Monday, August 15, 2011

Should I take AP Physics B in my sopre year?

Ok.... so physics is a hard cl..... i'm in honors physics at my high school..... and it is by far the hardest cl i have taken through my entire high school career (i'm a junior)..... i have a 4.0 taking all honors calsses and i just got a 32 on my ACT.... i did very well in chem and bio and I'm good at math too.... I would say physics is like an applied math cl.... it's not like chem or bio where you have worksheets that go over concepts for homework (maybe a few math things in chem).... in physics... you learn some abstract law or something... and then you have situational problems for homework that really push your understanding... I know lots of kids in AP Bio and it's not super easy but it's not too challenging.... and I'm only in an honors physics (AP Physics isn't offered at my school)..... unless you've had a physics cl before... i would really think about taking AP Physics.... I'm sure it is very difficult..... But you really need to think about the way you think and process information.... if you are a really good problem solver who likes spending lots of time working out problems and learning about mechanics and electronics and motion and such.... the physics cl would be a good match for you......... especially if you want to major in engineering or something....... but if you're having doubts I would stick with the AP bio.... you can always try the AP physics next year after you've gotten a taste of the rigor of a AP science cl.... And you're going to need a pretty good GPA to get into those schools..... so yeah

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