to grab a 85% passing rate on the APUSH exam.</p>

<p>Is it worth taking a class you are very passionate about from a teacher that tells stories of how he never wanted to be a teacher?</p>

<p>I don't feel comfortable going to my guidance counselor about this.</p>

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<p>If you’re passionate about it, you could take it and just study on your own a little extra to pass. I’d take it over completely self-studying cause AP Chemistry is good to have as a class, plus the lab experiments help.</p>

<p>I don’t know how bad the teacher is, but AP Chem made me like chemistry more.</p>