I took 5 AP classes in my Junior year: Bio, Chem, Calc BC, Env. Sci, and Chinese, and last three of them were self studied. I got all 5s. My biggest concern is that even though I’m going to apply for Chemical Engineering most likely, I didn’t take an AP Physics exam mostly because our school doesn’t have that course. I’m at least going to take normal physics class next year, but obviously I won’t have an AP Physics score to showcase to colleges. Will this hurt my chance getting into prestigious engineering colleges? If so, since I am strong at bio, chem, math, is there any other field suitable for me? Still, chem. engineering is my first choice.
No, if AP Physics is not offered, then it’s not offered. No college expects you to “showcase” a course that’s not available. Along those lines, I hope you were not self studying your 3 APs to showcase either, because admissions does not care about that. Having a base of the three main sciences plus some AP sciences is more than adequate, in terms of science coursework. What’s as important,if not more so, are your grades, scores, essays, ECs, and recs.
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Well… It actually kind of was… But it doesn’t hurt right…
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It does not hurt if it did not distract from other things, like ECs. And it depends upon how much work went into self studying, since all AOs know that some APs are lighter weight than others, whether via a class or self studying.
Hopefully you will have take A physics class, even if not AP. That is normally expected going into a STEM major.
Chemical engineering programs in the US tend to be designed with the expectation that incoming frosh have had high school chemistry, high school physics, and math through precalculus. Obviously, it is a bonus if a frosh has had AP chemistry, AP physics, and AP calculus going in, but it is not generally required.
Note: AP physics 1 or 2 will not give advanced placement for an engineering major. AP physics C may, but should not be counted on for that due to college physics courses covering other topics and/or using more advanced math in many cases.
Thanks guys. I am planning to take regular Physics class next year (even though I wish I took it earlier so that I could have taken the SAT subject test). Good luck to anyone else who are also applying for engineering.