AP Chem vs AP Physics

Polymath2499
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 02:16:38 +0000

I am currently a Junior taking AP Chem and to say that class is killing me would be an understatement. The teacher does not help me in anyway and has a reputation in our school for being notoriously hard. I currently have a terrible grade in that class which is depressing because I scored a 97 in my Honors Chem Class. I have an option to instead take AP Physics 1. My only concern is that colleges will feel my Junior courseload wasn’t as intensive compared to my peers. I also heard they don’t care about AP Physics. Should I just stay in AP Chem (and get a B for the year) or switch into AP Physics (A for the year)?

PS. I’ve been a straight A student throughout highschool and have taken the hardest available classes (so this doesn’t always happen)