CHS offers a lot of AP classes. For many students, it can be difficult to decide which classes they want to take. It’s important to choose these carefully when making your class schedule, since they are such a big commitment. I have created a guide of all AP classes the school offers to help you decide if a class is right for you. If you fit with any of the statements listed, you might be a perfect fit for the class!
(Please don’t take this too seriously—these are mostly jokes. Please don’t do something just because a newspaper article told you to. Do your own research and make choices that you want.)
The College Board, designer of the worst website in existence.
2-D Studio Art:
- You take a lot of art classes so you might as well get AP credit for doing it.
- You want a study hall but still need credits.
- You actually like art.
3-D Studio Art:
- See 2-D Art.
U.S. History:
- You were good at civics and took Honors US 1 like a good student.
- You’re a sophomore who learned what AP classes are.
World History:
- You were good at APUSH and think you are the history master because of it.
- You’re a junior who wants more AP clout.
European History:
- You liked the pain of world history so much you want to do it again.
Art History:
- You like history but don’t want to go through the pain of World again.
Seminar:
- You like overworking yourself.
Research:
- You fool, you signed away your soul by taking Seminar, and now you feel obligated to take Research.
Government and Politics:
- You liked civics so much you want to do it again.
Human Geography:
- You want an easy AP class
Psychology:
- You don’t want to take a history class but still need to fulfill the social study requirement.
- You want an AP class that needs memorization instead of using skills.
All Language and Culture Classes:
- You’re good at your chosen language.
- You found out that colleges want to see at least 3 years of a foreign language.
- You speak the language at home and you want an easy class and AP test (this one seems to apply mostly to AP Chinese for some reason).
Spanish Literature:
- You’re so good at Spanish, you’re one of the few people that actually, on a good day, if you’re feeling generous, might enjoy it.
Biology:
- You peaked in freshman year and want to relive it.
- You like science but are held back by your math skills.
- You want to learn more about why the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.
Chemistry:
- You are smart and humble about it.
Physics I:
- You are above average at math.
Physics II:
- You are smart but not super smart.
Physics C:
- You are smart.
- You want to prove you are a better student than everyone else.
Environmental Science:
- You are a burnt out junior or senior who doesn’t want a hard science class.
- You are one of the 7 people in the school who are actually passionate about the environment and want to pursue a career in it.
Calculus AB:
- You’re good at math.
Calculus BC:
- You’re good at math but think you’re better than everyone else.
- Derive this, derive that, why don’t you go derive a social life.
Statistics:
- You need another math class but calculus is too hard.
- You really want to learn how to calculate the p-value from a set of data.
Economics:
- Money.
English Literature:
- It is a lifelong dream for you to thoroughly annotate the hit classic, Song of Solomon.
English Language:
- You like English even if you have to read nonfiction instead of the hit classic, Song of Solomon.
- If you took Lit or Honors English, this class is closer to a vacation for you.
Comp Sci Principles:
- You like computers.
- You like coding with Scratch, but you wish it were designed worse yet more advanced.
Computer Science A:
- You like computers and you want a career with them.
- Mr. Hajdu’s math fact of the day: The College Board made $1.11 billion in revenue in 2019.