<p>I want some advice on my courses for next year, my senior year. I want to "double up" in AP Chemistry and AP Physics B, but I don't know if I'll be able to handle it. I'll already be taking (hopefully) AP Lit, AP Statistics (or AP Calculus BC, if they offer it), and AP Human Geography or AP European.
I am a strong math and science student, though. I found honors chemistry and honors physics to be very easy, but a lot of people have told me that AP sciences move much, much faster and are much, much harder. At the same time, though, some people have told me that doubling up in these two courses is doable.
In addition, I have to make up my mind before mid-to-late January because wethe girls who want AP Physicshave to come together and somehow convince the higher-ups to keep AP Physics, as this was the first time in years they offered it, and they are threatening to not offer it next year.</p>
<p>It’s definitely doable…
As a junior right now I’m doubling up in AP Bio (lots of busy work) and AP Physics C (lots of studying). However, I’m not taking an AP history (the only one offered at my school is APUSH, which is way too much work in something I’m not even interested in).</p>
<p>I don’t know how much work Human Geography or AP European is, but if they don’t require much more work than regular level history, then it should be fine.</p>
<p>AP Lit, it doesn’t seem that bad but maybe it’s just my school. At some other schools, I’ve heard it’s almost as much work as APUSH. If it is like that at your school, it may be wise not to take it (unless, of course, you’ve exhausted the english classes up to the AP class). </p>
<p>AP Stat, as long as you have common sense and are fairly good at math, shouldn’t be too hard. As you say that you are a strong math and science student, it should be pretty easy. </p>
<p>If you had a pretty easy time in honors chemistry, you should do fine in AP Chem. Unless your teacher didn’t do anything in honors chemistry and your AP Chem teacher is known to be hard, it will be easy, or so I’ve heard from people who are taking AP Chem. </p>
<p>I don’t know about physics, but I’m sure it’s the same way as the chemistry scenario. My school, they don’t require you to take any physics classes before going into the AP Physics courses (B and C) and most people do fine. So I’m pretty sure your schedule is doable.</p>
<p>At my school, AP Lit and Human Geography are very intensive with their homework loads. If anything, there’s no homework. </p>
<p>I’m doubling up in sciences, AP Chem and AP Physics. I’m not seeing any trouble with it. I enjoy the subjects very well an I’m excelling in them. I’m in Calc BC and, personally, that’s where the difficulty starts. </p>
<p>That schedule is extremely doable. Have fun!</p>
<p>Physics B will probably be a joke for you since you already took Honors Physics and excelled in it. Seriously, you’ll probably already have a basic understanding of the curriculum.</p>