Should I take AP Biology distance learning AP Literature DL or Language DL?

Question

My school offers one or two AP science courses every year. I didn't take Biology before, but I need to take it before I graduate. I want to take 2 AP courses this year on my junior year and 2 other APs next year. I am already taking AP US History this year. I am either deciding to take AP Lit, AP Language or AP Biology? But I am not so quite sure because they are all distance learning courses. What do you suggest? Which one is the easiest?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I recently completed an AP research project at the Graduate level for my Master's Degree.  One thing that was interesting to learn is that a lot of the DL Sciences are not always acceptable or transferable as college credit.  The reason is because all of the labs are done in theory on a computer, as opposed to being done in practice in a formal lab. There is a huge difference in dissecting a frog on the computer versus dissecting it in a lab in person.  Colleges are leary of accepting some of the AP DL science courses because the student may never have been exposed to any lab.

With that being said, I know that your options are limited to DL courses.  What kind of learner are you?  Are you more of a science, or a language person?  What are your future plans geared for?  For me personally, I am a language based person and would take Lit & Language in a heart beat over ANY science!  But, your interests might include a future in Biology or the medical field.  All AP courses have a high degree of challenge, so it is really up to you to determine which is easier to handle: science or language arts.

I might suggest making an appointment with your guidance counselor and discuss pros & cons about each course.  Also visit www.thecollegeboard.com because this is the governing body over AP classes.  You'll find a lot of info and study guides for all AP classes.

Good luck!