By this point, I’ve mostly been looking at the differences between AP Bio and APES - AP Bio will inevitably cause my schedule to bulk up in periods and although I’ve heard good things about the class/its teacher, APES is lab-free and tends to go out on “field trips” for their mini-labs often, which sounds awesome. It’s also been known as more of a “teach yourself” class (to a level other APs aren’t, at least), and I always have more ease taking those kinds of classes.
As for the social science versus any-other-class thing, World Affairs seems like my best bet if only because my school isn’t really the greatest with our class selection… It’s actually pretty awful, but whatever.
Thank you guys so much for your help.