Psychology or AP chem

aquapt
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 23:27:04 +0000

All things being equal, chem. It’s considered much more rigorous than psych, and it will help prepare him to do well in the toughest premed classes.

If you were aware that the psych teacher was a superstar and the chem teacher was horrible, that differential could trump the generic advice. But as long as the class will be a decent experience, go with chem. A lot of students don’t do great on the chem AP test unless the instructor is top-notch or they do a lot of extra prep, but that won’t really matter, as college admissions will be done long before he gets his score, and placing out of chem as a premed probably isn’t desirable anyway. The goal is just to lay a good foundation, and show a rigorous senior schedule for college apps.