<p>For my JR yr schedule I will be taking AP Eng Lang, APUSH, AP Pysch, Trig, Spanish 3.
I am most concerned with sleep and time, since I have student government in the morning before all classes.
At my school AP Bio is said to take a long time, but I’m not sure about AP chem. Is AP Chem time consuming? Is AP Bio more rewarding? And if you were to choose which one would win? By the way, not looking into doing pre-med/ engineer and all of that stuff, just taking one for four years of science. Thanks.</p>
<p>AP Chemistry is actually and usually less time consuming then AP Biology. </p>
<p>It’ll depend on what you want to be when you grow up…usually, AP Biology wins on rewarding, but if you’re looking at prestigious colleges, usually AP Chemistry wins on rewarding, besides that AP Biology.</p>
<p>I’m doing AP Biology next year, simply because that wins on having a better chance of having to do with my future, plus I find it way more fun than Chemistry. (opinion-based)</p>
<p>Undecided? Go with the class you’ll most likely get an A in.</p>
<p>@elefish92
Hi. I’m taking regular chem with the same teacher and despite barraging the class with constant ambiguity, he is a reasonable teacher. However, sometimes I notice that he makes our class easier purposely. For example, we have “take-home quizzes”, instead of tests. Although it is “take-home” (wink-wink), the problems are often lengthy and challenging. I worry about what comes when we have actual in class tests.</p>
<p>For AP Bio at our school, the teacher is glorified for her great teaching, yet the course demands much work in time. In fact, it is during our last period so that when taking tests, they can overlap thirty minutes after school is dismissed.</p>
<p>From what I have said, which route do you think I should take? Keep in mind I have tons of EC’s, and it gets overwhelming sometimes.</p>
<p>Well,</p>
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<li>AP Biology, IF you do not mind a lot of memorization and work, because that’s basically what it is, which is why your teacher does that. </li>
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<p>If you absolutely hate workload and do not want to deal with managing, I’d say AP Chemistry. Your teacher probably does that because Chemistry is a subject that’ll take some time to get, depending on the teacher. I have Chemistry right now and I can’t even produce a few inches of it, because of my teacher being horrible. </p>
<p>Do you have any preference of what are your possible majors or what you want to be when you grow up?</p>
<p>@elefish92
Honestly, I am conflicted about my plan of major. At first, my plan was to become a physician, but after contemplating the grueling years of studying, I decided not to. Right now I’m looking into the career fields of an economics and business. Hopefully, I will become a MBA of sorts, and get a great position in a business. </p>
<p>@elefish92
My chemistry teacher is incredibly fast… Although only in general chemistry, only about 5% of his students have A’s. He is not hard, but he does not teach any of the material. You do the homework in the textbook and from there figure it out yourself. You should have seen me when I first started stoich haha.</p>
<p>Business? It shouldn’t matter then on what class to take. Yeah, if it was physician it would be recommended to take both xD and I am still very iffy on becoming a psychiatrist xD.</p>
<p>From there, I’d say go with the class on you would have a better chance of getting an A. :)</p>
<p>That’s pretty much the same for me except it’s more gruesome -.-’ Like the majority of the classes we would just chill and do nothing and he expects us to do outstanding on the tests xD Only the seniors have As in my class, but that’s because they took Physics ._. I only learned about Stoichiometry, but that was because of Algebra 2 (ty dimensional analysis).</p>
<p>@elefish 92
I have been a school counselor for over 20 years. Reading over your question…you are not leaning towards a science major, so base your decision on which subject you like better. You’ve had HP Biology and HP Chemistry…do those teachers teach the AP? If so, you have the advantage of already knowing the teacher. If not, ask the students who are currently taking AP Bio and AP Chem. Ask them how much time do they devote to homework? If you are looking at majoring in Business, then shoot for the class that will get you the “A”. Stanford and most of the UC’s are very selective as you probably already know. Ask around before you make your decision. The best of luck to you!!!</p>