I have taught the Physics AP/IBHL course. Yes, it is challenging. We used the same textbook and assignments that the local university used so that the students got the same education as a student enrolled in Engineering Physics in college. If you have already taken or are currently enrolled in Calculus, go for the Physics AP. However, if you do not have strong math skills, go for the Biology AP. Both should be challenging if the teacher is going to prepare you for the AP exam. But both will have topics that will be touched on (reinforced) in your chemistry class. When I taught Chemistry AP many of my students would say “hey, we learned this in Biology” or “we already learned this in Physics”. I wouldn’t say one is “better” than the other since you will probably be required to take lots of science in college for either engineering or biomedical.

Best wishes on your AP exams!!

(disclaimer: I am a physicist with a PhD) If you don’t like math, both chemistry and physics will be hard for you. Biology, on the other hand, it a lot of memorization without a lot of order or sense to it. I took AP biology first in high school. Hated it. Hated my teacher. Hated the smells. Hated the yuk. Then I took AP Chemistry. Loved it! I like watching things change. It was like magic. Then I took AP Physics. Harder than Chemistry, but it appealed to my sense of order. There are only a few laws to learn, they don’t change, and they apply to EVERYTHING!

Personally, I’d take the Biology, because regardless of what engineering you go into, you’ll need a science credit thats outside your major, such as biology 1 or chemistry 2. I’m in a mechanical engineering program and physics one was one of the most important classes I ever took. It introduced Newtons laws and vectors, which you use in every single engineering class. I’d would not recommend AP physics because you want to learn it at the college you are going to because they will teach it at the level you’ll be expected to know it at. Both classes really aren’t that bad and be a good prep for college.

i just took the AP test for biology 3 months ago and i got a 5.

i never took AP physics but i do know for a fact that it is hard.

my opinion is that you take AP bio since you are more likely to get a better score on it