Which AP courses should I take?

thenerdyjew
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:15:15 +0000

To be taken at school:
AP Calc AB
AP Calc BC
AP Bio and AP Chem (try both in same year)
AP Econ
AP Art History
AP Euro History
APUSH
AP Lang
AP Lit
Only take AP Music Theory if you:
A) Play an instrument
B) Have room in your schedule
and C) if you are actually up to learning all the crap that you need for the test (which I hear is INCREDIBLY difficult). If you don’t have all 3, don’t bother self-studying, it’s a waste of your time to self-study it.
Unless you are extremely gifted at art, don’t take APSA. It can’t be self-studied because the “AP exam” is actually just a portfolio, so don’t do it if you aren’t good at it and up to a whole year of art.

To be self-studied:
AP World (look at the study guide book; if it’s too much info, take it at school, if not, then take it; try not to, it’ll bring down your GPA if you care about that kind of thing)
APES
AP Psych
If you are good at math, Self-study AP Stats; if not, just take it at school