AP BIO vs. AP CHEM

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Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:03:56 +0000

Okay, so from what I can tell, taking AP Bio or AP Chem will have the equal benefits as well as disadvantages, and the best-case scenario would be to take both as a junior. Currently, I’m at the top 5% of my class (out of 500, so about rank 20) and as of first quarter freshmen year my ACT was 25. I’m trying not to be presumptuous here, but I think it may be likely that I’ll have an ACT score of above 30 next year (and just as likely that I won’t). I’ve got some pretty EC’s and assuming I am considered as one of the top competitors for Northwestern, will the fact that I doubled up on honors bio and honors chem my freshmen year help Northwestern into accepting me much? In other words, how much does Northwestern take into consideration your course load. I’ll definitely be the only student graduating with 5+ years of honors/AP science in my class. Also assuming I do take AP Bio and AP Chem simultaneously next year, what science course would I take? (I’d have finished every science course my high school offers, so I would move up to my community college, which offers a lot more classes than my high school). -Thanks