course-selection

[wise forge]

yeah

@radiant plume hey can you do something about this

[radiant plume]

yes I can

[wise forge]

its in a lot of channels

[austere tulip]

Hey, I’m a freshman and for my sophomore year I’m thinking of taking two APs: AP chem and AP euro. I’ve heard both are GPA killers but do you think I should be fine? (The other courses I’m planning are honors)

[buoyant snow]

don’t take ap chem (personal experience) and take 3 aps

[keen burrow]

Hey I’m a sophomore right now, and I think you’re lucky to have both those AP options, so the opportunity is great and you should take it. AP chem is for juniors at my school, so I have no idea how that is, but I’m in AP Euro right now and it’s actually pretty fun. I’ve only been in school for a month so I can’t say too much about it, but I honestly think do both if you want that gpa to go up. However if you think the honors might be hard, I suggest just doing AP Euro.

[buoyant snow]

I don’t know much about ap euro but I’m taking ap chem, calc ab and bc, and gov this year. I have all A’s but I wouldn’t recommend taking ap chem

also remember that you have plenty of time to decide

[cinder gorge]

what aps would you recommend taking as a sophomore?

[buoyant snow]

what ap’s do they offer for you? take aps in fields that you are interested in

[austere tulip]

Is this courseload in your sophomore year

[buoyant snow]

yes

but we have a semester based schedule, so I have 2 ap’s this semester and 2 in the next

[austere tulip]

Oh k

For us our ap last the entire year

[buoyant snow]

then I wouldn’t recommend taking more than 3, but it’s up to you

[austere tulip]

I my school only the AP comp scis, Chem, and Euro/world are the available aps

So I will anyways take two

Thanks for the review about chem tho

So after calcbc will you take calc III or stats

[buoyant snow]

stats

[austere tulip]

That’s cool

And I have another question, what do you think is better, AP lang/lit or Ap seminar/research

[tidal estuary]

do not take three APs freshman year

[tidal estuary]

but I've heard good things about euro

[buoyant snow]

he’s asking for sophomore year

[tidal estuary]

OHHH

[buoyant snow]

I’m taking 4 but 3 is a solid amount too

[tidal estuary]

nvm then

I'm taking 3 sophomore year

I took three freshman and it was not smart

[buoyant snow]

my school doesn’t allow freshmen to take aps

but my friend in a different school took ap wh in freshmen year, only 1 ap and he said it was really hard

[cinder gorge]

Chem or Physics, Honors Level

Which one should I take?

[simple granite]

honors chem is free

physics is a bit harder

but still easy

id say you take both at the same time

i did chem over the summer

in 1 month

and got an 89 final average

ap phys is difficult

but still possible

yeah

honors phys and honors chem at the same time is doable

lots of people ik do honors chem and honors bio at the same time

yeah

[prime rose]

Would taking chemistry with physics in high school help if I want to go for mechanical engineering in college

Or should I just take physics and no chemistry

[neat crest]

Don’t pick business

[grand plaza]

So let’s I want to be doctor and would take healthcare in HS (middle school student and our freakin district requries a dum 4 year plan) and if that plan doesn’t work for some reason then I would be wanting to be a pilot so is that remotely possible

[shy crest]

So, I would really narrow your choices down. Doctors and pilots are on two opposite ends of the spectrum school wise. This means whatever courses you take for one of these career paths won’t likely have similar classes for the other. Decide what you really want to do and what you see yourself doing for the rest of life. Also, be realistic. These are difficult career paths so you really have to ask yourself if you are willing to dedicate your life to your job. I know this sounds extreme but you have to be dedicated to be successful in either of those careers.

[shy crest]

But that is a difficult choice to make, especially since your school requires a 4 year course.

[austere tulip]

This is why I recommend taking a mix of both courses. For example, to be a pilot maybe you just need physics, and for doctor you need bio, so take two years of each or something. You don’t have to be too specific in high school and should explore. Like auto is a really good elective for pilots, so take that as an elective.

[shy crest]

Good idea as well

[tired hinge]

I’m a freshman in hs and was wondering if I should take my Spanish 3 and 4 online or in person. I def want to get the 4 years but an unsure if I should stay in person or go online? Please share any advice or experience doing either! Also I’ve alr taken 1 and 2 in middle school

[austere tulip]

If you want 4 years, go for Spanish 3 in person, Spanish 4 in person, Spanish Lang in Person, and then Spanish Lit in person

always do in person when possible, because online is not as good as in person can be. During in person, it is much easier to communicate and you will learn more.

[subtle crown]

languages are usually easier to learn in person because you get to converse directly to a teacher/peers! it'll also be easier to learn the language as well

[tired hinge]

Thank you guys so much!

[subtle crown]

of course, anytime!!

[tired hinge]

Thank you this was really helpful but when I said I wanted to do 4 years i meant just take 2 more to get 4 in total lol

[subtle crown]

if you're taking two more then i would recommend keeping it in person if you can/your schedule permits

[sweet smelt]

I mean I'm completely bias so I say do it online cuz all my school is online

[tired hinge]

Lol

[tired flower]

What are the courses that I should take if I want to go ti med

[old hazel]

biology, chemistry, spanish or some sort of language (VERY helpful) and yeah thats all i know

[old hazel]

whats in your course offering guide? (classes that are offered at your school?)

[tired flower]

Oh normal classes and electives

What do u mean by course offering

[sinful urchin]

Should I take Spanish all 4 years of hs

[old hazel]

tbh spanish is fun if u have the right teacher. plus it will be useful to know. I would recommend it

[sinful urchin]

Yea I heard it's ideal to take 4 world language classes

But I'm still deciding since I'm tryna go into a stem career where it's not as useful

[old hazel]

hmm probably not then tbh

[rotund halo]

dont forget to take physics too lol

perferbly ap physics 2

[sinful urchin]

Yea

[rotund halo]

it has a butt ton of medical applications

[ionic iron]

I want to major in computer science. What classes should I take next year?

[safe haven]

computer science classes obviously, and other general math classes will also be pretty useful to you

[wooden ravine]

Is 12APs 2 IB HLs enough to get into an ivy?

[austere tulip]

Yup that it good to get into an ivy, but make sure that your courses are relavent to what field you like.

[lone lion]

holy

😭

Im only taking 8 aps total

[cinder gorge]

Me with my 5-6 APs that I’ll eventually have until I graduate: 🥲

[lone lion]

me with

my 1 ap

this year

💀

[cinder gorge]

How much for last year?

[lone lion]

1

ap compsci

this year ap euro

[cinder gorge]

You took AP freshman year?

[lone lion]

yes ap compsci

since im in my schools tech program

they force u to the first year

[cinder gorge]

How challenging is it? If it was challenging at all.

[lone lion]

uhh

It was "easy" but I suck at did bad on all tests

and for the ap exam i got a 3

i suck at compsci

😐

[cinder gorge]

I wanna learn AP Comp. Sci Principles that’s why.

[lone lion]

oh it was principles also

if ur smart and knowledgeable u will be fine

[cinder gorge]

Seems average. It’s better than 2.

[lone lion]

well

3 is bad

😭

considering its one of the easiests AP

easiest APs*

[cinder gorge]

It was YOURE first time taking an AP class at all. That’s why.

[lone lion]

most of my classmates got a 4 or 5

:/

[cinder gorge]

If you’re gonna take another science/math AP next year, what’ll you do to pass it? And not make the same mistakes before?

[lone lion]

im taking AP pysch and APUSH junior year

butt uh definitely more studying and organized times 💀

[cinder gorge]

I’m taking AP Psych this year. I’ll let yk how it goes. Does your school let you take a third AP in junior year? Like AP Language?

[safe haven]

psych is like just a shit ton of notes according to everyone ik who’s taken it

[cinder gorge]

You learn a lot abt ppl tho. And why they’re just the way that they are.

[safe haven]

yeah def

it’s a very useful class

[cinder gorge]

Not so many notes for me Bc my teacher says it’s all online in google slides. But I choose to take notes anyways.

[lone lion]

If u take AP lang for sophomore year (tested in)

u take either English 3 honors

or English IB SL

or another one

u can take AP Lit Senior year

[lone lion]

will u even remember me lol

[cinder gorge]

Lucky your school has IB.

[cinder gorge]

I’ll try lol

[lone lion]

😂

I like learning abt ppl

and how they act

[cinder gorge]

I’m a junior taking AP Lit. I’m the imposter.

[lone lion]

😳

[cinder gorge]

They allowed it anyways. Idc.

[lone lion]

is ap lit hard

[safe haven]

lmao

[lone lion]

shh

[cinder gorge]

So far, no Bc all we’re doing is focusing on writing college essays Bc we’re all seniors (tehe). But Ik it’ll get harder. I have to take a look at the tests and let yk tho.

[lone lion]

okayyy

i might take that senior year

[cinder gorge]

I’m gonna be extra prepare y’all 😎

[safe haven]

yk what’s crazy is the norm for soph yr at my school is 1 maybe 2 aps but my friend is taking 4 and it’s like calc bc, csa, chinese, and world like idk how she’s doing it she’s also in our dance team which is an insane amount of work and our dance team is like really really good and i just wanna be her when i grow up

[cinder gorge]

You’re still in middle school?

[safe haven]

no lmao

i’m a sophomore

in hs

she’s the same age as me

[lone lion]

someone takes 4 aps as a sophomore its very norm

in my school taking honors/aps in the tech program

is very normal

[safe haven]

my school it’s like max 2

[lone lion]

what

some ppl take like 5 in a year

why can u only take 2 max

[cinder gorge]

Oh. Focus on finding an EC you’re passionate abt. Making a club, website, podcast, or webinar is impressive. Esp. If you’re that young.

[lone lion]

💀

[lone lion]

definitely

I have multiple clubs (like 3)

[safe haven]

like we can’t take more than 2 soph year usually

[lone lion]

and club rush is soon

im in cyber

[safe haven]

bc of credit requirements

[lone lion]

and i have an internship

W

[safe haven]

i have like 10

it’s really bad

[lone lion]

tf

😭

h

oh

ok

[safe haven]

i need to drop out of some soon

[cinder gorge]

I took one last year. 2 this year. Hopefully 3-4 next year.

[lone lion]

join ones that u can take leadership positions

and use to benefit ur college resume

[safe haven]

i took 1 freshman year and 2 this year

yeah def

[lone lion]

👍

and get internships this year or next year

[safe haven]

i just dk which ones i’ll do yet

[lone lion]

@safe haven waitt what state ru in???

[cinder gorge]

My old school didn’t let students take AP until they’re in junior or senior year. That’s so dumb 😭

[safe haven]

va

yeah my schools similar

[cinder gorge]

Virginia huh? I’m in NY.

[safe haven]

we can only take ap csp freshman year and then ap world + 1 other ap sophmore year

junior year + senior year is when all the other aps are

[lone lion]

ah

im in california

[safe haven]

unless you take classes over the summer

nice

[lone lion]

lots of our students take classes over the summer

one of my friends is taking ap calc rn

as a sophomore

💀

[safe haven]

same

a lot of my friends are

[lone lion]

like ffs calm down 😭

[safe haven]

it’s annoying

ikr

[lone lion]

honestly bruh

no need to flex ur smartness

like im only in alg 2

💀

[safe haven]

im in precalc

it sucks

[lone lion]

ah

noice

[safe haven]

our school also has a weird ass way of teaching alg 2 and precalc

[cinder gorge]

Omg if I wanna get an Advanced Diploma in my state I need to have 6 gym credits. My old school didn’t give me enough credits Bc my gym teacher died…(he was really good at his job and loved it so I missed him). And now I’m low on credits and need to take the gym classes Saturday 😭

[safe haven]

like they don’t teach it to us they give us practice sheets and make us learn from those

oh damn

yeah my school has yearly classes

[lone lion]

ah

[safe haven]

so like 6 credits isn’t possible

[cinder gorge]

That’s not teaching. You can literally do that at home without an AP class lol.

[safe haven]

ikr

[lone lion]

lol

[hollow geyser]

is getting 7 hs credit from middle school good?

[cinder gorge]

It is. Not for me no Bc since my gym teacher died, HE couldn’t give me the credits. Cuz yk.

[safe haven]

rough

[lone lion]

i didnt even know u could do that

💀

[safe haven]

same

[hollow geyser]

yes

[cinder gorge]

7⁉️

[safe haven]

we had like math credits and language credits in ms

[hollow geyser]

idk the school just put me in honors classes

[lone lion]

i had none of that

[cinder gorge]

Lucky lucky lucky I tell ya.

[hollow geyser]

and took hs credit electives

[safe haven]

wow

that’s good then

[hollow geyser]

yeah

great way to start off

[safe haven]

although ig it depends on the norms in your area too

but like that’s good

[lone lion]

😬

[cinder gorge]

Yes Pineapple 😍. Which electives tho?

[safe haven]

compare yourself to other people around you 😍 only then will you truly know how well you’re doing

i’m just kidding dont

[hollow geyser]

but like I’m kinda worried like I’ll get like way too hard classes when I start freshman year 😩

[cinder gorge]

Like what classes?

[hollow geyser]

don’t know

[safe haven]

do you have like a course selection thingy

[lone lion]

😭

[hollow geyser]

not yet

[cinder gorge]

You’re school didn’t start yet? Or are you in 8th grade?

[hollow geyser]

8th

[safe haven]

yeah it’ll probably come out in like the middle of the year

[lone lion]

eeeekkk

freshman are bad

[safe haven]

my sisters in 8th 😮😮❤️

[lone lion]

Its a tradition to hate freshman

👍

[safe haven]

ikr

[lone lion]

ong

[safe haven]

freshmen

suck

[lone lion]

its amazing

i love annoying freshman

some are good tho

[safe haven]

the freshmen this year at my school

are terrible

[cinder gorge]

Freshman are babies.

[lone lion]

yes

[safe haven]

like i was a freshmen 4 months ago

[lone lion]

little babies

[safe haven]

and i wasn’t that bad

[lone lion]

i wasnt that bad

maybe

[cinder gorge]

They’re pandemmy kids.

[hollow geyser]

damn all the 7th graders be bullying the 6th even though they were 6th like a few months ago

[lone lion]

💀

[safe haven]

that’s how the world works

[safe haven]

i didn’t have ms

[lone lion]

who wants to help me judge my 4 year courses

[safe haven]

i had like 6.5 months of ms

[lone lion]

or in this case 2 year

[cinder gorge]

Ik. Just remember that middle school ain’t real life. It’s just a weird jungle or smth.

[safe haven]

sureee

[hollow geyser]

well ima go nice having a conversation with u guys

[safe haven]

i should probably sleep but meh

[hollow geyser]

Cya

[safe haven]

bye

[cinder gorge]

Middle school has petty drama. HS has somewhat petty drama, but sometimes it’s real College is…idk I’m not in college yet.

[safe haven]

actually ima leave too

i need to not fail my precalc quiz tomorrow

[cinder gorge]

Pre calc in 10th grade⁉️Wish I had that.

[lone lion]

okh i

aw

she left

😭

@safe haven ru dipping lol

[cinder gorge]

Let her sleep

[lone lion]

@cinder gorge ok u help judge!?!

[cinder gorge]

With?

[lone lion]

my junior and senior course plans

[teal valve]

What do you do in 9th? Like what do you learn

[lone lion]

depends on ur classes??.

[teal valve]

What are some classes

[lone lion]

uhh

where do u live

US or not in US

[cinder gorge]

Ah. How many credits needed to graduate? How many do you have for each class? What are the CORE regular classes you need to get the credit stuff over with? What AP classes can you fit in?

[teal valve]

I'm in 8th currently and am going to 9th next year

[lone lion]

oh let me just send u a pic

[teal valve]

U.S.

[lone lion]

ok what state

[teal valve]

IL

[lone lion]

Ok sooooooooooooooooooooooo

[teal valve]

Illinois

[cinder gorge]

You’re just gonna send personal info huh 😭

[lone lion]

English 1 Reg or Honors

[lone lion]

dw its not personal

World history Honors/AP or AP Human geographty

Algebra 1, Geometry, or Alg 2

Depending on grade levels ^

PE

[cinder gorge]

Ok. Are there any credits that you can transfer from middle school to HS?

[lone lion]

Science: bio honors or reg

[teal valve]

Idk

[lone lion]

World language idk what languages

and then an elective

[teal valve]

I do spanish

[lone lion]

@teal valve ok thats all

[teal valve]

Ok

[lone lion]

that was messy

[teal valve]

So anything I should prepare for?

[lone lion]

@cinder gorge

[lone lion]

drama and no drugs

and time management

[lone lion]

We received a google doc for 4 years course plans during freshman year

[cinder gorge]

Ok. What are your credits so far? How many are there for each class?

[lone lion]

10 usualluy

usually*

here ill show u my credits needed

[cinder gorge]

10 credits each class.

[teal valve]

I ain't trying to die doing drugs so I don't have to worry💀

[lone lion]

good

👍

[teal valve]

I still gotta finish one piece

[cinder gorge]

F drugs.

[teal valve]

Fr

[teal valve]

How does the GPA thing work? (I'm really stupid and don't know anything)

[lone lion]

@teal valve for unweighted

let me send

this is basically it? https://blog.prepscholar.com/weighted-vs-unweighted-gpa-whats-the-difference#:~:text=Unweighted GPA Letter Grade , 3.3 8 more rows

[lone lion]

@cinder gorge ^^

[cinder gorge]

You need 2 more years of language, 1 more year of USH, 1 yea of GOV & Econ (senior year prob), math you’re doing this year. You need physical science, both Algebra 1 A and B, health, and art. And Physical Ed. Is that right?

[lone lion]

2 years language minimum, 3 req

history and gov and econ is fine (since its required)

Alg 1 I have already

health i already did before freshman year (summer)

PE i did NJROTC freshman year and PE this year ( i dropped ROTC this year)

I need chem next year

[cinder gorge]

You need one more gym credit for 20 credits. And for electives too. Ik you’re taking those classes. What science are you taking this year?

[lone lion]

biology

i did so bad on honors bio that I had to do reg bio this year

💀

[cinder gorge]

I see. It’s ok. Pass reg bio. Do chem next year. Senior year choose physics Bc it’s useful. Yes it’s hard but all you need is repetition, help, and discipline.

[lone lion]

im trying to do chem honors

also senior year its impossible for me to do ap physics

[cinder gorge]

If you’re trying to do honors or AP or IB anything, studying the subject before taking the class so you’ll get a head start.

[lone lion]

i generally like just suck at science

maybe its because of my procrastinating

or failure to study

or i ahte it

hate*

[cinder gorge]

Bc you need physics as a prerequisite?

[cinder gorge]

I see. What are you passionate about? Or interested in?

[lone lion]

physics is optional

[lone lion]

soo

anything related to buisness/finance/management/and just non engineer/medical

also psychology

[cinder gorge]

So AP Physics is impossible Bc youre struggling with science?

[lone lion]

its either reg physics or ap physics for ur choices

[cinder gorge]

I see.

[lone lion]

yep yep

[cinder gorge]

Ik school gives subjects that make you say “when they heck am I gonna use the Pythagorean Theorem in my life?” But they teach you these subjects just so you’d have a general knowledge of all the topics that’ll maybe come up in your real life. I said general, not specific. Since we’re just kids figuring out what we’re trying to be in life, school just gives us a bunch of subjects to teach. So that we’d have basic knowledge about most things. We use that basic knowledge to apply it to our careers, passions, and interests. That’s my interpretation of it.

[lone lion]

wow

you need to be an inspirational speaker

make that club ong

[cinder gorge]

Thanks dude. So, if you’re struggling with science just know that struggling is part of the process. Science can be applicable. Just remember that the next time you wanna give up when you’re in bio or honors chem. I’ve made the mistake of not having that mindset when I was in chem. Or any other subject.

[lone lion]

ahhjh gotcha

[cinder gorge]

Cool. Is it 9:40 for you?

[lone lion]

yes

[cinder gorge]

K cuz it’s the next day for me. Bye

[lone lion]

OKAY YE

BY

E

[severe sentinel]

has anyone here taken Drama before? I know tech education is probably gonna be more useful for me but I am taking it this term.
is drama recommended for people who are interested?

[stable glen]

Are planning on acting more, or are you more focused on tech stuff?

[severe sentinel]

tech, but I’m taking tech this term. next term I’ll be changing courses, but I don’t know if taking drama will be worth the experience because I want to try to get into performing arts
I’m not realllt sure if it’s worth it

tbf i took tech this term just so I can get some basic levels of how to use excel and do more advanced things like photoshop but not mainly for a future job that uses a lot of computers I just want the basic foundation before I start doing advanced classes

[stable glen]

Oh, I thought you were meaning like a technical drama class vs an acting drama class lol.

[severe sentinel]

no like computers and software kind of tech

and drama as in performing on stage

or film

[stable glen]

Okay

I mean, how far are you into HS?

[severe sentinel]

im in 9th

[stable glen]

Imo, I try to take at least one easy class each year so I don't feel super overly stressed. If you're already taking a ton of honors and AP classes already, and you aren't really all that enthusiastic about technology, I think it would probably be a pretty good idea to take drama.

[severe sentinel]

okay thanks sm

[stable glen]

Np

[runic scroll]

Idk why but for like abt 3 weeks I literally have a free period in Techbolgy.. 💀 I might be doing something wrong but no one in my class I see is working too

[fallow lance]

i have a quick question for the more experienced. i live in romania and go to a french high school (the actual system). i’m in 11th grade and it’s just starting to get hard, like really hard… the way our system works is that starting for 11th grade, you have to pick 3 classes to pass your final exam on. I chose Maths, Economic and social science and english literature.(i’m good in maths, good in econ, but i chose english just to get good grades). But now i’m starting to think about my future. European universities look at the classes you chose. And I want to go to a commerce uni. My top 1 pick was HEC Lausanne ( Switzerland ), but I just found out that if you come from a french system and want to enroll to their school. You need Maths and Physics. The problem is that I suck at physics. All my school years I was the worst in my class and couldn’t understand a single thing (even if i tried), it’s just something that I don’t like. So my question is: What do you think I should do? Keep English and go to another uni (I have a good one in ming in Nice,France) or should I pick Physics? Thanks

Please mention me if you mind replying

[austere tulip]

I would recommend physics if that college is really good for you, but before you start the class maybe take some kind of summer preview tutoring to help you prepare.

[tropic trail]

How is the course load for ap psych? Also since its a one semester class, is there any work that extends into the summer?

[desert axle]

im in 8th doing honors geom, honors ela, anyone got course recommendations for 9th?

[pine crown]

is this a good amount of AP classes for having completed at the end of hs?

AP US History
AP English Lang
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics C: Mech
AP Physics C: Electricity
AP Biology
AP English Lit
AP Statistics
AP Spanish

[lone lion]

yes

[cinder gorge]

Jesus so much college science classes😭

I'm doing DE my last year and only doing Calc 1 and Astronomy bruh😭

[pine crown]

grand slamming the science classes at my hs just cause i can

Honors Earth Science
Honors Bio
Honors Chem
Honors Physics
AP Bio
AP Chem
AP Physics
all in 5 years

[cinder gorge]

Taking honors bio rn, honors chem next year, (I'm in a program called AICE, not doing AP besides 2 classes) AICE Environmental science, Astronomy DE

[pine crown]

nice

are you a freshman?

[cinder gorge]

Honors bio is the easiest science class in my life

Yeah

[pine crown]

omg honors bio was more like an english or history class than science

[cinder gorge]

what I wanna do is social studies, so that's why I wanna do it

I have to take chemistry honors at my school yet I don't wanna

[pine crown]

i love(d) chem

[cinder gorge]

I was originally gonna take honors physics but alot of people say the teacher sucks

I only get a choice of either honors physics or honors chem in 10th, I would wanna take AICE Psychology

[pine crown]

i would pick chem

but at the same time

its good to go into college with a decent understanding of phsyics

[cinder gorge]

ye

[pine crown]

can you not take both next year

[empty pebble]

should I be worried that my school offers only two AP classes?

[cinder gorge]

W

[buoyant snow]

that’s good but i’m curious why you took bc without ab

[pine crown]

You don't usually do both, ab is semesters 1 and 2, bc is 2 and 3, honors precalculus covered calc 1 content at my school

[buoyant snow]

My projected APs:

Calc AB
Calc BC
Chem
Government
Stats
Comp Sci Principles
Comp Sci A
AP Physics
Some 3-4 aps for senior year

[buoyant snow]

3 semesters? hmm my school has ab 1st semester and bc 2nd semester

[pine crown]

Like ab coveres semester 1 and 2 of college calc, bc does 2 and 3

We did the 1st included in Precalc

[fallow lance]

I found a good business school with an international program. and i think i'll focus on thta one and go later on at lausanne for my masters

[quiet arrow]

bc covers the third semester of college calculus as well as the first and second

[primal sable]

I need advice. I just started the school year and I'm taking US History Honors. However, the content isn't that hard it's just that amount of work the teacher assigns is a lot. I don't if I'll be able to manage that amount of work with all my other honors classes. So do you think I should stay in honors or drop down to normal history. I don't know if it's better to go through the honors class and get a bad grade or go to normal and get a really good grade

[austere tulip]

I think you should stay in honors. Colleges would rather see a B in a hard class than the easy A

[primal sable]

yeah true, but at the same time, with the amount of work I barely get time to do my extra curriculars.

[austere tulip]

I mean it’s up to you but like maybe you could try a different strategy to get your homework done faster. Do you have a 40 min lunch? If so, take half of it to do some of your other homework. Etc. I’m just recommending you at the end it’s up to you.

[wise forge]

stay in honors, its worth it. The regular classes give the same amount of work, but its covering topics slower and its way worse.

[old hazel]

Whats the difference between Pre AP and Honors? My friend that goes to another school has Pre AP but I have Honors. Is there a difference? (@ me pls/ping)

[buoyant snow]

always take honors

[wise forge]

Pre AP goes through collegeboard, Honors goes through state/school curricula

My school has Honors English as a harder and weighted class than pre ap]

[old hazel]

so Pre AP is better?

oh nvm

[wise forge]

It depends

some schools might consider it better, some worse.

My school only weights Honors English classes above English 9 so Honor English 10, the honors CTE path ways for that, Composition Through Careers (Honors English 11) and Honors Expository English (Honors English 12). That's it lol.

[old hazel]

ahh

[wise forge]

No other Honors Classes are weighted, including Pre-AP.

Pre-AP English 2 is considered far easier than Honors English 10

[wise forge]

I counted, we only have 5 UC weighted classes, all being English courses.

[carmine lily]

does the 5 points you get for pre ap courses count towards your weighted or unweighted gpa?

[cinder gorge]

weighted

[carmine lily]

so what would be a good avg for pre ap courses

like rn j have a 96 in pre so biology

[river elbow]

Should I take ap microeconomics and ap Macroeconomics separately or within the same year. I have the time to take both within this year, but I don't plan on taking macro next year. I planned on taking it as a Junior. Should I just do them together that way I won't have a one year gap between the two?

[austere tulip]

You can absolutely take them separately because the Ap tests are different. Many people group them together cuz economics, but each semester is a totally different class.

[cinder gorge]

just strive for an A

[river elbow]

Alright, thank you!

[upper axle]

My brother is having his IELTS exam next week, is there anything to consider mainly or what he should mainly focus on?

[tranquil vapor]

I'm going down the computer science path in University, which subjects should I take in IGCSE

[cinder gorge]

Usually mathematics, physics & chemistry stuff like that.

[tranquil vapor]

Can you elaborate further

[cinder gorge]

Try to take the hardest math, physics, and chemistry classes ur offered if you can handle it

[tranquil vapor]

Biology ain't needed right?

[cinder gorge]

Not for compsci

Chemistry isn't as needed as physics and math either

[tranquil vapor]

Aight but for safety I'll take chemistry

[cinder gorge]

You should take subjects like physics, chemistry and math. And, you are usually applying for whole school not for particular major don't stress that out so, any rest subjects are not required to apply CS.

[tranquil vapor]

Alright thanks, also there is a rumour that if I get a "C" grade more than 3 times in year 9 I cannot advance to IGCSE. Is that true? ( I don't true but just asking since you know more than me )

[cinder gorge]

Nope! Don't heed the rumours just be always encouraged and motivated towards this process!

Make sure you will maintain your academics as good but academics is among the top factor in your college US application.

[tranquil vapor]

Don't mean to bug you but I fail a secondary course like Physical Education am I disqualified for Igcse?

Because I'm planning on dropping PE of it doesn't

[cinder gorge]

In which grade?

[tranquil vapor]

Year 9

[cinder gorge]

If you are planning to drop PE then there is no hurt and they should be fine with this.

[tranquil vapor]

I have like 10 subjects rn with 2 more going to appear during second semester so I should be good? I have decent grades in every other subject. So ig I'm good

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, you are perfect, don't stress that out!

[tranquil vapor]

Thanks this means a lot, I'll take your advice on what subjects to pick in Igcse

[cinder gorge]

Yeah , sure!

[river elbow]

Hey again, I have another question.
So, I'm currently a Freshman in high school taking pre calculus this year. I applied to my local community college last week to start dual enrollment in my spring semester. If I'm accepted, I'm not sure if I'll actually enroll for this year, but I probably will.

My question is whether or not it makes sense to take College Calculus 1 in spring if I plan to take AP Calculus AB next year. This won't be the only class I'll consider taking for this year, however it's an option. I'm not sure if it makes sense to do it because a few people have said that they cover the same content, one just doesn't have an exam at the end.

Should I spend my time doing that or should I just take regular calculus over the summer? I have time to do it, but I'm not sure if it's actually worth it.

[cinder gorge]

I would assume you don't have to take any calculus to take AP Calc AB

[river elbow]

Alright, so should I just be familiar with geometry, trig, and algebra before taking ap calc? Is that all of the preparation that'll be necessary instead of taking a full on calculus class over the summer/ spring?

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, just become proficient with all of that

Trig and algebra are really important

[river elbow]

Alright, thanks for your help! 🙂

[signal moss]

This is for snhs-I need help answering this

[chilly vapor]

do yall know if ib global politics is hard or not,?

[wise forge]

depends on the course, it can be.

[lone lion]

hello hi people i need opinions on my 11th-12th grade course plans

[scarlet lodge]

i like that ur doing chinese classes all four years

[lone lion]

chinese is dope

im also some what of a native speaker

i did chinese school for like 9 years

[scarlet lodge]

oh that’s super cool

i’m learning it rn

not through school tho it’s through some other program lol

[lone lion]

ohh lol

pls i need opinions yall

🙏

[fresh pivot]

um, just my opinion but I would try to take an AP English course if offered instead of English 3

[lone lion]

and that 7th class fr

[lone lion]

IB Sl

but u have had to take AP Lang

[fresh pivot]

maybe you can double up? if ur school allows that

[lone lion]

double english?..

[fresh pivot]

yeah

[lone lion]

im already full

also probably not

[fresh pivot]

I'm taking double science courses rn lol

[lone lion]

that doesnt make sense

yea science/math

is normal

[fresh pivot]

idk, they offer it at my school. sry

[lone lion]

ohhh

makes sense

thx for ur input

[tardy shard]

@lone lion wait do you go to troy?

[lone lion]

@tardy shard yes...

😳

AYO

DO U?

[tardy shard]

Yes

[lone lion]

omgg

whats the chances

DMS RN

[winter plover]

Ur in 10th grade

[lone lion]

Yes?

[fluid silo]

do you self study math at all? you seem like a great student

[river elbow]

Yep, I do

[flint bison]

i’m taking triple math ahh

[hard lodge]

Same, taking cihs (college In high school) bio and Chem

[quiet arrow]

which classes

[flint bison]

precalc h, ap stat, and ap csp

[cinder gorge]

csp is useless and easy

[old hazel]

should i take AP classes? even though i dont want a job having to do with that class? ex: AP English

[forest rain]

I would say if you’re passionate about wanting to take AP classes, but if you’re not then I wouldn’t because it would just be extra work and you might slack off since you don’t really want to do it. try to focus on what you really want to do and passionate about so you can try to turn that passion into a career

[old hazel]

ohhh tru tru thabk yiy

[robust musk]

Sadly I can’t take AP calc BC : (

My school basically requires AB before BC because the teacher teaches all of the AB content in just 1 quarter

[signal crow]

Does anyone know what they go over in ib contemporary history?

[rigid ore]

Hello, these are the courses I’m planning to take. What should I change/anything I should add.
I’m currently in grade 10

[snow wadi]

Any electives that you enjoy

To explore interests

Idk about academic rigor, I feel someone else would be able to answer that better

I guess just take the highest or hardest classes you can take that your school offers that are either necessary or interest you

[lone lion]

u can take 9 classes?

lucky

[rigid ore]

No, it’s 8 unless u take it online or during summer school

[lone lion]

lucky

we can only take 7 max

[rigid ore]

oh dang

[rigid ore]

tru, but they don’t do that much (?) for uni apps tho so

[tardy talon]

im a sophmore right now (de is digital electronics and cim is computer aided manufacturing , is there anyways i can make my schedule for future years stick out as more of a comp sci/ engineering student

edd is like an engineering capstone

i could take college classes too, so im open too suggestions :))

[supple lantern]

ur doing all aps damn

[cinder gorge]

how is that all aps

there's a lot of honors

as well

[tardy talon]

Junior yr gonna be something 😭

[wise forge]

prebby colors

[tardy talon]

Tyy 🙂

[lone lion]

what is seminar @tardy talon

[tardy talon]

its like a research essay ap

[lone lion]

oh

ok

[tardy talon]

you do a bunch of research on a topic

nppp

[lone lion]

👍

[wise forge]

I took inspiration and colorcoded my plan lol

[ebon marsh]

I have 4 possible courses i wanna do
and i wanna narrow down my options
i wanna have a course that'll get me a high paying job
but is also quite easy
heres the courses
Arts and Design
General Academic Strand
Technical vocational livelihood
accountancy business management

[ebon marsh]

im grade 9 right now

[cinder gorge]

Last one should be also fine!

[ebon marsh]

accountancy business management?

ty!

maybe ill ask again here when im grade 10

[cinder gorge]

Yeah! Correct

Sure!

[ebon marsh]

ty

[buoyant snow]

I would take business management but it’s up to you

I’ve never heard of general academic strand or technical vocational livelihood lol

[snow wadi]

If you take an elective that you’re interested in and further take more electives that develop on that to show your interest that shows that you are more than just STEM. Like say freshman year you take drawing and then you take painting Sophomore year- then you can take advanced or Ap studio arts as a junior or senior depending on your credit prerequisites

[wary saddle]

anyone from India here? I need advice on subject choices in 11th grade?

[cinder gorge]

Do you wanna apply for US colleges in future?

[wary saddle]

yes

[cinder gorge]

Asking For Essay Review:

Those who are applying through this fall and finished essay writing or being in this way i would like to suggest you that before asking to any common person to review essays ask your family members, teachers or well known friend because they knows you well and closely since a long who can better evaluate this stuff for you instead of common person.

Best!

[steep estuary]

Guys shall I take ap psychology or honors comp science

[cinder gorge]

Guys I am having some trouble selecting my course for bachelors next year since I will be in college. I am a phy, chem,bio,maths student so I can choose any field I want in any of the stream. I am from india, I don't know what I like the most.

So I can't decide what to choose.

Like I don't even know much about the courses which are there after high school. It's really confusing for me even after I Google.

I need some help in selecting the bachelors please.

[steep estuary]

In USA it’s good to take psychology

But in India I think u should chose bio and study medical

[cinder gorge]

What state do you live in that you have political science as a elective? About to move

[wise forge]

Look at the key, it’s a college course.

I take it at my community college

but California

[cinder gorge]

My bad

[cinder gorge]

Oh ok

[frail stump]

do yall think this is a good setup(i set it up by myself which is why it is messy) im a sophomore taking 3 aps rn and im taking ap chem and ap physics over khan academy so in my junior year those will hopefully be easy
Image

idk if its too much tho

[wise forge]

AP HG? Why?

[cinder gorge]

it'll probably be better to continue language sophomore year instead of dropping it and adding it back to your schedule

[cinder gorge]

my child 4 ap sciences in 2 years

y’all are different

[frail stump]

i just took it bc

like

i wanted more than 2 aps

for sophomore year

[frail stump]

i know its because my counselors messed up my schedule

believe it or not

i was missing two classes

all the electives were full only thing left was drama(LOL) and by chance someone moved away so there was room in studio art so i moved over to that but there is no room in spanish at al

smt along that story

in california we have 7 periods btw

[frail stump]

its a relatively simple class but the teacher is failing the class right now. we had a test last week and 95% of the class got less than a 65%(I got 65%) and the highest score was an 80

[wise forge]

Im in California and we have 6 periods

[frail stump]

Im in the bay area

[wise forge]

ah

[frail stump]

maybe its not the same for all cali districts

basically for seniors

[wise forge]

Im in the valley

[frail stump]

there is smt called senior exemption

7th period is optional for seniors

7th period is also everyday

[wise forge]

Oh

Seniors are only required to enroll in 5 classes

for us

[frail stump]

its pretty confusing and seems unnecessary up front but its actually pretty nice

[wise forge]

Yeah

My district is the only district in the state to require a full 4 years of PE without a sports exemption

so you have to take 2 pe classes if you do a sport

why i quit soccer lmao

[frail stump]

😭 oh nooooo

[frail stump]

THATS SO UNFAIR WTH??

2 years is the minimum for us over here

[wise forge]

2 years is required by state

4 years is required by my district

I take 1 semester of Pe Band a year for four years so that’s my last two… but we meet 14 hours a week in that class and it’s an actual pe class + marching band lol

[lone lion]

ours is only 2 years PE

[cinder gorge]

I had actually thought about that but struggle of those things are real and I backed off. 💀

[fluid silo]

any tips? 😅

[lyric hazel]

I am applying to Europe for business administration/management, but I didn't take A-Level Mathematics, any universities offering that? Or is there a way I can give a separate exam (e.g., IELTS for English) to prove proficiency and then study those courses?

[river elbow]

So, if you're planning to self-study math for whatever reason, first you should try to find a book related to that subject. For example if you're trying to study Calculus, get a Calculus book. This can be a review book or a textbook but look at all of your options. Make sure the book covers what you need (which you can find in the description of the book).

Next, you shouldn't use that book as your only resource. You should find online resources like YouTube videos (doing this often makes it easier for me to understand the topic). For this I mainly watch YouTube videos by "The Organic Chemistry Tutor".

Lastly, (this is somewhat related to the last tip) if you aren't understanding something, you need to look at the solutions and try to see why it works the way it does.

Other tip: Practice. If you're watching a video, write down the equation and try to do it yourself before they show the solution (unless you don't understand it, study the solution). Same thing if you're using a book. I'd say practicing would be the most important thing that way you don't simply know the concepts or formulas, but you also know how to apply them. Try to practice a wide range of equations within the topic. That way if you're given a test, your brain won't completely melt because you've never seen a question like that.

Hope this helps!

[snow wadi]

For us two years is required even if you play a sport

It’s so annoying

[wise forge]

better than 4 ;-;

[spare pebble]

is dual enrollment worth it?

[wise forge]

Very

If you go to an instate public, it is better than AP in most circumstances

[spare pebble]

which one looks better on college applications?

[wise forge]

APs probably look better. Though As in concurrent enrollment classes look good as well. Dual credit classes typically look worse then both, however, still look better than honors.

[spare pebble]

ohhh ok

but also what are concurrent enrollment classes?

[cinder gorge]

Concurrent enrollment classes means where you can take free university/college lavel courses during your junior or senior year of high school through the partnership of your particular school with local universities/ colleges.

[cinder gorge]

It is not really required or not necessary but if you are free or you can manage this during your high school then you can.

[cinder gorge]

There are applicants who have deffrent things but always keep in mind admission officers are looking holistically in every part of your application wether it is your academics, test scores, extra curriculars, essays ( personal essay + supplement essays) and the strong recommendations. I would like to suggest you to take AP's , honours and stuff like that to make your application more stronger otherwise, taking AP's , honours or stuff like that are not required for applying to college but it is better if you can.

[idle wing]

Ours is 1 year

[fluid silo]

thank you!! any books you recommend?

[river elbow]

Are you planning on studying precalculus?

[fluid silo]

yes

[river elbow]

Okay, so I'd say if you want something thatll be really helpful, then "Precalculus Mathematics for Calculus James Stewart". However, if you're on a budget then I'd say "Precalculus A Self-Teaching Guide Steve Slavin", "Precalculus: The Easy Way (Barron's Easy Way) Third Edition", or you can also go to the website called "Openstax" which I think is entirely free..? I'm not too sure about how reliable or helpful openstax is as I haven't really used it, but maybe it could be helpful.

[spare pebble]

ok ty!!

[cinder gorge]

Welcome!

[digital crypt]

hi i have a question about course selection

so for the IGCSE course program what classes can you choose between? e.g. chemistry and history, comp sci and art, etc

[uneven coral]

é

[pallid thicket]

@river elbow you there?

[eternal ice]

Alr so idk if this is good choice but for my math high school route I am going to go 8th grade algebra 1, 9th grade alg 2 + geometry, 10th grade pre calculus + discrete math, 11th grade calculus a/b, 12th grade calculus b/c ,any thoughts?

@river elbow I think you can give me your thoughts on this

[fickle rivet]

doing calc ab and then bc may be a bit excessive because the curriculums are almost the same except for 2-3 chapters, instead of doing both calc ab and bc, maybe do calc 2 or calc 3 after calc ab or bc. or even stats after calc ab/bc if you want the full experience

[eternal ice]

Wait lemme check my course selection

[fickle rivet]

also alg 2 and geo in the same year is a lot of work lol

unless that’s what students at your school do most often

[fickle rivet]

calc 2 and 3 are dual enrollment idk if you have that though

[eternal ice]

Okie dokie

[eternal ice]

What is dual enrollment

[fickle rivet]

it’s like taking a college course in Highschool but with an actual college

that’s at the Highschool level though, not sure if you’re there just yet, you’ll figure this stuff out as you go

[eternal ice]

Oh so the credit is both high school + college

[fickle rivet]

ye

if ur school allows

[eternal ice]

Ok

Yeah it does

[eternal ice]

There is multi variable calc is that calc 2

[austere tulip]

That’s calc 3

[river elbow]

Is there any way you can take geometry over the summer prior to or after 9th grade instead of doing both at once?

[fickle rivet]

yeah, that’s really up the chart. It’s calc 3 which is for most people in the really gifted line the last course in highschool

[wise forge]

my school had us take both 9th grade lmao. Geometry, Alg2, Precalc/trig, 10th grade is the remainder of those. (Having freshman with 20% of their grade being pre calc was a good and bad idea. Failed a lot of people, but it also shows who is strong enough to go to BC junior year.

[raven gyro]

Hey, any South African high school student here that takes any one of these subjects?

Physics
Life Sciences
EGD

If so, what do you think about the subjects and how do you find it?

[dusty sorrel]

!find partner.

[mortal flax]

Hi! The find partner feature is currently broken, also please dont do it here we have a channel for that but it is currently closed. Please check pinned messages in #general to know more.

[covert saffron]

hii so i'm a very confused international highschool student and i wanted some college help, I want to pursue diet and nutrition but i dont think theres a ton of job growth so i feel i should take software engineering as a safer option plus im fine doing that too . Is it possible to do an undergrad in software engineering and a Msc in nutrition&dietics , and will be able to become a RD with that qualification ?

[north drum]

which course should i take, ap chem or ap bio?

I know I am going to take both honors physics and AP Physics C

But I will have one year remaining and I dont want to take APES

[echo mirage]

Probably chem because it's more closely related to physics, because there's more math in chem than bio

[buoyant snow]

I agree. Just know that ap chem might give you more depression than necessary

[lament wave]

I recommend only taking AP Chem if you’ve taken Chem in the past

It’s HARD from what I’ve heard

[north drum]

Im currently taking honors chem

[lament wave]

Alright, cool, AP chem is a good choice then as long as you feel you can succeed

[north drum]

Just wondering if AP Bio is a better choice, not necessarily whether I can do it or not

[lament wave]

It just depends on what you want to do. Like someone else said, AP Chem is a good mathematically based class that will prepare you for advanced physics.

[north drum]

Alright got it

Thanks

[lament wave]

Yup :-)

[north drum]

I just want to make sure I get some biology experience

Because the only bio I have is a six week course I took to bridge

[lament wave]

Is the biology experience a graduation requirement or a personal preference?

[north drum]

I have the bio graduation req down

[lament wave]

If you’ve already met it, I’d recommend AP chem

[north drum]

the six week course counts

[lament wave]

Gotcha

If you really want to, you can even take AP Bio over the summer

[north drum]

Nah

[lament wave]

Yeah I figured lol

[north drum]

not worth bridging courses

So much better stuff to do in summer

like research programs or internships

I think I'll stick to AP Chem in that case

[lament wave]

Yeah 😭 my summer was trash because I did those on top of APs

Yeah, good luck in Chem!

[north drum]

What research programs have you done/considered doing?

[quick salmon]

Is AP csp difficult?

[north drum]

I've heard its one of the easiest courses out there

[quick salmon]

Sounds good

[north drum]

A friend of mine who took is said they spend months on print statements

Not even sure if its worth your time if its not necessary

[lament wave]

I’ve only done personal research but I’m applying for the pioneer academics program probs junior year

You can also cold email professors too

[north drum]

Interesting

I'm still a freshman so I got time lol

But I just want to get a head start

[quick salmon]

It’s pretty much necessary in my course plan, otherwise I’d def take a different AP

[lament wave]

Oooh, good luck this year!!

Don’t stress too much

[north drum]

csp is one of those things I would bridge if its allowed

[north drum]

too late!

[lament wave]

LOL

[north drum]

My school and friend group is super academically oriented

[lament wave]

Felt that

[north drum]

So I gotta push myself and I don't really mind

I enjoy working on weekends which is sad but oh well.

[quick salmon]

Also I think AP bio and apush are required for my course plan

[lament wave]

Hey me too though! I gotta bounce but it was nice talking to ya :)

[north drum]

Good luck!

[lament wave]

APUSH isn’t as hard as people make it out to be just make sure you know general timelines but not particular dates really

[north drum]

Does your school allow you to bridge? Don't worry abt responding now lol

[lament wave]

If by bridging you mean taking some classes online, yup! In pre-IB here they don’t let you leave early or anything to take a class online but I’m taking AP Seminar additionally and took a few over the summer

[north drum]

oh nice

Did u do that for math too?

[lament wave]

Not rn but im taking AP calc bc over the summer this yr and im starting ap stats in a month or so

[north drum]

Oh dang? So you're in ab rn?

[wise forge]

Bad idea

Test is in may, taking it right after is bad idea to prepare for the test.

[lament wave]

I meant to say AB LMAO, sorry bout that I’m running on like no sleep, but I’m taking BC next year

[lament wave]

True

[north drum]

Are you doing pre calc rn?

[north drum]

Or Hpc ?

[lament wave]

Pre calc yeah

[native relic]

I’m abt to go to 9th grade and i’m tryna plan my classes for next year but idk what’s to do. my classes are:
algebra 1/geo a
advanced physical science
spanish 1
advanced ga studies
advanced ela

[echo mirage]

You should plan based on graduation and college requirement

[buoyant snow]

what's ga studies

you should take things you're interested in and always take the advanced/honors versions

[slim fulcrum]

my school does not have ap classes (I'm from Canada if that explains my position), I see a lot of people are taking them so I am wondering if it will make or break my chances of getting into a college

[echo mirage]

Well I've seen people get into competitive colleges without ap classes or weighted classes

[lone lion]

they have other strong pts then

[lone lion]

@desert lantern

dont mind the tons of options

i cant decide 💀

[desert lantern]

ok so what id u need me to do again

[lone lion]

judge

and analyze

like

if its balanced

[desert lantern]

this is already set in stone for u?

[lone lion]

no no

my plans

but supposedly

basically?

[desert lantern]

whats ur classes rn?

[desert lantern]

ok 1 thing straight off the bat

[lone lion]

def a increase of difficulty

hm?

[desert lantern]

to take AP lit, i believe you need ap english before

[lone lion]

It requires IB SL

OR

English 3 Honors - like a certain grade

[desert lantern]

and to take ap calc, i think u need normal calc first lol

ah

[lone lion]

we do pre calc

we dont have normal calc

[desert lantern]

it might be different for yall cuz thats how it works in my school

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its just AP calc

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ohhh

[lone lion]

ye

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are you asian btw?

chinese perhaps

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yes

😂

i shoulda been in chinese 2 last year

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lol same

[lone lion]

stupid test didnt go through

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i figured cuz youre taking alot of chinese courses

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idk how I failed the placement test

yea

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do u have an idea of what u want to major in college yet?

[lone lion]

Financial/business related and psych

ik its very opposite

but i like those 2 areas

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7th class: if ur into business / philosopy: id do empowering... AP stat...or philosophy

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Good Businessman are good manipulators 🥱

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exactly

so psych can go well with business

just gotta merge it right

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^ i think everything is good, except for science section

[lone lion]

hmmm

ok what abt science

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If ur taking bio sophomore year what did u take freshman year ?

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^

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honors bio i failed

so I had to drop

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ok so

since ur taking bio rn

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in the first 2 months

?

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id suggest taking AP bio right after

[lone lion]

holy shit 💀 bro

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11th grade

[lone lion]

i failed honors bio

well i mean i had 0 period and i lived super far

that time

but idk

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Umm yea. U should maybe asses that before u take AP Bio

[lone lion]

^^

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true true

idk ur capabilities

but here was my science track

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Speaking of AP Bio. I took Bio freshman year, now taking Chem, would it be hard to go back to bio junior year ?

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yea prob-

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bad

i try hard

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8th: Bio honors (A+) 9th: Chem honors (A-) 10th: AP Environmental Science (A) 11th: AP Bio (A) 12th: Normal Physics

[lone lion]

but science is my weak subject

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ah

[lone lion]

lucky

u can take bio honors 8th

our middle school was aprivate schoo

and behind

and covid

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Same 💀

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it just comes naturally to me

[lone lion]

anyways any other comments

for my schedule

i wanat as much advice

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im more of a materialistic and math based dude

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Does ur school offer APUSH

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so i base everything off facts and evidence

and science backs that

[lone lion]

yes i sent my schedule

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if youre good in math maybe consider taking chem

[lone lion]

here actually

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yea did it last yr

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ehhhhh not rlly

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ill send yall my full schedukle

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not how it works lol

i got 8 classes lol

[lone lion]

there we go thats better lol

lcuky we can only do 7

but theres my full "schedule"

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8??? ive only got 6

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We’re only allowed to do one ap sophomore year smh

So I’m taking APUSH, and then Law as my elective

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in my sophomore year

i took 3 aps

junior 4

senior 4

freshman 1

[lone lion]

thats a good balance

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Are u west coast ?

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florida

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They are so restrictive in New England. Barley any schools allow you to take an AP before junior year

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thing is that i took 10/12 avaliable aps the school offered (exception being spanish and spanish lit)

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New England as in CT?

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Massachusetts

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uhhh anyways

comments

😭

still waiting

lol

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ok so

i think ur course plan is balanced well and i think ur extra class (7th) should be focused mainly around ur major

as it will help you more later on

[lone lion]

ye

i like all those classes

😭

oh god

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my only concern for ur schedule is science, like its out of order for me

[lone lion]

if I were to take a course based for major it would be doubling business or math

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bio -> chem -> physics

thats how our school goes by

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i believe that if you're able to do well in biology, id go further and do AP Bio as it is basically just an extension but its up to you

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Don’t take Chem if u failed bio

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^^

[lone lion]

i have to

lol

i would take reg chem

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id rather take an AP over chem

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They don’t offer Physical Science ?

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do ap cuz it adds to ur gpa

[lone lion]

im better at math then memorizing

[lone lion]

geophysical

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my gpa rn is a 4.8 on a 4.0 scale

[lone lion]

holy shit

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isnt ps a 9th grade class?

[lone lion]

💀

bro is cracked at school

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7th?

[lone lion]

my weighted gpa freshman year was like a 4.3

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It’s 10th grade for the kids who aren’t ready for Chem in my school

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asian standards

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ah i see

[lone lion]

@rough patio geophysical science is for ppl who did rlly bad in reg bio

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💀 my gpa is 3.76

[lone lion]

def dont wanna take it

i rather take chem

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chem sucks balls

[lone lion]

weighted or unweighted

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you dont wanna take it

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🤨

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weighted my unweighted is 3.73

[lone lion]

they say regular chem is easy

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Most Mass schools do Bio —-> Chem ——> AP, Forensics, Physiology

[lone lion]

woah

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im ngl chem really depends on your teacher

[lone lion]

they said theres 2 teachers i think

or 3

one is kinder

one is strict

and idk abt the others

to take ap physics in our school u only need a B- in reg bio and chem

💀

holy

thats super easy

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imma be fr with you

[lone lion]

i was surprised

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Wut… u have to had get an A or above in Chem for us

[lone lion]

LOL

rip

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?

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i wouldve flunked chem if my friend didnt help me with alot of it

[lone lion]

did u take reg chem or honors

or ap chem

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like to this day, i dont rmb shit on chem

chem honors

[lone lion]

qwell yea

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I’m taking Chem rn and it’s hell

[lone lion]

chem honors is super hard

in our school

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my asian standards forbid me from doing normal classes

[lone lion]

any honors ap science classes

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💀 i got outta chem with a 92

[lone lion]

is hard

for our school

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i feel u 😭

[lone lion]

damn

i have asian standards

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chem is easy imo

[lone lion]

but my mom is so disappointed

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i got 110 0-0

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People from Florida have standards ? 😌

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i went from pre-calc online to AP calc

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wtf