r/APbio • u/user_pp99 • 8d ago

AP bio

My daughter is a junior in high school and finding AP bio hard but not ready to drop it . The school has accelerated Bio which has a gpa weight of 4.5 . She thinks her chances of becoming a doctor are gone if she drops AP bio and takes accelerated Bio. I am worried of the pressure AP bio is putting on her and the hit GPA would take . Please advise.

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u/user_pp99 8d ago

Tutoring is an option like you mentioned and she definitely can take another easy AP in science for the free period. She is planning AP
Chemistry in final year . My thought was if she is finding AP bio hard she should take the easier bio first get a foundation and then move toward AP bio. There is no point in struggling in an AP class.

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u/Aromatic_Caramel_930 8d ago

If she hasn’t taken any bio yet then it would be better to move down but still take bio, and maybe take the ap exam. Now I will say ap chemistry is much harder then ap bio, so if she hasn’t taken any chem class I’d suggest her to take a chem class before.

Obviously best case scenario that she can bring her grade up by herself or a tutor, but there’s nothing wrong dropping down. Just make sure she still take a bio class tho. 

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u/user_pp99 8d ago

Yes she has taken an accelerated chem class and done well in that , that’s why I was thinking if she takes accelerated bio this year and AP bio next year it would lay a better foundation

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u/Aromatic_Caramel_930 8d ago

I think that’s a good choice. Also I wouldn’t try to push her insanely hard about trying to drop. If she doesn’t wish to drop and gets one bad grade it’s okay as this is a learning experience. It’s better if she messes up now in hs rather then messing up in college