course-selection

[unreal forge]

ME TOOOOOO

videos are amazing

and like drawing things out and kinda relating them to everyday things

[austere tulip]

yeah drawing things out

honestly

gohar made a lot of the videos

and those are the strategies I use

[unreal forge]

oh yeahh

ugh

[austere tulip]

most of them are, "How to ace your next test"

[unreal forge]

i just rlly want a break rn lol

[austere tulip]

or something like that

just look at them

[unreal forge]

frr

[austere tulip]

lol

anyways

bye

[unreal forge]

ive seen some

ope ok

has anyone here taken anatomy?

or genetics or smth

[vagrant solar]

I wanna take physics c the following year

[clear pulsar]

Thoughts on my schedule next year?

This is not finalized btw

[wise forge]

what does Sx mean?

[austere tulip]

i think it might mean that it can be chosen

so if they wanted micro or macro on whichever semster

[wise forge]

hm

[idle cedar]

MCPS?

[vagrant solar]

Has anyone ever taken ap research here?

[heavy cairn]

hello!
how do you guys take coursework at college or university? I mean is it like a summer program or what?

[half ferry]

From me it’s over the summer or the college might offer classes at schools in your district(usually after school)

Also I’m a freshman so I know nothing

[cinder gorge]

Is it good if i have 5 science classes instead of 4?

[austere tulip]

if you want to go into stem, ye

[cinder gorge]

What about medical?

[mint thorn]

Yeah cause that’s stem

[lofty surge]

Would this be a good course selection for 9th grade?
Math: Geometry
Science: Biology
History: AP Human Geography
English: Honors Literary Analysis & Composition 1
Elective 1: AP Psychology
Elective 2: ASL

[carmine lily]

you only get 2 electives?

[lofty surge]

Yeah since in all we only got 7 periods, and 1 of those periods is homeroom.

[carmine lily]

Oh

that's unfortunate

is everything pre ap?

[lofty surge]

Wdym

[carmine lily]

like honors

[lofty surge]

Oh no the only thing that's honors is English

there is no honors bio sadly

[carmine lily]

ohh

[lofty surge]

overall does it sound like a good course selection though?

[lofty surge]

@cinder gorge

These are the classes I think I'm gonna take

[cinder gorge]

what kinda career u wanna pursue, like IT or medicine or what

[wise forge]

those r good

[lofty surge]

Well, I'm thinking I want to become a professor and teach either philosophy, psychology, or theology. Or I want to start a business. I'm not quite sure exactly what yet to be honest.

[cinder gorge]

hmm, those are good choices, i mean physics tends to be popular if u were thinking of IT industry

[lofty surge]

Well, I've only taken physics so far so I'm not sure if I like chem or bio yet.

[cinder gorge]

are u allowed only 1 science?

[lofty surge]

1 science per year

but there are 3 required sciences for hs

[cinder gorge]

well theres 2 things to consider, either u wanna stick with 1 science throughout and get ur foundations set so u can tackle the difficult content in the future, coz grade 11 science is where it becomes "fun"

or u can explore the sciences and see which one u like but i think u'll need to know fundamentals for tackling tricky stuff so its in ur hands

[lofty surge]

Well, like I said we have required sciences. Lets say I went into psychology, I wouldn't need to know all the sciences, right? But it's required to take bio, chem, and another course of physics even if it has nothing to do with your career.

[cinder gorge]

oh ic,

in that case ur course selection is solid

[lofty surge]

ok good

[cinder gorge]

although, i would say for math, pre-cal would help

[lofty surge]

well I can't do that in 9th grade lol

but eventually ofc

[dull flower]

I wanna go from hon precalc to bc n a bunch of teachers been warning students n sbit

Any tips for studying? I wanna start now

[hollow finch]

Organic chemistry tutor on YouTube covers all the content

[cinder gorge]

I watch his videos

[hollow ginkgo]

can someone tell me if its manageable taking ap euro, bio, chem, macro, and comp sci A in 10th grade?

[austere tulip]

Hon precalc to bc is fine

there's no need to excessivley study

[austere tulip]

that seems manageable, except I would remove one of the two chem, or bio

and take the other next year

also

it would matter what u took last year

[dull flower]

Idk why my school was tryna make it seem so scary

[austere tulip]

cuz they do that at our school

it's a normal progression

and the people are fine

[dull flower]

Like they was like “only mag kids go from precalc to calc bc and they are in a precalc course thats more ahead, and some of them still dropout if it”

[austere tulip]

nope...

youre good

if you still feel

trouble tho

I would just preview and learn some ap calc bc from khan academy

during the summer

[dull flower]

That’s what ima do prolly

Cuz I got alotta APs next year so it’s jus gonna make it easier

[austere tulip]

is this junior year?

[dull flower]

Yea

[hollow ginkgo]

yea you should be fine. i would go to khan academy and review the material there

[hollow finch]

That’s what I did and it’s really not that bad. Not that either course is easy but it’s not the end of the world

[cinder gorge]

Bro is the only reason I haven’t dropped out

[idle cedar]

Are these good course requests for sophomore year?

Context:
I am in my school’s humanities magnet program looking to take magnet math classes that my school offers. I want to enter a career in healthcare administration, management, and financing.
Am currently taking Honors Spanish 4 but have completely lost all motivation to continue with a language I am getting bored of.

*journalism/writing news/tv studio production are some of my required classes

[cinder gorge]

seems like alot ngl

if you can manage W

[tender root]

[tiny lily]

I'm planning to take 4-5 AP's my Junior year and only 1 AP my sophomore year. So will it is a good idea to take AP US History in my sophomore year and World history in my Junior? This way I'm thinking it will reduce the load my Sophmore year. I'm currently taking APHG as a freshman.

"reduce the load in my Junior year" is what i meant to say

[cinder gorge]

Can u take more aps in sophomore?

[tiny lily]

only comp sci A

curruntly im taking aphg and AP csp

[cinder gorge]

Tbh… i don’t think switching the history classes wont do much

[cinder gorge]

Whats aphg

[tiny lily]

AP Human Geography

isnt APUSH considered harder than AP world?

[cinder gorge]

Try adding more classes ur sophomore yr, cuz u have plenty of time to do that

And ecs

[cinder gorge]

do the opposite APUSH hard af

[tiny lily]

We are only allowed to have Either any AP history or AP comp sci a our sophomore year

[tiny lily]

Thats the reason

[cinder gorge]

Wdym by only? There’s always a way around something

[cinder gorge]

naw 1 AP is enough. If he can handle more he can go ahead

[cinder gorge]

honestly do the CSA

credit wise it’s better

[tiny lily]

I hate comp sci princiuples, is csa better?

[cinder gorge]

Whats so u think is harder, ap chem/lang/apush?

[tiny lily]

Nope

[cinder gorge]

principles is a “theory class” while CSA is j java

[cinder gorge]

chem

[cinder gorge]

Chem vs. physics

Whats easier

depending on the person u can search the course material on the internet

[tiny lily]

since I'm planning to take one or maybe two aps my sophomore and 5 my junior, wouldn't it be better to get apush out of the way during sophomore for less stress?

[cinder gorge]

Yes

[cinder gorge]

honestly ur choice, but all AP social studies r so damn boring.

[cinder gorge]

Any tips before taking ap chem? Or apush?

But id push off APush ngl

[tiny lily]

what do you do with JAVA?

[cinder gorge]

study idk what to tell u

[cinder gorge]

code

[tiny lily]

For what? games, apps, websites?

[cinder gorge]

Projects then coding questions

[tiny lily]

hmm

[cinder gorge]

school to school is diff prob

[tiny lily]

They are. But they also land you in good colleges

Only reason I'm taking those classes

[cinder gorge]

What about ap psyc?

Should i take ap chem or ap pysc junior yr?

[tiny lily]

I heard AP psych is one of the easiest

[idle cedar]

Same

[idle cedar]

Surprisingly I usually end class with about 30 minutes of downtime

[hollow finch]

It would be less stress but it also might be better to do AP World History first because then apush won’t be as overwhelming

[hollow finch]

It is

The only hard unit is the neuroscience one

Everything else is a breeze

[cinder gorge]

Hey Parker Kuo are the essays in AP US History really difficult

[hollow finch]

They are pretty difficult

They require a really complex understanding of the material

Especially the apush ones cause there’s no many details it makes my brain want to explode

So if someone jumps right into apush it might actually be more stressful because it’ll be their first exposure to all those essays and skills based multiple choice questions and it’ll be incredibly overwhelming

[cinder gorge]

Like what would happen if I take AP Human Geo then AP US History

[hollow finch]

But AP World is generally easier because it’s more general concepts than minute details

[hollow finch]

That’s a big jump, I suggest AP World history first

That’s an easier and more natural progression

AP Euro works too

[cinder gorge]

Yeah but that’s the only AP Course before AP US History

[hollow finch]

So your school only offers ap human Geo and apush?

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

[hollow finch]

Oh damn

I guess then yeah ap human geo than apush

[cinder gorge]

Although I have to say the school offers normal World History

[hollow finch]

Yeah…don’t waste your time with that

[cinder gorge]

Ok

[clever hull]

Is this a good course selection for high school?
Context: The requirements are 4 years of English, 4 years of PE, 3 years of History, 3 years of math, 3 years of science, 1 year of language, 1 year of the Arts (Visual art, music, theater, etc) and 1 semester of financial literacy. I am also planning on being a STEM major in college.

[tiny lily]

It depends on the colleges you're aiming for

[clever hull]

I'm aiming for University of Michigan, Carnegie Mellon, John Hopkins, and my dream school is MIT

[cinder gorge]

did u have to take spanish 1,2,3,4?

[cinder gorge]

if i were u, i would choose to do an elective for 4 yrs

ie, music

and comp sci in the other electice

and i would recommend to take any STEM classes in the summer and/or online

[clever hull]

I'm fluent in Spanish so I'm not required to take those

[cinder gorge]

try to make the best of all the time u have in hs

[clever hull]

Alright thanks👍

[cinder gorge]

and also

just cuz something is the requirement, doesnt mean that u have to only do those things

like for me, im doing 5yrs of science instead of 4

[clever hull]

Yeah, for my stem courses I'm taking all 4 years

[cinder gorge]

this is what im doing next yr:

• Summer:
• Volunteer at hospital
• Volunteer at library
• DE
• Flute competitions
• Research/internships
• Junior yr:
• band 0 and maybe CNA (spring semester) or AIME internships
• AP chem or AP psychology
• Ap us
• Wind symphony
• Spanish 3
• AP music theory
• Ap lang
• Math (online?)
• Anatomy (online?)

[cinder gorge]

try to do more

[clever hull]

There are only 4 years in high school though, how could I take more?

[cinder gorge]

theres always a way around it

• Summer:
• Volunteer at hospital
• Precalculus
• Special admit (Any AP test that I didn’t get a 3/5 or above in)
• DE counselor 104
• DE
• Research/internships
• AIME internships
• Senior yr:
• Band 0
• Calculus AB
• Wind symphony
• AP lit
• Spanish 4 (online?)
• AP gov/Econ (online)
• IB bio
• 2 special admit classes
• CMA
• AIME internships

[cinder gorge]

and is the classes u have include a 0 period?

[clever hull]

My school doesnt offer 0 period

[cinder gorge]

what about programs outside of school?

ie, special admit, dual enrollment, etc

[clever hull]

Dual enrollment is offered

[cinder gorge]

take it

[clever hull]

The only issue is it's only offered for medical students, and I'm not interested in a med career
So I'm sticking with AP classes

But I'll be on the look out for summer classes

[cinder gorge]

only med?

what about special admit

internship?

[clever hull]

I haven't looked much into internships, I could most definitely do that though

Not sure about special admit

[cinder gorge]

YES, u have a lot of time to do that in 9th and 10th grade

[cinder gorge]

i would recommend taking those during ur junior/senior summer cuz just incause u dont pass the ap tests

so u can still get college credit

[clever hull]

Oh ok, I'll ask

[cinder gorge]

ask ur councler if theres any opportunities in ur intrests

ngl... my councler is kinda annoyed cuz i ask a lot of questions lol

but like.. i want yale/UCLA so yeah

[clever hull]

Oh lol, the counselor should be happy you are asking questions

[cinder gorge]

also, do something that shows ur devoted about somehting ie, music for all 4 years, a certain program for a long time, etc

[clever hull]

I'm planning on being on the math, science, and computer programming teams. So those are options

[cinder gorge]

teams as in clubs?

[clever hull]

Yes, and I'm planning on creating my own club as well

[cinder gorge]

which one?

[clever hull]

An engineering club, still dont know the details yet but I think it's a good idea

[cinder gorge]

im thinking about creating a non-profit organization lol

gotta ask my councler about that

[cinder gorge]

also

ask if theres any classes offered online

like pe classes or whatever

or summer

[clever hull]

I know theres online financial literacy and online latin, and I may do both, so those are options

[cinder gorge]

if u got any more questions, lmk

[clever hull]

Alright, thanks for the tips

[cinder gorge]

anytime

[austere tulip]

I think you're doing good

I think instead of human anatomy and physiology u could do AP Physics C

I think that is more important for STEM

[austere tulip]

that's cool

[austere tulip]

I'm also in math and science teams. We don't hve a competitive computer science thing. I might want to create that.

[austere tulip]

I have a junior friend who did that and is doing pretty good

just know

it doesn't have to be competitie

[austere tulip]

What is special admit and AIME internships?

[austere tulip]

you don't necessarily have to do more schooling. Gohar never did this. Most people should spend the extraa time in extracurriculars

[cinder gorge]

1. taking college courses in hs, like the actural college class, not ap or ib
2. its an internship program our district offers

[clever hull]

Yeah, below I have a section for alternative electives and that's there. The reason why is because if the teacher is good (i dont know them yet) I'll probably switch it out and take it

[austere tulip]

Oh ok

good

[idle cedar]

are these classes W or not

[cinder gorge]

i didnt know AP art exists lol

Ill submit one of my old woodshop projects

[unreal forge]

thats a good selection

[cinder gorge]

Now you know

AP Art 2D and 3D

[cinder gorge]

yep

[violet moat]

ap art is a win for covering elective credits

[spice burrow]

Would u guys recommend AP economics or ap psychology

[hollow finch]

Depends on your intended major

AP Psych is a generally easier course

[spice burrow]

Whats better for life in general

More useful life knowledge

[hollow finch]

Idk cause I haven’t taken AP Econ but AP Psych isn’t that useful for real life.

[undone grove]

How does this look as a schedule?

[empty berry]

Yooo hi fellow Choir kid!!!

[undone grove]

Greetings!

[wise forge]

lmao

yellow fellow choir children

[midnight hawk]

hows it going so far?

[fringe barn]

I applied to the Business academy

Hoping I get in

@midnight hawk

[midnight hawk]

nice

[quasi sparrow]

Rate my schedule going into sophomore year

Algebra 2 honors
English 10 honors
Chemistry honors
Physics honors
Spanish 4 Honors
Ap us history

[cinder gorge]

Decent

[wise forge]

really good

[brazen wren]

yo

[north drum]

ur allowed to double up on science luckyyyyyy

[hollow finch]

Is this a good schedule for senior year:
AP Comp Sci A
AP Gov (Econ over the summer)
AP Physics C
AP Stats
History of Film
Literature and Modern Media (screw AP Lit)

[cinder gorge]

That’s a lot of APs I got to say

[hollow finch]

They’re all joke APs though

[austere tulip]

good, but could u take multivar calc instead of stats

[tight wedge]

should i take ap chemistry junior year instead of ap bio senior year so i dont have 5 ap classes senior year even though i like biology way more

[peak fiber]

Chem isn’t typically recommended to take and if you like biology now then j do bio but if you rlly want to squeeze another AP in senior yr then it’s up to you

[bold meteor]

Have you had a calc class yet

[hollow finch]

Yes I'm in BC right now

[cinder gorge]

Shouldn’t be too bad

U got this

[hollow finch]

Seriously considering that

I’ll probably take stats regardless but multivar Calc too

[vagrant solar]

Mulivarible calc at my school is 1 semester but it’s prerequisite is calc bc. Do you think you would still do well in multivariable calc if your only previous calc experience was calc bc?

[austere tulip]

yeah

[vagrant solar]

But it’s online

Is it still worth it?

[hollow finch]

Yeah

[obtuse smelt]

Yeah multi is supposed to be taken after bc, there’s no other calc in between

[cinder gorge]

What is multi variable calc

I have never heard of it

[obtuse smelt]

extends calc to 3 dimentions, so instead of dealing with x and y, you now have x, y, and z

and sometimes 4 dimentions with functions of three variables f(x, y, z)

[austere tulip]

just what it sounds like

it's also sometimes called calc 3

[obtuse smelt]

sometimes its called calc3 as well

👀

[austere tulip]

lol

we said the same thing

[vagrant solar]

Does differential equations use calc?

[obtuse smelt]

yeah, pretty heavily

[austere tulip]

yeah

differential equations are a part of calc

[vagrant solar]

You take it after multivariable calc at my school

[austere tulip]

but the course

just goes into detail

yeah

[vagrant solar]

Oh okay

[obtuse smelt]

essentially what it does is deal with equations like f'(x) = x, then what is f(x)?

[austere tulip]

it comes after multi var

but it's just more complicated diffy equations

[vagrant solar]

But like it’s online

[austere tulip]

I'm only going to reach calc 3

[cinder gorge]

I am scared of calculus

[austere tulip]

so idk mucch aaout it

[cinder gorge]

It is boring

[vagrant solar]

It seems like a red flag

[cinder gorge]

And hard

[obtuse smelt]

In that case it would be solved by just taking an integral, but it gets more complicated.

[austere tulip]

online seems fine

online isn't always bad

[vagrant solar]

Can you think I will still do well in the class if it’s online

Okay

[austere tulip]

is it through your school

[vagrant solar]

It’s through dual enrollment

[austere tulip]

ok

yeah take it

[obtuse smelt]

happens once you pass bc. I'm doing a math class online rn and I know a lot of ppl who are

[austere tulip]

yeah because dual enrollment classes are often

online

like ours

after we finish bc

we have this course called calc 3 + linear algebra

it's half online

and hlf in person

it's still from our high school

it

its just flexible

[austere tulip]

calc is not boring

[obtuse smelt]

its really not that big a deal. It seems scary with all the symbols but the concepts actually arent that difficult once you get it, and you could honestly teach calculus to someone in algebra 1. The hardest part about calc is manipulating equations, not the actual calculus

[austere tulip]

I tried learning basic calc yesterday

and it's fun

I just watched organic chemistry tutor's two videos

one on intro to calc

and basic derivatives

[cinder gorge]

I find it boring

I find no enjoyment

[obtuse smelt]

diffys dont need multi - sometimess, but usually no

[austere tulip]

have you done it?

[cinder gorge]

Yeah a little

[austere tulip]

but it usually comes after it

[obtuse smelt]

often taken after but you can take it concurrently or prior to

[cinder gorge]

And I did not like it

One bit

[austere tulip]

wdym a little

what part

[hollow ginkgo]

basic calc is fun but ull take back ur words after u progress

[cinder gorge]

Like a lesson or two

[obtuse smelt]

idk man what gets hard about calc

[hollow ginkgo]

talking about calc 2 and 3
linear algebra and stuff

[obtuse smelt]

the integral stuff is annoying but its not the concept of an integral its the algebraic manipulation

[austere tulip]

what lesson

[hollow ginkgo]

linear algebra is so weird

[obtuse smelt]

lin alg aint calc tho

[vagrant solar]

Is linear algebra hard

[obtuse smelt]

depends

[hollow ginkgo]

technically is

[hollow ginkgo]

yep

[obtuse smelt]

not even close

[austere tulip]

It sounds fun so far

and I've heard good things about it

[hollow ginkgo]

but if u put some effort into it its not too bad

[vagrant solar]

We have it take it after calc bc to take multivariable calc

[austere tulip]

it's hard

[obtuse smelt]

like very very different 😂

[austere tulip]

but it's more algebra

than calc

[hollow ginkgo]

oh well they taught us in calc

[austere tulip]

so it can't be that diffiuclt

[hollow ginkgo]

so

idk

[hollow ginkgo]

r u talking about basic calc?

[austere tulip]

no

linear algebra

[hollow ginkgo]

oh linear algebra?

ye

[obtuse smelt]

calc is about changes, linear algebra is about linear transformations and spaces

[hollow ginkgo]

like linear transformations

[hollow ginkgo]

i dunno we learnt linear transformations in calc

[hollow ginkgo]

thats true

[cinder gorge]

Also I am mainly a biology and chemistry person

[obtuse smelt]

then your school musta done something different, but it aint calc

[austere tulip]

yeah it's often part of a calc course

[hollow ginkgo]

ye

[obtuse smelt]

if you look at calc bc its not on there

[hollow ginkgo]

i dont do math at my school, i do it at a university

[obtuse smelt]

naw i dunno whatchu talkin about

[hollow ginkgo]

so idk what they're doing

[austere tulip]

they do one semster calc III and one sesmetser linear algebra

[hollow ginkgo]

somewhat like that

[austere tulip]

no because calc III is really one semester

so they usually throw that in second sem

[hollow ginkgo]

or we're learning it in calc 2

[austere tulip]

in college

because in high school

there's BC

and BC doesn't cover it

[hollow ginkgo]

yea

[obtuse smelt]

Yeah a second semester wouldn’t be calc3 anymore

[hollow ginkgo]

im in high school tho

[austere tulip]

oh

do u do dual enrollment

[hollow ginkgo]

ye bc im taking math at a university

not exactly dual enrollment

[austere tulip]

oh ok

[obtuse smelt]

Yeah you sure you didn’t take a lin alg class?

[hollow ginkgo]

its like a program that starts from 6th grade here

[austere tulip]

but what lesson did u do in calc

[hollow ginkgo]

and u can skip math at school

[austere tulip]

you probably didn't know algebra ii completely

[hollow ginkgo]

and go do it at the state university

[austere tulip]

if u know some algebra II

its really fun

[austere tulip]

that sounds like dual enrollment

but yeah that's cool

I'd prefer that over AP

[hollow ginkgo]

well not really, since it starts from middle school

[hollow ginkgo]

thats why im self studying calc BC

[cinder gorge]

Derivative as slope curve

[obtuse smelt]

You take uni classes at middle school?

[hollow ginkgo]

yea

[obtuse smelt]

Like what?

[hollow ginkgo]

just for math

i took calc 1 in 8th grade

[obtuse smelt]

In a full year?

[hollow ginkgo]

yeah

[obtuse smelt]

Or a semester

[hollow ginkgo]

full year

[cinder gorge]

How

[hollow ginkgo]

its this program thingy here

[obtuse smelt]

Weird uni lol

[hollow ginkgo]

nah its a big one

[cinder gorge]

Are you a child prodigy

[austere tulip]

so rr u a freshman

[hollow ginkgo]

no theres a buncha people who do it

[hollow ginkgo]

ye

[cinder gorge]

Oh ok

[austere tulip]

just because someone takes calc in 8th grad doesn't make them a child prodigy

[hollow ginkgo]

its sorta selective tho ig

[austere tulip]

it's definitely smart

[hollow ginkgo]

yeah theres people a lot smarter than me

[austere tulip]

that's cool

so will u take calc iii next

and thn diffy equations

[austere tulip]

but yeah

u didn't actually learn anything

like the power rule

[cinder gorge]

They kind of are

[austere tulip]

quotient rule

product rule

[austere tulip]

no

they are smart

a child prodigy would be some 8th grader who solved something big

[cinder gorge]

I wish I was

[austere tulip]

or is like a graandmaster in chess

[cinder gorge]

I am in Geometry as a freshman

[austere tulip]

you can be

[austere tulip]

that's fine

geometry is a sophomore course

taking it as a freshman is fine

that doens't make you less smart

[cinder gorge]

I wish I could take Algebra 2

Or Trigonometry

[mint thorn]

In a lot of asia that’s just a little advanced, not anything crazy

[austere tulip]

algebra 2 and trig are one course

[cinder gorge]

No they aren’t ?

[austere tulip]

they are

trig is the second semster of honors algebra 2

[cinder gorge]

Not in my school

[austere tulip]

honors alg 2

has trig

[cinder gorge]

Not in my school

[austere tulip]

maybe ur thinking of regular alg 2

[austere tulip]

did u talk to the people who take alg 2 and know that

because it might not say on the course guide

but the course usually does

that's like a general us thing

US*

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

[austere tulip]

well...oof

for most american high schools alg 2 honors has trig

included in it

[cinder gorge]

Oh

[hollow ginkgo]

yea

[obtuse smelt]

Lol where do you get your info

[cinder gorge]

From one of my friends

[obtuse smelt]

Most private schools yea not public

[austere tulip]

no...public

[obtuse smelt]

Naw you’re right idk what babjis and thing are on

[austere tulip]

it's pretty common because trig is not as big to have a complete course

so they stuff it with trig

alg2*

[obtuse smelt]

Often in precalc too

[lofty surge]

trig for me is in geo

[obtuse smelt]

Different trig

[austere tulip]

because even in khan academy

[lofty surge]

ah

[obtuse smelt]

Triangle trig, not algebraic trig

[austere tulip]

they have an entire trig unit

[obtuse smelt]

True

[austere tulip]

for algebra II

[lofty surge]

ic

[austere tulip]

with the functions

and everything

and for us

next semesster

in algebra iI

we have trig

[obtuse smelt]

I just don’t think it’s a national standard or anything

Just as common to see in precalc

Or sometimes on its own as a sem course

[austere tulip]

it's not a national standard

but it just happens to be common

in many public high schools

[obtuse smelt]

^

Yea but it’s just as common to not

[austere tulip]

Algebra II is frequently combined with trigonometry in the third year of high school math. It covers linear equations, functions, exponential and logarithmic expressions, and other things.

[cinder gorge]

Anyway I wish I was good at math

[austere tulip]

Even the washington post

says that

I got the top thing from the washington post

its often done so

some schoolss might not do it

but yeah Algebra II is the most common

[austere tulip]

u don't be by wishing

u be by doing

[cinder gorge]

So if they offer Trigonometry can I jump from Algebra 2 to AP Calc AB

[austere tulip]

no

u would have to take praclc

precalc

[cinder gorge]

I am going to do that

[obtuse smelt]

You wouldn’t have to

[austere tulip]

but u could do it over the suummer

or some other sort

[obtuse smelt]

Precalc is kinda just review

[cinder gorge]

How do I become good at math

[obtuse smelt]

Understand the basics

[austere tulip]

practice problems

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

[austere tulip]

^^^^

[obtuse smelt]

That’s literally it

[cinder gorge]

On

[obtuse smelt]

Not practice

[austere tulip]

Precalc is review

but it's a requirement

to do before calc

[obtuse smelt]

Practice works for memorizing and speed not understanding

[austere tulip]

and I've heard

[cinder gorge]

Then I won’t take it

[austere tulip]

that it's actually important

for the work

you do in calc

and in calc the work is worth 7 points

but the answer is worth 1

something like that

[obtuse smelt]

Yeah for sure

[austere tulip]

so I would recommend still doing precalc becuse it helps

[cinder gorge]

I don’t want to though

[austere tulip]

but I would see if I could get it done over the summer

or something

[cinder gorge]

Honestly

I am going to drop Calc

And do AP Lang

Calc seems like a hassle

[austere tulip]

but what about a math course for that year

[cinder gorge]

I am going to take Elements of Statistics

[obtuse smelt]

Most people that aren’t good at math got there because at some point they got lost and after that it was just memorizing equations and formulas. You gotta figure out where you don’t understand and where you’re just plugging and chugging and fix that. If you don’t you won’t be able to keep going further

[austere tulip]

ok

yeah

especially iif u give up calc

u can't really get better at calc

math*

[obtuse smelt]

Ofc you can what lol

[cinder gorge]

My major isn’t math orientated

[austere tulip]

what is it

[cinder gorge]

BS, MD

[obtuse smelt]

Yea def take stats

Not a major but if you’re planning med stats is waay more useful

[austere tulip]

yeah stats would be more useful for you

[cinder gorge]

Yeah calc seems useless

[austere tulip]

but just beware

[cinder gorge]

But I also want to get into a good college

[austere tulip]

a college

will prbablyy

make you take calc

for a med major

along with physics

[cinder gorge]

[austere tulip]

thhats what happend with my bio teacher

she wanted to majr in biology

but then

they made her take physics for it

[obtuse smelt]

Yeah there’s probably a calc class you’ll need as a prereq for some bio or chem class, or at least a general requirement

[austere tulip]

because it was required for science major

yeah

so I would recommend at least precalc in high school

[cinder gorge]

That’s dumb calc is useless for MD’s

[austere tulip]

yeah, but it's still usually a requuirement for the major

[cinder gorge]

It should be dropped

Tbh

@austere tulip

I want to get into a good college as well

[austere tulip]

why do u ping me every time u speak

I'm here

u don't need to ping me

[cinder gorge]

And my school offers 6 AP Classes

[austere tulip]

yeah

so I would at least recommend precalc

whether u want calc is up to yo

[cinder gorge]

And I am taking at least 4

[austere tulip]

yeah that sounds decent

[cinder gorge]

Is that good enough

[austere tulip]

what about dual enrollment

[cinder gorge]

AP Chem

AP Human Geo

AP Gov

AP US History

[austere tulip]

yeah take those

[cinder gorge]

They don’t offer

[austere tulip]

but also have more honors

as you can

[obtuse smelt]

Ye take some biomed or biochem class thru dual enrollment

[cinder gorge]

I have honors science and English

[austere tulip]

then try taking individually through a college

like ImmX

[austere tulip]

ok...good

[cinder gorge]

I don’t like dual enrollment

I don’t want to take it

[austere tulip]

no, not dual enollment

just straight up

college classes

to do with your major

[cinder gorge]

I don’t want that

[austere tulip]

it helps show more rigor

like even 1-2

[cinder gorge]

Still

I kinda don’t

[cold knoll]

Which is harder AP lang or dual enrollment english?

[cinder gorge]

Dual enrollment english

[cold knoll]

Really?

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

[cold knoll]

Have you taken it before?

[cinder gorge]

No

[obtuse smelt]

Lol why not

[cinder gorge]

I just don’t

[obtuse smelt]

It depends on the college

[cinder gorge]

My college doesn’t offer good courses

And they don’t offer dual enrollment

[obtuse smelt]

There’s not “your college”

[austere tulip]

yeah so try to take it indivudally

[austere tulip]

you probably have never tried

[obtuse smelt]

You can take stuff online at some pretty good places

[cold knoll]

I know some people who take APs online. How do you do that?

[austere tulip]

i don't think you need to do thaat

imo

aps online

is a waste of time

[cinder gorge]

Dude I just checked

[austere tulip]

take dual enrollment instead

[cinder gorge]

They don’t offer dual enrollment

😦

[austere tulip]

I'm talking to the other person

ordinarynobody

[cold knoll]

Thanks

[austere tulip]

take dual enrollment instead of line aps

unless ur school offers the aps taking aps elsewhere is pretty useless

[cinder gorge]

Thing

[obtuse smelt]

Yeah a lot of places don’t. Whatever state you live in should have a state uni that either offers it or has a continuing education department which you could use to take classes. Definitely possible and if it’s a state school moderately rigorous - morso than your high school for sure

[austere tulip]

there's many colleges

not only your community one

try the state one

district one

etc.

[cinder gorge]

How about if I don’t take it

Just APs and Honors

I don’t want to go through a lot just to do dual enrollment

[austere tulip]

it's fine

even 1-2 courses

but if you don't

its fine

not many sanctins

I'm just saying it would look good

it would show that you are taking initiatie

[obtuse smelt]

Depends what schools you’re looking at what your extracurriculars are. If you’re looking at top ranked schools your rigor is probably pretty avg if it’s just AP/honors, other stuff on your app would stand out

[austere tulip]

iniativative for your education

[cinder gorge]

Could I make that up with extracurriculars

[obtuse smelt]

Yes

[austere tulip]

but that's the thing

you've told me

that this year

you didn't do any

[cinder gorge]

I am learning business

Does that count

As an extracurricular

Thingamabobber

[obtuse smelt]

No

[austere tulip]

it does...

but aagain

nothing unless u really achieve anything

[obtuse smelt]

If you do something with it, yes, if you don’t, you can’t just say “learning business”

[cinder gorge]

Like

[obtuse smelt]

Start a business

[cinder gorge]

What could I do with that

[cinder gorge]

I can’t

[obtuse smelt]

Use whatever you’re learning about business to get a job in business or to start one

You can

[cinder gorge]

I guess I am not getting into a selective college

[obtuse smelt]

I mean there’s other things you can do

[cinder gorge]

Like

[obtuse smelt]

But if you don’t feel like doing much then probably not no

I mean what are your interests

Clubs, activities, etc

If you’re really into business and learning business maybe try making an online store, or even just selling stuff around your town

Hell you could mow lawns to make money but try to incorporate some of what you’ve learned about business and give yourself a name and bam

[cinder gorge]

I am going to do DECA, JAG-K, part time job

[austere tulip]

yeah

[obtuse smelt]

Yeah that stuffs good

[austere tulip]

but right now?

are you doing aanything right now?

[cinder gorge]

I don’t know what to do

[cinder gorge]

No I don’t know

[austere tulip]

at least frehsman year

[cinder gorge]

I don’t know

[obtuse smelt]

You don’t gotta do anything you don’t wanna man

Are you in 8th grade?

[austere tulip]

no

hes a freshman

[obtuse smelt]

Ah okay

[austere tulip]

wdym you don't know

[obtuse smelt]

Still, you got a bit of time to develop interests and stuff

[austere tulip]

this semester is over

[obtuse smelt]

Just try stuff out

[austere tulip]

you have winter break to think it over

try stuff out next semester

[cinder gorge]

I don’t know what extracurriculars I can do

[obtuse smelt]

Basically all colleges want to see is that you’re not just sitting around doing nothing

[austere tulip]

yeah

that you're productive

taking initiative

[obtuse smelt]

Sports, clubs, community service, find out what your school offers

[austere tulip]

spending your time on something other than school

we can't really help you much if you don't want to do anything

u said no to dual enrollmet

no to doing anything new this year

[cinder gorge]

My school offers Science Olympiad, Environmental Science Club, DECA, JAG-K, and Scholars Bowl

[obtuse smelt]

Is that it?

Not much tbh but ig small school

[cinder gorge]

No those are the main

[obtuse smelt]

Ah

[cinder gorge]

Yeah 900 students

[obtuse smelt]

That’s not tooo small

I’d expect to have like 20-50 clubs

Any sports you like?

[austere tulip]

jace

if they don't have clubs

that u want

[obtuse smelt]

Or just any other interests in general

[austere tulip]

then make them

apply for them

[obtuse smelt]

True

[austere tulip]

that u can in fact do next sem

[vagrant solar]

Have you guys taken applied combinatorics?

[obtuse smelt]

Fuck that shit

[vagrant solar]

Why?

[obtuse smelt]

I will never

[cinder gorge]

Yeah I am planning on building FBLA

[obtuse smelt]

Combinatorics is just so icky imo

[austere tulip]

ok

good

do it next sem

apply for it next sem

and get it in your school by soph year

[vagrant solar]

Is it hard to digest?

[cinder gorge]

But the thing is I am not that popular in my high school

[austere tulip]

u don't have to be

just have like 8 people

who want to take it with u

worrk on that the entirety of next sem

[cinder gorge]

Like I am kind of annoying in my high school

I don’t talk that much

It just is I say things that they don’t like

[austere tulip]

you must have friends

[obtuse smelt]

I dunno it just never made much sense to me. Hard to reason through in your head and there’s a lot of weird principles to learn. Same with number theory. Not my cup of tea. I’d try learning some on your own before you take a class, I think you kinda either love it or hate it

[cinder gorge]

Yeah a few

3 or 4

[austere tulip]

so gaather them together

try to get some more people

who are interesed in business

if you are going to stay here because u dont want to talk, then we can't help

i mean taking college courses is still an option for you

[cinder gorge]

Okay

I am scared though if I get rejected

[austere tulip]

get through fear of failure

anyways

I gtg

bye

[cinder gorge]

Ok

[mint thorn]

OMG YES

literlaly that ONE test brought my average in math down by 10%

[obtuse smelt]

Ong should be banned

[mint thorn]

ong or omg

[obtuse smelt]

Ong

[cinder gorge]

What is it now

[mint thorn]

…82

so ;-;

Love that

And that’s my final grade

[cinder gorge]

Wait so did you get a F

[mint thorn]

The semester is over

[mint thorn]

Wait what

No??

[cinder gorge]

You must have gotten a F

For it to drop 10%

[mint thorn]

I got pretty damn close

But it wasn’t a F lol

[cinder gorge]

D

[mint thorn]

….shhhhh

it shows the colleges that I’ll improve

Idk

Can’t do anything now

[cinder gorge]

Also what math class

calculus

[mint thorn]

Accel precalc

Which is all of stats and all of precalc shoved into one semester

So it was a pretty fast class

[cinder gorge]

Oh ok

[mint thorn]

But I have trig next so I don’t think it’ll be as bad

[cinder gorge]

I wish I did precalc next year

[mint thorn]

And I’ll be done with calc bc by junior year

And senior year ig I’ll do like linear algebra or something

[obtuse smelt]

Bro I thought you didn’t even wanna do calc 😭

[obtuse smelt]

Aw yea the good stuff

[mint thorn]

ugh senior year is gonna be such a bad course load

Adv physics AND a college math

T^T

[cinder gorge]

I do

But kind of don’t

At the same time

[mint thorn]

We kind of have to

[cinder gorge]

Why

[mint thorn]

If we don’t do it in hs we’re prob gonna do it in college

Unless you’re just that bad at math

[obtuse smelt]

^

[cinder gorge]

Then I won’t go to college

[mint thorn]

Fantastic idea

[cinder gorge]

Yeah ik

[vagrant solar]

Has anyone taken ap research? If so, can you tell me what it’s like?

[fluid silo]

should I take ap stats at school in senior year or DE multivariable calc/linear algebra
I'm taking ap calc ab next year (junior year)

[hollow finch]

I’m also in this dilemma

Just know that you should self study BC concepts not covered in AB (it’s not that many) before going to multi variable

[lament sleet]

I finished pre calc this semester and i will take ap calc next year when i am a sophmore, what will i take in my junior year?

[mint thorn]

Probably other AP courses like AP stats, or you’ll do things like multi variable calc

[undone grove]

If I am taking Honors Chemistry this year, should I do AP Chemistry next year or do AP Biology instead? I am planning to do Honors Physics next year as well.

[fluid silo]

well what's your intended college major? if it's chemistry/engineering then do ap chem

[undone grove]

I was planning on being a Pharmacist.

[fluid silo]

Definitely do AP Chem ... no question.

[undone grove]

I am currently a sophomore, so I can do AP Chem and Physics next year.

And then AP Bio in my senior year.

[fluid silo]

Chemistry is essential in pharmacy.

[fluid silo]

sounds like a plan!

[undone grove]

Thank you for the help!

[gleaming pike]

I'm planning on taking AP Chem and AP Physics 2 at the same time next year

I'm planning on taking APUSH and AP Econ the same year

I'm planning on taking MV Calc and AP Stats in the same year

What are some things I should be prepared for about taking courses of the same subject at once?

(please ping if anyone replies so I see it)

[obtuse smelt]

and @hollow finch what do you wanna do/major in

[cinder gorge]

He wants to become a physician

[obtuse smelt]

who and why tf do you know this xD

in that case AP stats for whoever asked

[austere tulip]

i think ap stats is pretty useless

the cconcepts taught are very easy

[obtuse smelt]

nah definitely not

[austere tulip]

and self-"studiable"

it's a joke class

[obtuse smelt]

I guess, but like credit

[austere tulip]

its like csp and hug

[obtuse smelt]

why tf would you do multi tho??

[austere tulip]

cuz it's fun

[obtuse smelt]

for you, not for everyone

[austere tulip]

and u will eventually have to take it in college probably

[obtuse smelt]

lol probably not

[austere tulip]

especially if u want to be a physician

[obtuse smelt]

no

psysician = doctor, no calc lmao

[austere tulip]

no,

but colleges

have requirements

[obtuse smelt]

not multi 😂

[austere tulip]

well

if u took

bc

[obtuse smelt]

stats will definitely be a requirement

[austere tulip]

multivar contnues that

[obtuse smelt]

and theres a fat chance youre actually getting credit for multi

[austere tulip]

but yeah, the thing is you don't need to take AP stats

it's a joke class

[cinder gorge]

AP Stats is pretty useful if you are going to be a physician because you need to analyze data

[obtuse smelt]

just take it for fun then like who cares

[austere tulip]

yeah but there is nothing you will actually learn in ap stats

its easy knowledge

[obtuse smelt]

bro

[austere tulip]

that can be learned in a couple of weeks

[obtuse smelt]

its just a chill class

if they wanna do it then theres nothing wrong with it lol

[austere tulip]

they don't want to

they're debating between it

[obtuse smelt]

right

[austere tulip]

and imo they should take multi var

[obtuse smelt]

on what basis?

[austere tulip]

because ap stats doesn't really teach anything new

[obtuse smelt]

yes it does?

[austere tulip]

it's a joke class

it's like csp and hug

[cinder gorge]

Honestly Parker should do calculus because he seems more interested in it

[obtuse smelt]

understading experimental design, being able to run hypothesis tests, work with data

[austere tulip]

yeah

and plus

he already took

bc

[austere tulip]

that's common sense

and I think that's pretty much

taught

[obtuse smelt]

run hypothesis tests arent

[austere tulip]

in all the sciences

[obtuse smelt]

and distributions

no, not at all

experimental design maybe sure

[austere tulip]

lol all of this is a joke

[cinder gorge]

Also Parker will learn how to analyze stats and data in college

[austere tulip]

middle school knoeldge

[cinder gorge]

Pre med teaches that

Pretty sure

[obtuse smelt]

yeah ofc it does

but why take an intro stats when you can get credit for it from AP stats?

and instead take a more interesting stats class

[austere tulip]

what math are you in

[obtuse smelt]

real analysis

lol

im a math dude, but not everyone needs to take multi

[austere tulip]

did u do calc

[obtuse smelt]

yea

[cinder gorge]

It is his senior year and he has 6 APs

He doesn’t want to overload

[austere tulip]

I never said u need to

and also

[cinder gorge]

Probably

[austere tulip]

not many colleges offer

credit

for stats

[obtuse smelt]

much more than for multi

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

Most likely

[austere tulip]

well...for multi you can actually test out with what u learnt

learned*

but for stats

lol

college stats

way harder

also

did u take multi

after calc

[cinder gorge]

He doesn’t need to know harder stats

[austere tulip]

ik

[obtuse smelt]

yes

[cinder gorge]

He just needs to know basic stats

[austere tulip]

I just feel like

[obtuse smelt]

i ddid

[austere tulip]

its not the best

to always take the easy way out

[obtuse smelt]

youre just not gonna need mutli for anything

[austere tulip]

and like sometimes taking a course that actually teacher you smething is better

Its my opinion

you won't convince me

My goal is to help parker make his decision

[cinder gorge]

It isn’t but why should you waste your time learning complex statistics you aren’t going to use

[austere tulip]

idc whether you think stats is better

[obtuse smelt]

yeah but youre just telling him what to do

i didnt say that lol

[austere tulip]

Because he asked for it

[obtuse smelt]

😂 bro I literally just said stats will be more useful as a physician which is true its not an opinion

[cinder gorge]

Your right

Calculus is not that useful in medicine

But Parker likes calculus more

[austere tulip]

half of the thigns people learn in school and college are useless

[obtuse smelt]

okay?

[austere tulip]

dude degrees aren't even used

[obtuse smelt]

yea if thats the case then go for it

[austere tulip]

as commonly

[cinder gorge]

Yeah he should do something he likes

[obtuse smelt]

right

[cinder gorge]

If he likes calculus over stats then take calc if he doesn’t like stats don’t take it