course-selection

[ripe geyser]

In your school?

it probably is 1k lol

[buoyant vapor]

In high school only

1k

[ripe geyser]

so about 200 people per grade

yeah

small town high school

they get away with other methods that idk and idc about lol

[cinder gorge]

We have 3k for 9th-12th

[ripe geyser]

Yeah that's a big high school

[buoyant vapor]

Wow

[cinder gorge]

No duh

[ripe geyser]

I'd say once you get to like 750 it's big

[buoyant vapor]

Imagine going to a big school

[ripe geyser]

500 is medium

[buoyant vapor]

So many advantages

[ripe geyser]

250 and below is small

250-600 is medium

600+ is large

[buoyant vapor]

I used to go to a school with 109 per grade so

[cinder gorge]

Imagine not working for the district and getting paid by the school

[buoyant vapor]

100*

[ripe geyser]

I should do that

[buoyant vapor]

What

[ripe geyser]

https://tenor.com/view/meme-balls-discord-funny-gif-25072977

[buoyant vapor]

I should leave

[ripe geyser]

https://tenor.com/view/jetstream-sam-metal-gear-rising-metal-gear-rising-sam-metal-gear-rising-memes-sam-gif-25396185

[buoyant vapor]

This second

Right now

[cinder gorge]

I have a job at school and get paid for standing 5-10min a day and get access to staff stuff

[buoyant vapor]

Bye

That’s interesting tho

How much

Is the real question

[cinder gorge]

$100-$300 a month

[livid tundra]

What da duck doin

[buoyant vapor]

Lmao

That’s a lot tbh

[cinder gorge]

Not rlly

I have a good amount of debt after buying my instrument

[buoyant vapor]

Not enough to live alone obviously but good for extra income

[cinder gorge]

I bought it for $4400

[ripe geyser]

100 is actually pretty little

A McDonalds job in most states pays about 400 a month

[cinder gorge]

Do u have a better job then standing 5-10min a day?

That pays more?

[buoyant vapor]

He stands for 10 min a day wdym

[ripe geyser]

I had a job where I stood for 8 hours a day

but

[buoyant vapor]

Don’t ask for too much

[ripe geyser]

I also got to meet Oliver the pimp

[cinder gorge]

I get paid for 30min for standing 10min

[ripe geyser]

so I think I had the better job 💀

[buoyant vapor]

Ikr

[ripe geyser]

Yeah but do you get to meet Oliver?

[buoyant vapor]

Wtf is Oliver the pimp

[ripe geyser]

that's what I thought

[cinder gorge]

Stop trying to relate if u dont have a job

[buoyant vapor]

Wow

[cinder gorge]

Does that matter? Idc who he is or what he does

[buoyant vapor]

That’s my cue to leave

[ripe geyser]

I explained earlier:
The manager at my McDonalds was an Australian transfer high school senior whose day time job was being a manager and the nighttime job was being a pimp

he's dope

[buoyant vapor]

U guys are mean

[ripe geyser]

also really gay

[buoyant vapor]

I’m going to math help

[ripe geyser]

idk what life circumstances led up to that job discription but I love him

[ripe geyser]

So yeah, do you have an Oliver type of person in your job?

[cinder gorge]

does it matter?

if it doesnt matter, y should i care?

[ripe geyser]

Cause it's Oliver

[cinder gorge]

good for u

[tribal hull]

what’s ap human geography about and is it hard

[stiff fjord]

Is AP human geography better or AP government better for freshman year

[cinder gorge]

wdym by better

[stiff fjord]

Like easier

Or "recommended"

[cinder gorge]

their prob equal

[stiff fjord]

Kk thxx

[sharp echo]

Does it matter what APs. Do certain ones look better for college

[cinder gorge]

take the aps that relate to ur major the most

and it doesnt matter what aps u have, if u have enough rigor in ur schedule and do more then regulars for ur major

[fickle vortex]

is AP Human worth taking during freshman year?

[cinder gorge]

idk

depends on how u define worth

[wise forge]

no

it gives terrible credit and is a useless grade weight

like idek what college credit it could give

[sharp echo]

Alright

[cinder gorge]

wdym by terrible credit? it counts has history i think

[wise forge]

Most colleges don’t accept it, not even my community college will- which is like a low af bar.

My school considers it an arts elective i think

or a pe class maybe who knows

[cinder gorge]

it counts as an elective

ive got this study guide from someone that has study guide + notes for most ap, and their good notes

i have this to help me with my aps next yr

[wise forge]

daym

there we go

[cinder gorge]

yk that u could have manually deleted it, right?

it takes like 5 sec to delete

[wise forge]

i’m lazy

[tranquil plume]

Sup

So you are planning on doing your GCSEs

What did you take prior to that?

Are you choosing GCEs or GCSEs?

Right, so what subjects did you pick before GCSEs?

Your lower secondary subjects

No I mean, what did you study before?

I want to know what you studied before so that I can give suggestions

Yes, I sat for the Cambridge exams for my GCSEs and GCEs

That's interesting

Consider additional mathematics, mathematics, and computer sciences

Yes

Sorry my discord is bugging out

Do you have a backup option?

Triple science is useful

Backup career option I mean

Oof

Dentistry is very competitive

You need chem bio and maths for dentistry

You are choosing nine subjects right?

Or more?

Alright cool cool

Tertiary levels?

Your GCEs right?

Sorry, I have actually left the UK a while back after finishing my GCEs

I know but I'm not sure what T levels are

Back when I was studying, we only had O, As and A levels

I see

I'll have to check what that's all about

So you've got further, Maths, Cs, three sciences, Spanish and english

So now you have 8 subjects at hand

Not sure what you could choose for a ninth subject

DnT is an OK choice

You can pursue it if you don't mind drawing

Have you consider any finance-related subjects?

Principle of accountings, economics?

Geography as a fourth albeit not so applicable science?

That can work as well

You don't like memorising?

That's good

Dentistry needs that

Business studies might be a good option for a 10th subjecf

For dentistry, if you want the upper hand, yes

I don't know how competitive is software programming

When choosing a uni to study in, you need to find out how you can convince the admissions officers that you are the perfect fit for them

But you will soon notice that universities value some traits and that these traits overlap with the others

We used to have something called personal statements, where we describe and sell ourselves

Basically your unis will know everything you write on it

However, the UK has scrapped the written personal statement for a video version

I don't know how that system works

No not that

It's basically a sort of document containing your experiences and skills

They use it to find their preferred candidate

When they see a good match they will invite you for interview

You need additional skills outside of academixs

Leadership, communication, Interpersonal, work ethics, patience, etc

These kinds of things

But the ones I listed above are for medicine

I'm not sure what unis look for in programming students

So you have to do your resewrch

Here's another tip, start a few projects surrounding your course

It will help a lot

Maybe go for an attachment to see real programmers

Will help a lot when on your resume for the admissions officers

No, like, actual programmers

I mean sure that sorta counts

But like programmers who program for a living

Observing their daily life, and shadowing them will give you invaluable experience

Sorry, I don't. My network is primarily with med students

I'm not a med student yet but once I am I will have a lot of help

I guess so lol

Right bye

Best of luck bro

[hollow arrow]

So i really wanna persue psychology

But im bad at math

So could i survive the statistics and probability courses?

[cinder gorge]

Then do it

If psychology is ur passion and it requires math, i would say so

[hollow arrow]

It doesnt need as much math as other courses

[cinder gorge]

Ok?

[hollow arrow]

And you dont really use alot of math in the work field

Except for statistics

So

[cinder gorge]

Then what’s ur question

[hollow arrow]

I have another one xD

[cinder gorge]

Ask

[hollow arrow]

So like,To get licensed here in my country, You need a masters degree but in other countries abroad,You usually need a doctorate

So would it be worth it to get a doctorate?

[cinder gorge]

Which country

[hollow arrow]

Canada

Well im from the philippines

And im planning to immigrate

[cinder gorge]

U need a doctorate to do anything in the medical field, its a MD or DO

[hollow arrow]

Not really

[cinder gorge]

Yes u do

[hollow arrow]

The minimum here is a masters degree

Besides i wanna be a psychologist not a psychiatrist lol

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, u get a masters in ur major and then get doctorate and then phd if u want

[hollow arrow]

And in a few provinces in canada, A masters is enough for licensure

[cinder gorge]

Idk how CA works

[hollow arrow]

So,I probably shouldnt get a doctorate if it isnt required

Right?

[cinder gorge]

Thats on u, idk what to tell u

[hollow arrow]

:/

[cinder gorge]

I cant make decisions for u

[hollow arrow]

Well like im asking if its necessary for like better employment or smth

[cinder gorge]

Then u should have just asked that

[hollow arrow]

I implied it lol but mb

[cinder gorge]

And yeah, better degree prob equals to better employment

[hollow arrow]

Well i mean in the end i dont really have a choice since i cant afford a doctorate

[cinder gorge]

????? Where r ur questions going???

[hollow arrow]

Its going towards the same place i am

Which is

My bed

Goodnight xD

[cinder gorge]

If u can’t afford it, then y u asking?

[hollow arrow]

I have school tommorow-

[hollow arrow]

Cuz like

Later in life i could probably afford it

But atm i can only get the masters which is the minimum

[cinder gorge]

Just ask the questions u have

[austere tulip]

Always scholarships

[hollow arrow]

Idk if i could get one-

[austere tulip]

and if u can, getting student loans sometimes is ok

[hollow arrow]

Im like

[austere tulip]

there's always many opporuntiies

[hollow arrow]

Smart but not really-

[cinder gorge]

How do u measure smartness?

[austere tulip]

Because becoming a doctor also has some pay

[austere tulip]

u can't

i argue thaat there's nothing called smart

i mean there's iq

[cinder gorge]

I wasnt asking u

[hollow arrow]

Well for me it comes down to your thought process

The way you think

[cinder gorge]

Wdym

[hollow arrow]

Like

[austere tulip]

wow...

[hollow arrow]

Efficiency in problem solving

[austere tulip]

ok, so that's related to iq

but for scholarships

it's not about "being smart"

its more about working hard

[cinder gorge]

???

[austere tulip]

just do that

[hollow arrow]

I mean atm i dont need a scholarship

[cinder gorge]

I disagree

[hollow arrow]

We have a state university here and you know what that meansss

[cinder gorge]

Ur literally going in circles rn

[austere tulip]

ok,

[hollow arrow]

No tuition! 🥳

[cinder gorge]

No i dont

[austere tulip]

so if u don't need a scholarship

state universities do have tuition

it's less tuition

but there's def tuition

[hollow arrow]

Well here there isnt sooo

Yea its entirely government funded

[cinder gorge]

Thats in US

[hollow arrow]

Ye

Im asian

From a kinda poor country

[cinder gorge]

Idc

[cinder gorge]

Does that matter?

[hollow arrow]

._.

Im not talking to you-

Im talking to them lol

[cinder gorge]

Them is many people

[austere tulip]

that shpuldn't matter

[hollow arrow]

Them is also a pronoun

[mint thorn]

Or they/them pronouns

[hollow arrow]

And im not assuming their gender so i say them

[austere tulip]

he is fine

🙂

[hollow arrow]

Its rude to call a male a her right?

[cinder gorge]

Mb, I forgot that theres like 1000 pronouns

[hollow arrow]

Alrighty

[austere tulip]

yeah,

so state universities

for u are free?

that's awesome

[hollow arrow]

You get told about 1 new pronoun type other than he and she and you say that ._.

[hollow arrow]

Yea but post education isnt

[austere tulip]

but again, trying out for scholarships and getting some student loan when u need some is totally fine

[hollow arrow]

And neither is private schools

[cinder gorge]

Isnt there like xe or something like that

[austere tulip]

for post education, especially for a doctorate, that's probably what u can do

[hollow arrow]

Uh yea i believe those are neo pronouns

[austere tulip]

I mean if u could, applying to a US post education college will probably get u more financial aid

[hollow arrow]

Well you see

I have a phobia

Its called ahem

✨ Dissertationphobia ✨

[cinder gorge]

Just get ur education done and ask questions if u have questions

[mint thorn]

Those are neo pronouns and those people are very very rare (I’ve never met one) so just use they them as a catch all unless someone tells you their specific pronouns

[hollow arrow]

Yep!

If idk their gender then i just use they/them

[junior owl]

Hi. I am a freshman in high-school. I want to get into MIT. As of right now I am 1st in my class. But next year I have the opportunity to take dual credit or ap. Does anyone know which MIT looks more into.

[hollow arrow]

Oh also that applies only in the us i believe

[cinder gorge]

Btw whats different with neo pronouns then he/she? Like is there a new body part that sets them different?

[austere tulip]

it's fine

[cinder gorge]

Everything

[austere tulip]

but if u want a good education

[hollow arrow]

Its what they identify as and what they want to be called as

[austere tulip]

Yeah do both, they are seen as the same. Ap might have more options for credit in college though.

honestly if u challenge urself

it shouldn't be too bad

[mint thorn]

Its just what they want to be called, so ze/zem/zeirs. Tbh I don’t understand it too well but it’s no effort for me to do what they want so idrc

[junior owl]

OK thank you

[hollow arrow]

Yea like if you dont wanna respect them then dont expect any respect out of them

[mint thorn]

One of my friends is probably going to get into mit

[cinder gorge]

@low salmon advertising

[mint thorn]

Like if he doesn’t then the application system is so screwed up

[hollow arrow]

Huh

[low salmon]

what

[low salmon]

why am i pinged

[hollow arrow]

Wtf i didnt send that-

[mint thorn]

Were you hacked?

[hollow arrow]

Im not even in the server-

[low salmon]

@cinder gorge

[hollow arrow]

Uhh idk where do i check that

[mint thorn]

🤷‍♀️ just force sign out everyone and then go back in

[worthy marsh]

What's this channel about?

[austere tulip]

that matters

[mint thorn]

To help figure out what courses you should take

We’re kind of off topic right now

[austere tulip]

like even the best of the best have like a 30% chance

[cinder gorge]

Whats the name of this channel

[austere tulip]

cuz of how competitive

[hollow arrow]

Oh how do i do that

[low salmon]

did u accidentally ping me?? @cinder gorge

[mint thorn]

Yeah absolutely but he genuinely has a really good fighting chance so I really hope he gets in

[austere tulip]

yeah

[cinder gorge]

Whos he?

[austere tulip]

i hope mit makes their class bigger

[worthy marsh]

The name alone isn't very reflective of what it entails. And yes I may or may not have forgotten to read the description but that's because most channels don't have a description

[austere tulip]

oh

apparently

he got dmed

for teddy bear advetisements channel

[cinder gorge]

@vocal wagon

[mint thorn]

Just one of my friends

[hollow arrow]

Oh wait i just checked the signed in devices

And nope own all of the devices signed in there

And the message was sent a few minutes ago even if i didnt dm them

So

Im very confused

[mint thorn]

Is it shown in your dms?

[cinder gorge]

Yes

I literally have proof

[hollow arrow]

Its shown in mine too-

I feel like this guys tryna frame me cuz i just clarified gender and pronouns for them xD

[worthy marsh]

First of all, reset your password. Second of all, log out then log in

And are you sure no other devices accessed your account?

[hollow arrow]

Yep

[austere tulip]

well

either way

toki shouldn't be banned

because that was done in the dms

not in the channel

[hollow arrow]

I cant?

Wait now im paranoid-

[hollow arrow]

Does someone have access to my account-

[austere tulip]

but they didn't do it in this server

[worthy marsh]

If you didn't do that then obviously yes

[cinder gorge]

Literally dms and the server makes no difference, i have experience with this stuff, stop trying to argue

[austere tulip]

Lol another logical fallacy

anyways

There's a reason I'm not mod and you're not mod

[hollow arrow]

Here

Alright so i logged out all of the things on windows

[hollow arrow]

Also thats not my intention lol

I came here to find some help with school

[cinder gorge]

Uh huh

[hollow arrow]

Then idk but apparently someone has access to my account

Idk how nor when

Since it didnt register in the discord client thing

Only devices that are logged in to my discord are mine

Alright ima change my password too

Aaaand done

Hopefully a duck doesnt go browsing my discord lol

Ima block him so it doesn't get up to some mischief

[cinder gorge]

Block me cuz u sent me that link???

LMAO

[hollow arrow]

I didnt but its to avoid further incrimination

Also why would i even send that to you xD

Do i look like an advertiser

Im just a kid who's bad at math

[cinder gorge]

Looks can be deceiving

[hollow arrow]

Whatever you say my guy xD

Just saying if ur salty about me explaining things then ya shouldn't try to get me banned

Now goodnight i have my thesis defense tomorrow

[tulip dawn]

oop

[sharp summit]

Thoughts?

I'm a Freshman btw

[compact plaza]

Not enough aps imo

The grade u have the most def shouldn't be sophomore year

[austere tulip]

Good, I'm just curious

why do u have robotoics twice

[austere tulip]

nah

they also have dal enrollment

dual

[austere tulip]

also i wouldn't recommend taaking us history twice

[random flame]

quick question

if you had like the choice between AP World or Ap Psych for Freshman year, which one is more worth it?

[cinder gorge]

depends how u define worth

[random flame]

oh I meant like which gives more credit towards future things

[cinder gorge]

same credit

[random flame]

which one is more useful though

[cinder gorge]

idk

whats ur major

and how do u define usefulness

[random flame]

I want to major in like physics

[random flame]

like which one provides more access to other AP courses, because some Ap courses require like prerequisites and stuff, so does it matter if you take Ap World?

[cinder gorge]

no

[random flame]

oh

which one do you recommend?

[cinder gorge]

do whatever u what to do

i personally would do physic because of my major

[random flame]

true except in the hs I'm registering for physics isn't offered for freshman

[cinder gorge]

i meant Psych

[random flame]

oh

gotcha

ty

[radiant cape]

So my school doesn’t really offer aps for freshmen and sophomores- are there any easy aps i could possibly convince my counselors and teachers to let me do? (I don’t want to end up with a million aps junior and senior years)

[gloomy lotus]

not really answering your question, but you could self-study an AP. You may not get the GPA boost, but if you pass the exam, you get the college credits

I self-studied CSA last year and got a 5, this year I'm self-studying ap physics

its not too bad, theres a lot of resources online

i wouldnt try self-studying something like AP bio or AP chem tho, those require a lot of work and best if learned in a classroom environment with a teacher

[radiant cape]

Oh yeah, always forget that’s an option!

[quiet arrow]

i’m also self studying csa, do you have any advice?

[gloomy lotus]

honestly just practice, practice, practice. If you have any friends doing CSA in class, ask them if you can use their practice FRQ's, MCQ's.

I also highly recommend using CSAwesome, it is a bit "boring", but they have really nice explanations and go through every topic:

https://runestone.academy/ns/books/published/csawesome/index.html?mode=browsing

Also check out collegeboard official released APCSA tests, they have a lot of practice MCQs and FRQs you can practice

[quiet arrow]

thanks!

[random flame]

so how do you self study an Ap again?

do you just like talk with it with the school?

[sharp summit]

Double blocked.

[gloomy lotus]

For me, I just asked my counselor if I'll still be able to take the test in my school even without the class. You should be fine, I'd just tell your guidance counselor your plan

[random flame]

is it availible to freshmen

?

[gloomy lotus]

yeah! I self-studied CSA as a freshman

[random flame]

ohh gotcha, tysm I will keep that in mind when I talk to my counselors

[gloomy lotus]

np! and good luck!

[random flame]

ty you too!

[spice tangle]

I'm taking the class in school rn, and we also do a lot of Java problems from PracticeIt

https://practiceit.cs.washington.edu/

[polar furnace]

should i go for the harder classes, I am going to go to college for music and art but there are teachers out there that know that I’m really smart and want me to do AP classes

[wicked jolt]

Does your school offer ap music theory or ap art

[flint wyvern]

yes

[polar furnace]

sadly no, I’m in all the music extracurriculares that the school offers

[wicked jolt]

Maybe think specifically what comes easy to you

Like subjects wise

[polar furnace]

alr, I’m just going to take as much as I can since Im already ahead of my grade

[dusty ivy]

hi guys

ik this isnt really course selection related

but if any of u guys are part of ur schools newspaper or are enrolled in a journalism class

can you plz give me some insight on what its like, what you learn and if i shud join it or not

i think its really interesting but im also not completely sure yet

[cinder gorge]

Should I Take Computer Sci or Business management?

I want an all rounder Course That Will open up the most opportunities throughout my career and I'm interested to both of them.

[gloomy lotus]

Both majors open up a ton of paths and viable career options, I'd say choose whichever one you're passionate about/interested in

[cinder gorge]

Ty

[fringe barn]

How does this science sequence look?

Freshman H. Chem (self study normal bio and finish self study of AP physics 1)
Sophomore AP bio (self study AP physics 2)
Junior AP chem
Senior physics e and M and physics mechanics

[gloomy lotus]

thats pretty good! Do you plan on majoring in the science field? If so, this schedule would be really good!

[fringe barn]

I plan on majoring in physics

[gloomy lotus]

Yeah than this is perfect

then*

[fringe barn]

The thing is is that my school doesn't offer physics c until you completed all the science courses and technically it's not even AP physics it's physics at the local University

Just in the areas of mechanics and electromaticism

[gloomy lotus]

that sounds pretty cool

[fringe barn]

Okay cool

[gloomy lotus]

and that would be really good experience, taking a college level course

[fringe barn]

Exactly

[gloomy lotus]

are you a freshman currently?

[fringe barn]

I'm doing the same thing with my math courses to do calculus 2 senior year

[gloomy lotus]

Same! I'm probs going to do dual enrollment calc at my university

[fringe barn]

Eighth grade planning my high school schedule

[gloomy lotus]

ohh that makes sense

I'm currently self-studying physics 1 and it's honestly a breeze, if you want some materials I can give you some

[fringe barn]

A thanks man I have been using Khan academy and I just picked up Princeton review

[fringe barn]

That would honestly be lovely

[austere tulip]

That's really cool

[gloomy lotus]

Oh yeah perfect, khan academy is really good! I started off using that. I'm not sure about princeton review but it's a really reputable source so it should be good

[fringe barn]

Yeah my local library had that book so I picked it up

I'm about halfway through circular motion and gravitation and I started about a month ago maybe two

[fringe barn]

Nice

[fresh spade]

i'm going into my freshman year this fall; how do these classes sound?
during the summer: health & bio
during the school year: adv english, integrated II/III math, chemistry, ap human geo, art, spanish 3-4

i'm taking art cause the ninth grade elective options are pretty limited and theres nothing i really wanted to do, so i decided to just do art next year to get the requirement out of the way

[ripe geyser]

DO NOT SELF STUDY CLASSES

That’s it

[fringe barn]

Legitimate question what is wrong with self studying classes? You still get the information.

[wise forge]

I can't wait to go to my counselor (she placed me in these classes without any say from me) on monday when we begin registration and be like "not doing any of that"

[ripe geyser]

Because there’s no benefit

If you’re self studying APs there’s no benefit for it as most schools find it strange to do that, including T50s

If you’re self studying regular high school classes then there’s no reason to do that because you’re forcing yourself down an accelerated pathway that your school doesn’t expect and that leads to a lot of struggles in HS

You spend more time doing something that nobody cares about and will only make your life harder

[austere tulip]

nothing's really wrong

it just matters whether u can handle it or no

and i think u might be able to as long as you have enough time and are passionate enough

[austere tulip]

i mean, that looks pretty good

[wise forge]

i’m

i don’t want to do that all

[austere tulip]

oh yeah i forgot u also do dual enrollment

thats gonna be torture

[gloomy lotus]

Can I ask why? I'm an IB student and our school does not offer IB physics at all, so I'm currently self-studying AP Physics since it's important for comp sci. We also don't have any leftover slots so I can't even take it in school

[ripe geyser]

Well physics isn't actually important to comp sci! Also generally schools find it strange why you would place all of that effort into a class that in general can be learned at in college. It also doesn't help that it actually is a massive turn-off for colleges if they see someone who had self-studied for an AP class as the first thought that most AOs get when they see that is "what could they have done with that time it hadn't went towards studying AP Physics?"

Here's a fun fact: in that question, a lot of AOs will embellish the potential future and then remember that the future they had imagined didn't happen, get really disappointed, and then throw out your paper (assuming T50s)

Similar logic applies outside of T50s but it's not nearly as bad as outside of T50s most colleges are willing to give you the benefit of the doubt

[glacial onyx]

There’s nothing wrong with it. Self studying works for some but not for others. If you’re motivated to do it you’ll be ok but if you don’t have motivation and you’re forced into it it’s gonna be hard

[ripe geyser]

if you really want to learn physics, then I strongly encourage you instead take the IB Physics class online, or you instead take a college class

[ripe geyser]

There isn't for the individual, but there is if the individual is trying to aim for T50s

[sullen flint]

I have a question

[ripe geyser]

many T50 AOs have stated before they do not like seeing self-studied classes on transcripts or test scores

[sullen flint]

This year I’m doing AP bio, USH and Lang. My school only is limited on a few aps but I don’t know which ones to ask for

[ripe geyser]

the exception maybe being for similar level classes (i.e if you take the AP Calc exam while also taking Maths HL or if you take the AP Physics exams while taking IB Physics)

[ripe geyser]

Well what does your school offer?

And what kind of job are you interested in?

[sullen flint]

The ones left are human geography, environmental, calc bc, stats, spanish Lang

I want to be a doctor

[gloomy lotus]

hmm that makes a lot of sense. I did hear that physics was somewhat important though to CS. Our school offers AP physics, but us IB kids can't take them since we have no open slots.

dont classes in college cost a lot more than what they do in highschool

like the same credits done in hs would be like 200$ but in college, would be thousands?

[ripe geyser]

Alright, Seeing how you're taking 3 APs rn you want to save some for the future I would encourage taking human geo to go with USH and that's about it

[sullen flint]

I also have Gov.. I’ve heard stats are good to learn if I want to be a doctor

[ripe geyser]

Yes

that's why I say take stats next year

I was aobut to lol

[sullen flint]

Oh okay lol

[ripe geyser]

Stats is useful for pretty much anyone tbh

[sullen flint]

One last question

[ripe geyser]

There's not many jobs that require a high school diploma or greater where the knowledge of AP Stats isn't useful

[ripe geyser]

Some schools offer "dual enrollment" which is basically an option to take the college classes during high school

Lastly, take the college classes at a community college rather than a 4 year institution

CC classes cost about 250 dollars per class and while not as applicable, still makes you look highly competetive

This si assuming there is no Dual Enrollment option

[gloomy lotus]

would you say stats is needed for CS

or is it just physics, calc, and comp sci

[ripe geyser]

most schools have that option and in that case you get 4 classes for everyone

[ripe geyser]

Stats is needed for almost everything lol

[sullen flint]

During the Covid years where it hit the hardest, I was in my freshman year and wasn’t able to do good that year. Would admissions look at that as heavy as they would look at my sophomore-senior years?

[ripe geyser]

AP physics is not needed for CS

[ripe geyser]

I fucking hope so, I had a poor freshman year grade lol

[sullen flint]

Same

[ripe geyser]

My max GPA I can get by Junior year is a 3.7 UW :pain:

But I encourage you look into the UC system

they do not add freshman year classes to your evaluation

well they do

but not the GPA from freshman year

[gloomy lotus]

damn i shouldve studied that instead of physics ;--;

thanks bro

i think we get one open slot senior year so ill probs take stats then

[ripe geyser]

There are also rumors that when Princeton calculates GPA they don't look at freshman year grades but those are rumors

[sullen flint]

I really hope they don’t look at my freshman.. remote learning was the worst thing I could have experienced when it comes to my education

[ripe geyser]

Physics is still a good class to take for anything math related, though not as much as stats which is good for any field

[gloomy lotus]

you can put that in the "additional notes" part of your common app, no?

i think itll help

[ripe geyser]

AP Stats is the AP Equivalent of King of all trades, master of all lol

[gloomy lotus]

yeah I guess so

[sullen flint]

I’m not sure, I haven’t dealt with the college app yet

[ripe geyser]

That is possible

[gloomy lotus]

I mean when you get there

[ripe geyser]

it's called an extenuating circumstance

Issue is that top colleges will usually not consider poor grades caused by COVID as a viable extenuating circumstance unless COVID is a factor of another factor

i.e: you had depression beforehand but COVID made it worse

[sullen flint]

Alright thank you

[ripe geyser]

Outside top 50 you're fine lol

[sullen flint]

Also can I ask you a question involving algebra 1

[ripe geyser]

I encourage you look outside top 50 unis

[sullen flint]

Thank you

[ripe geyser]

#math-help

[sullen flint]

Okay

[ripe geyser]

Unless it's related to whether or not you want to take/skip the class

which if it is then yeah sure

[sullen flint]

Oh, i just wanted help with algebra 1 - 2. Covid made it nearly impossible to learn anything for me so I didn’t end up learning a thing from algebra 1

And now I’m in algebra 2

So I’m just sitting in that class

Suffering

[ripe geyser]

Inform your teacher about that and your teacher will be able to help you better than I can

[sullen flint]

I have

The conversation went no where

[ripe geyser]

How about your counselor

Consider taking algebra I over the summer

[sullen flint]

She won’t let me

[ripe geyser]

Was there a reason why?

[sullen flint]

She just told me that she isn’t allowed to do that

[ripe geyser]

I encourage you send her an email or ask her about why she isn't allowed to let you retake a class over the summer

most schools allow that to happen so I find it strange why she wouldn't let you do that

[sullen flint]

Okay, I’ll email her

Thanks a lot for helping

[ripe geyser]

Either way, I encourage you go on Khan Academy and see the video lessons there as that's honestly the best you can do

[cinder gorge]

Guys I’m going to high school next year and I feel 7 credits for freshman year is too little my schools requirement for freshman is 6.5 and the max is 8 credits

Am I taking too little amount of credit classes? My academic classes are mostly honors idk if that matters tho

[flint wyvern]

7 credits sounds fine

if the max is 8 then i think ur good

[cinder gorge]

Alright but I also am wondering I’m taking honors planet earth (science), honors English, honors US gov and regions. Are these too many honors classes?

[flint wyvern]

it honestly depends on the school and teachers but if you think you can handle it then it should be okay

personally for me i took all honors freshman year and i managed fairly well

[cinder gorge]

I mean I got recommended for all honors but I’m only taking a few honors so if I got recommended does that mean I probably could’ve taken all honors?

[cinder gorge]

If you did good I think I can too

[flint wyvern]

it honestly depends on you and what you think you can do

me and you are different people, which means we have different studying styles and stuff lol

i originally only wanted to take 3 honors, but they placed me in another honors class without telling me so i just dealt with it

but if you think you can do it then i believe in you :D

[cursive nebula]

so my school is starting to do course selections for next year (context: i'm currently a sophomore, and i'm taking english honors, chem honors, apush, ap bio, french 3 and precalc)

i want to be a vet when i'm older so i'm wondering whether or not i should take ap environmental, my plan is take ap physics and chem, but would adding on environmental be worth it for me? i can also send my planned course schedule for junior year :)

[cinder gorge]

Thank you I think I can do it I have my parents support and yours I’ve handled stressful things before and I think I can do it

[cinder gorge]

Did you take biology in 9th grade because it can help you become a vet

[cursive nebula]

yes i took biology honors last year (9th grade) and i'm currently taking ap bio this year (10th grade)
and i'm planning on taking ap physics and ap chem next year (11th grade)

[flint wyvern]

does your school offer anatomy?

[cursive nebula]

it does but i doubt i'll take it, and they are trying to shorten electives to 1 semester as opposed to a full year

[cinder gorge]

I think it could help you gigantically from what my mom has told me she is a doctor btw she said when she went to high school in Poland before she came her to college she took honors science and ap and all that

I think you could do well

[cinder gorge]

My school for biology if I wanted to take it 9th grade both of my electives are gone

[cursive nebula]

my question was more or less is it worth it for me to take apes and would it be manageable taking 3 ap sciences the same year

[flint wyvern]

i think ap enviro is really easy

and fun

not sure if its beneficial to a vet career though

but it is fun

[frigid stag]

I hear AP chem is terrible

[glacial onyx]

Ap Chem is difficult but really fun

It starts off pretty easy but gets significantly harder

[glossy dirge]

for our school, ap physics is very hard and both of the classes are time consuming if you want an a in them

[vagrant solar]

Pre Calculus Honors
AP Lang/Comp
AP Biology
Chemistry Honors
World history (Virtual)
AP CSA
Essentials of BioTech

[ripe geyser]

[vagrant solar]

Is that a manageable and worth of a 10th grade schedule?

[ripe geyser]

please do not take multiple unrelated science classes in 1 year

Absolutely not lol

[vagrant solar]

Like what?

[ripe geyser]

In your case Chem and AP Bio

AP Bio is a fine course to take, I'm taking it

But I'm not quite certain if I would want to pile chem honors on top of that

especially since the majority of the chemistry you'll be learning in a chem class is also taught in AP Bio afaik

[vagrant solar]

Oh that’s a common a route at my school

[ripe geyser]

I mean if you want to go for it

But I encourage you look for other courses that might enhance your biology experience

[vagrant solar]

Doesn’t Chem do that?

[ripe geyser]

Depends

if you want to be a bio-chemist then yeah

But if you want to be a bioengineer then learning electronics is more important so an engineering class would work

seeing CSA in there also makes me think you'd benefit from taking a stats class as it might be in your interests to do Bioinformatics in the future as that field is a newly budding one and has extremely high potential for growth and demand

As it stands right now the average starting salary for a bioinformatician is 100k but it'll probably decrease by the time we get into college to about 90-80k

Still a hell of a salary to start off with, especially with something related to biology, a field well known for generally being the worst stem

[vagrant solar]

I wanna go into physics

[ripe geyser]

why the fuck are you taking chemistry, compsci a, and biology if you want to go into physics

Wait why are you taking bio tech

homie is taking everything unrelated to physics 💀

in that case I encourage you take on a more math heavy courseload over the year

[vagrant solar]

Well it’s just an option

Im@not sure about going into physics yet

[ripe geyser]

I encourage you consider taking AP Calc next year rather than Precalc and learn precalc over the summer

generally afaik precalc is one of the easiest classes to self learn for

And while I usually encourage people don't do that, it seems like your school doesn't actually offer an alternative to help you out with physics lol

Unless you had AP Physics and you decided for some god awful reason to pick not AP physics and instead everything else

please don't tell me you did that

[vagrant solar]

See I’m not sure about going into physics

[ripe geyser]

Aite

Well then, I still encourage you follow the path I'm telling you about and keep the rest of your classes

[vagrant solar]

I don’t think I can take ap physics next year

[ripe geyser]

taking calc AB as a sophomore will leave you space for AP stats senior year which is generally the only useful AP class you'll take

[vagrant solar]

Im a freshmen right now

[ripe geyser]

mistype

[vagrant solar]

Okay

[ripe geyser]

Cause with AP Calc AB as a sophomore you get BC junior year and stats senior year

which will be far less intensive helping out with course load and also give you an AP Class that matters

[vagrant solar]

I was planning on dual enrolling for linear algebra and multivariable calc

[ripe geyser]

Fun fact:
They're meant to be taken in sequence

that's why

[vagrant solar]

Doesn’t bc cover ab?

[ripe geyser]

It does, but generally AB will help you out if you can take i

especially considering that:
having no math class senior year is a struggle

and dual enrollment for linear algebra/multivariable calc is a solid

One doesn't simply just take calc 2

[vagrant solar]

Wait so should I take engineering instead of biotech if I wanna go into physics!

[ripe geyser]

it's often the hardest calc class most schools offer

[ripe geyser]

You should take whatever the fuck you want tbh, you're going to be exploring a lot of fields

If you want, then take engineering

if biotech seems interesting then take that

[vagrant solar]

Okay thanks

[ripe geyser]

Freshman and Junior years are really more meant for you to explore shit

[vagrant solar]

But wouldn’t it better for college apps if I was decided on something in hs?

[ripe geyser]

Not as a freshman

Also note:
like 55% of all people in college end up changing their majors in the middle of their education

[vagrant solar]

O

[ripe geyser]

I think this is especially the case in unis like harvard or other T50s where everyone enrolls as one thing and exits with an economics degree 💀

[vagrant solar]

But why

Is it too hard for them or something?

[ripe geyser]

No

More just that an econ degree often is the easiest one to find work in

I wouldn't say useless

more just that they don't pay as much as other majors

And even then there's always exceptions

and also: most people at T50s get "useless" majors

I think the most common major at Harvard is english or something 💀

[vagrant solar]

Bruh what

Why is that a common major

I thought it would be something like engineering

Or business

[ripe geyser]

A lot of reasons, generally because the English school is the largest one

The arts are usually the first buildings to be established in any college older than 100 years old

so it's also usually the largest

Hence, 25% of all Harvard students have english as their major

However it changes if the universities first building was in a different field

So for UPenn and Pepperdine they established business schools before their college of letters and sciences so for both of them business is their largest fields

[vagrant solar]

What do they even work as with an English degree

[ripe geyser]

A lot lol

English is actually really underrated

If it's not a STEM field job, a degree in English can usually get you in

Journalism, a couple of business based jobs, consultation work, etc.

A lot of jobs will take english degrees alongside with the specific degree for their job

(i.e Business jobs taking a BA in english over a BA in Business)

[vagrant solar]

That’s interesting

[ripe geyser]

Yeah

tbh english is an A-Tier degree

[vagrant solar]

But it sounds kinda not respected

[ripe geyser]

That's because it's not

OFtentimes a specific degree is better than an english one

but they'll still be accepted anywhere they go if they come from harvard lol

[vagrant solar]

Wait so r ppl double majoring in English ?

[ripe geyser]

SOme are

but many aren't

It's rare for people to double major in English, usually double majoring goes between STEM fields or STEM+Business

[vagrant solar]

Is a minor worth it?

[ripe geyser]

Humanities do not double major that often because the workload for double majoring in a humanities is genuinely the hardest thing you can get

[ripe geyser]

No lol

it's like a minors in business

[vagrant solar]

Like a minor in any field

[ripe geyser]

Oh

Depends

Like a minor in Comp Sci is always worth it unless that's your major

Same with a minor in business for some fields

[vagrant solar]

Like major physics and minor in math or cs

[ripe geyser]

If you're a major in physics it's assumed you're proficient in maths so you often don't need to pick up the minor in maths

Honestly if you're going into physics you can probably get 2 minors, 1 in maths and 1 in anotehr field like Comp Sci in your case

I think a maths minor for physics takers only requires like 1 or 2 more classes

[vagrant solar]

Oh

But are minors even worth it?

Like do they give you an advantage?

[ripe geyser]

Just dw about it

You're a freshman

actually I'll give you a bit of existential dread so you have something to worry about moreso than for your future job

Your childhood is ending in 3 years, make the most of it

[buoyant vapor]

💀

[vagrant solar]

So sad

[ripe geyser]

yeah!

Note: have you ever heard a single adult in your life stating that they wished they tried harder as a sophomore in high school so that way they could've gone to harvard?

yeah there's a reason why you haven't, it's usually the Harvard kids who are jealous of the people who made it into normal universities cause that means they often actually had a childhood

[buoyant vapor]

No

Oh

[vagrant solar]

Idk man

[ripe geyser]

Also note:
Undergrad degrees often don't matter where you get them from as long as they're not a scam

[vagrant solar]

I think it’s better to know things ahead

[strange sigil]

So according to you, what should a sophomore do to get to Harvard

[vagrant solar]

I don’t wanna go to Harvard

[ripe geyser]

Yeah but don't worry about things ahead

that's what I'm getting at

know what could happen in the future

but simply just do things that will make you live the rest of your life as a teenager that is happy and healthy lol

[vagrant solar]

Atleast for my bachelors

[ripe geyser]

Cause you never know when bad things happen!

I may have a bit of trauma 💀

yeye

[vagrant solar]

Oh okay

[ripe geyser]

Step 1:
Realize you're not making it into Harvard

Step 2:
Live your life

[vagrant solar]

What grade r u in?

[ripe geyser]

10th lol

[vagrant solar]

Bruh you basically the same age as me

[ripe geyser]

9th grade fucked me the hell up

[vagrant solar]

You are way more knowledgeable than me

[strange sigil]

@ripe geyser what did you do

[ripe geyser]

long story cut short: I have a crazy Ex

there you go

trauma arc of Exotica lol

[ripe geyser]

🧠

[strange sigil]

Oooh I see

[ripe geyser]

Oh yeah side story: my best friend liked crack

Tbh idek where the hell he got it from 💀 I'm still wondering where a fucking 9th grader got Crack Cocaine from

Either way: dw about where you're going in the future

just live your life

[strange sigil]

Wdym by crk

[compact dagger]

@buoyant vapor Your message(s) have been flagged as spam and have been removed.

[ripe geyser]

I am referring to cocaine that contains a methyl base that when heated creates a "popping" or "cracking" noise as a result of the base being released

Bet y'all didn't know that little tidbit about crack cocaine 💀

wait was it a methyl base?

lemme check

[buoyant vapor]

What how do u know so much about everything

[ripe geyser]

Ah it's an alkaloidal base

whatever rthe fuck that is

[buoyant vapor]

I drink alkaline water

[ripe geyser]

Not alkaline

alkaline is a reference to the charge

[buoyant vapor]

✨

[ripe geyser]

I think charge has something to do with it

but more just that the base might make the cocaine more basic than usual

yay for cocaine

these are the alkaloids

[vagrant solar]

Wait what do phds even do with their life? Like for example a physics phd, after their course work they just research so do they research all day or do they start like business or spmsyjkng

[ripe geyser]

It's just research

they ask usless questions and get them answered

And then they figure out the questions weren't useless in the end

[astral crown]

Does anyone recommend honors chemistry?

[ripe geyser]

No reason not to

Actually

wait

Honors are harder than AP classes so idk

Uh

Go for it

[astral crown]

For 9th grade btw

[ripe geyser]

Non-standardized classes make me feel

hard as fuck to study for an honors class lol

But you're fine

[vagrant solar]

I took bio honors 9th grade

[ripe geyser]

9th grade is genrally not going to be any difficult classes

[ripe geyser]

I almost failed geometry honors!

Non-standardized classes got me fucked up

[astral crown]

What if i do chemistry and biology in the same year?

[vagrant solar]

I’m taking ap gov and it’s so unnecessary ly hard

[ripe geyser]

damn

I'm taking AP gov next year

[vagrant solar]

That’s what a lot of ppl do

[ripe geyser]

Ask your counselor

AP World is cool though

you get some dope teachers there

[astral crown]

Ok

[vagrant solar]

You just gotta takes notes and your fine

[ripe geyser]

Don't you need a certain amount of history classes to pass HS?

[vagrant solar]

But if you don’t💀

[ripe geyser]

APUSH isn't more difficult than AP World iirc

Ik

But take APUSH

it's a dope class

[vagrant solar]

I’m dual enrolling ush

[ripe geyser]

Also Standardized and has less HW than it's non AP varient

It's also the middle of the semester

💀

grades have a dip in the middle of the semester

Then in the end people get their shit together and everyone gets an A

it's normal

It's really not

[astral crown]

Should I also take honors algebra 2 or just algebra 2 without honors

[ripe geyser]

Have you ever considered it's a thing related to your students and not your school?

APUSH should never be that exceedingly difficult because it's a standardized class

[astral crown]

?

[ripe geyser]

if it is then whistleblow lol

[flint wyvern]

honors

[ripe geyser]

Yeah Honors

[astral crown]

Ok

[ripe geyser]

Honors Algebra II includes trig which will fulfil your requirements for precalc so you can skip it and take calc

That's meanial work, not difficult work lol

ther'es a difference

[astral crown]

Ok

[strange sigil]

Why don't you want APUSH, if you get at least 3 in the exam you'll stand out better than those who had no AP history classes

[ripe geyser]

difficult is: neurons firing

Menial is long duration

coalition

Get the kids in your class and make a colation against your teacher lol

idk what that'll do

but it'll be funny

I did that for Civics class and it worked!

Mowo

Moro

[astral crown]

Also one more question, should I also do honors English and/or honors world history?

[flint wyvern]

i would do both

[ripe geyser]

Do both honors

actually no, take AP World

[astral crown]

Ok

[ripe geyser]

never take an honors history lol

[flint wyvern]

honors history isnt bad

[ripe geyser]

Honors history is 10x more difficult than AP history 9/10

[flint wyvern]

it depends on the school

[astral crown]

We only have world history and honors world history

[ripe geyser]

well the issue is we don't know what kind of curriculum you're in

[flint wyvern]

and teachers

[flint wyvern]

it varies from school to school

[ripe geyser]

ask your counselor if your school offers AP World

[flint wyvern]

that might be for your case

but keep in mind the person asking is a freshman

same

[ripe geyser]

Isn't AP World usually meant for freshman?

idk at my school freshmen take either AP Human Geo or World and then sophomore they take the other of the 2 APs

Cause your school is for BITCHES

cause the people in your school are BITCHES who UNDERESTIMATE the semester 2 COURSELOAD

[strange sigil]

I think you should, I regret not taking honors Eng or WHist in 9th Grd, so I'm taking them this fall. It's just my view anyway

[flint wyvern]

^^

i think if you have the opportunity you should take it

[ripe geyser]

Semester 2 of a lot of classes gets hard

see: sigmoid curve

this is how the difficulty of most classes work

for regular course scoot the curve to the right a couple

[astral crown]

The thing is though im not 100% sure if I should do all honors classes tbh so i was thinking of trying 3 of the 4

[ripe geyser]

and for AP course keep it the same

[flint wyvern]

have you asked around other students about the classes? @astral crown

like in your school

[astral crown]

Honestly not really

[flint wyvern]

i think you should, if they say its difficult then adjust

[ripe geyser]

Well here's the neat thing:

I think in the sheet that schools send to the colleges they will inform colleges about your school and some practices it has

[astral crown]

All i know is that like only 1 or 2 students are doing bio chem

[ripe geyser]

if that feature is institutionalized then the colleges will know you decided to back down from a chalange

which is pretty much one of the few things you can do to throw your application to any T50 down the gutter 💀

[flint wyvern]

i was the same in freshman year; i didnt want to take all honors but i ended up doing it and it was pretty easy but this can differ for you @astral crown

i reccommend asking around how it is like at your school, but also if an honors class ever gets too hard you can always move down

[ripe geyser]

Granted, that's only if the school explicitly told your world History teacher to do that

if not you're fine

👍

to increase the difficulty of the class to make students drop out

[strange sigil]

If you want outstanding grades I recommend taking honors classes in 9th and maybe 1o th Grade so that you get ready for Aps

[ripe geyser]

Not with the purpose of making you drop out

and also difficulty =/= speed

tbh droping out of a class looks infinitely better than not taking it lol

[astral crown]

I dont know any students who already took that class. I think they recently added the courses

[astral crown]

Ok

[ripe geyser]

Especially for AP classes cause it shows you decided to take on a challenge but you decided that it wasn't for you and you backed down on it

You're damn lucky your school lets you back out of classes lol

mine doesn't

[flint wyvern]

i would try it and see how it is, you could always move down a level if it gets too hard

[astral crown]

I was thinking kind of the other way around by taking regular classes and in sophomore year, i can take honors if freshman was easy

[ripe geyser]

Well good news:

Some subjects for people have a "reverse difficulty curve" which generally means that the normal difficulty of the class is the most difficult and as the difficulty goes up, the class becomes easy

Everyone has 1 or 2 fields like that and it's generally a good idea to see where your fields that are like that are

[astral crown]

Plus, im not sure if you can back out of classes

[flint wyvern]

like drop out and change classes?

your counselor should be able to do that

[ripe geyser]

I'll just say this:

Most schools do not allow students to drop out fo classes in the middle of taking them, your school lets you to do so, as a result I encourage you abuse the shit out of that system while you still can

[ripe geyser]

In my school you can't

[flint wyvern]

its better to start now than later yk

[ripe geyser]

which sucks if you're taking IBDP

[flint wyvern]

or you'd regret not taking advantage of honors in freshman year

[ripe geyser]

cause in that case, 4-5 out of the 6 courses you take in a year are 2 year long courses you can't drop out of

so I have to take the same math class for 2 years and if it's too difficult then I can't do shit about it lol

yeye

[astral crown]

So just do all honors then?

[flint wyvern]

yes

[ripe geyser]

just try to take as many most difficult classes as possible and then reduce retroactively

if you need to

It's always better to have the difficulty of a class go down then never have a spike in difficulty

Most schools have a history requirement

wait

If you're not taking APUSH what the hell are you taking next year?

regular US History?

I got bad news Max

[astral crown]

When you put it like that it makes sense

[ripe geyser]

THe problems you described in the AP Histories are 10x worse in regular history

because the curriculum is slower so they often have you become more fixed on the details of history rather than the overall movement

APUSH is generally more about the movement and pace of history while regular USH is more about the details of history

so waht I mean is in APUSH you learn about how the articles of confederation ended up leading to the constitution which led to the emancipation proclamation which (if your school teaches critical race theory) led to the current state of things where the constitution is outdated

actually now that I think about it, doesn't APUSH teach CRT normally?

I think it does

so hey that's one benefit

you get a guaranteed CRT education which is generally really rare lol

Never take CRT for granted, that shit is lifechanging

Critical Race Theory

It's a hot point in the US Education system

a lot of people view it as racist and shit but it's actually really interesting and neat

in a nutshell:

Since the founding fathers were all racist, that means that the constitution was probably written with the intention to have racist policies plague america for the rest of history as the very basis of how our government work is institutionalized to be racist

hence: racism in the U.S and why it's still around

Neat shit, I encourage everyone of all races to learn about it as the specifics are really gritty and groovy

[astral crown]

Its in the description but here it is: https://nextadmit.com/gohar/

[ripe geyser]

que?

Ah

Well it more serves as an explenation why that's the case

the foundation of the U.S is racist which probably would lead to racist policies

of course assuming that you're on the end of the people harmed

yeah

It's for a diversity that is probably needed lol

Yeah

it's a cultural divide which you should probably be proud of lol

Yeah

Luckily I got good news:

Asians who don't do stereotypically asian things are ranked higher than white people who don't do stereotypically asian things

Out of the 4 categories, the rankings go like this:

Asians who do stereotypically asian things
White people who don't do stereotypically asian things
Asians who don't do stereotypically asian things
White people who do do stereotypically asian things

You don't have to list that out on your application lol

just view those things as time sinks and that you instead have a restriction on time

Still doesn't mean you can't go out of your way to do cool ass shit

hell my parents currently are unaware that I own 3 companies, they're gonna be in for one hell of a surprise if any of them goes under lol

Ik

but just see what might interest you outside of school

I encourage you try to see ways you can incorporate some of your hobbies with your identity

[astral crown]

This might of been from another video I think but it also has some opportunities:

https://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/summer/

https://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/enrichment/

[ripe geyser]

I'ma use a company I own as an example

I own a fashion design company that's currently working on its first wave of clothing. In my case I loved fashion a lot and I especially loved the hype beast style of clothing (i.e supreme, gucci, luis vitton)

But I also am an arab and it's generally weird to see an arab wear supremee or OFF-WHITE

so I've instead decided to just make my own fucking fashion brand that serves as a blend between the usual hype beast (a part of my hobby for fashion) and traditional arab clothing (a part of my arab identity)

That's an example

I know

There always is

but it's always fun to look at the more extreme ends

You could sell custom volleyballs

well not sell

make

Like put an asian art deco on a volleyball

[forest orbit]

is it ok to do algebra II and then trig H

[ripe geyser]

nobody has to

[forest orbit]

(not algebra II H)

[ripe geyser]

you just have to do something dope lol

Just do things related

Like I said, putting an art deco on a volleyball is always a dope project

[flat snow]

Hi guys

[ripe geyser]

Just start off somewhere

find something dope, and figure out a way to make it a part of you physically

DOesn't really matter how or what you do with it as long as it's done

doesn't hae to be a business, it can be a personal project

idk what asians do the long ass row boats but maybe in your schools rowing club you can have an event like that where everyone gets inside of those giant row boats or smth

Well in that case you're connected to some American sub culture

Blend 2 American sub cultures lol

idk blend the hype beasts with the goths or smth 💀

honestly sounds like a fire fashion design philosophy I might include that