<p>AP Physics C really isn’t necessary in high school, unless you want to get the credit for being a chem or physics major. (I don’t know what other majors require calc-based physics, but even with chem it’s flexible.) Personally, I’d hold off on calc-based physics unless you’re absolutely sure you need it.</p>
<p>AP Chem is definitely helpful. I took AP Chem my senior year of high school, got a 5 on the AP exam, then took Gen. Chem at Pitt and got an easy A. (I chose not to take advantage of my AP credit in the science courses.) I feel like Gen. Chem at Pitt isn’t completely ridiculous, so the background I had from AP Chem helped me to do well in those classes. Granted, I’m a chem major, so that’s kind of my forte. :)</p>