<p>Unfortunately my school doesn't allow students to take AP classes until Junior year, so I'm already behind in that department. I want to take some AP Exams just so I can advance faster in college, considering I'm already behind. But, I must decide by Friday<-another reason I hate my school-our AP deadline is this week, those jerks. I want to study chemical engineering, but I'm not even in calculus yet! My school determines your math and science advancement path in 6th grade, so I'm punished because I wasn't a highly motivated 11 year old. UGH! I do very well in math now by the way as well as science. I'm in AP Chem and Pre-Calc Honors, no such thing as an AP Math class besides Calc. You must first take Honors level chem and bio. And the only way to take AP Chem or AP Bio, is after or while you're taking AP Physics, which I simply don't have room for. You see my dilemma I hope. At my school, nobody take AP French or Spanish either because we offer University classes, with which you are guaranteed credit. So I will graduate high school with merely 3 AP Courses under my belt: APUSH, English Lit, and Physics B. I plan to study French and Latin, both of which I am enrolled in my highschool's university course, in college. Which of the following would be easiest to self-study, perhaps through the use of an online course: AP Latin, AP French, AP Chem, AP Bio? Are there any other suggestions for self-study that could get me out of some prerequisites?
WOW I sincerly apologize for the massiveness of the preceeding paragraph...<em>holds head in shame</em></p>
<p>AP biology is definetly easy to self-study.
AP chem not so much but u could try an online class</p>
<p>the languages are very hard b/c they require u to be MORE than fluent</p>
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Says who?
That's fine.
So why should that stop YOU from taking one?</p>
<p>Four APs would be fine. Since you are taking a college-prep course in both Latin and French you don't really have to self-study either one, only review to adjust for the difference in emphasis between AP and the courses you are taking.</p>
<p>Chill. You'll still be ahead of the game with your current activities. Don't kill yourself for no reason.</p>
<p>The kids on CC freak me out!! Haha, perhaps I was a BIT melodramatic, but college research in the weee hours of the morning/late night will do this to you. So, do you think AP French or AP Latin would be be best instead of AP Chem? Which one, any experience? And AP Bio isn't bad??</p>
<p>If you're already in AP Chem, take the exam. If you're already in a college-level language course, take the exam for that language. Add those to your other three and you're ahead of the game. </p>
<p>You don't need to self-study for any exams that are not associated with courses that you are already taking. AP bio is best taken after taking a college-level class, whether it is called AP Bio or Advanced Bio or whatever, something all the "bright" folks at CC don't seem to understand. </p>
<p>If you enjoy and perform well in math and science, you are a desirable candidate for a chemical engineering degree program. Show off those traits on your essay and extracurriculars. You don't need a zillion AP classes.</p>
<p>The average student still takes between 1 and 2 AP exams total during their college career.</p>
<p>AP Bio is super easy. I was in the class, but it was a total waste of time. we did absolutely nothing. I looked over Cliff's for about a month before the test during my ap bio class (about 45 min. each day) and i got a 4.</p>
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AP Bio is super easy. I was in the class, but it was a total waste of time. we did absolutely nothing. I looked over Cliff's for about a month before the test during my ap bio class (about 45 min. each day) and i got a 4.
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I hate posts like this because it's entirely subjective.</p>
<p>I also found AP bio easy, but about 80% of people don't. It's ridiculous to think that anybody (even a randomly picked CCer) could look at Cliffs a few minutes a day and get a 4.</p>
<p>I took Bio 2 years ago... But, I liked it and did well... So you think I could study myself and be okay? I'm seriously considering AP French, but I read in another post, I'll quote the reply, "You need to be MORE than fluent" to take an AP language exam... This true?</p>
<p>Um..............no. Sure, the fluent speakers are going to create a major curve, but it's definately possible. I need to take it next year as a junior and tht's i'm not even close to being a fluent french speaker. As a matter of fact, no one in my whole class is fluent in french (spanish, yes, but not french). I would also reccommend taking AP Bio and AP Physics concurrently next year, and the AP chem and AP Calc the year after. If you like math I would recommend AP Stats.</p>
<p>Biology's easiest. I didn't go to class all year, didn't study, and still got a 5.</p>