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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid goes to a STEM magnet and wants to major in CS. Only has room in schedule next year (senior year) to take either AP Chem or AP Physics C (AP Physics 1&2 is not offered). Likes both subjects equally.  Which class would be more helpful at college as a CS major where there may be general “engineering school” requirements that include Chemistry and calculus based Physics? [/quote]

Seriously: Pick the class with the best teacher. A lot of times, schools have a hard time getting AP-certified teachers. They take any warm certified body. Competence in this area is critical.

If your kid can choose between two good options, choose AP Chem, because AP Chem is a foundational course. In a perfect world, every educated person would have a year of college chemistry. It’s a little weird to take extra physics without having a basic level of knowledge about chemistry. [/quote]

What are you calling "extra"  physics and "basic" chemistry? 
Both AP Chem and AP Physics C are basic college classes.
Physic just happens to use calculus which scares people so there is a non-calculus version, and basic physics happens to be a larger subject due to the arbitrary distinctions between sciences.

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