Is AP Biology for me? (please help)

ProfessorPlum168
Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:56:23 +0000

I don’t want to sound harsh but it seems like your trying to find any excuse to get out of AP Bio instead of listening to what almost everyone has said, which is that AP Bio is a fairly manageable class. You’re always going to have something else outside of classes to focus on. PSATs and SAT might be this year but then you have college essays for next year. There’s AP tests, subject tests, college visits, senior prom, applying for scholarships that will also happen too in 11th and 12th grade. It’s good that you recognize your limitations, but it’s also good to try and push yourself to be the best that you can be.

Having said that, it generally makes more sense to spread out your science classes, which in this case would be Physics this year and AP Bio next year. The main reason you want AP Bio this year is if you planned on taking AP Chem or some sort of AP Physics next year. But as I mentioned, it’s also good to make your schedule as rigorous as possible each year, that you can handle, and if that means sticking in AP Bio this year and some other science or math AP next year, then that is good too. Having a rigorous schedule is always a top priority for admissions officers, right there with GPA and test scores.