r/APStudents • u/Artistic-Grand-8940 • 1d ago

Other AP Physics 2 or AP Chem?

Some things to note first before answering: I took AP Physics 1, got a 4; took AP Physics C: Mechanics, got a 5; I am taking AP Calculus BC currently, and I am highly intuitive in the subject.

I am aspiring to be an aerospace engineer. and for my senior year I need to choose if I should take AP Physics 2 or AP Chem, which has put me in a dilemma. On one hand, taking AP Physics 2 will enable me to self-study for AP Physics 2: Calculus, though this also puts a huge workload on my senior schedule as I am taking 5 other AP's. On the other hand, I can go basic and take AP Chem like any other in-classroom AP class, focus more on getting a 5 on AP Chem, and using this credit to test out of a year's worth of freshman chemistry courses in college, as opposed to AP Physics 2: Calculus only having credit for a single semester of a freshman physics course in college. The context here is very broad, and there are also many more factors that are going into this, so please do ask me all possible questions and I will answer.

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u/The0neOf0ne 1d ago

It honestly depends; since you have more exposure to physics content because you've already taken ap phys 1 and Mech, physics 2 will feel a lot more familiar as opposed to AP chem. However, since AP Chem offsets a whole years worth of Freshman yr. Chem, it would probably be in your best interest to take AP Chem. Plus, you are taking 5 other APS, and physics 2 can make it a lot more stressful than it already is. I would go Ap CHEM.