#course-selection

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left inlet
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oh okay I see, but I do have a question about physics: yk how math is “straight forward” in a sense where you basically get taught smth, or given a formula, and you just calculate to get answers and stuff, is physics the same or does it require more thinking?

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Oh wow labs seems fun but lab reports are always a pain lol

sonic raft
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The tests I've been given are all like word problems. You get the data then plug it into the formulas. (It's all written responce)

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The things with the problems though is that it's not all plug and chug. You have to read the questions and do every little part. There will be little tricks in the problem which may require you to do more work to solve the question.

left inlet
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yikes that sounds scary

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hmm I’ll think about it so thanks for your advice ^^

sonic raft
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Yeah, no problem man! good luck with it!

severe meadow
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Imo, if you have to choose between math and physics...I'd say to pick math. Math is like everywhere and every time needed. I think you can study physics in uni as long as you perform your math excellently. If you do really well in math, it's like you already have the freedom to take any course related in the math field in the future. Idk if that made any sense. But yeah 😅

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Is it just physics that your program recommends?

open crest
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Hi guys. I am currently making my A-level course choices. I am having trouble deciding whether my 4th course should be Chemistry or Economics. Any advice? (preferably based on course difficulty)

placid fractal
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My school is moving to a 4x4 schedule, and I was wondering if I should take AP HUG if I only have one semester for it.

severe meadow
ruby night
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Chem is hard

fringe barn
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What are some good electives for freshman year

quasi wigeon
# fringe barn What are some good electives for freshman year

People usually save electives for later years since in the later years u have SAT or ACT and u have to look for college applications if you are going to college. I would recommend focusing on electives in the later years but it's your wish if u have nothing else

stone plank
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My official 10th grade schedule

English 2
Earth/space science
Digital information technology (elective)
World history
Geometry
Spanish 1 (elective)

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What do u guys think

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I’m taking Spanish 1 10th grade cause I didn’t do it this year and last year as an 8th grader

austere tulip
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Go for calc, because precalc is more high schol level and there wouldn't really be a point of doing it at community college.

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and yes

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precalc is basiclaly just alg ii and trig

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it just touches more tough concepts iin them

austere tulip
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if u can

mellow wedge
left inlet
left inlet
viral pebble
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Is biology honors or physics honors easier to get good grades in for 9th grade

stone plank
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Ima start doing it junior year

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Plus you can still get into college witnout even taking an ap

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Lol

half ferry
vital marsh
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Here is my schedule for next year
which classes do you think will be the hardest?
English Honors 2
AP precalculus
Honors Chem
Cambridge AS Design and Tech.
Empowering Entrepreneurs Honors
Spanish 2
NJROTC 2

fickle osprey
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youve got to be kidding me

vital marsh
fickle osprey
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ok well then im in precalc honors rn, and id say that it is the hardest class for students in my grade

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i personally dont struggle with it, but if your not a complex math thinker then id say that class may be hard for you

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idk if ap precalc will be harder than honors precalc

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also honors chem tends to be a hard one for students bc its your introduction to a math-based science

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for me, that we my hardest class last year

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but yeah gl!!

fickle osprey
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mmm do you know who he is?

cold knoll
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not sure but someone from NCT?

fickle osprey
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yes!

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its xiaojun

cold knoll
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ohh

fickle osprey
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nice to meet u my fellow kpopper!

cold knoll
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nice to meet you too!

fickle osprey
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out of curiosity, who do u stan?

cold knoll
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in NCT?

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or which group?

fickle osprey
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any group

cold knoll
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Taehyung

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Jisoo

fickle osprey
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ayyy

cold knoll
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Yeonjun

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Yeji

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Ning Ning

fickle osprey
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noice

cold knoll
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lol sorry I stan a lot of groups

fickle osprey
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no i love multistans!

cold knoll
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yayy

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Who do you stan?

fickle osprey
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you mind dming?

cold knoll
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sure! ofc

fickle osprey
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i think ppl would be annoyed if we talked unrelated stuff here

cold knoll
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yeah

karmic wyvern
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Any seniors in the house? If so, may I please speak with you regarding courses as I’m a current junior who just selected courses? I want to talk about my courses in consideration of them being during my app year (senior year)

cinder gorge
hearty stratus
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i go to an ib school... what HLs should i take if i wanna study chemical engineering in uni?

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is it possible to do Math, Chem, Bio HL and still apply to chemical engineering?

austere tulip
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also do physics

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cuz it goes well with engineering

austere tulip
austere tulip
wise rivet
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im looking for some advice here, i have to finalize my senior year schedule in a couple of days and i have a bunch of things that i want to take to the point where people are telling me to scale back, if someone responds here ill give my list

finite siren
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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.

fickle osprey
austere tulip
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I think u should go with honors chemistry

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it introduces u to math based science

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it's a bit more different than biology and u might like it!

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I honestly recommend spanish because latin is a dead language, and even though it might help in some way spanish will def be more helpful in the us compared to latin

verbal topaz
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guys is apush too hard for someone who has never taken an ap or honors class before? i find world history easy but i think my teacher is just easy cause she makes good notes which are direct questions on tests

austere tulip
verbal topaz
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My schedule would be

Alg2/Trig (Non-Accel)
APUSH
Physics
Digital Video Arts
Spanish 3
Hon English

would that be a big step up after only taking regular cp classes

austere tulip
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Nope that's fine

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Since everything else is regular

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apush will be difficult

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but if u put effor

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u can definitely ddo it

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SAQ should be fine

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LEQs and DBQs will take practice

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along with mcqs

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because for those three tests

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types of questions*

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it's skills base

verbal topaz
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I mean my grades are all As and ive maintained a 4.0 but im a bit scared jumping straight in cause i believed my previous teachers were too easy and i actually thought 8th grade was harder

austere tulip
verbal topaz
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no 11th

austere tulip
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oh

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no then this is fine

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I think u can handle it

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in fact I would recommend to see if u can do AP physics as well

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this is junior year

verbal topaz
austere tulip
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it is usually the hardest year for most people

verbal topaz
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i guess im just scared of getting a B but i guess its inevitable and i need to challenge myself

cinder gorge
verbal topaz
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I’m definitely gonna fix my study habits because i think its a miracle i still have As

austere tulip
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i'm doing ap physics with apush junior year

austere tulip
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I also did this

cinder gorge
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AP physics is the hardest physics and if u put that on top of ur alr hard junior yr, ull be suffering, do an easier ap science junior and ap physics senior to balance out the work load

austere tulip
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there's two physics to do

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also in terms of difficulty, Ap physics 1 has low passing rates, AP physics C is the hardest physics

cinder gorge
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Idk, for us its just 1

wise rivet
verbal topaz
austere tulip
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yeah cuz 1&2(in one year for our school) is alg based

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but C is calc based

austere tulip
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dont worry

wise rivet
wise rivet
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we seperate 1 and 2, and mechanics and e&m for c

austere tulip
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and for C they just call it C

wise rivet
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have you already taken physics 1&2?

austere tulip
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they don't have separate classes

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no

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im going to

wise rivet
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i dont know if i will

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its either that or world

austere tulip
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our school just pairs similar classes together

wise rivet
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and i cant choose

austere tulip
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like we have ap econ

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not ap micro and ap macrro

wise rivet
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physics 1 by itself is quite a bit

austere tulip
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and if they release an ap world ancient, they'll just mix it with modern and make it ap world

austere tulip
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but one semester is longer than u think

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cuz they don't have an honors physics at our schol

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kids who want to take "honors" physics take Physics 1

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kids who want to take "AP" physics take Physics 1 and 2

wise rivet
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interesting

verbal topaz
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Ok if anything ill probably drop honors english if the workload is too much cause that has the worst reputation at my school

polar timber
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Hi! I’ll be starting my junior year of high school in a few months, I want to go to a business school and while most of them don’t have subject requirements, a lot of them talk about wanting students with a good base in mathematics.
I won’t be continuing with math after my sophomore year, my friends suggested taking AP Calc AB to make up for it but I’m not sure if that’ll be useful. Could someone help me out?

warped terrace
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my course cards came in for 7th grade should i take 7th accelerated or algebra 1 honors?

warm nest
warm nest
wheat canyon
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ok so im choosing classes for 10th grade, and I'm thinking about

  • AP calc AB
  • Eng 2 honors
  • chem honors
  • AP World History
  • AP CompSci A
  • French 4
    but like im lowkey scared I won't have time to sleep 10th grade year. Is there anyone who applied for something simillar and can tell me if this courseload is worth it?
mellow night
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has anyone taken genocide? my counselor is recommending me to take that cause i have a blank spot in my course selection for my senior year.. its a semesters course

cinder gorge
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is a p french worth it

warped fulcrum
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Like beginner, intermediate, or advanced.

cinder gorge
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French for me is easy and I think its good to get my gpa up

warped fulcrum
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Then go for it.

cinder gorge
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fresh spade
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im going into my freshman year this fall and im in the process of deciding which courses i want to take; how do these sound?

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adv math
adv english
ap human geography
chemistry (i plan to take bio over the summer)
art 1-2 (my school requires at least one year of a visual/performing art)
spanish 3-4
tennis (hopefully, if i can make tryouts)

cinder gorge
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their whatever

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but better then average

analog portal
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hi i need advice for my classes next year!! so im going into my sophomore year next year and i want to take AP physics C. Is it worth taking?

finite siren
warped terrace
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ok ty

vital olive
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because colleges like 4 years of math

cinder gorge
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Is anyone here taking AP spanish language?

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I’m just curious if it’s worth taking

alpine saddle
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No ig

warm nest
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i've never heard of it 😔

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my school doesn't allow summer school unless you fail so i'm taking double science honors during the school year

fresh spade
# cinder gorge their whatever

there's really nothing i can do to make it better bc aphug is the only available ap for freshmen at my hs and i'm already taking all of the possible summer courses

fresh spade
warm nest
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at my school they made the two year apush into a one year course

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so taking two years of info and cramming it all into one

alpine saddle
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Oh

warm nest
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dunno about you but a new unit every week and a test every week doesnt sound very fun

vital olive
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aphug is what it's called here lol

vital olive
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i'm taking like 11 entire hs career

warm nest
vital olive
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doubling up with ap phys c and ap chem junior

warm nest
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are you gonne be an engineer?

warm nest
alpine saddle
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In my schl theres no such thing as ap 💀

vital olive
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like

warm nest
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but why

vital olive
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idk

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i'm interestd ig

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also

warm nest
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ohhh icic

vital olive
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i would've taken ap chem senior but i can't

warm nest
vital olive
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bc i'm planning to do other stuff

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wait

warm nest
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ic

vital olive
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actually

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i can swap ap chem and ap stats

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oh wait i should just do that

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tahnk you

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wait

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no

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nvm

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i remember why again

warm nest
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w a t

vital olive
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my chem teacher (honors chem) loves me rn

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and i wanna get a recc from her

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but if i take ap chem senior

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she might not remmeber me by the time college apps come around

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liek ykwim?/

warm nest
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well it kinda depends on what field you wanna go into

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if you wanna go into the medical field, just take ap chem as itll matter much more than the reccomendation

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but i do get what youre saying

vital olive
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yeah

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recc letters and essays matter a LOT at top colelges

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ik taht

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soo

warm nest
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yea but imagine

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that one person took ap chem and you took honors chem

vital olive
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we have to take honors before ap here

warm nest
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just off that they have the upper hand

warm nest
fresh spade
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im pretty sure if you want to major in medicine they require chemistry as part of the graduation requirement

warm nest
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eh its really your choice tho

fresh spade
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but if you take it in hs as an ap and pass the exam you dont have to take it during college

vital olive
warm nest
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imo id take ap chem and get the teacher to really like me and just get a good recc from them

fresh spade
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i also heard that chemistry in college is HELL and even tho ap chem sucks its better to just take it in hs

vital olive
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and i like the teacher

vital olive
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also, i'm like 90% sure that ap's are practically useless for top colleges

warm nest
vital olive
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bc the rigor is so different that they don't accept many, if at all

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credits

warm nest
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it only really matters if you were to get like

fresh spade
warm nest
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a 5 on the test

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just matters how well in the class you do

vital olive
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i mean in terms of actual creditse

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obvi gpa bonus

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but you were talking about how you can take it in hs to avoid it in college

fresh spade
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it depends on what you want to major in

vital olive
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but if you want to go to like top schools, then it won't really matter either way bc they probably won't accet

fresh spade
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if you're going to major in business it doesn't matter if you get a 5 on the ap bio test

warm nest
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sure, colleges say they dont compare but it does happen

vital olive
vital olive
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most TOP colleges will not accept credits

fresh spade
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i think they accept it but theres a limit

vital olive
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like if you wanna go to state flagship

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or comm

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then sure

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but idk about top college

fresh spade
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like i remember reading smth about how some ivy leagues only accept credit for like 4 aps

vital olive
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yteah

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true

warm nest
vital olive
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but like evn if they accept

warm nest
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bc you can write

vital olive
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there's a really large limit

warm nest
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"5 on AP Bio test"

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on your resume

vital olive
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there's just not that much in terms of credits

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if you get what i mean

warm nest
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yea yea

fresh spade
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i suppose aps help you get into top colleges but not so much when you're actually at the school

vital olive
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yup

finite siren
wise forge
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Here is some advice for y'all freshman:

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Take a well-rounded curriculum: You want to make sure you are taking a variety of subjects that will challenge you academically and allow you to explore different areas of interest. This typically includes core subjects like English, math, science, and social studies, as well as elective courses like art, music, or foreign languages.

Consider your interests and goals: Think about what you want to study in college and what kind of career you are interested in pursuing. This can help you choose courses that will give you the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in those areas.

Talk to your guidance counselor: Your guidance counselor can help you choose courses that are appropriate for your skill level and interests, and that will help you meet graduation requirements.

Challenge yourself: Don't be afraid to take advanced courses or honors classes if you feel ready for them. These courses can help you prepare for college and demonstrate to admissions officers that you are a motivated and high-achieving student.

Keep your long-term goals in mind: Remember that the courses you take in high school can have a big impact on your future academic and career opportunities. Be thoughtful about your choices and make sure you are setting yourself up for success.
cinder gorge
finite siren
vital olive
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too many people think about like 'oh i gotta do this or that for college'

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you have to play to your interests as well as your strengths

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bc showing passion in something gives an applicaion depth and strength

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even if it's something you think is a waste of time

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and for the third one, idk if its' like that for everyone, but here, the guidance counselor has to write a recommendation letter for you

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and...well.. guidance counselors have a lot of kids.

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if you can stand out to them, you're sure to get a better letter

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and in higher colleges, essays and rec letters are what set you apart

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so make sure you have a good relationship with your teachers and counselors

cinder gorge
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Its just its a very inefficient way to use ur time

cinder gorge
cinder gorge
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I meant like what are ur achievements

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What r ur experiences to say this stuff? Like r u part of something big?

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So u dont have experience

cinder gorge
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Then I wouldn’t say stuff if u dont have experience 1st hand

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Emailing aint gonna do anything

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U need to talk irl

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Thats not the way to go

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U need to be on her good side and talk to her during lunch if they have lunch duty

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For me, i dont need to make appointments, my councler talkes me when i want cuz im on his good side

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Y does that matter?

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Ok?

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Im in California

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Mabey cuz ur not as big of an asset to ur school

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Sure, ur book smart but everyone else is book smart too, what did u do that makes u unique in ur school community? for me it was my scholarship, i got a scholarship in music and was known thru our school’s insta page, also im the founder of link crew at our school

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U dont, its just something that makes u unique to ur school so that u can get extra stuff then everyone else

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Ion?

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So ur saying u dont have time for ecs??? I highly doubt that

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Same

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I have class from 7am-8:30pm

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Stop complaining lol

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….

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Cali be super expensive like $7/gal for gas

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No i dont

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Then make the best with ur situation

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Good

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??

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Is this some sort of competition?? Lmao

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U dont need to be rich

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U just need to be smart + creative

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With just that u can achieve greatness

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And tbh… since u said that ur part of the top 10%, I believe that u will achieve greatness

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Being rich is only an accessory

willow folio
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should I take AP computer science next year or STEM capstone?

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I took CS1 last year and I'm taking CS2 this year

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the programming pathway has no level 1, so I have already completed levels 2 and 3.

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plz let me know. I think I know what I want to do but I am open to suggestions

magic orbit
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which one do you want to take?

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AP Computer Science A or AP Computer Science Principle

willow folio
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A is the only one offered at my school

magic orbit
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AP Computer Science A is an AP course that focuses on the Java programming language itself.

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that's basically the description of apcsa summarized

willow folio
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Yes. It is required by the state to be that way

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@magic orbit

magic orbit
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i mean

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if you want to learn about the java programming language, go to apcsa

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apcsp is more of understanding the concept of coding

willow folio
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I will also be a junior next year

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so which should I do? apcsa or stem capstone?

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I have been told that capstone is over python

magic orbit
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i never heard of stem capstone

willow folio
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maybe its practicum

magic orbit
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if either of the courses is focused on one language, do your research

willow folio
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ok

magic orbit
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and see what coding languages fits your future

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if you want to do data analysis, go for one with python

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and vice versa

willow folio
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I like java over python and I just want to do general IT work for the military after my 4 year degree in buisness and IT

magic orbit
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plus, you can gain college credit if you did well on your ap exam

willow folio
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ok

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@magic orbit thx for ur help

mossy pollen
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Hey, Im looking to do Civil Engineering as a Job, what subjects would i need to do in order to get this?

half ferry
mossy pollen
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Sweet thank you so much

half ferry
mossy pollen
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Sorry what's an ap again?

half ferry
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I guess it’s just the us and Canada

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It’s a college level course high schoolers can take to get college credit

mossy pollen
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Oh alright

half ferry
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But by apes I mean environmental science

mossy pollen
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Then probably not

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Oh environmental science

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My school doesn't do that sadly

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Everything else it does though

half ferry
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👍

mossy pollen
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Oh alright cool. Thanks a ton

polar timber
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My school doesn't offer any APs and so we have to self study and give the exam at a different test centre. So if I'm not taking math after 10th grade and I'm giving AP Calc AB instead, will that make up for not taking math? Cause I'll have to self study for it and it won't show up on my HS transcript?

vital olive
# cinder gorge What experience do u have?

well
i’m good at speaking and i like business
so i got to fbla nationals
i like to play badminton and i’m good at leadership ish stuff
i made a club and started a nonprofit

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stuff like that

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bc if you aren’t actually interested in whatever you’re doing, it’s going to hold you back- it’s quite obvious if you think about it

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because subconsciously, you’re not going to LIKE what you’re doing, and thus, it becomes a barrier from you being able to do something truly excellent in that field

austere tulip
tiny glen
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Should I take AP Chinese even tho I know Chinese already

onyx nebula
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I’ve already chosen my classes, but I wanted to see what you guys would say. I was having a hard time picking between AP Chem and Physics Honors for Junior year. I was hoping to take AP Physics senior year if I put a ton of work in, though it seems I’d have to take Honors as a prerequisite.

vital olive
vital olive
onyx nebula
vital olive
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then ap chem for sure

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because it’s directly related, and while physics is also related, you can still take it senior
the reason i’m saying ap chem is bc colleges will see you liking chem enough (demonstrated interest) plus gpa boost compared to honors physics

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so you get both compared to one

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obviously do what you want bc it’s ultimately up to you, but imo, ap chem is the way to go

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also, see if you can double up with ap chem and honors physics

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because that helps

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it’s possible here at least

scenic tree
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thoughts on taking AP Physics with AP US History with Honors Chem in 10th grade?

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with Honors Alg2 with trig

vital olive
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should be doable if you have good time management

warm nest
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you normally need a year of chem/physics to take the ap, don't you?

warm nest
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but taking chem or physics really depends on what you wanna major in

vital olive
scenic tree
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same ^

warm nest
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my school doesn't have that 😭

warm nest
scenic tree
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i wish my school offered organic chem

vital olive
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but it’s a jun/sen class i think

warm nest
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it's a good class if you're looking to major in like med

wicked jolt
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Im thinking of doing AP Calc BC , AP lit and AP micro Econ for senior year i think calc will be hard but im pretty good at math so it should be helpful for that and econ

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im currently taking calc foundations right now so it gives me a decent amount of prep

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just wondering how much this will help for college

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yeah

proven stratus
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hey anybody whos taken ap spanish lang and culture! I was wondering if I would be far behind if I only have taken gifted span 1 and gifted span 2. Thanks!

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thanks!

somber onyx
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Would it be better for me to take ap bio, apush and ap English lang for junior year or would that be too excessive

wicked jolt
scenic tree
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thanks for your input, I'm aware of the rigor and like the pass rate is 50% or something but I'm committed into learning it

gentle condor
somber onyx
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Yes ap human geography

gentle condor
somber onyx
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No quite easy but that's just me since the teacher sucks but have an A in that class

gentle condor
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apush is one of the most tedious and hardest classes so you really gotta be dedicated

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you can do all of it but you just need to have good time management

somber onyx
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Okay then

gentle condor
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just make sure to do your assignments and try not to lose motivation

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i wouldnt have to do community college if i actually tried in hs 😭

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just do ur best, freshman year aint that hard

proven stratus
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make sure u have good time management! I'm a freshman rn and you get a lot more work so make you can prioritize

gentle condor
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god i wish i was a freshman again

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there is so many things i'd change

proven stratus
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😭

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bruh I swear the best thing I've learned this year

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is how to do my hw while teacher checking it bruh

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💀

vocal karma
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should i take AP human geo next year
i kinda suck at geography, but it’s an AP class sooo 🤷🏽‍♀️

gentle condor
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ap comp sci a or comp sci principles?

vocal karma
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ty 🙏🏽

gentle condor
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yea comp sci principles is ez

hollow finch
#

Take comp Sci principles and environmental science too

proven stratus
tiny glen
midnight belfry
#

if i had a seal of biliteracy, could I get college credit from that instead of the AP test?

cinder gorge
#

no

wise rivet
#

my teacher actually says they prefer seal over the AP test bc its so hard

cinder gorge
#

seal of biliteracy is just an award saying that u did 4yrs of a language

midnight belfry
#

no this is from the test

wise rivet
#

on another note, has anyone been a TA for someone, and is it worth it or should i just take another class?

cinder gorge
#

yes im a ta

wise rivet
cinder gorge
#

for ta, all u rlly do is grade papers once a while and the rest of the time u can do whatever

cinder gorge
wise rivet
cinder gorge
#

wdym by that

wise rivet
#

that would be a better way to phrase it

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like

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would it be better to do that or to take another class

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in your opinion*

cinder gorge
#

for me, im doing ta because its either ta or pe at 7am, for me i find it worthwhile cuz im not outside in the freezing cold at 7am. but i would never do ta to replace another class

wise rivet
#

alr, thanks

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just also out of curiosity, have you taken ap micro, ap physics 2 or ap world?

cinder gorge
#

no

wise rivet
#

asking this bc i cant decide between the three

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alr

vital olive
#

also, what do you want to major in?

wise rivet
#

and comp sci

vital olive
#

i don't think it's worthwhile to take 2 after you take C

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obviously each school is different

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but imo there's not really that much of a point

wise rivet
#

id take e&m but its not running

vital olive
#

if you wanna take e&m there are online courses you can do

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for credit

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here at least there are

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and it gets listed on your transcript

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you could talk to your counselor about that

wise rivet
#

yeah we dont have that option

vital olive
#

taking 2 after C is kinda like backward progress though

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if you know what i mean

wise rivet
#

ik what you mean

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its just i really dont have another choice

vital olive
#

there isn't too too much of a point- obviously it'll help, but not really necessary

#

what're you majoring in?

wise rivet
#

comp sci

vital olive
#

you don't need ap world then

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for sure

wise rivet
#

best ap micro offers is the consumer ed requirement being written off, and world because i like history a bit

wise rivet
vital olive
#

unless you're required to take world history and you haven't already, i think micro would be better than world tbh because math is still related to comp sci
But phys 2 is also an option then

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i think i would take micro if i were you, but my school is different

wise rivet
#

i can also do consumer ed in the summer, they do an online course there and i can knock it out in like 2 weeks

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

vital olive
#

phys 2 almost never runs here anyway so that's another thing

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can you not take more than one ?

wise rivet
vital olive
#

like

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more than one of those

#

like

wise rivet
#

summer courses?

vital olive
#

taking world and micro

#

/world or phys

wise rivet
#

nah

vital olive
#

welp

wise rivet
#

unless i let go of calc 3

vital olive
#

oh then don't

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for sure

wise rivet
#

idrk if i want to do that

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yea

vital olive
#

i think just take micro, but look at the curriculums @ your school for phys 2 and see if you know most of the stuff alr or not

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bc if you know most of it there's no point

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yes it'd be free but colleges will know that as you've alr taken C

wise rivet
#

id only do micro bc it fulfills the req

vital olive
#

do you need to fulfill a req

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ah

wise rivet
#

yeah

vital olive
#

no interest in econ?

wise rivet
#

nah

vital olive
#

then consumer ed over the summer and ap world

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tbh

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do what you're interested in

wise rivet
#

alr

vital olive
#

i don't think taking physics 2 would really help you

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and if you don't like econ at all just take ap world yeah

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gl

wise rivet
#

considering that im in C already

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fair enough

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thanks for the advice

vital olive
#

np

wise rivet
#

@wise forge noticed your pinned message, any advice?

#

tldr i can choose between ap micro, world, and physics 2, as a planned comp sci major

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i was planning for the class to be more of an 'interest' class hence why world is here

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and micro fulfills a req (which i can also do in the summer) so thats why its here

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if you want i can also provide what next year is looking like schedule wise

wise forge
#

those are like

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completely different courses

wise rivet
#

gym
band
ap stats
calc 3
internship
ap german
open slot

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and the open slot is where 1 of those 3 are going to go

wise rivet
wise forge
#

ap physics would prob be best to get a science, but the physics 2 test doesn’t give credit for a BS usually, and rarely for a BA.

wise rivet
#

physics 2 is closest to comp sci but im already taking ap C mechanics

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(cant take e&m since it doesnt run here)

wise forge
#

hm

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yeah don’t take physics 2 then

wise rivet
#

alr

wise forge
#

bc it’s a lower level class

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i’d recomendable econ then bc ap world is typically a freshman/sophomore class

wise rivet
#

they do aphug freshman year, then us gov, then apush

#

and micro is basically to fulfil a req

wise forge
#

oh

#

odd

wise rivet
wise forge
#

still would recommend econ

wise rivet
#

alr

wise forge
#

Ap World is harder

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gotta have a pretty easy senior year

wise rivet
#

i dont mind difficulty

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im taking calc 3 and stats senior year 😭

#

ig micro would be better since it fulfills that req

lofty haven
#

Should I take gr 11 physics or biology

tiny lily
lofty haven
#

i want to become an accountant

#

chartered accountant to be more specific

wise rivet
#

thanks for the help

unkempt horizon
#

AP world history or normal world history

#

not sure which to take

cinder gorge
#

AP World History would look better on your transcript.

#

What classes r u taking rn and whats ur grades

unkempt horizon
#

I'm not the best reading comprehensions

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but I do insanely good

#

at writing

unkempt horizon
cinder gorge
#

What classes

cinder gorge
unkempt horizon
#

I'm taking all honours courses

cinder gorge
#

Ull be fine

unkempt horizon
#

and my math course is honours geometry

#

next year either taking honours alg2 with trig

#

or precalc

cinder gorge
#

Ok?

unkempt horizon
#

whatever it's called

#

not sure about workload

#

though

cinder gorge
#

So whats ur question

unkempt horizon
#

?

cinder gorge
#

For what

rough patio
hollow finch
#

It’s easy

#

The only problem is that the content is just so boring

cinder gorge
#

Hey guys im in gr 10 and im choosing my gr 11 courses rn

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Im tryna do something in business for uni

#

Any courses you recommend?

#

business classes

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Ye ye

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My list is:
English
Gr 11 Functions
Gr 12 advanced functions
Gr 12 accounting
French immersion
Psychology and anthropology (in french)
Physics

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For the last one should i do a science course or another business course

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Or leave advanced functions for next year

#

u want me to tell u what i think?

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And do both the sci and business course

cinder gorge
#

i think ur not using ur time wisely

#

Wym

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Like I shouldn’t be asking u?

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Or asking anyone for that matter?

#

u have ur summer and after school, ur not gonna use any of that time?

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My school doesnt allow after school courses

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And as for summer, i have plans

cinder gorge
#

Cadets summer camps and a trip

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thats it?

#

Yeah…i mean for the 1st month, since my school only allows summer school for the first month and a half of the summer break

#

Ill definitely do some useful stuff for the second half of my summer

lyric adder
#

I have a big choice for my grade 10 year. I can do a program called PLP (which I’ve been in for 2 years) and it has iPad learning and more engaging work for me, but a higher workload. I’m scared that my reason for leaving it would be because I’m trying to get out of more work but I would have an easier time in mainstream education. I nee help

cinder gorge
#

What does plp stand for

#

whats in ap chem and ap environmental science and which should i just choose to finish off my senior year

#

between ap chem, ap physics, ap envir, or ap bio

twilit ember
#

Apes is dumb

stray trout
#

What classes should i take as a freshman to get into a good uni also do i need prep for those classes

twilit ember
#

Apes is a free ap cred tho

stray trout
#

Like what honors and stuff and so i need prep for honors classes

twilit ember
#

What college u tryna go to

stray trout
#

Honestly idk im reaching for an ivy but its prolly not gonna happen

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But i rlly want a good school

#

Like davis or yale or stanford

twilit ember
#

I mean im goin to school that has overall 60somethin % acceptance

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but like 26% For direct admit

#

Ivys arent the only good schools

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But its good to have a goal to try and get into one

stray trout
#

Yea i need to start thinking of a career and a uni that has good programs for that career

#

Ik i need to get specific but for rn i just wanna shoot high

#

Be a overachiever yk

twilit ember
#

Fair

hollow finch
twilit ember
#

I wanna take over wall street so we all have big hopes and dreams

stray trout
#

Lol yea

hollow finch
#

A bunch of pollution stuff

twilit ember
#

Apes is honestly boring class

hollow finch
#

It is

#

It’s too easy to be interesting

twilit ember
#

And prob isnt as impressive ap class

stray trout
#

What classes should i take as a freshman if i wanna go into a carrer in stem

#

Helpp plz

twilit ember
#

The hardest classes possible

#

Just be a business major like me 🙂

stray trout
#

No thanks haha

twilit ember
#

😦

#

Best one

stray trout
#

Nah man

#

Chem is where its at

twilit ember
#

Business controls the world

#

Ha gotchu

stray trout
#

Science litteraly is the world

#

Anyways i rlly need serious advice lol

#

Im super stressed abt it

twilit ember
#

Science is just a way of explaining the world

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Business is a way of usin the world

hollow finch
#

Have AP Calculus done by the time you finish high school

twilit ember
#

Nah at least

#

Ap Calc Ab bc

#

HEHE

hollow finch
#

Calc AB is good to take, BC might be hard to reach though

#

Unless you’re already at an advanced level

twilit ember
#

Im stupid so i take random classes

stray trout
#

Thank you that helped allot

stray trout
twilit ember
hallow iris
#

Can someone send me the extended quiz that gohar made to find out if we should select computer science

cinder gorge
#

munger u actually have a business major or u goin business?

boreal juniper
#

Hey y'all. I'm a freshman. I'm taking AP physics c Mechanics this year, and I'm planning on taking the AP physics E&M next year. I wanna 1-2 more aps though. Any suggestions on non stem classes(or maybe like 1 stem and 1 non stem)?

hollow finch
#

AP Calc AB (at some point) and for non-stem do AP Lang

blazing orbit
#

AP psych maybe

stray trout
#

Like what type of prep did u need

#

Or did u jump straight into them

magic orbit
#

research ivy league

#

i think your sat score and your gpa can get into one of the ivy league

#

im not sure about that

#

try do your research

lofty haven
#

Which country

#

U live in

#

U in college?

cinder gorge
#

Colleges see who would fit best for their colleges so yeah that happens

mint thorn
#

Very commonly but typically mostly for domestic applicants

#

Not as much

#

Depends on your country

#

Like Canada, ecs matter but like China not so much

#

Depends on your country

#

And what classes you’ve taken

#

And also how many people apply your year

#

And your recommendations

austere tulip
mint thorn
#

Bro how would I know

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Only the admin staff know that

#

Because they’re the people who get the applications

#

Ummm I can chance you for mit but idk any other school

#

You wouldn’t get in

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Just because I know nothing about you

#

Grades are not what they focus on

#

The interview is very important as well as recommendation letters

austere tulip
#

yeah

mint thorn
#

Because I don’t have those, idk

#

Yes

austere tulip
#

Three ways, Rec Letters, Extracuriculars, interviews

#

these three things

mint thorn
#

Every single college does

austere tulip
#

if u can gget like two of them really good

#

then u get into a good college

#

probably

mint thorn
austere tulip
#

of course no guranttees

austere tulip
mint thorn
#

Fake???

austere tulip
#

don't do that

mint thorn
#

They won’t but that’s a shitty thing to do

#

Like you’re cheating basically

austere tulip
#

They can know

#

and even if they don't know

#

they might figure out years later

#

like Gohar said

#

colleges do rescind degrees

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even years after

mint thorn
#

Why not? Think about all those people who applied with a legit application letter

austere tulip
#

yeah and it's cheating

mint thorn
#

Also typically they want the teacher themselves to send in the letter

austere tulip
#

do u not have teachers that actually like you?

mint thorn
#

They can take it back easily and that will destroy your career

#

Like you can’t get a job

#

Because people will think that you lied your way there

austere tulip
#

Ask teachers who like you

#

to write you a letter

mint thorn
#

Then just use letters from the teachers that like you lmao

#

It’s not that hard

austere tulip
#

so they can write genuine letters

mint thorn
#

Not really lmao

#

Like believe me when I say it’s career breaking

austere tulip
#

Academic dishonesty can wreck your life

mint thorn
#

And you will have destroyed your connections

#

Because it is a public matter when they take away your diploma

#

I know people who work in Google

#

I know people who go to mit

#

All of them, all of them HATE liars

#

Have you ever done this before?

austere tulip
#

also this is a big hypothetical

mint thorn
#

Yea exactly

austere tulip
#

who said you're gonna be working at google?

mint thorn
#

Even if you make up letters there’s a small chance you’ll get in

#

Probably around like 2%

#

Especially for coding

#

Ew

austere tulip
#

Yeah degrees from prestigious colleges do not matter that much anymore

#

the education is def a bit better

mint thorn
#

I mean this nicely but your stats are average for mit

#

You’re nothing special

austere tulip
#

but google won't discriminate between someone from MIT and Community college

mint thorn
#

Unless you’re from like the federated states of Micronesia you’re not getting it

austere tulip
#

given they have similar skills

mint thorn
#

Interview is still like 20% of it

austere tulip
#

also rec letter is one thing

mint thorn
#

And 50% of it is luck

austere tulip
#

u also need extracurriculars or interview

mint thorn
#

If they don’t like you as a person then they won’t accept you

austere tulip
#

the actual education and research opportunities

#

there's more opportunites within the college

mint thorn
#

Like I’ve heard of people being rejected because they wore too revealing clothes

austere tulip
#

but jobs do not care

#

they look at ur skill

mint thorn
#

The only jobs that do care about schools are law and business

austere tulip
#

like elon musk doesn't even look at degrees

mint thorn
#

Literally for stem they do not care

#

My mom went to a mid med school and she currently is making a ton of money

austere tulip
#

ik

#

but like

#

college will help your education

#

maybe get u higher positions

#

but that doesn't mean a better company

#

Better college usually gets u higher positions starting off

#

but the job doesn't matter as much

#

but once your degree is rescinded

#

academic dishonesty

mint thorn
#

Wdym? Like what’s your average grade

austere tulip
#

will destroy

mint thorn
#

Everything

austere tulip
#

so u got Bs?

#

nobody's against u here, but do not be too overconfident about getting into a college

#

work hard

#

and it should naturally come

#

and don't talk about academic dishonesty

#

that's actually a rule in this server

cinder gorge
#

U dont have a 4.25 gpa

#

Unless u did like all aps and de

austere tulip
#

4.25 gpa

#

no

#

4.25 gpa

#

means

#

honors

#

not many aps

austere tulip
#

because for us

#

4.5 gpa is honors

#

5 is ap

#

so the max someone at our school can get is like 4.7

#

HOW DID U CONVERT U 12th grade gpa

#

in 10th grade

cinder gorge
#

Thats not how u convert

#

F = 0, D = 1, C = 2, B= 3, A = 4, and for weighted classes put C = 3, B= 4, A = 5

#

And add up all the #s and divide by the number of classes

#

Send me a pic of ur transcript in dms and I’ll calculate it

#

So will everyone else

cinder gorge
#

Whats something that sets u apart from the other applicants?

tulip dawn
#

doesn’t the GPA list range from 1-4 but AP and dual enrollments can allow it to get 5+

uneven osprey
#

I have a question, when it comes to majoring in Law what AP courses should I take in general?

unkempt horizon
austere tulip
#

but that's weighted

austere tulip
#

like gohar has 98.something gpa

#

but ur in 10th grade

#

how did u calculate the gpa

#

for 12th grade

#

before u even got into it?

tulip dawn
cinder gorge
#

Meaning an A in regulars = 5 and A in weighed is 6

tulip dawn
#

huh-?

#

but it goes up to 4 like F is 0, D is 1, so on so fourth to A=4

#

and that’s weighted for my school I think

austere tulip
#

Ok so different school

#

have different scales

#

Some schools do 100

#

The most common is 4.0 UW 5.0 W

#

some do 6.0

#

etc.

vital olive
#

imo it takes pressure off of maintaining a “perfect 4.0”

austere tulip
#

yeah

#

for 100

#

u can't really get a 100 gpa

#

uunless u have a 100 in the class

#

which basically means 100s on every assignment and test

tepid bobcat
#

yo do you think ap calc ab and ap stats along with ap world is too much of a workload for a sophomore

humble osprey
#

I think that's alright

magic orbit
#

go ahead

humble osprey
#

AP World might be hard but it's way better than taking APUSH

magic orbit
#

apush is worser than apwh

humble osprey
#

fr

magic orbit
#

next year i was offered us history or apush

#

i choose us history

#

i am not taking apush

humble osprey
#

I'm taking APUSH

#

I think AP World is better

tulip dawn
#

my guidance counselor said in highscjool (I’m 8th) that if we wanna get into some school or sum really good than go for a 5.0

#

through AP

#

since my school goes to 4.0

#

AP and dual enrollments can count as either 1.0 or 0.5

vagrant solar
#

Where can I ask about majors and stuff?

lone lion
#

uh

#

here

proud mica
#

I know this is vague but Ive been invited into a college summer program that I really want to attend, but I still have no idea what I want to do with my life. Are there any courses that aren't basic that anyone would recommend for everyone to take? I wanna go but I dont want to waste money on credits I'll never use as it's quite pricey.

hollow finch
#

Be careful with summer programs that are super expensive

#

Colleges usually roll their eyes at those because many kids don’t have access to those programs because of the price

boreal juniper
# stray trout Like what type of prep did u need

I'm actually not from the USA. I'm from India. I basically completed the math that is typically taught to 9th and 10th graders, and I just followed the Indian Curriculum for 11th grade Physics(They teach you the calculus, trig, and vectors that are required for physics at the beginning), which includes the topics of AP Physics C(Mechanics) and a few more topics of like thermodynamics and fluids and stuff. yeah that's that(It took me about an year to do all of this, and I got like 1 topic left for the exam)

boreal juniper
#

When I do come around to writing college apps, should I just write I didn't give enough attention to humanities in 9th grade if I show a significant upward trend in the following years?

polar timber
#

Is it fine if I just take Calc AB in junior year but don't take BC in senior year cause I saw the syllabus and there's no way I'll be able to handle that level of math. I wanna major in business so I think AB should be fine?

wise rivet
#

you cant take bc straight away?

#

calc bc covers all of ab in addition to more calc stuff

polar timber
wise rivet
#

im taking bc rn, and i heard the curve is really forgiving

#

like you can get 50-60% for a 5

#

youll also get an AB subscore

polar timber
#

Okay, then I think I'll take BC, thanks.

chilly lodge
#

So I’m taking chemistry this year and next year I’m going to a school that offers ap classes so should I retake chemistry as an ap class?

wet rune
#

i would say if you really like chem then you should go for it, its not retaking it, but more of an extention in a sense, chem was the basics and then ap chem is more in depth stuff

chilly lodge
#

Ok thank you!

austere tulip
austere tulip
#

that can show growth

austere tulip
boreal juniper
#

alr, thanks!

austere tulip
#

which mens ur pe has to be ap

#

u have to start with aps all freshman year

polar timber
#

And my school doesn't offer APs so I'll have to do it separately so would it count? Cause I wanted to do AP Calc cause I'm not taking school math after 10th grade.

sturdy terrace
#

is comm 101 a good class to take as a high school student doing dual enrollment

austere tulip
tulip dawn
#

For hs?

austere tulip
#

for other stuff

junior pewter
#

is taking a financial accounting course in grade 11 beneficial for the future? is there any course in gr 11 beneficial? cause i have one course slot left and idk what to choose, i planned to choose art but idk

gaunt wyvern
#

What are some recommended courses I should be taking in 11th grade? I have my mind on Calc BC if I were to be suggested and take AP CSA with that but are there any recommendations of what a Junior year schedule should consist of?

harsh mulch
#

Is there anything that I should change about my Sophomore Year?

  1. Calc AB AP
  2. AP Gov
  3. AP CSP
  4. Gifted Independent Research (Our School Does not have AP Research, this is the equivalent)
  5. Gifted Chem (1. Graduation Req 2. You have to take some sort of chem at my school b4 taking AP chem)
  6. Gifted English
  7. Gifted Band
    (Possible 5.0 weighted GPA, our school has a crap ton of GPA and Grade inflation 🙃 )
gaunt scarab
#

i hate ela

#

and probably because i suck at it

#

should i take it online?

raw dirgeBOT
warped fulcrum
warped fulcrum
wise forge
#

💀

gaunt scarab
wise forge
#

college board makes you run the middle in 4 minutes and 76 seconds for a 5 as a guy and 10 minutes as a girl

#

💀💀💀

#

or 9 minutes and 60 seconds as a girl

austere tulip
wise forge
#

💀

wise rivet
#

i just realized i could test out of consumer ed

#

this changes things a bit

lone lion
#

💀

near bison
#

do y'all's high schools have advanced inquiry honors? if so is it worth taking or should I go straight to AP Lang / English III Honors

cinder gorge
near bison
#

so yes for a 4-year college?

cyan prairie
#
  1. Advanced English workshop (if I get out then maybe anatomy?)
  2. English 3 reg
  3. Advanced Band or Wind Ensemble( varies on the final)
  4. US History
  5. Korean 3H
  6. Algebra 2 reg
    This is my schedule for junior year. Is there anything I should change?
cinder gorge
#

its too much wasted space

cyan prairie
#

That’s the bare minimum for my specific school.
English - 4 years
Mathematics - 3 years
Language - 2 years at most but I would like to get the biliteracy award
Science - 1 year of bio, 1 year of chem or earth and space
History - World History, US History, Econ and us govt
PE- 2 years

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but i personally wouldnt do that

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Guys

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When should an international student come to america for education?

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I’m currently 14

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almost 15

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so in 8th grade

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i live in Egypt

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also doesn’t every international student go to america?

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well

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Egypt has poor education

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y do u want to come to the US?

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we take physics in 8th grade

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i wouldnt do that

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I don’t even know what’s AP CSP

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y u taking all aps? ur taking useless classes for no reason from what i see

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in Egypt we don’t take AP

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so should i?

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r u majoring in cs?

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whats the reason?

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from what i see, ur working too hard, ur wasting ur energy on stuff thats unnecessary

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work smarter

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not from what i see

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What grade are you,

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