<p>Sooo.... Currently I'm taking AP Chem. So far, I think the subject material is challenging enough to keep me engaged but manageable enough to make good marks in. I'm pulling an A+ so far. With all that being said, I have a little bit of an issue with scheduling next year.</p>
<p>I basically have 3 choices for an AP science class to take: AP Biology, AP Environmental, or AP Physics.</p>
<p>Now, at my school, AP Biology is a joke. It's actually dubbed "AP Coloring" by everyone I know who takes it. The teacher inflates students' grades by making page-long worksheets worth 50 points but fails to prepare his students for the AP test. (Many do better self-studying.) On the other hand, however, I'm seriously considering majoring in Psychology, which is pretty heavily Biology based. I would love too take the course, regardless of the difficulty, if I was getting a quality education. Since I'm not, I'm not so sure. </p>
<p>Next is AP Environmental, which is one of the easier AP's across the board. I'm pretty certain that I will be able to do well in the class and on the AP test as well. The teacher seems really nice and passionate about the subject, but I'm not too crazy about the subject material, though. (Rocks and ecology aren't exactly the most interesting things in the world to me.) Plus, I don't want to look lazy to perspective colleges since many perceive APES as Biology for Dummies, apparently.</p>
<p>Lastly is AP Physics. I heard it's a pretty rigorous course. The teacher isn't great, (isn't even certified in Physics) and I'm not too crazy about the course. I don't know, seems very daunting IMO, especially for senior year. I suspect that I could probably pull a low A and do fairly well on the AP Test.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help in advance. It's much appreciated.</p>
<p>Heheh last year(when I had AP Chem) I was considering these exact classes for this year! I am in AP environmental science and AP physics C. Physics is really hard and a huge struggle for me but APES is easy(well the class anyways). I have trouble understanding concepts in physics. Whatever classes you take, don’t take physics and bio in the same year unless you are sure you can handle the rigor. My physics teacher recommended me not to and I am glad I didn’t. plus they are on the same AP exam day. As for AP bio, I heard that it is pretty much remote memorization so maybe take the class but self study if you have the motivation to do so.</p>
<p>If you truly plan on majoring in Psychology, than AP Biology will be most useful to you. However, it depends largely on the college you might plan to attend. The psychology program at my university is much more research based and so has more of an emphasis on scientific discovery in psychology. However, some other colleges (usually liberal arts) will take it in more of a humanities perspective where research in the science of psychology is not so much stressed as just discussing it.</p>
<p>Don’t take a class just because it is an AP class. Even if you take it and score well on the test, that doesn’t mean that the credit will be worth anything. </p>
<p>Even if the teacher isn’t the best and you have to look over stuff on your own (which is how I learn anyway), it may still be useful to take AP Biology. Just do a lot more work outside of the class if it is considered so easy.</p>
<p>Just based on your opinions from reading this, I think it would be best for you to go into AP Biology. The way I see it, it is the one you sound the most interested in, and the only thing holding you back is the teacher, Im currently taking it right now, and i have a pretty good, if not amazing tracher. If you do end up studying it on your own, do not worry, most of the concepts are not very difficult. You just have to be aware that is it A LOT of material to cover. Good luck!</p>