AP Physics 1 as a Freshman?

mk8286
Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:46:34 +0000

So I am an 8th grader and I am going to be a freshman next year, and I am currently planning out the classes I am going to take, and I was wondering if taking AP Physics 1 is a good idea. I am currently taking Algebra 2, and I will be taking Pre calc next year. I took 8th grade level Physics last year, so I do have some background knowledge in the subject. But I asked my sister, a Junior, for advice and she says that I would definitely not even be able to get in the class. She says that there was no way my school was going to allow a freshman to take AP Physics, and I had an extremely small chance of actually being able to take the course. Also, I am planning on taking chemistry 1 honors during the same year, and she says that they were most likely not going to allow me to take two science courses at the same time, and even if I got in, it would be very difficult and I would probably fail. I am pretty confident that I will do well in the course, as I am good at math and science. But do you think I will actually be able to take the course? Should I apply for it? I am aiming to get into MIT so I think that taking AP Physics in my freshman year would look pretty impressive, so I want to take the course.