course-selection

[loud vigil]

Yeah, they do check freshman

[vital olive]

where did you hear that 💀

[fickle pulsar]

they don't look at core classes they look at APs that u take

[vital olive]

they look at everything from freshman to junior

[noble wharf]

I love math and coding but can't find out what college is best I want ivy league

[fickle pulsar]

they look at soph to senior

[noble wharf]

Coding is major and math minor

[vital olive]

no they dont lol

idk where you heard that

[fickle pulsar]

my college counselor

[vital olive]

your transcript, when you submit it, has your freshman, sophomore, and junior years

[loud vigil]

i saw this “Ivy League universities look at all years of high school, including your freshman year.”

[vital olive]

because you haven't finished your senior year, it wnot be on your transcript

or at least, your grades won't be

your classes will be (so they'll know if you're slacking off)

they might not weight it heavily, but they will see it

[noble wharf]

Hello can someone help

[vital olive]

and it duh matters for GPA and the like

but yes

[fickle pulsar]

gpa matters but the classes you take dont matter as much

[loud vigil]

classes matter

[vital olive]

they do matter bc they unlock later level classes- fitting in more AP's, especially as a freshman, is a good idea (bc it shows you can handle rigor)

[fickle pulsar]

you should take a higher level math class

[vital olive]

and classes are interrelated with GPA bc higher class (honors vs college prep vs ap) are weighted differnetly

at least here there are three levels

[fickle pulsar]

it depends on the school

[vital olive]

but there's always honors and ap

[fickle pulsar]

my school's curric only has honors

[vital olive]

and they're weighted higher than normal classes

[fickle pulsar]

im not allowed to take ap till 11th

[vital olive]

and thats fine

but don't say the classes you take don't matter

bc they do

they unlock higher level classes

and they matter for gpa

[fickle pulsar]

i said they dont matter as much^^

[loud vigil]

if ur school doesn’t have em then it doesn’t

[loud vigil]

depends on the college

[vital olive]

as much when compared to what

[fickle pulsar]

take geo for 9th

[vital olive]

also when you're gunning for the top everything matters

[loud vigil]

i’m taking ap human geo

[noble wharf]

Bro pls help

[loud vigil]

what

[fickle pulsar]

other schools, if you have alg 1 for 9th it wont be the end of the world

just do dual classes for math

[noble wharf]

I don't know what college to pick I like math and coding and want an ivy league school

[vital olive]

eeh

debatable

[vital olive]

dude

it takes like

5 seconds

[loud vigil]

what grade are you in

[vital olive]

to research "good colleges for __ major"

[noble wharf]

7th

[vital olive]

💀

[fickle pulsar]

um

[loud vigil]

then don’t worry about it

[vital olive]

just focus on grades bro

[fickle pulsar]

maybe worry abt it in 9th

[loud vigil]

focus on getting ready for 9

[noble wharf]

I am doing 9th grade math

[fickle pulsar]

7th grade u should focus on getting good grades to get in a good hs

[loud vigil]

doesn’t matter, ur still in 7th

[vital olive]

that would be something i'd say doesn't matter as much

the hs you go to

ofc it matters but like

it doesn't matter as much

[noble wharf]

Ok

[fickle pulsar]

depends on the state u live in

if u live in nyc u should aim for a specialized hs

[noble wharf]

North Carolina

[fickle pulsar]

oh

it doesnt really matter then

[vital olive]

oh yeah

state dependent

forgot about that

[loud vigil]

i live in missouri

[vital olive]

ny has some crazy schools bro

[loud vigil]

😭 worst state

[fickle pulsar]

nyc is so intricate

[noble wharf]

It's not that bad

[loud vigil]

i wanna live in nyc

[vital olive]

nj ftw

fr

[fickle pulsar]

the nyc curriculum is great tho

[vital olive]

mhm

[fickle pulsar]

its college-ready

[noble wharf]

North Carolina never gets snow but it always freezes

[loud vigil]

i live in the most violent city in america

guess where

[noble wharf]

Missouri

[fickle pulsar]

i always wanted to visit nc

[vital olive]

tbh nj actually isn't that good 😭 my school's academics aren't the best

we're like

[loud vigil]

city

not state

[vital olive]

top 7% in the nation

or something

but still 💀

[loud vigil]

it’s also called the “murder capital”

[fickle pulsar]

springfield

[loud vigil]

no

bigger than springfield

[rocky pond]

Hi fellow Australian

[loud vigil]

i’m not a country boy

[vital olive]

nvm top 8.7%

[rocky pond]

Btw I'm here to ask what subjects are best for au

[loud vigil]

she means springfield MO lol

[fickle pulsar]

i live in nyc...

[noble wharf]

I'm from Australia

[rocky pond]

:/

[rocky pond]

Yo

[rocky pond]

Sry

[fickle pulsar]

dw lol

[noble wharf]

It's the same curriculum as nyc

[vital olive]

why is the top school 72% asian

wtf

[noble wharf]

I'm asian

[loud vigil]

u just said you were Australian

[noble wharf]

And top 1% in my school

[loud vigil]

australia is not in asia

[noble wharf]

My parents were Asian and I'm born in Australia then moved to America

[fickle pulsar]

asian as in race

[loud vigil]

where in asia

[fickle pulsar]

not nationality

[loud vigil]

i’m asian

[noble wharf]

India

[loud vigil]

same

[vital olive]

wait if u live in nyc do you go to a specialized school

[noble wharf]

Telugu?

[loud vigil]

no

[noble wharf]

Andra pradesh?

[fickle pulsar]

no but top 1 public school

[loud vigil]

nobody guessed where i live 😭😭

[fickle pulsar]

i didnt wanna go to specialized

i heard it causes depression

[vital olive]

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-york/districts/new-york-city-public-schools/townsend-harris-high-school-13434

[rocky pond]

Same

[loud vigil]

that’s #19

[noble wharf]

Telugu?

[vital olive]

in national

she said #1 in ny

[loud vigil]

oh

[noble wharf]

Curtiz?Do you speak telugu?

[loud vigil]

he never said indian 💀

are you guys in spring break?

[noble wharf]

What do you mean

Indian is not a language

[loud vigil]

he said he was asian; never said he was indian

he could be chinese, korean, russian

[noble wharf]

Ohhh sorry

[vital olive]

if you're in seventh why do you have the ninth grade role

also how old r u

theres another role for people under 13

[loud vigil]

yea

[vital olive]

so we know they want to succeed early

yk??

also to not get to fed up bc you're young

[noble wharf]

My teacher just talked about it in school how we should not assume if someone is not Asian even if they are Chinese or russian

[vital olive]

so you won't know as much

[loud vigil]

add me mega

[fickle pulsar]

yes 👏🏻

[vital olive]

@noble wharf

[vital olive]

for reals

[noble wharf]

13

[vital olive]

dang

[loud vigil]

add

[noble wharf]

14 in september

[loud vigil]

how do i choose a role

[fickle pulsar]

channels & roles

[feral lava]

Hey guys I need you help on an important decision
I didn't take a World Language in middle school (dumb move), so I cant take a AP Language Course
But My highschool offers German 1/German 2, so if I take that course, I will be able to take AP German in Senior year
But I don't know if I should take German or Spanish, since Spanish is more useful
I like both languages equally, but if I take Spanish, I will not be able to take AP Spanish, and can take up to only Spanish 4
Pls help me

[austere tulip]

its a lie

no language is more useful

like ok you'll live in america

doesn't mean spanish will be more useful

unless u'll be living like next to mexico or something

go ahead with german

german is a great language

our schol does a similar thing

so most people who didn't do a language pick german

because it can be done faster

[feral lava]

Ok thank you

[dark pumice]

Next year I have the option between Ap environment science or chemistry. Should I take chem and then AP Chen the next year or stick with APES.

[austere tulip]

i recommend doing chemistry unless u have something to do with an environmental science major

[ripe geyser]

Spanish is really only useful if you live in the extreme southern portion of the US. If it’s above like the 2nd lowest county you won’t be using it that often. The only reason why we place such a heavy emphasis is cause of LA, SD, and a couple of other cities.

German is also a great language to learn if you want to live in Europe. But if you want a language you can speak in pretty much all of Europe I think a better bet would be French as that’s sort of a lingua franca

[royal swan]

Yes, there's a concentration of Spanish speakers in the southwestern US, but Spanish is used across the country.
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=3785a9fc024648ed8147428d6254c6bc

It's also the second most spoken language in the world by native speakers.

Although, I'd recommend to take the language you're most interested in and might use, @feral lava. That would give you the best chance of retaining it too.

[unborn girder]

can you take physics in sophmore

even if you didnt do chem yet

[vital olive]

depends on your school requirements

and prerequisites

[unborn girder]

supposedly we dont

but like should i?

do u think i can do it

as in passing

[vital olive]

well which physics

how interested are you

[unborn girder]

first

[vital olive]

and how related is it to your major

[unborn girder]

a lot

to both

but difficulty is my issue

like idk how hard it is and what you shouold have learned

[half ferry]

Usually there is only a math requirement

For my school u can take it if u have passed h alg 2/trig and are in h precalc

[unborn girder]

k

im going to pass h alge 2

this year

trig is incorp into the class

[royal swan]

It also might depend if the physics class is algebra-based or calculus-based. If you're interested in STEM, you'll want calculus-based physics.

[unborn girder]

physics honor

on the uc thingy

[royal swan]

The syllabus likely has this info. Honors could mean a number of things depending on the school.

[unborn girder]

ik it says recommended
but assumming taking them conncurrently works

[orchid anvil]

Whether or not physics is offered as a sophmore really just depends on your school

ik at my school there's AP Physics that is only available to Juniors and Seniors and CP Physics which is available for freshmen up

i believe we also have Honors Physics which you can take as a sophomore, but still, it depends on the school

[unborn girder]

Is it worth it tho

If imma take more physics classes

[orchid anvil]

if you want to take AP Physics i could see it being worth it

also if you want to do STEM in college

[unborn girder]

k

[vestal hinge]

anyone have a good course planner?

[cinder gorge]

?

no?

[wise forge]

I know EdX has a few but you have to pay for their certs

and i think Coursera

there is a lot out there

Harvard has theirs on Youtube lmao

[deep pier]

Class Central has got few courses from top unis of world with free certifications

[warm wadi]

I was wondering if anyone here had experience with dual enrollment. I can’t apply until next year but teachers are saying to think about it now so that we don’t have to make a last minute decision. Is it recommended/is it worth it

[plucky remnant]

And by the way relating to my previous comment is it possible to get valedictorian with this?

[cinder gorge]

Its possible but hard

What ecs

[ripe geyser]

Explain to your counselor you're interested in UMich and as a result want to know if you're going to have the "most demanding" box ticked off of your school report form

As long as that's ticked off you're fine

See pins

[cinder gorge]

Whats deca and bpa

What stuff did u do with piano and violin

What positions do u have in forensics club

[ripe geyser]

DECA is a bit like a business Roleplay club

UMich adores the IBDP

[deep pier]

What do you do in deca? @ripe geyser

[ripe geyser]

If you want to get into UMich, you do the IBDP

[deep pier]

Ooh interesting

[ripe geyser]

It's a tournament in which you practice pitching and marketing I believe

[cinder gorge]

?

[ripe geyser]

It's a bit similar to MUN where it's non-standardized but it's more formal

It isn't

I can tell you this rn the amount of APs you need to complete to match the iBDP is way harder than just taking the IBDP

The classes themselves iirc aren't actually hard

It's just that the exams are a BITCH

No multiple choice, all free response

[deep pier]

Here every exam in India is like this lol

Out of 80 marks question paper, we get only 20 marks mcq that too isn't compulsory smtimes it's there and the other times even those 20 markers are open end quests

[ripe geyser]

Didn't ask

Does your school make SL classes last for 2 years?

Ik some schools make SL classes only last for 1 year so congrats, you got space cause senior year you can just replace your missing SL

But yeah, in your case the only way you can get the same affect of doing the full diploma is by dropping some of those ECs and figuring out other ones to do in return

Which if I were to be honest, is probably gonna be worth it

seeing how

The first number is the normal acceptance rate and the 2nd one is the IBDP acceptance rate

wait that's out of date

give me a second

there you go, that's the modern day acceptance rate for IBDP students

It's a powerful tool but in your case you're sacrificing a lot

1 grand for 2 years roughly

which is a lot but not nearly as much as a full AP schedule

If your school does 6 classes a year then for full AP you're looking at 1200 dollars

Well here's the issue then:
With how competetive schools become doing full AP is pretty much a requirement for these top tier UCs

6 total?

Eh there's an argument to be made it will if it doesn't tick off the "most demanding" schedule

The minimum requirement is to have the "most demanding" schedule ticked off and that's just to be on par with everyone else

But if your counselor says that box can't be ticked off for you then I encourage you stop looking at UMich and instead look towards other universities with significantly higher acceptance rates

Or you try to see if you qualify for financial aid by either your school, the IBO, or the CollegeBoard

[median fjord]

We love IB

[austere tulip]

cool!

what's the part time job?

I think umich should be fine with 6 Aps

i mean of course

consider the IBDP

u can work with these extracurriculars as well

[hexed temple]

Is 7 AP’s in one year a good idea

[frail stratus]

not at all unless ur school does aps by semester 💀

which ones are u thinking of taking?

[wet rune]

dont micro and macro get taken in the same year tho?

yeah

[austere tulip]

OMG that's so cool!

that's fine

that isn't that bad

that's a fine amount

[hexed temple]

AP calc BC
AP Lang
AP world
AP stats
AP comp sci A
AP Bio
AP chem

This is for junior year

But I’ve alredy decided to drop AP bio and chem

And just do honors chem

[austere tulip]

yeah 7 is not good

especially that combination

chem, bio, and calc

[hexed temple]

I’ll probably also drop comp sci or stats

[austere tulip]

id say 6 is the max number

4 is the good number

it also matters on the history

[hexed temple]

Yeah

[austere tulip]

have u done any aps before?

and how did u do on them

[hexed temple]

3 im doing them rn

[austere tulip]

Id say do that

but don't do both bio and chem

[austere tulip]

which 3?

and do u have As?

or high Bs?

[hexed temple]

Yes

A’s

AP hug AP csp and I’m self studying apush

But these really easy AP’s

Hm

I’ve decided to drop bio and chem

[austere tulip]

yeah

i think that's too much work

no

don't worry

dont drop both bio and chem

do one science ap

[hexed temple]

I still have senior year

[austere tulip]

i'd recommend doing stats in a later year

so do 5 aps

yeah

so just do stats senior yr

but don't give up BOTH chem and bio

[hexed temple]

I’m a sophomore rn

Ok

Which one is more better

[austere tulip]

have u done chem honors?

or bio honors?

[hexed temple]

I’m doing honors bio rn

And was thinking of doing honors chem over the summer

Hm

[austere tulip]

yeah i'd recommend doing ap bio

do ap chem senior yr

[hexed temple]

What would your recommend classes be out of these picks

[austere tulip]

unless ur thinking of doing physics

do u think u need bio for ur major?

if not

then go to chem

[hexed temple]

The problem with AP bio is basically that it’s a requirement to take chem next year

Wether that be honors or AP

Bio isint really nessacary

After honors bio

[austere tulip]

oh

yeah ok

I recommend AP chem

[hexed temple]

Ok

So

AP calc Bc
AP world
AP lang
AP chem
(AP stats or comp sci)

Would it be better to do stats or comp sci next year?

Have you taken them both?

Oh

Comp sci or comp sci principals

I’m doing comp sci principals rn

Yeah I think your taking about principals

But yeah I’ll chose depending on which ones most of my friends are taking

Thx

[frail stratus]

yeah then split it up and do some senior yr, i think it would be best to do lang stats csa and world junior yr and bio chem and bc senior yr

[hexed temple]

I could do that

But I don’t really want to skip a year of math and then go back to it

[frail stratus]

stats is math 😭

but if u rly wanna do calc next yr then switch it w stats or csa

[ripe geyser]

Stats is 1000x more useful than comp sci

[frail stratus]

only if u have a good teacher unlike me 😭

[deep pier]

And rly confusing with the formulas too lol

[deep pier]

Bro go to yt and study.

[frail stratus]

i do

[deep pier]

Good 4 u then

[frail stratus]

ik

[cinder gorge]

Next year for grade ten I’m taking 3 ap course (math science and history) yesterday I got recommended for ap English do I do all 4 now

[wise forge]

sure

why not

[ripe geyser]

Dropping out and getting a GED

At least within the US

Also consider beginning your associates and finishing it in HS

Through DE

There’s a couple of online heavy CCs so you can get your DE through them

[austere tulip]

oh ok

do u have specific names?

i would love online heavy ccs.

then i could definitely do de

[ripe geyser]

Within California, I believe the Ventura Community College is entirely online and asynchronous

[austere tulip]

ok

do u have any in illinois?

[ripe geyser]

I don't know about illinois but you do not need to apply to a CC inside of your state

For the fully digital ones you can apply anywhere and start taking DE

[austere tulip]

ok

[cold knoll]

Are these APs good for sophomore year? :
AP Lang
AP Gov
AP Stats
AP Physics

[gloomy lotus]

depends on what you want to go in, but yeah those look solid

[cold knoll]

Should I take AP Lit over AP Lang instead?

[gloomy lotus]

I'd go with AP Lang. AP lang doesnt require a wide knowledge and is helpful in many different career paths. AP lit is good if you're planning to go into reading, writing, humanities etc. AP lit also requires more knowledge on certain topics and more reading

that's what I've heard from peers and from my experiences, but you should ultimately make the decision!

[cold knoll]

Also should I skip AP Physics A and go directly to C?

[gloomy lotus]

depends on your level of math, but I would say no. AP Physics C (both types) require a good amount of calculus/precalc.

Physics is also one of those subjects which is kinda weird when you first start, I recommend starting with physics 1 (or 2 if you think you can handle it) and then junior/senior year go for physics C

[cold knoll]

I'm currently enrolled in AP Calculus BC, is that enough?

[gloomy lotus]

Yeah that's great then! Most of what you learn in calc will be used in physics

I would still recommend trying AP physics 2 atleast to see how you like the subject before moving onto to C straight up, but it's your decision

[cold knoll]

AP Physics 2? I'm sorry, what is that?

Are Physics 1, 2, and C all different?

[gloomy lotus]

yeah they teach different topics, and get progressively harder

with 1 being the easiest, and C being the "hardest" subjectively

ap physics 1 and 2 don't really go beyond algebra 2 and precalc

not every school offers those classes though

[cold knoll]

hmm that's interesting because the two AP Physics classes my HS offers are: AP Physics I- Algebra Based and AP Physics C

[gloomy lotus]

In that case, you could try ap physics 1 and take C junior year. However, if you're good at math and breezing through BC, you could go straight to C. Just study a bit over the summer so you have basic fundamentals before going into the class

[cold knoll]

that's a good idea, thank you so much for your help!

[gloomy lotus]

Np, and good luck with physics. It can be pretty interesting and I personally enjoyed the class a lot!

[cold knoll]

thank you 🙂

[ripe geyser]

Uh that's a lot for a sophomore

have you taken algebra II?

Also AP Lang at sophomore year is a bit crazy, I encourage taking English 10 Honors if your school offers it

For AP Gov I think APUSH or AP World would fulfil more requirements in more schools

[heavy sedge]

is it bad to take an ap class during your sophomore year?
asking because i remembered i requested to take ap gov/politics-
edit: not "bad" but is it a bad idea?

[ripe geyser]

It's not a "bad" idea, it's more of a: but why though?

[heavy sedge]

i kinda live for academic validation and

[ripe geyser]

Like if your school doesn't offer an honors variant of that class and you want to take the most difficult version then ig

[heavy sedge]

that sent early but i like looking smart

(i have been an honor roll student throughout my whole career and id like to maintain that status)

[ripe geyser]

That's fair lol but APs aren't really a sign of a "smart" person if you live in a mostly large high school

Look: take APs that you're interested in don't take APs that you're uninterested in

The only APs that don't follow this rule are: Stats, Lang, and CSP

Stats and Lang cause they're just that fucking useful and CSP cause it's just that fucking useless

Other than that take the AP classes you're interested in

[heavy sedge]

good to know

[junior flower]

What is the difference between high school physics and high school applied physics?

[deep pier]

Physics = concepts and stuff
Applied physics= concepts with some more practicals like that can be used irl

(I GUESS)

[ripe geyser]

Physics is more of the theoretical things that are very hard to imagine. A very high level example would be things like fluid mechanics, fields, and quantum spin

Applied physics would the the application of above. At a high level this’d be predicting the weather, predicting the ocean waves, checking for the existence of certain particles, and seeing the force of a car crash

[tough sun]

Buisness and satatics is like eating Nutella with yogurt

[compact plaza]

What

Stats and econ go very well together

[ripe geyser]

I mean if you’re sacrificing a lot then no. The AP capstone doesn’t command as much respect as the IBDP

[junior flower]

Is this college or high school level?

[cinder gorge]

Can somebody help me understand my schedule?

[ripe geyser]

Some of it is at the HS level and most of it is at the college level

[junior flower]

Cool, but currently I'm looking at high school

[somber onyx]

What's your schedule

[cinder gorge]

I know this is late but here

Apparently everyone else has 9 classes and I'm the only one with 11

[ripe geyser]

Those are ye course requests

That’s just the classes you have asked to take

[cinder gorge]

Yes

[ripe geyser]

That has no bearing on your schedule itself

[cinder gorge]

Oh

[ripe geyser]

Your counselor will add more classes if they feel it is necessary

[cinder gorge]

Ok

Tysm

[cursive nebula]

hi! i'm a rising junior and this is my proposed course selection (lmk what u guys think, ie. if it's manageable, etc)

french 4
ap physics 1
ap chem
animal science/world religions
ap calc bc
ap lit

(animal science and world religions are both semester courses)

[tough sun]

You will screw up with

This

[cursive nebula]

?

[tough sun]

.

What's your age?.

[cursive nebula]

almost 16

[tough sun]

Oke then pick it , you have just need to havetime management skills.

[vital olive]

what’s your major

i’m not saying that you shouldn’t, just saying it may not be necessary

[cursive nebula]

i plan to major in vet med or kinesiology, im still deciding but i know i want to go into medicine

[vital olive]

especially ap physics and ap chem together- that’s gonna be touuugh

mm then there isn’t much you can take out then

what sci did you take last year

[cursive nebula]

yeah, im not too worried abt ap lit, most of my friends who have taken ap lit (at my school) say its easier than semester classes (most ppl average a 98 or above)

[tough sun]

Then dropout ap physics

[cursive nebula]

right now, as a sophomore, im taking chem honors and ap biology

[vital olive]

yeah a bunch of stuff is school dependent

interesting

what’s your full schedule?

like

the rigor shouldn’t be too big of a jump

so i just want to see

[cursive nebula]

this year, im taking
french 3, apush (death of me), ap biology, chem honors, english honors, and pre calc

[vital olive]

apush 😣

[cursive nebula]

i really like physics, and its useful in some aspects

[tough sun]

I think physics didn't help you in bio field

[vital olive]

i think you’ll be fine but if it feels like too much don’t hesitate to drop out of ap chem or ap physics

those are really teacher based

so keep that in mind

everything else shouldn’t be that tough

[cursive nebula]

i was supposed to take ap physics and chem honors this year, but they messed up my schedule

[vital olive]

scheduling is so stupid sometimes

i’m guessing phys C senior?

[cursive nebula]

no physics 1 and 2

[vital olive]

ooh

[cursive nebula]

we don't have physics c

[vital olive]

i mean one thing you could do is ap phys 1 next year and doubling up with 2 and chem and senior if it feels like too much

bc ap phys one is difficult

[cursive nebula]

i go to a really small (literally less than 100 people at my school) college prep school so most classes are based on student input

i would have done chem my senior year but because we have such a small school, they are like doing most ap sciences on and off each year

[vital olive]

ah

then be safe for sure

[cursive nebula]

so if i wanted to take ap chem, next year would be my only year to take it

[vital olive]

don’t think you HAVE to take those courses though

if it feels like too much next year drop one

[cursive nebula]

yeah, i really like chemistry though, and my school is really good abt the add/drop period

[vital olive]

other than that you’ll be fine if you have time management skills

unlike me 😀

[cursive nebula]

hahhaha i think you'll get there :)

[vital olive]

tyty

i hope so

i spend all my time here instead

[cursive nebula]

i utterly refuse to take another ap or honors history, im just so bad at it, like how do u study for history!!!

[vital olive]

YES.

idk how people like history.

three years are required here and it’s so sad

no one likes history smh

[cursive nebula]

and i was abt to get honors for the first semester but my apush grade was an 89 and you need 90 or above to get honors :(

[vital olive]

i mean it isn’t bad but its so boring

[vital olive]

it’s ok history isn’t the end of the world

the end of the world is my school

[compact plaza]

Simply a difference in skill

[vital olive]

our academics actually suck

[cursive nebula]

yeah but now we're writing dbqs and i'm crying of happiness, leqs are the death of me

[vital olive]

i’m hoping my ecs get me through lolol

i never do anything just for college apps tho

i do it bc interest 💪

helps me stay un stressed bc i actually like the work

[cursive nebula]

hahahha im the total opposite even though i dont want to go to a top school

[vital olive]

where do you wanna go

smh girl your schedule is defo rigor of a top school aspirant

[cursive nebula]

i think my main school is penn state but i have other schools in mind (specifically for that in state tuition)

[vital olive]

i wanna go to upenn 😩

[cursive nebula]

i like the major options at big public schools since they are so many

[vital olive]

penn state is decent

i mean you don’t have to work like this though

[cursive nebula]

i would want to go to a top school but they dont have the specific major i want

[vital olive]

rlly?

not any of them?

you could try and like make your own but it’s hard

[spare badge]

imagine even applying to upenn

[vital olive]

shut up selina

upenn better

[spare badge]

🙄

😔

damn

i see how it is

[vital olive]

bro

you get dms every day

asking about how you got into mit

[spare badge]

i wld have applied but i didnt want to be that kid that got into every ivy

[vital olive]

that’s why you don’t put college acceptances in your name

[spare badge]

💀

[spare badge]

yes.

what does this have to do with upenn

[vital olive]

idc

im just trying to make fun of you

upenn better

[spare badge]

ive been getting a lot less dms now <3

[vital olive]

😔

[spare badge]

no more "how mit"

[vital olive]

dw i’ll fill those up real quick

[spare badge]

💀

[spare badge]

ive been making too many jokes irl

and it has gotten to me

now my mind is in the gutter

or maybe im just down bad for my boyfriend idk

[chrome owl]

i feel bad

stop talking to yourself through an alt

if you want friends just ask

[austere eagle]

Anyone have any advice with summer courses ?

[ripe geyser]

Have fun

[potent osprey]

does AP lit, AP stats, AP macro, and AP chem sound like a balanced schedule for next year? I have the option to also take AP micro for half a semester but I am not sure if that would be too much to handle senior year😅

[ripe geyser]

Colleges always find it strange to take only 1 AP Econ class and not the other

I encourage taking AP Micro as well

As for AP Chem I would really only encourage that if you're interested in the sciences

Seeing your other APs I don't believe that's the case so if you'd like you could drop that for AP Stats as that's a very useful class to take

Or Calc AB to fulfil gen ed requirements

[potent osprey]

my ec's are all math and science related and I want to go into environmental science as my major

but ap enviro isnt offered at my school

so chem is the only ap science I can take bc I already took bio

I took calc ab already too

[ripe geyser]

Did you take AP Stats yet?

[potent osprey]

no

I have taken calc, bio, lang, euro, and apush

[ripe geyser]

Then take AP Stats

It's a far more important course to take than AP Chem

[potent osprey]

the only options left for next year are stats, chem, lit, macro, micro (half a year), and spanish

[ripe geyser]

Cause it's generally going to be useful for your college career and you don't want to offput it for even a semester

[potent osprey]

I want to take at least four bc I am on track for valedictorian

[ripe geyser]

So I'd say add AP Micro and AP Stats and drop AP Chem

[potent osprey]

hm idk dropping chem might look weird for enviro scienc3

I do a lot of enviro science outside research too

[ripe geyser]

It absolutely does but the payout of taking AP Stats will outweigh whatever uni you're realistically gonna go to

[potent osprey]

well I am def going to take stats regardless

[ripe geyser]

AP Stats is easily the most useful AP Class alongside AP Lit

And this background knowledge will always be useful in all years of college

Especially freshman and sophomore year as you try to clear out your gen-ed requirements

[fickle pulsar]

is apwh good for 10th

[ripe geyser]

yeah

[ripe geyser]

AP Stats + Reg English

AP Stats is just that useful of a class

[soft jacinth]

Are 4 ap’s junior and senior yr okay

[verbal swift]

What Ap classes should I take in 9th grade ?

[cold knoll]

Yes, I have. I'm currently taking Honors English and I find it fairly easy. Idk I might be able to handle AP Lang? Anyone here taking AP Lang?

[ripe geyser]

AP Lang is a very useful course to take it's just a bit much

Especially for a rising sophomore

Like what class are you gonna take Senior year? Most schools require 4 years of English after all

[vestal hinge]

how hard is ap lit

idk if i can handle it

[cold knoll]

My school offers a ton of Dual Enrollment classes for english so I might take one of those for my senior year.

[ripe geyser]

Then you might be fine

Idk, I think the extra year of English would help but if you feel ready for it then go for AP Lang

[vestal hinge]

can any of you please check over my 4 year plan and give me tips please?

tysm!

im planning on going to CS

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fPUyM8rhHLnXT6VdoeaGBojAiEQCscL_A8iguN_Xy3U/edit

[ripe geyser]

No

Things change just from yaer to year, much less over the course of 4 years

[vestal hinge]

yea ik but this is the gneeral plan

[ripe geyser]

Also AP CSP is a joke

[vestal hinge]

the classes are't gonna change most likely

[ripe geyser]

DO not take AP CSp

[vestal hinge]

um

its required for CS academy but ok

i understand its rly ez

[ripe geyser]

Also what is AP CS Applications?

[vestal hinge]

ive done it already

[vestal hinge]

a tiny bit harder version of ap csp

[ripe geyser]

Take it Freshman year

[vestal hinge]

not allowed for me

counselors are dumb

[ripe geyser]

You do not have AP Computer Science A?

[vestal hinge]

i wanted to do AP CSA freshman

[vestal hinge]

i do

[ripe geyser]

There's no such thing as AP CS Applications

[vestal hinge]

ap computer science applications

[ripe geyser]

That's not an AP class

[ripe geyser]

That's not what the A stands for 💀

[vestal hinge]

its A

?

mb

then

[ripe geyser]

A stands for the first semester of college lol

[vestal hinge]

it said that on the course catalog lol

ok

ty

im worried abt ap lit

[ripe geyser]

Drop Physics C: Mechanics

Only take Physics C if you took another Physics class before hand

Physics C is a 2nd year Physics course in college

[vital olive]

^

[vestal hinge]

if i were to do physics C

what would i have to do

[ripe geyser]

Because Physics C assumes you know Physics 1 or Physics 2

You don't

[vital olive]

you don’t need 17 ap’s

[vestal hinge]

so its too hard?

[vestal hinge]

yea ik physics 1 alr

[paper pollen]

im taking geometry honors for 9th grade, what math classes should i do for the next 3 years after that? ima do comp sci in college

[vestal hinge]

im workign on physics 2 outside rn

[ripe geyser]

Too bad, take the class itself first

[vital olive]

have you taken the ap test

[vestal hinge]

going to

may

[ripe geyser]

Push out Enviromental Scinece and push Physics C to take up that slot

[vital olive]

eh exotica’s still right tbh

yes

[ripe geyser]

and instead put AP Physics 1 instead for Junior year

[vestal hinge]

ok alr

our school doesn't offer ap physics 1

imma have to do it outside

[ripe geyser]

Drop AP Chem

[vestal hinge]

also too hard?

[ripe geyser]

Take Biology instead

[vestal hinge]

no i dont want bio

[ripe geyser]

Most colleges require 1 year of biology

[vital olive]

what school lets you jump like this what

[vestal hinge]

ye thats summer

[ripe geyser]

Too bad

[ripe geyser]

Don't

[vestal hinge]

...

[ripe geyser]

Don't take summer school for classes unless you have to

That time is better spent on other things

[vestal hinge]

i did for geometry and it went fine?

[vital olive]

eh

[vestal hinge]

its nto worth doing bio over a full yr

i heard

[vital olive]

debatable

[ripe geyser]

Geometry is easy

[vestal hinge]

yes

so is regular bio

[ripe geyser]

Biology isn't

[vestal hinge]

idk our school's bio is like

[ripe geyser]

I can tell you as an AP bio student

it's really not easy

[vital olive]

i’m taking bio online soph or junior

[vestal hinge]

ok

[vital olive]

also why do you need ap bio

[vestal hinge]

so i drop chem and do bio?

i don't need bio for cs tho

[ripe geyser]

Drop AP Chem and instead do Regular bio

[vital olive]

why

[ripe geyser]

Too bad

[vital olive]

i wouldn’t do they

[ripe geyser]

Most colleges require bio

[vital olive]

you can take bio online concurrently

it’s what i’m doing

[ripe geyser]

You don't want to shoot yourself in the foot

[vestal hinge]

?

idk if i can redo bio in soph

[ripe geyser]

Does't appear on your transcript

[vestal hinge]

tru tru

[ripe geyser]

Well either redo it or take AP bio

Regardless, biology is a gened requirement for most universities

[vestal hinge]

ok ill ask counselor

ty!

[ripe geyser]

I know cause I'm a math major

and I still need biology credits 💀

[vestal hinge]

o damn

[ripe geyser]

AP Chinese Lang is not fun to take

Drop it for a normal level

[vestal hinge]

yea but im chiesne

so i would do

[ripe geyser]

You shouldn't be doing 5 APs sophomore year

[vestal hinge]

?

[vital olive]

hs

[vestal hinge]

but 2 of them r jokes

[ripe geyser]

you're jumping from 0 APs to 5

That's a big jump

[vital olive]

it appears on mine

[vestal hinge]

ap chiense and ap csp don't rly matter for me

[ripe geyser]

They still whoop your ass

[vestal hinge]

ill take as an easy calss

[vestal hinge]

csp and chiense wont

im worried abt worlds and chem

[ripe geyser]

They really will

[vestal hinge]

ive done chiense alr

know it wont

[ripe geyser]

When we say the class is easy, we mean in relation to other APs

They're still AP classes

[vestal hinge]

yes i have done 3 ap classes already

outside of school

but all 3 were the easiest

[ripe geyser]

Horrible idea

[vestal hinge]

of the aps

[ripe geyser]

Colleges genuinely hate seeing that shit lol

[vestal hinge]

(not the actual test)

like a class

with a not formalized test

[ripe geyser]

That's even worse

💀

[vestal hinge]

colleges wont even know i did it

im doing it in school

formally

bcuz its not good to do an ap test before hs

im taking classes

to learn the stuf

so i won't fail so badly in hs

[ripe geyser]

The reason why colleges don't like it is precisely because they want to know what you would've done with better time management lol

[vestal hinge]

like a prep kinda

[ripe geyser]

They now think of you as someone who's lazy rather than being a dumbass

[vestal hinge]

i mean like its 1 hr per week

[vestal hinge]

o

[ripe geyser]

1 hour per week is how much I spend on my club

You could've used that time to run a club instead

[vestal hinge]

i run a robotics club

idk if i spend an hour a week tho

[ripe geyser]

But you instead choose to spend that time on some classes

[vestal hinge]

maybe like

45 mins ish

[vital olive]

colleges don’t know rhst

[vestal hinge]

im in middle school?

ik clubs r rly important

[vital olive]

i run clubs as a freshman

[vestal hinge]

im gonna have to focus on clubs a lot in hs

thats why im doing some prep stuff in ms ig

[ripe geyser]

Still

[vital olive]

you just make the club…?

[ripe geyser]

You can make a club any year you want lol

[vestal hinge]

so ur advice is to not take the ap class?

[vital olive]

or rise to exec within a premade club

[ripe geyser]

I made a club as a sophomore

[ripe geyser]

Drop AP Chem and instead take regular Bio or AP Bio, drop AP Chinese you won't need it where you're going

[vestal hinge]

im mostly wondering wehter or not i drop ap lit

[vestal hinge]

what do i do instead of ap chiense

[ripe geyser]

that's 4 years in the future

[vestal hinge]

i need 2 yrs of langauge

[ripe geyser]

Don't worry about that

[vestal hinge]

ok

tysm

idk how else to get language credits

[ripe geyser]

Remember how you said you wanted to take biology over the summer?

[vestal hinge]

yes?

[ripe geyser]

Take a guess what you could do over the summer instead

[vestal hinge]

theres no lang

for summer classe

[ripe geyser]

Damn

[vestal hinge]

thers math and science

and pe

[vital olive]

reg bio oS isn’t that hard though

if i’m completely honest

[vestal hinge]

our school kinda sucks ngl

they dont offer anything good

[ripe geyser]

Then ig keep AP Chinese

[vestal hinge]

o ok

[ripe geyser]

it isn't but it's also not advisable

[vital olive]

many people ik have done it and done well

[vestal hinge]

so drop chem and do bio in 10th grade

[vital olive]

especially if it’s online. you still have time to do things like a job and volunteering and all that

[ripe geyser]

yes

[vital olive]

do ap bio at least

don’t go from chem honors to bio honors

[paper pollen]

my school took away german this year when i was planning on taking it lol

[ripe geyser]

And then drop APES, move Physics C to where APES was and instead take Physics 1 or 2 Junior year

[vital olive]

i rlly don’t like that

[vestal hinge]

imma have to do regular physics

[vital olive]

@ my school that’s a downgrade

[vestal hinge]

the algebra0-based one

[vital olive]

like physics honors?

[ripe geyser]

That's fine

You just need a background in physics

That's it

Don't take Physics C without any background lol

[vestal hinge]

ok

lol

ye thats my main goal

get a ton of background

[ripe geyser]

It changes school to shool

At my school it's not a downgrade

[vestal hinge]

cuz phys c is hella hard so im doing phys 1 to get background

[ripe geyser]

As Biology is annoying as fuck at my school since we primarially focus on micro biology

Especially on the APs

[vital olive]

chem h to bio h?

[ripe geyser]

yeah

[vital olive]

interesting

[ripe geyser]

Both are often actually equals

[vestal hinge]

...

[ripe geyser]

In my old school they were both equals

[vestal hinge]

why chem h to bio h

thast rly bad

[vital olive]

bio is much easier than chemhere

yeah

[ripe geyser]

Actually that's wrong, at my old school Chem is advised to be taken before Biology

[vital olive]

do ap bio

[ripe geyser]

As the bio class at my old school was really fucking difficult

[vital olive]

school dependent

[vestal hinge]

o crap

[ripe geyser]

Not raelly

In fact it might be advisable

[vestal hinge]

minimum grade for ap bio is 11th

[vital olive]

oh

eh

[vestal hinge]

i thot chem was harder

[vital olive]

chem is harder

[ripe geyser]

Some schools that focus on Microbiology might ask you to know basic chem before microbiology

[vital olive]

here at least

[vestal hinge]

ill ask counselor if i can redo bio in 10th?

[ripe geyser]

Changes from school to school

[vestal hinge]

oh

yea prob

[vital olive]

you could do sm like

chem h —> physics —> ap physics c —> ap bio

i don’t like regular physics though

[vestal hinge]

yea

regular physics is kinda wasting time

i wish our school had phys 1

also our school doesn't have phys c electromagnetism

[vital olive]

honestly see what you get on the ap exam

[vestal hinge]

only mechanics

its not compressed either

[vestal hinge]

yea

im doing ok rn

[vital olive]

if you get like a 5 then you’ll be fine for C tbh

[vestal hinge]

5 on music theory, chinese, and csp

[vital olive]

it’s be hard though

[vestal hinge]

yea

hope i can do fine

[ripe geyser]

In my school we have to memorize this bullshit

[vital olive]

why i don’t do bio 😀

[vestal hinge]

that looks

very intersting

[ripe geyser]

Not the exact name but we have to memorize this whole entire enhancer bullshit

[ripe geyser]

This is basically the cycle of how DNA is expressed as your genes

[vestal hinge]

ohh

alr tysm for ur advice

cya

@ripe geyser tysm

[ripe geyser]

or this shit

But yeah

[compact plaza]

Biology 🤢

[ripe geyser]

Going from Chem to Bio isn't that bad lol

[vagrant solar]

Is dual enrolling physics electricity and magnetism worth it if my school only provides till physics c mechanics

[ripe geyser]

It might be advisable for some chem courses that are more focused on micro biology or biochem

[ripe geyser]

As both courses are meant to be taken together, yes it is worth it

[vagrant solar]

But one will have an in-person teacher and the other won’t

[ripe geyser]

Das fine

You can handle it lol

[vagrant solar]

Okay thanks

[ripe geyser]

It's a bit annoying but it's still doable

If it wasn't they wouldn't offer it online

Just make sure the prof teching it is good

But I'm sure you already know about ratemyprofessors

[daring bridge]

For major in computer science (no ap), is this fine?
Grade 10: foundations&precal w/ Ott coding 11
Grade 11:
Precal with Ott coding 11 (again)
Grade 12: calculus

Ott= off time table

[ripe geyser]

First I have to ask why you want to do comp sci

Cause depending on your answer my suggestion might be to look at other majors lol

[daring bridge]

Because A. Its something I like to do and B. I have good grades in grade 8&9 comp science so I thought I keep going

[ripe geyser]

Aite in that case I would say you're not fine without any APs

IF your school doesn't offer APs then you're fine

[daring bridge]

No colleges and unis in the area + my high offers any ap classes :/

[ripe geyser]

Are there any online CCs you can consider?

If you live in California the Ventura County Community College District offers many online classes you can take

I think every class they have here can be taken online

So if you live in Cali you can take DE at Moorpark, Ventura, Oxnard, or East Ventura

[umbral totem]

Is geometry over the summer worth it

[somber harness]

i would say yes

geometry isn't that hard

except make sure u understand on proofs

[compact plaza]

Why take a class over summer lmao

[ripe geyser]

Yeah

[compact plaza]

Except if ur CLEPing

[ripe geyser]

Especially a math class

It makes no sense tbh

[umbral totem]

So I can do a high math class

[somber harness]

.....

[daring bridge]

The one my teacher recommended is a scam
Since you legit have to pay to go there not to mention the campus fees
Also I live in bc

[somber harness]

there was a guy who went from geometry to calc bc

[compact plaza]

Only classes u should do over summer are CLEP classes for college bullshit

[somber harness]

so he's in calc bc in 8th grade rn

[umbral totem]

Dang

[compact plaza]

It's not a race

[ripe geyser]

Yeah

[daring bridge]

How the hell

[ripe geyser]

Especially for maths

[compact plaza]

Why do people think its a race

[ripe geyser]

It's not a good thing to accelerate your maths education

It offers so many struggles and it's not like you're graduating anywhere earlier

[compact plaza]

Sorry for his loss

[umbral totem]

But at the same time I heard it would be harder to take it full year

[daring bridge]

I mean I was planning on taking precal 11 after precal 10
On the same year

[somber harness]

i meannn

[umbral totem]

Especially honors

[somber harness]

he's the type who studies math for fun

[ripe geyser]

Hell you're actually getting too many credits lol

Most maths you take in college is at the calc level or below

[compact plaza]

Yeah but proficiency is cool

[ripe geyser]

So if you go to multivariable calc it's useless

[ripe geyser]

Also it's not like the math taken in calc is the kind you actually use

[somber harness]

not unless u want to go into a math major tho right?

[ripe geyser]

That's not even the dope math tbh

[somber harness]

it is

[ripe geyser]

Math major is more philosophical than it is based in maths you know

[compact plaza]

Accelerated math mfs when they have to retake 3 years of math in college

[somber harness]

he's been making aime since like 6th grade i think

[ripe geyser]

take it from a person trying to get a degree in maths lol

[compact plaza]

I haven't done any awards stuff in HS

[amber owl]

should i take english 9 honors

[compact plaza]

Mainly bc I don't care that much about em

[compact plaza]

Yes

[ripe geyser]

Take it and try to drop down if it's too hard

[amber owl]

have you guys taken it before?

[compact plaza]

It will probably not be too hard

Yes

Similar difficulty to standard

[ripe geyser]

Even then don't try to accelerate your maths unless you're unable to take calc by senior year

[compact plaza]

At my school

[ripe geyser]

I have

It's not that hard

[amber owl]

what do you do in english 9 honors

[ripe geyser]

English Honors classes are generally not hard

[ripe geyser]

It changes from school to school

[compact plaza]

Hardest english class I have taken was a standard English actually lol

[daring bridge]

Oh I forgot
Grade 11: chem/physics + precal + coding 11 Ott
Grade 12: chem/physics + cal
Is this fine?
@ripe geyser

[ripe geyser]

At my old school we mostly focused on rhetorical analysis (knowing how to write), and writing short 1 page essays

That's it

[ripe geyser]

How come chem and physics are split?

[daring bridge]

You get to choose which one you want to take

[ripe geyser]

Honors is a scary title but I'm telling you this right now:
All standard classes are actually just honors classes that have been ended a little earlier on in the curriculum giving more room

They actually tend to go at the exam same rate excxept for the last few months of school where it slows down to a snails crawl

[amber owl]

alright yeah because it's going to be my first time actually taking one

[ripe geyser]

Yeah

Once you go to the 11th and 12th grade then you'll find out that the Honors curriculum is actually just one that's cut from its AP equivalent and the standard curriculum is actually one that's just cut from the honors equivalent

So in my school English 11 is just English 11 Honors with some things cut out which is itself just AP English Lang with some things cut out

For Sciences it's the exact same thing

[daring bridge]

Unfortunate I dont get the ap luxury :/

[amber owl]

the thing i don't understand is years ago, in english class, i had grades ranging from Ds to low Bs and now i have all A+s. it's too weird and confusing for me that i just made a sudden growth

[ripe geyser]

If you take Bio and go to AP Bio it's all the same classes

[amber owl]

i didnt get recommended for that 😭

[ripe geyser]

Puberty is a hell of a drug

The gray matter of your brain is now being more focused on learning and absorbing content

You are now as smart as a normal gifted child who never got any specialized education

Source: I am a gifted child who never got any specialized education

[amber owl]

i had extra help in english like years ago because of how bad i was at reading (reading as in answering questions)

and i also got recommended for honors world history and do you know the difference?

[ripe geyser]

same thing but this time apply it to AP World

I'm going to be serious here: from what I know AP World is often considered easier than Honors world

If you can, try to take AP world

[amber owl]

in my school, it goes from normal, honors, and then ap

[ripe geyser]

It goes at a fast as fuck pace, but that's the nice thing, it actually often goes so fast that you get less homework than regular world and you don't have to do as many projects

I strongly encourage taking AP World

It's a good way to introduce yourself to the AP Work load and it also helps with your gened credits

[amber owl]

alr, will honors and ap classes be on my transcript

[daring bridge]

:/
No ap colleges, no ap universities, not even my high school does ap

Sadness

[ripe geyser]

You're fine lol

Does your school do IB?