Should I take AP Computer Science Principles after I took AP Computer Science A?

ccuser00
Sat, 11 Jun 2016 21:33:01 +0000

My only issue and source of confusion is that I’ve been receiving different statements.
One of my friends is a student of the teacher that teaches computer science at our school, and she told me that the teacher had said before that people who wanted to pursue computer science as a career should take AP Comp Sci A, whereas people who just want to take a computer science class and not necessarily pursue computer science as a career should take Principles.
The students I know that took Comp Sci A this year all are saying the same thing, that Principles is basically an easier version of Comp Sci A.
Can anyone clarify?