<p>AP BIOLOGY, AP CHEMISTRY, AP PHYSICS</p>
<p>Which one should I take for Junior year?
I want to go into the medical field..Also which is the most difficult, and the most easiest out of all three?</p>
<p>You're going to have to take all of them if you're going to study medicine. There's not really an easiest or hardest. Some people are just better at one than the other.</p>
<p>If you are planning to apply for accelerated medical programs, I advise that you take both AP Chemistry and Biology. Your grades in these subjects will be key determinates to your acceptance at such programs. </p>
<p>If it is too much of a load, I suggest you take AP Chemistry first. Most accelerated programs require only physics so it is not a must to take AP Physics.</p>
<p>Top colleges typically want the big three at any level. Because you're interested in medicine, I would say that AP Chemistry is probably the best choice. You'll end up taking all of them at very high levels, anyway, but AP Chem is something you should take because you should get all the chem in that you can to prepare you for organic chemistry.</p>
<p>Which combination is more 'do-able' if it is necessary to take two science APs in one year: 11th grade: AP Chemistry + AP Physics B? Then in 12th grade: AP Physics C + Biology? How important is it to get in two years of AP Physics --B and C (calculus based)?</p>
<p>You only need 1 year of physics. Do AP C, not AP B.</p>
<p>In 11th grade just to AP Chem, and make sure you keep your other grades strong. Then, in 12th grade, do AP C and AP Bio.</p>
<p>In our school AP Physics B is a prerequisite for AP Physics C (1st semester= Newtonian Mechanics; 2nd semester = Electricity and Magnetism) and AP Biology is a beast! Still, it might be really good to tackle a college level biio course in a smaller, more supportive atmosphere.... hmmm...</p>
<p>Only do AP C if you have taken calculus previously, or are taking calculus along with AP C.</p>
<p>Right, that's why it's best to wait for AP C until senior year and do AP Chem or AP Bio during junior year.</p>
<p>One approach is to take whatever high school level science you took in your sophomore year as an AP level course in your junior year. I know many students who took HS Chemistry as sophomores who are taking AP Chem as juniors. The entry level material is fresher in your mind when you are in the AP course the following year. AP Bio and AP Physics could then be taken as seniors. Two AP science courses your junior year would be more difficult with everything else going on with SAT prep etc. </p>
<p>The College Board recommends that both AP Physics B and C be preceded by a high school level physics course. This is not the case in many of our local school districts. AP Physics B is used as an entry level “high school course” in the junior year with the option of AP Physics C as a senior. I don’t know too many school that would allow AP Physics C as the only physics course taken at the high school level but I guess there are exceptions. Although it can be done, it does appear difficult to take all 4 major AP Science courses including AP Calc during the four years of high school.</p>
<p>The prereqs for AP C at my school is either HS physics (honors or AP B) or AP Calculus.</p>