Does this schedule look rigorous? AP Chem vs AP Physics C

skieurope
Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:12:13 +0000

The only change I can make without reducing the number of APs is switching AP Biology with AP World History.

You don’t have to switch with another AP. Colleges are quite clear that AP’s are not an arms race where the one with the most wins. Take an interesting elective.

Also, even some colleges that accept them for advanced placement suggest that not all students will find it best to take the advanced placement, because the high school AP sciences may not be fully equivalent to the college courses.

I’m in total agreement here. My college, which does, for example, accept credits for Physics C, will not allow one to apply them to a physics or eng major. And for good reason. I scored 5’s on both Mech and E&M, and took and upper level mech class in HS, and the intro mech class in college was soooooo different and harder, and much more mathematically advanced.