<p>Im a junior and im working on planning my senior year... And im having a hard time deciding on classes, i could use some input.</p>
<p>Im taking ap calcAB currently(i hate it so no way im taking BC</p>
<p>My choices are:
*Ap stats( my school requires math senior year)
*Ap bio( my favorite science course)
*Ap chem( im going pre-med so it could help)
*Ap pysch( it seems interesting but idk if its practical)
*Honors physics( is it nessisary/ look better on aps then ap chem?)
*Ap lang( is an upper level english nessisary for a good college?)</p>
<p>Maybe give me the 3 classes you think are best? And any other pointers are welcome:))</p>
<p>I was looking for AP Physics among your options; that would’ve been my top recommendation. Since you haven’t taken a preliminary physics course, I’d suggest Honors Physics. In any case, here’s what I would take (in order of priority):</p>
<ol>
<li>Chem (since you’re going into pre-med, you should take it; plus, a well-rounded high-schooler should have at least one AP science course)</li>
<li>English Language (you practice some useful skills; some will benefit more than others)</li>
<li>Bio (probably good memorization practice–you’ll need it in pre-med)</li>
<li>Stats (fun course, changes the way you look at studies and such)</li>
<li>Psych (somewhat interesting and applicable, not difficult)</li>
</ol>
<p>Stats and Psych should be the easiest, if you decide to take either. Personally, I enjoyed my Stats course more than any other AP (both the material and the teacher were interesting), and I’m currently self-studying Psych. However, the other APs probably look better to a college, since they are usually more challenging.</p>
<p>Also, make sure you get a 5 on the Calc exam.</p>
<p>@ OP: You don’t need prior physics experience to take Physics B, just a strong grounding in algebra 2 skills.
You don’t need a freaking five. People need to chill, you don’t always have to be perfect on the AP tests. Sometimes you don’t even use the credit in college. You’ll have a far superior teacher in college if you find you need to repeat Calc 1; a lot of the other students in my Calc 1 class in college were repeating the course and found it a lot clearer the second time around (I was taking it as a first timer after a not-so-strong PreCalc course in high school). I’m currently having a similar experience in physics (though it’s physics with calculus, and supposedly more advanced than the physics b equivalent). My professor is so much better at teaching me mechanics here.
Oh, and I go to Smith College and got into several other schools at the same level as a potential geoscience major, so I do know what I’m talking about.</p>