course-selection

[austere tulip]

like literally my dad did very complex calc and stats and stuff for his engineering degree

yet now he just uses google sheets

not even math

[obtuse smelt]

yes i am very aware

[austere tulip]

it's not like college becomes so useful anyways

[cinder gorge]

Yeah you are going to have to do something you don’t like to get your degree

[austere tulip]

a college degree is the thing that matters

u could be taking some rando course

but yeah

We're getting too far

Especially since this is still high school

multivar calc is a more interesting, fun course, and u will get more learning out of it than Ap stats

[cinder gorge]

But honestly Parker is done with AP Calc BC so I see no point in doing Calc 3

You need like one year of calculus to become a doctor

[austere tulip]

that's exactly why

continuing something u started

[obtuse smelt]

💀 wtf are yall on

[austere tulip]

I don't see why you're being so rude and sarcastic

wwe have been having a general conversation

and u are just trying to put us down

[obtuse smelt]

the answer is very simple lol: if he wants to take multi he should take multi. If he wants to take stats he should take stats, if he's not sure and would like both, stats would give more info for his career and be chill, but multi would teach more content but be more difficult

you keep just throwin in your opinion as fact, just tell him what his options are not what to do lol

[austere tulip]

he asked what to do

if don't use my opinion idk what I'm supposed to use

it's pretty simple

if someone asks what to do

[obtuse smelt]

bro im so done with this lol

[austere tulip]

you can inform them of your opinion of the thing they should do

I don't know why you're trying to fight over giving advice to someone

[cinder gorge]

If Parker has to choose I would say drop Calc 3 because he already took AP Calc BC which is enough to get credit

To not take calculus in college

Also AP Stats is useful but if he doesn’t want to take it, then he doesn’t have to

It will help create a good foundation

[hollow finch]

Neuroscience

[hollow finch]

Lmao I was coincidentally in my BC class when this all happened 😂

[austere tulip]

LOL

[undone grove]

Should you prepare for an AP class over the summer? If so, what should you do assuming they do not give you a summer assignment?

[austere tulip]

Yes,

you should prepare

usually, you should just look through the curriculum

and then learn like the first few chapters

so that you're not completely new to the thing

[undone grove]

I know Khan Academy has some of the AP classes there. Should I use that to learn the curriculum?

[austere tulip]

yeah

and also

u could go to

collegeboard

course and exam description

look at the previosu exam

to see the exam structure

[undone grove]

Okay.

[hollow ginkgo]

yea i agree. i would say take calc 3 if u want to learn a bit more about calc and challenge urself, or if u feel like it take stats. whatever it is, its up to u

[hollow finch]

JaceK is right I won’t really need calculus besides for a prerequisite so I think Ima do stats

[hollow ginkgo]

thats still a good choice

[violet crescent]

is AP CS A a hard course if I don't have much experience in coding? I plan on taking a semester course of intro to CS but would that be enough for something like AP CS A? I heard it was an easy course but not sure if my knowledge would fit it if I just have that intro ocurse

[empty berry]

My school personally recommends taking AP CSP before AP CSA but I haven't personally taking these classes yet so I'm not too sure

[violet crescent]

oh yeah so in that case would CSP be fine with only an intro to CS class?

[empty berry]

Yes I think so

[hollow ginkgo]

i would maybe take AP CSP first if u dont have that much experience in coding. I dont even think u would need an intro to CS class for AP CSP but if u want to take one, its up to u

[hollow finch]

CSP is a joke it doesn’t even really prepare you

You gloss over python and Java coding and it isn’t even part of the curriculum

[cinder gorge]

naw thats nit how the curriculum works

every school focuses on a different language but the test is conceptual

my school focused on JS and the teacher was good

i think CSP freshman year is lretty benifital ngl cuz it gives you CS knowledge

even if its not coding conceptual is just as important

[hollow ginkgo]

if u feel like u dont have that much experience i would recommend csp

[brazen wren]

HELP

I NEED HELP ON APPLYING TO AP

[wise forge]

how to help?

[brazen wren]

ok

[wise forge]

@brazen wren

[brazen wren]

so the questions are

why are you applying to the ap program? What do you hope to gain from the program? What strenghts do you bring to the table? (200-250 words)

here's what i've got so far

I am applying for the AP program because I want to prepare myself for what I will be dealing with in about 5 years of time. The first reason I am applying to AP is to save money and time in college. Secondly, If I want to go to an elite university/college I need to take to AP program and do well to prove I am worthy to go into that school so I have many options for what I want to do in the future, for my career. I hope to gain skills to help manage my time and unleash my creativity to the max.

[wise forge]

that’s good. Maybe add in something along the line that normal classes are under stimulating

[brazen wren]

huh

what does that mean

"stimulating"

i kinda get it

what do i say?

[brazen wren]

normal classes are under stimulating my brain and taking ap courses will help to stimulate it?

[wise forge]

yes

it will make you not bored

[brazen wren]

Normal classes are under stimulating my brain and taking AP classes I hope for them to help stimulate my brain so I can think smart in the future.

like that?

[wise forge]

eh the last part is not needed.

Leabe our the so i can think smart...

[brazen wren]

Normal classes are under stimulating my brain and taking AP classes I hope for them to help stimulate my brain.

AYEEE

I REACHED 212 WORDS

POGGG

now i need to write down my strengths

Lastly, here are the strengths I bring to the table: I don’t give up easily and am always motivated to keep going. In addition, I know that I have a lot of potential so I can overcome any challenges/obstacles given to me and they won’t even be able to blow me back an inch.

@wise forge is that good?

[wise forge]

yes

sorry for late response busy

[brazen wren]

is good

alright here is what I've got so far

I am applying for the AP program because I want to prepare myself for what I will be dealing with in about 5 years of time. The first reason I am applying to AP is to save money and time in college. Secondly, If I want to go to an elite university/college I need to take to AP program and do well to prove I am worthy to go into that school so I have many options for what I want to do in the future, for my career. I hope to gain skills to help manage my time and unleash my creativity to the max. Normal classes are under stimulating my brain and taking AP classes I hope for them to help stimulate my brain. Lastly, here are the strengths I bring to the table: I don’t give up easily and am always motivated to keep going. In addition, I know that I have a lot of potential so I can overcome any challenges/obstacles given to me and they won’t even be able to blow me back an inch.

182 words

I think I'll write something in the gains about collaboration

[wise forge]

hm

add fluff idk

[brazen wren]

fluff?

the fluff of my cat

[wise forge]

Like add in b4 the under stimulation part how normal classes always make you bored

[brazen wren]

oh ok

I am applying for the AP program because I want to prepare myself for what I will be dealing with in about 5 years of time. The first reason I am applying to AP is to save money and time in college. Secondly, If I want to go to an elite university/college I need to take to AP program and do well to prove I am worthy to go into that school so I have many options for what I want to do in the future, for my career. An important point about me is that I am a team worker. I love to gain skills to help manage my time and unleash my creativity to the max. N Normal classes are under stimulating my brain and taking AP classes I hope for them to help stimulate my brain. Lastly, here are the strengths I bring to the table: I don’t give up easily and am always motivated to keep going. In addition, I know that I have a lot of potential so I can overcome any challenges/obstacles given to me and they won’t even be able to blow me back an inch.

195 words

i added something

[brazen wren]

it is

[brazen wren]

@wise forge how should I conclude this

[wise forge]

idk

[brazen wren]

To conclude, idk.

lol

how should i conclude

i have 198 words

[cobalt grail]

my school has ap micro and ap macro available, but ap macro is only available to seniors and ap micro is available to both juniors and seniors, i'm currently a sophomore trying to have a plan for when i go into junior and senior years

would it be better to take ap micro junior year and ap macro senior year or to take both at the same time my senior year??

[charred verge]

What courses should I take to excel in marketing (I'm in grd 10 rn)

[lofty surge]

Can I take AP pysch in grade 9??

[terse zinc]

it depends. i am 90% sure that my school allows freshmen to take it in 9th but some schools may vary. check ur schools course catalog or ask an administrator, counselor, or teacher.

[terse zinc]

econ? thats the only one i could think of

[terse zinc]

u should maybe learn how to use spreadsheets and how to read data

maybe quantitative reasoning

[violet crescent]

how many APs is considered too much?

[cinder gorge]

as many as u can handle

[terse zinc]

it depends. its all based on personal preference and usefulness. colleges dont really want to see u take ap classes just to take ap classes.
if u know that u can handle multiple challenges at once then take numerous ap courses.
if u know that ur maybe not the most intelligent or struggle under pressure then only take 1 or 2, or maybe only the ones u REALLY enjoy.

[terse zinc]

what u said.

[violet crescent]

do u uhave a source for the thing where colleges dont like ppl taking APs just for APs?

cause isn't that the whole point

taking something harder

[terse zinc]

i dont have a DIRECT source but that's just what ive heard from students in college and administrators at my school

[terse zinc]

yes colleges want to see u push urself but they dont want to see u taking classes "just to get into ___ school"

[cinder gorge]

well... how are colleges gonna know that ppl taking APs just for APs?

i asked my couccler that today and he said that u should push ur self but also taking classes that relate to ur major, like if ur trying to go into medicine, and had the option to take between ap physics and ap chem, u should pick chem cuz it relates more to the major

unless its ap english, which is ok because thats the middle ground

[terse zinc]

example:lets say im applying to engineering, then why would i take ap econ?

[violet crescent]

yeah but let's say im planning on majoring in business, and one of the only APs my school doesn't have is AP marcoeconomics. Should i just not do APs then?

[cinder gorge]

mabey cuz u wanna do economics as a side thing outside of school?

[violet crescent]

cause no other AP really fits the economic field besides ofc economics

[cinder gorge]

ask other schools

within the district

[terse zinc]

then isn't that a minor not a major?

[cinder gorge]

u can minor, or just do it as a hobby

[terse zinc]

do u have other interests?

[charred verge]

Tysmm

[violet crescent]

wdym can u actually take other APs in different schools in the chool district?

[cinder gorge]

usally if u have time in ur schedule and can do the class, it is possible

[violet crescent]

well major, maybe engineering, but I am leaning towards business mostly

[terse zinc]

np 😏

[cinder gorge]

thats why im doing IB bio at a different school my senior yr because my school doesnt offer ib bio

[violet crescent]

hm oh yeah that's a good idea

ill have to check for sure since idk how commuting would work

[terse zinc]

u can do that?

[terse zinc]

i mean...

[cinder gorge]

u would have to contact the other hs u wanna go to

[cinder gorge]

why not?

[violet crescent]

yeah

[cinder gorge]

and ur coucnler

[violet crescent]

but going back to the main point, are you saying that people shouldn't take APs if they don't relate to their major?

cause that limits business at least to AP macroeconomics, an AP language such as mandarin which I already plan on doing, and maybe AP english

[cinder gorge]

ap english is ok, its the middle ground

[violet crescent]

yeah i think AP english fits well with anything

[cinder gorge]

thats ultimately ur decision because colleges look at if u pushed ur selves to the maximum in hs

[terse zinc]

well not at all. at my school im going to take AP European History but not because im majoring in world history.

[violet crescent]

yeah so what is your point

[cinder gorge]

do whatever u think is feasible

[violet crescent]

alr yeah ty for the help!

[cinder gorge]

colleges DGAF about what classes u take as long as your classes are more rigorous compared to your peers

[terse zinc]

what u said

[cinder gorge]

you arent competing for college against anyone else other than your school / area

[violet crescent]

what

?

[cinder gorge]

so whatever is more advanced than your peers is good

[violet crescent]

also yeah i was gonna say my school's average unweighted is a 3.69

so would it be better

to take harder courses

well i would have to check weighted but

yeah school's average is high

[terse zinc]

whatever u can accomplish

[violet crescent]

oaky yeah jsut checked median unweighted was 3.6 and median weighted was 3.76 so Ill probably be taking harder ocurses to compete with others

[cinder gorge]

for example if everyone at student 1's school took 20 APS and he took 8 but at student 2's school everyone took 1 and he took 4. The more favorable candidate not counting other factors is candidate 2

[violet crescent]

ah okay

[cinder gorge]

im talkin about rigor

[violet crescent]

yeah that makes sense

[cinder gorge]

GPA is a whole different convo

becuase I coulda taken BS classes

and gotten a free 4.0

but i took harder classes so that wasnt possible

[violet crescent]

alright thanks for the help

ill keep that in mind

[cinder gorge]

epic

[lofty surge]

Alright, thanks for the clarification.

[austere tulip]

high school is the opportunity to explore

colleges will never penalize you for taking different courses

that are unrelated to your major

in fact

it can be useful

because by doing courses unrelated to your major you can get elective credit for them in college and focus more on your major

[austere tulip]

don't be limited

people very much should

I would recommend 4 years of ap humanities

or three if you already did freshman year

aand then you also have the option of ap capstone instead of ap english

keep your options open

its high school

not college

you don't have a major

of course if you like a particular topic take it further

but don't limit yourself

and yes, try for rigor as much as you can as long as you can handle it

[gaunt kindle]

im a freshman right now and i am thinking of attending 3 ap courses and an honors course in sophomore(AP Bio, AP Calc AB and AP Euro, Honors Human Body Systems)

should i reduce my ap amount since i also have extracurricular activities outside, or should i just try to do it

[austere tulip]

I think that's a good ap amount

bio isn't too hard

calc Ab isn't too hard

and euro is the hard one with homework

so it's balanced

Don't worry

you'll do fine even with extracurriculars

🙂

[hollow finch]

Not at all I’m taking apush and AP Lang but I’m heavily leaning STEM for my major. Still good to take those subjects. The more knowledge the better

[austere tulip]

yeah I'm the same with the Ap histories

except I'll never take lang

or lit

💀

[hollow finch]

Lang isn’t bad

It’s mostly completion

And the writing assignments are short and easy

[austere tulip]

ik, but if I take lang I'd have to take lit

[hollow finch]

It’s pretty much apush 2.0 because we’ve been studying American literature and analyzing texts like the Crisis No.1 and the Declaration of Independence

[austere tulip]

so I'm just going for capstone

[hollow finch]

That’s good too

[austere tulip]

also, which is harder

[hollow finch]

My school doesn’t offer capstone

[austere tulip]

apush

or euro

[hollow finch]

I haven’t taken euro it’s not offered at my school

I took world

But apush is pretty hard

Goes into a lot more detail than world

[austere tulip]

yeah cuz it's a smaller time period

[hollow finch]

Mhm

[austere tulip]

did winter break start for u yet

[hollow finch]

Yes

[austere tulip]

me too

today's grading day

[hollow finch]

Started today

[gaunt kindle]

alright, thanks

[vagrant solar]

Have you taken research?

[sinful sky]

Capstone is sort of a scam imo

[vagrant solar]

Why?

[sinful sky]

Like AP seminar is alright depending on your teacher cuz sometimes if you end up with the wrong teacher it can drop your gpa ( I’ve heard a lot of stories with my friends experiencing that), but it was alr for me got a 100 in the class. Mainly it’s just AP research it’s such a tedious class like it isn’t bad but if your doing 4 or 5 other APs the class seems is sorta time consuming.

[hollow finch]

I don’t really understand what the capstone courses like…do

Like in AP Research do you go to class and get lectured on research?

[terse zinc]

guys rate my course selection for my sophomore year. (for valedictorian, scale of 1-10) here's what im thinking:
Honors English II
Honors Algebra II
Honors Chemistry
AP European History
AP A/B Computer Science
AP Psychology
Spanish 5-6

[cinder gorge]

seems doeable

but we cant judge it for valo

because its school dependant

my school valo had like 6 APs sophmorr but my other friend’s didnt have a single

[sleek basin]

guys do you think studying land economy as undergraduate is alright

or not worth it

[undone grove]

Is AP Chemistry hard to take as a junior? (I am taking Honors Chemistry this year.)

[sinful sky]

AP research it’s basically you do your own research on any topic and have to create a 12,000 word research paper and a 20 minute live presentation infront of a panel for the AP exam

[vagrant solar]

So there isn’t an actual exam?

[sinful sky]

No, not an actual sit down exam

But the “AP Exam” for it is a 20 minute presentation by a panel.

[terse zinc]

from what ive heard honors chem is already hard but AP chem is even harder

[sinful sky]

Not really half my friends take it and their all juniors

[undone grove]

If Honors Chemistry is really easy, how much harder will AP Chem be for me?

[terse zinc]

idk

[vagrant solar]

Do you think It would be too time consuming if I did ap research, Chem, physics 1 and linear algebra/multivariable calc all at the same time

[cinder gorge]

seems fine

[sinful sky]

Um, as a sophomore that might be a bit too much to handle but if you think you can handle it had have strict time management you could try and pull it off, but those are very challenging classes.

[vagrant solar]

As a junior

[sinful sky]

Oh, How many APs have you done?

[vagrant solar]

I’m a freshmen right now and I have taken 2

I plan on taking 4 sophomore year

[vagrant solar]

And ^^^this junior year

[sinful sky]

Honestly, I feel like you should first experience sophomore year and see how that goes before wanting to do all that.

[vagrant solar]

Okay

[severe meadow]

Im doing 12 subjects for next sem. I want to do 3 more subjects.

Should I add three more or stay with 12? Supposedly we are only allowed to do 8 but some students had an exception and im one of them.

I want honest opinions and maybe share the benefits or disadvantages that i could not have possibly thought before?

Honest opinions to share are always welcome 💜

I just want some ideas that maybe I haven't thought or knew before. That is all 🙈

[wise forge]

girl

you tryin a kill yourself?

12 subjects in one semester is

murder

i took 9 and I drove myself physically i’ll to the point i’ve had several doctors tell me never to do it again

stay with 12 but honestly, do less.

[clever hull]

Well what are the subjects?
Because 12 ap classes vs 12 easy classes are two very different things
12 classes is not a good idea, but it also depends on the courses

[wise forge]

12 is the point where it’s not possible to take all aps and it’s desth to take easy courses 💀

[serene pond]

Next year I am taking 4 AP’s- AP Spanish, AP calc BC, AP bio an either AP Chem or AP Physics C e&m. I am torn between chem and physics, if im thinking more future oriented chem would be better because it would be good to have a strong basis in chem for college. But I am in AP Physics 1 this year and I am totally in love with it, so even though I am not really planning to go down a career path where I would need a ton of physixs I can see myself doing well in e&m because I enjoy it so much. Does anyone have any insights on thrse two classes?

[sinful sky]

12????? If they are all AP classes you can say goodbye to your weekends and free time for the next year.

[wise forge]

Ap physics is way harder

[orchid anvil]

if youve already taken Phys C Mechanics I would say take AP Chem

Chem is one of those classes colleges want to see youve taken, even if youre not going into chemistry

[crimson light]

yeah definitely

[hollow finch]

Yes

[hollow ginkgo]

yes, for sure!

[tiny lily]

I need everyone's opinions. Is taking 12-13 APs throughout high school good enough if my high school only offers 21 APs? Want to know if colleges will think that I took advantage of the classes that were provided by my high school.

[hollow ginkgo]

thats very good!

[wise forge]

nah you need to take at least 22

(/s)

that’s very fucking good

[mighty mist]

Depends which college you want to go to. Yeah the more competitive ones want as many advanced classes as you can take for your school. Taking 12 is like 4 advanced classes every year and thats not enough

[tiny lily]

How many should i take then? because if i look at my schedule, i can double on my science and social studies. either ap bio and ap chem or pair up any with physics 2 for my senior year. My junior is already pretty packed with 5 and my sophmore is 1 because the only other ap we can take is apca.

I am also able to double up on math with ap calc ab and ap stats

[mighty mist]

How many classes do you take in a semester/year/term?

Like in your schedule

[tiny lily]

We are allowed to take 7 classes in total. With lunch its 8

[mighty mist]

Ok thats a semester system right? Get grades and then continue with the same classes for the rest of the year?

[tiny lily]

yeah

[mighty mist]

Maybe switch up electives half way thru the year

[tiny lily]

Once we get out a grade for the 1st semester, it stays that way. Then it gets combined at the end of 2nd semester

2 grades from both sem gets combined

[mighty mist]

Oh ok thats interesting

So just one grade combined for the year?

[tiny lily]

yeah

[mighty mist]

What about freshman? How many advanced classes did you take then?

[tiny lily]

2 freshmen, 1 sophmore, 5 junior, maybe 5 senior

may have to self-study for macro since it doesnt get a lot of students to enroll in

in senior

[mighty mist]

Are there not a lot of advanced classes freshman and sophomore?

[tiny lily]

This is what it looks like. For math, I will basically be one step ahead, alg 2 in sophmore and pre calc in junior and so on

[tiny lily]

nope

Only 2 aps for sophmore and freshmen

[tiny lily]

left is freshmen and right is senior

[mighty mist]

What electives are you taking?/ what would be your 2 other classes for senior and junior

[tiny lily]

Ignore the phy ed because i will take those during summer

As well as personal finance literacy

[mighty mist]

Ok i kind of understand

[tiny lily]

I'm also taking Spanish for 3 years since many top colleges require that

[tiny lily]

I can add 2 more APs my senior year. AP stats and another science. But that would be too much load.

[mighty mist]

I definitely think you should maybe talk to your counselor or an admissions adviser

Im probably not the best person as I kind of only know my experience

We have a mix of ib/honors/ap and i seemed to be taking way more advanced classes then you are but i think thats because of the school

Theres just generally more offered

[tiny lily]

We dont have honors

Only APs and IBs. I wanted to take the AP track

[mighty mist]

I did take a double chem and bio my sophomore year ib

[tiny lily]

Was that stressful?

[mighty mist]

Sort of. I knew quite a bit of the material before taking the class. I found i definitely had to manage my time well and study well to do well in both

It was doable though

[tiny lily]

Interesting

[mighty mist]

How is your school competitive wise?

That also plays a factor into it

My school is crazy competitive so you have to take everything at the top level to compete

[tiny lily]

I don't think its that competitive. We have around 2200 students and no one has got into top college in the last 5 years or so. Many of my friends also dont plan to take as many APS as im taking. Its like my school is in a buble where they all mostly do the same things

[mighty mist]

Exactly. My cousin got into a fairly competitive school and she had really good EC but her classes were pretty easy and courseload wasnt that hard compared to mine. However, she was taking the hardest classes for her school. And we swapped info about each others schools and some just dont have a lot of hard classes

[tiny lily]

And I think that will come to our advantage. Because colleges will see that you did everything your school had to offer.

[tiny lily]

Do you know how much class rank matters?

[mighty mist]

Depends the school. I had a school that didnt even ask about it

I would think fairly important because ive read some schools will compare applicants from the same school

[tiny lily]

ooh, I better start grinding on those A's then\

[mighty mist]

GPA isnt everything, as you write essays and EC, but it is extremely important. So definitely making sure that is high and shows how you shape up against your peers

[tiny lily]

It's a really good thing that I'm acquiring all this info as a freshman. Many people realize these things pretty late.

[mighty mist]

Definitely. Also, please enjoy high school. Theres this trap of needing to get into top schools because of this unnecessary competition but most schools are going to give you a fantastic education, opportunities, networking

[tiny lily]

Thanks for that! 😃

[tiny lily]

And yes that is so true about getting into top schools

[mighty mist]

Yw. There are a lot of words that i would say but probably shouldnt

It’ll just be hard work and when your fresh 18 you might not be ready. And there are so many talented people like the majority that havent gone to any of these schools

[tiny lily]

I agree, because those are some real facts.

[mighty mist]

Yeah. At the end of the day with you trying so hard you will probably get in somewhere and still have a fantastic time

[tiny lily]

That's the plan hopefully 🙂

[mighty mist]

K I think you are on a really good path! However definitely is nerve racking at some points like registration or application time

[tiny lily]

Oh yeah definitely. With all those supplements, letters of rec, and everything. It will be the most stressful

[mighty mist]

It is so much. Thats what im doing rn. So stressed about the application and if i can get in

[tiny lily]

Are you a senior right now?

[mighty mist]

Yes

[tiny lily]

How many colleges are you applying to and any top ones too?

[mighty mist]

Im applying to three. None that are top top like harvard or any ivy leagues but I have one safety, one pretty competitive to get into, and the last very competitive

[tiny lily]

Good Luck to you!

[mighty mist]

Thank you! Good luck through your high school education

[tiny lily]

Thanks. Will do. 😃

[hollow finch]

I would suggest ap world history before apush unless your school makes you do apush first

But that would be weird because apush is generally the hardest

[tiny lily]

That was actually my choice considering that I would be taking 5 APs my Junior and only 1 my sophomore year. I did that so I would get the hardest AP out of the way to make junior year a bit easier. shouldn't I do it this way?

[hollow finch]

I see

What are your other APs?

I think I saw Lang and Psych

Those are both easy, Psych being one of the easiest APs

[tiny lily]

For my junior, its ap lang, ap psych, ap physics 1, ap pre-calc, and ap world.

[cinder gorge]

What should I take for engineering Bio or chem

And should I take finite mathematics or Trigonometry

[hollow finch]

AP Pre-Calc?

[tiny lily]

Yess

[tiny lily]

I was confused too. But my counselor told me that its now an AP

[hollow finch]

I ain’t never heard of that ☠️

[tiny lily]

I'm suspicous of it too

[hollow finch]

So is it just a prereq course for AP Calc AB/BC

Or does it actually have an exam n stuff

[sinful cargo]

my school does a similar thing with apush so i’ll give you my best guess of what that means: your school probably split the ap calc class material up over two years and to take the actual ap calc class you have to take the “ap level” pre calc class. there won’t be an actual ap exam at the end of your precalc class because college board doesn’t offer that, and colleges won’t count your orecalc class as an actual ap class for credit or anything, but it will help you with ap calc, it’s probably weighted higher than a regular honors course in terms of gpa and rank, and colleges will see it as somewhat more rigorous than a regular honors class. if you feel really confident in math you could try to get your guidance counselor to skip the prerequisite and go straight to ap calc but you probably don’t need to.

[tiny lily]

Does taking Pre calc help with Ap calc Ab or will I still be able to do good on ap calc without pre-calc? Whats really the difference between the two?

[sinful cargo]

rly depends on what your school offers and requires. my school offers calc ab, not bc, and requires you take precalc beforehand so you really don’t have much of a choice. however if you’re really good at math and have studied precalc textbooks on your own already, and especially if you wanna major in math in college or something you might be able to skip precalc. but generally precalc teaches the foundation stuff with functions that you would need to know to start with calc ab.

[tiny lily]

I was originally planning to take pre-calc my junior year and calc ab my senior. But my school also offers calc bc. I don't think colleges will mind if I don't take calc bc. as long as I get a good grade and score in Calc ab. And I don't really know a lot about calc so maybe taking pre-calc will be a good idea as you said. I intend to major in engineering or business.

[sinful cargo]

yeah i would definitely suggest taking precalc. also talk to some seniors at your school who are taking bc, ask them how they got there and what classes they took. if senior year comes around and you have the opportunity to take bc it could be good, but like you said colleges are generally fine with ab.

also your college doesn’t have a way of knowing whether or not your achool offers bc, so you wouldn’t get penalized for not taking it, just rewarded if you do take it and do well

[tiny lily]

You know the worst thing about my high school is that they don't have weighted GPAs and no honors or advanced classes. This means that I can only hope that most colleges will re-calculate my GPAs. My school only offers AP classes and it gets calculated in to the weighted GPA

[tiny lily]

Most of them generally want to see that you have challenged yourself. So I think I will be fine with only taking Calc AB

Most the Colleges*

[sinful cargo]

ouch, that sucks. my school does the same thing with gpas, they’re not weighted and they only average it out of a hundred instead of giving you on a 4 point scale. not sure what the colleges do with that but if they see your classes and your grades they’ll get an idea of how you’re doing no matter the gpa. i was successful in my application despite the weird gpa stuff so you should be fine. and yes, you will be fine with calc ab.

[tiny lily]

It really does suck. I can only hope for the best.

[tiny lily]

Colleges do see what classes you have taken over the course of 4 years so that's a point.

[fluid silo]

should I take AP Stats in senior year or dual enrollment differential equations/linear algebra? (i’m doing ap calc ab in junior year) (school doesn’t offer bc)

[hollow finch]

Both

AP Stats is good to take for everyone, linear algebra depends on whether your intended major requires those higher math skills

[crimson fulcrum]

Do you think doing summer school for Precalc and going to ap calc bc is a good idea? Im math oriented so i like math and don’t mind it over the summer

[hollow finch]

Go for it

[covert linden]

When deciding on courses should one focus on a specific subject they are interested in or on being well rounded in terms of subject areas

Ex: someone's rlly good at history and not as much at math. If only 3 years are required for math should the person take an extra history class or a math class their senior year?

[sinful cargo]

i would advise to go with the history, especially because if that’s the class you enjoy more you’re more likely to do well in it and get better grades

[covert linden]

Thank you

[hollow finch]

Extra history

[half ferry]

I’m currently in bio(not honors), but right now I meet the grade and math requirement for ap chem next year, should I just go for it or just do honors chem?

[hollow finch]

I’d suggest learning some chemistry over the summer beforehand

Also if your school offers honors bio that may be a prereq for ap chem

[fluid silo]

Yep!

[fluid silo]

engineering/comp sci

[fast wolf]

like what @/Parker Kuo said i think you can do both. I'm taking AP Stats rn and it def manageable

[fluid silo]

okay thank you!

[wise forge]

i wish i had a 10 week chem course

lol

Chem is so easy

what practice is needed 💀

I literally skip most of my classes and get 97s-100s on the tests

i have 75 absences in just the first semester

not really

so they keep me out of school forever?

that seems counter productive

i was in the hospital for a bit and stuff tho lol. should mention that

i physically couldn’t show up to school

but why tf would they expel you for not showing up

that’s like

the opposite of what they should do

o h

my school doesn’t do it to me bc they need my test scores

I get straight As and high state test scores and represent my school in several performing arts and academic teams at the state level so they haven’t sent me to the continuation school or anything

but like

that’s not expulsion

expulsion means you can’t go to school every again

[hollow finch]

Fr

[verbal stump]

Yes the experiments are fun but i can absolutely not balance equations

[junior flower]

If I want to be a mechatronics engineer, which classes should I take in high school? I have taken Robotics, Algebra, Physical Science, and engineering design.

[junior flower]

My school does offer Applied physics, college physics, chemistry, Ap chem, and Advance math

Which one?

Who are you talking to?

So then, which course specific?

[charred grail]

Is ap comp sci foundations and ap spanish to much as a sophomore

[clever hull]

When you say AP Comp Sci foundations, do you mean APCSP? Also, are you a native or heritage Spanish speaker? (Most people who don't already speak Spanish take this senior year)
Either way, those aps seem great for sophomore

[hollow finch]

I’m assuming it’s ap spanish Lang, and that’s pretty easy

[fast wolf]

should i take ap chem in junior year? is the workload difficult?

[hollow finch]

It’s the hardest AP from what I’ve heard

[sinful cargo]

you have any background in spanish?

[fast wolf]

oh damn okay thanks

[wise forge]

i think you’ll do fine.

If you have experience with any science really you’ll do fine

chemistry is super easy at least for me

[hollow finch]

Yeah Chem is a joke but ap chem goes into very layered detail

[hollow finch]

Maybe calculus and comp Sci but idk much about that major

[mighty mist]

Can I ask something about this?

[wise forge]

go for it

or not

lmao

just ping me with question

[mighty mist]

Lol I pinged the wrong part. What i was wondering about was do they drop you from school after not attending for 10 days?

[wise forge]

After 10 days consecutively year. (I think 14 actually). but thats only if you don't have a physician excuse or a school excuse (cocurricular).

But I missed mine non consecutively and only a few were due to travel delays, the rest were medically required or due to co-curricular.

[mighty mist]

Oh ok I see

[wise forge]

And i had good grades so it didn’t matter

got straight As so

[mighty mist]

True. Same here I skipped a lot in hs. Tho now in college I have to have good attendance or i fail

[wise forge]

my college classes are online

thankfully

[mighty mist]

Yeah it depends on the prof and class

[wise forge]

Yeah

My psych prof made us attend zoom but the rest just assigned work

[mighty mist]

Yeah we got to choose between remote, in-person, hybrid, or online— zoom classes and additional work

[wise forge]

Oou no i chose my classes to be online so they’re only online and that was to work around marching band

[mighty mist]

Ok

[crystal lagoon]

im trying to decide between ap stats and ap comp sci next year. I don't know what I will major in, will be taking 2+ AP classes next year and taking one of the English APs

anyone have any input on the pros and cons on each?

the one i end up not choosing i may do in senior year

(also it'd be great if you ponged me when responding :D)

[cedar cloud]

hi! so i'm currently taking ap comp sci a as a sophomore and took ap comp sci principles as a freshman. i took principles because my school required it. but even if it wasn't required i would take it if i were you because it'll help a lot with computational thinking. some pros for taking comp sci itself are that at this point many careers are branching off of cs so it'll be helpful for the future, and if you pay attention in class it shouldn't be too hard to get a good score on the ap exam. however some cons are if you're not interested/haven't taken a cs class before it'll be hard to go straight into ap comp sci without some background knowledge since it is an ap class and there is rigor involved. hope this helps!!

[crystal lagoon]

thanks so much!! ill def take that into consideration

[cedar cloud]

glad to help :))

[hollow finch]

You could honestly just choose one cause those are both really easy and really useful to know

[terse zinc]

can I take a class at my college that my school already offers?

[mighty mist]

An example?

[terse zinc]

french 3-4 or french 2

[mighty mist]

Yes you can. From what I know, college class gives you more credit, looks better, and typically more accelerated

[terse zinc]

oh ok it's cuz I love languages but I cant take french 3-4 because im trying to be valedictorian and need all the ap's I can get

[mighty mist]

Ok. I dont know much about languages and AP, but is it AP after 3-4 french? French 5-6 for example

[mighty mist]

Also I thought you need 2 years of hs language?

[sharp blade]

i dont think ap french has a prerequisite but french 4-level knowledge is recommended

so usually people just take french 4 before taking ap french

[terse zinc]

what do u mean

[mighty mist]

High school graduation requirement

[terse zinc]

because I thought "beginner french" and french 1/french 2 were the same thing

[terse zinc]

ive taken Spanish 1-2, and 3-4 already

[mighty mist]

Whats after Spanish 3-4

[terse zinc]

5-6 and then ap at my school

[west nacelle]

if U took honors chem and u thought it was easy, you’ll do fine in ap chem.

[terse zinc]

whats easier? biochem or chem

[west nacelle]

I did not take biochem

but i took chem

[terse zinc]

u like it?

[west nacelle]

Yeah

[mighty mist]

Ok

[west nacelle]

chem was much better than bio, at least for me

[terse zinc]

ok i was planning on taking chem anyways i just wanted some reassurance

[west nacelle]

if u didn’t lik bio then u might lik / be good at chem

That was the case for me and a lot of ppl

[covert linden]

Does that mean if you like bio you won't like chem?

[terse zinc]

why u ask

[terse zinc]

my school only offers one or the other i cant take both

[mighty mist]

We do it differently and have IB

[west nacelle]

Id say generally yes

cuz bio relies on heavy memorization meanwhile chem is heavy practice

[west nacelle]

ok well, lemme ask u this

do u like history better or math better

[terse zinc]

math by a mile

[west nacelle]

Then go for chem

u can do it

[terse zinc]

thanks

[compact dagger]

@terse zinc Your message(s) have been flagged as spam and have been removed.

[terse zinc]

bro what

[covert linden]

Darn I have to take chem next year

[west nacelle]

anytime

[west nacelle]

ooo gl gl

U can start studying early in the summer if u want

With ap classroom vids

they r on youtube for free, i believe

[terse zinc]

@west nacelle have u taken econ

[west nacelle]

i’m taking macro next semester

So no notbyst

yet*

have u?

[covert linden]

Is macro math based at all?

Or is it more of a social science

[terse zinc]

no but im considering it

[west nacelle]

i heard it’s more conceptual, so more social science

not sure but i’ll lyk after a couple weeks

[west nacelle]

Nice , next yr?

[covert linden]

Yessss

[terse zinc]

maybe

i wanna know what its about

[west nacelle]

Well i’ll let yk how it is

U could also check khan academy

They have some course materials

[terse zinc]

ok

[covert linden]

At my school we sadly have limited ap classes, I know what I'm gonna do sophomore and junior but idk about senior ap classes

I know in senior year I wanna do
Ap lit
Ap gov

So then I have 2 more

There's 5 I'd probably like to do

Human geography, macro, phycology, French, and or bio

Idk which

[hollow finch]

Human Geo psych and French are easy

Idk much about macro but bio is pretty hard

[vagrant solar]

How is French ez?

[fringe barn]

So I have a small Gap in my science plan
9th grade: honor chemistry
10th grade: (blank)
11th grade: AP chemistry
12th grade: AP whatever I chose in 10th grade
So do you think biology or physics would accompany chemistry better?

[brisk cloud]

Physics is fundamental to chemistry. So imo, choose physics. From what I researched, it also said this "Physics is also called "the fundamental science" because all branches of natural science like chemistry, astronomy, geology, and biology are constrained by laws of physics."

[fringe barn]

All right thanks man

[brisk cloud]

np! physics is pretty easy too as long as you keep up with it. so u should be fine!

[fringe barn]

So I do honor physics 10th grade and AP physics in 12th grade then

[covert linden]

Main reason I put bio is that I'm doing well in honors bio rn and I need 6 credits of lab based science and I'm trying to avoid taking physics. So my choices for science would be anatomy, marine biology, or ap bio. Ap bio is obviously the most difficult of those

[brisk cloud]

yep! your choice!

[fringe barn]

Happy New years

[brisk cloud]

Happy New Years too!

[fast wolf]

okay thank you!

[wise forge]

try and take bio in 10?

[fringe barn]

I will consider that

[near zephyr]

should i go for higher studies after my bachelors

i mean postgraduation

[cinder gorge]

You aren’t competing against the US you are competing against your area, as long as you do a competitive amount of APs as ur peers ur fine

[covert linden]

?

At my school it's just limited

[cinder gorge]

Naw I’m just saying

Even if it’s limited

It doesn’t matter

Do the APs that u can take

And ur good

[covert linden]

Ya, I just have a lot of subjects I want to take and will have to choose from

That's what I'm talking about

Thank you for that reassurance tho

[terse zinc]

is 7 ap classes way too much for a year

[mighty mist]

I took a mix of 8 hard classes so, I dont think so

[terse zinc]

how did u hold up

[mighty mist]

It went fine

[mighty mist]

Out of how many classes?

[terse zinc]

what do mean

[mighty mist]

How many classes is the most you can have in your schedule

[terse zinc]

6 every year except senior when u can take 7

[mighty mist]

Ok. Yeah 7 should be fine. I took about 4 HL IB and 4 SL IB. Then planned the next year to do 7 HL IB and 1 regular IB

[mighty mist]

So idk how that measures up to AP

[tawdry bay]

is it possible to sign up for apcsp and do the test this year because i am only doing apwh and i feel like doing 1 AP isn’t enough compared to my friends who are doing APBio and AB/BC

at school i take a similar class called VS.net which is the prerequisite to doing APCSA

but i’m not sure how similar the 2 are and if i’ll be able to study in time especially with other things i have planned

[hollow finch]

Ap CSP is the easiest AP test

So yes self study

[cinder gorge]

I’m doin more than that and I wanna kill myself

Don’t do more than 5

[junior flower]

So true

[terse zinc]

but like...

yknow?

[terse zinc]

what about 6

[junior flower]

Just keep in mind that Math and Science AP classes are harder than English and History 😂👍

[junior flower]

Death💀

[terse zinc]

herew what i have:
ap us gov
ap english 4
ap physics
ap biology
ap statistics
ap calculus

[junior flower]

And what are a few majors that interest you?

[terse zinc]

cs, psychology, and physics

[junior flower]

Then you want to prioritize going into AP physics, Calc, and stats

[mighty mist]

I dont think 7 is bad. Difficult if you cant do the work and keep up with it. Quite a lot of time but with 8 I was still able to do other things

[junior flower]

In High School, you should ease yourself into the difficulty level of college. Not Jump into the firepit

[mighty mist]

Ig. It just all depends if you want to do it. College now is so much easier than high school in some ways

[terse zinc]

i mean its my senior year classes

im a freshman and havent taken any APs

[mighty mist]

I tried to have an even difficulty load for both years

[terse zinc]

well its cuz i really didnt plan my freshman year that well

[mighty mist]

Most colleges dont care about freshman year

[terse zinc]

i have "Walking 101" one of the most useless classes out there

[mighty mist]

Lol. Not mandatory?

[terse zinc]

as long as i keep my grades up right?

[mighty mist]

Its good for GPA and class rank purposes

[terse zinc]

no, by school randomly changed my class

[mighty mist]

Odd

For junior and senior year having an even load

[terse zinc]

they let kids change their classes during the 1st week of school

[terse zinc]

in gonna have 5 for junior and 6 for senior

[mighty mist]

Since you haven’t taken any AP just see if you even like it

[terse zinc]

thats what im thinking

[terse zinc]

i wanna be valedictorian though

or should that maybe not be my main priority?

[mighty mist]

I think you can be valedictorian without the max amount of AP classes

[mighty mist]

I would say it shouldnt be your priority

[terse zinc]

well im not taking all of them

[terse zinc]

then what should be?

im taking 14/16, only the ones that seem helpful

[mighty mist]

AP, IB, honors are hard and you are just going to get really mad when you get that one B or a couple of lower grades

[terse zinc]

im not taking AP Environmental Science or AP Economics

[terse zinc]

so then what should i do

[mighty mist]

Exploring what you enjoy, life skills, getting ready for college, doing well in the work, less focused on being a perfectionist, if it works out for you great but getting a 4.0 is stressful and hard

[mighty mist]

Oh ok

[terse zinc]

that sounds backwards

[terse zinc]

isnt perfection what colleges look for

???

[mighty mist]

Its not

[terse zinc]

what

this is confusing me

[terse zinc]

but like... HUH?

[mighty mist]

Everyone that gets in the ivys isnt the perfect 4.0 student

They have flaws, things in life that happen

[terse zinc]

ok im gonna reflect now thanks

❤️

[mighty mist]

Yw. Let me know if theres anything else! Its really not the end if perfection is not achieved. What is a teacher doesnt like you and gives you a bad grade? Grading policy a teacher has is flawed so only one or two students gets an A? You went to the hospital? Stuff like that

[wise forge]

Freshman Year: Intro Moderate
Sophomore Year: Rigorous, Heavy

Junior Year: Rigorous, Hardest Year

Senior Year: Easy, Still showing some rigor

That's a good plan to follow.

Most colleges don't look at Freshman Year, and by senior year they just want to make sure you're still challenging yourself.

If you're looking at Ivy's, Heavy Rigorous every year with straight As

[mint thorn]

They look for uniqueness

Straight a violin player is less then a A/B student who is the best at female weightlifting and accordion

[cinder gorge]

Like 30% of MIT has a 3.6 or lower

It’s not perfection

It’s drive and uniqueness

Like 10k valedictorians apply to Harvard

Class size is like 2k and people get in in the middle of their class

[covert linden]

Haha relate, that's what is happening to me due to taking an honors math course

Especially when my focus is more towards humanities anyway

[covert linden]

Does your school offer AP phycology? It may not be the hardest AP but if your interested in phycology I'm guessing it may be a good ap to take as it aligns with your interests

[mighty mist]

Ikr. I was so mad at myself getting a B after taking a difficult class load. Also, what honors class?

[covert linden]

Honors geometry

It's my first semester of high school too so it sucks to start out with that

Probs not staying with honors for math after this but I'm gonna do ap for my more humanities classes

[mighty mist]

Well at least its in a more advanced subject then the regular one

[covert linden]

Cause while I'm not the best with math I was top of my history classes

Ya

I calculated it and if I get As in everything else with what I plan on taking I'll end up with 3.98 unweighted

And hopefully they won't look too hard on freshmen year

[mighty mist]

Who? Ivys?

[covert linden]

Any college

[mighty mist]

Ha I can relate to this Im guilty of doing this before my grades came last term

[covert linden]

And the most annoying part is that if I get a b it will be a high B

[mighty mist]

They dont tend to look that hard freshman year and if its a moderatively competitive school to get into a couple of Bs is fine

[covert linden]

I had an 87.9 without the final

And if I did perfect on the final I could get an A

But it's unlikely

So I'll likely have a (still fairly high) B since I know i didn't do badly on the final

[mighty mist]

Does your school do + and -?

[covert linden]

No

[mighty mist]

Ok so just 3.0 then

[covert linden]

Ya

I understand why they do that but also it's unfair cause if you get 100% in a class it looks the same if that person had 89.5

[mighty mist]

Do you know where you want to go for college?

[covert linden]

It is an honors class tho so weighted is different

Not rlly, as long as they have a good prelaw/political science program

I'm happy

[mighty mist]

True but its nice having that 10% room

[covert linden]

Ya

[mighty mist]

Thats right. I forgot about that for a moment

[mighty mist]

Good

[covert linden]

Should I still stay in honors with science

I'm doing well in bio but I have chem next year

I like bio wayyyyyyy more than physics

And next year I will be adding AP courses

[mighty mist]

What is your class schedule for next year?

[covert linden]

Honors English American literature and composition
Honors French 3
Ap capstone (elective)
Ap world history
Theology (required)
(Honors?) chemistry
(Prob not honors) algebra 2

Junior year:
Ap lang
Apush
Ap capstone (elective)
Theology (required)
(Prob not honors) precalc
Science (either anatomy, marine bio, or Ap bio)
One other class

Idk were allowed 3 or 4 ap classes junior year

[junior flower]

Interesting

[covert linden]

Senior:
Ap lit
Ap gov
Dance (pe requirement)
Theology (requirement)
2 other ap
1 other class (prob a form of math)

[junior flower]

Next year, I have
US Gov/Economics
Algebra 2
Applied Physics
English 3h
Robotics & Automation (LAB)
FAB Lab
Personal Finance

[covert linden]

The main problem for me is I wonder if I could not take physics, while 3-4 years of a laboratory science are recommended and if I take anatomy then that's a nonlabratory based class

Tho I think it would count towards my science credit

The best option then would likely be AP bio or AP environmental science

And for foreign language 3-4 years is recommended and since I'm in honors French 2 rn that would mean by junior year I could do AP French BUT I may have reached my limit for ap for junior year

And then for math 3 years are required but 4 are recommended so despite being in precalc junior year I may take math of financial analysis senior year instead of calculus

And since math isn't rlly my thing how would it look if I took math of financial analysis in junior year and then statistics in senior year instead of precalc and calc?

Edit: nvm precalc is on sat so definetly doing that

[mighty mist]

Not quite sure. never taken financial analysis

I probably dont really have a good perspective on this, as I did IB

[covert linden]

I just don't like math but I also don't want to be discredited in admissions due to taking "less difficult" math courses

How much should one value focusing on their interests vs being well rounded?

[spare badge]

depends on the school uur applying tyo

[covert linden]

Many Admissions sites recommend 4 years of science or foreign language, but I could instead use those extra course slots to take more history based classes

[mighty mist]

I prefer well rounded over focused on one topic

[mighty mist]

In college, if your a science major have to take a well rounded courseload until you reach the last couple of years. Then only really take science courses

[covert linden]

Would I be out of the running of some selective places if I stopped taking honors math

[mighty mist]

year 2?

[covert linden]

Ya

[mighty mist]

one class is not going to determine if you get into a place

[covert linden]

True

[mighty mist]

I would have a couple of history classes you take but you shouldn't load yourself with all history. Needs to be well rounded

[covert linden]

Ya, makes sense

I could also do self study due to the limit of ap classes

And that would help

[mighty mist]

oh ok

[covert linden]

Ok things seem more figured out

Thanks for the advice

[mighty mist]

you're welcome

[gleaming stump]

Quick quest, should I take precalc as dual credit over the summer and take calc my sophomore year or should I stretch my math credits out over the course of hs

[mortal hedge]

I'm actually wondering the same thing as Dave, can somebody ping me too if they have an answer?

[mighty mist]

Well do you want more class availability, wondering which one looks better, etc

[mortal hedge]

more class availability

like taking AP stats in senior year, which I wouldn't have any schedule space for otherwise

[mighty mist]

Yeah its fine

[gleaming stump]

I just want to whatever looks better (I don’t want to come off as extra or desperate by taking it over the summer)

[mighty mist]

You wont look extra or desperate. You can do it if you want. If anything shows you are willing to use your summers too and a little more dedicated to school

[mint thorn]

Being desperate is doing all of your Extracurriculars in your junior year

As long as you’re not doing that you’re fine

[hollow finch]

Lmao I’ve done next to no extracurriculars this year cause of my schedule ☠️

[cinder gorge]

I need some scheduling asvice

If I wanted to be a Biochem or cmb major, what are thoughts on this for a senior year schedule? I will have already taken AP bio and AP Chem
AP Physics 1 (we don’t have any other ones)
AP Calc bc OR AP stats (1st choice is calc)
AP lit
AP Art History (art req)
AP gov
Ochem @ cc

[cinder gorge]

Anyone?

[hollow finch]

That’s good

[cinder gorge]

Do you have any input?

I need to decide by Friday 😭

[hollow finch]

I think it really is a tossup between Calc and stats

Stats is very useful but Calc is a requirement you’ll need anyways

[cinder gorge]

We might not even have Calc bc next year so I might not even need to make a choice

[hollow finch]

Well then stats it is

[cinder gorge]

Personally I prefer Calc so that’s my 1st choice

[hollow finch]

Stats is also a lot easier than BC

Like it’s not even close

[cinder gorge]

But if Calc doesn’t happen I’ll do stats

[cinder gorge]

I see but I like conceptual stuff more

Application is alright

[unreal yacht]

Should I take Honors Spanish 3? My teacher said it would be really good for colleges but I don't really have an interest in it and I hate the teacher. If I finish all 4 Spanish classes I can get a modern language pathway which i think is good for college. Any advice?

[hollow finch]

My school only offered regular Spanish 3

So idrk what advice to give

[jolly scarab]

Maybe, but the phrase “it is really good for colleges” is just a scam, there’s so many things that can be really good for college, but you should do things for college that you are passionate about, so it’d be better for college if you did something you were passionate balky instead of Spanish, so only do Spanish if you are passionate about it

5 different clubs tried to me get to join their club with that “it’s really good for college” phrase 😭

I didn’t join any of them

Cause it was a much better decision for me to do the clubs I’m passionate about instead

[unreal yacht]

that's very true I'll keep that in mind

[jolly scarab]

Frrrrr

Always pick your passion over any of that good for college bull crap

[jolly scarab]

I joined deca and robotics club, and I plan on creating my own club next year

[unreal yacht]

that's really cool. the only extracurricular I was able to do this year was marching band because I was too afraid to go out my comfort zone to try new things.

[jolly scarab]

Ohh

[jolly scarab]

Get out of your comfort zone, it’ll be good for you, trust me

[jolly scarab]

Actually depends on the Uni you’re going for

Some of the elite ones require 3 years of language

[unreal yacht]

ah I have 2 ½ so close

[jolly scarab]

What Uni do you want to go to?

[unreal yacht]

I'm not sure right now

I'm wanting to study abroad so I'm looking at my local college and their program or a school in an entire different country

[jolly scarab]

Oh

[mighty mist]

If your going out of country will definitely need a high gpa

[unreal yacht]

yeah that's what I'm expecting

[jolly scarab]

Check how many years of language they require, if they require 3, then do Spanish next year, if not, then it sounds like it would be better for you to do something else instead next year

[mighty mist]

However theres many good study abroad programs at the in state colleges

[mighty mist]

Language and math are always good to take extra years on

[jolly scarab]

Yea

I plan to do 6 years of math

[unreal yacht]

Yeah i wanted to do Honors Geometry and Honors Algebra 2 this year so I could take more in the future but I wasn't able to fit it in my schedule

[jolly scarab]

In highschool

[jolly scarab]

Frr bro sameee

[mighty mist]

Yeah i took 6 years of math too

[mighty mist]

Are you gonna double up or do summer school?

[jolly scarab]

Nicee

[jolly scarab]

Well

I did alegra 1 in 8th grade

And got highschool credit for it

Then I was gonna do algebra 2 and geometry in 9th grade

But they only let me do geometry for some stupid reason

So I’m gonna do algebra 2 in the summer

Then I’ll do pre-calculus, calculus ab, and then calculus bc probably

[sharp blade]

yeah most schools dont allow freshmen to double up

[jolly scarab]

My school said they would let us

[mighty mist]

Interesting. Mine let me

[jolly scarab]

But they changed it last minute 😭

[jolly scarab]

Luckyy

[mighty mist]

But I didnt end up doing it because i had no space

[jolly scarab]

Ah

[sharp blade]

yeah ours didnt allow it so i ended up self studying algebra 2 over the summer before 10th grade

[jolly scarab]

Is it recommended to do calculus ab before calculus bc?

[sharp blade]

it is but certainly not required

[jolly scarab]

Oh

[jolly scarab]

What do you recommend?

Should I go straight from pre-calculus to calculus bc?

Or do calculus ab before bc?

[hollow finch]

How are your math skills

[jolly scarab]

Pretty good

[sharp blade]

i cant really recommend anything if idk anything abt how good ur at math in general because calc ab goes over some basics that youre required to know for calc bc. But if u think you general math knowledge is good, you should be able to adapt to bc straight from pre calc and learn the stuff that ab would teach in bc while simultaneously learning bc as well

[hollow finch]

I recommend if you are pretty comfortable in Precalc then do BC

[sharp blade]

^

i dont even think most people take honors calc right?

[jolly scarab]

Alright, I’ll probably go straight to bc then

[jolly scarab]

Okeh

[jolly scarab]

Wdym

[hollow finch]

Ain’t never heard of that Lmao

[sharp blade]

oh..

we have honors calc as an option

in our school

[jolly scarab]

Oh my calculus is AP since it’s a college class

[hollow finch]

Calculus is a college level class

[jolly scarab]

Yeaa

[sharp blade]

look

our catalog

[jolly scarab]

Ohhh

The thing is

Is if I do Calculus BC in junior year

Idk if there’s anything more advanced in math I could do in senior year

[hollow finch]

Just do AB

[sharp blade]

lmao i already took bc

[jolly scarab]

I think Calculus BC is the most advanced math course at my school

[sharp blade]

i was just showing the catalog bc its confusing

"honors calc"

[hollow finch]

Yeah spread the word to everyone

A calculus class without the opportunity for college credit is a huge waste of time

[sharp blade]

yeah my school is dumb

[hollow finch]

Yeah you’d just get to chill with AP stats the next year

[sharp blade]

they removed the useful classes and have useless ones just sitting there

[hollow finch]

Or do dual enrollment multi variable Calc

[jolly scarab]

Yeah probably

[sharp blade]

they removed APUSH from the curriculum because only like 10 ppl were enrolled

[hollow finch]

Wow like half my grade takes Apush ☠️

[jolly scarab]

Is Apush as bad as they say?

[sharp blade]

crazy

u must go to a crazy smart school

[jolly scarab]

History’s been a pretty easy class from my experience

[hollow finch]

Yes

So much detail to the material

[jolly scarab]

Ohh

[sharp blade]

the entire class is memorization haha

[jolly scarab]

Damnnnn

That’s tough

[hollow finch]

It’s just a crazy ton of memorization

[sharp blade]

but thats like basically every history course so

[jolly scarab]

Do you recommend it?

[hollow finch]

And the ap test is the hardest to pass because the readers are very strict

[hollow finch]

Yes

[jolly scarab]

Oh why?

[jolly scarab]

Damnnn

[hollow finch]

Cause it’s not something super crazy conceptually

It just requires dedication

[jolly scarab]

Yeah but it would take up a lot of time outside of school memorizing

[sharp blade]

^also challenges your evidential writing and research skills

[jolly scarab]

Ah

Yea

[hollow finch]

It teaches good complex thinking skills

[jolly scarab]

Yea

[hollow finch]

And argumentative skills

[jolly scarab]

But it would be time consuming

[hollow finch]

Also otherwise you’d be in dumbo CP US History

[jolly scarab]

And I could be doing something better with the time instead

I’ll see

[hollow finch]

Every AP class is time consuming

[jolly scarab]

No my school has ethnic studies

[sharp blade]

college prep ush is WAY too easy so dont be afraid to take apush

[jolly scarab]

Yup but Apush especially

[jolly scarab]

Alright

[hollow finch]

It also wouldn’t look very good for college

[jolly scarab]

True true

Guess I’ll take it

[vital olive]

should i double up with ap physics and ap chem

[hollow finch]

Everybody should take humanities APs (AP Lang, Apush, AP World)

The STEM ones are the hardest

[stuck pendant]

Which STEMs are actually hard

[hollow finch]

With some exceptions (AP Comp Sci, Apes)

[sharp blade]

yeah i was gonna mention apes

[hollow finch]

AP Calc, AP Chem, AP Physics, AP Bio

[jolly scarab]

I got 100 percent in history in 6th grade, 100 percent in 8th grade, and 100 percent in 9th grade so far, so Apush shouldn’t be too difficult considering my history with history class

[sharp blade]

kinda like a cakewalk of an ap

[stuck pendant]

It depends on the person but I feel like all of them are relatively easy

[hollow finch]

I was same way I never even studied for history tests in middle school

But high school it’s a lot more rigorous

[jolly scarab]

Ye

[jolly scarab]

Frrrr

[jolly scarab]

Yea ik

But it’s been pretty easy in 9th grade so far too

[stuck pendant]

What are good engineering APS

[hollow finch]

What r you taking

[vital olive]

^

[hollow finch]

AP Calc and Physics most likely

[stuck pendant]

Im thinking of BC + Bio + Physics for junior but lmk

[jolly scarab]

My current history teacher actually teaches both 9th grade world history and Apush, so I can talk to him about Apush

[hollow finch]

That’s a lot but not impossible

[jolly scarab]

Physics and math

[vital olive]

damn

[hollow finch]

Are you in AP World History?

[stuck pendant]

I dont really want to be an engineering major but i feel thats its the only major thats actually helpful;;

[jolly scarab]

I’m gonna be doing AP Physics in junior and senior year

[stuck pendant]

Like theres a quantifiable benefit from being an engineering major

[hollow finch]

Premed is another option

[jolly scarab]

No, AP world history is not a class at my school

[hollow finch]

Oh

[hollow finch]

Yeah Apes is a joke

[sharp blade]

computer science!

[hollow finch]

I chose it over Physics C ☠️

[sharp blade]

.

[hollow finch]

Terrible decision but whatever

[sharp blade]

i have physics c next sem

[stuck pendant]

Nooo not with my demographic 💀

[hollow finch]

I have a lot of other hard classes so apes helps balance it out anyways

[sharp blade]

????elaborate

[stuck pendant]

Asian Male in CS

[sharp blade]

THATS LITERALLY ME

😭

[stuck pendant]

Thats like everyone in CS no offense

[hollow finch]

Half the country I think

[sharp blade]

.

[hollow finch]

There’s lots of Asians in engineering though too

[sharp blade]

yeah

[hollow finch]

Maybe business

[stuck pendant]

Ill probably end up doing premed

[sharp blade]

asians are smart so theyll often go to useful/challenging majors

often influenced by their parents that have UNREAL standards

[jolly scarab]

So the APs I got myself doing in highschool are AP lang, Apush, AP calculus bc, AP physics 1, AP comparative government, AP statistics, AP physics c, and AP computer science, and maybe AP Spanish 5, so I plan to do 8 or 9 AP classes out of the 11 AP classes my school offers

[jolly scarab]

Frrr

[hollow finch]

What about AP Spanish 4?

[jolly scarab]

Im asian lol

That’s not a thing

[sharp blade]

thats a thing??

[jolly scarab]

At my school

[sharp blade]

bro we have

hold on

[hollow finch]

AP Spanish Lang is level 4

[sharp blade]

???

[hollow finch]

Level 5 is AP Spanish Lit

[jolly scarab]

Oh

Different at my school

[hollow finch]

Oh dang

So your school just has reg Spanish 4?

[sharp blade]

bro

[jolly scarab]

Is taking 8 or 9 out of 11 good enough for an elite school?

[jolly scarab]

Yup

[hollow finch]

Well which ones would you be missing out on

[hollow finch]

Damn that’s weird

My school’s 4th level is AP Spanish Lang and Culture

[sharp blade]

our ap spanish is equivalent to spanish 6

[hollow finch]

Level 5 is AP Spanish Lit

[jolly scarab]

AP philosophy and AP computer science principles would be the only ones I would be missing out on lol

[sharp blade]

AP philosophy????

[hollow finch]

Philosophy I ain’t even heard of

Comp Sci Princ you should self study it’s super easy

[jolly scarab]

Oh and AP calculus ab but cause I skipped it for bc

[sharp blade]

yes im pretty sure u use scratch for csp

[jolly scarab]

Ohhh, I meant psychology, my bad

[sharp blade]

oh

[hollow finch]

Yep Lmao scratch project is 30% of your exam score

The other 70% is a super easy multiple choice test

[jolly scarab]

So the only ones I miss out on are psychology, computer science principles, and calculus ab, but computer science principles is exused cause I do the other more advanced ap computer science class instead, and same for missing ab cause I skipped it for bc

And nobody cares about psychology

So I’m doing all the important ones I think

[sharp blade]

yea psych is one of the easier ones too from what ive heard

[jolly scarab]

Yea

[hollow finch]

Psych is very easy

[jolly scarab]

But I’m not gonna do it

My schedule is filled already

[hollow finch]

Yeah

[jolly scarab]

And I’m not gonna make changes for a useless ap like that

[hollow finch]

Don’t try to squeeze stuff in

[jolly scarab]

Yeaa

The aps I’m doing are good enough already, right?

[hollow finch]

Yes

The ones you’re missing out on useless

[jolly scarab]

Frr