course-selection

[unreal prairie]

nothing just saying

[cinder gorge]

Then get another job

[unreal prairie]

idk they closed down soon after I got laid off

prolly not profitable

I will look for walmart jobs / internships

in august

how easy are internships in first year?

[cinder gorge]

U cant start now?

[cinder gorge]

Wdym by 1st yr

[mighty mist]

Idk depends on the internship

[tough sun]

Wait borger are you duck?.

[unreal prairie]

my college courses didnt start

[unreal prairie]

anything that pays decent like 10-12$ per hour

related to my major

[mighty mist]

Internships pay low/nothing i believe

[cinder gorge]

Thats not even minimum wage

[mighty mist]

Their in asia

I think

[mighty mist]

Also minimum wage in the states is 7.25 federally

[cinder gorge]

For me its $16/hr

[unreal prairie]

that is much bigger

[tough sun]

..

[unreal prairie]

than minimum wage here

in wisconsin

[mighty mist]

Do you have any experience? If not, usually internships are good during/right after college to secure a job

[unreal prairie]

only mcdonalds

[mighty mist]

Ok yeah. Not getting anything for engineering just with that experience and no college right now

[cinder gorge]

Some pay and some give like a check after a few months

[unreal prairie]

take both imo

ap chem and bio

[mighty mist]

Usually low amount. Sometimes not

[mighty mist]

Most times though. Easy to get work without much pay

[cinder gorge]

For us, its like $600 for like 2 months

[unreal prairie]

I did smth similar, A level chem but vv close to ap

I did a level bio too

chem is not fun

but its hard for everyone

[cinder gorge]

Then dont

[mighty mist]

For how many hours?

[cinder gorge]

Ifk

Idk

[tough sun]

@unreal prairie get a data entry part time job

[cinder gorge]

2hrs a wk

[mighty mist]

Thats really high. Usually i think tutoring is the only thing now that pays that much

[tough sun]

Borger are you duck?.

[left coral]

nah its not IB

[royal swan]

How did you guess? lol

[ripe geyser]

AP stats isn't that deep and I'd say yeah

A semester of college stats I'd say is the bare minimum of you being fine for life which just so happens to be the amount of stats covered by AP Stats

[wanton talon]

Ap stats is easy right

[ripe geyser]

Alright idk what to say about that

[ripe geyser]

It's medium difficulty

[wanton talon]

Do you think I’ll be fine taking Multivariable Calc and ap stats at the same time

[ripe geyser]

You would but I wouldn't encourage it

More because taking Multvariable calc seems to be looked down on by colleges for some reason

Especially seeing how you live in the U.S

[wanton talon]

Strange

[ripe geyser]

Yeah

[wanton talon]

It’s basically a college class(ran by local community college) so that’s interesting

[royal swan]

Is this anecdotal or supported by an admissions website?

[ripe geyser]

Anecdotal from just what I've noticed from my current school, old school, reddit, and youtube

I noticed that all of the people that do those really hard math courses in high school seem to go to at most 1-3 T50s and no T20s

Granted who knows, maybe it's selector bias but I still do go through a lot of videos and I really haven't seen any exceptions to the rule yet

[royal swan]

What's the sample size?

[ripe geyser]

Once again, I do recognize that this is just a correlation and it could be caused by my own biases but it's still there

[ripe geyser]

In my current school I believe we get about 20 or so people per year who finish calc BC before Junior year and in my old one it was about the same. Of those kids I'd say that I only really knew 10 from each school so about 20 but those 20 kids did end up saying that nobody else in their same situation got accepted into any T20s and only a few T50s

As for Youtube idk, probably a solid 5-10. Then on reddit I'd say the same amount

[cinder gorge]

Whats best

Idk what to pick

[royal swan]

It might be worth mentioning this to give proper context to people like @wanton talon.

[wanton talon]

I’m aware

[ripe geyser]

So a sample size of 30-40 from my own experiences and including the experiences of those students It'd be 50-60 total that share that experience

[wanton talon]

From my pov there have been lots of people who have taken that class at my school and have gotten into t50 schools

[ripe geyser]

This is something that I did say. I mentioned that there was a very strong correlation a couple of times

I didn't mention my own biases but I think it's safe to assume that everyone has some level of bias lol

[ripe geyser]

It could be a situation from your own school specifically

I'm not certain, I know that for at least 2 different schools though that is not the situation

[wanton talon]

Yeah there’s no real evidence for anything

True

[royal swan]

Well, specifically that it's an anecdote instead of a statement of fact because of a correlation because..."correlation does not imply causation."

Borrowing the overused phase from a statistics class.

[ripe geyser]

I know about this statistic but even if we apply my advice it'd still help out in this example:

If we had no idea why this sort of thing was going on, it'd be best for us to just not go outside and buy ice cream that much during June and July. Due to you not feeling the need to go outside for ice cream that often it may also reduce the impulse to go out to the beach (at least in RI it was a very common thing where if you went out to an ice cream shop you also would usually hang around a beach). In that situation, we didn't know the causation but it still helped

Likewise, we don't know the causation of this but it'd still help to directly lower the amount of correlation as while it may be unrelated, it may end up affecting the actual causation of why this occurs ultimately reducing the chances something goes awry

[wise forge]

They both count for the same things, and have the same prerequisite, the same syllabus, in the same course description. They’re just offered by two different departments and it’s confusing me. If you take it in the math department though, you have to use Proctorio on your computer if you take it online, which is very annoying.

[toxic osprey]

Gohar always mentions that you can see his course schedule in the bio; where is that?

[wise forge]

ima be honest i don’t watch gohars videos so idk 💀

[royal swan]

Except this isn't ice cream. It's someone's education.

My point, as above, is make it clear that it's a personal anecdote involving a correlation with a relatively small sample size. It's no more an established fact that these correlations, and as someone who talks about the value of statistics, you should know this.

With this context, the other person can evaluate your claim before using it as the basis of an important educational decision. (Example: #💡ㆍacademic-advice message)

[olive thistle]

You should, his shorts have been really helpful lately. In one week he showed how to fix your internet and the best study spots. Truly the goat.

[cinder gorge]

What de class should i take, pick 2

[wise forge]

history of rock and ethical hacking

if you need GE classes and sociology is one of em, then take that

[royal swan]

Python Programming and Human Communication

[austere tulip]

Except ik stats already and yeah ap stats would waste an elective slot for me

[austere tulip]

Yeah I have a friend who does that and she said it works together

[austere tulip]

Idk cuz like in this chat alone

for example you have selina

who got into both mit

and oxford

and I think she got up to like diffy eqs(further than multivar)

[austere tulip]

not it might just be that they count as both psych and math

thats what i meant

[wise forge]

ah

i think they’re honestly for different advising departments

that’s what i got from it anyway

if you’re being advised by the psychology department, you taking psy42, the math department, math 42

[austere tulip]

are these de? i'd say knowing basic computer information systems is pretty good. And for you as a med, do like first aid, cpr, and emergencies

[cinder gorge]

im alr 1st aid certified

[wise forge]

ye

[wise forge]

why are those the only classes you can take?

[cinder gorge]

cuz thats whats offered at my cc

but ill check with the other college

[wise forge]

tf

why so little

[cinder gorge]

idk

[wise forge]

small ass college 💀

bro i literally have over 14k classes to choose from 💀

that includes labs tho

[cinder gorge]

what cc

[wise forge]

no wtf

not doxing myself but you don’t live here so they won’t accept you anyway unless you special admit

you have to be in the “service area”

[austere tulip]

wait rlly

Is that for special admit?

Or DE?

or both

[austere tulip]

oh ok

then ig do some other health course

[cinder gorge]

^

[cinder gorge]

there is none lol

[austere tulip]

Oh ok

But yeah I definitely recommend a computing course. Idk about the other one.

[ripe geyser]

And I understand that, but it'd also be disingenous to assume that there's absolutely no relation between the 2 items at all. After all a correlation is a form of relation and yes it's a relatively small sample size but this is something that is also nigh impossible to test.

And in the former example I was giving a tip on how someone could have their lives saved by not getting ice cream. In that scenario it wasn't "just ice cream" it was a matter of staying alive or not from a relatively rare phenomena.

I understand that you feel that this correlation may not be related but the 2 fields have a relation being that the admissions officer directly sees the classes you're taking. It's not like Internet explorer or Murder rate where the deciding factor of that correlation is impossible to see. We know what that deciding factor is, we can see it and directly observe it. It's also not something that is purely random like these charts it is something that is decided upon by human hands.

The cause of the correlation isn't pure chance, humans had a hand in making that correlation occur. Even if it's not directly caused it is at the very least being impacted by the decisions of humans that have the ability to make it not that way but don't for one reason or another

[ripe geyser]

Don't CSUs require some form of a rhetoric and communication class to be taken?

Either way take History of Rock for your social science elective and ig sociology for humanities

But yeah red, most of the time statistical probability is useful to note if the items that are being correlated are of a random nature

This, is not of a random nature, it is something that is directly caused by the hands of humans. Yes there's a chance of something being completely random causing it but there is still the far greater probability of human error or humans being humans

[vital olive]

what

[ripe geyser]

When humans are involved in the consequences of a statistic, it is no longer a good idea to assume it's just a pure random correlation as time and time again has proven that that is almost never the case

[vital olive]

why is this going into human nature now

[ripe geyser]

Philosophy

[vital olive]

for reals

philosophy lowkey cool

[meager knot]

Does anyone know how difficult AP Calculus BC and AP Physics is because I want to take it and I would like to know the difficultly and how much studying you need for either of those AP’s

[ripe geyser]

I believe AP Physics C is widely regarded as the hardest AP class lol

And Calc BC too

@meager knot are those all the classes you're taking or are you taking more?

[meager knot]

oh really

Im only taking those AP’s

And the other classes are just normal English history etc

[ripe geyser]

Yeah you'll be fine

As for how much studying?

Uh I think per day you'll be fine with like half an hour for both classes of actual studying if you're really interested in them

Which it sounds like you are interested in them

And that's also if you want to guarantee the A lol

[meager knot]

Oh ok thank you for your help

[ripe geyser]

Then for AP Exam season I'd say you want to do about an hour per day for the month leading up to AP Exams at least

[meager knot]

Ok thanks a lot

[royal swan]

Of course there's a relationship. That's by definition the correlation. It's also not impossible to test. The data collection is the hard part.

The discussion isn't focused on the existence of a correlation. It's about proving causation. You don't have statistical evidence to support a causal relationship. It's anecdotal, as you've stated, and you don't have data on the decision-making process. You only know the exposure and the outcome.

Spurious correlation is basic statistics and has just as much evidence to support it (there's no evidence). Don't let your emotions get the best of your knowledge.

[royal swan]

Post hoc fallacy. This is an assumption unsupported by evidence.

[ripe geyser]

What?

I was making a joke

Dude said "why is this going into human nature" and i repsonded "philosophy"

Ion see what fallacy is in play by me making a joke about the nature of the conversation

But go awf

[tardy token]

ap physics 1 2 or c?

[meager knot]

For me it’s called AP which is the most difficult

So whichever is the most difficult

[tardy token]

c would be the most diffacult

but theres 4 ap physics

[ripe geyser]

Do you have Physics experience?

If not then you would do Physics 1 or 2 first before jumping into C

[meager knot]

I’m taking a physics course over summer

[tardy token]

ima assume that your school would offer ap physics 1 because thats the most common

[meager knot]

ye

[tardy token]

ap physics 1 is somewhat hard

but if u pay attentiona and study u should be fine

[ripe geyser]

Well idk about doing it over the summer lol

[royal swan]

I responded to this message out of convenience (and because fallacies appear in philosophy), but it applies to the last few.

The logical fallacy is about causality.
https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/post-hoc.html

[ripe geyser]

oh ok

thought you had a thing about me saying "philosophy"

[elfin hill]

What class of science do you take as a senior anyway

[cinder gorge]

Finally i didnt get rejected from an shadowing /intern/research

[somber harness]

WHOA how’d u do that?

[cinder gorge]

I can take this course in this upcoming summer i think

[cinder gorge]

Cold email

[somber harness]

like

to whom?

[cinder gorge]

So far, my count is 50ish with 4 people replying

[somber harness]

ohhhh

so

[cinder gorge]

Prof

[somber harness]

did you just email professors at your local university?

[cinder gorge]

Kinda

I have another interview on sat for shadowing

[somber harness]

what type of courses/ec’s do you need to take in order to land one?

[somber harness]

thats so cool

[elfin hill]

What class of science do you take as a senior anyway

[somber harness]

really

[cinder gorge]

None

[somber harness]

REALLY???

LIKE

[cinder gorge]

All of em

[somber harness]

NOT EVEN AP BIO OR SOMETHING

[cinder gorge]

Well for this one, i need bio cuz its like a formal thing

[somber harness]

ohh

ok

but like

thats it?

[cinder gorge]

Yeah?

[somber harness]

whoaaaa

thats so coollll

[cinder gorge]

Not rlly

[somber harness]

imma try that when i get to hs next year

[somber harness]

IT ISSSS

[cinder gorge]

Not for me

[somber harness]

YOU GET TO GO INTO A LAB

AND WATCH THEM

[elfin hill]

Like what’s after Ik bio,chemistry,physics what’s after

[cinder gorge]

Not just watch them, i get to do stuff

[somber harness]

AND LEARN ABOUT EVERYTHING THEY’RE DOING

[somber harness]

DAMN

THATS EVEN MORE COOL

[vital olive]

no way

wind seed

[cinder gorge]

Ap chem, ap bio, ap whatever

[vital olive]

💀

[somber harness]

BRUH

[vital olive]

why are you here

[somber harness]

WHY R U HERE

[vital olive]

bc

im cool

you aren't

🙄

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

[somber harness]

ap environmental science?

[vital olive]

apes lowkey stupid

[somber harness]

says u

[vital olive]

like if you have to take it then take it

[somber harness]

imagine being in alg 2

[vital olive]

but apes is a free class and honestly not that interesting

[somber harness]

wat

[vital olive]

imagine not taking the max math offered

[somber harness]

bruh

[cinder gorge]

U know each other?

[somber harness]

i want to have a social life

[vital olive]

you can have both

its a skill issue if you can't

[somber harness]

HE KEEPS BULLYING ME

[cinder gorge]

Then get 1

[vital olive]

FR

[somber harness]

BRUH

BRUH

[cinder gorge]

Or 2

[vital olive]

HAHA

[cinder gorge]

Or however

[somber harness]

EXPLAIN HOW I CAN DO CALC BC

[cinder gorge]

U just do it

[somber harness]

AND STILL HAVE A SOCIAL LIFE

[cinder gorge]

Not that hard

[somber harness]

IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

[cinder gorge]

U just take the class

[vital olive]

exactly

[somber harness]

…. BRUH

[vital olive]

sounds like a skill issue to me

[cinder gorge]

Fr

[somber harness]

BRUH

NO

AUGH

borger i thought u were nice 🥺

[cinder gorge]

I dont think its august yet

[somber harness]

….

[vital olive]

nah

girl fr destroyed

[somber harness]

HEY

[cinder gorge]

I can be

[somber harness]

Bruh

[vital olive]

im nice too

smh

[somber harness]

but not rn

[somber harness]

UR SO MEAN

BRUH

[vital olive]

no im not

[somber harness]

ok i’m not even gonna argue with you at this point

[vital olive]

exactly

u know im right

[somber harness]

bai

hmph

[vital olive]

thouht so

[cinder gorge]

Then dont?

[vital olive]

🙄

borger speaking facts fr

gracias 🥰

[somber harness]

U GUYS ARE SO MEAN

[cinder gorge]

Y u yelling?

[vital olive]

fr

stop yelling

calm down

[somber harness]

IM NOT

[vital olive]

it's a discord server

[somber harness]

….

[vital olive]

dot dot dot fr

[ripe geyser]

Depends on what you want to do

If STEM then you're doing one of the big 3 that you're missing so that means either:
Physics
Chem
Biology

And if you're missing one you're usually taking Physics C

If not STEM then nothing

[cinder gorge]

What do degree needed for law

[ripe geyser]

None

Law is its own school, you need to do a prelaw program and pass a couple of tests and then you're in law school

If you want a degree though, I would encourage one in history, business, econ, or philosophy

well you actually have to get a degree lol

[placid nexus]

Hello

Is ERWC a great English class

[cinder gorge]

Robotics vs CS

[cinder gorge]

Which one?

Both

[jade raft]

sus

[pliant vine]

Robotics includes other fields of engineering, CS only focusses on Comp Lang and Coding

up to you

[tough sun]

Duck signature reply

[ripe geyser]

Why is this png so weird?

[cinder gorge]

lol

[austere tulip]

lol

[tough sun]

My phone sucks

@austere tulip btw bro khan academy English grammar playlist is enough to understand grammar rules and general English ?.

[cinder gorge]

Then get a tutor

[tough sun]

I want quick lessons. Here people take long course like 6 months

[cinder gorge]

Ok

[mighty mist]

Know any native speakers? That’ll help improve your english

[tough sun]

What?.

[mighty mist]

Well native or have learned english really well. Someone who know the grammar structure and general rules

[tough sun]

Idk

[cold knoll]

I’m currently in AP Calc BC and signing up for math classes next year. These are the classes: Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Calc 3, Differential Equations with Linear Algebra - all of these classes are 1 semester long. Can someone please help me in choosing two classes I should take next?

[somber harness]

WHOA ur school has a lot of options

personally i would do calc 3 and differential equations this year

and then differential equations with linear algebra and linear algebra next year

so ur like wrapping up calculus before u get started on other stuff

[cold knoll]

Thank you so much! That is very helpful!

[elfin hill]

Should I take accounting or economics as my #1 elective next year

[mighty mist]

what are your requirements/which do you like better?

[elfin hill]

Honestly I feel like both would benefit me im undecided idk

[olive thistle]

You should take economics, I took economics my sophomore year, and I really enjoyed it. It's not the easiest elective, but I feel like you learn a lot of things that will help you branch out into more things in the world of finance and business.

[snow oxide]

@cold knoll Your in 9th grade and taking AP Calc BC?

[cold knoll]

Yeah

[snow oxide]

Wow

You must be really smart

I’m taking AP Calc BC in my senior year

cause that’s when I can 😭

[cinder gorge]

AP Calc AB; AP Biology; AP Comparative Government or AP U.S Government; AP Macro & Micro; Latin 4 Honors; Dance

Junior Schedule?

Oh and AP Lang

I personally wouldn’t do that

Reasons? Lol

It doesn’t seem different yk

It just seems like every other schedule

I’m interested in finance or business

Any tips

Ok?

[cinder gorge]

On what

Good classes to make my selection diverse

But also in-line with my intended field of study

[cinder gorge]

Thats for u to pick

[cinder gorge]

Ok? And what makes ur schedule unique from the others?

Well economics and calc

Plus LATIN is unique

So? Other people do a foreign lang

what do you mean by different tho

Like how could I diversify it

Something that sets u unique

[cinder gorge]

Put ur own flare on it

Take a look at mine

Okay thanks

[elfin hill]

Okay thanks but ima put accounting is a backup elective it’s like 20% chance I get it tho

[austere tulip]

Khan academy english is really bad

in my opinion

I'd instead recommend continuing with duolingo

Practice english with a fellow friend

And use khan academy as ONE of the resources

Its def probably not enough

[austere tulip]

Ok So here's what I recommend, and what is usually the regular lineup. After calc bc, do Calc 3 and Linear Algebra. Then do both the Diffy Eqs courses.

[austere tulip]

That's a ffine schedule. You have a good amount of Aps

[cinder gorge]

Thanks

[austere tulip]

You don't have to make your schedule too unique

the point of a school schedule is not to make it unique

that's more extracurriculars

As long as you focused on what YOU like

and as long as you have the rigor that you can have

that's great

I mean the person who said that your schedule was bad is also doing like 13.5 classes a day

[cold knoll]

Are you sure that’s fine because someone else told me to do Differential equations before linear algebra?

[austere tulip]

Really?

[cinder gorge]

Okay I’m really involved in debate as well as mock trial but I love economics and finance and my school unfortunately doesn’t offer any extracurriculars like that

[austere tulip]

I mean it usually doesn't go like that

People go from calc bc to multivar calc(calc 3)

And then they do linear algebra

and then diffy eqs

[cold knoll]

I was thinking Calc 3, diffy eqs, then linear algebra

[austere tulip]

You could do that

Im just recommending what is usually the way it's done

usually the prereqs are set up like that too

[cold knoll]

Hmm yeah you’re right

[austere tulip]

its interesting that your school doesn't do that

[cold knoll]

I’ll take that into consideration, thank you!

[austere tulip]

No problem!

But it's so cool you're doing calc bc freshman year.

Also just remember in case someone tells you, colleges will not reject you because you're doing college courses after calc bc.

[cold knoll]

Thanks! That makes me feel a lot better

You’re also in 9th right?

[austere tulip]

yeah!

[cold knoll]

How do you know about what classes to take next?

[austere tulip]

For next year?

Or for math?

[cold knoll]

Math

[austere tulip]

Oh because I'm not as adv as you but like i will reach calc iii and for us we have it grouped together with linear algebra

I also have a friend in a different state

and he'll be finishing calc iii and lin alg junior year

[cold knoll]

Oh nice

[austere tulip]

and then do dify eqs senior year

[cold knoll]

what math are you in rn?

[austere tulip]

Alg ii

i know the calc bc content tho

[cold knoll]

Your school doesn’t let you skip?

[austere tulip]

it did

I already like skipped a bunch

skipping in high school is a pain

for us

u can't just do one test

you have to do all the semester tests

and then the final

[cold knoll]

Yeah same for me

[austere tulip]

i had a friend skip alg ii and it took one sem just for testing

[cold knoll]

wow

[austere tulip]

so yeah i'm too lazy lol

[cold knoll]

One semester for testing?

[austere tulip]

testing out of it

well not every day

[cold knoll]

what the

[austere tulip]

but like yeah he got into precalc the second semester

[cinder gorge]

hs

[austere tulip]

?

[cinder gorge]

idk

[tough raptor]

I'm choosing classes I need help ;-;
My current list is:
Calc 1/2, AP Comp Sci, French 2, Dance 2, and Honors Euro Lit

and I need to decide between Bass Clef, APUSH, and MUN for my last course.
idk what to choose ;-; all my friends are tugging in different directions and i'd be glad with any of the three

[cinder gorge]

Just do all of em

[grand hinge]

should i take an AP class or should i take a college class through my schools dual enrollment program? i've been weighing the pros and cons of both sides but i can't decide

[tough raptor]

lmao 💀 I cant cause my schedule is packed I can only have 6 classes

I wish tho

[cinder gorge]

Just make space

In doing like 16 classes next yr

[tough raptor]

wha- how

[cinder gorge]

U make space

Not that hard

[tough raptor]

my school allows max 9 classes including 0 period

I physically cannot make space bc I do a sport which takes up 7/8 period

and 0 period classes are not my interest

[cinder gorge]

There is no “max”

[cinder gorge]

So? That doesnt stop u

[cinder gorge]

When ur school gives a max it’s just a recommendation

[mint thorn]

Some schools do actually have a maximum

Like they won’t let you sign up for more

[cinder gorge]

Excluding de? Sa? Online?

Summer?

[mint thorn]

Oh yeah I guess if you want to do that sure but you would have to do that entirely outside of the school’s view

Because at least for mine, they HEAVILY discourage people from doing it

[mint thorn]

Like if you want to skip a singular subject they’ll allow it

[cinder gorge]

Y

[mint thorn]

Our school is hard enough already

And doing too many academics will just burn people out

Especially cause sports are required and (kinda sorta) an art

[cinder gorge]

Interesting

[mint thorn]

Yeah so not every school has the same criteria although I’m sure im in the minority in this statement

Cause my school is weirddd

[cinder gorge]

I think my school is kinda normal with a lot of opportunities if u know what ur doing

A lot of people say that our school offers nothing but that couldnt be farther from the truth

I think that their not looking in the right place and not increasing their perspective

[tough raptor]

no literally no teachers teach before or after the set hours for periods

[cinder gorge]

Great, same for us

I do 10 classes rn

[tough raptor]

then how do you take 16 classes

[cinder gorge]

I just said

De, sa, online, summer

[tough raptor]

Is it 16 classes in the same school or do you seek education from ROP, dual enrollment, etc

[cinder gorge]

I do 0-6 rn and the others is college, uni, ROP

What’s SA

Special admit

Huh? My school doesn’t have that

Did u ask?

We do AP DE and honors

I never heard of it until now

[cinder gorge]

No CTE?

[tough raptor]

oh ok that makes sense. I might take classes thru colleges. I thought u meant 16 classes thru your hs alone 😭

[cinder gorge]

CTE?

[cinder gorge]

Well.. next yr its 0-6 + 1 online, sa, de, uni, rop

[cinder gorge]

Career technical edu

No

Are you from the states?

I go to private school in the southeast and no school I know of have anything like that

[cinder gorge]

Ye

A few schools have IB

but nothing else

[cinder gorge]

Then take classes from the other schools that offer it

My school won’t allow us to do that

Did u ask

Public schools are separate from my private school and when I tried to take a class at a public school I was told no because of zoning

[mint thorn]

If you go to a private school (like a application based one) then you don’t need to take more courses

[cinder gorge]

Is there a reason?

We aren’t very selective

[mint thorn]

If its a good school with established relationships with other colleges, you’re fine

Oh, then maybe not?

Go off of what your college counselor suggests

[cinder gorge]

Yea I am applying to a stem school

[mint thorn]

Or like ask them

Ohh one of those magnet programs? My cousin went to the science and math one in North Carolina

[cinder gorge]

Our college counselor sucks

[cinder gorge]

Yea

[mint thorn]

😬

[cinder gorge]

I really want to go to a Top 20 University but everyone at my school stays in state

[mint thorn]

Maaaybe apply to a different school

Because you really need your high school connections to get into t20s

[cinder gorge]

Yea that’s why I am hoping to get into the stem school because they have several college counselors who went to ivy leagues and have massive connections

I applied to St. Paul’s and got waitlisted but if I don’t get into the stem school I will apply to Exeter or Andover next year

[mint thorn]

Oh damn you’re really going for the best high schools then

Best of luck i guess

Andover and Exeter are such nepo baby schools—

[cinder gorge]

Yea that’s why I am worried

I hope to go to the stem school which is way more my speed

[mint thorn]

Like ofc they’re great schools but the people there are SO SMART but also all of them have insane connections

[cinder gorge]

Yea

[mint thorn]

Also literally if one person gets sick the entire school gets sick

Cause its like 70% boarding or something insane

[cinder gorge]

College Admissions is so unfair

Yea

Like being white middle class and not being first gen my chances are 💩

[mint thorn]

Actually Andover and exeters admissions got nuked last year

[cinder gorge]

Huh

[mint thorn]

Cause harvard realized they were feeder schools

[cinder gorge]

Yea

People are paying to get into college just legally

[mint thorn]

So like they only had about 6 people total get into harvard which is super super small considering most of them are legacy and/or have insane connections

[cinder gorge]

Like how are all the “smart” people also sons and daughters of millionaires

[mint thorn]

Welcome to private school lol

[cinder gorge]

Yea where I’m from if you don’t u won’t get into college

[mint thorn]

My school is a feeder to brown and we’re top 30 in the country I think

[cinder gorge]

My parents sacrifice a lot

[cinder gorge]

Where do you go? If you don’t mind me asking

[mint thorn]

One of my friends dads won a Nobel peace prize and just didn’t tell us—

[cinder gorge]

Wow

Nobel? Like the novel?

Nobel?

[mint thorn]

So my school is kinda the “liberal arts college” of private high schools but hey its still really good

Yeah like the fancy award thingy they give out to the smartest people every year

It was for his work in the UN to ban one specific type of land mine

[cinder gorge]

That’s insane I have a kid in my class who’s dad made like 10m a year but he died from cancer sadly

[mint thorn]

Yeah, a girl who I know in my class is literally googable

[cinder gorge]

Wow

[mint thorn]

Liek if you search her family name it comes up as “top 15 richest families in (her country)

[cinder gorge]

Did you have to apply for ur school

[mint thorn]

(Her family owns basically the entire electrical grid)

Yeah our acceptance rate is around 10%

I think maybe 8%? Somewhere around there

I know the year I applied it was 8%

But that was during covid so a LOT of people were trying to transfer

[cinder gorge]

Is ur school in Massachusetts? Or like Connecticut

That’s crazy

Oh yea

Best state for education I believes

[mint thorn]

So yeah if you don’t get into your stem school and you apply out def apply to safeties as well

Because oh my god PA and PE are kinda insane

[mint thorn]

Yeppp

(Totally not biased lmao)

[cinder gorge]

Yea I honestly could have got in Choate or Deerfield but I didn’t apply

[mint thorn]

You could have gotten in???

Bro those schools are really hard to get into

[cinder gorge]

I mean I don’t want to sound conceited but I was up there with the applicants

[mint thorn]

Especially Deerfield, that place is like sports capital

[cinder gorge]

I only applied to SPS

Biggest regret of my life

[mint thorn]

Saint Paul’s?

[cinder gorge]

Yep

Waitlisted

[mint thorn]

You never know that for sure tbh

[cinder gorge]

True

[mint thorn]

The high school process is equally messed up as the college one

[cinder gorge]

Ik

[mint thorn]

Especially if you’re a white dude

[cinder gorge]

Definitely

I wish race wasn’t such a big deal

[mint thorn]

God knows that all of the private schools are half white and half asian

Yeah well unfortunately it is so

[cinder gorge]

More socioeconomic status

[mint thorn]

They’ve gotta fill quotas somehow

[cinder gorge]

Ik Asians are so disadvantaged when it comes to application la

[mint thorn]

I mean to even know about private hs though you’ve gotta be above a certain point (or I guess in a metro program)

[mint thorn]

Hahhahaha…hahaha…..hahaha……..

[cinder gorge]

Yea

[vital olive]

fr

[cinder gorge]

I mean they put a ton of pressure on them because of stereotypes and stupid Bs

[vital olive]

oh hi pecan

im doin work i swear

[cinder gorge]

I watched a video on it which was super interesting

[vital olive]

thats kinda stereotyping tho

tbh my parents kinda gave up it's all me now lol

[mint thorn]

LEAVEEEEE

GOOOOOOO

[vital olive]

stop

no

i dont wanna

[mint thorn]

its been like 2 min

Literally just go

[vital olive]

🙄

[mint thorn]

I’m half white and half Chinese so like its not gonna be pretty for my applications to college

[cinder gorge]

What’s ur “edge”

Like what could set u apart

[mint thorn]

The batshit insane amount of ec’s i do

And also the fact that my hs is literally a feeder—

[elfin hill]

Guys

[mint thorn]

Oh and my legacies

If we’re being honest

[cinder gorge]

Where

[elfin hill]

I’m getting into accelerated English sophmore year

[somber onyx]

2 or 1

[elfin hill]

Do you think I can to honors by junior year

1

Level 1

[mint thorn]

BU, MIT, Princeton, Cornell, duke (or brown? I forget honestly)

Which is nothing compared to my friends

[somber onyx]

Junior year is usually when you take AP Englsih Lang

[mint thorn]

Some of them are like 10th gen harvard legacies

[cinder gorge]

Damn I’ve got Vanderbilt, UCLA, Boston College and that’s it

[elfin hill]

I’m not that smart to take AP English

[cinder gorge]

WTF

[mint thorn]

Yeah—

[cinder gorge]

Like seriously they must have been pilgrims

[mint thorn]

Its 10th gen for both undergrad and the medical school

[cinder gorge]

Wow

[mint thorn]

;-; welcome to New England private schools

[cinder gorge]

What about MCAT scores tho

Like is it guaranteed ur in

[mint thorn]

“Only” 7 people this year got into brown and “only” 3 got into Colombia

I mean i doubt it

But like…..that’s a crap ton of legacy

And yk another one of my friends mom is a head of some stem department at harvard as well

[cinder gorge]

We haven’t had a person from my school go Ivy in 6+ years

[vital olive]

okay so i like just finished my history

so

im back

[mint thorn]

….

[vital olive]

i have math and spanish and english left fr

but its ok

[mint thorn]

Maybe you’ll be the next person

[vital olive]

we get like 2 or 3 in every year

[cinder gorge]

🤞

[vital olive]

this year was wack tho

our school is also lowkey mid

we just have good students a lot of the time

they let us have a lot of freedom

[cinder gorge]

Maybe it’s like immigrant mentality but my parents pay a shit ton of money for my education and I need to get into a good college

[vital olive]

fr

[vital olive]

private school?

[cinder gorge]

Yea but they sacrifice a ton

All my friends are well off though so they just take over their parents business and don’t need to go to a really good college just somewhere in state

[vital olive]

ikwym

[mint thorn]

my school costs a Tesla per yearrrr 🙃

Just for day students

[cinder gorge]

Mines not that bad haha

[mint thorn]

Not even boarders

[cinder gorge]

Are you FA

[mint thorn]

SOoOo much fun

No—

Still not exactly great though

[cinder gorge]

Damn that’s literally college tuition almost

Do you board

[vital olive]

damn

i mean we have money but not THAT much money lolol

we can pay for college tho

like top collee

if needed

[cinder gorge]

Yea same

[vital olive]

so im fine with that

honestly i think priv schools are slightly overrated

[mint thorn]

Nope

[mint thorn]

Its just the connections

[cinder gorge]

Agreed but then again you almost need it to guarantee a shot at top schools

[vital olive]

like yeah they give a boost but like idk

[vital olive]

eh

not really

think about it

[mint thorn]

Like I love the school but its not worth the price tag

Maybe 40k at the most

[vital olive]

all the top feeder schoools combined are like what

300 ivy admissions?

[mint thorn]

But what it is right now is just highway robbery

[vital olive]

400?

idk

something like that

[cinder gorge]

Yea

[vital olive]

out of like

[cinder gorge]

70k for what

[vital olive]

12k seats

[cinder gorge]

Like how good is it

Are you really just paying for connections or quality education

[vital olive]

connections imo

[mint thorn]

I mean the education is kinda insane at my school at least

[vital olive]

which aren't worth 70k

[mint thorn]

Like it’s so much better than the public

[vital olive]

you can find a quality education almost anywhere

[mint thorn]

But its not worth the 70k

[vital olive]

it depends on the public ig

[mint thorn]

Yeah I’m aware

The public school in my town is one of the best in the country

[vital olive]

skull emoji

[mint thorn]

My school has literally fantastic education and like said, I love it so much

[vital olive]

our public even isn't that good

some teachers are rlly rlly good tho

im lucky i have them

[cinder gorge]

My parents are originally from New England and we are moving back up for education

[mint thorn]

And i can totally see how and why the school would cost a lot for tuition cause there’s a lot of effort in maintaining the school and everything

But 60k for a DAY STUDENT? Cmon

That’s too much

[vital olive]

its more about what you do at the school

[cinder gorge]

Like public schools suck where I am from in the rural south

[vital olive]

than where you go

honestly

might be a bad opinion

but its my opinion

and the same applies for college (duh)

especially for college

[mint thorn]

Fair but the opportunities at private schools are just bigger and there’s more of them

[vital olive]

eh true

[cinder gorge]

Yea

[mint thorn]

Its just easier to make connections

Like its a path of least resistance type situation

[vital olive]

yeah

[cinder gorge]

Also in a way I feel like it’s bragging rights

People from Exeter seem very snotty

Or like uptight

[vital olive]

fr

[cinder gorge]

But it all depends on the person

Like not trying to generalize

[vital olive]

its hard to stand out

[cinder gorge]

But they think they are very good above everyone else

[mint thorn]

Oh you have no idea

I know people who went there and they went from being super sweet to so goddamn stuck up

[cinder gorge]

Really? That bad

[mint thorn]

Like “oh you only go to ___? Well I go to PA”

Like shut up

My school is still really really good

[vital olive]

frfrfr

[cinder gorge]

Ik a girl who went to Hotchkiss and turned into a bish

[mint thorn]

Groton people are pretty bad too

[cinder gorge]

She was very sweet

[vital olive]

im gonna pretend like ik what yall are talking about

so i dont have to do work

[cinder gorge]

DO YOUR HW

[mint thorn]

But honestly I always fire back with the “oh, hahaha, i got in actually but i didn’t feel like it was a good enough school for me :)))”

Or the “oh i know someone who got in! He goes to my school :))))”

[cinder gorge]

yea

[mint thorn]

Gooooooo

[cinder gorge]

that stings the ego

[mint thorn]

Only way to deal with them sometimes

[cinder gorge]

You can’t convince me daddy didn’t pay some of those kids in

[vital olive]

fr tho

[cinder gorge]

Like not saying it’s all rigged but yk

[mint thorn]

Yeah….

[vital olive]

that's why you dont go to private school

well no

its worth it

sort of

but like i said its hard to stand out

if that's something you want to do

[mint thorn]

Honestly its the sport recruits kids who i don’t like more

[cinder gorge]

Wait why

[mint thorn]

Cause they just kinda don’t deserve to go to the school imo cause its high school sports, like no one cares

[vital olive]

also sometimes you get unfairly capped because they're like "oh we want to limit kids coming from x school"

[mint thorn]

If you’re good at sports then great

[vital olive]

bc like yk

[cinder gorge]

there are different types tho their is like PEA, and then less known like Blair, and then run down ones

[cinder gorge]

FR

[mint thorn]

But if you get priority over other students and you have B grades but just cause you’re able to throw a ball you get accepted? Ew no

[vital olive]

just because you're able to throw a ball 💀

[cinder gorge]

fr

[vital olive]

pecan speaking facts here

[cinder gorge]

and again stupid quotas

[mint thorn]

Yeah when I tell people I go to private school they either assume i”m really smart or that I’m really dumb—

[cinder gorge]

Like u can only have so many kids from this state or whatever

[mint thorn]

Ikr

[vital olive]

exactly

[mint thorn]

Sooo many capable Asians get rejected every year ;-;

And internationals as well

[vital olive]

yk how they split it up into regions and all that

[cinder gorge]

FR

[vital olive]

it gives like new mexico people such an unfair advantage

idk

east coast is defo most competitive

then west

probably southeast then

and then idk

[cinder gorge]

I wish they took all that out of the picture and looked at numbers and specific circumstances

[mint thorn]

Yessss T^T

Like I’m already past the hs application so it doesnt really matter for me anymore but stillll

[cinder gorge]

Like if your grades are lower but u had to work a job to support your family not jsut because you are blank race you must’ve struggled

[mint thorn]

East coast private schools are kinda on steroids

Like the nyc ones are terrifying

[cinder gorge]

For sure

[cinder gorge]

I’ve heard horror stories

[mint thorn]

And commonwealth (well known in New England) is teeny but SUCH a pressure cooker

Like everyone I know who goes there is depressed

[mint thorn]

Yeah exactly

[vital olive]

exactly

public east 😔

[cinder gorge]

I’ve heard that some kids are told to be quiet if they are suicidal

Like to suck it up

[vital olive]

we literally get 2 or 3 kids into ivies an year and im like "how tf am i supposed to beat everyone at my school AND almost everyone in the east coast"

[cinder gorge]

Because their future matters most

[vital olive]

the class of people i'm in rn is like

fr super competitive

much more so than the last at least 8 classes

[mint thorn]

Yeah I’ve heard that at different private schools as well

[vital olive]

so im lowkey scared

[cinder gorge]

I wish my school was competitive everyone is so apathetic

[vital olive]

im big on ecs tho

[mint thorn]

Thankfully mine is super mental health conscious (almost too much imo) but its better than the alternative

[cinder gorge]

It’s so sad

[vital olive]

no one else has an extensive ec

[mint thorn]

East coast parents are just a different breed of intense

[vital olive]

my parents kinda

dont care

[mint thorn]

It has the results though and that’s the scariest part

Because it works

[cinder gorge]

But I feel like there is a difference between New England East coast and rest of east coast

[cinder gorge]

Yikes

[mint thorn]

Yeah its specifically New England lmao

[cinder gorge]

Because people in Mass are freaking insane when it comes to education

[mint thorn]

Like everyone in my town are ivy grads and met their spouse at their college

[cinder gorge]

I want that lmao

[mint thorn]

Its so weird though

Cause when I was younger my perspective on acceptance rate was so skewed

Cause like everyone went to a top school

[cinder gorge]

Y

[mint thorn]

Cause like everyone’s parents went to Princeton

So you just assume that everyone goes to Princeton

Yk?

[cinder gorge]

Yea

That’s my dream school

But I don’t think it will ever happen

I would kill to go there

It’s kind of a warped world view though because some kids view getting into a trade school like the holy grail

[olive thistle]

Nice, good luck 🙏

[deep pier]

How do you know that you'll be fine studying econ at college level? Tbh I enjoy studying it at my school... But an ao once said that if I don't like maths I prob shouldn't take econ as clg major... And I hate maths... So??
WHAT SHOULD I DO?

[tough sun]

You have applied math. You have advantages to explore computer science fields also.

[deep pier]

Yeah ... But that's my quest rn

[deep orbit]

Can someone give me a list of electives I should take in y11 & 12? I want to get a job as a research scientist for space or marine studies. What should I pick?

[cinder gorge]

Will I die if I become a soldier?

[blissful ravine]

No and yes

[mint thorn]

Depends on your country but i mean the chances are a lot higher than if you aren’t in the army

[cinder gorge]

Oh ok, thanks

[royal swan]

What major(s) are you interested in?
Are both differential equations classes focused on ordinary differential equations?

Personally, I would take calc 3, differential equations, and finally linear algebra.

Linear algebra isn't strictly necessary for the other courses, and depending on how it's taught, it might be a class all about matrices.

I would take the differential equations with linear algebra class last or maybe not at all depending on the course description.

[ripe geyser]

Yeah I agree with red. Calc III is one of the fundemental building blocks for future mathematics education alongside differential equations

Take calc III, differential equations, then I'd say that if you're not too interested in linear algebra, you should probably take a stats class next as a strong background in statistics is useful for pretty much your whole life

[cold knoll]

I’m interested in Math and computer science. I signed up in this order: Calc III, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations.

Another thing: I’m taking two math classes next year- AP Stats (year long) and Calc 3 and Linear Algebra(each class is a semester long)

[austere tulip]

Great!

[cinder wave]

sophomore in calc ab, bc next year, and calc 3 senior year.
is taking linear algebra over this summer and diff eq over next summer at community colleges a good idea or are these courses at community colleges considered watered down

[austere tulip]

No that's a good idea

It should be fine

Tho Do you have to do both AB and BC

Because those are realy redundant

and u could then get lin alg and diffy eqs during the school year

or get stats

Anyways but yeah go ahead do it over the summer

I'm planning maybe try that too. Community college courses are easier but they still teach you the content u need to know

[cinder wave]

fr

I wanted to take bc this year

but small school

I need 3 years of math in hs to graduate and they couldn't guarantee they'd have enough ppl to start a calc 3 class

so they made me take ab this year since it would guarantee me atleast 3 years of math

[cinder wave]

it would need to be outside of school so after school since my school doesn't offer those classes

and I'm alrd taking the following classes next year so I'd rather take the math courses over the summer rather than take them on top of this workload:
AP Lang
AP Calc BC
AP Chem
AP Chem Lab (extra period of ap Chem required by my school)
AP Stats
AP Physics C Mech
Honors Spanish Comp/Conv (my school's version of pre-ap spanish)
Principles of Engineering (Dual Enrollment CTE Course)
and ofc gym and lunch

[elfin hill]

Picked accounting as my alternative

[deep pier]

Good choice!

[elfin hill]

I got a question

[deep pier]

Go on

[elfin hill]

So I’m in academic English but I have asked to get into accelerated English back in December asking my counselor and teacher and I needed a A- average third quarter and fourth third quarter I got above a A- average getting a A and now we just started fourth but my teacher said I’m on the right path and I’ve been working hard

Do you think if I get another A this quarter

I’ll get into level accelerated English

Btw I got a B- for the first two quarters

[deep pier]

Umm honestly I'm not from us so I have no experience in that... But I think if u get another A you'll get into that accelerated English...
But I think @ripe geyser and @austere tulip can help you properly..

[mighty mist]

I don’t think we will be able to give you a clear answer here. You should probably ask your counselor + teacher because they will know exactly how it works

[elfin hill]

Yea def just wanted to see others opinions

A week before quarter ends ima ask the counselor

Because I know I have to get at least an A- average but ima get a better grade

My gpa 3rd quarter was a 3.4

Gonna try to get a 3.6-3.9 this one

[mighty mist]

Are you on a quarter system?

[elfin hill]

Nah

Marking period

I call it quarter sometimes

More shorter

[mighty mist]

Ok so semester? Your end grade should be the only one that really matters, unless your school does it a different way

[elfin hill]

Yea

Gotta lock in one more time this quarter to get another A

[mighty mist]

Ok. You have an okay chance. Though your average is lower then the A- if you get an A this next semester. B- is like 2.7 i think. Though they might like that your grades trended upwards/if your teacher likes you

[elfin hill]

Yea I have a good attitude with my teacher but I got a A third quarter

So as long as I get another Grade higher than 92 95% should get moved up

[deep pier]

The fact that you've worked rly hard to get into that eng course... Is pretty impressive to ur teach and counselor considering their feedback(they said youre doing good) ig you'll be fine... But still ask ur counselor abt it

And get an A for next quarter/semester whtevr is the system there

[elfin hill]

Yea after my English quiz she said you worked hard this quarter so I definitely know my attitude is good with her

[deep pier]

Mhmm you'll be fine.. keep hustling. gl:)

[elfin hill]

Ima try to get into history accel mid sophmore year

Next year

Like after first quarter ima plan to get a A+ and ask to move up

[deep pier]

Yeah goodluck with that too! You got this:)

[worn trail]

i dont know how to feel about taking accelerated geometry in 9th grade

it seems way too hard

[scenic tree]

geometry for me is probably the easiest math ever you should be fine

[austere tulip]

oh ok

😔

[gloomy lotus]

Geometry is honestly the easier style of math

not for everyone of course, but on a certain level, it's easier to understand than say algebra or precalc

[austere tulip]

Oh wow. Yeah I can definitely see why you would want to do it over the summer. Yeah that makes sense

I'm guessing this is junior year?

Omg you're a fellow engineer yay

is your principles of engineering class PLTW?

[austere tulip]

Yeah I think you can if you continue the fourth quarter.

You have of course shown lots of improvement, so I would say yeah

[austere tulip]

I recommend doing accelerated Geometry

Despite the fact that geometry is actually easier because through proofs it requires more depth

[worn trail]

the thing is i have to do it

[austere tulip]

People consider it difficult

Because it is such a switch from algebra I

[worn trail]

it is kinda difficult

im doing proofs rn

[austere tulip]

like you just go from the quadratic formula to prove these triangles congruent

So I think geometry, like Elipsis and Bettername said

Is easier

However, it's just thrown in there without any proper context to justify it, so it's often hated for being difficult

[worn trail]

i love math ngl but geometric proofs are hard fr fr

[austere tulip]

Ok and which math are you doing right now?

Algebra I or II?

[worn trail]

accelerated algebra 1

[austere tulip]

Oh ok That's good

So yeah I'd say do not worry

Geometry is however a subject you might have to study for

and spend more time on

[worn trail]

more vocabulary

ugh

[austere tulip]

But yeah I think if you put in the effort and study it should be fine

Proofs get easier like after a time

You think they're hard at first because you haven't been taught proofs before

But once you learn them it's great

[worn trail]

only like equation type proofs

but other than that no

[austere tulip]

Logical thinking through being able to prove is one of the most important steps of math

[olive thistle]

We are doing proofs in analytic trigonometry in Pre-Calculus right now, and the proofs that we did in previous math courses like Honors Geometry is really coming in handy

[wise forge]

I failed those proofs and they did not help me

i got a 45% on that test

and I retook it for an 80% only bc the pipe at my school burst and we were all sent home early

and then I already knew the questions and what to study (he makes us go and copy down what we do wrong to study it, but he doesn't give us a different test)

so

yeah

[elfin hill]

Is ap chemistry hard?

[narrow flare]

I heard that it's hard...

They say you need to take AP Calc or something in order to take the class.

Not sure if that's still a thing.

[cinder wave]

W

[cinder wave]

ye

[cinder wave]

ye

[ocean horizon]

The ap calc requirement is for ap physics, not for chem

[narrow flare]

Right... You aren't wrong... Sorry!

[ocean horizon]

It's all good

I'm taking ap physics c, the calc based one and it is kicking my butt

I'm taking ap chem next year

Hey, I was wondering if someone knowledgeable on the situation could help me here. I'm planning on applying to MIT next year, and I was wondering if my course load for next year could help my chances. Next year, I'm taking ap chem, ap french, concurrent enrollment english, dual enrollment calc 3 and diff. equations, and concurrent physics 2 electricity and magnetism (calc based)

I am taking ap calc and ap physics c mechanics this year as well

[mint thorn]

It’s definitely impressive but typically junior year is the year youd want to go all out in courses in

Because colleges can’t see senior spring so for all they know your grades plummeted to Ds

[ocean horizon]

Welp, that sucks

Well, isn't a thing where a college can accept you given the condition that grades are kept up until the end of the year?

I'm no expert on the situation though

[wanton talon]

Same 😂

I have a C atm

[mint thorn]

I mean if you straight up fail then yeah they can withdraw acceptance

[gloomy lotus]

oh yeah on a random note

apparently like this guy got into harvard, and then his grades started to drop a lot

and he got an email from his admissions officer saying that if he doesn't pull up his grades, his offer would be revoked

I had no idea they did that

[mint thorn]

Yep

That doesn’t happen if you slip from As to Bs, but if youre in C or D territory that will def happen

[gloomy lotus]

yeah

[ripe geyser]

Yeye, it's one of the hardest AP courses offered

It's usually agreed that the toughest AP courses are Chem, Physics C, and Calc BC

[pliant vine]

AP chem is hard?

So should I prob change my schedule for next year?

AP US History
AP Physics I
AP Bio
AP Comp Sci A
Algebra II + Pre-Calc

• some credit stuff

[cinder gorge]

if u want

[pliant vine]

I just dunno if I should do Alg II and pre calc in the same year tho

maybe take precalc and calc in senior year

idk

gotta get calc somehow

[cinder gorge]

u dont have to

[pliant vine]

It’s better to because of the uni i wanna go to prefers you be ahead

[cinder gorge]

which uni

[placid mulch]

me who'll be taking AP Chem and Calc BC at the same time scared

[pliant vine]

UIUC

Uni of IL

so idk