<p>I’m currently signed up to take AP Comparative Government, but I’d kind of like to drop it and take Psychology 1 & 2 instead, I’m considering a minor or possibly double major in psych so I’d like to get an introduction to it in high school. So if I did drop the AP Comp Gov would it make much of a difference in college applications?, I’ll still be taking AP U.S. Gov, AP Chem, and AP Calc BC.</p>
<p>College adcoms look for passion. If that’s what you’re truly into, then it looks way better than AP Gov. Conversevely, if you’re really into government and politics, then AP Gov would look better.</p>
<p>You could take the intro to Psych course through your local CC during the summer or through an online course. Depends how much you need the GPA boost.</p>
<p>if you’re interested in psychology take it.</p>
<p>Thank you for your thoughts. It’s not that I’d be taking psych for the GPA boost, my GPA is already good, I’d be taking it because it seems very interesting. Also I was thinking since I’ll be losing an AP exam should I take the psych courses and than self-study for the AP Psychology exam?</p>
<p>AP psychology exam isnt really that hard
seriously i totally BS’d the essays and guessed on like 1/3 the mult. choice and i still got a good score</p>
<p>i think it would probably be one of the easiest AP’s to selfstudy
just get a textbook that other kids in ap psych are using and read it
and since you are interested in it, you wont hate studying it either</p>
<p>I think that it would be a really good idea for you to take the AP Psychology exam if you feel you can prepare for it adequately. A lot of people blow off AP Psych as a joke and self-study the night before with out doing any prior studying. Sadly, this actually works for many, but I wouldn’t suggest it.</p>
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<p>Passion in high school schedules is something made up by CC’ers that want to justify doing what they are truly interested rather than what would actually look good.</p>
<p>Obviously AP Comparative Gov is going to look way better than two non-AP Psych classes. I think we can all agree on that, and if we can’t, you’re having reality issues and are still caught up in the whole “passion” thing. ;)</p>
<p>But ultimately you should do what you truly want to do without needing to justify your actions. </p>
<p>If you think about it, what I just said makes a lot of sense. Whether consciously or subconsciously, many people on this board use the made up concept of “passion” (applying to h.s. schedules) to justify their actions, when you simply don’t need to do so.</p>
<p>there is no such thing as “passion” for a particular subject in hs, as all hs material is very basic stuff. You should choose classes that you can fit into your schedule and work well with your other plans.</p>
<p>I’ve got to disagree with the two above me- I think it would be better to take psych (since you seem to like it, and self-study for the ap… the exam was ridiculously easy; make sure to make it clear on the app. that you’d take the test) over ap comp. gov. Can we all agree that AP Gov. is generally “laughed” at as much as AP Psych at least?
And yes, you can have “passion” for a subject, at least in mild terms. I love psych and I’ve been surrounded by it my entire life; and I also want to minor in it. I think that would count as some form of passion.</p>
<p>OP- this is your last year; do what you think is best, whether that be taking all the AP’s you want, or the classes that will make you “happiest.” It’s all about how you view it.</p>
<p>To warn you though about a major in Psych:</p>
<p>It’s considered one of the “fluff” or easy majors. There’s a huge pool of people taking this major and the job opportunities aren’t that great. Sure, you’ll probably find some kind of job, but you should definitely consider a double major.</p>
<p>Also, AP Psych is one of the easiest classes to learn, and with some common sense and actual studying anyone can get a 5 on the exam.</p>
<p>I’m going to go for a double major in psychology and I’m going to self-study AP psychology sophomore year along with self-studying chemistry. </p>
<p>Which AP psychology book is best to buy?</p>
<p>Annimus- By no means do I plan on majoring only in psychology. I’m going to be a biology major no matter what, I may double major in psychology or minor in it, but it isn’t my first priority.</p>
<p>cchscali- use the barrons AP psych book.</p>