Why should I take AP European History in High School (Sophomore)? Im planning to be a nurse and go to a nursing school.?
Im just wondering if its worth it if I take AP European history in high school sophomore year, but planning to be a Registered Nurse in the future.
I know there are subjects that are required for Nursing,… like Biology, Chemistry, English, foreign language, etc.
I know people say that AP Euro is hard
Is it worth the time? Will it help me in the future/college? If not, will it be easier to take Honors World History?
AP European History is the only AP class available for sophomores (in school [Not sure]), I think they told me that.
ALSO…
If available in school, will AP Biology help me in college if I take it next year , even though I already had College Prep(normal) Biology Class in my freshmen year?
I like learning Biology though than History, I think
If you like history and are good at it AP Euro is a good course, at our high school it’s offered to seniors as sophomores have to do the second year of the New York Global sequence. (Some substitute AP World.) I would say if you think you are headed for nursing AP Bio makes much more sense. That said, you should make sure you also have a year of chemistry and a year of physics. Most students who take AP Bio will have a high school level of bio before they take it. AP Bio is notorious for covering a huge amount of material. It’s not necessarily difficult material to understand, there’s just a lot of it. You might want to ask your GC what the typical schedule is for students in your school to be accepted into nursing programs. I’m pretty sure that a good grounding in science will be important.
You are so much more than your future career. Hopefully you plan to get a bachelor’s degree along with the RN degree. The AP course could count for social science breadth credits that might be required by your college. Another possibility is that you change your plans once you are in college and the AP courses counts towards graduation.
You will likely take plenty of biology courses in college, since you are likely to major in a science field. Become a well rounded person and choose subjects you may not have time for in college. Knowing about the world is always a good thing. Taking a second biology course may be something you would enjoy.
You need to discuss the plan for the rest of your HS courses with your guidance counselor.
You are young enough you may choose a different medically related field once you are in college as well. For HS your game plan would be to meet entrance requirements for colleges, not just nursing schools. Check on health care careers and requirements for them as well to see if fields you never heard of may be a choice. Do start volunteering to show interest and learn more.
My son, a STEM person, did not have either of the above courses offered by his HS. He took AP US History instead of the regular version as a sophomore and a summer AP Govt course. He took the advanced biology course offered but chose not to attempt the AP exam the night before (he had many other AP exams he was studying for). He did other AP versions of other sciences as well. Was a college math major who took three philosophy courses along with several other nonscience courses he did not need for graduation.
I mention this because you are never limited to classes that are good for your intended career/college major. Being well versed in other subjects is more interesting. HS may be a better time to explore other fields. I must admit I met my social science courses in any field but history in college- unless you count History of Science and Art History classes I took as electives. I’m a physician and glad I also took a Symphony course in college (along with having had band in HS). My H says I took a course in everything. No- but much more well rounded than his Indian education. Nurses we have worked with have included some very knowledgeable and interesting people with a variety of nonmedical knowledge bases. Again- think beyond nursing when choosing your classes.
No, you do not need to take AP anything your sophomore year of high school.
If you want to take the class because you think it would be very interesting, and you are willing to do all of the extra work for it, then it would make sense for you to take it.
Here are some reasons why it is good to take AP classes in high school:
there will most likely be required general ed courses - you will have more choices about what you can take if you have already taken a number of them;
at my daughter’s college, she regrets not taking more AP classes - she has a lot of friends who are now officially considered “second year” as they went into their second term freshman year - they no longer are required to be on the required “freshman meal program” - they can now use their $ to buy wherever they want/make food, etc, and not pay the big bucks for the required (and not well liked) meal program;
schools with more rigorous programs will look more favorably on students who challenged themselves more in high school - more AP = more challenge;
If you have a choice, take the AP Biology. Shows your commitment to it, you could score well enough to pass out of 1st year Biology (but for a nursing program, probably not - they most likely require it.) Even if you don’t pass out of 1st year college biology, you will have a good background in it, which will make studying for all your other classes a little easier when you get to college.