How difficult is taking AP Physics concurrently with AP Calculus AB?

RichInPitt
Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:15:17 +0000

It’s very dependent on the individual student - we don’t know your capabilities work ethic, history, etc. Some students obviously take no APs. Many take 2 or 3 without issues, though some struggle. When you get to 4,5, 6 - the workload is very heavy but there are certainly students who succeed with that courseload.

Having said that, my D took AP Physics C and AP Calc BC at the same time without issue. I would bet everyone in the Physics class was in either AB or BC, as it’s a co-/pre-requisite. At least at our school, Physics C typically self-selected to the top students. I think there was only one class of 25 in a graduating class of 550.