Taking ap physics b while majoring in physics

Colleges & Universities Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hi, well here’s my situation… the best teacher in the school is going to teach ap physics b, while an utterly insane one is teaching ap physics c. Does it really look so bad to take ap physics b when ap physics c is available when I want to major in physics?</p>

<p>P.S: Just due to my interest in the field, I will most likely be self studying ap physics C, but colleges will not know that from ap exams since it is during my senior year.</p>

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<p>bump thanks ;]</p>

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<p>anyyyone? 10 char</p>

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<p>I don’t think your decision will make or break your admission. Physics at MIT is tough stuff from what I hear. </p>

<p>Little things like this, I’m sure the very thoughtful admissions folk will have already encountered. </p>

<p>That said, I don’t think you are admitted to a major, so the overall strength of your profile is what counts. If you do want your specialized knowledge to make a significant impact on admission, then you probably want to challenge yourself with Olympiads, research, etc, which go beyond what standard curriculum offers.</p>

<p>I’m kind of answering this generically - it doesn’t sound that specific a question for MIT.</p>

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<p>By the way, some independent advice to you, from someone who has some interest in physics - try to study something like Purcell, i.e. the slightly more theoretical books, if you have the time. It’s not necessary at all for AP Physics C. But it’s a nice thing.</p>

<p>You may get to MIT, decide you don’t want to study Physics anymore. You may become an EECS major, maybe. Who the heck knows. </p>

<p>But if you spend your younger, more open days, learning the foundations of the more serious stuff, you’ll find it infinitely less tiresome to go back to the subject and read it for fun later.</p>

<p>Right now, as a math major, I find it hard to do much except pretend that I can understand physics…some day, when I really don’t have the patience for anything but mathematics. I wish someone had made me learn some theoretical physics and a lot of other things when I was younger, just to have basic exposure.</p>

<p>Yeah, yeah, I’m still young - that’s easy to say - in practice, it’s hard to find infinite amounts of time when what you do consumes a lot.</p>

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<p>Oh I see, thanks for all the advice. I plan to go through the Feynman lectures during my senior year ;D</p>