<p>I’m in 8th grade and taking APs for the first time. Does anyone know which is the hardest of these three? People have told me Calc AB is easy. But, we’re 3 weeks into school and have not gotten to limits yet. I got a high A in Pre-Calc last yr, but didn’t do so well in World History.</p>
<p>You’re only in Calc AB? Why didn’t you do BC?</p>
<p>Calc AB is easy
People say world history is hard but it was easy for me
Psychology is super fun and easy</p>
<p>Holy crap, you’re in 8th grade and taking 3 APs?</p>
<p>I could only do AB. We do BC nxt yr.</p>
<p>what have you done so far in your math class, op?</p>
<p>It really depends on the type of person you are - i.e. if you’re inclined to mathematics, calculus would be the easiest, and if you’re not, probably the hardest.</p>
<p>For the math AP, I wouldn’t recommend learning the material in AB/BC over two years. If you’re looking at calculus in 8th grade, you should probably be able to learn all that material easily in a year - otherwise you’ll probably bore yourself with the class. You should definitely check out some competitions (USAMO, IMO if you can make it) to develop problem solving and proof writing skills. That’s probably more useful at your age than higher level mathematics. It’ll also help establish some fundamentals for higher fields (algebra, number theory, analysis, etc.), so learning those topics will be a lot easier. Then, instead of wasting two years on calculus, you can just wait a year or two and then only spend a few months learning those calculus basics and get more use out of your time.</p>
<p>World history and psychology aren’t too bad - guessing for those two can actually go a long way so with minimal studying, you can get a 5 (though it’s pretty scary). But as long as you can think analytically (which is more difficult for young people since the skill develops with age), you should be fine for both. But don’t take them haphazardly - you don’t want to waste $100 on a 4.</p>
<p>I second everything that @kirito69 said in his/her second paragraph. If you’re taking calculus as an eighth grader, by all means, you should be taking BC. AB will be, essentially, a waste of time. Math competitions (I feel like you might already be involved with them) are a great way to develop mathematical and problem solving skills beyond the paltry stuff they call “math” at most high schools.
As for APWH and AP Psych, I self-studied both my freshman year (along with a few others) and got 5s on all of them. If you’re taking Calc as an eighth grader, and you’re not too one-sided (i.e. only gifted in math), you should be fine. I really enjoyed the subject matter in APWH and AP Psych, and I hope you do too!</p>
<p>@bv112 We’ve only done derivatives, limits, and indefinite integrals. I’m going ahead on my own time bc we’re moving a little slowly</p>
<p>@FutureOncologist Daaang man. How’d you get so ahead? That’s like… very ahead. ._.</p>
<p>8th grade?!
Anyways I took psychology and it was pretty easy for me since I love psych and biology.
Best class to take just for easy college credits since MOST schools take psychology ap credits for electives. </p>
<p>You should also just take BC since you get Bc and Ab subscore. (2 in one wow)</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the replies.
Anyone have any ideas for review books?
I want to cram over WB.</p>