course-selection

[hollow finch]

Are you a senior?

[pine crown]

jr

[hollow finch]

Ah ok

[pine crown]

ill still be able to take bc i am 1 year ahead now

[hollow finch]

Yeah you’d be where I am

[pine crown]

grade and course?

[hollow finch]

Junior in BC

[pine crown]

yeah thats where i wish i would be

cause then i can start linear algebra

[hollow finch]

Yeah

Or just take stats senior year and chill Lol

[pine crown]

im doing both

stats and bc

[hollow finch]

Nice

[pine crown]

1 - AP Calculus BC
2 - AP European History
3 - AP Physics C
4 - AP Statistics
5 - AP Biology
6 - AP English Lit
7 - AP Spanish Language
8 - Lab Period
9 - Gym/study hall

thats my plan for next year

[hollow finch]

That is…a lot for senior year

[pine crown]

yeah

bio and stats easy tho

and i can drop euro whgenever

bc im also doing history over the summer so i can get free credit

[hollow finch]

I don’t really suggest AP Lit

It fufills the same college credit as Lang

[pine crown]

gpa boost tho

teacher is great at our school too

[hollow finch]

Yeah but it’s senior year

But the time your grades are final you’ll pretty much know where you’re going to college

It’s better to go all out junior year

Senior year should really just be fulfilling any requirements and taking classes that interest you

[pine crown]

yeah

most do

and thats why imdoing ap chem this year

bc doing all of the big 3 senior year would suck

calc bc, physics c and ap chem

[austere tulip]

Colleges check your senior year sem 1 grades

They check in

At least top colleges

[hollow finch]

True

[pine crown]

i wanna apply to cornell too

so it would look good

[austere tulip]

Although yeah

I would

Take

Another ELA

Rather than lit

And bio is pretty useless

[pine crown]

but then i would have all 7 core science classes my school offers

Honors Earth Science
Honors Bio
Honors Chem
Honors Physics
AP Bio
AP Chem
AP Physics C

[cinder gorge]

where is gohars chart to choose a career

based on salary and difficulty

[austere tulip]

Ok then

U can clearly handle it

[hollow finch]

I only have this salary one

[cinder gorge]

1hm

the top 3 are the things im most intrested in

i do the 3rd

but i like breaking shit

so i may try to major in cyber

thanks

[half ferry]

You can take two math classes? Do you know if this is everywhere or does it depend on the school?

[pine crown]

Depends on the school, I would assume you can as long as you have all your required credits done

[worthy flare]

Prob depends on the school, I can take 2 of the same classes

[cinder gorge]

Seems a bit inaccurate

Because some of them don’t peak that high

For instance cyber might start high but as you get good at it, the peak salary isn’t as high as the third option

You have to take that into account

Like ML pays hella hella high but it’s low on ur list

[hollow finch]

I didn’t make this list

Gohar did

[bright condor]

shouldn't depend on this. it usually depends where you work and what you actually do.

[worthy flare]

I run on a block schedule btw, should I take H Chem, H World History, H Geometry, Lit, Astronomy 1 &2 and personal finance?

For 2nd year of high school

[austere tulip]

Yeah

But could u take AP?

[worthy flare]

Nah I couldn’t take any honors classes in n my freshman year so with things looking out, I’ll have to take ap’s in my jr - sr year

[heavy cairn]

omg! how about AerospaceE?

[tropic trail]

Is ap calc ab manageable? I am struggling in honors precal rn, and i am dropping into regular precal next semester because my current teacher is very crappy tbh

I have course selection tmr and im still choosing what aps to take senior year :')

[mint thorn]

Precalc is more stats then it is calc

So I think you’ll be okay

[austere tulip]

Yes

Regular precalc should go to AB

Honors should go to BC

[tropic trail]

Thank you guys!

[lofty surge]

Is it necessary to learn 2 different languages in highschool or should I just do 1?

[hollow finch]

Just 1 unless you wanna go into like international relations later on

[peak fiber]

And multilingual lowk hot asl

[lofty surge]

alr thanks

should I go from geometry to algebra 2 or geometry to applied algebra 2? what's the difference?

[smoky olive]

hey guys! I want some opinions on my course possibilities for my Senior year. Is this too much or should I go harder? I plan on majoring in Psychology and minoring possibly in Spanish and Music.

AP Psychology
PreCalc
Spanish 5
Senior Comp & Lit
Symphonic Band (Laude)
Personal Finance
Lab Assistant

[tropic trail]

Hey guys i need an honest opinion on my course selection for senior year. I want 2 off periods, ap bio, ap lit, ap calc ab, ap macro. I am still deciding on whether or not i should take ap gov, and im figuring out what my last class will be. What do you think?

My other class might be asl 3 but im still thinking about that

[smoky olive]

I can give you some advice on AP Gov since I am taking it this year, but if you don't know much about politics or anything, then it might be a struggle but if you know the basics if not some advanced stuff, you will be really good on the units. I struggled a bit at first but I feel every unit I have more and more information that allows me to fix my previous mistakes

So yeah if you think you have a pretty good understanding on politics and our government, you should be pretty good on AP Gov

[tropic trail]

Im not too familiar with the last 2, but your schedule is pretty well alligned with what you want to major and minor in :) I personally think that if you want to go harder, you should think about how you handled previous years, maintaining ecs, and mental health. I definitely believe you have the capabilities to have more advanced classes but don't push yourself to hard

[smoky olive]

Thanks!

[tropic trail]

And thank you!

[tropic trail]

Question, is there alot of writing in ap gov?

[smoky olive]

My class got chapter reading guides

Which were on paper

but other than that a lot of it was online

A lot of the course though is learning and doing some activities to make sure you have an understanding of the activity. Mainly group work though

[tropic trail]

Ahh okay ty ty

[austere tulip]

I think this is decent

[austere tulip]

I would recommend to try for more honors and aps

Like ap Spanish

[smoky olive]

I don't think my school has that. Spanish 5 is our highest that is given a college credit by one of our in-state colleges

[austere tulip]

Oh ok

Dual credit is still fine

[upper temple]

Not sure if this is the appropriate channel but, im wondering --

Is AP or dual enrollment classes better to take?

[hollow finch]

Dual enrollment will give you the college credit without an exam

For example I did a psychology course over the summer at a community college and that grants me college credit for psychology

So even though I’m in AP Psych now I already have the credit and don’t need to take the exam

[upper temple]

Woahhh, so you can take both AP psych and psych DE?

[hollow finch]

I took psych DE over the summer and enrolled in AP Psych for the school year yeah

They allowed me

[austere tulip]

Except it’s not as widely accepted

[upper temple]

Then AP it is

[fallen light]

Definitely depends @upper temple. What school is the dual-enrollment in? That is important. Is it dual-enrollment through your high-school, or is it a running-start program where you will actually be at a college? If it is the case that it is a running-start program I would highlyyyyyyyyy recommend that over AP.

College courses will always be more in-depth and rigorous than an AP course unless you are in a very unique circumstance. Also, in some cases, you can end up graduating with a degree at the same time as your diploma.

My school is in a very rural community so there wasn't many AP options anyways, but through dual-enrollment I took calculus 1-4, when if all I ever took was AP the furthest I could have gotten was calc BC (not offered at my school anyways) which only covers maybe 1/4 of the material in a calculus 2 course at a college. I also ended up graduating with an Associates in Science at the same time as my high-school graduation, which guarantees 90 of my credits transfer to any school I go to and also looks very good for any applications.

[fallen light]

I know that's a lot of words but I hope it helps you out. AP is definitely not always the right choice!

[austere tulip]

True

[upper temple]

Some dual enrollment classes is tak3n in my high school. And some are taken inside the community college nearby.

Not sure what it means to be a running start program though

[worthy flare]

How is AP Physics, is it too hard? Medium, or okay??

[austere tulip]

It’s medium

The pass rate is less

Because people are underprepared

But if u are good at algebra II

U should be fine

[worthy flare]

aight

What stuff are usually covered in AP Physics?

[cinder gorge]

depends on what type of ap physics you're doing

there's a calc-based and algebra-based version

[cinder gorge]

If your math is fine and you have common sense then you should be good.

[cinder gorge]

It generally is considered as one of the harder APs one can take, but again - ^

[worthy flare]

Anyone know?

[cinder gorge]

It depends on the specific exam you're doing

For example AP Physics 1 is totally different from AP Physics 2

[graceful gale]

Does this schedule for high school look good for somebody wanting to get into a good college (Around 20-30% acceptance reate)? I am a freshman year so freshman schedule is set.
Freshman:
Band, Spanish 2 (no honors available), US History (no honors available), Honors English I, Honors Biology,
Honors Geometry
Sophomore:
Band, Spanish 3 (no honors available), AP World History, Honors English II, Honors Chemistry, Honors Algebra II
Junior:
Band, Drama, Honors Government, AP Lang, AP Biology, Pre-Calc (no honors available)
Senior:
Band, Drama, AP Gov, AP Lit, Honors Physics, AP Calc AB

[fallen light]

that would be inside the community college type of courses. Running-start means you can be enrolled at college at the same time as high school

[empty berry]

Should I take AP Computer Science Principles Sophomore year? Is it hard? I currently have it planned as an alternative elective.

Currently in an Intro to Programming class this semester as a Freshman

[worthy flare]

It doesn’t matter too much about what class you take no? just get a good grade and make sure to challenge yourself to the best of your ability’s. But that classes do look good. Lots of AP classes look good but don’t overwhelm yourself and get bad grades

This is the classes I want to take if it gives you any perspective (any tips on my classes anyone?)

US Gov > World Language H > AP/H US History > AP Phyc

Earth Science > Chemistry H > AP Chemistry/Physics H> AP Physics

ELA > ELA > ELA H> AP LIT

Algebra I > Geometry H > Algebra II H > Pre Calculus H/AP Stats

Algebra (LAB) > Spanish > Spanish > Spanish H

Art > Astronomy I & (II), Personal Finance

Health, Health II

PE, PE, PE, PE

[austere tulip]

Ap csp is very easy

It’s not hard at all

It’s introductory

30% of your exam grade is a scratch project

[empty berry]

Ah alright

thank you

[hollow finch]

It’s an extremely hard class

Very complex material

And the AP exam is so hard

[lofty surge]

AP CSP??

[hollow finch]

30% of your score is creating your own fully functioning game with masterly level coding skills

(all sarcasm btw)

[nova kayak]

Lol

[half ferry]

Is ap computer science (not principles) an introductory class?

[lofty surge]

I was reading that and genuinely couldn't tell..

[hollow finch]

Comp Sci A is more advanced

[half ferry]

Uhh my school offers one that just says ap cs, but is a still introductory? Or does it require u to already know some stuff

[cinder gorge]

Ikr

7 hours of code

Everyday

🙀

[hollow finch]

If it says introductory

Then no prior knowledge is needed

[half ferry]

Oh so it depends, I’ll have to ask someone then

Thx

Is it the same for ap chem?

[hollow finch]

AP Chem you should know some CP Chem topics

Do a summer course or do reg Chem first

[half ferry]

Ah

Ap physics?

[hollow finch]

That depends

[half ferry]

Ok

[hollow finch]

Generally though you should be fine as long as you’re not like way behind in math

[half ferry]

Ok thx

[cinder gorge]

Is Chem hard?

[hollow finch]

That’s the one AP class I stay away from

Reg Chem was a breeze though

[cinder gorge]

Like what was so bad about it

Probably the homework

[hollow finch]

I’ve just heard it’s lots of ridiculous details and complicated topics

[cinder gorge]

The topics can be confusing but if you can get through chem you probably will be fine at AP Chem

Just pay attention and do the homework and labs

And you will be okay

[hollow finch]

Yeah I’d rather just do apes and chill Lmao

[cinder gorge]

I wish I could do that

But my school doesn’t offer it

[hollow finch]

I’m taking it rn it’s so free

[cinder gorge]

Fr

The class is really easy

According to the people I have talked to

Little to no homework

[hollow finch]

Actually

My class has a lot of homework

But it’s barely weighted anything

And the tests are easy

[cinder gorge]

Oh

[austere tulip]

Ap cs is introductory

Even caa

Csa

That’s just teaching you the entire coding language Java

U start from basics

[half ferry]

Ok ty

[austere tulip]

But I feel like

[half ferry]

When did you take it?

[austere tulip]

What if ur not interested

[austere tulip]

This year

It’s definitely harder than csp

But still introductory

[half ferry]

And you’re a…

Sophomore?

[austere tulip]

Freshman

[half ferry]

Oh

What grade are most of your classmates in?

I’m not sure if I should take it sophomore or junior year

[cinder gorge]

Mainly other freshmans and a mix of sophomore, juniors and seniors

I think he has

[half ferry]

Ok ty

[austere tulip]

Yeah

Normally it’s a sophomore course at our school

Cuz u need a prerequisite at our school

But I asked

If I could do it without

And they gave me permission

Cuz I had a background

Like u don’t need a background

Cuz they start from Java

But it helps to know how coding works

[lunar brook]

B

[fickle rivet]

I

[worthy flare]

T

[outer gazelle]

C

[cinder gorge]

O

I

N

[worthy flare]

bro

[cinder gorge]

@clear pasture so what does the system go like

[clear pasture]

No obligation to be present in class in the one im in
And you have to do 5-8 writing assignments and 4-6 multiple choice assignments during a semester
And they never bother you about anything

[cinder gorge]

That sucks

[clear pasture]

It can be good for some people and bad for some

[cinder gorge]

Oh ok

[clear pasture]

Its standard university courses its not supposed to be easy
You get used to it

My school grades are not that good tho

Thats a different chat

[cinder gorge]

No it is fine

I just don’t want to get warned by mods up in general

They are there

[golden bronze]

hey guys, im a freshman rn and wanted to know if I take precalc (my course that i will be taking next year) over the summer will i be able to do calc ab/bc as a sophomore

[clear pasture]

How familliar are you with calculus in general

[cinder gorge]

What grade math are you in

Algebra 2

[golden bronze]

accel geo B/algebra 2

im doin the second half of geometry in the first semester and algebra 2 in the second half

[cinder gorge]

Yeah what are the requirements before you do Calc AB or BC

[golden bronze]

precalc

[cinder gorge]

Can you take that at your school

@golden bronze

[golden bronze]

yeah

there is an option to do it over the summer

[cinder gorge]

Take it at your school next year

[golden bronze]

thats what i wanna do

[golden bronze]

nah

[cinder gorge]

I would strongly suggest don’t

[golden bronze]

oh

[cinder gorge]

You need a teacher to guide you

[golden bronze]

why

yeah there is a teacher over summer

[cinder gorge]

It is easy to get stuck if you are not careful

[golden bronze]

we pay like $500

[golden bronze]

oh ok

[cinder gorge]

Dude don’t waste 500 dollars

[golden bronze]

i think i should check with my counselors

[golden bronze]

lol ok

[cinder gorge]

When you can be taught for free next year

[clear pasture]

Summer, no routine, its harder to keep up and not to slack off in my opinion
But if you think you can do this so idk

[golden bronze]

tru but if i finish calc ab bc in 10th grade i can take a collage course that my highschool offers

[golden bronze]

oh ok

[cinder gorge]

Is that the only AP offered

[golden bronze]

no its dual enrollment

mb

[clear pasture]

My opinion
Based off expirience

[golden bronze]

its 2 math courses in total that my highschool offers

[cinder gorge]

Calc bc Is not dual enrollment it is a AP class

[golden bronze]

no like i go to georgia tech to learn math there

[cinder gorge]

What, I would take that

[golden bronze]

yeah

[cinder gorge]

But do it junior year

[golden bronze]

theres gt math 1 and 2 one every year

rly smart ppl do gt math 1 and 2

it’s basically to lool good on college apps

look

a lot maybe on the top of my head 25+

or 20+

or less but deff more than 15

[cinder gorge]

Take at least 10 AP classes

[golden bronze]

ofc

ik thay

that

[lofty surge]

if my school offers 21 AP classes how many should I take within my 4 years of highschool

[cinder gorge]

At least 6-10

[lofty surge]

how many should I take the first year?

less than the other years?

[cinder gorge]

Like 1

Or 2

[lofty surge]

does it take up a lot of time doing APs?

[cinder gorge]

Yes

It is AP Advanced Placement

Difficult compared to honors and regular

[lofty surge]

Makes sense.

[fickle rivet]

class of 2027 💀

[cinder gorge]

Fr 💀

[austere tulip]

Do it!

U can then get an extra math year

To go into diff equations

Or stats

You’re paying for your education

It’s fine

U can do better courses then

[cinder gorge]

Dude it costs 500 dollars

[lofty surge]

ok and?

[fickle rivet]

and that’s such a long time from now

[lofty surge]

49 months 💀

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

I just feel bad for you

[austere tulip]

Yeah

It’s a summer school program

What do u think

[cinder gorge]

Dude but it is a waste of money

[austere tulip]

It’s not a waste

There’s a difference between a waste

And an investment

[cinder gorge]

Why spend 500 dollars on a Precalc class when you could do it in school the next year and take calc BC after

[austere tulip]

And he’s investing it into his education

So that u can take another class?

That helps u learn more

[lofty surge]

Why?

I might as well enjoy my highschool years.

[cinder gorge]

No dude tell me would you spend money on a summer course or take a free class the whole year

[austere tulip]

I’m literally spending money on a summer course

[cinder gorge]

Dude such a waste

[austere tulip]

Cool

Y continue seeing it as a waste

[cinder gorge]

You could be spending the 500 dollars on the stock market

[austere tulip]

I see it as an investment

Yeah

Because kids can do it in the stock market

Dude the stock market

Isn’t just like that

U can’t just buy stocks

U have to know patterns

Consequences

Etc

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

It isn’t that difficult

You just have to known when to invest and what time to sell

[austere tulip]

That is difficult

[cinder gorge]

No it isn’t

If you don’t know what you are doing it is difficult

[austere tulip]

Have u done it?

[cinder gorge]

Yes

[austere tulip]

Nice

[cinder gorge]

I have made like 1k from it

[austere tulip]

And now I assume u

Are rich

And everything

[austere tulip]

Funny

[cinder gorge]

My family is wealthy but I don’t get a lot from them

[cinder gorge]

What is funny about it?

1k is a lot

[austere tulip]

Cool

I never knew underaged

People

Could invest

[cinder gorge]

You need like a account with your parents

[austere tulip]

Yeah so that’s ur parents

I’m not throwing my money is something that I know is risky

At least spending it on summer school isn risky

Spending money on your education isn’t a waste

That’s literally college

[cinder gorge]

I mean my parents legally own it but I can claim it until I am 18, and also I deposit my own money none of parents deposit their own money

[austere tulip]

Oh

So u stop

[cinder gorge]

In order to be rich you need to do risks

[austere tulip]

Owning it

When ur 18

U just said

U can claim it until your 18

[cinder gorge]

No I can fully own it without parent supervision

[cinder gorge]

Dude you are never going to succeed if you play the safe game

[austere tulip]

Stocks is not the only way to succeed

Also

I don’t have rich parents

To back me up

[cinder gorge]

Ik it isn’t

[austere tulip]

But anyways

Let’s not get controversial

That person

[cinder gorge]

My parents don’t back me up

[austere tulip]

Also

Please correct ur grammar

U don’t say u own it until ur 18

[cinder gorge]

Ik

[austere tulip]

U say u own it after ur 18

Anyways

[austere tulip]

Take it over the summer

U can do it

[cinder gorge]

I don’t own it outright but I can control what I deposit. Man you need to educate yourself on it

[austere tulip]

No

I’m not saying

That

I’m saying that ur wording was wrong

U said u can claim it until you turn 18

That implies that u can’t when you turn 18

[cinder gorge]

My bad

But anyway

Thing you should learn about investing

If you want to become rich

@austere tulip

[austere tulip]

Yeah

But I’m not investing now

I have many more things to do

Than throw my money at some random company

Without a purpose

When I’m older

[cinder gorge]

There is a purpose to make money

[austere tulip]

I will

[cinder gorge]

Starting sooner will be more beneficial than starting late

[austere tulip]

No thanks

Not through stocks

Im working on creating a new product

And observing peoples problems

[cinder gorge]

What is that

[austere tulip]

Don’t know yet t

I’m still in the working phase

Observing peoples problems

Trying to solve it

I want to create a business by the time I’m out of high school

Id rather do that than stocks

[cinder gorge]

Starting a business is good

But you need to have passive income

How else are you going to make money

[austere tulip]

U get that through a business

[cinder gorge]

What is your business about

[austere tulip]

Like I said

I don’t know yet

I’m working on it

I’m a freshman

I have time

Probably by sophomore year

I’ll have actual shape

[cinder gorge]

Alright dude, but you need to have a general idea because you turn 18 in 3-4 years

[austere tulip]

Anyways

Back to the original topic

U absolutely

Should

Take summer school

If you can accelerate your education

[cinder gorge]

Bro stop diverting it

[austere tulip]

Let’s talk on dms

[cinder gorge]

Alright okay

[tough kelp]

I really don’t know what to do.. I have really bad grades right now and I’ve never had these kind of grades before. I have hours of homework every night and I can’t handle it anymore, if I drop a honors course I’m scared I wont get into the college of my choice which is competitive.

[hollow finch]

I’ve had lots of similar thoughts

Just know that you have the holidays and stuff coming up

You just gotta keep pushing

[austere tulip]

The point is to make a courseload that is good for you

If you have Bs right now

Keep the class

However

If it’s lower

Drop the honors

It has to be good for you

Not suicidal

Or very bad

Or overly stressful

[tight wedge]

which one seems better for prestigious schools

1. finish math through ap calculus bc
2. finish math with ap statistics and ap computer science principles

[mint thorn]

Depends if ou wanna go into comp sci

[austere tulip]

Calc would look better than stats

But comp sci can be taken in both paths

[tight wedge]

kk ty!

[cinder gorge]

Idk about that

You shouldn’t do things that look better, you should do things that you enjoy

[fickle rivet]

nah screw enjoyment

[austere tulip]

I don’t disagree with that

But they asked

Which one looks better

I was answering their question

[cinder gorge]

Oh ok

[fickle rivet]

ap csp is also unnecessary but if u want u can do it

also it’s not that impressive

[formal minnow]

Any tips of how to properly succeed in early physics?

[buoyant aspen]

Does anyone know if SHSM is worth it?

And does it play as a big role when applying for uni's

only for people from ontario pretty sure /\

[forest spoke]

Do u think this is good course selection for 10th grade?? English 10H , AP Calcus AB , Research Chemresity , African American History , German 3 AP seminar and Naval Science 2

Is it a good balance ?

[wise forge]

good. alcance yea

balance

calc is high for a sophomore

[low knot]

Does history for your sophmore year take up an elective spot? I don't see how it doesn't.

[forest spoke]

I am taking pre calcus

I am taking PE over the summer

[wise forge]

some schools require history during sophomore year

my school doesn’t let us take history before sophomore year actually, even as an elective.

[forest spoke]

my school does

it’s normal for people to take ur

it

[wise forge]

hm

[forest spoke]

i’m taking the acdameic version since my course load is heavy

and i have clubs

[low knot]

There’s this one eighth grader taking algebra II rn in my school so if he doesn’t take pre calc over the summer he’ll be taking calc as a sophomore 😳

[mint thorn]

There’s people in my school who take calc as a freshman

And finish calc C first semester sophomore year

[austere tulip]

Yeah

Same

[low knot]

Holy crap that’s wild

[stuck abyss]

ok

[boreal juniper]

Well I'm basically at precalc and I'm in 9th grade

And I'll likely be doing calc in 10th grade

[mint thorn]

Yeah same

I mean I’ll 100% be doing calc

And I’ll finish Calc C by the end of sophomore year

[left mulch]

what is better AP or IB for high-schools in Canada? I am applying to both IB and AP, but my AP school also offers AP + Strings and I'm sure I will get selected, plus my AP school is closer so I won't have to pay bus fee if I went to AP. Also, which program do universities prefer, an amazing candidate from iB OR amazing candidate from AP?

[austere tulip]

Both are great programs

In my opinion

I consider the Ib better

Because it’s an actual program rather than just a bunch of courses

And it’s more writing based

However

Colleges will not discriminate

Both programs have challenging aspects

If ap seems closer take thst

I would recommend Ib though

[wicked jolt]

Has anyone taken AP stats before

[cinder gorge]

No

[obtuse smelt]

Yeah super fun class, would recommend

[left mulch]

which one is more academically rigorous and which one would I gain the most information form

[austere tulip]

IB

[left mulch]

wait. you live in Canada right?

[austere tulip]

No

[left mulch]

ohhh. so you dont know.. in Canada, the AP requirements are harder to get into, and the courses are way more content focused which makes it far more rigorous than ib. However, Ib provides the Theory of KNowledge Learning, whereas AP provides AP Capstone. They both are amazing, but AP provides more info, how is IB and AP like where you live?

[austere tulip]

Ap requirements might be harder

But it’s still standardized

The courses still focus around the exams

And AP capstone although good

Is not as good as TOK

And ap is American

Ib is more international

Based

[left mulch]

wait what exactly do people mean when they say international based, does that mean like learning around the world?

[austere tulip]

Well

The point of view is from an international perspective

[left mulch]

ohh,,

[austere tulip]

And a bunch of countries

And education systems

Worked together

To make the curriculum

For the ap

It’s just a private company

In america

Called collegeboard

Which also makes the sat

[left mulch]

cuz I was in an IB middle school, and alll that internation bullshit was a lie

[austere tulip]

Oh

Well

I’ve heard good things about ib high school

But if you want ap

That’s good as well

As long as you use it well

[left mulch]

Yea, plus our thing provides AP + Strings so we get to do instrumental leanring as well, and we can use it as our electives if we do good

[austere tulip]

Cuz I’m actually in ap

[left mulch]

oh.

[austere tulip]

My cousin is in ib

But I’m in the us

So

We have individual courses

Not a special school for ap

[wicked jolt]

What was fun about it

[left mulch]

oh yea.. then it must be different in US than in Cnaada

[austere tulip]

I would just say

If you want academically rigorous

Ib definitely

[austere tulip]

Not really

Because the ap program is American

[left mulch]

well yea ig, but in Canada we can only take AP courses if we are in AP program

[austere tulip]

You’d still be taking the same exams

[left mulch]

is it like that in US?

[left mulch]

WAIT DO I TAKE THE SAT TOO>

[austere tulip]

I don’t know about that

But you’d be taking the same ap exams as us

If you want to go to college in the us ap is good

Otherwise I would recommend IB because it is more rigorous

[left mulch]

what abt canadian colleges

[austere tulip]

In

IB

But if you go to an Ib school take more HL course

Courses*

Because those are college leve

[left mulch]

yea i know

so are the AP courses are in AP tho

many of them are colelge level

[austere tulip]

Yeah

Supposedly they are

But ap comp sci pirnciples

That is a scam

So is human geo

So is psych

Enviro

And then

Even in the more complicated courses

For the exam

U get a full score if you get a 76

And I’m in ap world

And literally

If you write a lot with all the included stuff you ace the writing part

So quantity is considered a lot

[left mulch]

thats good :)_

[austere tulip]

So there are definitely problems

But

They do have good courses

Mostly their sciences

And APUSH

[left mulch]

OH ALSO I FORGOT TO MENTION the ib school that i can apply to is blacklisted by university of waterloo

which is my dream university

other than uft

and MIT

[austere tulip]

Ok

Go to the ap school

But one thing

There’s no way u can only take ap courses

Because ap doesn’t offer some stuff

And like some of their courses aren’t freshman and soph level

[left mulch]

is it like below freshman and sophomore or higher?

[austere tulip]

It’s higher

But like

[left mulch]

THATS GREAT 🙂

[austere tulip]

Ap sciences are not good for freshman and soph

And there’s not enough courses

To fit all four years

That’s weird

U must have other courses

[left mulch]

yea that makes sense ig

what abt Ib

do all courses fit for the 4 years

so cna I live on only taking Ib courses?

[austere tulip]

Ib yeah

Cuz they have regular courses

And HL courses

[left mulch]

so Ib is regular + Hl, and AP is regular + AP

[austere tulip]

Probably

I don’t know how ap schools work

[left mulch]

alr then

thansk for the info

[obtuse smelt]

Not super mathy/algebra heavy if you dont like that. It was mostly conceptual stuff and knowing how to apply formulas (not too much to memorize either but at times it was tricky). We did a lot of projects and there was a lot of freedom in it. Had a great teacher which def makes a difference, but it's just a chill class in general I'd say

[wicked jolt]

I don’t mind algebra and formulas so it would be cool. I just want to make sure that I can get more out of it than Calc BC when I finish high school

I know I’m not gonna go into an area where I have to use derivatives and stuff

Then again tho calculus is needed for a bunch of majors so I have to decide

[obtuse smelt]

for suuuree, but so is statistics. What do you plan on majoring in/interests?

[wicked jolt]

design -> architecture or computer design

[crystal wadi]

Has anyone here taken an AP their school didn’t offer?
I’m in 11th grade, and once I graduate I’ll have taken AP World, APUSH, AP Physics, AP English, AP Bio, and AP Calc (the only other one my school offers that I won’t be taking is AP Chem because you basically have to choose between Chem and Physics here). However, I plan on going to college for either Psychology or Neuroscience. I think that it’s good that I’ll have at least one AP in each of the core subjects, but will it be important that I take AP Psych since that’s what I’m most interested in? I want to take it, but I’m not really sure how to go about it. Is it better to take it online somehow, or to teach the material to myself and see if any nearby schools offer the test? It would also get me up to 7 APs and I know more competitive schools want you to have taken 7 or up.

[cinder gorge]

AP psych is a great choice, and also if you want to take a AP class your school doesn’t offer you should do it

Also you don’t need 7 APs to be competitive

If you take 40-60% of your AP courses you were offered you will be fine

[tough raptor]

||ah shoot I gotta say something on topic||
I can take AP Stats or AP Calc next year, which would you choose? The college program I’m applying for only requires as far as Math IV but I plan to complete at least 3 years of math

[cinder gorge]

Which one do you like more

Calc or Stats

[tough raptor]

uhh

I don’t really know cause I havent gone too far in precalc yet and stats is meh

[cinder gorge]

Are you taking pre calc this year

[tough raptor]

Its a mixed course. Alg II and Precalc in one course

[cinder gorge]

Take calc next year

Then take stats

[tough raptor]

hmm

not a bad plan

I still have a long way ahead of me though to plan it out though

😅

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

[stone plank]

10th grade schedule (not in order)
Weightlifting
Spanish 1 (didn’t take Spanish in middle school Or this year)
Biology 2
English 2 honors
World history honors
Geometry

Thoughts?

I’m not taking APs until 11th

[lusty burrow]

My exact schedule without honors history 💪💪💪💪

[stone plank]

Awesome

[lusty burrow]

Except I’m in French

[stone plank]

Ah

[lusty burrow]

Idk if it’s good but my school doesn’t even offer aps in 10th

[stone plank]

Oh

Yea I’m waiting to take APs junior year

I’m not ready for college courses yet

[lusty burrow]

Some kid got into Harvard a few year ago though so maybe it’s possible I think her dad went there though

[cinder gorge]

What is your dream college

Real quick question

[stone plank]

I don’t have a dream college. Maybe something local like FGCU, or Bethune cookman

[cinder gorge]

Ok

[stone plank]

Or maybe saint Leo

[lusty burrow]

Me Cornell

Because it has cool colors

[cinder gorge]

Oh mine are UNC, NYU, USC and UVA

Also UCLA

[stone plank]

Awesome

[lusty burrow]

What is your grade

[stone plank]

You going out of state or in state college?

[cinder gorge]

9th grade

[cinder gorge]

Out of state

[stone plank]

oh

[lusty burrow]

my school don't offer aps below 11th grade and only allows 3 per year 11th or above what do i do

[stone plank]

Just take honors

[lusty burrow]

also with only 2 honors i am probably going to get 3 a- with 6 classes and I already got 3 a- last year with just 1 honors and 8 classes, its the maximum honors my school offers for 10th and 9th grde (in 10th rn)

[stone plank]

Like I’m gonna do

[lusty burrow]

How bad is this

[stone plank]

It’s not bad

[lusty burrow]

Yay

[cinder gorge]

Any other

[stone plank]

Just wait until 11th grade to start taking aps

[mint thorn]

Cornell’s campus is sooo pretty

[lusty burrow]

Never I either go to Cornell or I go to mcdonald hamburger university in illionois

[cinder gorge]

The winters 🥶

[mint thorn]

I mean

[cinder gorge]

Why McDonald hamburger university

[mint thorn]

Not any worse then where I live so

[lusty burrow]

Because I like hamburger

[stone plank]

I wanna go Bethune cook man, or FGCU

[cinder gorge]

It is one of the worst

[mint thorn]

For winter??

[cinder gorge]

What grade are you in

[lusty burrow]

10

[cinder gorge]

Yes

[cinder gorge]

Ok

[mint thorn]

Dude brown turned off it’s ac and when I went for Model un I was dying of heat

[cinder gorge]

Ok?

[mint thorn]

Like they were heating the campus on a 74 degree day

[cinder gorge]

74 is good

[mint thorn]

So I don’t think that weather or heating should be super dependent lol

[cinder gorge]

74-82 degrees is comfortable

[lusty burrow]

Agree got that on my last math test

[mint thorn]

I mean yeah absolutely but heating on top of that brought it to 86 in the classrooms

[mint thorn]

For me it’s 60-73

[cinder gorge]

I will die under those conditions

I would die from hypothermia

[stone plank]

I’m considering if taking biology ii, or chemistry in 10th

Of

[cinder gorge]

86 is like not that hot

It is hot but not unbearable

[mint thorn]

86 is bad

It’s shorts and t shirt

[cinder gorge]

You went there with shorts and t shirts

[mint thorn]

Dude I’ll go shorts and t shirt in 56

But 86 is when it’s crucial to live

[cinder gorge]

💀

If I did that I would die

[cinder gorge]

I can live through 86

[mint thorn]

I mean I can survive but I’m not gonna be happy

[cinder gorge]

It gets unbearable when it reaches 100 degrees

[cinder gorge]

I will be okay

[mint thorn]

90 is when it starts becoming bad

[lusty burrow]

Is all of the ivy colleges doing a model

[mint thorn]

Um I would assume most of them organize model un conferences

[lusty burrow]

Wow cool

[mint thorn]

The ones my school goes to are Brown, Yale, and Harvard cause those are closest to us

We also go to Georgetown

[cinder gorge]

Do you live in Washington DC

[mint thorn]

It’s a lot of fun, there’s a couple schools that literally dominate every single model un conference but my school is decently respected

[mint thorn]

Nope

[cinder gorge]

Like where do you live

Boston?

[mint thorn]

In the area yeah

[cinder gorge]

Oh I couldn’t imagine living there

The winters

[mint thorn]

You get used to it pretty quickly

It’s starting to get cold now

[cinder gorge]

My type of weather is like Miami

I like weather nice year round

[mint thorn]

I have these nice lined jeans that have fleece inside so those save me big time

Oooo okay

I like the change in seasons

[cinder gorge]

Or like Palo Alto

[mint thorn]

Cause then I don’t take summers for granted lol

[cinder gorge]

It seems weird to me

[stone plank]

A lot of friends I know what to go to an Ivy League

[cinder gorge]

I wish it was warm year round

[stone plank]

And I believe in them

[mint thorn]

I mean fall is sooo pretty and winter is really fun and I love summer

Spring is eh

I don’t like it but most people do

[cinder gorge]

Dude why are so many people applying to the Ivy Leagues

[mint thorn]

I mean

[stone plank]

[mint thorn]

I think that’s pretty normal

[cinder gorge]

I am not going to apply because it is a instant rejection because of how many applicants

[mint thorn]

Cause its ✨name brand ✨

[cinder gorge]

They are going to reject me on the spot

[mint thorn]

Where you going to apply?

[stone plank]

He wants to go to ucla

Or sum

[cinder gorge]

UNC, USC, UVA and UCLA

[mint thorn]

Ohhh okay, so yeah california beach weather

My parents don’t want me to apply to anywhere in Texas or california because of the crazy people there

[cinder gorge]

No there aren’t

[stone plank]

I heard usc has a great sports program

[cinder gorge]

It does

[tight talon]

💀

[cinder gorge]

So does UNC and UVA

And UCLA

[mint thorn]

I mean my dad is very country boy and my mom went to San Fransciso and hated it so

[stone plank]

What

[cinder gorge]

San Francisco is nice

The weather and people are nice

[mint thorn]

I’m sure they are

And there’s a good Asian population

But eh that’s just my parents and I don’t feel like going that far away from them

I want to stay close

[stone plank]

Same that’s why I’m applying somewhere in Florida

[cinder gorge]

Why not go far away from your parents

[stone plank]

It’s gonna be sad going to a different state

[cinder gorge]

I don’t want to be around my parents

[mint thorn]

My sister is a lot younger then me and I want to be with her as she grows up

Because yk right now she’s really just a kid

And I’ll be in college for all of her middle and high school

And that’s when you really get to bond with siblings

Also if like some disaster happens I don’t want to be 6 hours away from my family

[cinder gorge]

Eh I guess, if I had siblings I wouldn’t bother

[mint thorn]

Yeah it’s to each their own

But we’re as close as possible for our age gap

And yk when my parents die she’ll be the only one ill have

So it’s important to me for us to be close

[stone plank]

Respect 🤛

[cinder gorge]

Also do you plan on working in Boston

[mint thorn]

Hopefully

[cinder gorge]

Ok

[mint thorn]

There’s a lot of good stuff here

[cinder gorge]

I mean I guess

Boston isn’t really for me I like a nice quiet and warm suburb like Palo Alto

Idk why

[stone plank]

I love Florida

But the one thing is the extreme hot weather

[cinder gorge]

Where do you live in Florida

[dull flower]

flordia too hot

[stone plank]

Miami

[cinder gorge]

Dude I wish I lived there

[mint thorn]

I mean I live like 30 min from the city and right by a train station so if I could live here when I get older that would be the dream

[cinder gorge]

The weather is nice

[stone plank]

It’s beautiful

They have nice beaches

[mint thorn]

Yeah absolutely

[stone plank]

Good restaurants

And overall a great atmosphere

[mint thorn]

Such good seafood

[cinder gorge]

The only problem is it gets humid during the summer

And it feels like a desert

[stone plank]

I know that’s what I hate about Florida

It’s so hot

Winter is the only season when it’s not hot

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

[mint thorn]

Honestly I prefer dry heat over wet heat

[cinder gorge]

Yeah like in California

[remote hearth]

i wanna go to california

[cinder gorge]

Where in Cal

[remote hearth]

LA

[cinder gorge]

Oh

[remote hearth]

I've never been to cali

[cinder gorge]

It is good

But I like the suburbs

Because there chill not like the cities

[remote hearth]

yeah i see

[hollow finch]

Nah bro trust me you don’t Lmao

California overrated af

[cinder gorge]

🧢

[wise forge]

no

no you don’t

[fickle rivet]

ohio, california, florida ❌

[mint thorn]

Ohio is fineeeeeeee

It could be worse

[fickle rivet]

• south carolina ❌

[wise forge]

mhm

[trim steppe]

is anyone doing/has done economics and psychology for IB

I'm planning to take one of them at SL but need some advice on which to choose

I already do both of those subjects in gcse

apparently IB economics is same as gcse and IB psychology is entirely different to gcse but idk which to choose if I wanna do medical/engineering

[rugged helm]

ok so @trim steppe

according to my friend

pysch is really fun

because

its a easy topic to understand and apply irl

u need to memorise a lot of stuff tho

it really depends

on what your passion lies in

if you like pysch more but you're scared of the difference between the gcse and ib

just go for it if you're passionate about it

take the risk

but its up to u

[trim steppe]

oh ty

[trim steppe]

I heard about that from some ppl hmmm

I just dk which to do based on the fact that I'll do medical or engineering in the future

[knotty narwhal]

I am going to apply for an IB school soon and they told me I should choose my courses. There are 2 of them I will course HL 100% (Chemistry and Biology) but I still have to choose another HL and I need to choose if doing History or Economy.

I want to study medicine

[cinder gorge]

Do Economy

It is a really intriguing class

[knotty narwhal]

@cinder gorge wb history

[cinder gorge]

History is good too but it isn’t that interesting as economics

[knotty narwhal]

That’s fright

[wise forge]

Btw. You can always ping me for help with course selection with stuff other than IB. (I know some things but im not familiar with the system)

[austere tulip]

I would recommend history

I think that history is very interesting

And history is very important too

Many selective colleges recommend emphasis on history and government in high school

economics would be good

but if u want an interesting and an option where u can think more

history is the choice

[hollow finch]

History is pointless Lmao

99% of history you forget 2 days after the course ends

[cinder gorge]

Yes

It is too easy

Also

[austere tulip]

History is not pointless

There's a reason that when they send people to Mars, they're going to send historians

[cinder gorge]

Some parts are important but the rest are useless

[hollow finch]

If I’m a Doctor when the hell am I going to need to know what the Civil War was

Genuine question

[austere tulip]

Well

u could say that

about economics

and a lot of other things

Learning about and exploring the past is very important

and also

history isn't just wars

Doctor actually can and do use history

Famous doctors

thatt's history

history of medicine

[hollow finch]

Famous doctors ☠️

[cinder gorge]

I mean yes, History will help prevent the future

[austere tulip]

History is scientific achievement

[austere tulip]

Exactly

and that's why

they're sending historians to mars

to make sure

[hollow finch]

History classes don’t emphasize that though

[austere tulip]

that they don't make the same mistakes they did on Earth

[austere tulip]

Some... don't

[hollow finch]

They just tell you what happened in the past

[austere tulip]

IB does

and Ap usually does too

[hollow finch]

Lol AP does not at all

AP just tells you what happened

[cinder gorge]

That is good because if we learn about the dictators we can stop future dictators from taking power

[hollow finch]

The only one that actually is useful is AP Human Geo

[austere tulip]

LOL
I would love to disagree

human geo is a scam for an AP

[austere tulip]

That's not true at all

Complexity?

Also

Analyzing themes in history

[hollow finch]

Well that’s the only one that actually helps you understand how the past has influenced the present

[austere tulip]

variables

thinking about change, continuity, etc.

[austere tulip]

That just tells u how Johnny applesauce moved to alabama

[hollow finch]

Yeah that’s all in the past

Changes over time….in the past

[austere tulip]

Exactly

That's why history is important

[cinder gorge]

History helps dictators and bad people from seeking powers

[hollow finch]

I don’t care about how some exploration in 1650 influenced 1700s trade routes

Or some bs

[cinder gorge]

It is literally why Europe doesn’t have wars

[austere tulip]

U don't

[cinder gorge]

History helps us learn

[austere tulip]

but

Yeah

many others do

Also

That could be said about human geo

and humanities

if u want to go to stem

doesn't mean u shouldn't learn humanities

and anyways

literally half the stuff u learn in school is pointless

so learning some history isn't going to do any harm

and personally for me it's really interesting

[cinder gorge]

If you learned one topic all of your life you would be really dumb

No joke

[austere tulip]

yeah

and actually history and gov could help with making decisions

when u go to vote

and stuff

[cinder gorge]

Also like education it self helps prevent wars

By educating people

So bad things don’t happen

If we removed it, the world be bad

@hollow finch

You may not like what school teaches you but it helps keep society organized

[torpid pivot]

just taking my question from general and putting it here

i have a question, basically im canadian, if i want to study in the us as an international student (or any place outside of canada, really) should i do the IB diploma program or a bunch of APs?? i was always thinking to take IB cus its well rounded and can prepare me for standardized tests i have to take in order to study in certain countries but idk cus my siblings r always saying something different.

[cinder gorge]

Take IB

Way better than APs

[torpid pivot]

thats what i was thinking as well- great humanities curriculum as well. thank you so much!

[austere tulip]

Yeah do that