AP US History Class Analysis

I decided to enroll in AP Government and Economics it is the class that has the most utility for me. Starting towards the middle of freshman year in Honors Global History, I thought going into a higher history class was a good idea, so I decided to enroll in AP US History, which was one of the better decisions in my life. That class was a good experience so I wanted to take AP again in junior year. There are multiple benefits that drove me to make this decision; the first is content. In every single class in school (maybe except for math), I want to learn the most about that subject so AP would provide the huge benefit of having the most content so I would learn the most about the government and macroeconomics. The second benefit is increased independence. …show more content…
In AP US History, we had to read and take notes on a textbook chapter at home while Mr. Zande expanded on the content in class. This way, we were able to get things done on our own instead of in class while directed by a teacher. The third benefit is the AP tests and college applications. Taking the AP tests potentially allows me to receive college credits and having an AP class on your transcript always looks good to colleges. Now for the costs. The biggest cost would be time as the workload of the class probably will be bigger than the honors class. However, I have a lot of time so the tradeoff would not matter for me. Another opportunity cost is potentially GPA because of the increased difficulty of the class, but I doubt it will be such a big problem. Thus, the benefits clearly outweigh the cost for taking this class so the result of a cost-benefit analysis says I should enroll in AP Government and