what should i take? AP Chem or AP Calculus?

Question

hi i want to be a biochem major and for my senior year i was planning on taking both AP Chem and AP calculus becasue im going to need them for college. but now it turns out both are going to be 3rd period so i have to decide which one to take! which one do you think will be more benifical to me if i wanna become a plastic surgeon?

Answer 1

I would definitely take AP Calc. I'm a biochem major in college now, and the chem classes at a university are definitely a lot more beneficial than at the high school level. Plus, it's better to get the calc out of the way so you can start taking the physics sequences for p-chem. The only thing is, I would check with the college you are going to to see if the second calc class is offered the semester/quarter you are starting in college. If not, then you might have to wait a while to take it.

Answer 2

Take AP calculus. Math is math no matter where it's taught, and the deficiencies in the curricula or the instruction, if any, can easily be made up at a later time. A university, though, is almost certainly going to have superior lab facilities and more than likely a higher grade of instructor. Now, neither class is going to have much bearing on your proposed career's day-to-day activities, it seems to me. But cutting on people is pretty complicated, and both would have somthing to offer in terms of useful training in how to think. If you feel that taking both would be too onerous, may I gently suggest that you go into a field where a mistakes are somewhat more tolerable, say, Poli Sci or Meteorology.

Answer 3

I would take the AP Calculus. Your college's Biology and Chemistry Departments will have a particular sequence of Chemistry courses they feel you need to take to fit with their Bio-Chem major. Your AP Chemistry class might not be a good replacement for their first General Chemistry class for a Bio-Chem major.

It won't really matter much if the Calculus class you take is a High School AP class. You probably won't need any more Calculus after that for your major. (Check your college's course catalog for the Bio-Chem major requirements.)

Answer 4

AP Calc is pure slaughter. I don't know your academic history but make sure you're up to an Everest size challenge if you take AP Calc. From what I know AP Chem is a lot easier. Since you'll end up taking both anyway I'd go with chem and make sure that you're also enrolled in an Anatomy class if your school offers it.

Answer 5

If you want to do biochem, and go to grad school (think PhD) then take AP chem
If you want to become a plastic surgeon, then be a bio major, and it really doesn't matter which you take.

Answer 6

I'm a doctor. While both classes would be helpful, neither is required to become a plastic surgeon. Take the one you'll enjoy studying.

Answer 7

AP Chem

Answer 8

take the chemistry class. you could always learn about the other either formally in class, or independently on your own accord. additional knowledge will not hurt you , in itself.
i would suppose the calculus would be more applicible to a reserch or engineering application, as opposed to the needs of a doctor.

Answer 9

Chemistry is for chemistry. Calculus can be used in many different subjects. Go with the calculus.

Answer 10

ap chem, definitely.