Which AP class should I take for math and social studies? (premed)

I was in a similar situation Jr. I struggled with Pre-Calc but still managed an A-. But I knew that senior year is very stressful because you have to take the ACT/SAT, and apply to colleges (essays, recommendation etc) and make sure all your ECs are on their "A" game.

Therefore the monkey wrench for me was AP Calc. I didn't want that 800 gorilla on my back senior year so I attacked Calculus online and took an Outlier.org class during the summer. I managed an "A" and got 3 college credits from UPitt. Cost wise, I was the same as taking community college courses but had more clout and weight to it. (I think it's only $340 right now because of a coupon). I also took Psychology on Outlier as well and got an A in that as well.

So when I applied to Columbia U., I sent in my UPitt transcript which had 6 college credits. I don't know if I'll get full credit yet but the big win is that it didn't mess up my Senior year.

For my senior year, I took AP Lit, AP Govt, AP Bio, AP Stats, AP Human Geo, Art, Newspaper (Editor), and was a teaching assistant. It was much much lighter than my Junior year.

If you want to apply to med school, I think it's better to bite the bullet and take Calc as soon as possible, because I wouldn't want to take it in college. Stats and Psych and Physics are very useful as well.

Good luck.

For premed I think math is equally important as science courses. Calc is more toward engineering and statistic is more of data and remembering equations, if you are struggling in precal then statistic is still good enough to take as an AP class. I would suggest take AP psychology since its coursework contains topics of mental health, drug, and brain function.

I would definitely recommend AP Stat, cause it's gonna be a lot more applicable to a healthcare career than AP Calc. Think about how may charts and stats a doctor reads in a day, compared to how much calculus they use in a day, and it's pretty clear that stat is generally just a more useful class. Also, if you're struggling a lot in pre-calc, then AP calc is probably not for you. Considering your heavy course load next year, you don't want a super hard math class taking up all your time and possibly tanking your GPA.

As for a social studies class, do whichever you are more interested in or fits into your schedule the best. They're pretty similar in difficulty, but difficult in different ways (if that makes sense). Econ might be more useful if you want to avoid having to take econ in college, since if you score well enough on the exam you can exempt an econ class in college. Psych is also good, though, cause it can give you a taste of what it's like to study psych without having to pay for a college psych class, so you can see whether or not you want to specialize in psych or some similar area.

TL;DR: Take AP Stat, it's more useful for a med career. Both Econ and Psych are good classes for you, so do whichever you are more interested in/fits your schedule best. Hope this helped!