<p>Next year I was planning on one AP science, which would be AP Chem. I’ll be a junior. I planned on taking regular physics senior year. But I might be interested in a STEM major, so I figure that an AP Physics would look that much better. The problem is that we have to complete the regular course before taking AP, so I’m not sure how I would fit this in. I was planning on these classes for the next two years:</p>
<p>Junior:
AP Chemistry
AP English Language
AP US Government
AP Macro/Micro
Honors Precalculus
German IV</p>
<p>Senior:
AP Biology
AP English Literature
AP German V
AP Calculus BC
Photography (required art credit)
Regular Physics?</p>
<p>I was considering maybe studying physics this summer to take an exam to test out, but many people have told me that it would be too difficult. Would only having regular physics hurt me?</p>
<p>I say take physics online during the summer. Don’t self-study for it; I don’t think it’s a good idea. But try taking an online class, which would qualify you to take AP Physics. At my school you don’t have to test out if you take an online class, but anyway do what your school requires you to do as long as you take the class over summer/online. It’s not really going to hurt you taking regular physics, but taking the AP looks better on your transcript, especially given that you want a STEM major.</p>
<p>Yeah, I was thinking about doing that. Online classes are kind of unheard of here, though, but I’m sure I could possibly find something.</p>
<p>Anyone else?</p>
<p>Come on, no one else?</p>
<p>I know bumping this is annoying, but I really have to decide what I’m doing. We are scheduling this week.</p>
<p>I think you should take physics as an online class over the summer, so you could take AP physics, it wouldn’t hurt you if you didn’t, but it would look better (:</p>