course-selection

[dim stump]

i legit couldnt read my own handwriting last year

my hand cramped so many times over the summer working on it

[zealous raft]

mine is so inconsistent bc it’ll randomly change so some cursive type writing 😭

what i was just working on

[dim stump]

let me find my english assignment to see my "normal" handwriting

its so wavy 😭

[zealous raft]

something i wanna say ab how u were surprised seeing my courses that i have planned

with the like 4 ap classes

is

my life is a mess without structure

LIKE I NEED SCHOOL

to

lice

live

[dim stump]

oh

um

[zealous raft]

during summer i lay in bed 24/7

[dim stump]

sadly i cant relate

[zealous raft]

and wanna js do work

so i’d be able to like

get background info for those during summer

like khan academy lessons or what not

[dim stump]

i only did khan academy in school so it looked like i was working

[zealous raft]

LMFAO

[dim stump]

but on a completely different subject

[zealous raft]

i always forget it exists

like it’s a free resource right there and i just forget 😭😭😭

[dim stump]

but um

id say im kinda impulsive

today i had like an hour of free time after my test so i jsut

went into the forest surrounding my college

[zealous raft]

do you use IXL at school?

[dim stump]

nah i used to in my middle

[zealous raft]

oh wow

[zealous raft]

okay same

but

i’m mad

ALL SUMMER

I DID ALL OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES IXLS AND OFHER SUBJECTS

and suddenly

social studies isn’t on there anymore

like hello

[dim stump]

i have never met a person who willingly does IXLs

[zealous raft]

was all my progress and hard work worth nothing…

[zealous raft]

i was determined

idk

like i said i had urges to do work 😭

during summer

[dim stump]

i mean i get the bad feeling of rotting inbed

but

i just went outside and took a walk

during summer

[zealous raft]

hopefully this summer i can get a job 😭😭

[pure sapphire]

Pre calc is really easy it’s just a big algebra II review really, calc is really fun I’m in it rn and it is prolly my favorite class

Omg my calc notes are so bad

Especially for the difference quiotent when you expand it out

[cinder gorge]

Calc is easier than pre calc imo

It goes less in depth

[pure sapphire]

I mean calc is just such a breath of fresh air but it’s way more interesting so it’s way easier to learn

[fresh crystal]

Would someone be willing to help me decide which subject I should drop?

[swift warren]

yeah i have

[robust junco]

I am willing to help! 💗

[fervent jasper]

Would you recommend AP psych or AP US gov and politics junior year?

[pearl mesa]

Hey guys! Please use #achievements to share any celebrations you have! Whether that submitting an application, getting accepted to a college, or getting an A on your math test! We want to celebrate you so, please feel free to use this channel!

[empty sandal]

Hello everyone, my dream school is Wharton, and I think I have a pretty strong application, however I’m in honors/Ap in everything except math. I heard that Wharton has a preference/requirement for Calc, and I’m taking algebra 2 for my junior year this year.

Can anyone give me some advice on what to do and how I could get into calc

[south haven]

Hello! Can someone tell me about AP Art History and the course? I’m debating whether to take it or not

[mint zodiac]

Depends on what you're doing. If you're doing APES, i recommend doing Gov

[cinder gorge]

You could do AP chem and calculus in junior year

or anything really

Ur in junior year

[dull eagle]

hey what classes should i be taking sophomore year

freshman right now taking
-ap human geo
-honors alg 2
-honors bio (taking chem over summer)
-honors english 1
-honors comp sci
health(for grad req)
soccer(for pe grad req)

also should i complete all my reqs in the early years or save those classes for senior year

planning to major in physics

[violet dagger]

Early

Then u can enjoy senior year with interesting classes

[violet dagger]

Sure dm me

[dull eagle]

aight

[dull eagle]

any feedback on this

[normal ember]

W major, mine is the same

You can take AP physics 1 if your school has it

But I haven't taken it so I wouldn't know what it's like

AP world is a good sophomore class too

If (and only if) you both want to and think you can handle it along with chem then I would also consider taking pre-calc online during the summer and going into calc (not necessary at all, just an acceleration if you really want, that's what I did)

[normal ember]

I don't regret doing this at all btw, loving calc rn

[cinder gorge]

Ok

But did i ask??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????////////

[normal ember]

No, wilder asked

[cinder gorge]

Who is that?

[normal ember]

This person

[cinder gorge]

Ok

What major you planning?

[cinder gorge]

Brandon

[normal ember]

Physics & Comp Sci dual

[cinder gorge]

Nice

CS is a w

Wait

What are you planning as a career with physics?

[normal ember]

I don't really have a concrete plan rn (my mistake lol) but I'm interested mainly in research and possibly teaching it at a university

[cinder gorge]

Bro

That is literally

what I plan to do after retirement

[normal ember]

W

[cinder gorge]

as a 2nd choice

I am going to become an astronaut but,

after,

I thought I could become a professor at an elite school

I am thinking about it

[normal ember]

Yeah it's a great option for me because I also really like teaching

[cinder gorge]

yeah

Thats coool

[normal ember]

Nice meeting someone with some common interests

[cinder gorge]

yeah

[normal ember]

Well, two people considering that the other dude wants to major in physics too

[cinder gorge]

I have a vast interest in physics too

Although I might go with a major in aerospace engineering

or physics

or

astronomy

They are mostly the same thing

Not really though

[normal ember]

Do you know how excited I got when I saw the words "wave function" in my chem class

[cinder gorge]

Ha

I know that feeling

[normal ember]

Just looked at your bio

You do VEX as well?

[cinder gorge]

Yessssir

[normal ember]

I don't do it rn

But

I plan on it

[cinder gorge]

yeah

I won nationals a few years back

[normal ember]

Currently doing Engineering Tech/Design for SkillsUSA instead

[cinder gorge]

Nice

[normal ember]

Damn that's really impressive

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

[quasi prawn]

can anyone read my high school essay

[cinder gorge]

It was elementary

so

[normal ember]

Still

[quasi prawn]

for applying to hs program

[cinder gorge]

Thanks

[normal ember]

Nationals is always impressive

[cinder gorge]

I competed in worlds after that

I didn't win anything but

I participated so

its good

[cinder gorge]

I plan to do it

later on

[normal ember]

Yeah I'm interested in doing it probably next year

But I might switch school next year

[azure tusk]

what is notion

[cinder gorge]

What do you mean?

[azure tusk]

what is the app notion

@cinder gorge

[cinder gorge]

For what

[azure tusk]

for school

what is it

[cinder gorge]

Its like a note app

[azure tusk]

can someone dm me so i can get help with school corses

[azure tusk]

k

[cinder gorge]

Ok

[oak plaza]

Chat gpt is wild

[cinder gorge]

ok

[cinder gorge]

it states for beginners, now that could mean new into the course, so genrally speaking it's not wrong, but to each their own

[hazy horizon]

SL or HL chem?

[hazy horizon]

Isn't this a copy off a shorts creators list

[oak plaza]

Computer science principals being one of the hardest?

[oak plaza]

Idk

[cinder gorge]

I guess hey man it's chatgpt

you guys formed it

so....

[oak plaza]

Lol

[odd kiln]

Me too, I do vex as well

[cinder gorge]

ok

[cobalt grail]

hello :) current junior here, can someone tell me if my plan for senior year looks pretty solid? for some bg info, i want to go into business marketing
1st semester:

• ap eng lit
• ap stats
• ap gov
• physics
• spanish for spanish speakers 3
• digital marketing
• study hall

2nd semester:

• ap eng lit
• ap stats
• ap macroeconomics
• physics
• ap spanish lang
• ap microeconomics
• study hall

[violet dagger]

Sure

It’s good u include study hall

Bc AP stats is hard

[cobalt grail]

oh really? good to know

i was mostly including study hall because its an overall pretty tough workload and i'll have a job as well

• college apps in the beginning of the year

[pure sapphire]

Wdym

Ap stats is really easy

[violet dagger]

it is???

i thought ap calc and stats were some of the hardest math aps??

[pure sapphire]

Calc is, stats is easy asl

[unique schooner]

Depends

I find calc super easy but I wouldnt wanna touch stats with a 10 foot poll ngl 😢

[analog hill]

Not sure if this is the correct place to ask for advice but here we go...
I'm a girl in 8th grade Latin and I was thinking of going to study hotel management next year. But I'm not sure and if I don't do it next year I can't go do it later.
I do feel like it's a big drop down, because Latin is the highest study in my school.
I do feel like my heart is there but I'm unsure. Is it worth it? What if I don't like it? Maybe staying in Latin is better? The higher the better? I need help on how to decide whether I do it or not.

[cinder gorge]

Calc is easy

[pseudo echo]

?

[full tinsel]

If u don't like it u can always change

Also

Is AP Reasearch program overrated?

[analog hill]

That's true but you get way less classes

[pseudo echo]

yes

[full tinsel]

Thank god

Everyone is saying how u should take that instead of AP lit

Cuz it's easier

[oak plaza]

Bro you gotta stop saying that like it’s a fact

Calc is generally considered one of the hardest ap classes

[cinder gorge]

no its one of the easiest

You only need 57% to get a 5

Ap psych and human geo are harder than calculus

ap calc exam is a joke

[cinder gorge]

because those people have very poor base knowledge of basic algebra basically

Is there anyone here who's from kazakhstan?

[covert linden]

Currently a sophomore, but more focused towards humanities, any guidance towards my course selection for the following years?

Jr.
Honors precalc
Ap English
Ap research
Apush
Anatomy or physics
Honors French 4 (self study ap)
Religion

Senior:
Ap lit
Ap gov
Ap calc (probs AB)
Ap environmental science or bio
Religion
Extra slot idk yet
Dance (pe credit)

I can only do 3 ap classes my junior year and 4 for senior

My main questions are what I can do with they extra slot senior year, whether I should take AP Bio or APES senior year, whether to take calc ab or bc (I'm not great at math) and whether I should take physics or anatomy jr year

[oak plaza]

No, generally it is considered one of the hardest, loook up any ranking list you’ll find calc is typically among the hardest

[cinder gorge]

No its the easiest

[cinder gorge]

^

[pseudo echo]

by content, it is the hardest. the reason calc has such a high pass rate is because only people willing to take it (good at math) will take it, and they’ll do well.

[oak plaza]

GENRALLY SPEAKING

FOR MOST PEOPLE

NOT PEOPLE NAMED GRASS

[pseudo echo]

LMAO

i’m pretty sure they’re a troll

[cinder gorge]

Theres like two units

Differentiation and integration

It has the least content out of the aps

For calc bc you just add like parametrics and sequences

[cinder gorge]

How am I trolling?

I am being completely serious

[unique schooner]

Omg if most people say it's hard then that means it's hard for most people, us having had a better time studying doesnt mean anything to others who are struggling

[unique schooner]

Yea

Probably

Have they done this before?

[pseudo echo]

lol they like disagreeing with people

i didn’t find calc bc terribly difficult, but i’m pretty good at math

[unique schooner]

Same for me it's p easy

[pseudo echo]

i payed attention every day and did hw for 2 hours a night
but in stats, i spend like 15 mins working and i spend like max 30 mins on hw in a week and i still have an A lmao

[unique schooner]

Except the algebra can be super annoying sometimes lol

[pseudo echo]

stats is much much easier content-wise when compared to calc bc

[unique schooner]

Niceee

[pseudo echo]

that was literally the hardest part

[unique schooner]

Fr, logarithmic diff made a huge difference in the Differential calc part

My teacher made sure the questions were as annoying as humanly possible

[cinder gorge]

Then they don’t have stable foundation

What don’t you understand?

[cinder gorge]

Algebra is the easiest part

[oak plaza]

I’m not calc but my alg 2 log was my fav part of math

That and like the f(g(x)) stuff

[azure tusk]

if helath is a 1 semetrster class

then what is the other semetser about

how to self study ap bio or ap chem

[pure sapphire]

Yeah that comes in handy for chain rule

[azure tusk]

if helath is a 1 semetrster class
then what is the other semetser about
how to self study ap bio or ap chem

[unique schooner]

That's nice, I like them too, logs come in handy too as they can drastically simplify hard problems

[signal merlin]

is ap bio hard?

[cinder gorge]

Yes

[signal merlin]

oh that sucks

[cinder gorge]

Why

[signal merlin]

did u take it before?

[cinder gorge]

Its hard in comparison with other aps

[cinder gorge]

I am studying for it now

[signal merlin]

thats good

[azure tusk]

if helath is a 1 semetrster class
then what is the other semetser about
how to self study ap bio or ap chem
@cinder gorge

[cinder gorge]

Read about it

You can buy a text book and/or a review book

And then just do lots of practice questions

[azure tusk]

okay

[cinder gorge]

Try khan academy too

[azure tusk]

what the other semeter about

[cinder gorge]

As a supplement

[azure tusk]

if helath is 1 semmester

[oak plaza]

Depends on your school

[azure tusk]

?4

@oak plaza i dont get

it

i would take an other coruse right

[oak plaza]

Yeah

[azure tusk]

what happends at the end of the semeter

of the course i chose

as a replacement for health

@oak plaza

what palanners are there

[oak plaza]

Either you’ll get to pick the class or you’ll have another mandatory semester long class

[azure tusk]

okay

[pseudo echo]

i thought the class was pretty easy, and the exam was the hardest test i’ve ever taken, but i did get a 5🤷‍♀️

[azure tusk]

okay

[dim stump]

should i take ordinary differential equations or linear algebra after multivariable calc? i've heard that linear algebra is more of an abstract concept while differential equations is "harder" but also continues on the calculus path somewhat

[fickle blade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lapgPfFAgr4

not necessarily self-studying but it might guide you in the right path

[tawdry nexus]

What’s the easiest math class, i struggle a ton with math, and I wanna maintain a good GPA

In college

[tall river]

I’m doing it rn…if u do…check out gabe posers videos…they’ve been quite helpful for me

[icy spade]

Bro does anyone have advice on taking the AP exam if so Iam not sure to take please feel free to dm me if you have an idea

It’s for world history

[icy spade]

Iam j#not sure wether to take or not

[signal merlin]

ooo ok. goodjob on the 5!

[signal merlin]

ok!

[tall river]

Take practice tests 😅

[smoky rivet]

ppl who took micro/macro economics would u recommend it- more importantly, do u think it would be doable online

[vale yoke]

does anyone want to buy my AP physics 1 Princeton review textbook

I didn’t write in it or anything it’s good as new from this year

[static acorn]

lol I’m doing that too. Just take ap bio 10th grade

[rough patio]

Envi sci is more applicable for humanities

[covert linden]

Thank you!

[tall river]

sometimes gabe's videos might not have everything, so my backups are ap bio penguins insta review and my princeton review book btw

ill dm u, im doing it rn

[thick merlin]

does anyone know anything about IB Physics HL

like how hard is it

[full tinsel]

How bad is AP Precalc

[oak plaza]

It doesn’t seem bad, I’m trying to self study it so I can skip to calc AB

It’s basically a lot of stuff with functions

Then log

Then trig

And at the end there’s stuff about vectors and matrices but that’s not on the ap test

[cinder gorge]

Niceeeee

[cinder gorge]

Yo buddy tell me too

[cinder gorge]

Very difficult

[cinder gorge]

Dm me Ima self-study it too.

[pallid trellis]

I want to too lol

[pallid trellis]

dm me too

Lol

[cinder gorge]

I want to self-study geometry, is there any application that can help me do that?

[pallid trellis]

I'd see geo probably isn't the best to self study

Algebra 2 isn't that bad though

[tall river]

ill just make a gc at this point lol

dm me to join ap bio gc

ill add praneel and wonder

[tall river]

omg bro i hated trig during precalc

[neon estuary]

it’s honestly not that bad… they have to really squeeze everything really close together so there isn’t much space to breath… for us we have had a quiz or test everyday so far. But if you have good teachers and don’t make stupid mistakes it’s an easy class imo

[short notch]

Is it possible to self study an AP course if the class itself isn't good. A lot of people fail the class so I'd rather do it myself.

[cinder gorge]

is ap chem hard compared to the other science aps? ik it depends on the person + it's kinda subjective but likee in general?

[tall river]

It’s prob harder than Bio and Physics 1 and 2 but easier than both Physics Cs

[tall river]

Yes

[lone lion]

mostly algebra 2 review

but the reasn why ppl do bad is cause its with more advanced language and topics

but its just building on algebra 1, geo, and alg 2 knowledge

depending on ur school u might do unit 4 which helps u for calc bc, but the ap exam tests on units 1-3

[hoary fox]

should i self study human geo in 9th grade

[short notch]

How?

[tall river]

Khan academy + yt vids + pr books usually my plan

[uncut sequoia]

hi guys i wanted to ask about my next years class selection and i was wondering if i have to take 4 years of foreign language or only 2 years

[mint zodiac]

depends on your school

[cinder gorge]

Hey

so

If you want to go into a good school like MIT or Harvard you're required to do at least 3 years of foreign language.

[static acorn]

Depends

[static acorn]

Not necessarily but yeah I agree; I plan to do post secondary language if I run out of elective space

[cinder gorge]

Its true search it up

[static acorn]

Oh your right

[cinder gorge]

yessir

[uncut sequoia]

im looking at my grades

what is cumulative gpa

[cinder gorge]

Whats up pqq

Huh

They do require 3, I mean

Yeah

you should do spanish 3 in 9th

Do it,

or

do not

I would recommend to do it

but its your choice

If you want to do ap and advanced spanish at the same time then do it

But then again

it will take up your elective space

I would only do advanced spanish three

[mint zodiac]

Your gpa since the beginning of your freshman year

[cinder gorge]

then im done

Its your choice

Research and see if its worth it or not

[mint zodiac]

wdym how does it work

[uncut sequoia]

my cumilative gpa right now is 3.56

my friends are telling me that i got no chance of going to college

[mint zodiac]

idk why ur friends r saying that bc u absolutely can

i mean your chances at like harvard are low with even like a 4.2 gpa

so you might not be going to harvard sorry bout that

but you can defo go to a ton of colleges

uh

depends on your school

my school operates on trimesters, which last from Aug-Nov, Nov-Feb, and then Feb-May

courses are usually one trimester long, and often have a part A thats a trimester and a part B thats a trimester

Our AP classes are 3 trimesters long

yes p much

we have 6 classes a day so we can only take 6 classes in a trimester

you generally have to do more work at a quicker pace than standard kids

[uncut sequoia]

they say colleges automatically skip your record if you have less tha na 4.0 gpa

[mint zodiac]

yea idk what theyre on abt bc you definitely dont need a perfect 4.0 to go to college

[uncut sequoia]

do you want to see my classes im taking this year?

[mint zodiac]

sure

[uncut sequoia]

yea cause one of my friends

they have a 3.8 weighted gpa but hes taking ap pre calc and has like a 65 on it right now

[mint zodiac]

for example, in APUSH this year the students had to take a quiz over Chapter 6 on a friday, read chapters 7 and 8 over the weekend and get a brief 40 minute lecture summarising them on Monday, take a 7/8 quiz on Tuesday, and then take a unit exam over 5-8 on Wednesday

[mint zodiac]

gpa wont update until the course is finished

[uncut sequoia]

these are the classes im taking this year

last year my unweighted gpa was a 3.3

[mint zodiac]

yeesh i would not love to take your schedule

also lunch as a whole class period and getting 49 mins for it is WILD

[uncut sequoia]

i cant replace my lunch unless i have an ap class

[uncut sequoia]

we have a limit on what we take as our grade

im a sophomore right now

thats how my school is

next year when im junior i have to take alot of ap classes

[hardy oasis]

if i wanna go to med school and become a family medicine doctor/psychiatrist one day, what path should i take?

[hardy oasis]

i can only take one elective in my school unless im in band 😭

oh ok ty

ill look into it

[deft maple]

I’m assuming you mean major, so I would suggest pre-med, bio-med, or maybe nursing

[cinder gorge]

If you just do bio can u still do med

School

Later on

[deft maple]

I heard you have to be fluent or really proficient in Spanish to be able to pass AP Spanish. If you native speaker or speak it at home then sure go ahead, but if your not then maybe hone your Spanish skills first. I’m not an expert though so get other people’s opinions to.

[cinder gorge]

@deft maple

[deft maple]

I feel like it doesn’t really matter what you major in if you want to go to med school just as long as the major relates to the medical field somehow

[deft maple]

I’m not an expert though so maybe get other opinions, but I think biology would be fine

[low igloo]

YOU GET A 49 MINUTE LUNCH

HOW

[cinder gorge]

Isn’t that normal

[violet dagger]

NOT HERE

[cinder gorge]

Lunch should be 1 hour tbh

[violet dagger]

I GET 25 MIN INCLUDING GETTING LINCH AND FINDUBT MY FRIENDS

[cinder gorge]

bruuuh what

40 minutes should be the minimum

How do you even finish ur food

[violet dagger]

Ikr

I don’t and eat them before

Lunch

[cinder gorge]

bruh

[violet dagger]

Bc I’m hungry earlier

[cinder gorge]

But won’t you get hungry at like 3 pm

[violet dagger]

Actually I eat like half of my munch before not the whole thing

[cinder gorge]

when does school end for u

[violet dagger]

2:50

I’m home by 3:30

So I eat there

[cinder gorge]

ah

[cinder gorge]

but it messes up ur dinner

[violet dagger]

I eat dinner at 7

Sometimes another snack

[cinder gorge]

do u eat breakfast

[violet dagger]

No I’m not hungry after I wake up

[cinder gorge]

i force myself to eat lol

[violet dagger]

I drink milk bc Asian parent

[cinder gorge]

I have to eat 2 eggs because asian parent

[violet dagger]

My doctor has been trying to get me to eat breakfast

But when it doesn’t mess up my concentration in skool I don’t see the problem

[cinder gorge]

ur doctor?

[violet dagger]

Yeah

[cinder gorge]

do u visit them often

[violet dagger]

Nope

Once a year checkup the topic always comes up

[cinder gorge]

u have checkups?

[violet dagger]

Yearly checkups yes

Like yk to see ur height and weight and stuff to make sure ur growing fine

And to see if u hv anything wrong with ur body

[hardy oasis]

yeah im thinking of pre med

[pearl mesa]

Your major doesn’t have to relate to medicine at all. There are just pre-req classes you have to take

[hardy oasis]

I think im going to take micro bio

[pearl mesa]

That’s cool

But you’ve still got 4.5 years so

You’ve got time

[hardy oasis]

yeah lol

I wannt be a physicion someday

[pearl mesa]

Cool

[hardy oasis]

wait so what type of ECs do colleges except? Like can I put all my ECs on my app even if they're not as significant?

[pearl mesa]

They don’t expect anything

People like different things

So whether a that’s

Sports, clubs, coding, research, playing an instrument

Whatever it is

Once you find the things you like

You want to try to grow in it

Grow, show impact, get better, show why you’re passionate abt it

[hardy oasis]

oh ok ty rn im doing kung fu and im mostly interested in newspapers, yearbooks, and publications

[pearl mesa]

That’s cool

[hardy oasis]

i do a lot more but these are my main

[pearl mesa]

Keep doing that then

If that’s what you want to do

[hardy oasis]

ok ty

[solar vault]

my academic interest is in electrical and electronics engineering

should i take dual enrollment courses related to electrical engineering

or ap comp science principles and comp science a?

[cinder gorge]

Take ap physics c e&m

[fresh crystal]

Would you guys suggest doing a subject based on how good you are it or how much you like it??

[proper glacier]

Both.

If you despise the subject but really good at it, you'll just have a miserable time with it

And vice versa

[fresh crystal]

I kinda have an ultimatum like that. I’m bad at my favourite subjects and good at the ones I don’t like.

[proper glacier]

May I ask what year you're in and what you're planning to major?

[fresh crystal]

I’m in my finial yr (yr 12), and I don’t have a career path planned out.

[proper glacier]

Are you taking a leap year?

[fresh crystal]

Almost certainly

[proper glacier]

Ok so that's fine, you should've probably had a few ideas by now though, I can help you with the decision making if you like though

I don't know why I said though twice...

[fresh crystal]

I have a preference for mathematics and physics however those are the subjects I’m doing worst in. And I don’t plan on going into a career path if I don’t like the content.

[fresh crystal]

Yes please

I have 4 subjects that I can drop this year.
Extension maths,
Hospitality
Business studies
Physics

The others I have to take

[proper glacier]

So are you dropping all of those?

[fresh crystal]

No I can drop one subject and these are the ones i can drop,

[proper glacier]

ohhh

Drop hospitality

The other ones are essential

Now, if maths and phys aren't your strong suits but you want to pursue them unless you plan to go on a tiring spree of learning of physics, I suggest going the maths route.

[fresh crystal]

But hospitality scales well ( will give me a good score) , is easy, and will give me multiple certifications that have already gotten me job offers

[proper glacier]

But do you like what you're doing there?

It would definitely do you well if your follow it on, but quesiton is, do you want to?

[fresh crystal]

Not particularly but it give me to opportunity to make the most of university as I would have to spend less time working, saving and looking for a good job while I work towards my desired career ( when I find it)

[fresh crystal]

I’m ranked 6th out of 24 class mates for physics and 8 out of 9 in extension maths. Despite working on maths everyday 😦

[proper glacier]

Here's the thing though.

Physics is a branch of science, meanwhile maths is a branch in itself.

Or well "Branch of study"

You can work on mathematics everyday, but if you want to pursue mathematics you have to choose which type as different types could lead to differnet opportunities.

[fresh crystal]

My biggest concern is that I’ll never be good enough to make a career out of these subjects. And I don’t know how to improve enough for that not to be an appropriate consideration.

[proper glacier]

Which is why you need to take advantage out of a leap year. Personally I believe physics is a difficult topic as you would've needed to probably study it thoroughly for a while now or already be a good ad it which as you stated, and it also includes some skills of mathematics. But not all as like I mentioned, mathematics is a branch of study and has many different branches to it. If you believe you can study strong for this year and your leap year. You won't get into an Ivy but you can still get into a very good accredited college/university.

Or you can drop them both and try find something else.

And I can always help you if you need maths help, Im not amazing in everything but maths was one of my strong suits I just never pursued it.

[fresh crystal]

I think my preference is to stay the maths route. But I’m going to continue consulting my teachers and our schools career advisor. I talked to my business studies teacher today. She strongly suggested I continued her as I was on track for a band 5 and a good chance of a band 6 ( in our system, you are placed into one of 6 bands with 6 meaning you achieved 90% or above.)

[proper glacier]

I mean business and maths to work very well together

[fresh crystal]

Additionally I think I ranked in the top three for hospitality.

[proper glacier]

Statistics, data analysis, algebra and probably a bit more

[proper glacier]

That's pretty good

But also you could take the business route solely

[fresh crystal]

I don’t know what to choose but thank you for your help and insight, I’ll have to continue thinking about this. But I’ll definitely take your advise into consideration.

Thank you for your time and I’ll probably take you up on that offer of maths help!! 🙂🙂

[proper glacier]

All good, if you ever want to reach out again for anything then that's not a problem. Have a great day!

[covert cypress]

what should I do in my freshman year of high school? I aspire to become a lawyer, in freshman year the only AP courses provided are AP seminar. Anyone got tips for ec’s and courses?

[mint zodiac]

What ap classes u take really don't have a massive impact on becoming a lawyer if im being honest

seminar is defo good to have tho

really just do APs that you feel passionate abt

If you need to have certain APs to graduate with a certain honour or of a certain class rank, take them if your goal is to get that honour or rank

But becoming a lawyer is such a long process that not taking certain AP classes doesn't rlly hurt u that much in the end

[deft maple]

You should do some courses that fill out gen Ed requirements like English 101/102

[solar vault]

are the gen ed requirements the same thing as grad requirements? im confused

if not, then how do you find the gen ed requirements?

[deft maple]

Gen Ed depends on the college but gen Ed is the credit requirements everyone has to take so usually English 101/102 would be required for everyone no matter the major

[full tinsel]

AP Stat

[valid depot]

I need to pick what course I want to do by Thursday, and I still have no idea

What I want to do

I live in Scotland, so for my last year in high school I picked 3 advanced highers: Maths, Physics and English

I like problem solving, but I also want creative freedom.

[signal merlin]

oooooo ok ty!

[zealous raft]

does anyone want to help kinda critique or finalize my plan for next year’s courses

don’t judge the notepad it’s old

idk whether to do physics or chemistry

should i take ap csp or ap lit

[gray plinth]

well do you know what u wan't to do in the future

[zealous raft]

nah but i really like history so i’ll prob go into smth like that

but

maybe

law

i’m not sure

[zealous raft]

you think it’d be smart to do chem so i can do ap chem the next year and organic chemistry 2 years after

organic chemistry is the second level of college chem

but this also all depends on how i like js a normal chemistry class so

it’s just a rough draft

assuming i like chemistry

[unique blaze]

im interested in law, and at my school, junior year has a lot of really interesting electives for law. at the same time, thats when a lot of important AP courses are available too. should i prioritize one over the other?

[full tinsel]

Prioritize AP Stat

[eternal basin]

if im going into a stem major do i still need to take ap lang and lit

[full tinsel]

Idk

But take AP Stat

[eternal basin]

yes im in stats this year

[solar vault]

im having trouble finding the general education requirements for my desired colleges

can you go to dms?

[foggy jolt]

to major in comp sci in college, will I be okay if I don't take ap physics c in high school?

[normal ember]

I mean l'm going into a stem major

and I am

solely for the fact that I hate regular english clases

so I'd say go ahead if you can handle the workload

[deft maple]

Did you go on their website?

[deft maple]

You don’t have to but English is usually required for all majors. It’s usually under Gen-Ed requirements

Also if you get a 5 on the AP lang or lit exam you can get credit for English 101/102 usually depends on the college though

[violet dagger]

Take classes ur interested in

[fervent jasper]

There’s prob some overlap- US gov and politics for example

[full tinsel]

And AP Stat

[vapid hinge]

What classes should I take in high school (im a freshman) if I’m trying to get a degree in Business Information System

Currently I got Business and Marketing, English, Nutrition and Wellness, AP Environmental Science, Geometry, Photography

The AP classes my school offers are: Bio 1B, Calculus AB, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Human Geo, Language/Composition, Literature/Composition 1, Physics 1, Phycology, Spanish (can’t do it until I got the prerequisite), US GOV and Politics 1, US history 1, World History 1

Those are all the AP classes at my school

Hm alright, but what would I even switch out

Okay, thank you though

[solar vault]

yea i tried many websites for many different colleges

its just not clear

[deft maple]

What college are you interested in, I could try to find it for you

[vestal fossil]

guys spanish II and ap princ. comp sci or nah

should do honors english to fix that spelling

[deft maple]

Depends on the college’s foreign language requirements

I would talk to your principle about getting dual enrollment classes with a local community college. Does your local community college let high school students take their classes?

You should probably ask your principal to do survey on students if their interested in obtaining college credit. The biggest problem is finding teacher qualified for teaching AP or IB.

You can also self study AP exams or CLEP. I never tried self studying though.

The high school credit or the college credit?

So self studying AP and CLEP gives no high school credit but does give college credit if you pass. I don’t know if you already knew that

@vocal walrus also with dual enrollment classes you may have to take the Accuplacer, SAT, or ACT first. I would suggests Accuplacer since it’s the easiest. You can take the SAT or ACT later if you plan to go to a four year university

[vestal fossil]

league

[static acorn]

Is it doable to do 7 aps

In one yr

[pale oracle]

it’s gon be hell but it’ll look good . i’m sure you’ll be fine but u might get some sleepless nights

personally i wouldn’t, i’ve capped out at 5 in 1

[full tinsel]

Yea

Am capping out 5 APs next year

[oak plaza]

How hard is ap cal AB and BC

And how hard is it to coceptualize on khan academy

[cinder gorge]

It is very easy

[cinder gorge]

You can do khan academy for 1 hour a day for 5 months and get a 5 on the exam

[hollow finch]

AB not bad BC is tough

[hollow finch]

Khan academy is very good

[oak plaza]

I’m not listening to a word you say

Grass you’ve said every ap is easy

[normal ember]

Honestly I'm in calc AB rn and it's been really easy, can't comment on the exam though (ofc) and this is also coming from someone who picks up math very easily

So take that with a grain of salt

[normal ember]

I'm planning on doing 6 in my senior year but honestly I'd probably do 7 if I had the option (engineering takes up a slot so I can't take another AP unless I give up engi)

But honestly don't do that

I already get sleepless nights with my current 3 AP 1 AICE

Tbf that's because I procrastinate wayyyy too much

But still

[static acorn]

I’m taking classes for ap chem, ap physics 1, and ap human geo, ap physics c-mech, and I’m self studying for ap environmental science and ap physics 2. Im also doing ap calc bc test

[static acorn]

Hopefully I survive. I might drop apes we’ll see

[wind current]

can someone give me advice for AP world history and honors english?

[wintry pollen]

Would it be a good idea to self study AP world history?

Ive been taking notes from textbooks and yt vids

And practicing writing

And I have a 100 in general world history for my first quarter

And our general world history doesn't have a final exam

[sly prairie]

Hi, I am a freshman and I am currently taking Honors Algebra 2/Trig. Should I do Precalc over the summer to do Calc AB next year. My current class is really easy for me.

Hi

yes

Yeah its totally possible

geometry is not too difficult

just start studying some Geometry rn

its different obviously since its geometry but i would say its a bit harder

[wintry pollen]

I have a question are the summer geometry courses honors?

[sly prairie]

depending on your school

its hard to say because geometry is a total different thing. you gotta remember vocabulary, theorems etc.

yes

do it if possible

[wintry pollen]

I hear other than the triangles it's ez

[sly prairie]

yeah mostly its easy

oh nice

i might do Calc AB as sophomore

and do precalc over summer

yea

ap stats

depends i think
in my school if you complete Alg 2 u can do stats after that

enjoy middle school when you can don't worry too much lol

we have choice of bio or bio honors in our school so im in bio honors

for freshman

what state r u from

ahh ok

im in Bay Area rn

so its quite competitive

like SF

San Jose

area

yeah

yeah

same

basically same

what do u enjoy doing

oh same lol

yea northern cali is super duper competitive

also im asian so even more

any ap's that u get to do freshman

?

im only allowed to do CSP which is super boring

and really easy

if you have any cs experience

CSA is more fun than CSP but still quite easy
CSP is more conceptual

no CSA next year

but i have sophomore friends who tell me a lot abt that class

AP CSP

except that no

cuz we r not allowed to

yea

yeah i would say so

im in a catholic private hs

and theres literally applications to get into the high school

and only like 25% of ppl get in based on either good grades or like good sports or other ec's

my friend goes to this school and hes a freshman and hes doing 6 ap courses

that is way too much for a freshman i feel

AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP CSA, AP Phys 1, AP Psych and I forgot one more

and thats the average

in their school

its like some really expensive private school

[wintry pollen]

Do y'all think I should self study AP world history

[sly prairie]

what grade are you in?

[wintry pollen]

9

[sly prairie]

i would say no

[wintry pollen]

I have gen world history

[sly prairie]

Post AP stuff in senior year lol

[sly prairie]

world history exam is hard to self study i heard

[wintry pollen]

and i have been taking notes on it from textbooks and online

and our gen world history doesnt have a final exam

and i got a 100 on gen world history my first quarter

[sly prairie]

then do it if you enjoy world history

and are confident you will get a 4 or a 5

[wintry pollen]

im just worried i might screw up the dbq

[sly prairie]

yeah thats way too much most freshman there sleep at like 2 am and have like multiple cups of black coffee per day

they even had like homework on their school trip to the east coast

like thats way too much

[wintry pollen]

most freshmen only take 1 ap class

[sly prairie]

if u enjoy the subject do it
dont worry too much

[wintry pollen]

in my school

[sly prairie]

same

i am also self studying AP ES on my own cuz its easy

[wintry pollen]

in my school they mainly do ap world

cuz they substitute it with normal world

i couldnt do it cuz i moved in this summer

[sly prairie]

what state?

[wintry pollen]

ohio

[sly prairie]

ok lol

i dont know too much

[wintry pollen]

lol what state u in

[sly prairie]

california

pain

[wintry pollen]

nice

[sly prairie]

🥲

its very competitive

[wintry pollen]

i dont think its doing so gud rn lol

[full tinsel]

Maryland

[wintry pollen]

so we got west coast midwest and east coast

no

[sly prairie]

does AMC10 not rlly an olympiad

but math comp

so technically

yea

yeah

[wintry pollen]

alr imma go study for a bio quiz i have tmrw

[sly prairie]

gl

[wintry pollen]

hold up in cali isnt it like 5

damn

[sly prairie]

yeah its only 5

[wintry pollen]

no wonder yall are more laid back

lol

its 8 here

[sly prairie]

next week daylight savings ends right?

[wintry pollen]

anyways imm dip now

bye

[sly prairie]

i registered at my school

there isnt any qualification

no

i dont think so

wdym

also top 2.5% qualifies for AIME

if uve heard of it

before

American Invitational Mathematics Examination

3000 i think per year

a bit less than that

i think

yeah

its quite hard to achieve

noo

[full tinsel]

Hey

[sly prairie]

im horrible at competitive math

[full tinsel]

That's impressive

Even as someone who makes pizzas for a living

[sly prairie]

aren't u afraid of germs

adrian monk

[full tinsel]

There we go

[sly prairie]

yeah there's also an AMC 8 for middle schoolers i did that last year

yeah

no

8, 10, and 12

also do u know abt usaco since ur interested in cs

[pale hatch]

Hii I’m Anna/annabella

[full tinsel]

Wat about geography

[sly prairie]

usa computing olympiad

[full tinsel]

Wat other subjects r out there

[sly prairie]

wdym

by wat other subjects

[full tinsel]

Lie besides math and CS for olympiads

Like*

[sly prairie]

science

i think geography

[full tinsel]

Ooooo

Geography

[sly prairie]

u shud look into it

its 100% online and free for anyone to do

depends

there are tiers

based on how well u do on contests

do what interests you

cool

cool

oh nice we have a table of how many ppl got accepted to what schools each year

yeah one sec

[shy iron]

What is AQR math and would it be better to take than Honors Pre Cal?

[wise crow]

huh isnt pre-cal an ap class now

[odd kiln]

You in a robotics team?

[full tinsel]

Is AP Music Theory

Hard

[odd kiln]

No

[mint thorn]

Depends on your background with music

If you know nothing at all, it’s going to be hell

But if you know like notes and scales and chords it’s not going to be that bad

Its also a lot easier if you’re a pianist

[cinder gorge]

is it harder than like rcm theory

[full tinsel]

I play piano

[fringe barn]

Yeah but a lot of schools haven't started off in it yet because it's so new

[full tinsel]

So will AP Music Theory be hard

[mint thorn]

level 10 rcm is ap level

[mint thorn]

can you fluently read music and do you understand the difference between whole steps and half steps

and also major vs minor scales

if so then it’ll be hard but not like pulling all nighters hard

[cinder gorge]

wut

Wait i did that already

so ap music theory should be no problem?

[mint thorn]

yeah lol

[cinder gorge]

like when I was 12

[mint thorn]

or at least it’ll be easier

cause it’s only like 2 more units of new stuff

[cinder gorge]

Is ARCT harder

Than ap music theory

cuz i started that but like gave up

[cinder gorge]

Wait there’s harmony and history though

[mint thorn]

yes lol arct is literally the equivalent of a BS in music

[mint thorn]

yeah

so the history doesn’t apply

But ap music theory is basically just like building on SATB chorales

And doing more counterpoint analysis

so it’s a teensy bit more material

[cinder gorge]

bruh

Theres 11 year olds who took it

[mint thorn]

u realize that ap is assuming they know nothing about music right

so like in one year they speedrun scales up to counterpoint

[cinder gorge]

oh lol

[mint thorn]

which is lowkey insane

[cinder gorge]

did you take it?

[mint thorn]

doing it this year

just for shits and giggles

Cause I did rcm

[cinder gorge]

Do you know stuff about music

[cinder gorge]

arct?

[mint thorn]

yes lol I passed level 10

[mint thorn]

Hell no

[cinder gorge]

lol same

[mint thorn]

I don’t wanna go into music so there’s no point

[cinder gorge]

Is the AP beneficial

[mint thorn]

ummm I’m just taking it to be like “wow yet another ap”

[cinder gorge]

How many aps do you have

[mint thorn]

But unless you wanna do music it literally doesn’t matter

I’m doing 4 this year

My school doesn’t have aps cause it’s already college rigor so those are the only aps imma take

[cinder gorge]

oh lol

[mint thorn]

Cause I have to self study every one

[cinder gorge]

If i do music theory im gonna have 6 aps

[mint thorn]

damn okay

[cinder gorge]

Which is nice ig

[mint thorn]

what were your scores?

And which aps?

[cinder gorge]

All 5s

chem calc

im taking bio

This year

[mint thorn]

How old are you…? Cause that’s rlly impressive

[cinder gorge]

same as u

2025

[mint thorn]

ohh okok

calc as a sophomore is insane tho

[cinder gorge]

its the easiest

[mint thorn]

I’m in calc now and I’m more advanced than most people

[cinder gorge]

ap

At least i found it to be the easiest

[dim stump]

eh its doable

[cinder gorge]

My friend did it in 8th

[mint thorn]

It’s doable sure but it’s not common at all

Or at least in the USA it isn’t

[dim stump]

i feel like most sophomores if they have like

a good absis of algebra and trig

can do calc

[cinder gorge]

im in canada

[mint thorn]

Ohh checks out

[cinder gorge]

We have even easier curriculum

And have to self study everything

[dim stump]

heck people my age (freshmen) can do it i bet

[mint thorn]

no but you have actually good teachers

[cinder gorge]

Since no aps at school

[cinder gorge]

no

[mint thorn]

like the USA….it’s not um

it’s not great

[dim stump]

really depends on the region tbh

[mint thorn]

school shootings :///

[cinder gorge]

Our geo teacher pointed to iran and said syria

💀

our chem teacher is like senile

[mint thorn]

I live in one of the best public school districts and it’s ass lmao

[dim stump]

i mean

my cousins in socal

[cinder gorge]

Same

[dim stump]

they tok calc in 8th

[mint thorn]

nono

[cinder gorge]

We’re like 70% asian

[mint thorn]

I’m talking about the average student

Like obvi there’s insane people everywhere

But the average student is mid af

[dim stump]

i mean tbh "average" is below average now

like everyone taking honors

from what ive seen

[cinder gorge]

yeah ik someone who did that and chem and bio and physics

And got 1600 on sat in 8th

[dim stump]

okay what .

lmao

😭

[cinder gorge]

his dad teaches at harvard

[dim stump]

ah makes sense

[cinder gorge]

He teaches neurology💀

so big brain offspring i guess

[dim stump]

tbh chem and physics are a lot of understanding which like

really widens the range people can learn

like sure theres some just mechanical work

but at its basis its concepts

[cinder gorge]

should i like

Take physics c too

im planning to go into biology so im not sure

[dim stump]

im wondering if i should take like

any physics at all in HS

[cinder gorge]

Lol same

Im not taking any at all

[dim stump]

bc rn what im planning is to take math up to ODE and science up to orgo

and college bio w/ lab

but then that leaves no room except for summer courses

[cinder gorge]

ordinary differential equations

[dim stump]

yeah

[cinder gorge]

nice

[dim stump]

taking calc 1 + 2 as sophomore now calc 3 + lina lg in junior and ODE 1st semester senior

and then my second semester senior is stuffed with humanities so i can graduate

[cinder gorge]

I have another friend who finished multi variable and linear alg online in sophomore

[dim stump]

eh i dont think i wana do online classes

[cinder gorge]

im not sure how online works

[dim stump]

cuz yeah i like learning but tbh i hate school

[cinder gorge]

Fr

[dim stump]

only reason i do decently is bc i put the bare minimum to achieve me goals

💀

esp since i just got out of middle school im still used to doing the bare minimum

[cinder gorge]

are you in a hard school

[dim stump]

i mean its on a college so the last actual year in HS is sophomore year

other than that you only take college classes in junipr + senior years

so not really hard but not easy

its really what you decide it to be

[cinder gorge]

wait you don’t have to take aps?

[dim stump]

we dont have APs

💀

[cinder gorge]

U just take college level classes

[dim stump]

yeah

[cinder gorge]

Which are way harder

[dim stump]

like its ON a community college

[cinder gorge]

is it in us?

[dim stump]

ive never taken an AP so idk if its like as hard or not

yeah

in florida

but rn my only college class (calc 1) is pretty chill

[cinder gorge]

what university do you want to go to

[dim stump]

well due to like some special agreement or smth

[cinder gorge]

yeah calc 1 is chill

[dim stump]

im guaranteed UF

so tbh im only gonna apply to "bang-for-your-buck" schools

even if theyre complete crapshoots

[cinder gorge]

ik someone who went there

[dim stump]

JHU, MIT, etc lmfao

[cinder gorge]

i really want to go to jhu

[dim stump]

same

u wanna do premed?

[cinder gorge]

my school had a lot of jhu admissions

[cinder gorge]

Yes

[dim stump]

same

my school has like cracked admissions but everyones chill

[cinder gorge]

Apparently jhu likes my hs

[dim stump]

like competitive but not socially competitive?

last year there was a columbia, stanford, and harvard + yale combined

[cinder gorge]

Same

We have almost 20 top us uni admissions every year

[dim stump]

damn

[cinder gorge]

we’re in canada

💀

[dim stump]

international too

sheesh

[cinder gorge]

Its 70% asian

So its expected

[dim stump]

but i dont wanna dwell too much on college atp my old friends in literal 7th grade were stressing

[cinder gorge]

🗿

[dim stump]

like im doing ECs but just for my personal interest and thats also what im tryna do for alsses

classes

[cinder gorge]

Are ur grades good?

[dim stump]

yeah

[cinder gorge]

also do ur percentages show up on ur transcripts

[dim stump]

have no idea tbh

just aiming for a 4.0

[cinder gorge]

we have percentages bruh

[dim stump]

my lowest grade is like chem with a 93 and my hgihest (ironically) is calc with a 99.5 lmfao

[cinder gorge]

like everyone be competing for the 100%💀💀

[dim stump]

my school doesnt have A- or A+ so u just need a 90+ to get a 4.0

which im grateful for

[cinder gorge]

my lowest grade is literally 93 for english💀

our english teachers mark really hard

[dim stump]

my english teacher is so chill

[cinder gorge]

actually lucky

[dim stump]

she gave us extra credit if we turned in a little illustration on a postcard relating to an assignments theme