course-selection

[cinder gorge]

i never had these conditions so i cant say much

[left frigate]

so ur asian eh?

me too

and me too learn AP physics

through khan academy tho

my schll don support me lah

[boreal juniper]

These white kids can't even study 25 hours a day haiyyaa

[left frigate]

Haha

I sdudy tuty hours lah

[fair thistle]

Hi

[terse moth]

heard that dual credit is only expected by a few colleges. I think ur best bet would be just reg. or normal ap idk

[placid raptor]

Hey do yall have any suggestions on how to get into a college for photography

[valid lynx]

Make a spreadsheet and do some research on what colleges give you the best selection of photography courses.

I'm nowhere near close to applying to college, so I'm not sure, but best of luck!

[weak surge]

Is it wise to take physics honors and chemistry honors during my sophomore year?

[ashen epoch]

probably not, but thats my experience. choose one of them to go through with, take honor then ap, and senior take honors of the other one

and probably dont take ap chem and ap physics the same year

[weak surge]

Thanks for letting me know.

[ashen epoch]

np

o yeah also @weak surge make sure you have the math req for physics, they also recomend you take a year of chem b4 physics

[weak surge]

alr

[ashen epoch]

so if you wanted to do physics maybe take a chem sophmore and honors junior and ap senior

cos i didnt pay attention and took honors b4 i had the math req

[weak surge]

Cause I was confused about whether I should take physics honors/ Spanish 3 honors for my elective

So @ashen epoch , it would be wise to take Spanish 3 honors than physics honors during my sophomore year?

[ashen epoch]

depends how good you are at spanish/math

[weak surge]

I had a A in Spanish II last semester, this semester as well

Most likely this semester

[ashen epoch]

i cant really speak for span 3 honors cos my school doesnt offer it but as long as you're confident in spanish you should be fine

[weak surge]

Alr, thanks

[ashen epoch]

what math are you in right now?

[weak surge]

Geometry Honors

My courses for next year are Algebra II Honors, Chemistry Honors, English II Honors, AP Computer Principles, AP World History, Physics Honors/Spanish 3 Honors, and Engineering 1 Design and Presentation.

If you have any recommendations, please let me know.

This is for sophomore year

@ashen epoch

[ashen epoch]

just dont overload yourself

[rare stag]

my senior year i’m taking: calc 3/differential equations honors, ap lit, ap micro macro, photography 1 and 2, and ap physics 1.

i had the option to continue with spanish but i didnt i’m in ap spanish langiage right now

i also could have taken ap physics c

did i@take a rigorous enoigh schedule?

@ me if you have advice

[rotund pebble]

For your senior year, the schedule is extremely rigorous. Most seniors would have early release or late start, but I believe that you survive.

[placid raptor]

ello

any suggesstions for finding a good collage?

[cinder gorge]

research

[hazy sparrow]

Should i take latin?

[austere tulip]

Use collegeboard's college search

and try to see collees that align with ur ideals

[quiet arrow]

sophomore classes:
geometry honors
english ii honors
ap biology
western humanities honors
spanish ii honors
ece economics
health (semester)
pe (semester
band

[austere tulip]

that's good

I definitely recmend an AP in humanities

And AP Econ

[cinder gorge]

i personally wouldnt do that

[austere tulip]

why?

Again just wondering

it might help with my course selection

[quiet arrow]

some things to note:

• taking algebra 2 this year, my school’s math sequence is just weird
• covid messed up world language so i’m taking spanish 2 instead of 3 this year
• ece economics is basically ap econ

[placid raptor]

because im looking for some photography collages

[austere tulip]

ok

[quiet arrow]

ok

[austere tulip]

so ...

[cinder gorge]

its not efficient

[austere tulip]

College board's college search will be really good

[quiet arrow]

care to explain further?

[austere tulip]

google helps too

I mean definitely look into the ivies

becaue the ivies usually do have some sort of libral arts programs

[cinder gorge]

why? cuz its ivs?

[austere tulip]

Google says this is the best

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

[cinder gorge]

u have a full school yr to do stuff and ur only gonna do that?

[quiet arrow]

what

that’s what i can take

[austere tulip]

no, because ivies have good liberal arts programs

[quiet arrow]

i’m taking 8 credits

[cinder gorge]

no its not

[austere tulip]

it

yeah

[cinder gorge]

thats it?

[austere tulip]

8 is the max in some schools

like i can also only do 8

[quiet arrow]

what do you mean that’s it

[austere tulip]

ok

[cinder gorge]

"Technically" it is but there are expectations

[austere tulip]

so does ece give u gpa credit

[quiet arrow]

yeah

[austere tulip]

not technically

because

ur school is probably the block ones

[quiet arrow]

do you know how my high school works?

[austere tulip]

where u have block classes

and can take like 16 classes

[quiet arrow]

yeah

[austere tulip]

ours is 8

and that's after I do zero h

hr

Cuz I also have to do PE

illiois requires pe every year

[quiet arrow]

bruh

i didn’t ask for your schedule

i don’t care

[cinder gorge]

i currently have 8 periods rn (sophomore) but what im trying to say is theres always exceptions

[austere tulip]

not for us

for my schol

[cinder gorge]

for everyone

[austere tulip]

8 periods is an exception

normally we can only do 7

[quiet arrow]

i just gave my classes i’m taking at school not the loopholes i’m going to jump through

[austere tulip]

We have to ask the principal to allow us to do 8

[quiet arrow]

i’m already taking two ap classes outside of my school this year

[cinder gorge]

not true

[quiet arrow]

don’t make assumptions and make an ass out of yourself

[austere tulip]

u don't know my school

bruh

wait

can I see ur schedule

[cinder gorge]

have u considered doing pe online or summer or anyother class in the summer/online?

[cinder gorge]

y?

[austere tulip]

no

in illinois

no matter what u do over the summer

u have to do pe every semester of high school

[placid raptor]

thats what im using and question. what exactl is the cost after aid

[austere tulip]

oh cuz i want to see how u do more than 8 classes

[quiet arrow]

no, because my state doesn’t do that

[austere tulip]

that depends a lot

[cinder gorge]

sure

1

sec

[placid raptor]

wdym?

[austere tulip]

on how much aid u do get

because average is the averge

it depends on how much aid u get

[cinder gorge]

im currently the pres of link crew

[austere tulip]

what's special admit

and what's psye

[cinder gorge]

its direct college courses, like u go to the actual college to do college courses

[cinder gorge]

a youth orchetra

and cal state long beach is the uni i currently play with

[austere tulip]

is this this year's schedule?

[worthy shell]

Are honours courses interchangeable with regular courses to fulfill college admissions requirements at UBC? I’m Canadian. Say I took honours Chem instead of chemistry.

[cinder gorge]

next yr

[austere tulip]

oh next yr

lol I didn't see jnuior

[cinder gorge]

all my classes are inputed so theres no taking it back

[austere tulip]

I definitely think you have a strong commitment to band

and that's cool

what instrument?

[cinder gorge]

flute

[austere tulip]

cool

so yeah for us

we are reuqired pe

every semester of high school

no matter what we do over the summer

Illinois state

UGGGH

[cinder gorge]

theres always exceptions, but u need to find those exceptions

[austere tulip]

nope

it's illinois state requirements

[quiet arrow]

SHUT UP

[austere tulip]

they want us to be "healthy"

[quiet arrow]

NO THERE AREN’T

[cinder gorge]

u can still do more classes

[austere tulip]

not are our school

[cinder gorge]

mabey thats what u think, but theres always ways

[cinder gorge]

no online or summer classes?

[quiet arrow]

dude

[austere tulip]

summer there's a limite doption

but I'm gonna do two courses

over the summer

[quiet arrow]

i go to a rural high school in new england with less than 300 students and literally no opportunities anywhere

[austere tulip]

thru community college

[quiet arrow]

trust me, this is the most i can do

i’ve looked everywhere for every loophole and asked everyone

there are no summer classes

[cinder gorge]

mabey or mabey not

[quiet arrow]

no online classes

[austere tulip]

I don't want to do more classes during the schol year cuz I already have 4 aps

[quiet arrow]

nothing

[austere tulip]

and two of them are really intensive

[cinder gorge]

which one

can i see ur schedule for next yr?

[austere tulip]

but u know, no matter ur personality, this is really good for college and I think u will get to a good place

[austere tulip]

ok

Ap CSA

Ap Precalc

World Lit H

French IV H

[cinder gorge]

im alr in a good uni, i play with CSULB

[austere tulip]

PE

[cinder gorge]

i personally wouldnt do this at ur sophmore yr

[austere tulip]

PLTW Digital ELectronics (basciall AP for engineering)

[austere tulip]

Im a science person

like you're a music person

[cinder gorge]

theres ways to make ur life easier without sacrificing anything

[austere tulip]

i need to show my interest in science and mathematics

[austere tulip]

ik

that's why I'm not doing extra classes

[cinder gorge]

u can do this on top of ur regular schedule

[austere tulip]

im keeping this schedule cuz two of my classes do have lots of hmwk

[cinder gorge]

Exactly

[austere tulip]

no cuz I also have a few ecs

[cinder gorge]

stop making excuses

[austere tulip]

that i'm dedicated to

[austere tulip]

what excuses

[austere tulip]

oh is that the uni you're going to go to

[cinder gorge]

y not do ap chem ur junior or senior yr and do a easier science ur sophmore yr? even out the classes so that ur not dyeing one year and cruising the next

[cinder gorge]

i alr go there, i play with the orchestra

[austere tulip]

no

but like

for college

like after hs

[cinder gorge]

ucla/yale/stanford

[austere tulip]

because I have to do Physics 12 and Physics C

[cinder gorge]

then make ur other classes easier

[austere tulip]

but why

that lowers my gpa

[cinder gorge]

so u can concentrate on the subjects thats hard

[cinder gorge]

no, u replace ur other classes with different years

so the classes ur gonna take senior/junior yr, put it in sophmore yr

[austere tulip]

not possible

all my classes

build on the previous ones

[cinder gorge]

whats Ap CSA

[austere tulip]

Computer science

A

wait

so did u make link crew a club

at ur school

[cinder gorge]

im currently bringing it into our school, i just need to go to training and its official

[austere tulip]

ok

good

that shows initiative

[cinder gorge]

all the admins are on my side

[cinder gorge]

lmao

u shouldnt be saying anything

[austere tulip]

i'm gonna be a link crew leader junior year

[cinder gorge]

good for u

on my senior yr, link crew is gonna be a class

[austere tulip]

also what's AIME

[cinder gorge]

dw about that

u dont live in California

[austere tulip]

cuz for us it's a math competition

[worthy shell]

Nice

[cinder gorge]

for us, its an internship thing that our school offers

[austere tulip]

oh ok

[cinder gorge]

paid internship

[austere tulip]

what clubs do u do

[cinder gorge]

none, i dont think their worth my time

[austere tulip]

oh ok

[worthy shell]

Clubs are awesome

D&D club forever

[cinder gorge]

why focus on school with only 3k students, when theres a whole world with billions of people?

[austere tulip]

what do u want to major in

[cinder gorge]

premed and minor in music

[austere tulip]

ok

[austere tulip]

so what do u do

instead of clubs

where u can meet billions of people

[cinder gorge]

orchestras like the uni, do stuff outside of school but still related like bringing link crew, etc

tbh... school is very limiting

[austere tulip]

that's if u make it so

if u can take advantage of what's around u

[cinder gorge]

and for friends, most of my friends are the school's/district administrators because they have the most valuable information

[austere tulip]

it def isn't

[cinder gorge]

theres nothing good to take advantage of

[austere tulip]

ok, u think that

maybe that's ur school

but srsly

make some friends

that are actual friend

friends*

not adminsitrators

[cinder gorge]

i do have actual friends

[austere tulip]

oh ok

good

[cinder gorge]

admins

i consider people to be friends if they can provide valuable assets to me

[austere tulip]

ok

i think u have everything for a good college

except personality

like humans

are more

[cinder gorge]

i do have personality, my flute is part of it

[austere tulip]

ok

also

do u organize downtime?

[cinder gorge]

wdym

[austere tulip]

do u take some time out of your day

where u don't work

[cinder gorge]

a little

liek 2-3 hrs before i sleep

[austere tulip]

ok good

[cinder gorge]

y?

[austere tulip]

because downtime is important

[cinder gorge]

uh huh, and y r u giving advice to me?

[austere tulip]

i could ask the same

[cinder gorge]

i mean... u asked like the scheduling

[austere tulip]

u asked for my schedule too

like I genuinely do not see why u hate me so much

[cinder gorge]

when did i say i hate u?

if u think i hate u, then idk what else to say then i dont

i think ur neutral

[austere tulip]

ok

[fresh spade]

could anyone give me a breakdown of ap physics vs ap chem vs ap bio? i'm not sure which i should take

[fervent jasper]

What AP class would you recommend for sophomores? Definitely doing apush because of how the tracking works but I want a second one

[flint wyvern]

what are your options and what subjects are you interested in? @fervent jasper

[fervent jasper]

My school is huge so we offer most classes, I want to do law for a career so I'm pretty good at history. Also have some music background if that helps

[flint wyvern]

@fervent jasper i would say ap lang or ap gov but im not sure if those classes are exactly suited for a sophomore

[fervent jasper]

not sure about lang, but my school doesn't offer gov to sophomores-just 11 or 12th graders

[flint wyvern]

ohhh

i would look into ap lang

not sure about the difficulty of the class tho

[fervent jasper]

thanks ill look

[honest fern]

I took French I as a foreign language class last year as a freshman, but didn't like it, so I began thinking what foreign to take as a sophomore and selected Latin I despite its rare usage today(only in parts of Italy and in the Vatican City) for its benefits such as bettering comprehension of science vocabulary and law terms. I am currently taking it, but don't like it at all. A couple of weeks ago, I read in an article that high level universities ideally prefer an applicant with four years of experience in the same foreign language during high school; however, that clearly doesn't match my current transcript and I'm hoping that doesn't become a "wall" preventing me from getting in a good college. Do you have any suggestions for selection of future world language courses?

Additionally, my high school is really small with a total of 400 students from 9th to 12th grade and so we do not have any teachers to teach world languages. Up until this 2022-23 school year, we used Rosetta Stone, which was quite possibly the most easy yet boring way to learn and absorb knowledge for me. In August of '22, we started this program called Edgenuity, which has detailed yet complex lessons that are difficult to apprehend. When I inquire to my online tutor via email, I receive a reply after 12-24 hours due to odd working hours.

All in all, thanks for reading and just wanted some advice about foreign language in high school.
The main question is: Can you get into a top college or a good college that prefers four years of the same language with say two or three years of the same language and the rest of the years in high school with another foreign language? What world language should I select next year as a junior? I can just deal with french or latin if I have to though.

[hollow finch]

AP Lang is easy

Almost everything is completion

[flint wyvern]

i think it depends on the school and teacher tbh

[honest fern]

My school doesn't offer AP classes so I'm just thinking of dealing with Latin or French for the rest of high school. I like Latin more, but colleges prefer French

[cinder gorge]

who said colleges prefer French?

[honest fern]

I read in an article that colleges like French, Spanish, and Chinese learners

Because Latin is kinda "dead"

So colleges would think there isn't much benefit of Latin in the "real world"

[tiny glen]

Is ancient world history interesting for those who took it

It’s optional in our school

And I’m considering taking it next year

[cinder gorge]

uh huh, what article is this?

[honest fern]

Here are the website links:

https://college.harvard.edu/guides/preparing-college#:~:text=Four years of a single,one additional advanced history course

and

https://admissionsight.com/high-school-classes-ivy-league-schools-require/#:~:text=Most Ivy Leagues require students,Spanish%2C French%2C and Chinese.

[unborn quail]

Is hisotry a good major for law school, and should I take a minor

[wise forge]

i will slap you if you take history as a major

[vocal crystal]

ok

[wise forge]

take a major that you could use in a fall back career

[unborn quail]

Ok

Should I take a minor

[cinder gorge]

y r u asking us to decide ur life?

[unborn quail]

Cuz I can’t do it

[cinder gorge]

then figure it out, we cant control ur life

[unborn quail]

Hot damn I just wanted advice

[cinder gorge]

advice on what

[unborn quail]

College

Cuz idk this is college selection

[cinder gorge]

look, i dont give advice

but what i give is answers

[vocal crystal]

girl what

[cinder gorge]

i answer questions so that u can make the best decisions according to ur needs

[unborn quail]

Then don’t say nothin

[vocal crystal]

fr

embarrassing

[cinder gorge]

if u have questions feels free to ask, but for advice be specific

[vocal crystal]

you don't seem reliable to answer given you are only a sophomore with not much college experience. I mean if I were them I would ask someone who is in college and knows their way around majors and minors and specific degrees

[unborn quail]

for starters dawg i dont want questions, i ask questions, and moreover, how am i supposed to be more specific with "should i choose a minor"

[cinder gorge]

by specifying what u wanna minor in and major??

[unborn quail]

IM ASKING SHOULD I CHOOSE A MINOR

sn gkbtgbwesfr

[cinder gorge]

Actually i think i have a good amount of experience

[cinder gorge]

sure

[unborn quail]

this mf

[vocal crystal]

oh hunny watching youtube videos doesnt help

[vocal crystal]

saying "sure" and not elaborating on why

[cinder gorge]

if u want specifics just ask lmao

[vocal crystal]

gawd damn

dumb or dumb pick your poison

[cinder gorge]

how am i supposed to know why if idk what they want to major and minor in?

[unborn quail]

for the love of god im asking should i take a minor

[vocal crystal]

THEY ARE JUST ASKING ABOUT GENERAL MINORS

[cinder gorge]

minor in what

[vocal crystal]

NOT A SPECIFIC

😭

god so dumb

istg

[cinder gorge]

ok then, sure do a minor

[vocal crystal]

then explain why?

[unborn quail]

doesnt matter my question is should i do a goddamn minor

[cinder gorge]

how am i supposed to explain if i dont know anything? all they asked is "should i do a minor"

[vocal crystal]

minors and majors are different. if you as a sophomore are so "knowledgeable" about this subject you should be able to answer without given a specified degree.

omg

you are making this more complicated that it needs to be

[unborn quail]

then dont say anything if u dont know

qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm,

[cinder gorge]

lmao

[vocal crystal]

[untold owl]

hi! are these good courses for rn? i’m going to be taking 2 honors, potentially 1 ap, and i might switch to spanish honors. the other 2 classes i’d be taking are college prep (chem and algebra 2). for context, my school has 4 levels: general, cp, honors, and ap.

just replace health with pe and thats my schedule

thats my schedule rn for context

in case anyone can’t see, these are my current classes:

• ap world
• english 1 honors
• geometry cp
• physics cp
• spanish 2 cp
• chorus
• graphic design 1
• pe

and next year’s would be:

• chem cp
• us history 1 honors (honors is the highest level you can take as a sophomore)
• english 2 honors
• algebra 2 cp
• spanish 3 cp (gonna try to change to honors)
• ap seminar (if i wanted to)
• pe 10 + driver’s ed

[outer grotto]

guys i need help picking gcse subjects

[fervent jasper]

Is AP Euro or World better for a sophomore?

[junior flower]

Quick question, Are these solid courses for Junior year?

English 3, Algebra 2, Physics, AP US government, Industrial Robotics, Financial Literacy, Accounting, Fundamentals of information Technology, Introduction to Programing

[idle talon]

I will help you, let's start with simple. What subjects do you like/enjoy the most

[outer grotto]

Ive already chosen my language -spanish
so its mainly js creative subjects etc

i prefer history over geography so thats a definite

[idle talon]

Js?

[idle talon]

Yeah, I'm sure you don't wanna learn about rocks 💀

[mellow wedge]

I don't want to be that person but I assume you are mixing up geography and geology-

[austere tulip]

lol yeah

I am a freshman

but I still give advice

it's not necessarily about age

If u think u can handle it

do a minorr

but minor can be a bit more work

it will probably be worth it

but if u are doing a minor

make it somewhat distinct from your major

[austere tulip]

Euro

Imo

[austere tulip]

I recommend more AP or DE

duual enrollment*

[austere tulip]

Ok so for sciences if u can handle it, Chem, For social studies u already have apush(tho I really recommend euro), for elective u could do AP csa or csp, for math if u are there u could do Precalc/calc

those aps are usually the good ones for soph year

music theory if u are interested in that

art...

The new African american studies if u want to

there's plenty more I'm probably not thinking of

[junior flower]

There is not a lot of AP Options for me

Should I switch my Fundamentals of information Tech to the CCP version?

[fervent jasper]

My school doesn’t let me do ap chem until junior year, and I’m required to do us history next year anyway so I might as well do apush

[cinder gorge]

thats stuff that everyone else is doing

[junior flower]

In my Region, most people are not doing Physics, let alone Industrial Robotics

[cinder gorge]

ok?

but they do other stuff

[junior flower]

All I was asking was, is my courses Okay for a Junior

[cinder gorge]

sure their alright

i personally wouldnt do that

[fresh spade]

has anyone here taken ap european history? and if so how is it?

[junior flower]

What would you change?

[cinder gorge]

everything

[junior flower]

Damn😂

[untold owl]

@wise forge heyo, could u help me pick out my courses for sophomore year?

please and ty

[wise forge]

sure

[untold owl]

thx

so here are my classes rn:

• geometry college prep (which is the level below honors)
• physics cp
• gym + health 9
• spanish 2 cp
• english 1 honors
• ap world
• chorus
• graphic design

and my classes for next year would be:

• spanish 3 cp
• algebra 2 cp
• english 2 honors
• us history 1 honors (theres no ap that i can take for us history until junior year)
• driver's ed + pe 10
• ap seminar (if i want to take it)
• electives (TBD)

do ya think i should change anything?

[wise forge]

nah

that’s good

[untold owl]

honestly, the only thing i wanna change is spanish 3 cp

i want to move up to honors

[wise forge]

hm

i didn’t know they offered honors for lote lol

[untold owl]

for context, ive had at least an a- consistently in the class

[wise forge]

ah

[untold owl]

so

[outer grotto]

common mistake

[green ice]

should i take igcse geo or evm? im planning to do sumn engineering based in uni.

[sudden pier]

Is AP world history hard?

[somber nexus]

Does a finance class help

Like what is a finance class useful for?

[warm peak]

No

[wheat root]

Should I take APUSH after HUG?

Do you guys think I'll be fine if I take AP US History and Comp Sci A

[austere tulip]

matters on your school

like our school apush is 1 hr of hmwk every day

but I would def recommend world or euro

something to prepare for apush

csa is fine

[austere tulip]

Ok, if there's not a lot of Aps, keep these schedule, but try challenging yourself by taking a few college courses from your community college

[austere tulip]

The histories depend a lot on the school

for ap euro in my school

we have lots of hmwk

many dbqs and leqs

and it's super fast paced

But the class itself is really fun

Here's the questions u should ask to decide

Is the teacher good?

What is the workload like and will I be able to handle it?

Am I interested in history?

And I especially recommend it if you've done apush or world

[cinder gorge]

whats hug

[austere tulip]

It's human geography

AP

[wheat root]

Human geo

[wheat root]

Ours have daily readings that you do
and also I think my school doesnt let you take world or euro before apush

[wheat root]

have you done csa?

[vagrant solar]

Is taking csa without csp alright?

[austere tulip]

yes

csa starts off with basic java

but it is recommend with csp

because csp doesn't teach u a language, it teaches u basic computing

like stuff other than coding in computer science

[austere tulip]

mh

mhm

[austere tulip]

oh wow, so apush must be the ez class for u

for our school apush is the most difficult

[wheat root]

what was it about

[austere tulip]

The language of Java

[wheat root]

ours is prob ap chem or sum

[austere tulip]

well yeah

[wheat root]

so is there any difference between computer science and computer programming

[austere tulip]

well yeah

computer science encompasses computer programming

[wheat root]

I see

js been stressed since im taking a bunch of accelerated classes

[austere tulip]

compute programming is like learning a language and using it to code programs

but computer science is that plus other things like digital electronics, ethics, etc.

[austere tulip]

don't worry

csa

is a pretty easy class

computer science a is a computer programming class

they teach only the language of java

at least the curriculum by collegeboard

[wheat root]

alright

thank you

[austere tulip]

And the way u describe it

if world and euro come after apush

then apush must be an easy class for u

[wheat root]

at least thats what I think

[austere tulip]

are u doing any aps this year?

[wheat root]

usually people in my school take ap us gov and/or apush after aphug

[wheat root]

im doing human geo

[austere tulip]

ok

[austere tulip]

yeah then it's fine

it just seems weird cuz in my school that's crazy

but your school is different

lol

I do recommend just learning like python or basic computer science over the summer

it does help with the logic aspect of CSA

but u should be good

[wheat root]

alr, thanks for the tip

[hoary parrot]

Should I take AP classes as a Freshman?

[wheat root]

I would

[hoary parrot]

Alright thank you ^

[wheat root]

What AP can you take

[cinder gorge]

I need some opinions on these

Just in case you cannot see i am taking : English Grade 10 , Career Studies , Science Grade 10 , Canadian History , Civics , World Religions , Core French Grade 10 , Functions Grade 11 , Spanish 2 , Introduction to Computer Science.

This is whatever

[cinder gorge]

what do you mean by that?

[cinder gorge]

This schedule doesnt set u apart from the other people

ah i see

[reef flower]

Ap calc or ap stats?

Calc ab

[iron obsidian]

Course selection for next year has begun: APUSH, AP pre calc, AP chem, AP Lang, Weight training, Spanish 3, Concert band, and Marching/jazz band combo. Am i overloading myself? Currently have a 4.2 GPA

[fresh spade]

depends on how you're feeling this year

[cinder gorge]

ur fine

[fresh spade]

if you've been able to keep your grades up (which you have been, seeing you have a 4.2) and think you can handle that many aps/practice then you're good

but i've heard that apush and ap chem are two of the harder aps out there so

just make sure that you're confident you can do it

[tawdry pasture]

I'm making my 4-year plan (im in 8th grade) and was wondering for my senior year, should I try to take Physics AP, Chemistry AP, Anatomy Honors, or Environmental Science AP for my science class.

[scarlet jay]

i’d probably try to take whatever class is most beneficial to what you want to do in college/the future

[tawdry pasture]

probably something doctoral

[cinder gorge]

then pick the classes that relate best to premed

[lofty haven]

I wanna major in accounting what courses should I take in high school grade 11

[hollow finch]

How’s this schedule for senior year. Currently have a 4.9 GPA, ranked 12 in my class of 737:
AP Physics C:Mechanics
AP English Literature
AP US Gov and Econ
AP Stats
AP Comp Sci A
(Will also be doing an internship)

[tawdry pasture]

will you do calculus?

[cinder gorge]

whatever classes relate to business/accounting

[lofty haven]

Thx bro

[hollow finch]

I’m already in Calc BC

[tawdry pasture]

coolio

[orchid anvil]

side note but i feel like weighted GPAs has lost all of its meaning LOL

cause its physically impossible for anyone at my school to get a GPA of 4.9 cause of required classes that arent AP

but regardless thats a good workload, if not a bit unecessary with CSA

[hollow finch]

Facts

[cinder gorge]

Is stats eventually required in most colleges?

Also, Is there a site where I can find what credit certain AP courses give me?

[boreal juniper]

You'll have to go to the university website and check

[tawdry pasture]

Should I take calculus

[mint thorn]

Yeah, you’re gonna have to at some point

[tawdry pasture]

It sounds boring

[austere tulip]

Nope, I think you're good for junior year

[austere tulip]

I recommend AP physics

[austere tulip]

that's a good shcedule

I think this is fine

wait 4.9 gpa

do u guys do 5.0 scale?

[austere tulip]

I think this is good for canada

[austere tulip]

Yes, definitely. I recommend AP World History, Ap CSP, and AP Hug(tho I think world's better)

[normal ember]

I'm in AP Hug right now as a freshman and all I can say is that if your teacher doesn't show you themself, you should watch Mr. Sinn videos to study; My class hates watching them after each lesson but imo they really help

So if you do end up taking AP Hug, that's my recommendation

[hollow finch]

Yes Calc is good to get out of the way since it’s a requirement

[hollow finch]

Yeah

[hollow finch]

YESSS Mr Sinn is the best. I binged him for two days before the AP exam and got a 5. So clutch

[austere tulip]

so for u are honors also 5?

[lost schooner]

im canadian, do u think these course selections for next year show good rigor?

if the course code as a 4 in it, its meant for gr 12s. if it has a 3, its for gr 11

i also took 3 gr 11 courses this year aka 3/4 of my electives were gr 11. and im currently in gr 10

[hollow finch]

Yes

[spring crest]

I have a C+ in pre calculus right now. Should I take AP Statistics as a senior?

[mystic thicket]

If you don’t feel comfortable with Calc then definitely

[spring crest]

ok

[mystic thicket]

Idk about your school but everyone I’ve ever talked to said stats is 1000% easier

[cinder gorge]

I suck at math

What AP classes should I take?

I'm thinking of taking basically everything but math

[austere tulip]

I think continue thee language if u already have a science class

[austere tulip]

sophomore year?

Um

World/Euro/Psych

Bio if ur allowed to

CSP/CSA

Economics(micro and macro)

[cinder gorge]

Ok

How about ELA?

[austere tulip]

sophomore year

usually there's not many english aps available

in our high school

we start english aps junior year

[cinder gorge]

I have AP lit

[austere tulip]

I would recommend doing honors english

right now?

freshman year?

Are you doing ap lit this year?

[austere tulip]

i mean if you're plannig doing that next year, I would say no

it is a difficult test by itself

even if the class in your high school is not

take one more year of honors or even Lang

but if you're like SUPER GOOD at english

then go ahea

[cinder gorge]

ok

[magic orbit]

does these courses for my 11th grade year show good rigor?
• English 3 (im considering choosing honors, but one of the teachers in E3H is uh, yeah)
• US History
• AP Calculus AB
• Geometry Honors (haven't took geo yet, but i was allowed to skip geo and take it next year)
• Physics Honor
• Chinese 2
• Public Speaking

[unborn quail]

Mean teachers ain’t a reason to not go to honors (unless u actually hate his/her guts) but yeah it’s cool

[magic orbit]

one of the teachers in E3H give AP lit works 💀

that's what i heard from students

[wintry solar]

Can someone help me

These are the courses I’m taking in freshman year

Do you think I will be fine and that I won’t have too much workload

Pls help

[cinder gorge]

Help with what

[idle talon]

If the work will be too much or not

[cinder gorge]

Its fine

[idle talon]

@wintry solar

[wintry solar]

Will i get good credits from these

[cinder gorge]

Idk

Idk how good u r with ur time and how manage it

[wintry solar]

Right now I’m take alg 1, physical science, ush, ela, Spanish 1, health

[cinder gorge]

Ok?

And?

[wintry solar]

I have all As

[cinder gorge]

Good for u

[wintry solar]

Will the classes that I’m taking be a lot harder than the ones I’m taking now or will they be similar workload

[cinder gorge]

Like i said, it depends on ur work ethic

[wintry solar]

Ok

[magic orbit]

looks good to me, i would personally take more honors class of they do offer it

it will look good on your transcript once you apply to college

but if alot of honors is too much for you, its fine

[wintry solar]

They only offer honors for core classes

But electives still add credit

[magic orbit]

then take those if you can

[wintry solar]

I took all honors for core classes

[magic orbit]

ah

[wintry solar]

Im taking biology for science because I’m already taking physical science

Which is a freshman class

[magic orbit]

i took bio in my freshman year

im rn taking chem as sophomore

[wintry solar]

Is it easy?

Im taking bio in freshman too

[magic orbit]

bio is just alot of memorizing

[wintry solar]

Ok

Is honors geo hard

Or is it easier then alg 1

[magic orbit]

havent took geo yet since i was allowed to skip for a special course on my school

im taking it next year tho

[wintry solar]

Oh ok

[magic orbit]

but my teacher did say that geo is a piece of cake

[wintry solar]

Ok

[magic orbit]

my teacher even said that everything in geo can be taught in 1 week

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[wintry solar]

Dang

[magic orbit]

i would skip geo if i cough but it’s a required course so im taking it next year along with AP Calc AB

[wintry solar]

What so classes should I take sophomore year

Imma be taking honors alg 2

And chem

[magic orbit]

what are the courses they offer in sophomore

[magic orbit]

im taking alg 2 honors AND pre calc honors

this year

lol

[wintry solar]

Should I double up in math in sophomore

Or should I only take one math

[magic orbit]

is alg 1 easy for u?

[wintry solar]

Its okay

I don’t struggle

[magic orbit]

i mean

i personally aay

say*

[wintry solar]

It’s not really easy but it’s not hard either

[magic orbit]

dont double up if your struggling

[wintry solar]

I’m in the middle

Sometimes I don’t understand stuff but then after I ask I understand

[magic orbit]

use this as a rule of thumb when thinking of doubling up

[wintry solar]

Ok

Right now we are doing quadratics still but now we are looking at initial velocity and initial height

We are tying parabolas into physics

[magic orbit]

also chem is just more maths

lol

[tulip dawn]

so next week is official course card selection or like discussion for freshman year

i have what I have to do and wanna do figured out but there’s not enough hours or classes in the school day to do it all for next year

[rich chasm]

Hello!. This a rough draft of my schedule for the next upcoming years. Is this doable and also i would love to hear some other courses i could take.

[austere tulip]

ok

ok

so if u did ib spanish

its fine

go ahead and take ap chem

it won't be that bd

[austere tulip]

I think definitely a good schedule list so far

II like that u have this recurring kind of theme for biology and medical science

I would say to take some more AP social studies

really helps with elective credit

[austere tulip]

wait...

if you're doing so already

why don't u just do BC

instead of doing AB first

[austere tulip]

at our school honors geometry is hard

[magic orbit]

cant take BC without taking AB in my school

[austere tulip]

oof

that's so redundant tho

[magic orbit]

thats how my school works ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[austere tulip]

Are u allowed Aps?

Also is study hall required?

Cuz definitely other classes could be taken other than study hall

[rich chasm]

oo ok ive been putting them off since i'm not rlly that good at social studies loll 😅 but i'll definitely consider those! thx for ur suggestion :)

[austere tulip]

Yeah, if you're not good at scoail studies

Ap psych

Ap huuman ge

geo*

easy ones

[austere tulip]

I mean you've gotten so many exceptions

can't u get another one

[rich chasm]

oo okk thx for the help!

[magic orbit]

for my school, it's required for me to take AB before BC

i cant skip it

[austere tulip]

u skipped geometry

I mean i guess just try to do bc straight cuz then u'll have time to do Calc III

[gloomy bough]

does this seem like a good schedule?

the last two are alternates

was set on trying to do at least 2 or 3 APs for junior year, since Ive maintained all 95+'s for every class for freshman and so far in sophomore year with all honors and one AP

[magic orbit]

cant school says so

but because my current math course is special

i was allowed to skip geo

and do it next year

[half ferry]

Both at the same time?

[azure lark]

does anyone know the difference between ap draw and ap 2d art?

[topaz whale]

I need help on classes I should take

Are these good classes or should I change some

Honors English 1
Spanish 2
Honors geometry
Algebra 2
PE 1
Honors biology
Honors world history 1
AP human Geography

[magic orbit]

yes

[half ferry]

What is the difference between the two?

[magic orbit]

algebra 2 basically covers the rest of algebraic topics that wasnt covered in algebra 1, and pre calculus is stuff you need to learn before taking college maths, aka calculus

however, you need good understanding on algebra in order to take pre calculus

so it’s usually required for you to take algebra 2 before pre calculus

[tulip dawn]

So I just filled out a academy application thing for my freshman year after this school year ends and I picked NTA, Fame- Dance, and business + marketing

but the thing is since we can only have up to 2-3 electives next year

and we have to take a foreign language for extra college years technically

what elective would I give up for the language via freshman + sophomore

like I love dance b/c of the stage and just being up there is amazing

But the nta and business academies are next door and nta I’m already in and business would be a good asset to know and understand for anything in the future

[magic orbit]

you dont have to take the electives you want now, you could always take it on your sophomore year

target the core courses that’s required for you to graduate first before your electives

you have 4 years to do all the electives you want

[distant oasis]

Ayo

[stuck abyss]

ok

[austere tulip]

I think u could do more aps

ap precalc

if that's available

ap comp sci

also u use the same software as us

that's cool

[austere tulip]

well drawing is like drawing and painting, but 2d art can be printmaking, digital art, photography, etc

[austere tulip]

Good schedule. I see u doubled up on math and social studies

Honestly do ap world

and don't do hug

[gloomy bough]

I would do AP precalc but i don’t have it at my school

[magic orbit]

you can always self study

[austere tulip]

oh ook

[austere tulip]

there's no point of the exam

for ap precalc

the point of taking ap precalc is get the ap credit in gpa

the exam is stupid

u probably won't get credit unless ur going to community college

[gloomy bough]

Is the exam not a part of your grade like some other classes

[near bison]

do I have to take AP Calculus AB to take AP Calculus BC

[magic orbit]

no

but it's also depends on your school

but usually no

[wise forge]

you’d prob get like placement higher tbh or a remedial math credit

[forest spoke]

Im going into my 10th grade year . Do u think my course selection is good. English 10H
AP calc AB Research chem, world history 2 , Naval science 2 , german 3 and ap environmental

or AP bio

IDK if my conselaur will allow me to take ap environmental

If kinda confused if i should take ap world?

might take advance marketing

i might do AP seminar

[austere tulip]

yup go for it, awesome class

its kind of confusing

what do u mean 3 and environmental?

[forest spoke]

it’s just say german 3

and then AP environmental

[austere tulip]

oh ok

[forest spoke]

the seniors i talked tell me not to take it

[austere tulip]

yeah this is a good course selection

ap enviro is really easy

unless u want to go into envrionnmental sciences the class is useless

do bio instead

[forest spoke]

it’s for the credit cause i want to take independent research science DE

[austere tulip]

eveything else is fine, 3-4 aps is good for shoph year

probably above average

[forest spoke]

my school makes us take 3 different sciences to graduate

so i can’t take bio

[austere tulip]

ok

but u also have like 4 years

and you're already doing three sciences this year, bio, chem, naval science

[forest spoke]

naval science is rotc

it’s an elective

jrotc

[austere tulip]

oh ok

but u still have two other sciences

and then junior and senior year

if u are interested in enviro, go ahead and do it, but if not, then do bio

[forest spoke]

i think about it

thks

[errant bolt]

hello

[modern hornet]

should i take (i can only pick 2)
lin alg
organic chemistry
AP stats
AP CS

[austere tulip]

Lin Alg and Organic Chemistry

[modern hornet]

idk cuz i wanna take more aps

for college 🤓

have u taken those classes

[austere tulip]

I mean yes aps are cool

but the top two courses are probably dual enrollment

and stats and cs

really easy aps

[modern hornet]

they are only honors at my school

[austere tulip]

ik bu they're college level courses

[modern hornet]

really?

[austere tulip]

yeah

[modern hornet]

how they compare to like

or rate them on a scale of 1-10

wait arent easy aps good cuz i get the ap weight while not overloading

[austere tulip]

well yeah

but I personally think the other courses might be more worth it

[modern hornet]

hmmmm ok

i might go with ochem and stats

ochem does seem interesting

[austere tulip]

that's fien

[vital olive]

take lin alg

for one at least

idk about the other

but lin alg is defo worth it

more so than things like ap stats, ap cs, and ochem

it's gonna get you a much easier time in college when you get there

and its a good course overall for math

imo lin alg will look mcuh better than stats or cs on a hs transcript as well

they don't even look at senior year gpa, so there's really no point in doing them for gpa

[modern hornet]

oh hmmm

wait fr?

i thought colleges saw first semester

but yea ill think abt it

i think ill ask my friends that took it and see

[tropic sapphire]

i’m confused on what to take for my junior year if highschool

as of right now i have : chemistry, ap lang, pre calc, band, and us history

im planning on doing a few concurrent classes as well

any advice on what i should take?

[uneven moss]

Hey I need advice for what I should take for my sophomore year of highschool?

Right now I’m taking honors algebra 3, ap world history, honors Spanish 2, and honors English. Should I take ap Chem or wait and take it next year

[eternal belfry]

Any suggestions to my schedule as an incoming high school freshman? (We don’t get offered AP until 10th grade)

honors biology , honors geometry /honors algebra 2, honors english, world history, honors native spanish, and band

[round rivet]

Mk so.

I’m currently in 8th grade (I am above the age of 13/is 13 thus do not violate COPPA or Discord’s ToS) and I am picking my HS classes soon

Now

I get great grades

So I’m not too worried about performing well

But

I don’t know what to take

[obtuse hedge]

take hard classes that youre interested in

[round rivet]

I really wanna take ROTC but I dunno bout it

[round rivet]

Like ROTC?

[obtuse hedge]

my school doesnt do it

[round rivet]

Makes sense

Most schools dont

Mk so

[uneven moss]

Hey I need advice for what I should take for my sophomore year of highschool? Right now I’m taking honors algebra 3, ap world history, honors Spanish 2, and honors English. Should I take ap Chem or wait and take it next year

[round rivet]

Here are the classes I’m prob gonna select for next year

[round rivet]

I advise doing AP Chem when you want

Or when it feels tight

*right

Since I got no idea when you should take it

[round rivet]

But these are the classes

Actually nvm

[eternal belfry]

isnt ROTC more of a pe and disciple thing? I didnt think there was any academics to it.

that’s what they told us during the rotc presentation

[lone lion]

ROTC has academics

[ionic socket]

should i take math 9 in summer school so i can have math 10 when I’m in gr 9

[glossy dragon]

yeah

[last sapphire]

I’m really trying to get into AP chem, but my teacher is really resistant rn. I’m doing my best but what should I be doing to prep

[magic orbit]

ap chem is a very rigorous class to take, so it’s pretty difficult if you dont have a strong chem knowledge

if your teacher is really resistant about you taking ap chem, it probably means that yoy dont have a good chem foundation to take ap chem

[radiant cape]

take any prerequisites (that’s probably why the teacher is against it, if you haven’t taken them) and look at overviews to see what you will be learning and evaluate if you feel ready for them ig for the lack of better words

[wheat hinge]

I picked my classes for next year! I'll be a junior and I'm excited and nervous at the same time for next year I'll be a fucking junior shit when did that happen so fast

[slim ruin]

Should I just take the hardest classes possible? Im doing pretty well in the classes im already in

[magic orbit]

if you can handle it

but takes what fits you best

if your stressing about hard class, dont take it

usually not worth

[sly monolith]

Guys, is it recommended to take an AP class in the first year of High School?

[magic orbit]

i mean, if you meet the prerequisites and you think that the class you choose is very easy, then go for it

i took AP Computer Science A during freshman

got a 4 (out of 5) from the exam lol

[slim ruin]

So far its mostly a’s and a-‘s

No b’s

I’ve also heard that college don’t really care about if its an a- or an a+, or do the top college care about that

[austere tulip]

u should do ap chem soph I'm doing that

[austere tulip]

yeah do it

Ap csp

and Ap hug

really easy

Ap world and AP csa I also recommend

[teal spade]

Would it be better to get a B in an AP class or an A in a honors class (a class unrelated to what i plan to major in in college). They are weighted the same in the weighted GPA.
need advice deciding for courses next year.

[magic orbit]

i mean, it really depends on the course u wanna take

but for me, i’d take any honors class over regular class

having honor class on ur transcript is a good thing when you want to apply to college

[slim ruin]

Want me to send the classes and what I should take?

Its the hardest courses but idk if I’ll do well next year

[magic orbit]

sure

[finite siren]

hey! I was wondering if someone could help me out: I am choosing classes for next year and I am not sure if I should take honors chemistry or not. Next year I am taking: AP Euro, Honors English 2, Honors Algebra 2, Volleyball and Culinary. I took honors biology this year, and stuggled a bit, but I only took one other honors class.

[slim ruin]

Basically ap calc bc, and im spending one of my electives on ap physics 1, honors chem, APUSH

I also don’t know what to take for my other elective

Ap stats or starting the comp sci pathway

[magic orbit]

are those course your current one? or the next year one?

[slim ruin]

Next year

[magic orbit]

what do u want to major in?

[slim ruin]

This year ap calc ab ap world and other honors

[slim ruin]

Not sure

Maybe math maybe comp sci

[magic orbit]

if u want to major in comp sci, go for the comp sci pathways

[slim ruin]

But the problem with comp sci is that I spent all my time on math and nothing on it

But I also like it more

[magic orbit]

i’d say go for bc

[slim ruin]

Yeah Defo bc

[magic orbit]

because bc is just ab, but 2 more chapters

and most of bc’s chapters are reviews

[slim ruin]

Yup, its gonna be better cuz Im taking harder classes

[magic orbit]

apush however

im not sure

since apush is a difficult class

like really difficult

[slim ruin]

Eh not bad for our district cuz trhen split it into 2 years

From what I’ve heard

[magic orbit]

are you doing good on ap world history rn?

[slim ruin]

Yeah its pretty difficult but I still get A’s

[magic orbit]

also chem isnt too hard so i’d say go for it

[slim ruin]

Aight thx

I might try to major in math but switch to comp sci as a career

[magic orbit]

u could always go computer science as a minor

doesnt have to be major

[slim ruin]

Hmm maybe

Cuz the only thing I have done relayed to comp sci (other than self learning) is like a hacksthon in 7th grade

[blazing current]

Hey, im applying for my high school classes but im not sure what to do.

1 - language
Im deciding between spanish and french. For spanish, i feel like its more useful. BUT most ppl who are taking spanish is jumping to spanish 2 because they already previously did spanish electives. For french, im just more interested in it and i heard the class (in my school at least) is very laid back / lenient. Plus, all my friends are taking it too so itll be more fun and we could work together. However, im not sure if french would be as useful as spanish. I really don’t know what to do :,D

2 - PE / sports
Our school offers sports /sports teams instead of PE (sports split into three seasons, winter, spring and fall). I heard the PE teacher is really bad/mean and just isnt a good teacher. I also wanna try doing a sport, (at least one season) but im not sure how intense it is or how much dedication you need or how good you need to be for the sport. I heard you need to practice for the sport every day though, but again im not sure about the details (eg how long, when exactly, after or during school, etc). Currently i dont do any sports except skiing for fun so im pretty inexperienced. I know I can still practice over the summer, and im interested in joining field hockey. I just think itll be fun + i need exercise + I dont want to be screamed at by a mean PE teacher for the WHOLE year.

Also, the biggest concern is that ill look bad to colleges if i dont do at least one season of a sport when my school even offers it. I dont want them to think im lazy because i dont do a sport, tbh i dont really want to if its TOO big of a commitment because it’ll get in the way of my studying or work time. So, im really not sure what to do.

What do you guys suggest? Thank you so much!

[willow folio]

does anyone here go to a stem school?

[austere tulip]

idk much about sports, but it's fine if u just do one season imo. For language, I'm taking french, and u might think I'm biased, but I think french is more useful is u consider the world as a whole. Unless u are planning to be in South America/Mexico u don't really need spanish

french can usually be applied in areas like physics and math

and I feel like french can be a little moe challenging with the grammar and rules, but it gets really fun as you go further.

French culture is really fun too

tho spanish is also a great subject,

[lone lion]

French??.

How does it apply to that lmao

[lone lion]

Take chinese if theres that

Pe how many years do u need it

[austere tulip]

that's mostly for old research, because there were many french physicians and mathematicians

[austere tulip]

chinese is good but they asked for french vs spanish

[lone lion]

Ok

[lone lion]

I gave them another suggestion

[austere tulip]

ik but chinese is not that popular of an option amongst high schools

[blazing current]

Thank you both!

And i dont plan on taking chinese (we do have it tho), its personally not my thing lol (like the writing and stuff)

[blazing current]

Two i think

[austere tulip]

lucky

we need 4

[magic orbit]

it is in my school 💀💀💀

[austere tulip]

stupid state requirement

[blazing current]

Mhm, but would it look bad if i do no seasons at all?

[austere tulip]

thats why i said popular

[blazing current]

Aww 😭

[magic orbit]

but it all comes down on what do you want to learn

[austere tulip]

well matters. if you like sports then do it. if not, it's fine, just do clubs and stuff

[blazing current]

Ohhhh right clubs!

Thank you!

[blazing current]

Thanks!

[magic orbit]

👍

[mellow wedge]

Hello.
I am a freshman in high school and I just took the ALEKS math placement test to enter my local community college. I got placed into MTH 251 (Calculus 1) and I am not sure whether I should take it or not as I feel like it may be too much for me. I am quite confused as to why I got placed into that class considering the test mostly consisted of Algebra 1/2 and trig. Is it wise to just take precalculus 2 since I know a decent amount of precalculus 1 or should I accept the offer into MTH 251 and self study any prerequisite information that I should know? Should I know any details specifically regarding MTH 251?

Hopefully this is the right channel, I couldn't decide between this channel and school-advice.

[lone lion]

Chinese>

[lone lion]

Uh just take pe

[lone lion]

Wtf calculus as a freshman

😨

[ionic socket]

should i take robotics or computer science 9 if i dont have alot of knowledge of it

[tribal hull]

i wonder if ap human geography is hard because i wanna take it

[magic raven]

is ib English hard

[sonic raft]

Hello,

I'm currently a junior and I got my course selections Tuesday/Thursday. I got all my credits done and out of the way (Just need English 4 and Civics/Econ {One class}) and I'm wondering if colleges will accept a shortened schedule for my senior year. I got recommended to take AP Physics 2, AB Calc, and AP Stat next year. {I've never taken an AP class before and I'm barely holding onto a B haha}. I know if I were to take those classes, I'd most likely fail hard and my GPA would drop lower {GPA now is a 3.3 (messed up freshman year)}. You think taking Mathematics for College Algebra would look like too much of a step down from taking honors pre-calc and honors physics this year?

Thanks for any insight!

[left inlet]

hey, is physics worth taking in grade 11? i need some advice, because course selections are due soon, and one of the programs i wanna get into kinda recommends it so im not sure if i should take it or not..if you had any advice, please ping me

[sonic raft]

@left inlet Honestly, It's a hard class. You're gonna have to spend a lot of nights doing problems. It's more math than anything too. The two teachers I've had this year have been really good and explain the stuff well but I don't know about your school. I'd try and find kids who take the class already and ask about their workload/how the teacher is.

I'd also think about getting a bunch of those cheap notebooks with a lot of paper for practice work/notes

I've gone through about two of em for physics but I've 100% used more of the space for pre-calc

[left inlet]

Thanks for your advice, I'll see who i can ask, and yea, im pretty sure it depends on the school and teachers as well, but just a question, would you prefer math more or physics? like which one is better in your opinion since you took it?

[left inlet]

ah okay, so a lot of note taking and hw as well, thanks for the tip

[sonic raft]

I like physics and all but it is all math. I'm very bad at math haha!

Also, I wouldn't say a lot of hw but there are Labs which are fun (till you gotta write the report up) and just doing the same problems over and over and over and over and over till you understand the concepts