Should I take AP environmental science if I'm going to be in 4 other AP classes senior year?
Yeah, sure! I think you could definitely do that. When I was in high school, I took 3 AP courses my junior year: Chemistry, Statistics, and Calculus AB. I couldn’t fit any more in my schedule, so I decided to self-study a few. I registered for the AP Human Geo and AP Environmental Science tests, and then promptly forgot to study. The week before the exam, I read the review books for each of them. I wrote down the most important material and memorized it. I watched some videos from Bozeman Science for AP Environmental.I got a 5 on both tests. In fact, I was the only person at my school who got 5 on AP Environmental – I scored better than everyone who took the class. I was shocked. I thought both of them were very easy. If you’ve taken AP Biology already and gotten a 4 or 5, AP Environmental will be easy for you too. Also, it seems like you’re passionate about environmental science. If you are, it will be easy to study and learn the material.Now, you’re actually taking 5 AP classes already – there is a seperate test for AP Micro and AP Macroeconomics. So I would be aware of that. But if you feel up to it, I would totally sign up for the class. If you think the class would be boring, just self-study it! Buy a review book and read the material. Go on your own field trips to lakes, ponds, mountains, etc, and collect samples or conduct experiments. It may even be more fun that way.
Is taking AP Environmental Science worth it?
I took that class and did not try at all, didn't study for the AP so I got a 2. My college didn't care. It just depends where you're applying. APs look good, and if you got a C in an AP it would be like getting a B in another class, but it still wouldn't look that good. But apes is pretty easy, so you shouldn't do that poorly in it if you put in some effort. I'm not even sure colleges see your AP scores if you don't submit them...I really don't think mine saw that score. The 4's and 5's are only important because you can get college credit for them (sometimes 3's too). But if you can't use them, I'm not sure they even look at them. Also, the other person who answered me is sort of correct. The government also hires archaeologists all the time, and it's a contracted job so it's pretty legit. The pay isn't anything to marvel at, but it's not hard to find a job as an archaeologist. If you want to be a reputable and successful one, however, you really need to get your masters and, eventually, your doctorate. You're going to need a specific area of research and interest and you're going to spend your life dedicated to that. Most archaeologists are professors during the year at universities (a highly competitive job, I should add) and direct digs in the country of their interest during the summer. It's really, really fun, but you have to be extremely dedicated to learning a whole bunch of crap.
Should I take AP Environmental Science?
My school offers either AP Environmental Science or Chemistry I Analytical for Sophomore science classes. I want to be an astronomer or psychologist (haven't decided which), and people tell me that Chemistry I would look better. But I want to take AP Environmental Science more because I've always been interested in the environment. Chemistry is okay but I don't find it as interesting. What should I do?
Is AP Environmental Science Worth Taking?
Is APES worth taking? I heard it goes well with AP Biology, but some colleges tend to not give credit for it. I am not particularly interested in ecology but I do like learning about evolution. I will be taking AP Calculus AB, AP Stats, AP World History, and AP Biology for sophomore year. Should I take APES along with AP Bio as a supplement? Should I take it in school or online (kind of like self study since you are teaching yourself the material technically)? Should I wait until senior year since that may be too much for sophomore year? Or should I not take it at all? What does the course entail?
Should I take AP bio or AP environmental science?
AP biology for sure!It's one of my favorite classes and really influenced my career goals. It is definitely more challenging and fast paced than environmental science, but that's what makes it more fun and rewarding.You will learn a wide variety of topics, from genetics to cellular biology to ecology. (And read the textbook a lot too.)But environmental science is a great class as well! It's really based on biology though.Good luck with whatever you choose!
Would self-studying AP Environmental Science be worth it? How difficult would it be? The class sounds interesting, but I don’t have room in my schedule.
Hey there! I self studied for APES my junior year of high school, and it was great! I was in a similar situation as you, as I’ve always been interested in environmental issues but I just didn’t have space for the class.It’s actually not that time consuming. In my opinion a lot of the questions can be answered with some basic background knowledge and common sense. Learning the rest of the material was pretty straightforward and even fun if you truly enjoy the subject.I know this sounds a little silly, but the best way I found to learn the topic was YouTube. There’s some great playlists out there that I found really helpful. On top of that, get your hands on all of the practice tests and questions you can find.Good luck!
What grade do I take environmental science in?
Environmental science is not just one science but a combination of several others.To fully understand what it involves you need to study it at the University level not at Secondary because at that time you cannot have the background needed.And that is the problem of many people giving opinions about climate change. They do not have the background.For example you need to have a good knowledge on differential equations to understand the Stefan Boltzmann equation to understand radiation.You need heat transfer and fluid dynamics to understand the cold sea stream coming from the Antartartic to the west cost of South and North America aka El Niño.So without thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, radiation, convection, geology, chemistry, general physics, math etc you cannot understand what it involves and makes you easy prey of the snake oil salesman aka attorneys and politician.
Should I take AP Environmental Science next year?
I'm going to be a senior next year and I plan on majoring in biology to be a vet. I've taken Honors Earth Science (A), Honors Biology (A), Honors Chemistry (B+), and Human Anatomy 1 (A-). My tentative schedule next year: Calculus, gym, AP Government and Politics, Human Anatomy 2, Honors Physics, AP Literature, Honors Spanish Culture, and AP Environmental Science. I considered taking the full year course AP Biology but my mom said it would be best to take the second course of anatomy and I have to take physics. But is AP Environmental relevant to Biology major with a prevet concentration?
Should I take AP Environmental Science or physics/AP physics?
Depends... are you more interested in learning about nature or things like motion? I think both are interesting, and good to take. Just choose one that you think you will enjoy learning more. Make it a good experience, not something you have to endure and go through stress everyday for. For me, I'd probably go with Physics because I'm more into learning about how things work out the way they do. I like classes that requires me to apply myself and reason through problems, not just to memorize useless facts that I most likely won't remember. EDIT- I just wanted to say, I completely disagree with "millancad" 100%. Every AP class out there should be a challenge, since it's all *suppose* to be taught on a College level. They all weigh the same under the GPA scale (1 point more), and Colleges will give you credit for taking on an AP course, no matter what subject it is. You come into the class not knowing a single thing, so how could Colleges possibly assume that you knew it's an easy course? Doesn't AP mean rigor and challenge? AP Environmental Science may be easy for a student at one school, but it may be hell for another student at a different school, and that applies to AP Physics, or any other subjects. I'm currently taking Trigonometry and I have one of the strictest teacher ever, but he's a good teacher, and I have to say, this class is harder than any of my other AP classes, even though it's just a standard class. I have never felt so good about earning B's before, until I stepped foot into this class. With that being said, take what interests YOU. Colleges WILL give you credit for taking on a challenge and going for an AP course, no matter what.
Course Rigor and AP Environmental Science?
I'm currently a Junior and I was wondering about how my course rigor is in terms of college admissions. I do plan to apply to some of the more selective colleges such as Harvard and Columbia, as well as other UC schools. Side note: I go to a private catholic school so a religion course each year is required and we had other certain required courses. Freshman: Biology Computer Literacy Global Civilization Honors Geometry Honors Intro to Lit/Comp Religion Spanish 1 Intro to Dance Sophomore: Honors Chemistry Honors Algebra 2/Trig Honors World Lit/Comp Oral comm and speech/ PE and health science (each 1 semester) Religion Spanish 2 Intermediate Dance I Drama I Junior: AP Biology AP English Language AP US History Honors Pre-calculus Honors Spanish 3 Religion Intermediate Dance II and then i plan o take AP psychology online this summer what i plan to take senior year: AP Physics I AP English Literature AP US Government AP Calculus AB AP Spanish Languaage Religion I was also wondering whether it would be worth it to add AP Environmental Science as a 0 period for next year, because I want to go into a premed major, and I heard it could be beneficial to do more sciences, but then again, this would be senior year, and when we apply to college, isn't it that we wouldn't have completed the first semester, so they wouldn't be able to see the grades yet? but I was basically wondering if I'm also taking enough AP courses, because my school offers 14, and without AP Env, I'd have 9.