AP Chem or AP Bio?

stress4ever
Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:47:57 +0000

I’ve seen posts like this multiple times on CC and have decided to add my own into the fray…

So it’s my senior year, and I can either take AP Chemistry or AP Biology, both of which last two periods.

So, a little about myself. I’m not interested in majoring in math/science or anything of that sort, I’m thinking more of business or finance, or international relations, you know, the social sciences route. However, I haven’t taken an AP science yet in high school and I think it would do good for my resume. (Side note: I am not interested in AP environmental science and absolutely loathe physics belong my wildest dreams, so that’s not an option)

I have no strong dislike for either bio or chem. Actually, both subjects I enjoyed while in the GT level classes. Both the finals for the two subjects were difficult for me, although I received an A in both classes.

I consider myself an English-y kind of person, and I hear that’s good for a subject like bio. Chem requires a lot of application of techniques, but bio requires a very sharp memory. My faith in my memory isn’t really big, and that’s what worries me.

Also, the chemistry teacher at my school I absolutely adore, while for bio we have a new teacher this year and so I won’t be able to know if she is proficient or not.

What do you guys think? This is a decision I’ve been grappling with for several months now :

Oh, and it it is any help, here’s my senior year schedule:
AP Econ
AP Calc BC
Foreign Language
Honors Tech (I hate these mandatory classes…)
AP English Lit
AP Science (chem or bio?)