course-selection

[compact plaza]

Bc it depends

[cyan prairie]

idk i'm gonna do intro to programming over summer

[compact plaza]

I think summer classes are dumb but go ahead if u want to

[cyan prairie]

i mean i do it for either no space or credit recovery

[cyan prairie]

could you check my schedule for junior and senior?

[compact plaza]

Sure

[compact plaza]

Like ur not getting enough credits in school?

[cyan prairie]

no like i failed some

[compact plaza]

Oh damn

Not a good start dude

What classes did u fail

[cyan prairie]

i failed bio

and geo

alright here

[compact plaza]

Not sure about physics c along with precalc

Hate to say it but when it comes to being competitive in college this ain't it

But at the same to college at which you go to for undergrad doesn't matter a whole lot

[cyan prairie]

then what?

[cinder gorge]

this is a big no

[cyan prairie]

what

[compact plaza]

I'd look for schools that are both affordable and have a school environment you enjoy

And that are also in your academic league

[cyan prairie]

then what is your recommendation

[cinder gorge]

make it better

[cyan prairie]

how??

is it the senior one or junior?

[cinder gorge]

add more stuff

if ur just gonna waste a summer, thats fine for u, but personally i wouldnt let that slide

[cyan prairie]

i mean idk what i could add more stuff

[cinder gorge]

classes

internships

[cyan prairie]

🤷‍♂️

[cinder gorge]

job

etc

de

special admit

theres sooo much stuff u can do

[cyan prairie]

once i turn 16 i can apply for a job

[raw jetty]

hi

[cinder gorge]

Technically yes but reality no

[cyan prairie]

👋

[alpine merlin]

Hello

[cyan prairie]

depends for me

[cinder gorge]

depends on a lot of factors

but u can work at 14

[cyan prairie]

agreed

[cinder gorge]

u dont even have a job lmao

[cyan prairie]

whooops

anyways counselor and my parents said don't overwhelm yourself for class signups but what you guys say is making me doubt to who to believe

[cinder gorge]

look

my goal is to only give u the information u want so u can make the best decision for ur self

that should be the goal of every person who gives advice

[cyan prairie]

aight

[cinder gorge]

not just telling people what to do and to "take this class" but to answer questions they have so they can determine if that class is best for them

[cyan prairie]

okok got it thx

[cinder gorge]

if anyone says "take this class" and "do this ecs" dont believe them

99% of the time, their wrong and it doesnt fit u best cuz in life there is no "normal" everyone is different and has different intrests

[cyan prairie]

aight but just saying my counselor would recommend

[cinder gorge]

well

do u want to go to the top colleges?

do u truly have a passion for striving for the best?

[cyan prairie]

yes and yes

[cinder gorge]

then consider pushing ur self as much as possible and making the best with the situation u have

[cyan prairie]

👍

[compact plaza]

True

But there are a few that are generalizeable enough

Like band leadership being very good for a lot of paths, engineering especially

[cinder gorge]

ofc cuz ur in band

but for me, i dont like band leadership

[compact plaza]

How come

[cinder gorge]

the consept of teaching others based on experience is kinda not good

[compact plaza]

Wdym

[cinder gorge]

Ok

So based on my experience, people “teaching” others are stupid, they give advice on stuff thats sooo wrong and ik this cuz i take lessons unlike everyone else

Such as posture, tone

Intonation, finger ing, etc

[compact plaza]

Ah I see

[cinder gorge]

I believe that people only become band “leaders” just for colleges

Not to actually teach others

[compact plaza]

I became a section leader bc I love marching snare

[cinder gorge]

I hate marching

[compact plaza]

Only after did I realize the benefits

[compact plaza]

In aware

Bc ur a woodwind and also into concert band

But I myself love marching and battery percussion

[cyan prairie]

i love marching as well

[cinder gorge]

I hate band

[compact plaza]

And also I don't really teach that much

[cinder gorge]

Band is soo disgusting

[compact plaza]

I moreso just coordinate fun events for everyone to do together

[cinder gorge]

Orchestra is more my style

[compact plaza]

How so

Isn't orchestra literally just band but with strings in it

[cinder gorge]

Too loud, too imbalanced, its just too much and not enough of the high instrumental

[cinder gorge]

No

[compact plaza]

Lemme look up the difference

[cyan prairie]

personally i love marching and concert

even if we didn't get into finals

[cinder gorge]

A band and orchestra is typically differentiated by strings and saxaphones

[cinder gorge]

If there isnt saxaphones, its most likely an orchestra

[compact plaza]

My wind ensemble has saxes

And yeah it's a band

But I really don't see how just the fact there's more high voices in band makes it disgusting

[cinder gorge]

Ok heres the thing

[compact plaza]

Orchestra my bad

[cinder gorge]

An orchestra sounds more round while an band is more blocky

[compact plaza]

U went more confusing

[cinder gorge]

How can I clarify

[compact plaza]

Personally I don't like indoor music stuff at all except if it's indoor percussion lol

Percussion is very boring in concert band and orchestra

[cinder gorge]

Indoor is soo nice, u get to sit, drink water, relax, etc

[fleet vigil]

accounting is a poggers class

[compact plaza]

Marching is nice bc good exercise and difficult music

Marching music is way way more difficult than concert music for percussion

[cinder gorge]

U just stand outside in the sun for 10hrs a day for marching

[cinder gorge]

U wanna see my music?

[compact plaza]

I have before

It reminds me of stuff I play for marimba

[cinder gorge]

Marching is too repetitive

[compact plaza]

Wdym

I mean when it comes to visuals it's not very complex at the high school level

But for world class I see some cool drill

[cinder gorge]

U do too much of the same thing, walking, counting, moving etc

[compact plaza]

Like the snake for boston crusaders this year

[compact plaza]

I hope ur counting in indoor too...

Not out loud

But counting

[cinder gorge]

Well im playing world class music rn

[compact plaza]

Same

[cinder gorge]

Tbh…

Counting to me is kinda natural

[compact plaza]

Same

[cinder gorge]

I just hear it and i just come in at the right time

I dont count much

Especially with a pianist

[compact plaza]

I just make sure I at least know where I am

But if I know the piece I know where to come in

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

I just hear the pianist and try to blend

[compact plaza]

Blending in unpitched percussion is interesting

It's more of a writing thing than a thing that u actively do when playing

Good percussion parts are syncopated across the different instruments

And thats how u blend

[cinder gorge]

I feel like this piece has a harder pianist part then solo part lol

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hl_vMpcvWKA

I wanna play this but pianist will not be happy lol

[compact plaza]

I wish I were more into classical music

But I'm an impressionist guy

[cinder gorge]

Ew

[compact plaza]

I love impressionist music

Debussy

[cinder gorge]

I dont like that

[compact plaza]

Love Debussy

[cinder gorge]

I dont like baroke either

[compact plaza]

Baroque?

Idk baroque

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

[compact plaza]

Classical is just all the same to my ears for some reason

Satie, Debussy all of em

[cinder gorge]

My fav is classical like mozart and romantic

[compact plaza]

So good

[cinder gorge]

No

Theres a different

[compact plaza]

Yes

[cinder gorge]

Especially in the style

[compact plaza]

To me it sounds all the same

It's probably not all the same

[cinder gorge]

1 sec

[compact plaza]

But to me it sounds like it

[compact plaza]

What is this supposed to say about it being different

[cinder gorge]

Once u hear different types of music, ull be able to tell pretty easily

Unless its the eras between the eras

Heres some examples

Baroque: https://youtu.be/64GkmRcoAZ4

[compact plaza]

Ok so a bunch of 16ths

Idk

[cinder gorge]

Classical

https://youtu.be/E7ygLbH2cr8

[compact plaza]

To me I just like chill slow music

And impressionism is chill and slow

[cinder gorge]

Romantic

https://youtu.be/MN4pvzT8C6k

Btw ive played all these pieces

[compact plaza]

Nice

[cinder gorge]

Baroque is usually have terranced dynamics

[compact plaza]

Ok

I mean I get there's different aspects

But idk

I like music that is comparably different to anything before it

Which is why I like impressionism, jazz, and classic rock

[cinder gorge]

Ew

Those r all lame

Listen to chaminade

[cinder gorge]

^

The whole thing

Romantic music is very flowery with lots of decerations

[compact plaza]

Nah that's just not true

We just have different taste

Also different perspectives on stuff bc of what we play

[cinder gorge]

Listen at 3:15

[compact plaza]

I mean I also do drumset

So naturally a lot of jazz and classic rock

[cinder gorge]

Ull like this piece

[compact plaza]

I mean it's fast

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

Q=104

[compact plaza]

But its also chromatic

[compact plaza]

What

[cinder gorge]

Quarter = 104

[compact plaza]

Oh

Eh that's moderate

[cinder gorge]

But for this piece its fast

[compact plaza]

True

I'm trying to think the fastest I played

When it comes to comparable difficulty

Either paradiddles at 233 bpm or back to back triplet flams at 200

[cinder gorge]

Fastest i played is prob 300

[compact plaza]

What subdivisions

[cinder gorge]

https://youtu.be/UbaH7scaxMc

[cinder gorge]

32 or 64

[cinder gorge]

I played this too

SHes soo good tho

[compact plaza]

32nds at 300???

Like

That wouldn't sound like anything

[cinder gorge]

Idk

[compact plaza]

2400 bpm

[cinder gorge]

Its been a while since i played this piece

[cinder gorge]

I meant each note = 300

[compact plaza]

This piece seems to be 100 bpm

With sextuplets

[cinder gorge]

It changes a lot

[compact plaza]

Which is pretty fast for wind instrument

[compact plaza]

At the fast part its 100

[cinder gorge]

Just go to kinda the end

[compact plaza]

The issue with me saying the speed I love played is that it's prob easier to do sextuplets on a snare or marimba than flute

[cinder gorge]

Go to 7:32

[compact plaza]

Well depends

[cinder gorge]

Depends what grouping but prob

Nvm

[compact plaza]

Ok

So the sheet music is doing that annoying thing where it's half time

Which I see too often

[cinder gorge]

Half time?

[compact plaza]

It seems to be written at about 90-95 bpm

But in reality she's playing at 180-190

[cinder gorge]

Kinda idk

Mabey my met was broken or something

What kinda met do u use?

[compact plaza]

TE Tuner

[cinder gorge]

Ah

Same

[compact plaza]

Its just the best

For everything

[cinder gorge]

The tuner is kinda off tho i think

Phones arent great tuners

Especially if some people tune to A = 442 and some at A = 440

Some people be soo stupid lmao

[compact plaza]

442 is my mortal enemy

[cinder gorge]

My flute is tuned to 442 so i kinda need to push in more

[compact plaza]

A lot of key instruments like piano, marimba, xylophone, etc are tuned to 442

And just

Why

[cinder gorge]

Its better

[compact plaza]

How

[cinder gorge]

And violens

[compact plaza]

It's 2 cents off

[cinder gorge]

U need to keep in mind the violens

[compact plaza]

No I don't fuck them violins

Jk jk

[cinder gorge]

Im pretty sure back in the oldern times, an A was 442

[compact plaza]

440 still better

[cinder gorge]

I dont rlly care imo

[compact plaza]

But tbf I haven't played with string instruments

In ages

Like 5 or 6 years

[cinder gorge]

Last time i played with strings was a wk ago

[compact plaza]

I used to do cello and it was soooo boring

Then switched to percussion and it was fun

[cinder gorge]

I kinda like but also hate music at the same time lol

[compact plaza]

I dont hate

Just love it

So fun

[cinder gorge]

Music is soooo expensive

[compact plaza]

Most humbling thing I've ever done too

[cinder gorge]

Especially flute costs

[compact plaza]

I just don't do anything expensive

[cinder gorge]

And just one of my books costed $50

[compact plaza]

Yeah books can cost ya

[cinder gorge]

Instrument costs is the worst

[compact plaza]

Sticks are the most expensive thing I buy prob

Instruments themselves I don't really have any on my own

I practice at my school only

[cinder gorge]

https://flutecenter.com/collections/shop-all-flutes

Flutes r too expensive

The most expensive flute ive seen is $120k

[compact plaza]

Yeah but that's unnecessary stuff

[cinder gorge]

No

It’s necessary

[compact plaza]

Like what

[cinder gorge]

My teacher has a 30k flute

[compact plaza]

What about it differentiates 30k from everything else

[cinder gorge]

Pahud ( the best flutists in the world) has like a 50k flute

[cinder gorge]

Craftmship, materials, and overall quality

The material is solid 14k rose gold

[compact plaza]

If it makes good noise and easy to use then

Idk

[compact plaza]

That is not necessary are u serious

[cinder gorge]

Yes it is, people have different preferences and it’s basically the flute that chooses the player

Some people make terrible sound on a gold flute, some terriable on silver

It all depends

Ohh and theres also wood and platinum

But platinum is too expensive

[compact plaza]

I mean I guess there are sticks like that

But the difference is sticks are like 30 to 50 bucks

[cinder gorge]

Theres a reason y bouriakov plays on silver then gold

[compact plaza]

Sounds better with silver

[cinder gorge]

Have u heard gold?

My flute is silver with 9k gold headjoint

[compact plaza]

I havent

[cinder gorge]

Solid silver tubing for the body and gold fused with silver for headjoint

[compact plaza]

I dont try to play on orchestras or bands or anything

Besides my own schools

Just marching band stuff but those are tough to get into

[cinder gorge]

Idk

Imo marching music is too easy

[compact plaza]

It's a lot different for different instruments

[cinder gorge]

Like marching band music is my sight reading practice

[compact plaza]

With percussion, battery specifically, u need to be able to not only match sound and timing with 9 other people

But technique, dynamic

The whole 9 yards

[cinder gorge]

Same for us

[compact plaza]

No u don't get it

[cinder gorge]

Wdym

[compact plaza]

The difference is

You guys hold notes for a length of time

For us it's instant

[cinder gorge]

Sure

[compact plaza]

We need to time every single instance of hits

Exactly

[cinder gorge]

I think thats with every instrument but whatever

[compact plaza]

Down to the complete correct technique for diddle and everything

[compact plaza]

No its really different

There's a lot of physics stuff with it

Speed of sound differences

[cinder gorge]

Same?

[compact plaza]

Yeah I know that but once again

[cinder gorge]

Tubing length, sound waves, etc

[compact plaza]

Length of note

[cinder gorge]

Idk

[compact plaza]

You have to be in the shoes of a marching snare player to realize what I mean

[cinder gorge]

It seems heavy

[compact plaza]

Same how I have to be in the shoes of an orchestral flutist

[cinder gorge]

With all the metal n stuff

[compact plaza]

The instrument?

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

And the back thingy

[compact plaza]

Prob the 3rd or 4th heaviest instrument in a drum corps

[cinder gorge]

The brace or something

[compact plaza]

Ignoring pit instruments

1st is tenor drums, 2nd is bass, 3rd is either snare or tuba, 4th is whoever loses 3rd place

Snare and tuba weigh similar

Without the harness

[cinder gorge]

Next yr will be a pain

Marching is the worst imo

[compact plaza]

I love it

Once again

Preference

[cinder gorge]

Idk how people enjoy marching

U just stand there and walk

[compact plaza]

Visually its cool

And I mean

[cinder gorge]

But u cant see it

[compact plaza]

It depends on what level ur school is

[cinder gorge]

6A

[compact plaza]

I'm not playing for me

Ah 6a

Are u guys a BOA school

[cinder gorge]

Idk what that is

But our band is kinda big

[compact plaza]

Yeah bc ur a 6a

[cinder gorge]

With not many good people

[compact plaza]

I go to a 2a school

[cinder gorge]

We have about 80 new freshmans next yr lol

[compact plaza]

In percussion alone we prob have like 8 newbies

Maybe 5-8

[warped jewel]

it's fun if the people you march with are good

but if your squad, group, whatever sucks then it sucks a lot. 1 person can screw the entire thing up

[dull flower]

So I can’t take chem until my senior year

But I wanted to take ap chem instead of honers and get an ap score for college apps

How hard is it to self study it and take the test as a junior

[native widget]

I might just only take it in gr 11 because that’s when actual IB starts

[ripe geyser]

Well yeah that's when you're supposed to take the IBDP

If your school offers the IB MYP then you take it 9th grade

[native widget]

Okay thanks

[fossil merlin]

Onramps/Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment/Dual Enrollment is ALWAYS better than AP:
CHANGE MY MIND

[cinder gorge]

To some extent yes

We are realistic

Its just that u dont understand

Elebrbrate

[stuck kernel]

yeah that’s true

i love this 😭😭

[cinder gorge]

I wouldnt be assuming if i were u

[stuck kernel]

anyways no arguments however i think people just think they can do it so they try and apply to many classes

i agree

[cinder gorge]

Lmao

Sure buddy

Ur only a freshman so sure

[fossil merlin]

Hey this is just a study guide for students trying to set goals and be better. Please don't put down others (even if you are trying to give a reality check) @cinder gorge there's no need to poke fun at someone's spelling or make assumptions about someone based on the little info you have about them

[cinder gorge]

Exactly

[stuck kernel]

yes ty

[cinder gorge]

Like what does a freshman know about my life?

[fossil merlin]

And don't judge someone based on their grade either. We're all just trying to improve and be kind to one another

[stuck kernel]

ty ben 🫶

[cinder gorge]

Like i didnt get a scholarship my freshman yr and play with an university’s orchestra for no reason

[fossil merlin]

Plus you're only one year older so don't point at someone else for their lack of experience

[cinder gorge]

Well at least im somewhat knowledgeable

[stuck kernel]

yeah cmon no need to flex on music and your orchestra scholarship

[cinder gorge]

A freshman telling people to be realistic is not the way to go

[stuck kernel]

hardly you’re just a one school year older relax

[fossil merlin]

You don't know enough about each other to make any judgements or even moderately harsh statements about someone else

[cinder gorge]

????

Wtf

[stuck kernel]

guys it ain’t that deep relax

bro what your deal chill 😭😭

this is so dorky why r u taking it so personal

what he does get into a ivy league

leave the man alone it ain’t that deep

[fossil merlin]

BRO CAN YALL STOP

[cinder gorge]

Im not even applying to ivys lol

[stuck kernel]

😭😭

y’all it ain’t that deep relax

[fossil merlin]

You guys are all acting like grade schoolers and have no right to point fingers at other people

[stuck kernel]

WHY ARE YOU SCREENSHOOTING AND SENDING AS IF ITLL CHANGE ANYTHING HAHAHAA

this is the dorkiest argument i’ve ever witnessed 😭😭

[cinder gorge]

What does this mean??? LMAO

[stuck kernel]

funny coming from u

guys relax just go study or sum

[cinder gorge]

…

[stuck kernel]

…

alr…

[fossil merlin]

It takes at least two people to start and perpetuate an argument

[stuck kernel]

whatever you say leo🫶🫶

[cinder gorge]

Sure buddy, think whatever u want

[stuck kernel]

good for you

[cinder gorge]

^

[stuck kernel]

enjoy ur lunch and don’t try to argue

<3

let’s stay civilised and peaceful ty

[fossil merlin]

Ok then you can eat

But please don't start an online argument over something stupid

[fossil merlin]

Yes thank you

[cinder gorge]

This is y im here lmao, to stop people from spreading false information

[fossil merlin]

You're not twitter's fact-check, so please just let people be people

There's no need for arguing in a discord chat

[cinder gorge]

Lmao, ur still on it?!?!?

U need to stop

It aint funny anymore

[sturdy terrace]

what would be better to take ap stats or cp stats, ap lang or ap lit, ap physics or h physics

[cinder gorge]

All

I dont see anything

Btw if u keep telling everyone to be realistic, how do u think people got super successful?

Like jeff bezos, albert einstein, people in well known colleges, etc

If bezos wasn’t ambitious, he would have still be working at mcdonalds rn with minimum wage pay

[vital olive]

it’d be best to take all, but it depends on a lot of things

obviously all would be best

but if you HAVW to cut out one or two

consider things like your major, where your strengths and weaknesses lie, and how interested you would be in the class itself

[lusty flint]

WHat r ur expectations?

[limpid tree]

What is the difference between AP and IB

[lusty flint]

have you ever used that thing called google?

[limpid tree]

Yes

[magic orbit]

sometimes google is hard to find answers

so it's best to ask people who actually taken them

[limpid tree]

Ya i was just about to say that it would be better since they have experienced it

And i can listen from their POV

Google just ptovides a general idea of ap and IB but not in depth answer

[magic orbit]

i never taken IB courses before, but i can talk about AP since i taken one before

[lusty flint]

i've the same but with ib

[magic orbit]

AP is basically college level course offered to high schoolers to take to earn college credits once they enter college if you decide to send them it

there are many good AP courses to take to get ready for colleges and able to skip some college courses if you taken them

like one of the most popular one, AP Calculus AB/BC

this is basically equivalent to college Calculus 1/2

it's much faster pace compare to honors class since AP goes over every single topics

and an AP exam you take at the end of the school year

the score you can get range from 1 to 5

that's pretty much what AP are

there are some stuff that i might be missing

but this is just a general overview

[lusty flint]

From my perspective as a student in the EU, my experience may be a bit different from yours. Basically, IB is a two-year course with six classes of your choice

you can choose different classes at different levels, but you must take at least three or four subjects at the higher level and two or three at the standard level

for example, my friend has English Language and Literature at the Higher Level, Math AA HL, Economics HL, Physics HL, Geography at the Standard Level, and History SL

As of now, I think that the first year of studying isn't so difficult, but I suppose that is because our deadlines for the internals have not started yet. Also, you really need to be diligent in your learning because it will be much harder in year 2 when basically all of the deadlines come and you need to juggle them to get things done, especially when you are taking your extracurriculars.

[lusty flint]

And you have some other things called TOK and CAS,

tok(theory of knowledge) is basicaly another subject, that "offers dtudents the opportunity to reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and on areas of knowledge",

But I can say that sometimes during this lesson, we're just trying to prove that grass is green💀

[rough patio]

Are dual enrollment classes looked at with the same regard as AP classes ?

Would taking a Dual Enrollment class look good for college

[jaunty moon]

I'm from England were AP classes aren't available what should I do

for extra credit

Aice ?

like further maths for a-level

@cinder gorge thanks

[hardy hull]

I want to pursue medicine and for my Sophmore year I’m taking AP Biology AP statistics AP Physcology pre calculus world history and literacy

Is that a good a good schedule?

[ripe geyser]

IB is a programme you’re meant to take whole while AP isn’t

It’s generally agreed that IB is significantly more difficult than AP for a variety of reasons that were mentioned before

However, when it comes to the application cycle there’s really no curriculum that beats IB. Just by taking IB you dramatically increase the chances of getting accepted compared to students who have IB in their school and instead offer to take full AP or something

Generally, I recommend that you take the IB if you can help it but don’t break your back over it

Like don’t move schools just to take IB

[limpid tree]

Alright thanks

[ripe geyser]

Oh yeah there’s also one more benefit

[limpid tree]

So like if I wanted to take IB human geography for my freshman year, would they make me do more writing

Well pre

Pre IB

I mean

[ripe geyser]

As you share the same classes with the same 20 people for 2 years straight you can get friends easier

You can

It just won’t appear on your DP

You absolutely can

[limpid tree]

I think freshman is pre ib

[ripe geyser]

In my school a couple dozen freshman take IB Spanish SL

[limpid tree]

Im in 8th grade so idk

[ripe geyser]

In your school

There’s no such thing as “pre-ib”

There’s the MYP

But that’s unrelated to IBDP

[hardy hull]

IB is international Batchlers right

what does it do

[ripe geyser]

Most schools have a pre-IB programme

But it’s not always required

[hardy hull]

oh mine doesnt 0-0

[ripe geyser]

Yeah dw

Mine doesn’t

MYP is not pre-IB

MYP is just MYP

Like the PYP isn’t pre-MYP

In your school

It’s not required

As once again THE MYP IS NOT RELATED TO THE IBDP OR IBCP

[limpid tree]

So you would recommend me to take IB?

[ripe geyser]

If you can

I strongly encourage you to

[limpid tree]

Alright

[ripe geyser]

Oooh I can’t imagine ratting out that my school is filled with white people that easily 💀

You do know those rankings are not at all accurate right?

Oh shit I forgot IB

But those rankings aren’t accurate

It’s really not lol

[limpid tree]

Lmfao

[ripe geyser]

Yeah but I’m just saying those rankings don’t work like that lol

How do you think schools are ranked?

Like how do you think schools get that rank?

[limpid tree]

Wait so most colleges would accept IB students?

[ripe geyser]

I’ll tell you: a single 3 digit number

That’s how your schools’ rank is determined 💀

The average STAR test score is what is used to rank schools

Do you ever see a person at your school just waltz in and say “oh yeah I’m here to rank your school”?

No cause it’s not important

STAR equivalent

Both are based on standardized tests

As in the test you take every year

Most states require you take a test once per year

Its an English and Math exam, you’ve taken it

Yeah FASt

That absolutely is

No

And how do you measure “college readiness”?

First of all: the boards that rank schools are legally not allowed to see average GPA lol

Yeah most high schools are lol

But generally: rankings are really inaccurate

Usually by thousands of places

[ripe geyser]

Also yes

Though many are really stingy about college credits despite SLs generally being agreed to be just as difficult as a AP course

[limpid tree]

I see

Thanks

So much

[cinder gorge]

If u dont know stuff, then dont give advice

[acoustic fern]

Ive been doing advanced English since middle school, but should i take ap lang my junior or sophomore year?

[cinder gorge]

Depends

[acoustic fern]

^

[cinder gorge]

?

[limpid tree]

A high schooler told me that adv english just does more novels

[cinder gorge]

Depends on a lot of factors

[acoustic fern]

Im taking ap physics 1 and ap stat next next year so should i go w ap seminar instead

[cinder gorge]

Idk

Again, it depends

[acoustic fern]

Ok

[ripe geyser]

It’s encouraged over taking English III, especially as Lang can help you out in college and generally just reading things

In Lang you more learn to read to learn rather than learn to read to analyze if that makes sense

[acoustic fern]

@ripe geyser @cinder gorge yeah but im taking ap physics 1 and ap stat next year aswell so idk if ill be overloaded

And the teachers at my school love giving work

[dull scaffold]

What should I take 11th grade if I want to study pre med

[round token]

If your school offers an emt program, maybe you could try that

[cinder gorge]

Whoever muted this person, thx

[ripe geyser]

Here's my personal opinion: Sign up for all the AP classes your school lets you sign up for and then, if you find yourself struggling in one or 2 you can reduce the difficulty

[cinder gorge]

If u do the classes u enjoy, they shouldnt be that hard

@slate topaz , dodging rules

[wise forge]

no

[lost schooner]

im thinking of taking functions & relations course this summer to fill the pre req to apply for summer programs next summer but would it be difficult to learn the material properly?

[wise forge]

yes anything in the summer besides super easy classes like health or pe or Astro physics is going to be challenging, but if you like challenges, it could be fun.

[lost schooner]

i mean like will i even be able to learn it properly

bc math is a fairly heavy course

and summer school is a month or even less

[wise forge]

It depends on how easily you learn math

Most people, no

[compact plaza]

If ur in high school I don't really get doing summer classes

Better stuff to be doing

[wise forge]

Why

nah

[compact plaza]

Yeah like working

[wise forge]

bc they free up time during your regular year

[lost schooner]

gives me extra space during the year lol

[wise forge]

I work while taking 1 class at my hs and 2 at my college

[compact plaza]

If ur in a normal high school that is not the case

[wise forge]

it just lets me have a free period in my schedule next year

[compact plaza]

After all being employed full time is both rare and advantageous

[wise forge]

i am in a public high school that is normal 💀

[compact plaza]

Taking 3 classes???

[wise forge]

only 1 class there

i enroll in a college seperately

[compact plaza]

What

[wise forge]

they don't know about eachother

[compact plaza]

I take 7 classes at my high school

[wise forge]

i work 35 hours a week

[lost schooner]

im doing it so i can fulfill pre req. requirements for 2 courses so i can take them next yr which i need for certain summer programs

[wise forge]

during the summer?

[compact plaza]

No

[lost schooner]

plus lets me be done with math a year early lol

[compact plaza]

During the year

[wise forge]

im talking about during the summer

[compact plaza]

During summer I work for 40-50 hours a week

[lost schooner]

during summer im only able to take 1 class

[wise forge]

during the year I take 11 courses, legally I can't work more than 20 hours in a week bc yeah

in my state you have graduate highschool or pass a high school proficcency exam to work without a permit

[compact plaza]

I mean this summer I might only work for 30

But thats bc I got a better job than working at the warehouse I usually did before

[wise forge]

during the summer tho you can work 40 but they keep most minors at 35 just encase

[wise forge]

ah

even fastfood starts at $22 an hour and if you have a calculus class under your belt in HS, you can be a cashire for 25-26

its fun

[compact plaza]

I'm not getting paid that much

At my warehouse job I was working for $12.50

[cinder gorge]

Same

[wise forge]

daym

our minimum wage is 14

[compact plaza]

But tbf i got good money in the end

[cinder gorge]

I only get $18/hr rn

[compact plaza]

Bc I worked for 40 hours a week

At Lockheed Martin I'm getting paid 17 an hour

Woohoo

[wise forge]

noice

[compact plaza]

Still low but whatever

[wise forge]

I get paid to be an accompanist, freelance, and at a law firm

so like I get paid $50 per performance for percussion, $100 per job for businesses, and I am getting 5k for the lawfirm for jan-june and then ill maybe be moved hourly

though the 5k is a scholarship technically, so i can use it tax less on school expenses

i love lawyers and tax law

[rough isle]

may somebody give a brief overview on studying business, economics, & finance & out of those 3, which you recommend to study?

thank you! I'll take all these factors into consideration

[cinder gorge]

should i
take 2 years spanish so i can fit ap psych and ap stat
OR
take 4 years spanish
to look better for colleges (im going into pre med)

[broken elbow]

take 2 years, if you wanna take extra classes, wait till college, most schools SHOULD offer language classes

I took Spanish 3 freshmen year and it was hell

[placid mulch]

Same lol, my teacher was the worst

[broken elbow]

RIGHT OMG

it's like they just KNOW you don't understand half of the material your learning

[placid mulch]

My teacher was lit from Spain

Oh yeah they do that so often

[broken elbow]

BRO mine was from Mexico

[placid mulch]

Half the time I think she thought I was stupid

[broken elbow]

HONESTLY, and their so rude too

[placid mulch]

Yea

Mine was super blunt

And honest

[broken elbow]

Not mine T^T

[placid mulch]

At the end of orals, she straight up told the whole class who got A’s

Oof

[broken elbow]

she would literally yell my grades in front of the whole class

[placid mulch]

I got a high 60% on the last test

She was so bad

[placid mulch]

Oof

I’m sorry about that

At least mine had no midterms

[broken elbow]

DAMN DUDE i flunked her class first semester, thankfully I already took my language classes in middle school so I just dropped it

[placid mulch]

Oh and I had her this year, during the World Cup

[broken elbow]

how was that

[placid mulch]

Same, I dropped after her class, I was so done with Spanish

[placid mulch]

Honestly terrifying

She loves soccer

[broken elbow]

pls DM me I wanna know the whole story

[placid mulch]

And if Spain did bad then she was in a bad mood too

[placid mulch]

Ok

Gimme a sec

[wise forge]

Not used as intended, but I liked the format so I used it

Degree plan

the music minor stuff in the notes is messed up, still need 2 courses

[unborn girder]

what classes should i take for sophomore year

[cinder gorge]

Math

[cinder gorge]

its not as much im interested in spanish id just like to know which would look better to top tier colleges

[broken elbow]

Most colleges won't really look at it, they look for the core classes you took, and if you took any advanced or ap classes.

[cinder gorge]

oh so ap psych and ap stat would look better since they are ap?

[cinder gorge]

No

[cinder gorge]

Not necessarily

because ive heard that 4 years looks better then 2 years

[broken elbow]

not really

[cinder gorge]

im just not sure if ap psych and ap stat or full 4 years spanish would look better

[broken elbow]

mostly looking for good grades, but they do look for that also

[cinder gorge]

In a sense showing that ur passionate about a certain subject is a good thing

[broken elbow]

probs ap psych if your going to med school

[cinder gorge]

i think psych is more interesting than spanish lol

[cinder gorge]

If ur gonna do spanish, might as well do all 4yrs

[cinder gorge]

im getting mixed feelings here

[cinder gorge]

Most of what @broken elbow is saying is fake

[broken elbow]

what? how, this is what I've been told by teachers

[cinder gorge]

Y not do all of em?

[broken elbow]

every school is different. it depends what would help them get ahead

[cinder gorge]

In a certain degree but mostly no

[broken elbow]

I almost did all four years, and it wasn't worth it. I almost flunked out of freshemn year because of it.

[cinder gorge]

Aps isnt everything lol

[cinder gorge]

not enough

[cinder gorge]

Hows it not worth it?

[cinder gorge]

Wdym

[cinder gorge]

i dont have enough like semesters to do the other classes i want

if i do both

[cinder gorge]

Yes u do

[broken elbow]

Most of the stuff you learn won't really be used in some cases

[cinder gorge]

Ur a freshman

[cinder gorge]

dude

[cinder gorge]

That depends heavily

[cinder gorge]

im saying ive already planned what i want to do for sophmore junior and senior

[cinder gorge]

Plan ur hs years and show me, i can prob squish it in

Thats what im doing

12 classes next yr

I do 10rn but yeah

[cinder gorge]

?

[cinder gorge]

thats my high school plan

Can u label whats what and what ur doing ur summer

[broken elbow]

I would stick with it, seems pretty cut and dry.

[cinder gorge]

so i shouldnt switch out my spanish 3 and 4?

[cinder gorge]

U can do spanish 2 via special admit before the school starts and skip spanish for that yr and put an elective in

[cinder gorge]

whats special admit

[broken elbow]

if you don't want to then no, but if want to get the class done you would need 2 (from my understanding) language courses to graduate. So you technically only need 2 years if its required

[cinder gorge]

And if u have just 3 classes ur 2nd semester ur not using ur time wisely

[cinder gorge]

No

[cinder gorge]

no those are for the semester long classes lol

[cinder gorge]

Well people have high expectations

[broken elbow]

what school are you going to lol. It sounds like their putting you through hell

[cinder gorge]

I go to 2 colleges and im in hs

cus my electives are normally a semester so i just didnt put in the full year courses like math science history and la

[broken elbow]

I have an A & B block type schedule

[cinder gorge]

same

[cinder gorge]

No summer classes? No online?

[broken elbow]

AH thats why

your classes are different than ours

[cinder gorge]

So?

Y does that matter

[broken elbow]

I'm also enrolled in dual credit but its online.

[cinder gorge]

Great, same

[broken elbow]

sometimes it can be confusing new high schoolers

[cinder gorge]

id rather spend my summer doing other stuff like internships or volunteering at hospitals for the hours needed for med school

[ripe geyser]

Do not

[broken elbow]

I remember when I was told similar information, it made me so confused

[cinder gorge]

dont what 😭

[cinder gorge]

Is that iit?

[ripe geyser]

Do not prepare your class list 4 years in advance 💀

Bro

[cinder gorge]

bro why

[ripe geyser]

Ever heard of people changing

[cinder gorge]

in what way would that harm me

[cinder gorge]

Ita just a rough draft, let him be

[ripe geyser]

Yeah ig

[cinder gorge]

im not people 🥱

also those arent set in stone

[ripe geyser]

But it might lead to some inner hurt or an inner obligation to take those classes if they ain't interested in it

[cinder gorge]

Great, that means u can do summer classes and online, on top of internships and vounteering

[ripe geyser]

Yeah but you still got this shit in writing

[cinder gorge]

bruh i am people 😭

[ripe geyser]

I have to take 23 semesters of classes before Jr. Year

I am not people

[cinder gorge]

you are not people dawg

[broken elbow]

Look I'm also going to a CTE school, take you want to take and NEED to take. If you only need two yrs in a certain take the two years. Trust me, you DO NOT want to take all of your classes ahead of time

[ripe geyser]

Yes, I'm depressed

[cinder gorge]

No

[ripe geyser]

This is true

[cinder gorge]

Ur WRONG

[broken elbow]

you will be ahead of your friends, and will be graduating early. You will be ahead YES, but you feel MISERABLE

[ripe geyser]

If you take fucking calc sophomore year you do literally nothing and can't graduate normally 💀

[broken elbow]

I should know

[ripe geyser]

so many complications come from taking classes early

[cinder gorge]

how many classes do you take in 1 day bro

[cinder gorge]

No, graduating early is such a bad idea

[broken elbow]

Take your AP and Dual courses during Junior year

[ripe geyser]

Oh rn 3, over the summer it's all college so I get like 1-2 lectures a day for 4 classes and then over Jr. Year it's gonna be 5 hopefully

[broken elbow]

your stress levels will be so high if you don't

[ripe geyser]

Note though I do an on-off schedule thing

[cinder gorge]

oh

[ripe geyser]

So I have 6 classes total sophomore year, 4 classes total over the summer, and 8 classes total junior year

[cinder gorge]

if it works for you then i dont mind

[broken elbow]

I currently have 5 right now

[cinder gorge]

Nope, theres ways

[broken elbow]

A is for my pathway and B is for my regular

[broken elbow]

how so?

[cinder gorge]

U just need to plan wisely and efficiently

[ripe geyser]

Duck isn't human

He takes 13 hours of classes a day supposedly 💀

Do not listen to him for stress management

[broken elbow]

sounds like your parents did all the planning for you

[ripe geyser]

I am convinced he doesn't feel stress

[cinder gorge]

I have class for 13.5hrs and my stress level isnt that high

[broken elbow]

WHAT

[cinder gorge]

Nope

[ripe geyser]

This dude

Duck that is not normal

[cinder gorge]

im taking 7 classes 4 on C 3 on B and all 7 on C but they only 45 min long

[ripe geyser]

Please check out a shrink

[broken elbow]

EXACTLY

[cinder gorge]

bro are you going to school in like china

[cinder gorge]

yeah thats normal

[ripe geyser]

Going through 13 hours of school a day is not normal

[cinder gorge]

fr

[ripe geyser]

No he goes to school in SoCal 💀

[cinder gorge]

B/c i do stuff that i enjoy and if u do that, u shouldnt feel compeled to do anything, it sould be very easy going

[ripe geyser]

Most normal SoCcal resident:

[broken elbow]

THATS WHAT WERE TRYING TO TELL HIM

[cinder gorge]

But u also need to push ur self

[broken elbow]

TO TAKE THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CLASSES SO HE HAS MORE TIME FOR CLASSES HE ENJOYS

[ripe geyser]

Push yourself =/= taking 13.5 hours of class

Duck

[cinder gorge]

This applies to a certain extent

[ripe geyser]

I strongly encourage you don't talk in this channel

I'm not certain if you haven't noticed: you don't do normal schooling

[cinder gorge]

coming from the person who told me to do summer school volunteer intern in 1 summer 😭 that aint easy goin

[ripe geyser]

Regardless @cinder gorge do you even want to go to a like a T50

[broken elbow]

Dude by the time I graduate I can fast track to get my masters.

[ripe geyser]

I'm pretty certain you don't 💀

Which in that case everything Duck says is nullified

[cinder gorge]

yes

[ripe geyser]

wtf

[broken elbow]

I literally do not want to be in college for that long.

[cinder gorge]

bro what

[cinder gorge]

Y speed up the process if u can do more stuff?

[ripe geyser]

God dammit

[cinder gorge]

dont judge a book by its cover bruh 😭

[ripe geyser]

I see a dude named garry

with a fucking high as fuck dog

I'm going to think he doesn't give a damn about his edumacation 💀

[cinder gorge]

https://gfycat.com/bittersmoothcarp

whats wrong with my dog bruh

[broken elbow]

ill have half of my Associates done by the time I graduate

[ripe geyser]

Your dog's higher than me when I get a hit of that hash 💀

[cinder gorge]

😭

[broken elbow]

rip

[cinder gorge]

Oh, I actually know someone that got their AA in hs

[ripe geyser]

Why does it look a rat????

[broken elbow]

RIGHT

[cinder gorge]

its been called every animal BUT dog

pig a lot

[ripe geyser]

That ain't a pig

that's a hairless dog

That's gotta be racist somehow

[cinder gorge]

Looks more like u tbh

[ripe geyser]

I'll figure out a way to make it racist dw

[cinder gorge]

✊

[ripe geyser]

Regardless, Garry what classes were you even trying to take?

[cinder gorge]

replace spanish 3 and 4 with ap psych and ap stat

[broken elbow]

ok buy Garry seriously, talk to you consular about your classes. See what you need to take freshmen year, take those classes and if you WANT to try and test out for others I would take that route

[cinder gorge]

No

[cinder gorge]

im already in freshman

[broken elbow]

You'd still have to take classes but if you wanna fast track best root

[cinder gorge]

oh

i get it

[broken elbow]

yeah

[cinder gorge]

i should show my thing to her then ask

[ripe geyser]

Do not

Replace spanish 3

4 go for it

but not 3

[cinder gorge]

ahhh

[broken elbow]

its way easier than messing up your whole schedule

[unborn girder]

bruh

[cinder gorge]

gotcha

[ripe geyser]

Most unis want at least 3 years of Spanish 💀

[cinder gorge]

that makes sense

[broken elbow]

bro they made me take AP

😭

[ripe geyser]

That's normal

[cinder gorge]

would ap psych or ap stat look better for pre med then?

[ripe geyser]

AP Spanish is Spanish III in most schools

[broken elbow]

I had a bad teacher and I didn't understand a thing

[ripe geyser]

Psych would look better but Stats would literally change your life

Soooo

take that as you will

[broken elbow]

DO NOT DO STATS

[cinder gorge]

my school ap spanish requires all 4 years of spanish to even take it

[broken elbow]

OMG

[cinder gorge]

💀

like in a bad way

[ripe geyser]

Do stats

[ripe geyser]

No in a good way

Like knowing how to understand statistics is really important for being a doctor

[cinder gorge]

im interested in psych anyway

[broken elbow]

true, but I'm trying to be a chef

[ripe geyser]

Like a solid 50% of the work I believe is traight up just reading statistics

[cinder gorge]

is there anything here you think could be replaced with stat or something?

[ripe geyser]

Well if you're a chef why the fuck are you taking AP Stats??

[cinder gorge]

if you think its that important

[broken elbow]

IM NOT DON'T WORRY

[unborn girder]

6 electives

[cinder gorge]

bro i need 7 for graduation

[ripe geyser]

tf AP Physics doing there?

[broken elbow]

I already have like 9 college credits

[ripe geyser]

I get pinged a lot and distracted

[unborn girder]

10 classes?

[cinder gorge]

its based on semester

[ripe geyser]

@cinder gorge replace physics with stats

[broken elbow]

I'll probs have 15 by the time I graduate

[ripe geyser]

That'll be significantly easier

and more useful

[unborn girder]

oh k

makes sense

[cinder gorge]

yeah

[cinder gorge]

1 or 2

[ripe geyser]

I really haven't 💀

[cinder gorge]

oh i dont have 2 on there lol

[ripe geyser]

you're taking both?

Yeah I thought it was 1 💀

[cinder gorge]

i thought i was but i changed it for graduation requirements

[ripe geyser]

You don't need physics for premed

[cinder gorge]

everything

[unborn girder]

consider summer course

for health

[cinder gorge]

also do honor chords mean anything to colleges or is it just a weak flex

[unborn girder]

if u want more

chords was?

[ripe geyser]

Literally nothing

[cinder gorge]

like tassle i think

[ripe geyser]

Like you can't even put them anywhere on your application

[cinder gorge]

this honor chord

[ripe geyser]

When you graduate a lot of schools will give you a little thing you can put on your graduation hat (?)

[cinder gorge]

ok good

[ripe geyser]

That's an honor chord

[cinder gorge]

yeah i think thats what it is

its like a tassle

[wise forge]

The only thing you get that lasts is the fun seals on your diploma but those only mean things for certain college/occupations

[ripe geyser]

here

[cinder gorge]

yeah

[ripe geyser]

Those are honor cords

[cinder gorge]

we dont have sashes

[unborn girder]

k

[ripe geyser]

Boutta dox you rq

💀

[cinder gorge]

NAHHHH

[broken elbow]

LMAO NO

[wise forge]

💀no

no

[ripe geyser]

Bro ran away 💀💀💀

[broken elbow]

I FORGO

AAA

[ripe geyser]

Bro got terrified 💀

[broken elbow]

DUMB SELF

[wise forge]

culinary arts is neat tho

[cinder gorge]

thats what i need

[broken elbow]

Thank You!

[cinder gorge]

next time, i wouldnt put ur info like that

cuz i still have it

[cinder gorge]

still have what

[ripe geyser]

you only do 1 semester of phys ed?

[broken elbow]

Dude ppl make the joke that I have pasta due at 2 am

[ripe geyser]

how the fuck

[broken elbow]

when its true 😭

[cinder gorge]

thats a year

1 = year

[ripe geyser]

Don't most states require 4 semesters of phys ed?

[cinder gorge]

that aint mine lol

[broken elbow]

DUDE

[cinder gorge]

LOL ITS HIS

[cinder gorge]

he asked

[ripe geyser]

This shit is so outta pocket 💀

[broken elbow]

DELETE IT

[ripe geyser]

Ain't no way

[cinder gorge]

NAHHHH

[broken elbow]

SEROUSLLY DELETE IT

FUKCING HELL MAN

[ripe geyser]

Emma E. got doxed

[cinder gorge]

i thought you had something of mine not his 💀

[unborn girder]

what electives should i take for soph

[ripe geyser]

This is the infamous doxing

[broken elbow]

😭

[cinder gorge]

stuff

[ripe geyser]

Literally anything that's dope