What Sciences should I take in Grade 11?

Question

I'm entering Grade 11 soon, and am supposed to be taking biology and chemistry. However, I'm a little hesitant about taking chemistry. Last year I did terribly, completely my own fault. I lost all of my labs, which takes away from quite a bit of my mark in Grade 11, since you need all of your labs for the IB program. The teacher and I do not get along at all, and if I decided to take chemistry, I'd have to redo all my labs to manage a good mark. This would take a ton of time, and I'm already taking extra courses!

I have the option of switching to physics. It would start from the beginning, so I could have a fresh start. I have spoken to some people who think that chemistry is more important, but I am not planning on going into sciences at all after school (the only science I would consider is engineering), so how much do you think it would matter? Does it seem like I'm just taking the easy way out?

Answer 1

Class of 2010

I'm a junior as well, and I plan on taking many science classes in college. I have already taken chemistry and biology, but now I'm going to take Advance Biology. I haven't took physics, and don't plan on taking it at all in high school.... I would recommand biology.  

Answer 2

Well if you are not planning on doing anything science-related I see no reason to not take the easy way out. It won't matter in the long run unless you are going to be a chemical engineer (like I want to be) in which case you should take Chemistry.

By the way I am going into 11th grade too so I know what I am talking about.

Answer 3

Take physics, your lucky if you can take it in 11th grade without taking Chem. At my school, you have to take Chem before physics.

Which, i would much rather take Physics, then chem, cause i don't have a reason to take Chem, like in your case.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!