course-selection

[austere tulip]

or it could be physics lit ush etc

[ripe geyser]

See pins before considering to take APs

[austere tulip]

well they had 2 Aps and no honors for junior yr

[ripe geyser]

"Should I take more APs"
I dunno man how many APs does your school require? How many of them do you have to take to get the "most demanding" box ticked off? I don't know these things you ask your counselor

[ripe geyser]

Once again that's fine, there's schools out there like that

What matters is that you get "most demanding" ticked off for your field report form

Like if you're being home schooled, it'd be a bit unfair to have you go against someone who goes to a normal school now wouldn't it?

[austere tulip]

As they didn't provide context I didn't consider context

[ripe geyser]

Like how the fuck would you be able to draw a proper comparison? Those 2 people didn't have the same opportunities

[austere tulip]

So based on whatever they tweaked their schedule on

[ripe geyser]

Always consider context

Not everyone has a bunch of APs they cann take

[austere tulip]

what context?

they didn't provide anything

[ripe geyser]

Well always assume that the context is the absolute worst

Like that's all of the APs they got

Or even better just ask them for context

Don't answer without enough information

Like you wouldn't ask a 5 year old to solve log(sinx) now would you?

They don't have nearly enough information on how to solve that

Likewise for this shit

If there's not enough context just ask them for it or point them towards the pins

[austere tulip]

Well

that's why I said

"I recommend"

[near saddle]

Do you think it's too much to take AP precalc, AP CSP, and AP combo My sophomore year? I never went to an AP class but this year I have 4 honors classes with A's in each of them.

[scenic tree]

I really don't know the difference between regular and honors classes. I feel like they're the same thing

I may be wrong though

[near saddle]

A CP class is weighted on a 4.0 scale. An honors class is weighted at a 4.25.

Its easier then AP for sure

[scenic tree]

my honors classes are the same weight as regular

both out of 4

[near saddle]

then why would you take the honors class?

to be more stressed out?

[scenic tree]

for my school honors classes are just about the same as regular classes

[ripe geyser]

Your counselor will fill out this form:

Notice how there's a section related to your course selection directly above "SENIOR-YEAR COURSES"? That is what colleges use to determine whether or not you took the most challenging courses offered to you

So you would take an Honors course to fulfil the "most demanding" box in order to improve your chances to Harvard or something

[near saddle]

I see

[scenic tree]

depends on your work ethic

[sullen hearth]

is ap world history hard

[ripe geyser]

Depends on which ones you're taking and what you've done and so many other things

Look at pins

[ripe geyser]

In my school it's easier than regular world history but supposedly that is not normal

See pins

[sullen hearth]

Im taking my freshmen year: ELA honors, Algebra 2 & Geom honors, Chem honors, AP worldhistory, Ap comp sci prin. and intro to engineering honors is that good?

[scenic tree]

check pins

[sullen hearth]

oh

[ripe geyser]

As has been said see pins but also is your intro to engineering a PLTW course?

[sullen hearth]

what does PLTW stand for?

[ripe geyser]

Project Lead the Way

it's a series of standardized engineering courses

I fucking hate them and I encourage you do not take any engineering courses if all of your engineering courses use it

[sullen hearth]

well im taking it bc

i want to be a aerospace engineer

[ripe geyser]

Even if you want to be an engineer I still encourage you don't take it if it's PLTW

that's how bad it is

There are other ways to supplement your application

[cinder gorge]

What course should I take with average of mid 70s and 80s

[ripe geyser]

See pins and give us what courses you have access to

We are not familiar with the Alberta system too well

[cinder gorge]

What are pins

[austere eagle]

Yeah but it's all I can psychically fit inn

[cinder gorge]

Yo what are pins

[austere eagle]

Well LITTERALY fit in

[scenic tree]

pin icon left of "search" bar on top right corner

[cinder gorge]

Then what do I search up

just click this

[scenic tree]

don't search up

click the thumbtack pin icon thing

what duck sent

[cinder gorge]

I did

[ripe geyser]

So make sure to answer those questions

[scenic tree]

now ✨read ✨

[cinder gorge]

Ya thx

In Alberta to graduate high school you 100 credits and by the end of grade 10 you should have 35-40 then end of grade 11 75-80 and grade 12 100 4 classes in sem that have five credits in my first semester I got all 20 credits and on my to get all credits in second sem

Currently u of c and mru are university are the post secondary I’m considering

Degrees geophysics astrophysics and backups are criminology and psychology interested in science

Grades are 70s-80s

So what are my chances of getting into astrophysics for u of c ?

@ripe geyser

[ripe geyser]

You were asking about what classes to take

and I already told you

Strong chance but you should attempt to go higher to increase your chances

[cinder gorge]

Okay

What university are you going to ?

Ivy ?

[wise forge]

Exotica be dual enrolling in both Harvard and MIT 💀💀💀

[ripe geyser]

Funnily enough I am one of the least qualified students on this server to go there

Cause freshman year was unfun

[scenic tree]

I'm worse

[cinder gorge]

@wise forge what do you think could I get into my program the admission competition is 70s

[wise forge]

i don’t think

[ripe geyser]

You have a better chcance actually

You're a Freshman and you can easily fix 1 bad semester of freshman grdes

I got 2 bad semesters + a "meh" 1st semester of Sophomore year

That shit's hard to recover from

[scenic tree]

i see

[cinder gorge]

What should I improve ?

[ripe geyser]

Alberta system is different from U.S system

[wise forge]

yeah

[ripe geyser]

Add a +10 for a U.S grade for Alberta grades

For the uni he was interested in he can do it, the average grade there is a 75-79% I believe

He can increase his chances, aim for a 82-85% before the end of Junior year

[cinder gorge]

So a 70 in Alberta is a 80 in America ?

[ripe geyser]

I believe

[cinder gorge]

Do you guys have dashes ?

[ripe geyser]

Unless you're talking about the Top 50 unis in the U.S

[cinder gorge]

Like dash 1 dash 2

[ripe geyser]

Then a 70 in Alberta is a 70 in the U.S

and their average is a 98

[ripe geyser]

No

[cinder gorge]

Oh

[ripe geyser]

We do letter grades mostly

[cinder gorge]

So everyone is out into normal English

[ripe geyser]

A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, F

That is the U.S system

[cinder gorge]

Even if your at 50%

Here you need above 60% to get dash one which post university take

How was everyone days ?

[scenic tree]

my problem isn't my grades its my ECs and rigor of classes because this year i'm not doing any APs and i'm in honors geometry while just about everyone else is in honors alg2 w/trig and some are spanish 3 and in AP world history(only AP available for ninth graders)

[ripe geyser]

Galvin forgetting that there are thousands of people on this server

[cinder gorge]

Lol

[ripe geyser]

You are still a Freshman

[scenic tree]

@ everyone doesn't work in this server I think

[ripe geyser]

You have 3 fucking years

You're fine

Most people's ECs don't start until Junior year lol

[scenic tree]

woah

[cinder gorge]

Prime tates so bad lol

Tastes

[scenic tree]

fr i hate prime numbers

[ripe geyser]

The drink anki

[cinder gorge]

Its just 2,4,6,8,10

[ripe geyser]

He's talking about the drink

[scenic tree]

oh

i didn't even know there was a drink

AnkiEnjoyer was meant to refer about the Anki app

OP flashcard thing

[cinder gorge]

My parents said I could get a console at the end of uni W or L?

[scenic tree]

i would not play video games in college

[cinder gorge]

No when I’m done uni

[scenic tree]

maybe like really little like 15min a week at max

[cinder gorge]

Get my degree

Like a gift for graduating from college

[scenic tree]

i would most likely not play video games after college

[visual roost]

By that time, you definitely will not be interested in games anymore.

[ripe geyser]

22 year olds when their hobbies disappear fully

Y'all know it's perfectly normal to have hobbies and shit right?

Like most people who play video games are in their mid 30s lol

[visual roost]

Yeah, but I doubt it would be a big hobby

[scenic tree]

yeah but like most video games don't interest me

[ripe geyser]

Well yeah but a lot of people still play like an hour or 2 of video games after their job

That's perfectly normal

[visual roost]

I agree, but I don't think a whole new console would be necessary

[scenic tree]

play on the smart fridge

[rough patio]

Does taking AP World; AP Language and Comp; AP Environmental Science; Pre-Calculus; Latin IV; Dual Enrollment Government, reflect a competitive Junior Year Schedule for an aspiring Political Science major?

[cinder gorge]

Not for me

[fickle pulsar]

should i take ap histories even if im gonna be a bio major

[cinder gorge]

should u?

[fickle pulsar]

no?

but my school doesnt have ap bio

the closest is ap psych and stats

[rough patio]

Wdym not for me…

[cinder gorge]

imo, it douesnt seem that bad

[ripe geyser]

See pins

[ripe geyser]

See pins

[merry citrus]

Thats legit everybodys jr year schedule

[cinder gorge]

Certainly not mine

[merry citrus]

I mean im also a victim of joining the "jr year has to be my most hardest year"

But I didnt sign up for classes I dont like so

[cinder gorge]

Y would anyone do classes they wont like????

Lmao

[merry citrus]

Mostly for extra gpa point and transcript

The junior loophole

[cinder gorge]

?

Doing more classes ruin gpa lol

[merry citrus]

More classes? Im talking about the rig about it and how it gives a extra gpa point

The amount of classes u cant take is set in stone

[ripe geyser]

IBDP students when they stop existing

https://tenor.com/view/waah-waa-sad-wah-waaah-gif-25875771

[merry citrus]

I was more of a ap kid🤓

[cinder gorge]

Nope

[merry citrus]

Well for my school

But theres many exceptions that im too lazy to explain

[cinder gorge]

????? More uw classes = lower gpa

[merry citrus]

If you do bad but avrg grade on more academic classes gives an extra gpa point

[cinder gorge]

How does that work?

[merry citrus]

So rather do bad in a honor/ap class than a on level class

[cinder gorge]

Not true

[merry citrus]

Well im not going to say everything on my school handbook

[merry citrus]

Well it gave me an extra gpa boost so🤷‍♂️

Dont know what to say to you

[cinder gorge]

A uw class gave u a boost in ur gpa????

[merry citrus]

It will say in the handbook so most people take more classes of it even though its going to be hard for them

[cinder gorge]

What r u talking about lmao

Theres no point in taking an ap if u know that u gonna do bad

[median fjord]

??

[ripe geyser]

Duck when he forgets AP exams exists

[cinder gorge]

but didnt u say that its not worth taking ap test when u didnt take the class??

[ripe geyser]

Well he is

[mental tundra]

Does anyone know how hard a supply chain management major is?

[ripe geyser]

Mildly difficult

People are starting to be aware of it so the competition has ramped up slightly

[mental tundra]

What exactly do u do in it?

[cinder gorge]

he is what

[ripe geyser]

Supply Chain Management is mostly business management alongside with a political background

A similar affect to supply chain management can be achieved with a B.A in Business + a minors in Political Science or Geopolitics

So you will be looking forewords to college algebra, the full suite of business classes, some political science classes, and also some specific classes related to the micro level of supply chain management

[austere tulip]

Graduation Requirements

[austere tulip]

He's taking the class

[austere tulip]

It did give you a GPA boost in your WEIGHTED GPA but for your unweighted it didn't. Of course, that's the whole point of weighted, giving you extra for the rigor.

[tough sun]

How to get contributer role

[scenic tree]

contribute

[tough sun]

I have contributed my time here for helping

[scenic tree]

contribute to mankind as a whole

[tough sun]

I have also posted the sat resources material in #standard-test-help

[scenic tree]

that's absolutely inane crazy man fr you should get admin in this server

[merry citrus]

Stop lying

[tough sun]

What

Well i am not beggin for role. I am just asking procedure of role.

[scenic tree]

i see

[austere tulip]

Well: step 1. You don't ask for it

If you are seen as contributing to this chat actively and with real advice. And you are also like actually helping, not just being condescending(cough cough you know who you are), A. you can get recommended by a contributor, or you can be made one if the mods see you as one. Tho the recommendation feature i think is not there anymore.

There isn't an actual process

Just continue helping

you might get it later

[mint thorn]

You and duck have some weeeird beef

[austere tulip]

nah no beef

just cough cough

Has anybody done discrete mathematics?

do you need precalc for it

or can you do it just with alg ii

[mint thorn]

You kinda need precalc

Like it’s just basically stats on steroids which inherently has calc

But you can do it with algebra 2 if you’re good at conceptualizing things

[austere tulip]

Ok so our community college says that we need to do "College algebra"

as a prereq

would Algebra II work for that?

[wise forge]

Do you have the course description?

Realistically Alg II is prob a higher level math course

depending on your school

so it should be fine

Im about to figure that one out lmao

Im gonna take stats for behav sci which also requires that

but i think Math 3 fits it better (which ill have) even though Math 2 has most Alg 2

this is COllege Alg (not my CC, but another since its teaching it this summer)

[austere tulip]

This is college alg at our cc

They do have precalc separately

so I might assume this is different?

[austere tulip]

^^

[wise forge]

b@m

hm

that seems like alg 2

enroll in it and see what happens

[austere tulip]

i don't want to enroll in this one

DIscrete math asks for it as a prereq

[wise forge]

nooo

i meant enroll in discrete math

[austere tulip]

oh ok

[wise forge]

and see what happens

lol

you may have to take a placement test

depending on CC

i know some don’t

[austere tulip]

yeah it says placement test

[wise forge]

my local one does “placement by multiple measures” so i think that’s why some don’t have to take a test

[rough patio]

Is that a good thing…

[rough patio]

I have already taken APUSH, and my school only allows one AP for sophomore year. None Freshman Year. I am hoping to attend Northeastern or BC studying political science + international relations concentrating in Eastern European studies

[wise forge]

hello fellow polsci person

yes it does

you’ll be fine with that

Pol sci is a very easy and interdisciplinary major so it’ll do fine

[wise forge]

that was my exact concentration i was planning on doing too, neat

[rough patio]

Haha. Thank you

[ripe geyser]

This is algebra II without the trig.

[bitter gyro]

Does AP Calc BC AP Bio AP LANG AP World and Euro Spanish 4 AP CS pose a competitive junior year schedule for someone trying for a Uni like Duke?

• Will meet graduation requirements with gym courses and all through electives
• I’ve taken APUSH and APCSP thus far

[cinder gorge]

Its whatever

Nothing stands out imo

[bitter gyro]

Yeah but I rly don’t know what else to add to that

I’d probs have to do stuff outside my school

[rough patio]

Ur schedule is competitive the Duck kid is a troll

[cinder gorge]

No im not

[ripe geyser]

See pins

Also don't listen to duck, he's partially insane from doing 13.5 hours of classes a day

[cinder gorge]

Shush

U dont need to tell everyone that

[ripe geyser]

But the tiktok will explain enough about what you need to know

[soft jacinth]

You kinda are, everyone who has objectively good schedules, u say are just bad idk why

[ripe geyser]

This is important to disclose seeing how you have a very skewed perception on what is "good" or "bad"

Disclosing that you have a highly skewed perception is key lol

[cinder gorge]

Explain

[rough patio]

Unless ur getting paid 800k plus as soon as u get out of college 13.5 hours is a waste of time and energy.

[ripe geyser]

If you are taking a bunch of APs + multiple DE classes + SA classes I believe you would have a highly skewed perception on what a competetive schedule is

Most people do not take more than 3 APs per year

[cinder gorge]

U never know

[ripe geyser]

Hell I got a skewed perception which is why I didn't address that question with my own perception

In my own perception as an IBDP student who's taking some APs and DEs I think that in my own school that'd be highly competetive

But different schools have different requirements for "most demanding" schedule

[rough patio]

It’s competitive anywhere

[ripe geyser]

It isn't

[cinder gorge]

Not all the time

[ripe geyser]

There are a lot of strange schools out there

[rough patio]

5 AP’s! My school maxes out three a year

[ripe geyser]

At rhode island there was a school where no matter how many APs you have you couldn't have "most demanding" ticked off your school report form (what colleges use to determine how competetive you are)

[cinder gorge]

U can bypass that by signing up for the class and ur parents need to sign something to override that

[ripe geyser]

Instead if you want to have the "most demanding" schedule at that school you needed to take IGCSEs and IBDP

[rough patio]

Not at my school. The counselors are super strict

[ripe geyser]

In my school for most demanding you need to take 2 APs IBSL courses, or IBHL courses a year

So it changes from school to school

[rough patio]

In Rhode Island…. sure

[cinder gorge]

U asked? And u signed up for the class?

The 5 aps

[ripe geyser]

Rhode Island is a fun place

Take it from a former RI kiddo

[rough patio]

Mmk… as a supreme Bostonian I would disagree

[ripe geyser]

We got better weed and our white girls are slightly less annoying

cope

[rough patio]

🥱

[ripe geyser]

Average bostonian pretending that they are living life good when they live in BOSTON

Dirty ass city 💀

[rough patio]

I don’t live in Boston, I just say I do sense some people are uneducated 🥱

[rough patio]

BOSTON is not dirty smh. Maybe Dorchester

[ripe geyser]

Dirtier than Newport or Providence

[rough patio]

Girl no. Providence is def dirtier

[ripe geyser]

We got sailing, weed, and heroin epidemics

Boston got sailing, weed and heroin epidemics

We're better. Cope

[ripe geyser]

What fucking yee yee part of Providence did you go into?

[rough patio]

Some Italian neighborhood

[tough sun]

Boston College is better than Boston University

[rough patio]

Preach

[ripe geyser]

Bostonian confusing Pawtucket for Providence

Pawtucket is nasty as fuck

Providence isn't

Bristol also got a bunch of Italians so you could be thinking about Bristol

[rough patio]

I can’t think of a nice town in RI other then towns on the beach obvi

[ripe geyser]

What I do know is that Providence has no fucking Italians

[rough patio]

And kingstons

[ripe geyser]

I can't think of a nice town in Massachusetts

At least RI we got Providence and Newport. Mass has... Not a whole lot

[rough patio]

LEXINGTON, WESTON, PROVINCETOWN, NEWBURYPORT

And more!!!!

[ripe geyser]

All are for BITCHES

[rough patio]

My dad calls RI “discount MA “

[ripe geyser]

The only part of Mass that I somewhat liked was the neighborhood with all them arabs

Fall River that's what it was

Fall River be Nasty though

[rough patio]

…. No way u said FALL RIVER was ur fav

[ripe geyser]

But they got good hash + arab grocers

[ripe geyser]

Fall River got Arabs and a XXX shop right next to a preschool, what does the rest of mass have?

Exactly

I love them crackheads in Fall River

[rough patio]

HISTORY, HARVARD, RICHNESS, AND CULTURE

[ripe geyser]

Rhode Island's history, culture, and Brown University all disappearing:

https://tenor.com/view/waah-waa-sad-wah-waaah-gif-25875771

Brown is better than harvard so y'all don't even got that

Brown > Harvard, MIT, UMASS, BC, BU, and literally everything else

Ez

[tough sun]

In terms of?.

[ripe geyser]

In terms of deez nuts

[tough sun]

Open curriculum

[soft jacinth]

Best college in usa is what?

[ripe geyser]

Whatever the fuck you find dope

Wanna sleep with a bunch of people and get turnt up at 30 parties per semester?

You probably don't want to go to like Harvard or MIT but instead you would be considering ASU

Want to get involved with the spiritual and develop long lasting friendships? You probably wouldn't want to go to Stanford but instead would consider a place like Pepperdine

You want the ability to freely pick your curriculum and decide for yourself how you exactly want to cator your major? Well Stanford wouldn't be the best place to do that and instead you would want to go to Brown or Evergreen State

[tough sun]

Liberal arts famous for parties but some students there avoid focus on their study

If you wanna wolf Street than go mit Harvard

[mighty mist]

evergreens reputation has taken such a plunge

Also i think they dont do grades there

[ripe geyser]

Evergreen University =/= Evergreen State

Well actually now they're the same thing

Regardless, it hasn't really took a plunge

It's still a great university to go to, there hasn't been a plunge in quality

[mighty mist]

Maybe not but they had a lot of people leave

[ripe geyser]

That occured during 2020

When the lack of a leadership behind the school was on full display and the profs had no clue what the fuck to do

[mighty mist]

It also happened in like 2018

[ripe geyser]

But after the pandemic they have improved significantly

[ripe geyser]

That was due to a racial protest

[mighty mist]

Interesting. I havent really been watching it since the beginning of the pandemic

[ripe geyser]

If you think it's just Evergreen that has students doing walk outs like that that's not the case

There are unis with far worse problems

Like the U.C System recently having to suspend all of its activities due to a series of protests

As it stands rn you would be better off in Evergreen than UCLA due to those protests which I believe are still going on actually

[mighty mist]

Ofc not. Recently a bunch from some of our state unis

[rough patio]

Is AP Seminar looked at as impressive ?

[cinder gorge]

Just that it self?

No

[gloomy lotus]

Seminar is really good in the sense that you are being prepared for a college style writing. It's a pretty good experience and you'll learn a lot.

Now will you get a college credit for it? Probably not. Most colleges I believe do not give college credit to AP seminar.

But from what I've heard from friends and my older brother is that seminar really teaches you how to write well + present well. But you're not getting AP credit for it most likely

[ripe geyser]

AP Seminar by itself isn't really that impressive but as Elipsis pointed out, it is a pretty useful class to take

But if you take it you should also take AP Research the next year in order to get your AP Capstone Diploma which while not as impressive as literally any other advanced certificate of education, is still an advanced certificate of education

[warped jewel]

what do you learn in AP Seminar

[cinder gorge]

stuff

[scenic tree]

stuff

[ripe geyser]

Skills needed to succeed in college

how to write presentations, how to research for essays, how to collaborate on an assignment, etc.

AP Research is primarily meant for skills that'll help you succeed in grad school

[austere tulip]

Courses are not necessarily impressive

the fact that you're doing AP shows rigor

But like there's nothing

alone

[cursive saffron]

Can I get a schedule check?
Also have drafts for further years, but they're much less certain.

Freshman
Hoping for somewhere in the engineering field (Aerospace, most likely).
Haven't taken any AP/IB/DE.
University undecided, unfortunately.
Grad credit requirements (none fulfilled)-
4 English
4 Mathematics
3 Science
3 Social Studies
1 CTE or Art
0 WL
1 PE
0.5 Comp Health
5.5 Electives (any ext. classes exceeding credit requirements)

Hon Eng, Hon Bio, AP Precalc, AP World, Engineering Intro, German 1
Taking PE over S. Break (online)

[cinder gorge]

Ap precalc?

[cursive saffron]

Can't jump it.

Might as well take the AP on the way.

[cinder gorge]

What math u in rn

[cursive saffron]

Hon Algebra II.

[cinder gorge]

?

Oh ok

Its whatever

[cursive saffron]

Should I give (loose) future schedule plans?

[cinder gorge]

???

[cursive saffron]

Have somewhat of a plan, but very subject to change.

[cinder gorge]

I mean… if u want

But i dont think its a good idea

[cursive saffron]

Why not?

[cinder gorge]

Ur a 8th grader

U dont even know what ur hs offers

Like rop, de, sa, internship, etc

[cursive saffron]

I have a PDF of the high school offerings (not sending because it states my high school district on the front).

[cinder gorge]

Everything isnt on there

Thats just a menu but most likely theress a secret menu that u need to find

[cursive saffron]

What I know for sure is that there's no ROP/I probably won't take DE.

[cinder gorge]

Ok

U do u ig

[inland flare]

Hi!! I’m choosing which AP to take my sophomore year and I want to go direct med or biology as a major

Im already taking APUSH

But I can’t decide what other AP to take

[ripe geyser]

Paper spamming this question won't help you

Everyone in this server already gave you an answer multiple times

[inland flare]

I was trying to choose between AP es and csp though

[ripe geyser]

Are you certain you want to take those classes?

Regardless, APES would be better suited to a bio major than CSP

I would encourage APES first

[cinder gorge]

Whats apes

[inland flare]

I know I’m sorry but my school has restrictions on what year you can take the classes I was told to take by others

[inland flare]

Ok tysm

[inland flare]

Environmental science

[ripe geyser]

AP Environmental Studies/Science

It's one of the easiest AP Classes to take but it serves as a good background course for AP Bio

[inland flare]

Wait should I still take csp during high school?

[ripe geyser]

I'd say to skip CSP and instead do CSA

[inland flare]

Oh ok

[ripe geyser]

CSP isn't applicable in any schools that I know of and is widely considered a joke of a class with little application

[inland flare]

Yeah because I’ve heard that cs is important for a lot of careers and I didn’t know if I should build a background

[inland flare]

Oh 💀💀

[ripe geyser]

CS isn't important in biology unless you are trying to get a degree in bioinformatics or related fields

Are you trying to get a degree in bioinformatics?

[inland flare]

Wait I think earlier you mentioned that PLTW classes are kind of bad

Should I drop it then?

Since I take a PLTW class

[inland flare]

No I was thinking bio or biotech

[ripe geyser]

Bioinformatics is under biotech 💀

me when I don't know what bioinformatics is

[inland flare]

But my family is big on CS so you know I kind of was thinking about it

[inland flare]

I’m sorry

[ripe geyser]

CS is a bit applicable in biology fields but not enough to warrant taking a high school class for it

take CSA if there's no other courses you're interested in, if you're interested in it a lot, or if you decide that you want to become a bioinformatician

[inland flare]

Oh alright my bad though I was just focused on the like physically lab science part of biotech not really deep into it

[ripe geyser]

Biotech is more focused on chemistry iirc

chem would be a better course to take if you're interested in biotech

You're sure as hell not having a god damn servo the size of a single molecule now are you?

[inland flare]

Alright thanks, I wish my school didn’t like block students from APs based on your year

[ripe geyser]

Most schools do not allow freshmans or sophomores to take AP Classes afaik

[inland flare]

Im taking chem next year

[inland flare]

Yeah atleast they allow us a few

[ripe geyser]

Also you really don't want to be loading up on APs

As I said, take enough to get "most demanding" ticked off, there's no major benefit to taking any more unless your WGPA is below a 4.1

[inland flare]

True but i didnt want to load up its just I wanted to take a certain AP early

[ripe geyser]

Same logic applies

[inland flare]

alright thank you

[inland flare]

Ig but the knowledge I would get from it would benefit me for extracurriculars so I wanted to do the labs in It early

Plus a lot of my friends in other schools took it early lol

[ripe geyser]

Other schools are in other schools

Like you wouldn't rush with getting a GED and dropping out of high school just to take CC cause your friends did the same thing now would you?

[wise forge]

I would honestly

that was a very popular thing to do back in the day

Until states like CA made it so you couldn't receive a GED until 18

[inland flare]

I wanted to take the GED when I was younger 💀💀

But yeah I just meant that my friends also share my interests and I wish I got to take the class I liked

[quasi mantle]

Hello! I had a quick question. I am planning on going into the STEM field, specifically microbiology, but I made the huge mistake of taking normal physics, and then AP Physics 1, and the AP Physics 2. I'm a sophomore next year, and I'm taking normal physics, and then Physics 1 in junior year, and Physics 2 in senior year. I've already taken AP Bio this year, and I'm planning on taking AP Chem next year. Will this issue reflect badly on me when I am applying to colleges? I've taken two sciences this year, and that is the plan for sophomore and junior years, except for senior year.

[compact plaza]

Why is that a mistake

[quasi mantle]

From what I've been hearing, normal physics isn't worth your time

[compact plaza]

U can't schedule rechange or anything

I mean u def don't need normal phys before app1

Or app1 before app2 tbh

But

[quasi mantle]

That's true, but I can beg my counselor to switch me to AP Physics 1, but then I'll be taking 5 APs next year, and that doesn't seem like a good idea

[quasi mantle]

Yes, it doesn't seem like it's necessary to take Physics 1 and then Physics 2

[ripe geyser]

Nobody cares

[compact plaza]

No I was asking

I didnt know

[ripe geyser]

I'm telling you this right now

Nobody cares if you take physics as a bio major

[compact plaza]

Yeah

[ripe geyser]

They don't care what fucking classes you take in high school tbh

You can be a bio major and take all art classes

THey do not care

[compact plaza]

High school isn't as important as ppl think it is

[ripe geyser]

As long as you get "most demanding schedule" ticked off of your school report form which you most likely will, you're fine

Colleges know you're not gonna get the degree you say you're gonna get lol

I think some 5% of people come into harvard with their stated degree being econ but then like 50% of people in harvard exit with an econ degree

They know you're gonna change your degree lol

[compact plaza]

It's unfair to assume that 18 year old you is the same as 22 year old you

So college prep for that

[tacit field]

Is AP world history is hard for freshman year? Pls ping me

[ripe geyser]

see pins for the love of god

Doesn't fill the "is this a good schedule" but it's still a question related to your schedule so who cares

[quasi mantle]

It's definitely not difficult, but it also depends on your type of teacher

[quasi mantle]

Thank you for your help!

[quasi mantle]

Oh I see, thank you for your help!

[compact plaza]

Yep

[cinder gorge]

Its good

[ripe geyser]

It is one of the classes of all time

Lots of people say it's harder than normal US history, lots of other people say it's easier than US History

I heard that the exam is a bitch though

[placid mulch]

Thoughts on taking AP Calc BC and AP Chem at the same time as a sophmore?

I have a 4x4 schedule so I will have taken Honors Chem and AP Calc AB before these

[tough sun]

Data entry part time job good for hs graders for income source

[cinder gorge]

hell no

thats not enough to pay for living expensives

[tough sun]

I live in India and if I do remote job form to usa I will paid well in my country

[cinder gorge]

what job do u have planed anyway

[tough sun]

Part time data entry maybe

Web developer freelancing

[cinder gorge]

U found a job?

[tough sun]

No

I am planning to do a part time

[cinder gorge]

I mean… sure, its a ok job but r u gonna get that position?? I highly doubt it

[tough sun]

What position?.

[cinder gorge]

And dont u need to pay some transaction fee for international sttff?

[cinder gorge]

^

And i highly doubt they’ll hire someone across the globe when the employer asks for an irl interview

[tough sun]

Forex card

[cinder gorge]

Which is?

[tough sun]

Niyo global

[cinder gorge]

?

[tough sun]

They zero transactions fees

[cinder gorge]

Ok

What about irl interterview?

All I’m gonna say is gl on ur job search especially for a job across the globe

[warped jewel]

isn't it a requirement

don't you have to take a bit of physics for med

[cinder gorge]

In college

[warped jewel]

ah

[cinder gorge]

Not hs

[warped jewel]

like 2 years right

[cinder gorge]

Wdym

[warped jewel]

how many years of physics

in college

[cinder gorge]

Idk

Like at ur req

[wise forge]

depends on the college

some bio majors only require a conceptual physics class if any

Others require more general physics

[warped jewel]

ah

[wise forge]

so it depends honestly

[tough sun]

Ofc they will take interview before admitting

[austere tulip]

Ok, but that will be hard

have you done internships yet?

[tough sun]

No

[austere tulip]

it's fine if u have had some ap history experience

because it's the hardest ap history according to the surveys

yeah sure

it's manageable then

[ripe geyser]

You’ve already learned a lot of US history from middle school, it’ll be a lot of the same but more

[upper temple]

are all AP exams on may 2nd?

[ripe geyser]

No

AP exams happen over the course of 2 weeks

May 1st- May 11th

[wise forge]

If I try hard enough will they never come

[minor fjord]

Hey guys I am new here. I just had a quick question to see your opinion

Do you think that taking 3 APs and a PCC College course would be too much to handle as a senior that also has to do college apps and is a dedicated athlete?

[oblique delta]

hey guys,
i'm a sophomore rn and my scheduling for next year has started and I can take a max of 5 AP classes but some of my friends said that it'll be way too much and taking so many aps could lead to having 2 ap exams in one week. I can take the following APS

1. AP Precalc
2. AP Physics
3. AP CSP
4. AP Lang
5. AP World History
   can someone lmk which of these might be the hardest
   so i can drop that course

[visual roost]

AP Physics is considered on of the hardest AP classes

Depends on if you are willing to do it

Just because your friends said that it was a lot doesn’t mean you can’t take the course

[vital olive]

don’t drop the hardest one

you don’t even have to drop one

but drop the one that you’re the least interested in

honestly though

that is junior year schedule

i think you’ll be fine

[oblique delta]

alr

ty guys

[ripe geyser]

see pins

Also note that AP CSP isn't a regular exam and is instead a project.

As for the having 2 AP exams per week, you will have that issue. AP Exams take place over the course of 2 weeks.

Lastly which AP Physics are you taking? 1 and 2 are both algebra based so you'll be fine with AP Precalc, but C is based on calculus

[oblique delta]

im interested in a comp sci field

[oblique delta]

its ap physics 1

[gloomy lotus]

then you should be fine. AP physics 1 is all algebra-based and isnt too hard

[oblique delta]

okay thanks guys

[austere tulip]

I recommend taking all of these except CSP. CSP is a joke.

[willow halo]

I want everyone's possible opinions for this

should I take IB?

I've asked litterally sooo many people

and I'm getting equal opinions from both

[austere tulip]

Yes!

You definitely should do IB

their curriculum is great

[ripe geyser]

I don't think you are lol

It's been fairly clear from this server that the IB is one of the biggest boons you can get

Yeah it's hard as shit but so are AP classes and at least for the IB you get special education programs and more credit and scholarship that AP

[willow halo]

ahh, but the thing is everyone I ask outside of school have been leaning against ib, and it's really really confusing me

[cinder gorge]

Y?

[willow halo]

the exactly opposite thing. they're saying that ap gives more credit and scholarships. That Ib is a lot more work for none to barely any gain

[cinder gorge]

According to who

[willow halo]

the most notable one who also strongly strongly advised against ib was a teacher at my school, my favorite teacher btw, she when to an ivy league and got accept into quite a couple I find it hard not to trust her judgement

[austere tulip]

well I mean both problems are great

since you have the choice, in terms of the education you get I do prefer IB

Yes, with credit, it is true that it is more well defined for AP

but u should be able to get it for IB

[ripe geyser]

It changes from school to school

In most schools that's true

But there are countless schools who provide a lot of extra credit for IB students and a lot of schools who want to autogive you some merit scholarships

Here are some colleges that are very generous towards IB Students https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/Schools/High-Schools/R-W/springbrookhs/uploadedfiles/ib/ib_reward.pdf

Though yes in general AP will give more credit but I haven't found any proof for more scholarships

Here is a list of some unis with generous scholarships http://paxonguidance.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/9/9/13992046/ib_scholarships_and_rec-usa-ib_schol.pdf

Note this fucking PDF is so fucking small I had to zoom in grandma mode just to make out anything lol

but unis like FAU give 6000 dollars a year just for doing the IB

Not even getting a good score, just for completing it lol

Mississippi State also gives 6000-14000 a year just for doing the IB

Missouri State gives 5000 a year

[willow halo]

what do you mean by give?

[ripe geyser]

These are insane scholarships

[willow halo]

ahh, yes

[ripe geyser]

Scholarships is what I mean

[willow halo]

ahh

interesting? ap doesn't?

For scholarships I mean

[ripe geyser]

Not anymore I believe

In the past a lot of unis had given a lot of merit scholarships to people just for taking the AP

But nowadays you need to get a couple of AP exams and score high enough to get those scholarships

All of the scholarships I just mentioned are given to you for just passing the IB

Equivalent scholarships require a fuckton of APs and a bunch of other shit

These ones are there just for doing the damn program

[willow halo]

ahh, alright

still very conflicted though

with so many people like supporting and not supporting it

[ripe geyser]

Here's the thing about IB:
It's always possible to drop out of it, but it's impossible to drop into it

Like once Junior year comes you can always do the IB and then drop out. But you can't start doing the IB if you enrolled in full AP however for Junior year

Regardless, I think the numbers really speak to yourself

These merit scholarships are nigh impossible to get anywhere else and I think that it'll generally help rather than hurt you

You do have to be a little smart but there are countless resources out there for students who take the IB and are looking for merit scholarships

So if scholarships are the restricting factor, I encourage you to stop viewing it that way cause you won't be struggling with them any time soon

especially if you get a 38+ on the IB

And if you get a 40 or above?

Most unis will likely offer a full ride for you

Now granted only like 10% of the world's population gets a 40 or above (and the percent of people in the U.S is lower, about 3% in the U.S) but still if you manage to do it, it's absolutely the biggest boon you will get to your education

[fervent flower]

im debating three options for my courses next year as a senior. First off, the courses I've already decided to take/ are required are AP physics C mechanics, AP econ (micro and macro together), AP spanish, and relgion (required). Im debating over the following combinations for my other two courses: 1.) AP stats and AP Lit, 2.) Multi V and AP lit, 3.) and 4.) are 1 and 2 but with English IV Honors in place of AP Lit

[willow halo]

well, it's not really scholarships really. It's just, is it really that much more benificial to do IB? it's harder, I get that. but like, I don't know what will set me over for ib when compared to AP?

[fervent flower]

I'm torn over a few things: the fact that I'm not a huge reader makes me apprehensive to take Lit but taking English IV honors would be a step down from my current course AP Lang. I'm also torn between Multi V and Stats because I feel Multi V would look better on my transcript given it is a less common course (and I cant get below an A- in the class the way it is at m school) but it is harder to get the college credit for given there isn't an AP exam

any advice?

[cinder gorge]

Just do it during the summer

And take the ap test

[fervent flower]

which course?

[cinder gorge]

Any u want

[fervent flower]

well that wouldn't do much for me specifically since my problem isn't fitting all my courses in

my main question is this: max AP load for senior year at my school is five (which i think means anything below that gives me less than max strength of schedule). So would taking 5 ap level courses outweigh the fact that I may not take lit?

[gloomy lotus]

doing major courses like that over summer is not a good idea

there just is not a way you can fit APs over the summer

[willow halo]

I don't want your gpa to tank or anything, but it's good to challenge yourself. and honestly it's more of understand than reading. sooo lit? I'm not experienced at this though

[fervent flower]

thats true plus i only have to do my best the first two quarters

[willow halo]

ohh, and if college gives you credit, you won't have to deal with it anymore in college

[fervent flower]

but if i could avoid it woithout it looking too bad on my trancsipt i def would

[willow halo]

I think that's kinda wise

[gloomy lotus]

You learn a lot throughout Lit, it's definitely a doable course if you put in the dedication.

Between Multi V and stats, it's all up to you. Multi V is unique and shows colleges you're advanced in math if you get a good grade it in. Stats is a very helpful class that will pertain to almost any major

[willow halo]

lol

[ripe geyser]

Well I think the biggest thing to note is how you learn in both systems

the IB is way more social in its learning than AP

[fervent flower]

well the thing is AP lang and AP lit give the same credit for college so in terms of college credit it wouldn't make a difference (assuming I get the credit for Lang)

[ripe geyser]

By nature of what the IB is, the vast majority of the learning you do there is going to be more social than non social

An example, one of the most common things IB English Literature students do is called a "graded discussion"

It's exactly what it sounds like

After reading a section of the book, everyone sits down in a circle and they share their thoughts on the book and make theories and shit as to what could happen to the future

People draw together knowledge from their other classes our outside resources and attempt to connect it to the book

I saw a group of people for my IB Lit HL who were reading some random book (I don't remember what it was) and somebody drew a connection to a fuCKING DEADPOOL COMIC

And it turned out that that deadpool comic was inspired by a classical piece of literature that somebody else knew and they would explain that piece of literature and explain how it ties back to the book and from there they attempted to make a fucking theory and shit on how the rest of the book might play out

Many assignments in the IB are like that. Not all, but many

AP is almost never like that. AP by nature is a very anti-social program which people find to be very attractive

A lot of people would hate to have to talk to their classmates and pretend to care about something just because they want a good grade which is why those people take AP Lit which doesn't do that kind of thing very often

The last thing you should know is the benefit of the IB outside of just the classes. You're not learning random facts that you can splurge on a book and go on with the rest of your life. You're learning skills that are important to not just college, but life as a whole

Being able to categorize where your knowledge came from and the nature of that knowledge isnt just useful for college and high school, it's useful for life as a whole. And that's what the IB trains you to do in the theory of knowledge class you are required to take

tl;dr: there's a lot of benefits to the IB and the IB is taught far more socially than the AP which might be attractive to you

Or not idk I'm not you

[willow halo]

honestly, I struggle being social so I feel like in ib I might struggle, but I think it would be a very good opportunity to learn to do so

but would you think there are different ways to learn these skills too?

[ripe geyser]

The closest thing that AP has is the Capstone diploma which is just not nearly as effective as the IB core

And I don't mean vast majority, I more mean that there's a lot of social learning when compared to AP

I don't know the exact amount as it varies from school to school, in my school about 70% of all assignments were social by nature but in my old school it was closer to 20%

I also do not think there's any programs out there that are online that teach you the theory of knowledge or how to write an extended essay besides the IB's own ones

The last thing I want to acknowledge:
If you were already interested in the top unis which I believe you said you were, you would've still needed to take 6 APs in a variety of subjects just like the IB. In that case you're literally doing the same exact courseload as the IB but you do not have the:

Insane scholarships
Greatly increased chances of admissions in the top unis
More forgiving grade boundaries
Skills and general knowledge learned
The overall view of the subject that is being learned

You're doing the same thing, but you're not getting the same in return

[silent tinsel]

Hey there everyone if I had a choice to take something between ap physics or apush which one should I chose for a stem major enthusiast

[lone lion]

why would u do apush for stem major

[ripe geyser]

Both

Gen Ed

Lots of people don't care about where they're going so they just want to clear gen ed out of the way

[silent tinsel]

Oh ok make sense thank you

[ripe geyser]

Hence you'll see a lot of people taking the AP Arts, histories, and social sciences despite wanting to major in STEM

But if you're interested in the top unis I'd say take both and if you can't take AP Physics

And if you're interested in any uni that comes your way and just want to be done with college, take APUSH

[willow halo]

you arguement is soooo very convincing but all the adult say that it's more work but less gain. and I think every young person I've asked say it's good but those that are older says it's bad. Can you give me an explanation for why this might be the case?

[ripe geyser]

Stockholm syndrome lol

People in IB fucking hate it

People in AP Fucking hate it

Everyone hates the fucking program they're in and the grass always looks a little greener on the other side

Take it from me, someone who is taking AP, IB, and DE. There is nothing equivalent to the IB

And the people who say it's less gain also probably weren't too interested in the unis that give those insane scholarships (most people that do IB in the U.S only do it because they wanted to get into the top unis, not cause they want insane scholarships)

And most of the unis that give those scholarships are not the top tier unis that come to mine. Like Missouri State isn't exactly a uni that comes to mind when you think about universities as a whole

And as for the adults saying that, did any of the adults in your life take IB when AP was available and they also took both programs?

You are going to be looking at a group of people who say that the grass is greener on the other side, but the issue is that none of those people actually entered the other side they just believe the grass is greener

[willow halo]

but what if I do, at least a bit, care about these top unis?

[ripe geyser]

You misread what I said

[willow halo]

nope, these just had friends

well

most of them

[ripe geyser]

I said that most of the people who take IB are only interested in the top unis and are uninterested in unis of a lesser tier

Which those top unis don't hand out scholarships to anyone to begin with so that's fine lol

As for the top tier unis, well let the numbers speak for themselves:https://pages.crimsoneducation.org/rs/039-NBM-750/images/FL-10-2018-ib-student-acceptance-rates-at-top-us-universities.pdf?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJaalltRTJOV0kzT1

[willow halo]

yeah, that makes a bit more chance. yeah I saw, I do know people though that adviced it. like seriously, I know people who took Ib and then and all their friends went to ivy leagues

but I also really trust my teachers yk?

[ripe geyser]

"a bit"

My sister in christ a bit is an understatement

you are talking about turning Cornell, a fucking Ivy League Institution into a uni with a 50% acceptance rate

And UChicago's acceptance rate goes above a 50% acceptance rate

Hell, for some people if you're able to get good grades and ECs, if you're in IB you can turn UChicago into a fucking safety and nobody would bat an eye

I hope you know how insane it is to turn a fucking >10% acceptance rate university into a safety

[willow halo]

😅 is uchicago really good?

[ripe geyser]

UChicago is one of the best universities in the world

[willow halo]

😅 what?!

[ripe geyser]

It is an equal to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, and MIT in pretty much every respect

YOu are turning a uni that is equivalent to those into a safety

Do you understand why I push people to take IB so much now?

Even if your chances into every other university was less than 1%, just the fact that UChicago has such a high acceptance rate for IB students would more than make up for it

[willow halo]

😅 yeah, I see

[ripe geyser]

I usually do not advocate for the top unis mostly cause I think they're useless, but if you have the ability to get an acceptance so high into those unis you should not throw it away lol

[willow halo]

yeah, but I didn't even know uchicago was such a good school>

[ripe geyser]

Well it's not on any top lists cause it's the university of chicago

Not exactly the safest city to be in lol

If Chicago cleaned up its fucking mess UChicago would probably become a household name

Even then here's its rank

It's just braely out of the top 5 cause the top 3 were all condensed into 5 unis lol

But yeah if UChicago was just a little bit safer, it'd probably top the chart. Most people agree that the education is either equal to or greater than Princeton which is the current number 1. The only thing holding it back is the location lol

[willow halo]

ahh, ver interesting

[mint thorn]

Fair warning though, a lot of college ranking sites are very corrupt so its hard for it to be actually correct

[ripe geyser]

I don't think U.S News Ranking is like that though

Well at the very least for the top unis

[mint thorn]

You never know

I just tend to try to keep it in mind

[nimble shoal]

I'm planning to take AP Chem, AP Bio, and AP world next year, does anyone have tips for prep this summer? Maybe textbook/course recommendations?

[ripe geyser]

As has already been said: just follow whatever your school gives you for summer work

[fleet jasper]

I think khan also has some things related to that

[nimble shoal]

on yt?

[fleet jasper]

yeah and the website as well

would anyone who has taken honors precalc and calc ab say ab is easier?

[merry igloo]

is AP Capstone useful while in IB program

[nimble shoal]

wait im confused sorry

gohar khan

or khan academy

[ripe geyser]

No

The AP Capstone is just a shittier version of the IB

There is no benefit to taking it alongside IB

If you want to take AP Classes, I would encourage you to take AP Lang and AP Stats even if you're in Lang HL and Math HL

[lunar maple]

hows ap bio compared to ap chem

[ripe geyser]

Compare apples to oranges for me please

[lunar maple]

alr

so apples are red

oranges are orange

[ripe geyser]

Yeah

They're very different

[lunar maple]

Apples have a lot of varieties, including granny smith, fuji and gala.

[ripe geyser]

Regardless

They're veery different classes

So different there can't really be any comparisons made

[lunar maple]

so

how are they different

[ripe geyser]

In litearlly every way

[lunar maple]

like what way

is the rigor similar

whats the material like

how much can i procrastinate on each

i know nothing about either class

i wanted to get a general idea of each to see which i liked better

[ripe geyser]

Varies from school to school

[ripe geyser]

varies from school to school

[ripe geyser]

varies from school to school

Ask your fellow classmates that, we can't say anything lol

[lunar maple]

true but what about the exam

[ripe geyser]

AP Bio exam is broken down into 2 sections:
A multiple choice section with 55 questions that you respond to over the course of 90 minutes
A free response section taht is broken up into 2 long questions and 4 short questions that is to be done over the course of 90 minutes

Both sections are worth half of your grade

AP Chem exam is broken down into 2 sections
A multiple choice section with 60 questions that is to be taken over the course of 90 minutes
A free response section that is split up between 3 long response questions and 4 short answer questions to be completed in 105 minutes

Both sections are worth half of your grade

They're the same exam format and style, the content changes but the exam doesn't

[lunar maple]

alr

thanks

[muted smelt]

Does anyone know whether I should take AP Euro or AP World? I took HUG already, I'm more interested in economy, development, etc. than art, culture.

[ripe geyser]

Neither, take AP Econ lol

[muted smelt]

I can't, also history is required

Econ is locked to 12th grade

[ripe geyser]

Whichever is more interesting then

I think Euro might involve itself more iwth Economics than world

I'm taking world and the only economic principles we've learned are:
Capitalism
Marxism-Lenninsim (not to its fullest extent)
Merchantilism (not to its fullest extent)

[muted smelt]

i think i might take world either way

my brother said Euro counts as a humanities for UCs, World counts as a social science

[ripe geyser]

Then take World

[soft ivy]

fr fr what should i tak

[cinder gorge]

Questions?

[wise forge]

For UCs, AP Euro should count as World History for the purposes of A-G. Usually AP credit is the same depending on the University and college there with, some may give humanities credit while others may give Euro credit.

my school counts it as world history for a-g at least

[tough sun]

You study French revolution in world history?.

[gloomy lotus]

Yeah sometimes

I remember last year we learned that

but history is pretty different across countries

[dim prawn]

this year im taking chinese igcse tests and i get the option to pick a different foreign language, keep chinese or not pick one at all

im contemplating between chinese and japanese, any experiences to share to help me evaluate?

[mint thorn]

If you’re already learning chinese then at this point just keep going

Japanese is haaard

[feral lava]

Should I take CSP or CSA in 9th grade?

[ripe geyser]

CSP is a fucking joke

Take CSA

[feral lava]

Yeah thats what all my friends said as well

Thanks

[austere tulip]

IN Ap, yes

[austere tulip]

Yeah

And CSP is a prereq to CSA at our school

so stttttttttoobid

[austere tulip]

i recommend doing euro

[wise forge]

same but you can always get instructor approval even though it’s not official lmao

[austere tulip]

Yeah I did get instructor approval

[wise forge]

that’s what i did i was just like “what period you teach csa?” and he’s like “any you wanna do it”

[austere tulip]

I absolutely denied

taking csp

[wise forge]

lmao

[austere tulip]

but like to do that u need prior coding knowledge at our school

[wise forge]

i do so maybe that’s why

i am known at my school for “hacking” their system in 3rd grade

i don’t think what i did was hacking but they sure did and so after that we all had to sign contracts saying we wouldn’t

[austere tulip]

Lol

Ok

What did u do?

[feral lava]

Same with our school, but there is a program in where you can skip it

[late plank]

In alg 2 right now and planning to take pre calc over the summer so I can do AP calc AB next year, is this a bad idea?

[ripe geyser]

Nah you’ll be fine

[late plank]

Ok

Worst case scenario

I graduate with pre calc and ap stats

Then look dumb to top schools

Hooray

[ripe geyser]

Nah that’s normal

Most hs students don’t do calc to begin with lol

[late plank]

Where are u from

Cause

[ripe geyser]

California

[late plank]

WHAT

same

[ripe geyser]

But most states are like that outside of New England

[late plank]

bro

There’s freshmen at my school

In pre calc honors

[ripe geyser]

This is common

There’s about 10 or so freshmen a year that are done with algebra II or calc by the time they’re in HS

They will not be having fun

[late plank]

Why

If they understand the curriculum then they can basically finish math by their junior year

Depending on how much math they want to do

[cinder gorge]

But whats the point

[ripe geyser]

I’ve never seen someone with that accelerated a math course get accepted to the top unis

[ripe geyser]

Yeah but the issue is that most colleges ask for 4 years of math during HS

[late plank]

Free period later on or something

[ripe geyser]

So they’re gonna have to spend a lot of money on a DE course

[cinder gorge]

???

Y does free period matter?

[late plank]

waitia

[cinder gorge]

Ur gonna only live once so might as well make the best of it

[late plank]

If you finish all the math courses you need

The unis require you to do more

Outside of school

?

[ripe geyser]

Yeye

[cinder gorge]

For college IGETSE, yeah

[ripe geyser]

A lotta unis ask for 4 years of maths in high school

If you haven’t completed all 4 years then you still need to take some class so those kiddos usually take a math course at a local community college

[late plank]

wtf

[ripe geyser]

And their acceptance rate fucking drops like a rock to the top unis

[late plank]

I didn’t know that

Damn

[late plank]

I have a friend who’s a senior that finished most of the courses he needs

So he only has like

2 class periods 💀

But I believe hes gonna get accepted to a good school

[cinder gorge]

But y?

[late plank]

He’s hella into robotics

[cinder gorge]

Wdym by good

[late plank]

He wants to get into MIT

Almost beat the world record for making a robot to solve a Rubik’s cube in the fastest time

But someone else beat him to it

[cinder gorge]

Good for him

[late plank]

So unless you’re super talented or skilled at something

You just have to do as much as you can in hs

😢

[cinder gorge]

Well

Theres still ways to get into t10 without the talet

[visual roost]

l e g a c y

[late plank]

ik

But you just have to be an academic weapon

An academic terrorist

[cinder gorge]

Nooe

Nooe

Nope

Theres other ways

[late plank]

Extracurriculars

Hooray

[cinder gorge]

Theres more ways

[late plank]

Like what

i Need

Informashin

[cinder gorge]

Essays, luck, connections

And etc

[late plank]

LUCK DOESNT COUNTA

I’ll just be friends with a college admissions officer

Or

Idk if that’s what it’s called

[cinder gorge]

Y not

I see people who have barely nothing get in

[late plank]

Poop

[mint thorn]

That honestly maybe hurts you more than helps you

[mint thorn]

It really really does

[cinder gorge]

How so?

[mint thorn]

I mean not really in the admin perspective but at the very least the pain that you’re in when that one friend knows if you got in or not but can’t tell you is HELL

[late plank]

You can’t control luck

But you can control the classes you take to look less stupid

Best logic

[late plank]

Bribe them

[mint thorn]

Exactly

[late plank]

But make them walk into it

Then call it lobbying

So it’s legal

[mint thorn]

You can only control as much as you can but at the end of the day a lot of it is out of our hands

Uhh

[late plank]

I’m pretty sure most of it is in our hands

For example

The 1.5 gpa students who roam around the school and come to class half an hour late

[mint thorn]

Yeah i mean obviously but the final “get in or not” is fully out of our hands

[mint thorn]

Or donating stuff

[tough sun]

Pecan hru

[late plank]

Just become a college admissions officer and let yourself in fr

[mint thorn]

Good you?

[mint thorn]

I mean ig

[cinder gorge]

Yeah like a whole building

[ripe geyser]

Not really. Some people view some classes to be more stupid than others

There’s a lot of people who think AP Lang is harder than lit and vice versa, so if you only take one there’s a chance that the AO will be underwhelmed by your course selection

The only thing that AOs care about is if your counselor stated “yeah this person took the most challenging classes” (see pins)

[cinder gorge]

Tbh it feels like we’re just saying the same stuff every day

[wise forge]

that’s the game

💀

[wise forge]

man I shoulda read the fine print

UCSD doesn't accept IGETC for First years

[austere tulip]

OOF

[wise forge]

UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Merced
UC Riverside
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz

those are the only schools that will

[austere tulip]

Oof

[fresh spade]

i'm going to be meeting one-on-one with my counselor this friday to talk abt my courses for next year, and i wanted some more opinions--how do these classes sound?

[ripe geyser]

See the pins first

[fresh spade]

adv english
adv math (integrated II/III)
ap hug
chemistry
art 1-2 (for my art requirement)
tennis
spanish 3-4

[ripe geyser]

See the fucking pins

[cinder gorge]

Its trash

[ripe geyser]

You can't just fucking ask us "how do these classes sound" we know jack shit

For Duck he does like 13 fucking hours of school so it's trash, for some schools that's harder than what you can get usually

Answer the questions in the pins

[fresh spade]

damn ok sorry

[ripe geyser]

God I fucking wish we could configer the bots to autosend a message lol

[fresh spade]

configer..

[austere tulip]

Freshman year courses?

[cinder gorge]

My schedule next yr will be hell

[fresh spade]

yea

its ok tho nvm

[austere tulip]

Oh ok I think they're fine

[austere tulip]

well I think you'll be able to manage it

And if you can't dropping/easing is always an option

[fresh spade]

alr thanks

ill talk to my counselor abt it more too obv

except counselors have a tendency to be lowkey useless

[cinder gorge]

Hell no, thats the hardest option

[flint wyvern]

LMAO

[fresh spade]

how would dropping a class make your life harder

bro

[austere tulip]

Order of operations

PEMDAS

May I know which grade you are in?

[flint wyvern]

[austere tulip]

How old are you?

Just curious

[cinder gorge]

Uh huh

What grade?

[austere tulip]

6th

[flint wyvern]

someone get a mod in here 😀

[cinder gorge]

@wise forge

[austere tulip]

we have an underage

[wise forge]

how old

[flint wyvern]

they are in 6th grade

[wise forge]

i was 13 in 6th 💀

10

[cinder gorge]

10