course-selection

[ripe geyser]

That’s fine but you’re not your brother

[fringe barn]

It's not bad enough where I would be failing the class

[ripe geyser]

A teacher that’s good for your brother might not be good for you

If you absolutely want to take DE, then take it over the summer or do it alongside the school year

But do not make one of your central blocks a DE

[ripe geyser]

How old are you rn?

[fringe barn]

13

[ripe geyser]

So here’s the thing: people change a lot between 13-18

[fringe barn]

I'm aware

[ripe geyser]

You don’t know if you’ll remain forever interested in DE during that time period

You also don’t know if the profs will no longer fit your learning style cause it changed during that time period

[fringe barn]

Fair

[ripe geyser]

5 years at that time period is a little under a 1/3 of your life

That’s a huge amount of set up you’re asking for

[fringe barn]

I know

[ripe geyser]

Not considering that there’s often very low pay out

Look: take a DE class alongside another normal class

If you don’t like it, cool you can drop out

If you do like it then cool, you can replace a course next year with it

[fringe barn]

Ok

[ripe geyser]

You just don’t want to be stuck in a situation where you’re forced to continue with DE

[fringe barn]

What would be a good "test" DE class?

To take alongside a normal class

[ripe geyser]

Hm

I’d say an intro to an art class

Especially intro to film

It’s generally easy and it’ll give you a good glimpse into a college schedule

If you want something more stem related, opt to not take a AP course and instead take it’s intro

So for example: you take AP bio and intro to chem instead of AP Chem and Intro to Chem

[fringe barn]

Understood

[ripe geyser]

If you want something more creative then intro to creative writing is also good

Those are the 3 I’d say are good test classes but they’re not the best

The best test class is: going through the catalog and seeing which class is the most dope to you and taking it

[fringe barn]

Got it

I might just do a kind of a fun class then for my first DE

Thanks for the help

[magic raven]

is ib lead hard

[ripe geyser]

IB Lead?

I’ve never heard of that, what is it?

Do you mean MYP, DP, or CP?

[magic raven]

no

I'm from Canada it called ib or lead

on of the 2

it's a program done all across the world

[ripe geyser]

Never heard of Lead but I am taking IB as in International Baccalaureate

Is that what you’re referring to?

[magic raven]

i think so

I'm not sure

[ripe geyser]

Send over the pamphlet for the program

It might be the IBDP but I’ve braved heard of it being called lead

[magic raven]

I didn't get a pamphley

it was a presentation

https://www.leadprogram.org/m/

that is the presentation

I'm taking it for grade 9

[ripe geyser]

OOH

That’s a program that lets you go to both HS and college at the same time

It’s probably hard, and it’d be very hard for a 9th grader to take

It’s meant for an 11th grader according to their site

[magic raven]

well I'm doing like an into to it

for gr.9 and 10

not doing it for 11 and 12

[rapid cedar]

so i’m a rising sophomore and we’re choosing our classes next week for next year but i don’t know what to choose for my elective..i’m going to take ap seminar and ap world history but i also want to take a third ap. the only other ap options for sophomores are ap bio, ap hug, and ap environmental science. i do want to take both ap bio and ap environmental science eventually but idk if it would be too much this year with the other classes i’m taking. i’ve heard ap hug is pretty easy but i'm on the fence about whether its worth it or not. should i just take another elective that isn’t ap related?

lol sorry this is so long

[wind hawk]

Do you care for rank/gpa?

Not that it completely matters, but you don’t want to overload yourself either

[rapid cedar]

yea

[wind hawk]

Mk

What other courses are you planning to take besides uh

Ap world and seminar

Like total

[rapid cedar]

for science i have to take chemistry so i’m doing honors, pe (required), biotech (required), spanish 2, and algebra 2 honors

i think that’s it

and drivers ed

[wind hawk]

As long as you can balance, I think you’d be fine with doing ap hug too

It would just be a routine you’d need to get used to, I wouldn’t think it’d be an overload

[rapid cedar]

alright cool thanks :)

[cinder gorge]

What high school classes would help with someone hoping to become an attorney?

[wind hawk]

Mhm mhm

[wise forge]

it literally does not matter

I am majoring in Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychology, with a minor in music… and I plan on becoming an attorney

do what ever you want

[cinder gorge]

I’m kind of law nerd. I plan on majoring and minoring in stuff that will help with the LSAT and law school.

[wise forge]

I am also a law nerd

Don’t major and minor in classic stuff

for admissions purposes, you wanna stand out

[cinder gorge]

I’m thinking of philosophy for a major.

[stark forum]

Can tell by the pfp

[cinder gorge]

💀

I also do mock trial.

[cinder gorge]

Would philosophy work?

[wise forge]

that is

no

[cinder gorge]

Well you’re doing psychology.

[wise forge]

i’ve won my county championships every year i’ve done mock trial (since freshman year) and am the mvp most rounds i participate in

[wise forge]

neuroscience

double major in psychology

but that psych is cognitive and behavioral specialization so its a BS not a BA

[cinder gorge]

Philosophy majors score a blind test score of 158 on the LSAT. That can get you into multiple law schools; that’s pretty good for taking the test without knowing anything about it.

[wise forge]

however, you wouldn’t really stand out (if you want to go to T50)

explore all options, and find other things you enjoy, don’t revolve your world around law because it’s a very small world (trust me I was like you at first)

[cinder gorge]

Any law professor that has observed a philosophy major can testify about their better performance.

[wise forge]

actually, that contradicts all experiences i’ve had with “law” professors

[cinder gorge]

However, I still am a freshman; my goals this year should be grades.

[wise forge]

ehhh

[cinder gorge]

Really? Not what I’ve experienced.

[wise forge]

your goal freshman year should be to explore a variety of different things and disciplines

[magic orbit]

dont worry about colleges as freshmen

explore what you enjoy

[wise forge]

Yeah

[magic orbit]

worry about college once your around 11th or 12th

for now, focus on your extracurricular

and find stuff that express yourself

[wise forge]

I studied the law all over covid and now I am kind of maxed out as to what i have and have not seen in the legal field. If I didn’t have my other things, i would not be happy.

[cinder gorge]

I guess you’re not wrong.

[cinder gorge]

Well your focus should be your current college/LSAT.

[magic orbit]

imo some good extracurricular to do is to join clubs that you enjoy, do not just join every club

for me, i have an internship at UPenn

[cinder gorge]

I’m currently in mock trial, debate, and the chess club.

[wise forge]

it is

[magic orbit]

do u enjoy those clubs?

[cinder gorge]

Most certainly!

[magic orbit]

good

[wise forge]

have you thought of exploring out side of those clubs to, extend yourself beyond the logic and strategy all of those require?

[magic orbit]

you can try to ask for internship at colleges

that’s a good extracurricular

maybe a summer program about your major

[cinder gorge]

Mock trial fuels my lust for the law. Meanwhile, I find the debate team a great place for all sorts of debate styles. And chess is…fun.

[wise forge]

chess is fun

[cinder gorge]

I’m still just a freshman…

[wise forge]

very fun

yeahhh

[magic orbit]

i did a summer program as a freshmen

[wise forge]

a lot idk programs are reserved for juniors and seniors

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

[wise forge]

dam 💀

don’t recommend that

[magic orbit]

well freshmen to sophomore

[wise forge]

oh

[cinder gorge]

Like what?

[magic orbit]

i did took a program from upenn during freshmen tho

at freshmen, i got into apcsa (somehow)

and this upenn program basically teaches apcsa

along with my school

[wise forge]

i always suggest the arts first like music or ceramics

[magic orbit]

so i can get extra practice for ap exam

[wise forge]

Than maybe sports

environment

sciences

[cinder gorge]

But the choir and drama kids are… uh… I’ll just leave it at that.

[wise forge]

I am a choir kid…

and a band kid

and a soccer kid

[magic orbit]

i used to be a choir kid 💀

[wise forge]

💀

[magic orbit]

but i gave up cus my singing is shit

[wise forge]

ah

To be successful in choir you really have to have a natural hand

[cinder gorge]

No I mean the ones at my school.

[wise forge]

ah

idk finance, business

those are good law things

[magic orbit]

i joined choir for like 2 years during elementary to middle school

gave up after my 3rd year

[wise forge]

elementary school choir is

awful

i did it 3 years in elementary school

did not know how to read music

[cinder gorge]

Debate earns scholarships.

[magic orbit]

i used to be a band as well

only for 2 years 💀

[magic orbit]

so as every other stuff

im currently a national honor society member of my school

and they offer great scholarships

[wise forge]

they do?

[magic orbit]

i think

but they do offer scholarships

but idk how good

[wise forge]

I only get scholarships for my singing

and i’ve won mock trial and been a state mvp and stuff

[magic orbit]

okay nhs does offer scholarship lol

[wise forge]

i’ve won my county in music and economics *competitions

[wise forge]

good

[magic orbit]

the requirements are

[wise forge]

I use this server as my 30 hours off volunteering

per month

my advisor accepts it as long as I show her what i did

[cinder gorge]

Mock trial isn’t hard if you know what you’re doing.

[wise forge]

^

[wise forge]

I do pretrial

wbu

[cinder gorge]

Oh,

[magic orbit]

• high school senior
• active member of nhs and good standing
• have an nhs account verified by the adviser
• pursue a degree on an us college/uni

that’s basically the requirement for nhs scholarship

[wise forge]

💀

I can’t afford my dues rn

[cinder gorge]

I’m usually doing openings and certain examinations. My team prefers me for my openings; I guess they’re good.

It depends if I’m cross-examining or not.

Sometimes direct.

I haven’t really done any pre-trial.

I get my fair share of refuting things in debate.

I killed the chat 💀

[wise forge]

My mock trial team was trying to guess my sign

i’m at practice rn

[cinder gorge]

💀

I hate finding precedent too.

[wise forge]

bro

it’s not that hard 💀

in mock we have case packets with the authorities we can use, but besides that

it’s pretty easy

[fringe barn]

1-2 AP classes in 9th grade a good number?

[vital olive]

honeskty

it’s illegal to take ap’s as a freshman here

so i’d say for sure

[fringe barn]

Ok

It's AP world and MAYBE bio

[near wadi]

Hi, I have a question about AP coursework. By the time I apply to college, I will have taken 3 AP exams (calc bc, chem, and comp sci). As someone who also has substantial extracurriculars, will that be enough?

[vital olive]

depends on major, scores, how many are offered, etc.

generally, if you had a lot offered and you didn’t take the opportunities, then it doesn’t look too too good

but if they weren’t you’ll be fine

the courses should also be in accordance with your major

what are your ecs?

[near wadi]

MUN (at the international level), research internship, web development for 2 nonprofits, NHS, Operation Smile, and another research internship

And singing

[vital olive]

mm that’s pretty good

planned major?

nothings ever guaranteed though

[near wadi]

Pre med

[vital olive]

then idk

your ecs or your ap coursework don’t relate to your major

and although it isn’t essential

it’s important to have

yes ap chem but like

do you have other courses offered?

ap bio for example

[near wadi]

AP bio isn't offered until senior year

Neither is AP psych

[vital olive]

uhh

is there anything you could do to strengthen the medical side of your application?

for example there are some good competitions for that stuff

[near wadi]

Both research internships combine medicine and tech? Does that help

[vital olive]

it does help, but you’re in tenth grade, aren’t you?

everything won’t work out the way you expect it

so have backups reason

[near wadi]

Okay, there's a nearby hospital I could volunteer at as a backup

[near wadi]

Yep

[vital olive]

you should do that anyway

it helps

[rough patio]

Take what you are interested in. Colleges can see through people who are taking easy AP’s just to take easy AP’s. Ur better off taking an elective u want to take then APHG

[reef hornet]

U might need to take a high school chemistry course before taking AP bio

[foggy jolt]

got any advice for ap csp?

I'm taking it next year

how should i prep

[compact plaza]

Why would u prep

[foggy jolt]

because ppl were saying that u cant get an easy A and i probably need to have some prior experience to do well

[rough patio]

Next year I’m planning on taking, AP World; AP Lang; AP Envi Sci; Pre Calc; Latin 4; and a Dual Enrollment Government Class. Is this a schedule that shows rigor and is competitive with fellow juniors ?

[cosmic gyro]

Anybody know where I can take college courses for credit online?

[wary peak]

I recently got accepted to a great high-school, and I'm kind of lost on what courses to take since I'm relatively young but advanced 2 grade levels. (10th Grade Courses) Advice on what classes I should take my first year?

[plush laurel]

yea waddup

[warped jewel]

do you already know what you wanna do in the future/what you're passionate about

[wary peak]

yes, i would like to be an anesthesiologist

i love medicine

[warped jewel]

can you take bio and chem

[wary peak]

yeah

[warped jewel]

are you taking physics

[wary peak]

bio

this year

chem next year

[near wadi]

Sameee

[hollow finch]

Medicine is a W until the MCAT

[wispy dagger]

I'm prob taking chemistry, it's so cool:)

[primal birch]

Tips for taking honours Chemistry as a freshman?

[vital olive]

pay attention and don’t slack off lol it’s tough

the content itself is easy

but my teacher at least is extremely strict

she teaches us like her ap classes

just keep a eye for detail

bc it matters a lot

but it won’t be too challenging

[vital olive]

what’s available

[vital olive]

you don’t need to pre

it’s a free class

[vital olive]

everything’s good except for precalc- if you’re going for an unrelated major with no math involved, go for it, otherwise it is sort of bringing it down

[magic orbit]

u dont, apcsp is an intro to computer science and how it functions

but if you really want to prep

learn a coding language

[austere tulip]

Yup

Awesome rigor

[wary peak]

as soon as the school year starts the ap courses are available during the first week

to sign up

or rather apply

[ripe geyser]

See pins

It might actually be much more than you need

[vital olive]

yeah, but what courses are available

[austere tulip]

Yeag

So do u have all ap courses available ?

[sterile whale]

I’m in high school and I have to pick between material processing and computers

[austere tulip]

Both are great

What do you want?

If you are confused

Id recommend computers

Material processing is probably gonna become machine operated

Tho I’ll be honest I don’t really know what that is

[wary peak]

most are listed

[sterile whale]

You just learn how to make stuff using different types of materials and you learn about them to

[kindred mango]

ask your guidance counsellor as they understand what credits your school accepts + they should have knowledge about what college courses students from previous years have taken

[cinder gorge]

Cc

[austere tulip]

I applied at my cc

[austere tulip]

Ok, then take as many and whatever u want to

Are you going into 9th grade?

I recommend 1-2 aps

10th grade: 2-4

11th: 3-6

12th:3-6

Again

If you’re also doing other stuff

Or dual enrollment

U can take less aps

[soft jacinth]

How many Ap’s is considered too many/work overload

[austere tulip]

as many as you can't handlee

like for most people after 5 it gets overloaded

but some people do take 6-7 and are successful

[ripe geyser]

Take as many as your school can offer and then reduce from there

[wary peak]

yea

[wary peak]

yes i’m doing dual enrollment as well

[wary peak]

i think i would do 4-5

since i am planning to also do clubs

and my dual enrollment is on the campus

so i would have some time for myself too

instead of a jammed schedule

[austere tulip]

in 9th grade?

4-5???

[compact plaza]

4 to 5 in 9th grade is too much

[ripe geyser]

DE is very different from normal high school

As you only get 1-2 lectures every once in a while you have to do a lot more homework than you normally would do in HS

[vital olive]

nothing is ever too much for everyone

you just have to know your capabilities

[compact plaza]

Yeah but when it comes to entering freshman year

And trust me I was like this once

A lot of rising freshman overestimate their capabilities

[vital olive]

i mean you're right, but they can always drop out if its too hard (to honors eq)

[compact plaza]

True

Except if ur school is stingy about it

At my school u only have 10 days to drop out

[vital olive]

we have like 3 weeks i think

🤷‍♂️

[compact plaza]

Yeah

Do what u want academically but font be surprised if aps are overwhelming

[ripe geyser]

You can always start failing the class and get intervention to reduce your difficulty!

[vital olive]

won't it go on your transcript though

[ripe geyser]

No lol

[vital olive]

damn here it says "withdrawn failing" when that happens

[ripe geyser]

Getting intervention to reduce your class difficulty will not appear on your transcript if you start failing your class before the semester ends

[ripe geyser]

Well it’ll prolly do the same then, but at the very least you keep a 4.0 GPA

And most AOs will just find it to be a strange error for that msg to appear if a 4.0 GPA student has “withdrawn failing” on their transcript once or twice

[vital olive]

true, but it still isn't a good look to have imo

[ripe geyser]

It isn’t but it won’t effect the funny number after “GPA” which will arguably matter more

[somber harness]

which language should i take in hs if i want to be a doctor or biomedical engineer: latin or spanish? (we were required to take 2 years of latin in middle school)

[ripe geyser]

It doesn't matter

Take the one you think is more interesting or more applicable

I would encourage Spanish as Spanish is a language spoken by many Americans if you live in the U.S

if you live outside of the U.S then I'd encourage French as it's a pretty large lingua franca, particularly inside of Europe and Africa

[cinder gorge]

It doesnt matter lmao

[plain stratus]

Hi so I have not taken many honors class in freshman year so in sophomore year I plan to take two APs the 1st one I already decided but can someone reccomend one easy one

[cinder gorge]

Show

[plain stratus]

Sorry ?

[cinder gorge]

What aps

[plain stratus]

World history

I need help with the other one tho

[cinder gorge]

Pick something that interests u

[plain stratus]

And is it recommended to take two if u never taken one before

[cinder gorge]

Idk

Depends on ur work ethic

[wary peak]

nono not 9th

i think my max for 9th is 3

i wna take it slow my first year

get a feel of everything

[wary peak]

ah

[cinder gorge]

3aps isnt slow

[wary peak]

well

AP spanish lang doesn’t really count as an AP for me

in difficulty anyway

it was my first language

so i wouldn’t mind studying for 2 more

[cinder gorge]

Whats the 2

[ripe geyser]

I believe Spanish Lang more has to do with cultural comparisons than the language

So it'd still be a time investment on your end as you need to memorize certain features of other countries

If you'd like I'd encourage you instead pick up French I and go down that pathway for 2-3 years. You get to be a trilingual and you know the lingua franca of Europe which is a really useful skill to have

It'll help you communicate with many Europeans so if you ever decide to go to school there it'll definitely help you out

[vital olive]

she’d only be able to get upto french 4 though

[ripe geyser]

"only"

Most schools don't even expect you to do french 2 💀

[vital olive]

i mean, like everyone at my school is taking lang 3 rn with ap junior

she’d take 4 senior

[ripe geyser]

She'd take AP senior

[cinder gorge]

Ap junior? Thats not a thing

[ripe geyser]

AP lang as a junior

Dumbass

[vital olive]

1–>2–>3–>4–>AP

[ripe geyser]

Oh weird progression

[vital olive]

for languages

here

[ripe geyser]

In most schools its: 1->2->AP

[cinder gorge]

U can take shortcuts, thats what im doing with spanish

[ripe geyser]

most schools being schools in cali

[cinder gorge]

For us, its 1-4 then ap

[ripe geyser]

Weird

At my old school it was 1-3 then AP but in both school districts it was generally the same thing: you do AP junior year

[vital olive]

yeah max is ap junior

[ripe geyser]

Yeah

[vital olive]

i mean you could take soanish 4 over the summer

and ap sophomore

but not recommended

for obvious reasons

[ripe geyser]

Even then I actually don't see many people who made it into a T20 who took an AP lang tbh

I just noticed that

[vital olive]

is there data on this stuff

[ripe geyser]

No lol

[vital olive]

like who took what ap courses and what colleges they got into

[ripe geyser]

There's videos of people being accepted and shit though telling what classes they were in

[vital olive]

oh

word of mouth and all that

[ripe geyser]

(if you're curious the most common classes are AP Lang and AP Calc BC)

Outside of those 2 it's really a crapshoot and changes from person to person but those 2 APs are always consistant

[vital olive]

yeah

[ripe geyser]

Granted I've only seen like 6 of those videos or something

[vital olive]

i have like 8 ap’s planned i think

no maybe a bit more

[ripe geyser]

Bit much tbh

[vital olive]

throughout hs thiufh

[ripe geyser]

I shouldn't be talking I have to take 12 DEs and also focus on IBDP

[cinder gorge]

Per yr?

[vital olive]

nah total

2 sophomore

6 junior

[cinder gorge]

Oh

Ur normal then

[vital olive]

senior 3 and DE

none allowed freshman

[vital olive]

sure

it’s the max that’s allowed as it is

[ripe geyser]

2 sophomore year is not normal lol

Most schools don't even let 1 I believe

[vital olive]

rlly?

[ripe geyser]

Yeah

[vital olive]

ap ab and ap physics for me

[ripe geyser]

That's extremely abnormal

[vital olive]

and then all ap’s junior

[ripe geyser]

At my school I'm considered very abnormal for taking AP Bio as well as AP World

[vital olive]

except for gym

[ripe geyser]

Are you interested in all of them

there's no need to take that many

See pins

[vital olive]

yup

i live by that rule at hs

[ripe geyser]

https://www.tiktok.com/@admitium/video/7090339335232343301

[vital olive]

made it before i started

if ____ wasn’t on the college app would i do it

like __ ec

[ripe geyser]

Aite

[vital olive]

idk it might sound stupid

but i’m not doing stuff i don’t like

[ripe geyser]

Some people out there burn themselves at a pyre lol

[vital olive]

even if it hurts my chances

[ripe geyser]

That's what I'm doing myself cause my GPA is going to be at most a 3.7 at the end of Junior Year, assuming I do not get extra DEs and take any DEs over the summer

[vital olive]

junior year fr

[ripe geyser]

I pray that I do so I can continue on farming college creds and graduate within a semester of enrolling into my CC

[vital olive]

the only one i don’t want to take there is apush so i might take cp u.s. history over the summer so i can take ap csa

[cinder gorge]

Ew

[ripe geyser]

Leo is writing the god damn communist manifesto in this bitch

Damn

I scared them off 💀

[vital olive]

lol

nvm he’s back

[vital olive]

ew

duck

it’s also like the max courses i can take so

[vital olive]

that sounds rough

[placid nexus]

For my senior year of high school I taking CSUExpstyrdgwtg then American government and economics then ROP emengercy medical responder then Intro AG mechanic then Adv Jrotc 4

[ripe geyser]

literally me

[placid nexus]

Next year I will only have 5 classes

[ripe geyser]

Damn

[cinder gorge]

lol

[ripe geyser]

I mean reallisticaly with the path I'm on I can actually graduate Junior year 💀

but I want my IB Diploma

Even if it's not going to help me out, like at all

[vital olive]

goals bro fr

you got this

our school for some reason requires 3 years of history

i hate it

[cinder gorge]

Same for us

But thats good

It gives space in ur schedule for other stuff

[vital olive]

yeah but some schools require only 2

which makes life a lot easier

[cinder gorge]

U can make 3yrs feel like 2

Or even 1

[ripe geyser]

Most scchools do

usually:
1 year US History
1 year world history
1 year government

[vital olive]

for us it’s one world, 2 us

max is honors —> honors —> AP

[ripe geyser]

In my school the maximum is: AP World, APUSH/IB History HL, AP Gov/IB History HL

[daring bridge]

Any changes? (Computer science major)
Grade 10: fundamentals + precal
Grade 11: precal
Grade 12: cal

[ripe geyser]

precalc for 2 years?

NPC ass schedule tbh

If you can, try to get precal done over the summer of grade 10 so when you reach grade 11 you take calc and then the year after you can take stats

[daring bridge]

I dont have stats :/

[ripe geyser]

No regular statistics class or AP stats?

[daring bridge]

Nope

No ap classes at all

[ripe geyser]

Weirdo ass school

regardless, if that's the case you're fine

[daring bridge]

Just for this uni thats nearby

[ripe geyser]

This is one of the screenshots of all times

I'm not certain what you want me to do

[wary peak]

i know french too

i took it early middle school

i might js retake french 1 and call it a day to finish my second year requirement

[ivory dragon]

Hello, anyone here?

[compact plaza]

Jump from 2 to 6 APs is ballsy but ok

I mean the schedule works

Wait actually nvm

Why are u taking summer classes

And of all the classes go set aside for sophomore to take over the summer it is DEFINITELY not precalc

[primal birch]

Ok thanks 😊

[austere tulip]

No

not most schools

again, that's your school

most schools,

its 1,2,3,4,AP

or 1,2,3, AP

[austere tulip]

dw i'm also doing 6

[austere tulip]

same

except no ib

the schedule's really good

a lot of overloading seniors yr

but i guess u can handle it

[ripe geyser]

Meh in my school it's technically this but language 3 and 4 aren't required. So it's supposed to go 1-4 AP but in reality most people in my school skip language 3 and 4 and insead jump into AP as there's really no point to the other 2 language classes

afaik supposedly once you get into language 3 it starts becoming more about cultural comparisons than the language itself

[austere tulip]

Oh

I'm in 3 rn

we're still learning stuff

cuz we did 1 and 2 in middle school

[ripe geyser]

hu

In my school disrict you start spanish 1 in high school

Though in my old one you did Spanish 1 in 8th grade but I failed that cause of covid 💀

[long heath]

Thoughts about my course selections?

Freshman (This Year)
Hon Trig Analysis
Hon English 9
Hon Biology
AP Human Geography
Latin 4
H/PE 9
Mandatory Elective

Sophmore
AP Calc AB
Hon English 10
Hon Chemistry
AP World History
Latin 5
H/PE 10
Mandatory Elective

Junior
AP Calc BC
AP Lang
AP Biology
AP US History
AP Physics 1
AP Macroeconomics
Medical Anatomy & Drawing

Senior
AP Statistics
AP Literature
AP Physics C
AP Government
AP Chemistry
AP Psychology
Free Period

[ripe geyser]

You are trying to predict the future, that's a bad idea

Regardless, is there a math class you can take out of stats?

Cause going from AP Calc AB to BC is absolutely going to be frustrating for you if there isn't

[austere tulip]

I like your schedule

You also have a free period senior year

[ripe geyser]

Meh we don't know what this mans' future is like

[austere tulip]

Yeah but like the schedule is good

it has good rigor

[ripe geyser]

Not really

Too many APs for seemingly little reward

[austere tulip]

ig

[ripe geyser]

See the pins but generally you don't need to take as many APs as you think you do to get into Ivy league schools

[austere tulip]

but like i take aps cuz i feel like i want more challenge

[ripe geyser]

Well you're you

[austere tulip]

yeah idk about this person

[ripe geyser]

We don't know much about this person

[austere tulip]

of course

[ripe geyser]

If they're taking these classes solely to look good then that's a bit of a mistake

[austere tulip]

i def think they don't need both calc ab and calc bc

and yeah with the tought schedule, ap lang and lit could be swicthed out with like ap capstone

[ripe geyser]

Regardless, I'd say to drop AP Bio to take AP Physics 1 or 2

[long heath]

no; unfortunately there isn't

[ripe geyser]

Going from no physics experience to taking a Physics C is a veRY hard thing to do

[long heath]

yeah i kinda need the free period just to study and stuff; I hope I can use that time productively

[austere tulip]

i agree

[ripe geyser]

And if you don't want to take AP Physics C over AP Bio then I'd encourage you replace Physics C with some other extremely easy course that you know doesn't give out much homework

[austere tulip]

again, treat this like a rought draft tommytooth

chanage it

and edit it as u go

[ripe geyser]

This is to give you as much time as possible to apply to universities

As it stands the standard amount of unis is increasing year by year

In the early 00's I believe most people only applied to 1 or 2 unis

However nowadays the average is 5 I believe

and that's the average including people who want to just go to a local state uni or a CC

Excluding those the number is something ridiculous like 8 or 9 I believe

And it's only gonna get worse so you want to give yourself as much breathing room as possible senior year for you to apply to the frankly insane amount of Unis you're most likely going to be applying to

[plain stratus]

But I want easy APs

Any AP except comp science

[ripe geyser]

The easiest AP is literally any that interests you

If there's none that interest you then bad news: most of them are going to be not very easy

My personal recommendation though are: AP Stats as it's useful in general, AP Psych as it's mostly memorization, and APES which is one of the APs of all time

There are rumors of AP Precalc also being easy but I do not know I haven't looked into that class

[plain stratus]

Ok ty

[plain stratus]

Ty

[austere tulip]

it probably is

[ripe geyser]

the biggest troll ever done by CollegeBoard

[vital olive]

fr though 💀

[austere pasture]

Biology or Math?
Which is better pls help I'm confus

Also which would give me a better chance to get into an ivy League

[deep pier]

Subjects don't matter.

[deep pier]

Whichever you like or you're interested in.. go for that

No connection with getting into an ivy

[ripe geyser]

What is this question even asking?

[deep pier]

How do honours classes in highschool and honour specialisation in college work??

[ripe geyser]

To take either Biology or Math classes in high school or to major in Bio or Math?

if it's taking bio or math classes in HS I believe most states require both right?

And if it's to major in bio or math it really depends on which you find more interesting

If you can't, then maybe investigate a major in Biophysics instead

Also: do not think that your major is a determining factor for Ivy League admissions because it is not

There's no one single choice that'll improve your chances into an ivy, to improve your chances you have to make a series of choices over a long, drawn out period of time that arguably starts Freshman year

[austere pasture]

Well I'm not from the US
Here in India you choose between them

Ty for the answer tho
Appreciate it

[deep pier]

Oh you mean pcm or pcb? Ryt?

[austere pasture]

Yes

Even if you take pcmb you still have to devote more focus to one of them so the choice still exists

[deep pier]

Yeah.. honestly if you take pcm it's kinda advantageous because there will be certain topics in physics that will only be clarified by maths teachers.. and bio ppl will generally face issue there

But course selection ultimately depends on your interest

What are your interests? Ellaborate a lil and maybe I can help you figure out?

[austere pasture]

True
Although my mom is a math teacher so it isn't much of an issue in my case

[deep pier]

Hmm

I see

[austere pasture]

Well
Currently I'm leaning more towards the biology side
But it's been switching up year round

I honestly really enjoy learning abt where stuff comes from and how things work

[deep pier]

So biology is more of memorization

And maths is all about logics and stuff

I think you should take coaching for both subjects for a month, take a test after 4 weeks and see how you perform in them and then evaluate it? But it should be done before your sesh starts at school

One of my friend did this experiment and now he's satisfied with his course selection and he's a topper in his class even tho before he wasn't that great in studies.

[austere pasture]

Hmm
Well I have maths boards on the 21st

School probably gonna start around April 3rd Or so but I'm not really sure

[deep pier]

Also check for how excited you are when you study for them throughout

[austere pasture]

That's really not an option for me tho cuz the coachings available near me force you to choose after you join

[deep pier]

Ooh where are you from?

[austere pasture]

Well I'll see
First let me get done with this last exam of the session

Tysm for the help tho

[austere pasture]

Delhi as of now

[deep pier]

Ohh

Try pw's yt tutorials

If coaching is not possible

And check for 2-3 weeks since a month isn't possible

to experiment.

Also in school , I believe you get an option to confirm your subject for a month

[austere pasture]

I have done that for physics
It's good but i get distracted when I do that

[deep pier]

Ooh

[austere pasture]

Yeah it's temporary till final boards results are announced

[deep pier]

Yeah use that time to explore

Find yt channels that'll help you

[austere pasture]

I'll see if I can

[deep pier]

Maybe try vedantu, unacademy, byjus, akash's online coaching... There are many if you look up

[deep pier]

Yeah

[austere pasture]

Ty for the help
I have to go sleep now gonna study in the morning

[deep pier]

Anytime! DM me anytime you need help.

And goodluck for boards!!

[austere pasture]

Not flexing (honestly) All of these coachings have contacted me so many times to advertise themselves I had to block their numbers lmao

Ty ty

[deep pier]

Yeah that's true.. they do that I personally use them just for demo and all to just get idea and then I back out 😂😂

[austere pasture]

Infinite IQ move fr

[deep pier]

😂😂

[small nacelle]

lmao

[compact plaza]

Neither do i

School isn't a race dude

[compact plaza]

It's always been competitive

And it remains true that undergrad colleges usually do not matter as much as you think they do

This is true for certain schools, but if you want to generalize it this is definitely not true

One thing that indicates this is that 1. Trade schools are becoming more and more considered by high school students by the year and that 2. Trade careers are paying a lot more for students to do so

Also just as a piece of advice, it'd be a lot better to talk to you if you lost the know-it-all tone

Here's the thing tho

Yeah UCs are getting competitive

But here's the issue with assuming right now

I'm going to guess you are currently exiting 8th grade right?

Ah

What year then

Sorry most people here ask for a full high school schedule because they are rising freshmen

Assumptions about the change in competitiveness depend in quality on how close you are to graduating high school

[median fjord]

REAL

SO REAL

all these freshmen

[austere tulip]

Lol 0% exam weighting

me too

😦

[somber onyx]

How difficult is AP Bio for a Junior

[flint wyvern]

you just need to learn how to apply concepts to real world problems and stuff @somber onyx

its a lot of understanding the material

at least for my class, we dont get a lot of hw

but its a lot of studying

[somber onyx]

Okay since I was planning to do ap bio a year early

Since most kids in my school do ap bio in senior year

[flint wyvern]

assuming you took bio regular ur freshman year i would take it as soon as possible

to not forget the info you learned from that class

[somber onyx]

Thanks for the advice

[cinder gorge]

Do you have Biology during your Freshmen year?

[somber onyx]

Yes we have like 3 types of bio

Reg Bio, Ag Bio and Tech of Bio

Took Tech of Bio

[cinder gorge]

Never heard of it

We only have Biology and AP Biology, that's all...

[somber onyx]

So can you do ap bio in 10th or would you have to take chemistry

[limpid tree]

Anyone in Ib prep Human geography

[somber onyx]

I'm doing AP Human Geography but is there any difference

[limpid tree]

Idk

Im thinking to do prep ib human geo then work my way into psychology

And also

What do you do in IB economics

[ripe geyser]

IB prep courses are non-standardized

Assuming it's as difficult as APHUG, I'd assume it's an easier course to take

[cinder gorge]

What should I take Freshmen Year?

Any Suggestions

[ripe geyser]

Here is the course descriptionfor SL Econ: https://www.ibo.org/globalassets/new-structure/programmes/dp/pdfs/sl-economics-en.pdf
Here is the course description for HL Econ: https://www.ibo.org/globalassets/new-structure/programmes/dp/pdfs/hl-economics-en.pdf

[sage sigil]

depends
going off the message about ec's, are there any PLTW engineering classes at your hs?

[ripe geyser]

Chill you're a freshman

Just take whatever you're interested in

[ripe geyser]

Fuck PLTW

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, But I don’t really know

[ripe geyser]

All my homies hate PLTW

[cinder gorge]

That’s why I am asking

[ripe geyser]

Well what classes are required freshman year

[sage sigil]

better than AP

[ripe geyser]

Let's get that out of the way first

[ripe geyser]

AP Engineering does not exist

[sage sigil]

pltw csa is better than ap csa

[cinder gorge]

Well Math, Science, SS, World Language, and English

I just don’t know what I should take for Math

[ripe geyser]

Me when i make up classes that do not exist because I have been inside of the Gohar Khan server for too long:

[ripe geyser]

What level math did you take last year

Or was it just simply "math"

[cinder gorge]

What do you think?

[ripe geyser]

I don't know, it changes

In my old school district you take "algebra I" in middle school but in my current school district you take "math" in middle school

And in some of the other transfers' schools they do "algebra II" in middle school

[cinder gorge]

What does “math” even mean

[ripe geyser]

As in, there's no course name

[cinder gorge]

Okay, anyway I do Algebra 2

[ripe geyser]

So that means you can solve $$log(x)=10$$ right?

[livid tundra]

Exotica

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

[ripe geyser]

And you also recall how to solve polynomials with powers above 2 correct?

[cinder gorge]

Obviously

[ripe geyser]

So that means you're finishing Algebra II this year, that means that next year you take precalculus

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, I know that, The thing is I am wondering whether I can skip it

[ripe geyser]

no

[cinder gorge]

Since I do a lot of out of school math

[ripe geyser]

You absolutely should never skip anything related to trigonometry

[cinder gorge]

Bro, I am Literally doing Calculus RN

[cinder gorge]

I have already done it out of school

[ripe geyser]

So great news: you're fucked

[cinder gorge]

You can take it over the summer if you’d like

[ripe geyser]

You accelerated your math education too much

You dumbass

[cinder gorge]

No?

I know freshmen in Calc and they are completely fine

[cinder gorge]

No I didn’t

[ripe geyser]

Yeah but when you take calc that early and have nothing else to take: what happens is you're forced to take DE classes

Which, for some people they're fine

[cinder gorge]

If you think you’re ready to take calculus, I strongly recommend either testing out of Precalculus through a placement test or by taking it for credit over the summer

[ripe geyser]

The issue is: you shouldn't ever put yourself in a position where you're forced to take higher level course

If you take something higher level, it should be of your volition

[cinder gorge]

You’re not forced to do anything of the sort

No, Since I go to a Private School, They have a lot of math Courses

[ripe geyser]

Most H.S require 4 years of math

[cinder gorge]

Also, I am planning on doing Calc 3 by Dual Enrollment

[cinder gorge]

^ many high schools offer linear Alg, etc

Yeah exactly

[ripe geyser]

I've never seen a high school that offers linear alg. 💀

[cinder gorge]

Taking calculus = taking 4 years of math (Alg 1, geometry, Alg 2, and precalc)

[cinder gorge]

The private schools in my county do

[ripe geyser]

Inside of their school

[cinder gorge]

They also offer organic Chem

Yeah, I don’t think I would like to do that Though

[cinder gorge]

That’s on a school by school basis but my school counts it the way I stated

[ripe geyser]

Regardless wait @cinder gorge if you're going to private school is it an integrated private school?

Like it services K-12 or does it only service 9-12?

[cinder gorge]

Then don’t, just take Precalculus your freshman year

That’s perfectly fine too

[ripe geyser]

Yeah

[cinder gorge]

It services all

[cinder gorge]

Also, I have one more Thing

[ripe geyser]

Alright so I do not know your graduation requirements then

Regardless, take precalc if you don't want to take a higher level math course

[cinder gorge]

Hypothetically, If I were to take Calc Freshmen year, should it be AB or BC?

[vital olive]

BC

[ripe geyser]

In your case I'd say take AB if you don't like math

[cinder gorge]

I would take AB, but that is more up to how much rigor you are willing to take on

[ripe geyser]

There's no major benefit to taking BC unless you know you're going into STEM

[cinder gorge]

I also think I should take AB

[ripe geyser]

AB is more than enough

[cinder gorge]

If you believe you are amazing at Calc and will excel, I would take BC

Else, take an

Ab

[ripe geyser]

This also allows them to take 2 years of calc

[cinder gorge]

I think AB since it could be better for GPA

[ripe geyser]

Going from AB-BC

[cinder gorge]

Yes

[ripe geyser]

Which pads out their schedule

[cinder gorge]

If you can get an A in AB, take AB

Whichever class you can get an A in do that

Yeah, Also One more last Thing

[ripe geyser]

Generally: When you get to that high of a level a lot of colleges just... don't know what the fuck to do when they get someone with an education beyond calc

[cinder gorge]

Since mine is a Private School, They offer another Option

[ripe geyser]

Except for some but those are international universities where a Further Mathematics course is already well established and standardized

[ripe geyser]

What is it?

[cinder gorge]

I have seen though some colleges frown down upon taking ab and then bc because they view it as you being a slow learner and requiring 2 years of calculus to understand 1 year’s worth of content

[cinder gorge]

There’s plenty of options

There’s many math courses

[cinder gorge]

It’s called PC/DC and it’s like an Accelerated Pre- Calc Course which also Includes Calculus AB at the end, so that you can go directly into BC in 10th grade

[ripe geyser]

yes, but you're doing it Freshman year they usually understand you're trying to pad out a fucked up schedule

[cinder gorge]

So, You learn both Pre - Calc and Differential Calculus

[ripe geyser]

Especially if you get As in both years

[cinder gorge]

I would take this class if you want a less rigorous math class and ab if you need a more rigorous one

Is PC/DC better

[ripe geyser]

If this person was asking which one to take Junior year, then I'd say BC only but because this is freshman year AB is the way to go

[cinder gorge]

How is it screwed up?

[ripe geyser]

This is your best route I guess

[cinder gorge]

Well, Since either way I would do BC next Year

[cinder gorge]

It’s up to you

I think PC/DC is best

[ripe geyser]

As I said earlier: a lot of colleges say they have no idea what the fuck to do when you've taken those high level math courses

[cinder gorge]

The only thing is they require a Placement test for it, But it’s over Algebra 2, so it should be Fine

[ripe geyser]

And oftentimes college will end up being a nightmare

[cinder gorge]

If you take ab first, it will make freshman year harder and sophomore year easier. If you do pc/dc, then your freshman year will be easier and sophomore year harder

[cinder gorge]

Could I see a source please?

[ripe geyser]

As math is one of those things that are really sensitive to where you learn it

[ripe geyser]

Source: it's basic fucking logic if you know anything related to mathematics and how god damn sensitive it is to how you learn it and where you learn it

[cinder gorge]

I have a friend who is a math major at gt and he took Multivar and linear algebra in high school and is still taking math classes now

My high School also Only requires 3 years of Matg

[cinder gorge]

@ripe geyser

[ripe geyser]

If you're a math major that's fine

[cinder gorge]

So, I could do 2 Years of Calc AB and BC

[ripe geyser]

we don't know if Doctor is a math major

Doctor is a rising Freshman

[cinder gorge]

Then do Math Seminar which is what my School offers after

[cinder gorge]

They can just not take math in college then

[ripe geyser]

They probably don't know what the fuck they want to do 💀

[ripe geyser]

Not really

As those classes are not standardized most colleges have you retake them

[cinder gorge]

And then do Calc 3 Senior Year as Dual Enrollment

[ripe geyser]

It's not like there's an AP Linear Algebra

[cinder gorge]

Yes if they pass the AP exam they can test out of Calc 1 and 2

[ripe geyser]

That lets you skip a linear algebra credit

[cinder gorge]

Also, I have heard that AP Stat is really easy right?

[cinder gorge]

What does math seminar do

[ripe geyser]

This is talking about what they take after Calc 1 and 2

[cinder gorge]

It depends on your strengths

[cinder gorge]

I am asking because I am planning to take it alongside Calc BC

I think I can do it

[ripe geyser]

I've never heard of this class

Oh wait

AP Stats

[cinder gorge]

Depending on what college you go to, you can use your de credits

[ripe geyser]

Yeah take AP Stats it's the only universally useful AP class imo

[cinder gorge]

If you think you can do it, do it. However, keep in mind it has far more practical applications

[ripe geyser]

Besides maybe AP Lang

[cinder gorge]

I disagree AP lang is just as useful

[ripe geyser]

But I'd encourage you take it after Calc BC

[ripe geyser]

That's why I said maybe ap lang

I can't say much about AP Lang as that's not a course I'm going to be taking as an IB Student

[cinder gorge]

I already sent it before you said that

I think I can take it alongside it because AP stat is too easy for me too spend a whole year in it without doing any other math

[cinder gorge]

It’s useful regardless of the major you’re going into

[ripe geyser]

me when I'm breaking the space time continium

[cinder gorge]

You know yourself best. Don’t let anyone sway you one way or another

[cinder gorge]

Nah probably a lag on my phone

[ripe geyser]

Here's the thing: you don't actually know what the fuck you're gonna become interested in

[cinder gorge]

Fair point

[cinder gorge]

People here have attempted to talk me out of my junior year schedule and I’m glad they didn’t

[ripe geyser]

That's why you should probably not take more than 1 math related course a year unless you're absolutely certain you want a STEM major

[cinder gorge]

I wouldn’t plan too far ahead rn and focus more on your freshman year courses rather than your sophomore and junior

Year courses

Also, Math Seminar is Multivariate Calculus

[cinder gorge]

Multivar = Calc 3 at a lot of places

[ripe geyser]

So take that senior year

[cinder gorge]

What exactly is Multivariate Calculus?

I am still confused about that

[cinder gorge]

It’s Calc 3

[ripe geyser]

Generally, you don't want to be doing too much math in H.S unless you're a math or STEM major

[ripe geyser]

It's the calc of a function with 2+ variables you can play aroudn with

[cinder gorge]

Wait, then what do I do senior year?

[cinder gorge]

Or unless you’re interested in it

[limpid tree]

Wdym by HL and SL

[cinder gorge]

Linear algebra, AP stats, etc

Linear Algebra Ig

[ripe geyser]

@cinder gorge take AP Stats Junior year and Seminar Senior Year

[cinder gorge]

No

Taking a year off between Calc is not smart

[ripe geyser]

you really do not want to go through the unfun™️ process of relearning the same thing over and over in college

[ripe geyser]

That's fair

[cinder gorge]

Regardless, @cinder gorge this does not matter right now

[ripe geyser]

Take Seminar junior year and stats Senior year ig

[cinder gorge]

Also, what’s the difference between Multivariable Calculus and Multivariate Calculus?

I was also Confused about that

[ripe geyser]

They're the same thing

[cinder gorge]

Oh okay

That makes sense

[cinder gorge]

You don’t need to worry about your junior year rn

[ripe geyser]

HL = Higher Level
SL = Standard Level

I believe you're talking about the DP Econ course correct?

[cinder gorge]

Also, should I do Global Scholars

I planned out my whole schedule my freshman and I did not follow through with it

[ripe geyser]

I do not think the MYP offers a econ course

[ripe geyser]

no fucking clue what that is

[cinder gorge]

Fair point

[limpid tree]

Ohh alright

[cinder gorge]

It’s sort of like IB

[limpid tree]

So would it be better to take HL to get into an Ivy leauge school?

[ripe geyser]

HL is a class that requires 240 teaching hours while SL requires 150 teaching hours

[cinder gorge]

And it’s over 2 years

[ripe geyser]

It's really not

Unless you're taking the DP

Generally: Do not take IB unless you're taking the DP

[cinder gorge]

Will my high Math help me for Ivy League? Just Curious

[limpid tree]

Ok

[ripe geyser]

Probably not, nothing tbh helps with the Ivy League

[cinder gorge]

It won’t make a huge difference depending on the major you are applying for

Fair point

[cinder gorge]

Okay

[ripe geyser]

It's a negative sum game where everything you do is really going to make you worse rather than help, it's just your job to come off as less worse than other applicants

[cinder gorge]

Just wanted to Know, I am going to take them either way, Since I like math

[ripe geyser]

Then do not go to an Ivy

[cinder gorge]

That’s what matter, focus on what you enjoy

[cinder gorge]

Why?

[cinder gorge]

If they want to try for ivies, let them try

[ripe geyser]

Ivys are good at math but I believe that most of the top 20 institutions for math and general STEM are not Ivys

[cinder gorge]

I personally would love to go to an Ivy or another LAC

[ripe geyser]

Ivys are more towards the humanitarian and socialsci end

[cinder gorge]

You say it like, You know for sure I am not going to get in, Which you could be Right, But why say it like that

[cinder gorge]

Ivies are among the top-10 schools for biology

[cinder gorge]

No, I’m saying give it a shot if you want to

[vital olive]

i feel like pseudo-ivies should have some sort of say tbh

[ripe geyser]

More you know

[vital olive]

even if they aren't ivies they may as well be

bc the education quality is the exact same

[cinder gorge]

Okay, at this point Ivies are just a Coin Flip

[somber onyx]

I have a question would doing APUSH help at all

[vital olive]

like stanford, mit, etc.

[cinder gorge]

Basically if you want to try, try

[ripe geyser]

They do, it's just that everybody doesn't give a fuck about non-Ivys

[cinder gorge]

That’s why aiming for them is too Risky

[cinder gorge]

I would take apush to get rid of Gen Ed credits

[ripe geyser]

The prestige of "Ivy league" is too alluring

[cinder gorge]

To some extent yes

[ripe geyser]

It's well beyond a coin flip

[cinder gorge]

You can do it in your favor

[cinder gorge]

It depends on what school you are comparing to

[ripe geyser]

They get 30k **qualified **applicants every year, and they have to accept 2000

[cinder gorge]

But it’s still basically going to be a Coin Flip

[cinder gorge]

You can do everything you can and even then it’ll be a coin flip

[ripe geyser]

It's more like rolling a D20

[cinder gorge]

^

[ripe geyser]

And that's assuming you're qualified

[cinder gorge]

Yeah exactly

Yup

[cinder gorge]

This is what I meant yes

[cinder gorge]

You play DND?

[cinder gorge]

These schools fs I agree

[ripe geyser]

I used to be a for-hire DM for DND

[cinder gorge]

Oh I play DND

That’s Cool

[ripe geyser]

If a little kiddo wanted to play DND for their birthday I would be hired to give them a DnD themed birthday party shit

[somber onyx]

General Ed what's that since I'm doing it for that being required to do 1 year of US History

[ripe geyser]

Though I only did it for like 3 weeks before I stopped cause my job at McDonalds was paying me more 💀

[cinder gorge]

How old are you? Exactly

[ripe geyser]

16

[cinder gorge]

I thought you were in HS

[ripe geyser]

I am

[cinder gorge]

Oh, Okay, You taking Calc AB?

[ripe geyser]

No, I'm doing the IBDP

So I'm taking Math AA HL

[cinder gorge]

So many colleges require a general set of classes someone needs to take once they get in and if you take AP courses, you can bypass those courses. Apush is a common Gen Ed

[cinder gorge]

I am taking Calc ab

[ripe geyser]

Which Covers Calc BC and Calc III I believe?

[somber onyx]

Oh

[ripe geyser]

• some more

[cinder gorge]

Are you in 10th or 11th grade

[ripe geyser]

10th

I'm currently in Algebra II/Trig this year

[cinder gorge]

Okay nice

[ripe geyser]

Which also covers my precalc credits so I can join my IB Math HL course

If I didn't take Math HL I'd be in calc BC next year then I think?

And then Stats senior yer

[cinder gorge]

Hey guys!
Anyone know anything about engineering uni In UK, I either wanna do engineering or medicine and I have the subjects for both! Just want to know how engineering is cause I already know about medicine!
Thanks for the opinions in advance!

[cinder gorge]

?

[deep pier]

Do you have a particular uni in mind where you'll study??

Yo my school follows CBSE so it doesn't offer any IB course.
Is there a way I can take a course and give exam to earn college credit????

[median fjord]

Common IB W

[median fjord]

U gotta be in ib

[deep pier]

Ohok

So if I complete an online course from a US University in summer will I be eligible for college credits..???
(PS: I'm not in IB and taking AP is kinda expensive for me)

[austere tulip]

Um, u probably will, but maters on the college u go to

cuz the credits don't transfer as easily as ap or ib

[deep pier]

Ooh

But I can mention about the courses in my resume right?

[austere tulip]

Yes, always

[ripe geyser]

What country do you live in and what country do you plan on going to school in?

It'll change on a country to country basis

If you plan on going to school in the U.S or Canada then you pretty much only got IB and AP

But for most other places I believe they don't do college credits

[deep pier]

I'm from India and cbse is Central board.
And I wanna go to us for my ug

[deep pier]

Yeah here in India there's no such thing for highschool students

[ripe geyser]

ik. If you cannot afford to take AP then do not go to school in the U.S

1 credit at a public university I believe $200+

Most classes are worth more than 1 credit

And that's assuming you go to a public uni which is generally really cheap compared ot private unis

Private unis range anywhere from 500-1200 USD per credit

So you're looking at 16,000₹ for a public uni and 41000₹ to about 1 lakh in private unis

That's on a per credit basis, most schools have you getting at least 360 credits iirc

Now you might get financial aid but generally:
The universities that offer financial aid to international kids in the U.S are often some of the most difficult unis to get into

This'd be schools like Harvard, Stanford, MIT, etc.

I encourage seeing other international nations that are known for having free university and see if you can go there as if you're unable to afford AP exams you're most certainly unable to afford actual US college as most U.S college cost about 1 lakh for the public universities, and 10 lakh for the private universities

[austere tulip]

Europe is pretty good