5 AP Classes Sophomore Year

Picapole
Thu, 17 Jul 2014 04:32:55 +0000

I don’t think you should take AP calc, AP chem and AP physics 1 all the same year. At our school, AP stats is considered an easier AP to take. In my mind, removing it won’t save you enough stress.

The only class you really must take sophomore year: AP calculus so that it immediately follows precalculus.

So, either postpone the AP Physics 1 or the AP Chem.

Other factors to consider:
Sketch out your four year plan. You need to have some hard classes left for your senior year or the colleges think you’re skating. Also, are there sequences/requirements at your school we might not know about? Are you taking a foreign language?

Who do you want for references? Some teachers are known for giving “great” references. Yet, some admissions officers will discourage you from giving sophomore teachers for your references. So if the guy you think will give a great reference is the only physics teacher, you may want to choose that class to move to junior year.

How many APs does your school offer in total? Sometimes we assume here on CC that everyone has 16 APs to choose from at their school.