Ap Biology vs. Regular Physics - Which should I take?

CTScoutmom
Sat, 16 Jun 2018 12:44:18 +0000

If you’re planning on multiple history classes in Junior and Senior year, what combinations? AP English plus 2 AP History classes could be too much. You need to plan out all 4 years so you don’t end up overloading. And if you already had trouble taking the classes you wanted this year because of schedule conflicts, you’re likely to have similar problems during Junior and Senior year. You won’t have the scheduling issue if those classes are online, but if you haven’t taking any online classes before, you don’t know if that method will work well for you. You’re suggesting AP Biology, having not taking chemistry (it doesn’t matter whether your school requires chemistry, most of the other students will have taken chemistry, and the curriculum is written with the expectation that you have taken it), and not having access to a competent biology teacher to go to for help if you’re struggling.

Because you’re looking to do something out of the ordinary, you need to plan out all 4 years. Doing so would go a long way to showing your parents and your counselor that you’ve thought this through, and it is a plan that will work. I applaud the idea that you want to try an AP next year, before you jump in to several as a Junior, but you should also consider that HS is a progression, and taking the regular sequence of classes will still prepare you. If you think you need a taste of AP next year, as a form of testing the waters, what will you do if you decide it’s too hard?