Taking no AP history if offered?

havenoidea
Sun, 27 Jan 2019 00:12:35 +0000

S is finalizing junior yr schedule and is conflicted on whether to take APUSH or AP CS A (could only take that if he took regular US history over the summer). Other classes would be multivariable calc, AP phys C (both parts), AP Spanish, English (no AP offered) and instrument. He could have taken APWH this year (sophomore) but chose not to (took AP calc BC & AP chem). School offers no AP Engl. or 12th grade AP history.

He is aiming for a top school. Would taking APUSH be better than taking the computer science class? On the flip side, would APUSH be too much with the other classes? He doesn’t know what he plans to major in, and doesn’t dislike US history, just wonders if he’d like compute science.

Thanks!