Too heaby load for Sr. year?

mathmom
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:42:00 +0000

If she hasn’t taken AP Calc, she shouldn’t be taking AP Physics C. Personally, I think a general physics course should be taken before Physics C in any event. It will give you a better overview of the subject.

Neither of my kids took AP English as seniors - in fact they didn’t take honors English as seniors either (though they’d taken honors English the other years). According to them the teacher of honors English made it even more demanding than the AP course. Instead they took English electives and enjoyed them thoroughly. Older son got into Harvard and Carnegie Mellon. Younger son got into Chicago EA, the American University honors program (with a big merit award) and is waiting to hear from the rest.

My kids both found AP Bio time consuming but not difficult. My younger son is finding AP Physics C (having already had a physics course) quite challenging. He’s working hard for a B. (Older son thought all physics was a breeze.)