course-selection

[orchid anvil]

especially in a competitive school

[cinder gorge]

👍

😎💪 gotta grind

[orchid anvil]

I got 13 APs thats my grind lmao

[cinder gorge]

Is it very hard??

[orchid anvil]

nah

wait what grade r u in

[cinder gorge]

Really

Freshman lmao

[orchid anvil]

oh ahaha

[cinder gorge]

.

[orchid anvil]

um yeah APs range in difficulty ofc

[cinder gorge]

Yeah fs

[orchid anvil]

but most of them are easy to get 3-4s on even if you dont study

[cinder gorge]

Oh

[orchid anvil]

5s are a different story but yeah

[cinder gorge]

Lmao

I'm aiming to take 3 aps sophomore ye and a few honors or adavanced

[orchid anvil]

thats great

[cinder gorge]

Cuz my school barely offers honors classes. It's all AP or advanced...

[orchid anvil]

yeah just take APs if they offer them, lol. At least if you wanna go to the ivies and stuff. Youre only a freshman so just see what youre comfortable with work-wise this year

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, agreed

[fickle rivet]

wtf

[orchid anvil]

over 4 years not just one year

[fickle rivet]

oh ur in 12th

but still

13

[fickle rivet]

which

[orchid anvil]

HUG, CSA, US History, Euro History, English Lang, Calc BC, Physics C: Mechanics, Chemistry, Stats, English Lit, Microecon, US Gov, Calc AB but subscore

[fickle rivet]

bru

idk if I’d count ab sub score but that’s a crap ton of work

[orchid anvil]

the ab subscore is something you have to add on the common app which is why i listed it

[fickle rivet]

o

I’m deciding on bc or ab

bc seems like it’s not too different because it’s two chapters more than ab

[orchid anvil]

bc is harder cause it introduces series, convergences, etc. but if you're comfortable with math id do it

[cinder gorge]

Is euro hard? For 10th grade imma try to take AP euro, AP seminar (some research and presenting class for 0 period) and AP computer science principles

[orchid anvil]

AP euro is very difficult, yes.

lots of content to go over plus the essays suck

AP CSP i heard is brain-dead easy

same with AP Seminar

[vale violet]

Bro thats funny tbh , nvm

[vale violet]

But ap's are difficult

[cinder gorge]

Yeah fs

[worthy flare]

How’s physics and astronomy? Oh and also chem

[wise forge]

chem is the easiest class of i’ve ever taken followed by AP World

Down side is that it’s so easy i don’t wanna do my work

[austere tulip]

Chem is easy?

I’m asking cuz I want to take sophomore year

[wise forge]

y e s

[austere tulip]

A lot of people say it’s hard

[wise forge]

it’s so easy

[austere tulip]

And I’m taking world run

Right now

World is fine

[wise forge]

man as long as you know how to add and subtract like 2+2 and 2-2 and know that there are 4 states of matter you’ll get a double A ++++++++

[austere tulip]

Oh ok

True

I guess it is basic math

It’s just hard to understand questions

[wise forge]

hm

Which is a state of matter?

A, Water B. Fireplace. C football, D. Liquid

[austere tulip]

No

I’m talking about AP chem

D is

[balmy fox]

really?

oooo

[wise forge]

ohhhhhh. AP Chem is pretty challenging, but still easy lmao.

A lot of people struggle with it tho

i was talking about reg Chem cus i had to drop AP Chem for band

[austere tulip]

Oh ok

lol

[wise forge]

i think people will appreciate the colors

oh shit i’m taking 15 classes this year

just realized

[formal oxide]

wait how do u take spanish 1 +2 as a college course

[wise forge]

carefully

lmao

I just enrolled in the course

Language isn't required to graduate

[cinder gorge]

how tf does ur school allow u to take 15 classes. our max is 7 classes

[wise forge]

i asked a bunch of people for signatures so they lost track

[cinder gorge]

😂

You have a honors chamber band that’s a thing?

[wise forge]

Honestly it sounds fake lmao

“Honors Advanced Band”sounds very fake

[frosty glen]

Should I take ap Lang 1 year and then ap lit the next?

[cinder gorge]

I’m doing Honors Geometry, CP Freshman Physics, CP English 9, CP World History but I’m not doing a world language, does Honors Algebra 2 or Honors Precalculus if I take the advancement opportunity (I’m pretty good at math) Honors English 10, Honors Biology, and CP US History 1 and Chinese 1 sound like a good schedule for me next year? I currently have all A’s.

In my school we do physics freshman year bio sophomore chem junior and a more math-based physics/science elective/AP Science senior year

But you could start with Honors Bio freshman year and do Honors Chem sophomore year and do a more math-based physics/science elective/AP Science Junior year

I didnt start with Honors Bio so I’m planning to do it next year

[wise forge]

currently feeling this sleep deprived af and still on 1 classes hw

[wise forge]

yes that seems fine

[cinder gorge]

I’m planning to do Ap gov Ap seminar Ap environmental Ap lang and comp Ap stats

us 2 h

Pre calc H

And Ap csp

Senior year Ap research Ap world Ap Calc Ap psych Ap comp sci A AP PSYCHICS 1

Ap economics

And a English 4 honors

But yeah Us 1 is my hardest subject this year it’s not good

I have a high B or b plus

[lament wave]

I’m taking AP Calc BC next year - should I take AB over the summer to set a foundation for BC, or would that be a waste of time?

[lament wave]

Yeah. We start with Lang at my school too

It sets a good foundation.

[austere tulip]

Ab is not necessary over the summer

Calc Bc goes over Ab

With extra stuff

[cinder gorge]

I am having a trouble in selecting what course is better and have a good money in it, like bachelors of computer science, bachelors of artificial intelligence, bachelors of aerospace engineering. Which of the three is good enough and have a lot of money?

I Google searched it and it seems that AI has a whopping money.

[frosty glen]

Idk about AI. But aerospace and compsci can get u the bag

[queen kestrel]

You probably need masters in these things to consider make low six figures

[mint thorn]

Yeah or a phd

Also all of those are like

The hardest things ever

Both to get into and to graduate

[frosty glen]

Nah u don't need to have a masters in compsci to make a lot of money

Some Tech companies hire u right out of college, u have to be really good at what u do tho

[broken lagoon]

If I do precal in the summer should I do AB for 10th grade instead of BC?

[cinder gorge]

You shouldn’t even be doing AP Calculus AB or BC in 10th grade

[lament wave]

Gotcha thanks!

[cinder gorge]

Yeah but it is a very fast pace class

They cover all of AB in one semester

[austere tulip]

Yeah but I'm saying that taking Ab is very redudant

because BC goes over it anyways

[cinder gorge]

I mean if you do AB before BC

That isn’t that great

[austere tulip]

Yeah

[cinder gorge]

Like I understand you can take BC without ever taken AB but you need to prepared for the fast pace class

[cinder gorge]

I see.

[cinder gorge]

Not really I mean I searched.

[cinder gorge]

Oh I mean like I heard that I can easily get a placement from my college itself after completing my 4 yr degree as long as I get a good college with good placement. But the problem is that I can't decide which bachelors to do. Like what is good computer? Aerospace? AI?

Because all these field get a whopping money.

I don't really care about interest anyways because I have no interest too. I don't have any particular likes too since I will just study it at the end of the day.

Also I heard about another bachelors of data science.

What are you thoughts about it?

[cinder gorge]

Yeah like they will hire you on the campus placement.

I don't know which to choose which is really confusing since the aim at the end of the day for everyone is to make money.

[frosty glen]

U can become software engineer with compsci degree, tech companies pay a lot

[cinder gorge]

I see. I was hesitating because my cousin brother is now a computer engineer grad and he said that AI is a blooming field nowadays.

And aerospace gives a lot of money too.

[frosty glen]

Cybersecurity is good too

[cinder gorge]

I just searched it out.

It seems like I will have to give jee for that.

💀

And the exam is just few months away.

Btw just so you know jee is the toughest exam in India for engineering colleges.

Also thank you all for the replies you have given.

Appreciate it.

[queen kestrel]

I think the highest salary without further education is a certain type of engineering at 75,000

[cinder gorge]

You should be fine

[short horizon]

Going to high school next year should I take Spanish or French I’m already fluent in mandarin so there’s no point in that and most schools only offer those three languages

[cinder gorge]

Idk which one do you like Spanish or French?

No one can decide for you except yourself

Although I will say Spanish is much easier than French

[short horizon]

I have no preference, which is the problem

[cinder gorge]

Take Spanish

[short horizon]

Ok

Thx

[cinder gorge]

It is much easier and more fun

[short horizon]

Yay

Tysm

[obsidian turtle]

Hi, I'm a sophomore year high school student in Turkiye planning to take the SAT next year and be an international student in a US University. Here in Turkiye (instead of selecting courses to take like the US), right before the start of Junior year you select one of four areas;
Numerical (Math and Science),
Literary (Literature and Social Studies),
Equaly Weighted (Math and Literature)
and Foreign Language (All-English lessons)
I want to choose the Equally Weighted are because I don't really like biology and chemistry and you can take pretty fun classes like drama with it. It is already mandatory to take 2 years each of bio, chem and physics in your freshman and sophomore year.
My question is, is my 2 years each of each science enough to get into college? Or should I choose the Numerical area? (Also, I already take English AND French as second languages so that's not a problem)

Oh, and Math in Numerical and E.W. have the same curriculum, and thus pre-calc required for most colleges

[cinder gorge]

Probably not 2 years more like 4 years

[obsidian turtle]

So, 2 years physics, 2 years chemistry and 2 years biology is considered 2 years of science?

The colleges I want to apply to require at least 3 years of science, according to their cds

[river elbow]

It's not often recommended but I have a similar plan aswell. I'd recommend doing Calculus AB rather than BC straight out of precalculus. I haven't taken BC but I'm currently taking AB after and I think it's the better way to go.

[mortal minnow]

should i take english ii honors next year or ap world history? (my school restricts the number of AP/honors courses)

[cinder gorge]

Do you have to pick or can you take both?

[radiant zealot]

Bro why that’s annoying

What do you like more?

[broken lagoon]

Why not?

[broken lagoon]

Okay sounds good!

[cinder gorge]

It isn’t a good choice

Think about

[broken lagoon]

Hmm

[cinder gorge]

You probably haven’t learned pre calculus yet

So AP Calc is a really bad choice

[broken lagoon]

I see, yeah my friend who is doing precal as a freshman said to do precal next year as a soph

But I want to do precal over the summer so I can do ab or bc next year, stats in jr, and multi var calc at a local community college sr year

[cinder gorge]

Just because your friend said to do it doesn’t necessarily mean you should

[cinder gorge]

Dude calm down just take it your junior or senior year

That is the best time

[broken lagoon]

No what I mean is my friend said not to do it over the summer

[cinder gorge]

Oh

[broken lagoon]

Because it might be confusing and stuff

[cinder gorge]

Yeah you probably shouldn’t do it over the summer

[cinder gorge]

Yeah without a teacher to guide you it won’t be easy

[broken lagoon]

Hmm

[broken lagoon]

Yeah but I thought maybe completing all the math offerings before college would be a good idea, and to do that I'd need to skip a year and do it during the summer

[broken lagoon]

True ig

But I think the summer school they have has teacher assistance

Also should I take AP Comp sci in 10th or 12th? If I take it in 10th, I'll have to skip POE

[cinder gorge]

Just do it your junior year the best outcomes will come

[broken lagoon]

Yeah sounds good

[cinder gorge]

Probably 12th

It is a hard class

[broken lagoon]

I'll just do the multi var calc after sr prolly

[broken lagoon]

I see

[cinder gorge]

Yeah I don’t want you to fail these hard AP’s

[broken lagoon]

Last question: Should I do physics 10th and ap physics 11th? or do chem and then the physics courses

[cinder gorge]

Because the thing is I see sophomores bombing hard AP classes because of no experience

[broken lagoon]

I mean I like comp sci in general, but my real worry is space on my schedule

[cinder gorge]

Oh probably 12th

Is it AP Physics 1?

@broken lagoon

[broken lagoon]

There are only 2 physics courses, normal physics and ap physics

You need to take normal to take ap the next year

[cinder gorge]

What AP Physics is it like 1 2 or 3

[broken lagoon]

Not sure it might be all 3

[cinder gorge]

No that isn’t how it works

[broken lagoon]

Well there is only 1 ap physics offering at the school so idk lol

[cinder gorge]

I don’t know what AP Physics you are taking about but I will tell you, you should most likely take it 12th grade because Physics is really hard

[broken lagoon]

I see

I want to do Earth and Space Science (because I LOVE space), but apparently the rigor is low

[cinder gorge]

Wdym the rigor is low

[broken lagoon]

Idk thats what my teacher said

I guess its like a super easy class

[cinder gorge]

I mean you shouldn’t care what the teacher says if you like it go ahead and do it

[broken lagoon]

Hm

Will it like hurt my college app lol?

[cinder gorge]

I don’t think so

You should be fine

[broken lagoon]

Okay I'll think about it then haha

[cinder gorge]

Also you are a freshman right?

[still plover]

Heyy

[cinder gorge]

Hi

[broken lagoon]

Yeah lol

[broken lagoon]

Heyyy

[still plover]

Wht courses should i take to increase my chance to attend med school

[cinder gorge]

Oh don’t be too worried about the college application you will make it out fine

[broken lagoon]

Hahaha okay thanks

[cinder gorge]

Just research the process of getting in too and if you need help deciding what colleges look for look at there common data sets

And have fun 🤩 your freshman year

[broken lagoon]

I see sounds good

[broken lagoon]

😛

[broken lagoon]

One of my friends had the same/similar question haha

[still plover]

Good!!
Then whts the ans

[broken lagoon]

I think he's going to do Bio, AP Bio, Bio med sciences, and some of the other courses related to med that the school offers

I don't know much sorry

[cinder gorge]

Oh probably chemistry and biology

[still plover]

Like advanced courses

[cinder gorge]

Because you will have to do a lot of chemistry

[cinder gorge]

I mean Advanced courses really help so yes

But you should take general Chemistry and Biology

Before the advanced classes

[still plover]

Oh yeah

Thx sm

[cobalt grail]

so i need to have 4 science credits for graduation, but i'm not exactly sure what i should do.. i plan to major in marketing and i'm not a huge science person. i already took honors bio and i'm currently in honors chem, what would anyone recommend for 11th and 12th grade?

anything that says kap is the equivalent of honors btw

[lament wave]

I recommend you take physics for at least a year, most colleges like to see that. Maybe you'll also find forensics interesting? You could also take AP Bio since you already took honors bio, AP Chem is pretty hard from what I've heard.

Sorry that response is kinda all over the place LOL, but just do what you find interesting. If you like APs, you could take AP Physics 11th and AP Bio 12th and vice versa, or physics + forensics/another science

[cursive nebula]

forensics is a really fun class (im planning to go pre-vet so totally not related to what i want to do in life) your really lucky that you have forensics as a full semester class, at my school its half semester

im currently taking ap bio as a sophomore as although it hasnt been easy (i average 70s on tests/quizzes) im not doing particularly bad either (also my teacher is really nice and lets us do test retakes/corrections)

[fringe barn]

Hey guys so I have a small issue

I could have done algebra 1 this year (9th grade math and I am in eighth grade) but I decided instead I would do 10th grade ela. But what happened was they got rid of 10th grade and ninth grade ela due to a teacher shortage. If they don't have advanced algebra in high school and I can't do 10th grade math unless I do 9th grade. Just means I won't be able to be a year ahead in math like I will be with every other subject. I want to do business/econ and I know math is important for those fields. They also didn't have room to add me when I asked at the beginning of the year. What am I to do?

[mortal minnow]

need to pick

[cobalt grail]

okayy thank you !

[cobalt grail]

oooo!! yeah i am kinda interested in forensics lol

[steep elk]

ask your counselor or whoever organizes class schedules

[queen kestrel]

Algebra 1 should be in 8th grade

[cinder gorge]

Certain type? What exactly is it?

[cinder gorge]

Thank you for the concern! Appreciate a lot!

[queen kestrel]

It might be Chemical, I’m pretty sure Gohar made a video about this.

[cinder gorge]

I see. I will go through his shots, thank you so much!

[storm torrent]

I found out that there's a "Physics and applied mathematics" course in Queen's Belfast

I'm thinking that that's the kind of course I wanna do

but I wanna apply to MIT, Cambridge, Oxford and Stanford because I like them all equally

I wouldn't prefer one over the other

so it x4 my chances of getting accepted into my dream university

[mint thorn]

You can only apply to Cambridge or Oxford

Cause they’re rivals

Idk the reason actually but still

[errant pasture]

Opinions:

6th grade - Pre-Algebra

7th grade - Algebra 1

8th grade - Geometry and Algebra 2

9th grade - Trigonometry and Precalc

10th grade - Calc BC + AP Statistics

11th grade: Multivariable calc + Linear Algebra

12th grade: Real\Complex Analysis(each one semester) + Differential Equations

[storm torrent]

Seriously?

Cambridge it is

[mint thorn]

🤷🏻‍♀️

[storm torrent]

You seriously spend an entire year on one topic?

You could get it all covered in like a week bro

Dayum

Well the rivalry does literally go back centuries

Oxford was founded in the 1000s iirc

😎🤙

Oh god

Wtf was that

I need to sleep bro

[cinder gorge]

For senior year how does this sound?

Ap calculus bc, ap physics c mech: e & m, ap japanese, ap lit, ap micro and macro, drama honors

[calm sonnet]

Is it better to do PSEO jr and sr year or just take a bunch of ap classes and just be a teenager?

[cinder gorge]

ur not allowed to be a teenager until college if u wanna get into like MIT

however there are manageable course loads

for me I just wanna go to a UC so mine isnt that bad

well actually its funny cus I still have to take the hardest courses

[calm sonnet]

See here is the thing, top colleges are not my biggest priority

[cinder gorge]

good

they shoudlnt be

literally its ur social economic background

that determines ur life

anyways

[calm sonnet]

I just dont know if college in high school is worth me missing out on friends and sports. I mean ik ill have friends in college but it will be harder to participate in my clubs and sports

Ill prolly do it bc yk 2 years free college but idk 🤷🏻‍♀️

[cinder gorge]

ummmmm

do whatever u want

I reccomend

work hard

but work smart

[storm torrent]

Facts

@cinder gorge your pfp be looking fabulous

[storm torrent]

Just do normal high school but compete in academic competitions and self-study topics that interest you

It's better to stay with friends

And have a somewhat typical adolescence

Cuz you'll end up regretting missing out on experiences and memories with your friends

Bro tf

I turn into a wise old man after midnight

Gremlins but weird

[cinder gorge]

a day at my pace

[calm sonnet]

Yeah i mean i get that but i also think 2 years free of college is a good thing to do. I mean i could still do practices but not all of the races/meets. Idk

[cinder gorge]

Ye I was thinking of doing it like this:
9th grade - Algebra 1
Summer - Geo
10th Grade - Algebra 2
Summer - Pre-Cal
11th Grade - AP Calc AB
12th Grade - AP Calc BC

[austere tulip]

Ok

So I would not recommend both AB and Bc

They have the same thing

But bc just has more

And is faster

So in senior year u could probs take something like Calc III

[cinder gorge]

My school doesn't offer that course

[buoyant ravine]

how many aps do people take to get in ivys? around 9?

[carmine lily]

take stats then

[cinder gorge]

Do you recommend I take stats junior or senior year?

[nocturne portal]

You could possibly dual enroll in a local community college and take Calculus III.

[nocturne portal]

Depends on how many are offered at your school. I'd say on average, maybe seven?

[cinder gorge]

Is Cal III after BC??

[nocturne portal]

Yes

[cinder gorge]

Alright, thanks

[buoyant ravine]

im planning to double math either year and take stat

[buoyant ravine]

alr so ill attempt 8-10 then

[cinder gorge]

Oh k

[buoyant ravine]

prob calc right after pre calc tho

cuz you dont want to forget

[cinder gorge]

Personally, I am aiming for 13-14 by the end of high school. But that's not gonna be easy,

My high school offers a lot of AP courses and not that many honors classes, thats why

[pure mist]

is AP calc BC that much more difficult then AB

[buoyant ravine]

how many have you taken yet?

[buoyant ravine]

i think so

[cinder gorge]

Haven't taken either yet, but probably.

[nocturne portal]

If you've taken ap calc ab, I've heard that it's actually easier than ab.

[cinder gorge]

Oh thats suprising

[pure mist]

its not too surprising

[cinder gorge]

ig

[pure mist]

if you are covering more material faster, you get past lots of the fluff

[cinder gorge]

True

[pure mist]

i was in an accelerated math program and thats how it was like my freshman year

i would see my friends math homework and have no clue what half the stuff was even though we're working on the same thing

also how many AP classes should I take my junior year if I dont wanna kms

[cinder gorge]

3-5

Depends on your preferences

How many AP's are you taking this yr?

[pure mist]

0

i had to choose between AP euro or an engineering course

[cinder gorge]

Oh

[pure mist]

no other AP's offered this year

[cinder gorge]

Oh okay

[pure mist]

im tryna be more of a pike student and pursue an engineering degree

[cinder gorge]

It depends on the AP's offered at your school next yr. Pick the ones you are personally interested in

And the field you want to go into

[pure mist]

mechanical or aerospace

maybe civil

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, so choose some AP courses that you think might benefit you towards those goals/fields

[pure mist]

not much experience yet but im taking an engineering program this summer

[storm torrent]

Same here, a week is my class' pace 😎

[jovial mango]

Should I do the Ap English lang exam in Gr11 or Gr12?

What would y'all recommend?

[austere tulip]

11

[jovial mango]

Now, why 11?

[jovial mango]

.

[austere tulip]

Ok

11 so that u can take AP lit senior

Because there is no point of taking lang

If y are not going to follow up with lit

And lit is harder

And lang teaches u how to write essays that can be used for lit

Ap lang comes from

[calm sonnet]

I didnt do lang and im in lit this year 😅 ill probably just struggle the whole year

[austere tulip]

U should do fine as long as u can analyze

It is just good preparation

[calm sonnet]

okay thats good

[calm sonnet]

When u realize ur gonna need to take trig and calc to be an architect and ur mentally slapping urself bc how did u not know that and ur sad bc u dont want to take calc

[fresh needle]

Should I take Chinese or Spanish in 9th Grade???

[calm sonnet]

what is more useful and what do you want to take?

[cinder gorge]

Depends, what do you think you will be more comfortable doing. If you are new to both languages, I honestly would just go with Spanish (what I'm taking), because its probably more simple to take, but go for Chinese if you have the chance, because not as many people take Chinese, so Chinese may stand out in a college application, considering it is harder than Spanish in most cases.

[fresh needle]

My mum is Chinese, I can speak it, but I cannot read or write. They would put me in the higher class even though I'm in between, and it would not look too good in my report...
Spanish is quite fun, and there are hardly any people who can speak Spanish, so they start from the beginning, which would be easier.

Yet, most of my friends are taking Chinese and Chinese seems more useful.

I have already been accepted into a Junior College (7th & 8th) which gets me in college automatically, so I don't worry about college applications too much.

[cinder gorge]

If you can already speak Chinese, I would say just go for the Chinese then. (Thats what I would do, if I was in your scenario)

[fresh needle]

Okay, thanks!

[nocturne portal]

This isn't based on anything besides my experiences, take Chinese. It's really fun and I love learning how to write the characters. I originally took Chinese it because I wanted to challenge myself, but now I genuinely enjoy it.

[granite bay]

Should i take AP chem

[hybrid bridge]

currently a junior, thinking of these classes for senior year. thoughts?
Wasn’t sure if I should double up on Spanish hence dark highlight

[cinder gorge]

Chinese is easier than Spanish

Nice you doing multivariable

[wise forge]

My plan before I quit band vs after

Tell me what you guys think. Those two PE classes from my band get waived by my Law class.

we're learning stuff as advanced as l'hopitals rule in Honors Math 3 but they still don't weigh the course which is weird

its a Calc BC prep course

i've been told by the AP Reddit that usually it isn't learned until calc bc which is why i thought id be smth to mention

[austere tulip]

Ap Spanish is Spanish five

[austere tulip]

I would recommend taking Ap Lit since ur taking lang

[hybrid bridge]

not at my school lol

[austere tulip]

It’s not about the school

Like at the level

Like ap spanish is level 5 spanish

However it is mostly for preparing you for an exam

[hybrid bridge]

ohh mbmb I misunderstood

tru my guidance counselor did say I could maybe skip Spanish 5

but it sorta depends on how I do in Spanish 4 so :,)

if I can skip it I’ll prolly jus TA for a class or smth

[fringe barn]

Hey guys so I'm an eighth grader right now and I could have done algebra one but I decided not to because I was going to do 10th grade ELA and I didn't want to do too much honors in Middle School issue was due to a teacher shortage they had to get rid of all English honors so do you know any way I could learn algebra one so I can do geometry next year. The work right now is too easy and I really want to be able to do calculus in my senior year

[cinder gorge]

Does your school allow you to do algebra classes in the summer?

[fringe barn]

That's a good idea I'll check with my guidance counselor Monday to see if that's an option

[upper fog]

One requirement for an advace diploma is at least three years of one language study, but is taking more than three years of one language for college worthwhile?

I'm in ninth grade and currently enrolled in Spanish ll

[cinder gorge]

It is very worthwhile

It will be a good thing on ur college resume

[upper fog]

How far should I go, in your opinion?

[cinder gorge]

I think you should go at least 3 years

Since its a graduation requirement

[upper fog]

Stop at Spanish lll?

[cinder gorge]

How many spanish levels are there

Because if there are 5, i think you should finish as much as you can

Take spanish in all ur grades

You could improve it and in work it will build a strong resume

[upper fog]

Okay

Many thanks

[cinder gorge]

Ur welcome :))

[primal mica]

should I take AP Lit and Lang bc I want to be better at analyzing and it looks good in college or should I take english 3 and eng 4 instead cause I kinda suck at english

[cinder gorge]

Whatever ur comfortable with

[austere tulip]

I would recommend the AP options

However

U could also consider AP seminar and AP research

Because colleges are slowly liking them

Since they are research based and can show that you can use your knowledge and apply it

[dense crane]

should i take AP gov if i haven't taken Apush but have taken ap world and got a B+ both semesters? is it possible to get an A in gov

(my school's APs are kinda hard, i got a 5 on the ap world test tho)

[cinder gorge]

damn you want to take 6 ap's your senior year!?!

idk how you will survive if you do that

take care of yourself dude that is all I will say

[wise forge]

The colleges im applying too only accept Comp

lang*

not lit

well its or lit

Lang or lit, not both

so Basically, my law class gives me an honors english class

The Expository English, Economics, Gov, and Law & Order & Policy class are all apart of the same progra

program

technically I get PE Credit for Gov

AP Eccon gives me gov credit

[austere tulip]

that's weird

PE credit for Gov?

[wise forge]

Yeah...

My district requires 4 years of PE, but to get around that for people in the program, the figure out a way to give it.

So its called United States Government and gives PE Credit as opposed to American Government (P) which gives the Social Science Credit

its also why its purple on my thing

[primal mica]

which one is better

[austere tulip]

It matters on what your major iss

If your major is going to be related to literary arts or English, Ap lit and lang are better

however, if your major is going to be related to science, seminar and research are better.

[primal mica]

oh okie thx

I might wanna take both tho lmao

[austere tulip]

That’s fine

U will just have to give up something else

[umbral bough]

^^^

[errant pasture]

well in 7th grade most people are 12 so...

[errant pasture]

community college\online school

[wise forge]

Man I was 13 in 7th grade lmao

[cinder gorge]

My bday is in august lmao

[storm torrent]

Most 12 year olds aren't severely congitively challenged tho...

[wise forge]

im

[storm torrent]

Bro actually just used a backslash

[storm torrent]

Shocking bro

[wise forge]

I never did pre-algebra

[storm torrent]

13 is within the normal age-range for 7th grade

[wise forge]

i went from Mathematics e6 to Advanced Math 7

which is alg 1

very easy

[cinder gorge]

Gra gra boom

[austere tulip]

That’s good.. however I think that macroeconomics is one semester

And micro is another

[wise forge]

my school has it two semesters

[austere tulip]

Ohh

[wise forge]

1 of the semesters gives me AP Gov credit

[austere tulip]

Ok

Oh

[wise forge]

on my transcript it appears as AP Gov

Yeah

[austere tulip]

Ohh got it

[wise forge]

its

[austere tulip]

So u can take the AP gov exam

[wise forge]

I can, but i won't

its not an actual ap gov class

we don

we don't do any gov things

it just shows up on the transcript as such

[austere tulip]

Ohh

Ur lucky tho

Our school has 6 academic classes

One PE

[wise forge]

same

[austere tulip]

One lunch

[wise forge]

oh

[austere tulip]

So 8 total

[wise forge]

My school has 6 class periods in total for most people

[austere tulip]

Oh

[wise forge]

The rest i fit in else where lmao

[austere tulip]

Ohh

Ohh

So all your other classes are from like a school

Cuz I see like 10 classes per semester

[wise forge]

CCC is California Community Colleges and and Uni is my local university

those are online

[austere tulip]

Oh ok

Got it

[wise forge]

and the 8th period is just band after school

[austere tulip]

R u not planning to take AP spanish

[wise forge]

Im taking spanish at my college

[austere tulip]

Ok

[wise forge]

AP Spanish gives me Span 1 credit for college, but im taking that this semester lol

[austere tulip]

But isn’t ap spanish like level 5 spanish

[wise forge]

its th 5th level of hs spanish, college spanish 1 is HS Spanish 1 an 2... so technically its higher, but they don't give higher credit

Spanish 2 is HS 304

[austere tulip]

Oh

[wise forge]

yeah

[austere tulip]

So r u in a dual enrollment program

[wise forge]

My school doesn't offer dual credit or anything so I enroll in the colleges seperately

My HS can't see my grades for college n stuff

[austere tulip]

What major r u planning

[wise forge]

Political Science

Aerospace Engineering minor

[austere tulip]

And college

[wise forge]

UC Berkeley I plan on attending

[austere tulip]

Also

what is this minor business

Like a major is the courses u take

[wise forge]

Major is the main degree program

a minor allows a student to explore different disciplines.

Its like a certification

[austere tulip]

Oh ok

Got it

[wise forge]

Yeah

you don't have to take a minor, and I could graduate in 1 year without one, but i feel like Aerospace Engineering would be fun

[orchid anvil]

sounds like theres a lot of prereqs for engineering classes tho

even for a minor

[wise forge]

ye

3 pre reqs 3 upper div classes for minor

[orchid anvil]

dang thats a lot

[wise forge]

since I am covering the calc and basic science reqs

for a minor, no

stats requires like 8 classes

[orchid anvil]

i mean thats like an extra 1.5 semesters

[wise forge]

yeah

well like I don't need many units to graduate

[orchid anvil]

cause of poly sci?

[wise forge]

yeah

[orchid anvil]

thats cool

[wise forge]

Im getting most reqs now

[orchid anvil]

my mom actually went to Cal for Poly Sci lol

kinda random

[wise forge]

interesting

what does she do now?

[orchid anvil]

lawyer

she went to UCLA law afterwards

[wise forge]

ah

I kinda wanna become a lawyer but I also wanna teach poli sci

idk yet

[orchid anvil]

ooh cool

totally up to you obv

[wise forge]

yeah

Rocket Science is a hobby of mine but everyone says I should go and work for SpaceX or NASA

[orchid anvil]

im trying to get into Cal but for EECS so prob not getting in lmao

[wise forge]

Its my #1 college but idk if ill get in

i do a lot tho

[orchid anvil]

with only a minor idk how possible it is to get a job like that

[modern wedge]

I have a History exam on Tuesday

[orchid anvil]

oh i thought you were alr in LOL

[wise forge]

Noo im a sophomore in HS rn

technically in in college

I go to a CSU rn

[orchid anvil]

oh

[wise forge]

but

thats just 1 class

next year it'll be 3

[orchid anvil]

as like dual enrollment i assume

[wise forge]

no

[modern wedge]

On Colonies, Flight of the earls, Plantations and the 9 year war

[wise forge]

I don't get dual credit, i just enrolled in a class there as a student lol

thats why technically I go to uni

[orchid anvil]

yeah thats still dual enrollment

[wise forge]

o

[orchid anvil]

even if you dont get hs credit

[wise forge]

Its considered Concurrent Enrollment here

The difference is school association

[orchid anvil]

oh interesting

guess the wording is different lol

[wise forge]

Dual Enrollment means your HS counselor can see grades and stuff, concurrent means they cant

also the credit oppertunities

[orchid anvil]

In that case ive been "concurrent enrolling" at colleges since a sophmore

its cool

[wise forge]

People brought it to me as top schools accept concurrent enrollment credit but not dual enrollment credit bc of that

[wise forge]

yeah

I wanted to as a freshman

but I was too young

[orchid anvil]

i technically did but i think you would classify it as dual enrollment

one of my HS classes wasnt an AP but gave me credit at the local community college

[wise forge]

Dual enrollment is only a thing for seniors at my school

yeah thats DE

[orchid anvil]

neat

does your school have Calc III?

[wise forge]

No

[orchid anvil]

cause I have to take that at my local college

[wise forge]

Yeah same

Im taking Calc 1 and 2 at CSU Fresno I believe (instead of AP Calc)

[orchid anvil]

thats fair

still might wanna take the AP test tho

[wise forge]

But the difference is that its a "unitrack"class so it shows up on my HS Transcript as AP Calc

[orchid anvil]

if your school suipplies the test

[wise forge]

however, I take it physically at

the CSU Campus

its a neat program

[orchid anvil]

same i go inperson

for Physics E&M

[wise forge]

i don't wanna try to take an online math class 💀

[orchid anvil]

you didnt have to deal with COVID didnt you 💀

[wise forge]

My school didn't have enough kids to make an AP Physics C class so its all online and I have a friend who took AP Calc BC and Stats in the same year, missed a month and a half due to an injury, and still got 5s and A+s in both, who is struggling.

[wise forge]

I did.

They said to use calculators on our phones cus of covid and so we all used mathway and no one knew how to do basic math when we came back

so

yeah

we didn't have a teacher for 1 semester either so

[orchid anvil]

oh dang

[rare rivet]

I have a question If I have an 80 in a class for my quarter 1 of school what happens if I get an A+ on my second quater can both grades average to an A?
I am a freshamn btw and I dont want this one bad grade affect my GPA for highschool
since i am aiming for a 4.0
unweighted*

[austere tulip]

I’m pretty sure they’re semester grades

So if u get 100 on second

80and hundred averaged

90

[quick salmon]

Usually they’ll take the overall course grade, so this includes the exam grade

[rare rivet]

okay thanks I checked and actlly its a B+

so I would prob need to just have an A and it can averge to an A thats good because I am striving for a 4.0

but this B really upset me

[austere tulip]

May I know what class this is

[rare rivet]

and most disappointing of all its on Spanish 1

ik dont laugh

[austere tulip]

Oh

[rare rivet]

its cuz my teacher

[austere tulip]

Ok

[rare rivet]

is really annoying

[austere tulip]

Does ur teacher give extra credit

[rare rivet]

i have a bad teacher

[austere tulip]

It’s this quarter right

[rare rivet]

no

[austere tulip]

U can make it up next quarter

[rare rivet]

yeah

[austere tulip]

Does the teacher give retakes

[rare rivet]

no

nothing

[austere tulip]

We’re u having trouble

With Spanish

Or is it just like a normal

[rare rivet]

dont have trouble just a test I knew the material just didnt study

really well

[austere tulip]

Ohh

Ok

Wel

[rare rivet]

like I didnt review my stuff before a test

and screwed up

[austere tulip]

Use flash cards

Always use them

[rare rivet]

yeah

[austere tulip]

R ur tests written

Or spoken

[rare rivet]

we have to write on google forms

and then

listen to the teacher

talk and translate

on that google form

[austere tulip]

Ohh k

[rare rivet]

yeah but

[austere tulip]

So is it vocab

[rare rivet]

since I have a B+

[rare rivet]

no if that was the case then I would have a 100

[austere tulip]

Ok

So u are having trouble with her accent?

Watch videos on Spanish I

[rare rivet]

yeah but mostly my fault too for not studying for a test and quiz

[austere tulip]

Or even

[rare rivet]

that brought my grade down

[austere tulip]

Watch YouTubers make fun of a language

It’s actually really helpful

[rare rivet]

alright

[austere tulip]

Watch general videos on Spanish

Just try to get used to it

You don’t need to study with a textbook and everything

And most of sll

Do this slowly

Don’t just spam at the night before the test

[rare rivet]

since I have a B+ and I know since i am working hard and get an A or A+ it can average to an A so I can get that 4.0?

[austere tulip]

Yeah

Well

It matters

Different schools have different policies

For our school

[rare rivet]

oh yeah my school

includes

final exam

[austere tulip]

We have A B C d or F

At the end

No minuses or pluses

But in some schools those matter for GpA

Is the final exam like 30 percent of your grade

[rare rivet]

yeah its a big deal

and i screwed up on it

since I crammed

which is bad

but if this is true if I can get an A on the second quater and my grade will raise to a 4.0 it will be good

thanks for the help

[obtuse fossil]

What are the thoughts on doubling up on AP Chem and AP Bio in the same year? I'm a sophomore right now, and looking ahead to junior year, and I want to take them both, but I'm already planning to do AP Physics C: Mechanics senior year

[austere tulip]

Tbh, taking both sciences will be tough

Chem is the hardest

And bios pretty tough

However

They both together are 3 periods

Because each is 1.5 periods

Cuz AP science

But

If you’re smart

And can handle pressure

Go ahead

Also, if you have to decide one of them, take chem if you don’t want to become a doctor, otherwise take bio

[obtuse fossil]

Yeah, my school does this thing with it though where they do the labs on alternating days, so you can still do both in just 2 periods. I was also thinking about taking a study hall to make up for the extra work. I want to go into Biomedical engineering, and it seemed like both would be really useful

[austere tulip]

Yeah that’s fine then

Study hall is a good idea

[wise forge]

Why do peoples schools give so clases more then 1 period lol

also why do the split ap physics up lol

[austere tulip]

Idk

Cuz maybe they have more content

And take more time

Cuz it’s only the hard ones thst do

Like physics

And chem

And bio

But APES

Isn’t

[wise forge]

if my school did that, no one would take ap sciences

[austere tulip]

It’s cuz we have early bird periods where we come 25 minutes early to school

So it all catches up

And plus

It’s 1.5 period

So

They can give up half of lunch

[wise forge]

We have a 0 period but that’s only for jazz band or pe and we have the shortest lunch we’re legally allowed to have so there’s no time fir classes lol

[bitter timber]

I want to become a cloud architect or a high paying job in IT, what courses should I take for AP?

[cinder gorge]

How much homework should I be expecting for honors or even AP chemistry in sopohomore yr?

[cinder gorge]

@cinder gorge Honors Chem you don’t get much hw but it really depends on your teacher

But expect hw few days before test though

Most teachers don’t give you notes you have to take your own

Oh alright, thanks for the info.

[buoyant ravine]

might be late but im sophmore im doing ap phyics and ap bio next yr then ap chem and ap env sci senior

physics is supposedly easier

idk tho prob not

[obtuse fossil]

Which ap physics are you doing?

[buoyant ravine]

ihnc

1 or 2 maybe idk

idk what is what

[buoyant ravine]

for me honors chem is ez

no homework

[cinder gorge]

oh k

[buoyant ravine]

ok so should I do dual enrollment from top 10 community college in us or more aps in one year

[bitter timber]

What is the best uni course if i wanna become a cloud architect?

[wise forge]

I would recommend dual enrollment personally, be where that most colleges won’t accept the credit, especially if you get high school credit for the class.

[orchid anvil]

just do dual at a community college near you

no need to do "top 10" or anything like that

colleges dont care honestly

[buoyant ravine]

Nah that's the only one near me so prob would do that either way

[cinder gorge]

anyone a medical studennt here??

[obtuse vigil]

Let's be besties

[worthy flare]

What type of math is in honors chem for a sophomore because some people are saying you need algebra 2 but the website only says algebra 1, I’m also going into honors geometry next year too

[cinder gorge]

i believe my school lists algebra 2? however i’m taking honors algebra 2 rn and currently (halfway thru the first semester) it’s all just review. so i think you’d be alright to take it esp if they list it as algebra 1

[wise forge]

At my school, Math 2 or for freshman Math 2 Honors as a co-requisite. Prerequisites are usually Alg1 1

Math 2 Honors is a mixture of Pre-Calc, Geometry, Trig, and Alg 2 so idk what it actually is.

[worthy flare]

Alright thanks!!

[cinder gorge]

If I want to get into a good university, does taking a more advanced math class earlier affect your acceptance rate of getting in? For example if I finish AP Calc AB and BC by the end of 12th grade, will I have a better chance of getting into more selectively schools or would it roughly be relatively close to those who haven't taken Calc AB or BC

[cinder gorge]

This is my 4 yr plan rn

[fickle rivet]

bru

I think u should lower the bar a bit

also that’s like 1600 bucks in ap exams lol

also sometimes it doesn’t work out due to scheduling issues

taking both ab and bc just shows colleges that it took u two years to learn the same thing + 2 chapters

so just do bc or ab and then move on to stats or something

also taking bc or ab won’t affect your chances, getting a good score on the exams will

cuz there’s roughly 400k students taking an ap calc course

aps aren’t even that big in the admissions process unless you get like a 100% on an exam

[austere tulip]

Id say

Human geo is pretty pointless

And also

Physics C is not good to take without taking Physics I or II first

And music theory is also not very useful unless u like music

And yeah

Ab and bc

Don’t take both

[cinder gorge]

Nah I need to take that for performing arts credits

[cinder gorge]

Do u recommend me take Calc ab and stats?

[cinder gorge]

Oh k tysm

[austere tulip]

I recommend BC

But if not

Then of course AB

However

I don’t consider stats very important

I would rather take Calc III/multi variable calc

Because it has more implementations

[cinder gorge]

Alright thanks

[austere tulip]

And although might not have AP credit

[cinder gorge]

Appreciate it

[austere tulip]

It is a better class

[cinder gorge]

👍

[opaque hamlet]

Should I take econs or business studies next year

Next year would also be my last year in hs

Well more like secondary school

[worthy flare]

No geometry?

[fickle rivet]

he’s doing it over the summer

[austere tulip]

AP econs are best

[frail stump]

course for next year and senior year

im doing calc ab rn

[fickle rivet]

bru

[fickle rivet]

does ur school offer physics c

[frail stump]

sadly no

[fickle rivet]

f

u goin hard on the classes

[frail stump]

they dont even offer ap macro/microeconomics

[frail stump]

i mean i think i got it

im studying ap chem, ap physics1, and ap comp sci rn

technically

im in a study group

[fickle rivet]

interesting

[frail stump]

and we have 4 books we are working on rn

i have ap physics, others have ap chem, ap comp sci, and ap calc bc books

one sec

[fickle rivet]

ru sure u can handle that much

apush it’s self is a lot of work

not that I’m doubting you or anything

but just to save a bit of sanity

[frail stump]

its only four ppl and we tackle each book and once we are done we rotate the books

we are using barron's and princeton review books

[frail stump]

yeah i was thinking about apush heavily

[frail stump]

LMAo yesyes ofc

[fickle rivet]

don’t take it if your a steam guy

cuz um it’s useless sometimes and too much work

[frail stump]

mmm okayokay

yeah a lot of my senior friends

have told me apush was hell

and just to take cpush

[fickle rivet]

it’s an ap for those who aren’t good at steam but good at history and stuff

unless ur a gigachad ap stan or something

[frail stump]

im good at history i think, so far in my AP World History, ive aced every single test, quiz, SAQ, SOAPS, basically everything that has came my way

[fickle rivet]

hmm

[frail stump]

i feel like i can treat apush similarly but i dont wanna be cocky and mess up myself

[fickle rivet]

also ap English (depending on the teacher) can be stressful too

[frail stump]

yk these channels like math help, school advice, etc. are sooo much more tolerable than the main chat, main chat is full of mods who just mute eachother for no reason

[fickle rivet]

true

[frail stump]

my ap english teacher is basically my friend

[fickle rivet]

ok then that’s good

[frail stump]

shes very young like 23 or smt im 15 so its like

same generation

same kind of pyschology

[fickle rivet]

as long as she knows what she is doing

[frail stump]

she is probably my 3rd fav teacher, I had her 9th grade

[fickle rivet]

and uh ap chem

depends on teacher too

[frail stump]

she was very good at english 9, i hope she is just as good at ap eng

[fickle rivet]

might deplete ur gpa a bit

idk

[frail stump]

😭 ap chem teacher is also my friend kind of

she teachers both cp and ap chem

cp chem is so easy omg too easy

[fickle rivet]

how long

[frail stump]

and she could tell its too easy for me

[frail stump]

maybe 6ish years at my school

[fickle rivet]

ok

as long as u can keep up with those major aps then u should be fine ig

[frail stump]

so she lets me look at the ap chem textbook during breaks and brunch/lunch with a group of friends

[fickle rivet]

but that’s like at min 1-2hrs a day

hw

[frail stump]

yeah i just dont wanna kill myself with apush thats all i am concerned for

[fickle rivet]

apush is a lot

it’s the easiest ap to get into (imo besides seminar)

[austere tulip]

Yeah

[frail stump]

my school doesnt even offer seminar

[fickle rivet]

and many people don’t realize how hard it actually is

[austere tulip]

Well

APush

I’m going into stem

[frail stump]

yesyes

[austere tulip]

But I’m gonna take APush

[fickle rivet]

seminar is useless imo
fake ap

[austere tulip]

Cuz we have a us history requirement

[frail stump]

fake ap just like ap human geo

[austere tulip]

Not necessarily

[fickle rivet]

so is research unless capstone reward

[austere tulip]

Because I can take research

And then u get capstone

[frail stump]

"freshman ap" is what ppl call it at my school 😭

[fickle rivet]

lmao

[frail stump]

what garde are you in

grade*

[fickle rivet]

I mean I’m in 11th and I’ve only done 5 including now

I could do 2 more but then that’d be max

[frail stump]

im on set to do 14 aps

im doing 3 this year

[fickle rivet]

bruh

that’s 1.4k in exams 💀

[frail stump]

WHAP, AP HuG(ligth work), and Calculus AB

[austere tulip]

Wow

[frail stump]

I KNOW ITS CRAZY

but

i have a job

i work at my parents restaurant

and i have to pay for it myseklf

[austere tulip]

Wow

[fickle rivet]

even with job that’s giving the “non profit” a crap ton

[frail stump]

so at least i have the payment cover

[austere tulip]

That’s still@cool

U work hard

Both ways

I’m set to do 12

[fickle rivet]

make sure u also get time for sat

[austere tulip]

Cuz

[fickle rivet]

cuz that’s more important than aps

[austere tulip]

I feel like stats is not useful

And neither is csp

And Econ

[frail stump]

sometimes work interferes with school but i usually have enough time to finish school work at night or before school in the library

[austere tulip]

So I’m not gonna take those

[fickle rivet]

it is but not for college

[frail stump]

stats ima just use for a gpa boost in my senior year

[austere tulip]

Oh ok

[fickle rivet]

u can do stats + precalc

but ur in calc ab rn so no

[austere tulip]

I would honestly recommend calc III

Cuz even though it’s not AP

It’s a good course

[fickle rivet]

calc 3 flex

wait

yeah actually take calc 3 if u do good in bc

[frail stump]

my school doesnt even offer that 😭

[austere tulip]

Oh ok

[fickle rivet]

rip

stats

[frail stump]

i feel like my school's catalog for AP's is a bit small

[austere tulip]

But I don’t agree with y’all on seminar and research

[austere tulip]

Ehh

But 14 is still good

[fickle rivet]

nah f capstone

[austere tulip]

It’s being more recognized

[fickle rivet]

who tf pays 150 for one exam that gets credit to 519 colleges

[austere tulip]

It teaches you important research skills

Because AP lit

Is kind of only good if U want an English

Major

[fickle rivet]

who tf becomes an English major

[austere tulip]

But research can be applied to everything

[fickle rivet]

low pay job

[austere tulip]

That’s why it’s the better English course

Yeah

Ik

[fickle rivet]

too much work too

[austere tulip]

That’s why I would recommend capstone rather than lang and lit

[fickle rivet]

my school is dumb and doesn’t even make it cover English req

so it’s basically an elective

[austere tulip]

Ohhh

[fickle rivet]

but a crap ton take it

[frail stump]

my school offers 20 AP courses i just cchekced

[fickle rivet]

cuz they suck at math and stuff

[austere tulip]

My school has capstone as an English course

So

[fickle rivet]

bru

[austere tulip]

I’m planning to take those

[fickle rivet]

mine offers all except Econ and Chinese, Italian and hug

and German

[frail stump]

my school has

useless classes

lemme find

[austere tulip]

Ohh

Mine offers everything

[fickle rivet]

lmao my school has environmental science

[austere tulip]

Except the languages

It offers French