<p>We don’t offer AP Chemistry at school.</p>
<p>I’m taking honors chemistry next year. Should I self-study AP Chem alongside with it, or take it the year after? Should I just not bother?</p>
<p>I’m self studying 3 APs next year but nothing is set in stone. I would forgo one in favor of Chemistry if I do decide to self study.</p>
<p>It is certainly possible to do so.</p>
<p>Do you like chemistry? Are you going to be a math, science, or engineering major, or are you more oriented towards the humanities or social science? (It’s OK if you don’t know, of course!) Which other APs are you planning to self-study (right now)?</p>
<p>I like chemistry, it’s always fascinated me. To think of how everything is made of atoms which are then arranged that make up everything we see and take for granted every day has always drawn my attention.</p>
<p>Right now I’d like to become a pharmacist, but I’ve always been changing my mind. I know that I’d like to be in medicine, for sure. </p>
<p>I’d like to study Human Geography, Psychology, and Environmental Science. If I decide to drop a test, it’d probably be Environmental Science.</p>
<p>Take AP Chemistry - it is crucial yet fundamental. Also, if you were to drop another test, I’d strongly suggest it be Human Geo.</p>
<p>Any reason why? I started to read Barron’s and it is much more interesting than environmental science.</p>
<p>I think I’ll look into prep books and perhaps a text book if our honors book isn’t enough.</p>
<p>If you’re interested in the subject then that is different; you should drop Enviro. But I assumed you were self-studying just for AP credit, because the three you selected are considered the “easy” self-studies. Of that bunch, I’ve always heard that Human Geo. is the least recognized. But if you have an interest, then definitely do not drop it.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>I will see how useful the textbook is and go from there. </p>
<p>I will probably buy a textbook if I feel it isn’t enough (it should be), and perhaps PR + 5 Steps.</p>
<p>I’m in the same situation as you, I’m taking Honors Chemistry this September (next week lol) and I ALREADY have self-studied most of AP Chemistry within the last two months. I used a Zumdahl textbook that I bought online, Barron’s, and the Princeton Review. Mostly I use PR for questions and barron’s for explanations. Honestly, I don’t really look at the textbook, but it is helpful sometimes. The hardest chapters for me and still for me right now are probably Solutions and maybe Acids and Bases. If you keep practicing questions and read over why you got certain questions wrong, then you can make sure to get those right next time, because I have to say that some of those questions (especially for Solutions) are very tricky!</p>