course-selection

[gloomy lotus]

just wherever you go, try your best and find a balance between school and ECs

[proven totem]

yes

i hope i dont fuck my grades up

[gloomy lotus]

grades are only one part

my older brother had a 3.9 GPA (i think it was 1 B and 2 A-'s)

[proven totem]

@gloomy lotus how long does it take to you to do your homework and all that study stuff after school

[gloomy lotus]

and he got into pretty good schools

[proven totem]

did having an older brother help you as he could guide you throughout high school

[gloomy lotus]

I finish most of my work in school itself and after school I normally go for volleyball practice, come home and take a bath or whatever. Study around 1-2 hours for any tests/quizzes the next day, and then work on my npo/business, whatever

[proven totem]

i mean i never knew this EC stuff until a month or two ago

[gloomy lotus]

Yeah a little bit

but tbh, he didn't know much about it before applying to college

he just did and got some good offers

[proven totem]

do you also tutor

i remember on ur ec's list

[gloomy lotus]

yes

[proven totem]

do u personally like it

tutoring other people

[gloomy lotus]

yes I love tutoring/teaching

it's very fullfilling to me

planning to get a math instructor job this summer

[proven totem]

remote or in person

[gloomy lotus]

in person

[proven totem]

does this count as volunteering

the tutoring stuff you do

[gloomy lotus]

the unpaid ones yeah, the paid instructor is going to be work experience for me

but I don't do it just for the hours

I do it because it's fullfilling to me and I like helping others

i have enough hours

[proven totem]

i can tell

you spend hours on discord helping randoms

[gloomy lotus]

im on discord mainly because im bored lmao

and i procrastinate

[tough sun]

Making newspaper website count as ec?.

[gloomy lotus]

yes

[tough sun]

You think with 2.4 gpa I have chance in usa?.

[gloomy lotus]

2.4/4?

If you have a 2.4 unweighted/weighted, your chances of college in the USA is (basically) super super super low

being international is going to make it a lot harder as well

[mint thorn]

2.4 is barely enough to get into a community college

[proven totem]

atleast u can add this to your volutneer hours

[mint thorn]

um no you can’t

like I wish

But no

[proven totem]

does this gpa scale look unfair

even 1 grade point can bring ur gpa down 😦

[gloomy lotus]

no lmao

[gloomy lotus]

wtf is this

in our school its

A, A+ is 4.0
A- is 3.7
B+ is 3.3
B is 3.0

and so on

pretty sure that's been standardized

[velvet parcel]

Should I drop orchestra to do Apush even though I'm good at the class but unhappy in it?

[wet rune]

if youre unhappy in a class, its better to try something else. Like if you dont like playing your instrument, then its not worth it to continue during school

you can do it outside school

[velvet parcel]

It's not like i hate playing it (I actually love playing it) but the class is too easy and they didn't let me go to advanced 💀

[wet rune]

hmmm, then maybe you should do lessons outside school if thatll make you happier

[velvet parcel]

It's the class I'm unhappy in, not playing the violin in general

[wet rune]

thats really dumb, talk to your teacher about it if you can

[velvet parcel]

Can't really cuz I don't have the $$ or time

[wet rune]

thats completely reasonable

it can be hard to find time for that

and music lessons are realyl expensive

[velvet parcel]

So I was thinking of dropping it for apush so instead of doing 8 classes for less weighted gpa I'll do 7 class, but dropping an easy class

(bc they don't have online apush, only normal us history)

[wet rune]

thats fair

[velvet parcel]

Plus I said that ap euro is stupidly easy so apush should be no different

[wet rune]

no

apush is one of the hardest APs

euro is a breeze compared to it

like apush is actually tough

[velvet parcel]

I'm only taking it cuz its weighted

[wet rune]

thats super valid, im doing that iwth ym aps and honros classe

[velvet parcel]

Would you recommend dropping orchestra or nah then?

[wet rune]

i mean, if you love the violin, then you should stick with it if you wont play it in your free time, but if you feel like its not going to work out in the end and you think that apush is going to be more helpful for you, then go for apush

[worn sable]

Why would you drop an elective for a core class. A push Is mandatory core class so you will have it

[worn sable]

No do them both

I would drop another electives

[signal merlin]

yeah sadly

[tough sun]

@worn sable ur dream college

[worn sable]

What? It's Princeton

@tough sun

[tough sun]

Ok

[worn sable]

Wh

Why?

[tough sun]

?

[worn sable]

Just wanted to know why you wanted to know my dream school lol

[tough sun]

Randomly

[worn sable]

Oh ok

[tough sun]

Ok

[sly sonnet]

My schedule next year consists of
AP Physics C, Calc BC, CSA, and English Language.

I am debating on whether or not I should do APUSH or Spanish 3 Regular, but I’m not that good at history, so I’m not sure on whether or not I should do Spanish 3 even if it means risking a lower weighted GPA.

Does anyone have any advice?

Because I was told that 3-4 years of Spanish is a requirement for many top colleges, but most of my friends are planning on doing apush so should I risk a lower weighted gpa if it means getting an A/A+ in spanish 3 (rather than a B/B+ in apush)?

[vital olive]

yes but that’s ours as well

[gloomy lotus]

yeah it's the standardized one

[sly sonnet]

For my school it’s
A+: 4.6, 5.5, 6.1 (the order is regular, honors, and AP)

So there’s some inflation but not a lot

[gloomy lotus]

6.1!?

wow

[signal merlin]

isnt ib really expensive though

[tough sun]

Yes

[gloomy lotus]

expensive?

I haven't had to pay a dime to enter this program

[signal merlin]

oh really

[gloomy lotus]

you had to apply for the program

and then then some people would choose based off of things like grades, ec

atleast that's how it works here

not sure how it is in the rest of the world

[signal merlin]

oh ok thanks for the info

[velvet parcel]

The thing is some electives/courses I have to take (cuz they're part of extracurriculars)

Here's my schedule:

AP Lang
Pre calc
AP physics
Orchestra
Graphic design (can't drop)
Leadership (can't drop)
ASL (1/2 of the language course i need)
US history (online but not apush and not weighted)

I want to drop orchestra for apush because
a) I find orchestra too easy and thus boring and they couldn't let me do anything hard
b) I'll do 7 classes that'll give me a high weighted gpa rather than 8 classes with less weighted gpa

[worn sable]

Can you do ASL over the summer?

The thing is having music and commitment to it looks really good

[velvet parcel]

Nope

[warm swallow]

do colleges care whether a grade is an A- or an A+

[velvet parcel]

Nope

[warm swallow]

or does it all just go in as an A

ok

[velvet parcel]

I can join orchestra again my senior year

[worn sable]

It's what your high school makes of it

It doesn't go in to as an A in their system if you mean

But having an A is generally better than an A-

[worn sable]

Well ok

[warm swallow]

well for us it’s like if ur grade is above a 90 it’s an A

if not then if it’s above an 80 it’s a B

and etc

and an A is 4.0

a B is 3.0

[solar vault]

what about ap credit?

[round harbor]

Hello, I'm wondering what class I should take after AP Government? I took APUSH freshmen year then AP Gov sophomore year. I've been having trouble deciding what to do next year.

[velvet parcel]

AP World or Euro

[worn sable]

You should do world then euro

[velvet parcel]

I'm mostly considering this cuz I want to have 7 classes for a better gpa boost

And sacrificing a class for a year might do it

[feral lava]

What courses should I take/review over the summer to prepare for whap and hug?

And is being in general spanish (not qualifying for AP Spanish) necessarily bad?

[pliant sparrow]

Past few months, I've tried finding and have reduced down what career paths I see right now. I will either have to take bio, chem and phy for 2 years, then graduate with a degree in courses like BSc Neurology (keeping in mind I do not want to do pre-med etc). The other option being, doing Business Admin and Economics etc(with no math) for 2 years and then getting a bachelors in business related courses.

Obviously, both have mathematics involved, a big reason I'm wary of choosing sciences is DUE to dealing with physics and the complications. I also know that Economics will break down into complex math later as well.

Which course has more flexible math?

[rancid yacht]

^^^

[limpid lark]

What classes should i pick for junior year?? (and what classes should i have before i graduate to get into the colleges / major i want)

For background im looking to major in music (stuff like performance/songwriting/business/general pop music/etc NOT education) I’ve been playing guitar since 12 and have been singing for a year.
ECs i’ve done during the school year include Jazz band, Show Choir, Rock Band, and Drama Club at the school and my own band + the gym outside of.
looking to apply at berklee and usc thornton popular music

[fringe barn]

Does anybody know how hard ap econ is?

Both of them

[proven totem]

is guitar an instrument in rock band

[limpid lark]

yes. i’m practically the second teacher or director or whatever you wanna call it of that ensemble

[proven totem]

do u perform and if yes how often

im an 8th grader and i was thinking of quitting guitar because it may not be worth it but idk

[limpid lark]

yes. it’s a new ensemble that they started my freshman year but relatively frequently. teachers currently on maternity leave so there weren’t too many this year. probably coming back soon though because his wife’s starting to come back around (she’s my vocal coach)

[amber plume]

Has anyone taken Grade 12 Data Management in Canada? Is it much easier than advanced functions?

[civic hatch]

is ap econ hard?

[charred berry]

Econ is pretty easy

imo

Just majorly worksheets and projects

[civic hatch]

alot of presentations?

[charred berry]

Yeah

My older brother took it

[limpid lark]

.

[charred berry]

Bc he wanted easy college credit

[charred berry]

You always wanna keep the 4 core subjects

English 3- Junior Level Year Algebra II/PreCalculus Honors if applicable U.S History/AP U.S History, Physics/AP Physics

I would recommend a choir, or instrumental class

Depending on what type of music

Since you can usually chosse two electives

[civic hatch]

english is hell for me personally

[limpid lark]

planning on show choir. ap music theory again since i had to swap to online last year and couldn’t complete the task. thinking ap lang euro and bio. can’t do pre calc so can’t do any ap math sadly

[charred berry]

How about you do AP Statistics

[civic hatch]

thats true

i prob will

[limpid lark]

you can do that instead of pre calc senior year? i thought pre calc was a requirement

[charred berry]

It can save you the hustle of doing math in college

[civic hatch]

should i remove german and take ap stat or comp sci so i can take ap comp

[limpid lark]

but if i can i’d honestly rather do that i hate traditional math but i’m good at the stats stuff i’ve done

[charred berry]

The only requirement for Statsitics is Algebra II

[civic hatch]

I might take stat

[limpid lark]

i’m considering doing one other ap elective ontop of the 3 cores and music theory but i don’t know if it’d be too much

[civic hatch]

idk

[charred berry]

Both regular and AP

[civic hatch]

ap tennis fr

💀

[charred berry]

Algebra II is the prerequisite

[civic hatch]

ye

for us its a 95 on algebra 2

to get into ap stat

not bad

[charred berry]

Yay

Congrats

Also I recommend taking AP English

Last year of high school

Trust me on this one

You can always balanced them out

One of my friends who graduated was doing

AP English IV, AP Statistics, AP Biology, & AP Psychology

When he got into college, he didn't need to take an English, Math, Lab Science, or Social Science class

He cleared out 4 units credit for English, 3 units credit for Stats, 4 units for Biology, & 3 units for Psyc

[limpid lark]

isn’t there both lang and lit though

[charred berry]

Yeah

Bc English 1A

Is longer can English 1B

than

[civic hatch]

we dont got ap psys

[limpid lark]

the way my school structures it is pre ap english 9 and 10 or ap sem and research if you applied for the capstone program and then lang 11th and lit 12th

[civic hatch]

i wish i did

[charred berry]

Cool

Me too

I wish I had taken at least one AP class

But oh well

At least I'm acing college

😎

[limpid lark]

honestly let’s be fr 99% of people end up in the same state school for most high schools

[charred berry]

Fr

[limpid lark]

half the time the valedictorian and the people that barely graduated end up at the same school

[charred berry]

The good thing is that I have a scholarship

[limpid lark]

i can’t go to college if i don’t get a full ride

[charred berry]

And it pays for my college tuition

[limpid lark]

so 🤷‍♂️

[charred berry]

Practice over the summer?

If possible

I guess

[limpid lark]

i mostly take aps out of boredom if i’m being totally honest

[civic hatch]

shoot nice what college you get into

[limpid lark]

if i do go i’ll end up majoring in music atleast

also yeah what college

[charred berry]

It's a community college

Saddleback College

It's in Mission Viejo btw

[feral lava]

^^

[charred berry]

What's WHAP and HUG

World History?

[feral lava]

AP World History and Human Geo

[charred berry]

I say just watch some Youtube vids

I recommend crash courses

Crash Course makes anything entertaining and fun

[feral lava]

Ok I will check it out thx

[limpid lark]

do i need to take more than two years of a language if i’m majoring in music? no right like two is enough

[proven totem]

4 is recommended

i dont think your major matters

[limpid lark]

most music schools i assumed really wouldn’t care too much, but alright

probably not going to do it regardless spanish tanked my gpa

[proven totem]

search up your music school's common data set i think

they mention whether it is recommend or not

[limpid lark]

berklees academic requirements are completely blank for some reason, usc recommends 3 but 2 is required

[carmine lily]

I start to run out of courses if I don’t take ap classes. The problem is I am set to take a total of 14 aps

I don’t know if I can handle or even pay for that many ap’s so what shud i do?

[paper walrus]

I haven't taken aps before, but from what I know, you should choose aps that are beneficial to you and that you can handle.

[viscid creek]

If you can I would also take dual enrollment at your local community college

[carmine lily]

There are very little courses i can take through dual enrollment

Mobile Application development, Sociology (0.5), Psychology (0.5) and that’s it

also for people who have taken dual enrollment it says “course credit hours” for the college and it says like 6 hrs

what does that mean

[acoustic ether]

hey I might not be able to take AP Physics 1 junior year But I was looking into IB classes? As an american, where do I begin the process of taking an IB course, how can it affect my admissions, and how good does it look on my application instead of taking the corresponding Ap course

[worn sable]

Idk about music schools but I heard they are audition based so practice music a lot I guess.

[austere tulip]

Oh that’s how much credit you get

U get 6 credits

[tropic fjord]

Would you recommend me taking ap physics 1 or Ap Us history for my sophomore year?

[austere tulip]

They’re both different subjects

Take both if you can

Otherwise do what is more related to your intended major

[chilly sparrow]

Hey so I was thinking abt taking AP physics but ik it's one of the hardest APs

Should I take it?

Or environmental sci AP instead

[pliant sparrow]

It depends on you. If you feel like you are extremely interested and can balance it with all your other subjects, and can give enough time to it then go for it but if you already feel like your other courses are making you stress or crunch time, then you know the alternative.

[austere tulip]

Yes

[left coral]

you can always self study and just take an ap exam without taking the class

[worn sable]

don't be worried because people say its hard. If you truly like physics then by that logic you will do good in it cause you deeply care about it

[acoustic ether]

Hey so how much does taking AP physics 1 senior year matter? I missed my chance junior year but plan on taking 3 aps senior year. In the end is it worth the effort or should I just go on to take normal physics 2 senior.

I'm only maturing enough now to realize how royaly I forked up

[chilly sparrow]

That depends! If you got accepted to your colleges junior year, then you shouldn't have to. However, if you are looking to apply to more in senior year, then you should

[acoustic ether]

Yes my sophomore year was terrible by all standards

So I think my only hope is applying senior year

[chilly sparrow]

Was there any valid excuse for why? (ex: loss/grief, big life change, etc). Bc if so then they should be more forgiving

[acoustic ether]

My average went from 3.0 to a 2.7 if I get lucky on the finals

[golden cedar]

Hello I wanted a course -selection help for my next year

can someone help?

[acoustic ether]

I talk about an illness in the family

[chilly sparrow]

Sure!

[golden cedar]

So I am 9th grade currently

and in september I am becoming 10th grade

my goal is to be a computer science major in a university

I was confused on what AP I should take

[chilly sparrow]

Def AP comp sci

Maybe math too (like AP Pre cal)

[golden cedar]

Yep I am planning to take AP computer science principles

I cannot take AP math because I haven't learned calculus

or maybe I can

I am finishing up Algebra 2 this year

[sharp wigeon]

Ap math classes are typically the one you learn calculus in

[chilly sparrow]

Maybe AP stats @golden cedar

[golden cedar]

for 10th grade?

When I asked my school college counslor he said take AP bio

[chilly sparrow]

For comp sci?

[golden cedar]

I am confused on what I should take

ye

I heard that our school counselor is bad at counsling

[chilly sparrow]

Makes sense

[golden cedar]

but I don't know what course to take next year

even if I want to take either AP stats or AP pre-cal, I don't think the school will support it

maybe AP stats?

[chilly sparrow]

I think that would be better but u should research it a bit

[golden cedar]

ok

thanks

oh btw

i heard a myth or maybe it is a fact, is it true that if you want to go to good university you have to take at least 6?

[chilly sparrow]

not at all!

well actually

it depends on ur definition

Bc if u wanna go to an ivy

or just a kinda prestigious school

then u should

[golden cedar]

ah ha

[tough sun]

Hahahaha

[limber pond]

I must choose 2 AP exams, what do I choose? I am going from grade 9 to 10

[viscid creek]

senior schedule plan. Didn't really have the best sopomore/junior schedule so I want to make up for it despite my little time left
AP Calculus AB
AP Statistics
DE English 12
DE Government
Cybersecurity Operations H
Physics H
Robotics

Not sure how much I could change. I already like the electives and I want my humanities to be dual enrollment. I want to major in CS

[proven totem]

whats DE?

dual enrollment

[gloomy lotus]

yes

[feral lava]

Is this a good schedule for 9th

Algebra 2 H
AP World History
Chemistry H
English 9 H
AP Human Geo
Orchestra H
AP Computer Science A
Spanish 1
Study Hall

This is probably the 3rd or 4th most rigorous schedule that a freshman can take. I am planning on studying medicene.

[carmine lily]

how do u have so many periods

[proven totem]

10/10

Why are you taking both World History and Human Geo in one year?

It's pretty useless unless you're tryna major in Humanities

[feral lava]

They are the only APs that I can take in freshman year besides csa

[proven totem]

I wouldn't recommend taking it but if you can handle it go for it

[feral lava]

Im pretty good at history so I think I can

Thanks

[carmine lily]

You’ll run out of courses later on tho

like you’ll be forced to take on level courses

[proven totem]

dual enrollment classes

there are like 30 AP courses

[carmine lily]

oh yeah, sorry my school offers like so little dual enrollment classes

that’s sm money tho

and time for aps

[proven totem]

well if he can afford it and manage his time

why are ap exams so expensive

[feral lava]

My friend said that APs were only 20$ if you pay in August

[proven totem]

wtf

wait how

[feral lava]

Idk

He took Calc BC in 8th grade

[proven totem]

wtf dude

[feral lava]

Mabye that does something?

[proven totem]

thats crazy how did he take calc bc in 8th grade

what classes is he gonna take in high school

[feral lava]

Multivar and AP Stats

[proven totem]

Thats only for 2 years

[feral lava]

Then Linear alg

[proven totem]

oh ok

idk how many math dual enrollment classes are there

[feral lava]

There is only one at our school

[feral lava]

Hes doing both multivar and ap stats in freshman

[proven totem]

WHAT

hes crazy dude

[feral lava]

Yeah

[proven totem]

he might get into top schools tho

[feral lava]

But he said that he crushed the calc test

[proven totem]

does that mean good or bad?

[feral lava]

Good

[proven totem]

oh okay lol

what math are u gonna take in sophmore @feral lava

curious if ur skipping precalc

[feral lava]

Alg2

[proven totem]

sophomore*

not freshman

[feral lava]

I cant skip precalc since im in a program where all math is special from H or advanced

So Precal

But I get to skip Calc AC

*AB

[proven totem]

oh okay im taking geometry next year (9th grade)

then skipping algebra 2

[feral lava]

Nice

Geo is easy

[proven totem]

i know but i cant skip it

[feral lava]

Oh

[proven totem]

too late

😦

[feral lava]

Can you take it over the summer?

[proven totem]

nope its too late now

[feral lava]

Oh, most of my friends skipped it

[proven totem]

i didnt register for the test that places me in Algebra 2

[feral lava]

But they said to just skip alg 2

[proven totem]

its okay though i have an year to study for alg 2

[feral lava]

I didnt need to, they just put me in

We only have a test to skip pre alg

[proven totem]

geometry is a prereq for algebra 2 in my school

[feral lava]

Same

But a lot of people skip and do it in the summer

[proven totem]

yeah thats what i was tryna do but i had to take an exam to show that i know geometry and i forgot to register for it

[feral lava]

Oh, thats ok

Youll have a easy year

[proven totem]

yeah free gpa

:))))

[feral lava]

How abt english

[proven totem]

English 1

honors

i cant take AP CSA in 9th grade so im taking AP CS principles

[feral lava]

Nice

We can only do that if were in the program

[feral lava]

Same

Bro all my friends are in AP Sem or Eng2 honors

[proven totem]

Seminar?

[feral lava]

Yes

[proven totem]

im not really a tryhard for english

[feral lava]

Me neither

I failed the test for English 2 in 6th grade

[proven totem]

what

[feral lava]

We had a test in 6th grade for double adv english

And the program allows us to skip eng2 and take ap sem

[proven totem]

U took English 2 (10th grade) in 6th grade?

[feral lava]

No

We took 7th grade eng in 6th, 8th in 7th, and eng1 in 8th

[proven totem]

so why arent u in eng 2 in 9th grade

[feral lava]

I failed the test for it

[proven totem]

[feral lava]

And had to take regular

[proven totem]

😦

are u more of a science dude

[feral lava]

Thats ok since I can still take AP Lang and Lit

[proven totem]

yeah in 11 and 12 grades

[feral lava]

Yes

Sicnece and math

[proven totem]

im more of a CS and math

i kinda suck at science

[feral lava]

I suck at CS

[proven totem]

why u taking AP CSA?

[feral lava]

It is a requirement for my program graduation

[proven totem]

oof

[feral lava]

So I wanted to get it our of the way

[proven totem]

i have to take a PE class for graduation

😦

[feral lava]

Same

[proven totem]

which one u taking and when

[feral lava]

Im doing it over the summer

[proven totem]

how

this summer?

[feral lava]

Yes

Our school offers it

[proven totem]

broooo how

can i do it in summer after 9th grade

[feral lava]

Yes

[proven totem]

phew

[feral lava]

There are juniors with us

[proven totem]

lool

[feral lava]

They actually destroy everyone in PE

[proven totem]

which one did u take

[feral lava]

Wdym

[proven totem]

like are there different options for PE

[feral lava]

No

Only one

[proven totem]

oh ok can i take cheerleading

im a boy

[feral lava]

Thats lucky

SInce its easy

[proven totem]

ok

[feral lava]

We hae to take health too

[proven totem]

oh i dont think my new district has that requirement

[feral lava]

And a year of humanities

[proven totem]

fine art?

[feral lava]

Yeah

Basically art or music

[proven totem]

take AP art history

[feral lava]

Im not good at art, and you have to audition for AP Art history

[proven totem]

frick

[feral lava]

Besides I think that our school doesnt offer it

[proven totem]

what u gonna do then

[feral lava]

Ill do Orch H

[proven totem]

i dont even do music

[feral lava]

Oh

[proven totem]

did u do it in middle school

[feral lava]

Yeah

[proven totem]

😦

what should i do

[feral lava]

You can start practicing a instrument over the summer and apply for adv orch/band

[proven totem]

i dont think u have to audition for art history

[proven totem]

I play the guitar

but thats not a instrument

😭

[feral lava]

You can do jazz band then right?

[proven totem]

wait

what

[feral lava]

Yeah

Does your school have jazz band?

[proven totem]

isnt that a club

not a class

[feral lava]

We have a class called Jazz Band Honors

[proven totem]

i dont think my school does

[feral lava]

Oh

Mabye you can learn a new instrument

[proven totem]

the thing is im switching school districts

[proven totem]

in 2 months?

too hard

not worth it

money

[feral lava]

Yeah

[proven totem]

would rather learn more coding

[feral lava]

Since private lessons are a hella expensive

[proven totem]

im learning guitar anyways

[proven totem]

yeah i do for guitar and i've already invested so much money and it feels like im gonna waste it

[feral lava]

Same

[proven totem]

hopefully i can join jazz club in HS

[feral lava]

Yeah

[proven totem]

ill have something to show for it in college apps

[feral lava]

That will look good on your app

[proven totem]

yup

do u play any sport

[feral lava]

No

Im not a athletic person

[proven totem]

me too

i only play chess if thats a sport

lol

[feral lava]

Same

[proven totem]

🤓

[feral lava]

Lool

But I suck at it

[proven totem]

me too

whats ur elo

[feral lava]

Idk

But my chess . com is 600

[proven totem]

im kinda shi so im 1000 USCF

[feral lava]

Im worse

[proven totem]

its okay lol i went from 400 to 1400 chess.com in 4-5 months

[feral lava]

Yeah but its hard to go up when your higher

Also I took chess coaching

[proven totem]

o

[feral lava]

For abt 2-3 months

So I went up 300ish points

[proven totem]

i gtg lol

i have procastinated enough

[feral lava]

Me too lol

[proven totem]

byee

[feral lava]

Bye

[rancid yacht]

please help

[solar vault]

??!! never knew that, thanks

[signal merlin]

is it worth self studying ap hug or ap macroecomnics? econimics is required for graduation, so i was thinking is it worth taking a full year of ap macro (if i plan to take it instead of self studying). or should i just take a semester worth of regular econimcs

[vital olive]

what’s the highest rigor

[cinder gorge]

Corporate Lawyer or Investment Banker?

my two career paths - I need to take one but I’m mot sure which

[cinder gorge]

My two dream career paths

i want the one that generates more money

and suggestions?

[carmine lily]

lawyer is more academically rigorous, i don’t think it’s fair to choose just based on money

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/professionals/091515/career-advice-investment-banking-vs-law.asp

[gloomy lotus]

Lawyer is more lucrative, but the thing with lawyer is that you can go to a mediocre school for prelaw, and then apply to top schools for law

with IB, prestige does actually matter a lot

so the college you go does matter in terms of job opportunities for IB (Investment Banking)

like I've heard some top companies hire exclusively from the IVYs

[sudden fiber]

Hey what do you guys select in a good college for studying journalism and/or an elective that involves me into becoming an author

[gloomy lotus]

are you looking for good Extracurriculars for journalism?

or good colleges for journalism

[sudden fiber]

good colleges

[gloomy lotus]

https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/communication-journalism-media/journalism/rankings/top-ranked/

[sudden fiber]

oh thx Elipsis

[signal merlin]

^^

[winged plover]

i have some questions about whether or not i should go to college?!

[limber pond]

Do I choose AP Calculus AB or BC?

[limber pond]

Choose the major related to a subject you are interested in.

Yes definitely go to college

[winged plover]

but i would not like to go into debt

[limber pond]

Then it’s your choice

I am not forcing you

[winged plover]

I know

I just want to know that what I’m paying for is something I’ll actually use and it’s very useful and works

[dusky ember]

Umm what fields I can go if I have interest in science

Because I am confused on what to do with

[vital olive]

yes, you’re going to use a college degree.

[vital olive]

science is so broad

can you specify at all

[dusky ember]

I'm science I like physics like the mechanical and theories part

[dusky ember]

Stylophone is easy enough

[left coral]

avoiding debt is possible

get scholarships

[austere tulip]

Yes you should

A college degree is actually pretty helpful

And you get connections

Relations

Networks

All the same thing

But like once you’re done with college not only do you have a degree but also an easier way to get a job

If money is your fear there are many colleges

In state

Community colleges

These are much cheaper

And then if you’re really low income many colleges will lower their prices or even make it free

[wintry mountain]

Hey do u guys think biotech has any scope in future or am i better off opting for ai courses instead?

[feral bobcat]

What are the chances of this happening if you’re from a low middle class income

[dusky ember]

The chances are slim

as I too am from lower middle class

Take scholarship exam

Even if the exam isn't related

[coarse coral]

How many DE classes is too many

[gloomy lotus]

every major (for the most part) has scope in future

biotech right now is a pretty good major with all the advanements in technology recently

[lofty basalt]

does anyone know of anyway you can start prepping for medical school/career as doctor in high school

[left coral]

idk

get some certifications

volunteer/internship at hospitals

[gloomy lotus]

contact local unis/hospitals for shadowing, research, internships, mentorships, etc.

[lofty basalt]

thank you

the problem is i cant drive and there arent many hospitals (with volunteering options) where i live

and even if there are its like 17 or older

[gloomy lotus]

yeah for those opportunities, you'll just have to wait

in highschool, you could do HOSA, medical leaders club

shadow a doctor?

maybe start your own club?

if you're going into highschool this year (rising freshman), there's no need to worry about this yet. You'll be exposed to a ton of different things in highschool

[feral lava]

Precalculus H
AP World History
Chemistry H
AP Seminar
AP Human Geo
AP Computer Sience A
Language Lv. 2
Humanities Class
Elective
Elective

But one person is doing Calc BC, and an other one is doing multivar with ap stats

[vital olive]

honestly max rigor is better- on counselor reccs, there’s a spot that says “taken maximum rigor ordered” that’s a good indicator of academics

is it possible for you to qualify for you to get that schedule? or no

or do you not think you could handle it

[frail aspen]

85

[austere tulip]

By low income I mean less than 60k

[forest spoke]

guys i worried my schedule is way to easy so I’m take English H, AP Calc, Chem & Physics H , Naval Science 2 and German 3. I’m still deciding if i want to take AP world or not? I’m just scared caused I barely got an A- in pre ap world and Physics is the most dropped out class in my school. A lot of people have Ds in chem . The only option for me is Academic world and I worried i won’t cross of in course rigior. I could take AP bio but i think bio is entirely boring.

i heard

[austere tulip]

Id say go with ap world

It’s not as bad if you study

Not at all

Well not high school teachers

[forest spoke]

pre ap world i had an A- though that’s why i worried

[austere tulip]

I mean the lowest I’ve seen for high school teachers is 70k

And the highest I’ve seen is 180k

[proven totem]

It’s better to have a A- in AP than A in honors

If u can get a A- go for it

AP world history is pretty easy compared to APUSH

[left coral]

should i take ap micro/macro in junior or senior year

like does it make any difference

[gloomy lotus]

for weighted yeah

but any grade that's not an A will bring down your unweighted gpa

[toxic ermine]

Columbia university’s website said you should take it in junior year

If that helps

[feral bobcat]

Is that in the US?

[limpid lark]

i’m being given the opportunity to take some of my classes at a college would colleges prefer that or ap classes? going to an assembly to learn more abt it but I wanted an opinion. tysm

[austere tulip]

In my school district

But it seems like that for almost all high schools in Illinois

[inner glen]

can I list my schedule for next year and give me advice if its good?

[austere tulip]

Provide other context too

[ebon anvil]

i am going into freshman year in a few months

Should i take pre calculus over the summer to secure a lot of APS for 10th, 11th and my 12th grade years?

[placid nexus]

Hi

I literally just said hi

Look I don’t want to be rude I’m just saying hi does that bother you

Then why people say bye here

People in this chat

[feral bobcat]

Why is Illinois paying so well?

180k? Is that for the teacher director at each school? Or just a normal teacher

[placid nexus]

So I’m going to my senior year of high school and this are the classes I choose NJROTC 4 Emergency’ medical response Then English 4 FPFA American gov and Econ then Intro culinary arts are these good classes to take for senior year of high school

I’m going to my last year In high school

What global law

I doing American government is a require class to take in order to graduate

Zero

At my high school we have program you have to choose A program if you In NJROTC program you can also choose another program

Right now I doing NJROTC and FPFA we also have MBA AG NJROTC FPFA and Heritage regular and AP heritage

[fading pawn]

I have the opportunity to take AP Psych (the first AP class offered by the online school I attend) this year. How hard is it? I'm going into tenth grade, and this will be my first AP class. I have done dual enrollment if that helps.

[proven totem]

AP psych is probably one of the easiest AP classes, you should go for it. I wish I could take it next year but I’m a freshman

[feral bobcat]

Principals are considered teachers?

[proven totem]

nah

[feral bobcat]

I thought they were in their own category

[fading pawn]

Thanks!

[sharp wigeon]

conceptually it's not a hard class, just a lot of memorization, if youre not used to the pace of ap classes it could take getting used to but even then it's not bad

[solar vault]

can you take ap classes that are relevant to your interest or do you also have to take ap classes for college to get the humanities or the other subjects out of the way?

[sharp wigeon]

taking ap classes that are relevant to your interests certianly would help like ap calc/physics/whatever if youre interested in stem but colleges generally like to see you take a bunch of ap classes to show you can handle high course rigor and to a certain degree show some well roundedness mostly for the high course rigor thing though

[solar vault]

what do most people in hs that are sophomores, juniors, and seniors do? do they only take ap classes that are relevant to their interests or take ap courses that are relevant to their interests and a bunch of others too?

[worn sable]

How in the hell are you doing pre calc before even in high school

[chrome kelp]

wait that’s insane

im same age and I’m going into a2h

so he’s a whole year ahead

or she

or they

[worn sable]

Bro I'm gonna do that my junior year

[chrome kelp]

precal?

[frail aspen]

both, take the classes that interest you because they will give you an idea of your future field. and take the other classes even though they might not be something you love you get used to taking college level courses and free college credit (if u pass and your school pays for testing) is always beneficial

[frail aspen]

ap psych is absolutely amazing. my favorite class ever. definitely a lot of memorization, but most all of the content related to your life in one form or another which makes it super easy to learn imo. i would highly recommend it as a first time ap. plus it’s not as much writing as something like aphug or ap world and so on

[chrome kelp]

a lot of ppl also say ap psych is one of the easiest aps

[frail aspen]

also i just took it my sophomore year. it was my 3d ap but i would have done just fine if it was my first

[frail aspen]

it’s not easy but it is easier than most other ap’s. a lot of people like the class though because the information is interesting and RELEVANT to our lives

[chrome kelp]

Yeah, I don’t have the same opportunities to go into AP psych because my school removed all the AP classes. This is pretty much hear-say from my upperclassmen.

[frail aspen]

depends on how good you are at teaching yourself. personally i would never take a math online because that’s a type of content i need someone to be there that i can ask questions to. but if you are confident in your abilities go for it!

[frail aspen]

oh wow that sucks

[chrome kelp]

My best advice if you decide to learn online is to enroll at a class at a local college. I am taking my second semester of Geometry credit at UC Berkeley, so I think I have a good base in order to move on to A2H.

[chrome kelp]

It’s also ranked 4th in the country so the GPA has an invisible weight that’s a lot more than an AP

[frail aspen]

take a mix of both. ap is universal so colleges know it’s a hard rigor level.but community college classes aren’t standardized but they still look great!!

[frail aspen]

wait what??

[chrome kelp]

College Preparatory School

[frail aspen]

oh fancy that’s fun

[chrome kelp]

4 hour hw average a night

I’ll barely have time for extra curriculars

[frail aspen]

i go to a very country public school and i too spend about 4-6 hours on homework and studying + my 2 varsity sports and 14 other clubs im in lol + the time i have to put in to my leadership roles

sleep is not a priority lolll

[frail aspen]

go for it!

[limpid lark]

i went to a meeting and figured the program wasn’t for me. now they’re telling me to consider an IB diploma but i’m not exactly sure if that’s better or worse than just taking individual ap / ib courses

[sharp wigeon]

a lot of ppl in hs dont know what they want to do or have limited knowledge about their fields, generally people who are concerned about college and stuff just take all the hardest classes they can, seniors usually kind of just cruise

[frail aspen]

i don’t know much about ib, but i do know that generally the kids that do it start freshman year with that goal because it has a lot of requirements. ap courses and dual enrollment (if you have that option) are great though! also take what i say with a grain of salt because i’m not 100% certain

[limpid lark]

i’m going into junior year it would be jr and senior. it’s new at my school

[sharp wigeon]

ib really only starts junior year, freshman to sophomore youre not really doing much ib related

[limpid lark]

debating if i should do it or not. don’t know all that much nor if it’s worth it or if i’m better off taking a mix of ap classes and in classes

ib

[sharp wigeon]

ib diploma has a lot of requirements and stuff, as for worth it i guess in my own personal experience i found it not "worth it" but youll definitely be well prepared for college and any future endeavors if yout ake ib

[limpid lark]

from what i’ve seen it’s harder to get an a in than ap but it’s weighed the same so if anything it can very easily drag you down

though i’m intending to major in music so i don’t think they really care as much anyways

[sharp wigeon]

i guess thats a school by school thing, at my school i thought it was pretty similar difficilty but in ib you have to like ia's and research projects

[fading pawn]

Thanks for the advice! :)

[fading pawn]

Thank you! :D

[limpid lark]

i shouldn’t say more difficult but more coursework and stricter grading since the classes look at traditional subjects through a different lense

[frail aspen]

no problem! if you do end up taking it and need any help let me know if be happy to help!!

[sharp wigeon]

yah i think thats a really good way to put it

[limpid lark]

seen a lot of people say work that would’ve gotten an a in ap classes only got a b or whatever and i don’t know if i can afford to let my gpa suffer anymore i

[sharp wigeon]

you should talk to your schools counselour about it if youre thinking of doing it, they could be more in depth about what ib entails or you can just search up like the basic requirements for the diploma

[limpid lark]

this would be the first year they’re offering it if they get approved so i can’t really ask around so that’s my only bet i think

i definitely plan on taking a couple individual ib courses regardless though. mostly ib music

[celest prairie]

What is the IB Diploma? What benefits does it have

I know there’s a program that my last two years of high school I can take dual classes with the community college to graduate with an associates degree— is this the same or would these classes help achieve an IB diploma, I still don’t really understand what it is but it seems to look good

[frail aspen]

it’s different, ib has different requirements especially in the foreign language proficiency section so i’ve heard

[limpid lark]

also extracurricular requirements

[frail aspen]

yeah

[celest prairie]

So could I do it if my school doesn’t offer it?

I see there’s an online programme

[frail aspen]

yeah maybe, i’m not sure

[celest prairie]

Is it hard?

Like harder than AP

[ebon anvil]

Um sorry for the misunderstanding

I am not a whole year ahead

In fact I am taking algebra ii trig in my freshman year

In my freshman year is when I’m planning to do pre calculus over my 9th grade summer

Sorry for the inconvenience lol

I am not that smart to be so ahead just want to secure some APs

If ur wondering what math I am in currently in 8th grade I am doing geometry

[limpid lark]

not necessarily harder just more independent and from a much different perspective

[celest prairie]

Wow, where I’m from I had to be the first person to test out of Algebra I freshman year. I did. advanced geometry this year, but I don’t think I’m allowed to take pre calc for example to get ahead in the summer. Lucky you, but I hope you get to have some fun in the summer as well

[ebon anvil]

Thank you I just graduated middle school

I am ready for high school

I live in the US which country do u live in, prob explains why you don’t have that option

Bc we’re in different countries of course

Maybe tho idk

[celest prairie]

No, I’m actually from the USA

Missouri

[ebon anvil]

Ok nvm

[celest prairie]

But I’ve learned that the public schools in the city get a lottttttt of classes we don’t and I go to a college prep school lol

They have like every ap class imaginable and stuff I’m jealous

[ebon anvil]

Wait so you go to a normal school or don’t?

[celest prairie]

I go to a private school

[ebon anvil]

Oh I go to a public

So 😅

[celest prairie]

I Imagine youre in a city or place with a large population

[ebon anvil]

What’s private school like?

[celest prairie]

well everything is a lot nicer than the public schools around here but not academically better than what the public schools in the city could offer

It’s like almost everyone goes to college but there’s not that many options

[ebon anvil]

Well I heard it has the best education from my parents so…

I heard u visit countries or something as part of the learning

[celest prairie]

A private school?

[ebon anvil]

Yep

[celest prairie]

I’ve never had a field trip in high school nonetheless one out of the country

There’s only like 400 people that go to my school it’s not big

[ebon anvil]

Me neither lol well not that much since the aftermath of the Covid lockdown lol

But rarely yes we do

Especially if u take an instrument

[celest prairie]

To other countries ?

[ebon anvil]

If u do u get to go to Hershey park no not other countries lol

We’re not that rich

[celest prairie]

O lol

Neither

[ebon anvil]

It’s like 10:49 pm here

U live in a different time zone?

[celest prairie]

Yes cst

[obsidian cloak]

Going into my senior year and plan to apply to some comp. schools. For math, should I take Calc 3 to show uniqueness to my AO and maxing math (took calc bc last year, got a B in it) or take AP stat which I feel more confident to ace. I plan to apply as a criminal justice major so 0% stem related.

[proven totem]

AP stat

[austere tulip]

That’s an older teacher

Who’s been working for a while

[feral lava]

I dont think so, unless I take Enlghish 2 and Spanish 2 over freshman summer next year

I cant skip any math, and dont think I can handle it since I would need to take Calc BC either Freshman or sophmore year if I do

[vital olive]

do you think you can’t handle calc? it’s completely fine, it’s js that more rigorous is usually always better in terms of college admissions

[feral lava]

Mabye, my friends said that it was easy

But I dont know if I can skip any math classes since Im in a program where all the math is special and different

[feral lava]

Not easy, they just said that it wasnt bad

[limpid lark]

i wish i could take calc forced to take precslc my senior year

i want that mf college math credit so i don’t have to do it in college i hate math sm

do i rven have to take general courses as a music major

[lofty basalt]

i mean music kind of does have math in it

so some understanding may be beneficial

[proven totem]

what

[limpid lark]

i can count to 4

and i understand roman numerals

i think i’m good fr

[proven totem]

💀

[maiden geyser]

wait guys is this okay for my math classes? the standard progression of classes goes alg 1, (h) geo, (h) alg 2, (h) precalc and im taking honors alg 2, honors precalc, calc bc and mvc

i took alg 1 last year and i enrolled n honors geo over the summer(right now)

[proven totem]

its great

[maiden geyser]

alr ty

[amber owl]

what topics did you guys get in english 9 honors? just curious

[frail aspen]

read a lot of novels and books, the odyssey,, romeo and juliet, a long way gone, and some book about a beekeeper

[quasi crown]

Does duke university have any pre med or something in the medical field I am really interested in duke

[amber owl]

would you say it was easy or no

[frail aspen]

depends on your teacher, but imo it was easy

[amber owl]

do you read a lot of books?

[sharp wigeon]

pre med isnt a major, its just a general path that describes a set of requirements that can be fulfilled at any college, if youre thinking of something like a bsmd, duke doesnt offer that

[frail aspen]

yeah all we did was read and analyze novels and write essays and poems

[quasi crown]

Ok thank you 😊

[amber owl]

alr, what books should i read over the summer

[sharp wigeon]

theres probably a lot of resources at duke though for pre meds as it's a top private university

[frail aspen]

no telling what you will read next year, you can try and look up your school district and see if there is any information. but it’s definitely a course that varies from school to school

[sharp wigeon]

cant say for sure though im neither a duke student or someone who knows a ton about the school

[frail aspen]

it also differs from state to state. and year to year

like i’m in florida and our standards change every year, so the books my class read differed slightly from this past years class

[amber owl]

ooh im not talking about that. im asking what books (for fun) should i read this summer

[frail aspen]

ohh in that case

• anything by natasha preston
• 5 total strangers by natalie d richards
  -in 5 years by rebecca serle
  -g’day by m.w. adams
• pandemic & black flowers white lies by ventresca

[amber owl]

interesting, ty

[frail aspen]

yep! no problem!!

[amber owl]

would you say glass castle is a good book

[frail aspen]

yes!!! i’m currently reading that to get a head start for my college english class next year actually!! pretty good so far! the author actually came and talked at my school this past year!

[amber owl]

oooh thats nice. ty for giving me the books i should read over the summer

[frail aspen]

yeah ofc! no problem!

[amber owl]

also, one more question, do you know any good websites that are good for me to practice my reading comprehension skills with questions?

[frail aspen]

ixl or khan academy

[amber owl]

ty

[frail aspen]

yep np!

[quasi crown]

Ok thank you I also thinking about biological science

[desert ledge]

Hey guys how do I figure out how many people who do a degree from a certain college get jobs? Like basically the employability of a certain degree holder from a certain college

[frail aspen]

you could try and just look up “company stats” or maybe look on linkedin

[cinder gorge]

Those who took AP Literature and/or AP government, how was the class, preparation, and exams like?

[sharp wigeon]

ive taken both, my experience may vary from what your school offers but generally both classes are pretty easy and a light workload although that probably depends on your teacher, the exams themselves were also pretty easy, lit is just a skills class imo so if you know youre good at timed writing and mcq then it shouldnt be any different then what youve gotten in the past, i thought the gov exam was also pretty easy this year, i took ap gov first semester and by the time i took the ap test i still found a lot of the content pretty easy to recall without studying

[cinder gorge]

I see thank you

[placid nexus]

Hi

[cedar topaz]

Hiii ppl

[lofty basalt]

Is AP Calculus AB good enough for a prestigious university

[jagged pewter]

Is international brain bee a good thing to put on your college applications?

[proven totem]

depends on a lot of factors like ur major

[lofty basalt]

if im planning to major in biology or chemistry (something premed)

[sharp wigeon]

yes

i cant confidently say itll make you highly competitive but ive certainly seen people make it with calc ab or less

[lofty basalt]

thanks 🙂

between the choices of ap calculus ab and ap stats which would you recommend

[mossy wing]

@sharp wigeon 12/8 time signature tho, can you count to 12?

[wraith rover]

so looking at my schedule for next year:

ap world
spanish 3 honors
algebra 2 honors
chem
ap physics 1
english 10
health
gym

compared to my schedule this year, its much lighter but sorta balances out bc of 2 sciences = more lab periods, but im thinking abt adding ess (basically a personal project class, im taking it this year as well) or an elective.. but also i may benefit from an extra free or two to prepare for aps?

[limpid lark]

idk 12 is kinda a big number…..

what if i just count it as 4

[wraith rover]

health is half year

everything else is full

really? we have 8 periods here + rotating cycle schedule where classes drop once per cycle

looks great! i forgot to mention that my school requires gym + health.. otherwise i wouldn’t have them 💀

not possible for me until im a jr/sr

well its not very accessible like some other sports. tennis is a hard sport

[left coral]

lmao our tennis team is gonna be the same next year

we had like 5 seniors on it this year

[wraith rover]

got to hit balls well lol

simply hitting it wont cut it at a certian point.. gotta aim, weight transfer, spin etc

technical stuff rlly makes u overthink ur game

[placid nexus]

My classes next year are NJROTC 4 Intro culinary arts English 4 FPFA American government emergency medical responder next semester is NJROTC 4 English 4 FPFA economics emergency medical responder intro culinary arts

I only have 5 classes next year

I looking forward to Senior year of high school

[echo pond]

U do?! 😭 im terrified of senior yr

[austere tulip]

Fr

I don’t want to apply

If I don’t apply

I’m not stressed

But if I don’t

I don’t get in

So if I just don’t get to senior year

I won’t have to do anything

Lol

But sadly senior year will come

[topaz orchid]

then dont do your apps during senior year

do your apps during the summer

before senior year

[austere tulip]

Which ones have free applications

[sharp wigeon]

Hi

Yes I can

[forest wind]

Fr
I'm a tennis player and I luv it but my location and shot selection isn't great

[wraith rover]

yeah it’s fun but so much of the game is also mental

[cinder gorge]

I need Calc AB/BC material
where I can self study all of it in the summer

[gloomy lotus]

AB: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/ap-calculus-ab

BC: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/ap-calculus-bc

I haven't taken BC yet, but I did AB this year, and the Khan course was pretty great!

[bold topaz]

YouTube, khan, quizlet

[minor osprey]

I am going to do dual enrollment at a community College next year and I need help deciding on math courses. I have already taken Calculus 1 and 2 online, but not through an accredited university. Should I retake it, or do Multivariable and just take the AP BC test?

[cinder gorge]

Would you say that if i study all of AB using Khan Academy in the summer, i can guarantee all "A's" in tests and quizzes for Ap Calc AB next school year?

@gloomy lotus @bold topaz

[stone zealot]

Hey guys, I am a dual enrollment student, and I am trying to determine wether or not I should do a biology or public health associates… any thoughts?

[viral pebble]

Yes fairly

[haughty schooner]

Are we talking American Schools, if so then depends on where your at and your intelligence range, and a bit on maturity ig.

Actually that’s just generally all grades honestly

[bold topaz]

Well it’s impossible to guarantee an A, grade depends on the teacher as well and the assignment types, tests etc. just always study the material before tests and stuff

[cinder gorge]

ok

[gloomy lotus]

Yeah for sure

AB isnt that bad if you did alright in precalc and algebra

Just review some trig, unit circle stuff

[proven totem]

Is trigonometry algebra 2 or precalc

[echo crane]

Its in both

[charred berry]

Many people recommend taking Trig

Before taking PreCalc

[misty galleon]

Do you mean dual enrollment as in college and hs?

[stone zealot]

Mhm

[misty galleon]

Oh same then

[stone zealot]

Cool kid moment

I’m leaning biology rn

[misty galleon]

Are you going towards a specific degree or just taking classes?

Oh

[stone zealot]

I wanna do a specific degree

Unsure if it should be pub health or bio

But I’m leaning bio

[misty galleon]

I'm going for my Spanish associates degree rn

[stone zealot]

That’s pretty neat

[misty galleon]

Oh I see well do you know what you want to do career wise?

[stone zealot]

Mhm. I wanna go into Neglected Tropical Disease from a Vector Biology standpoint

[misty galleon]

Oooo that's cool

Is this your first time taking classes at a college?

[misty galleon]

Yea I'm doing that for now and then for my bachelors I'm thinking either cognitive science or neurobiology

[stone zealot]

No. I took some classes last semester

Hbu

[stone zealot]

Edit: A class

This semester I took 2

[misty galleon]

I have been doing it since I was in 10th

And I'm going to be in 12th now so for a while

[stone zealot]

Very cool. I’m in 10th now!

[misty galleon]

Oooo that's cool

What class did you take?

[stone zealot]

I took communications, this semester I took anthropology and health

[misty galleon]

I just finished my classes for spring I took art history of Mexico and then general human anatomy and physiology

[stone zealot]

Is physiology hard?

[misty galleon]

Oooo I was thinking about taking communications how was it?

[stone zealot]

It was literally so easy 💀💀

Literally all I did was put in minimal effort and the professor called me the leader of the class 😅

[misty galleon]

Well it is work but I think if you push through it will be okay but honestly I wanted to drop it multiple times

I enjoyed it though

[stone zealot]

That’s good

[misty galleon]

I heard it is easy lol

[stone zealot]

Easiest class ever

[misty galleon]

Btw are you taking any classes in the summer?

[stone zealot]

Not at the community college

[strong vale]

what'

is Vector Biology(is this like physics + bio or smthing)

[stone zealot]

But I’m planning on taking Arabic and Geometry

Over the summer

[misty galleon]

Oooo hs?

Those sound cool

[stone zealot]

You ever remember hearing about the mosquito being the deadliest animal on earth?

[strong vale]

ye

[stone zealot]

It’s basically about that

[strong vale]

nice

[stone zealot]

Except every insect that transmits diseases

[strong vale]

yk

this doesn't help right(like explaining what vector bio is)

is this about diseases

[stone zealot]

It’s basically the study of how insects transmit disease

[strong vale]

I mean

sounds boring

in my opinon

I want to focus on Material Science,

[stone zealot]

Everyone’s got their own opinion

Personally it’s the coolest thing in the world

[strong vale]

fair enough

[stone zealot]

Cause it applies all of my interests

[strong vale]

My interests are everywhere

idk what to do

[misty galleon]

During the summer I'm taking governments and psychology

[stone zealot]

Me too, I’m more generally speaking

[stone zealot]

Psychology is REALLY easy

[strong vale]

how did you find out you want to do that

vector bio

[misty galleon]

Oh btw what do you want to do career wise?

[stone zealot]

It’s kinda funny lol. Basically I was just looking around on AU’s course catalog, having watched an ant keeping video about mites, and it clicked. I was like “Yo… Parasitology is actually sick”.

This evolved with my humanities centered interests and general “intercultural equity” theme to create the ultimate major for me

I’m an antkeeper

[strong vale]

uhhhh

[strong vale]

that is kinda cool

as a kid I wanted to make ants fight each other

didn't work

[stone zealot]

Lol

[strong vale]

ye

[stone zealot]

Ants fight eachother a lot

[strong vale]

I liked paleontology

[strong vale]

you gotta show me a video

[misty galleon]

Ooo so you take care of them?

[stone zealot]

I wanted to be a paleontologist as a baby boy

[strong vale]

same

[stone zealot]

But then I realized it’s a HELLA boring job

[stone zealot]

Mhm I have a colony

[strong vale]

uhh I found something cooler

[stone zealot]

My ant colony Fr Fr

[strong vale]

Ant battle ROYALE

[stone zealot]

In my moms old clothes drawer

[strong vale]

You gotta do that

[stone zealot]

No thats mean

[strong vale]

Ant Battle Royal

[misty galleon]

Oooo they are so cute (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠)

[strong vale]

well

you know what would be cool

you can introduce a infectious disease to ants

and let evolution do its stuff

[stone zealot]

That sounds kinda cruel

[misty galleon]

I don't think that's legal 💀

[strong vale]

legal?

whats that

[stone zealot]

To humans specifically

[strong vale]

the only word I hear is illegal(this is a joke)

oh

that makes more sense

welp

don't kill them ants

they did nothing wrong

[misty galleon]

Ik some guy who likes to burn ants

Fire ants specifically

[strong vale]

that kinda dope

[stone zealot]

Hella uncool

[strong vale]

the combustion of ants

[misty galleon]

Yeaah he's not the best