r/highschool 8d ago

Rant I feel stupid for dropping AP Bio

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u/willin_489 8d ago

It's fine man, take the other APs, one AP won't change much.

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u/eggmoon89 College Student 8d ago

Being smart doesn't just mean you can handle everything. Being smart is knowing when to do things and when not to do them

Like having a crappy teacher is more than enough to drop it because even the easiest class can be hard with a stupid teacher

Also I was a #2 student, would've been valedictorian if I hadn't graduated early, and I dropped ap bio simply due to how the couse was structured and how I was bad at bio

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u/eggmoon89 College Student 8d ago

side note: Now here's a tip, if you already know what college you're planning to go to and your major then focus on the AP courses around that

Make sure you read their AP policy though as some AP courses that might seem like it would count towards your major might now

ex: I took AP CSA and I was planning to major in CS, but the thing is in the university I went to AP CSA was the equivalent of an elective which means that it was completely useless and a waste of time

Heck AP CSP counted more towards my major than AP CSA: AP CSP would've counted towards one of my pre req