<p>It seems as if the social sciences offered at most schools are way to high in numbers compared to the sciences. I mean, its crazy how social sciences DOUBLE the science classes offered.</p>
<p>Anyone think more science classes should be added?</p>
<p>At my school, it’s the opposite.</p>
<p>Well with social sciences there aren’t “pre-requestites” needed to take a large portion of the classes. You don’t need to know about Economics to learn about Modern European History. Sciences, on the other hand, only have a few branches (physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science, mainly), and you HAVE to start on the intro course for each. That leaves four intro classes, and then, for those who want to move one, four more classes. Nobody in my school takes physics prior to junior year, so there’s not point in adding a third physics class. Same principle applies to a lot of other science classes. This really limits how many science classes you can have.
Also, they’re just not nearly as in-demand as social sciences. People that love science are a vast minority.</p>
<p>I see what you mean, there are a lot of social studies-based classes in my school. It wouldn’t hurt to add Organic Chemistry, Genetics, Biotechnology and etc.</p>
<p>^All true.
One must also realize that the science AP classes are generally taken as follow ups to honors classes. Except in rare circumstances, a student would take honors Chem before AP Chem, honors Bio before AP Bio, and honors/AP Physics B before AP Physics C. Many of the suggestions for AP sciences popular on CC that could correspond to lower level college classes (AP Anatomy and Physiology, AP Organic Chem, AP Geology, etc.) have no corresponding honors classes (except for at a very few elite public and private high schools) and thus, only a few students would be in a position to succeed in the class.</p>
<p>More sciences than social sciences at my school.</p>
<p>I agree with FastNeutrino. Also at my school a lot more people take honors classes in social sciences, then science and it is the honors students (at least at my school) who chose to take upper level courses as opposed to electives/easy A’s senior year.</p>
<p>@Miscontrued Same here (5:4).</p>