AP Chemistry [versus more advanced physics after AP physics C] and Engineering

blossom
Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:11:47 +0000

MIT conducts longitudinal analysis on its students (surprise, surprise). And perhaps they’ve removed the credit option because they have actual data that shows that taking AP Chemistry is NOT predictive of doing well in engineering. So the data might show the opposite of what you’ve stated.

Data is always a tricky thing. One thing that has not changed is that MIT does not admit by major. So taking AP Chem to “impress” the adcom’s that you are a serious engineering applicant is not a successful strategy.