course-selection

[cinder gorge]

I have like 98+ for everything but english

💀

[dim stump]

in my tech class the teacher is like 70 and he doesnt know how to use canvas

so my entire class has like

at least a 250%

😭

bc he graded them 100/0 instead of 100/100

[cinder gorge]

bruh

[dim stump]

lowk excited for choosing classes next year tho

1 bc i sit next to people i have beef with (old friends except things happened and theres no more seats)

and 2 i can challenge myself

also my interests just really align well with course rigor

[hoary fox]

how much total ap's should i be taking in high school?

[odd kiln]

Oh

I talk to so many people I forget some of them

Sorry

[crimson warren]

guys

ib or ap

my school has both

idk what to choose

i heard ib is better for college tho

i can take it next year

[wise crow]

oh

[cinder gorge]

This confusing

whats maximum number of courses i can take

[static acorn]

your schedule doesnt even make sense

how many hours do you even have in a day

[cinder gorge]

what does a prerequisite course mean

[static acorn]

for school

[static acorn]

classes you have to take before

thats more than 8 classes

also dont you have electives?

then its more than 8 classes

[cinder gorge]

Do i take the prerequisite and then only next year/next semester i can take the classes it unlocks right?

[static acorn]

mhm

[cinder gorge]

Alright

Bet

[static acorn]

wait sometimes if it says concurrent than you may take same year

[cinder gorge]

what do i put in for math

[static acorn]

what grade is that for

[cinder gorge]

sophomore

[static acorn]

what did you take freshman

[cinder gorge]

im freshman but they making us choose classes early

[cinder gorge]

idk

randomly chosen classes

[static acorn]

how do you not know what math you are taking

[cinder gorge]

only 1 elective

algebra 1

[static acorn]

then do geometry or geometry honors

thats really really stupid

[cinder gorge]

i was in honors geometry earlier this year but i got kicked out because i was struggling

its over

i was struggling

hard

[static acorn]

cant you appeal or something

[cinder gorge]

No

[static acorn]

calculus ab is whole year bro and bc is a whole year

bc is ab but with more content

lots of people even skip ab cause of that

I took both

[cinder gorge]

Im fucked

[static acorn]

wrogn

mabye your school does it differently but then its not thaking at the same time

it just isnt for all schools i know

[cinder gorge]

How many electives can i take

I mean

how many can i select

[static acorn]

2 looking at your schedule

[cinder gorge]

courses

[static acorn]

honestly, thats rlly stupid of your school ngl. just do bc the whole yr wtf

[cinder gorge]

Alright

what math class does average sophomore take

ok

whats after honors geometry

algebra II?

[static acorn]

yep

[cinder gorge]

nice

[static acorn]

i think its like basic stuff -> pre alg -> algebra 1 -> geometry -> algebra 2 -> preacalulus -> calculus 1 -> calculus 2 -> multivariable calculus -> linear algebra & diffeq -> ODE, PDE, real analysis, abstract alg -> more

[cinder gorge]

Dang

CAn i go from honors geometry to algebra II in different semesters

[static acorn]

depends on school, but i dont think your classes are meant to be finsihed in one semester

especially for a yr round math course

[cinder gorge]

Like take geometry honors 1st smester of sophomore and then algebra II 2nd semester

[cinder gorge]

Its over

[static acorn]

mabye if you already know the concepts then email your counciler to test out of your class or ask your teacher to switch classes for you

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

[static acorn]

or another option is to study them over the summer and test out next year if your councilor allows

[cinder gorge]

Imma just get 97%+

[mint thorn]

No

[cinder gorge]

Bruh

The ap courdses are prerequisite

What course do i take before

[mint thorn]

talk to your school advisor

[cinder gorge]

Ok

[full tinsel]

I've been playing music for 9 years

So will it be hard

[mint thorn]

if you can do what I asked, not that bad

[full tinsel]

Yeah

I know f flat is E

So will it be hard

[cinder gorge]

it should be very easy then

[viral rune]

Hello

Any of you from India?

[inland atlas]

should i take ap bio or anatomy (dual cred) for my senior yr of hs?
btw i want to become a doctor in the future, and although ap bio would help me in that career so would anatomy. also it may seem like anatomy is easier but the teacher is very strict so i would still learn A LOT even tho its dual cred. but ap bio is also good but i wouldn’t want the ap cred to possibly remove me from an entry level bio class cuz im not the best at bio

[onyx falcon]

I feel you should take anatomy

[solar vault]

where to find general education requirements on a college's website

[vagrant solar]

I have done engineering and IT as my career electives at school however I have finally decided I wanna go into entrepreneurship/business as my major so is it too late to change my electives for the better of my college apps? Im a sophmore currently and this change is for next school year

[cobalt trench]

it is never too late to change

having experience in engineer and switch to business is kind of similar if you think about it

if you have the skills of mathematics to do engineering and it you can most definitely provoke your skills you have to deal with statstics and more math based on buisness major

i am pretty sure it will also stand out because it shows that you have the ability to do variety of math base major concepts

[full tinsel]

Type in [college name] than Common Data Set. They aren't requirements, but rather coursework in various subjects that the said college would prefer to see on a college app.

[coarse sigil]

@clear pulsar

[tiny garnet]

Bro you’ve got time. Junior year is what really counts anyway.

[coarse sigil]

@clear pulsar yeppers this is the course

[hazy birch]

Hey guys
I am from India , i am applying for colleges for Fall 2024 and I am interested in aerospace engineering. I am interested in undergrad research programs involving fluid dynamics , aircraft design , UAVs etc. I wanted to to know which universities offer major in aerospace ( t100 ) in the US.

[kindred mango]

embry riddle (it's a specialised uni for aerospace), texas a&m, or any tech institute like MIT, CIT, GT, FIT

[wary hound]

Did Walter H. W. teach AP chemistry?

[kindred mango]

oh no no not me lol

i was just giving suggestions to the guy i was replying to

[cinder gorge]

is university of toronto a good safety

[kindred mango]

if you have extremely good grades, then yes

[cinder gorge]

ok

[kindred mango]

canada prioritizes grades above anything else

[cinder gorge]

i have

[kindred mango]

I remember hearing about it before lol

[cinder gorge]

wait i have a question

[kindred mango]

yeah

[cinder gorge]

if i don’t take physics

Is it bad

In hs

[kindred mango]

for uoft?

[cinder gorge]

yeah

[kindred mango]

depends on what you want to major in

[cinder gorge]

biology

[kindred mango]

ok yeah then no lol

[cinder gorge]

so im taking chem and bio

[kindred mango]

they wont even take it into account

yeah

you're fine

[cinder gorge]

and the APs for them

[cinder gorge]

nice

[cinder gorge]

is a 97-98 average enough

[kindred mango]

more than enough lmao

you're good

[cinder gorge]

so places like u of t and ubc can be safety schools?

im in canada btw

[kindred mango]

what province

[cinder gorge]

Bc

[kindred mango]

yeah

works

[cinder gorge]

half of our graduating class went to either of those schools

[kindred mango]

but personally i'd still be safer and apply to like

uvic or something

😭

[cinder gorge]

Which was confusing

[kindred mango]

but if you'd like to take your chances, go for it

i think you have a really good shot anyway

[cinder gorge]

yeah im mainly trying for the us tho

[kindred mango]

oh cool

good luck

[cinder gorge]

thanks

[kindred mango]

damn lol

there was this one year where half of my graduating class went to ivies 💀

idk what happened that year

now there's nobody going to ivies lmao

[cinder gorge]

bruh

[cinder gorge]

We have a consistent 10-20 ivies

each year

[kindred mango]

damn thats insane

[cinder gorge]

we’re 70% asian💀

[kindred mango]

my program only had 42 people lmao

[kindred mango]

i'd assume so if you're in bc 😭

[cinder gorge]

lol

[kindred mango]

british columbia

canadian province

[cinder gorge]

ap comp sci principles vs ap comp sci a

[pallid trellis]

csp is very basic, said to be one of the easist APs

[cinder gorge]

So a?

[pallid trellis]

wdym

[cinder gorge]

Should i choose ap computer science a

[pallid trellis]

it will be more challenging than csp

but it's up to you

[cinder gorge]

Ok

Thanks

[pallid trellis]

no problem

[normal ember]

I'd also say to ask what AP CSP curriculum your school has

Because the Harvard CS50 curriculum is a lot better than the code.org one and etc

[violet dagger]

We stan CS50🔥

[normal ember]

Yes we do 🔥

[cobalt trench]

should i take 4 years of science as a cs major in highschool

physics,bio,chem, and thinking about apes for fourth year

[kindred mango]

yes

bio isn't all that necessary but if you'd like then go for it

[mortal roost]

is this a good plan for ninth grade

Math
Algebra 1 honors and geometry honors with algebra 2 over the summer or algebra 2 honors and ap pre calcus or ap calc bc
Science
Ap bio and ap chem
English
English 1 honors
History
AP human geo and apush
Lanague
Spainish 3 adv if my collage needs it but otherwise no
Electives
AP csp
Ap phycology
Ap art over the summer if i want

[kindred mango]

looks good

take ap bio or chem only if you have a strong foundation in either

[mortal roost]

if i take an ap exam does that count to a course creidt

i have t=have to do crtain courses

[oak plaza]

Are you ppq in disguise?

[mortal roost]

wdym

[kindred mango]

lmfao 💀

[cinder gorge]

@azure tusk

Bruh

[silent lava]

Yo

Gimme advice

im gonna go into highschool next year

what school would you reccomend?

[mortal roost]

go to a school that you like

[silent lava]

Canada, Ontario, Mississauga

[silent lava]

i wanna do computer science

so what are good schools for that?

[mortal roost]

where school near you do that

[silent lava]

Mmh

[mortal roost]

do the one that has the ebst for you

[silent lava]

what im tryna ask is Port credit or glen forest

[dim stump]

💀

[silent lava]

well now thats what im asking

[silent lava]

[mortal roost]

and so becuase i have him in my dm

so no

[cinder gorge]

high schools?

[silent lava]

yeah

[cinder gorge]

try to go to andover or exeter

guaranteed harvard and yale

admissions

[silent lava]

AIGHT THANKS

[oak plaza]

I’m not wormy am I?

[oak plaza]

You sure you ain’t an alt ppq account

[mortal roost]

no

i have him in my dm`s

[kindred mango]

i know some people at port credit

[silent lava]

which is better?

[kindred mango]

no idea, im not from Mississauga

[tall river]

Do colleges especially care abt what classes u take in senior year? Would taking a certain class look more “impressive” over the other? I just thought I heard somewhere that senior classes r more important but idk

Or will they look at all classes like APs

[candid ferry]

I am currently a freshman in all weighted classes except advisory (bassically a mandated study hall). I plan to continue taking only weighted in future years w/ the exception of 1 semester of pe (also mandatory). Anyway my question is will colleges perfer I take IB or AP as my weighted?

Cause I’ve heard IB is better due it it making you take so many arvanced courses but if you’re just gonna take all advanced either way idk if it would matter

[kindred mango]

IB is better if you want to go international and not the states

otherwise taking AP would be the best as you have the most freedom with course choice

and you don’t have to do all the ib requirements like EE, TOK, etc

[candid ferry]

i like the states quite a bit and it seems most t20 unis are here so ill prob stay, thanks for the advice

also whats EE and TOK

[candid ferry]

that could also be really helpful because at my hs we have 9 engineering courses so i need flexibility to take most of them

[mortal roost]

Ninth
Math
Algebra 1 honors and geometry honors with algebra 2 over the summer or algebra 2 honors and ap pre calcus or ap calc bc
Science
Ap bio and ap chem
English
English 1 honors
History
AP human geo and apush
Lanague
Spainish 3 adv if my collage needs it but otherwise no
Electives
AP csp
Ap phycology
Ap art over the summer if i want
Tenth
English 2 honors
Math
Ap calc bc and ap stats or ap stats
Sciences
Ap physics 1 and ap physics 2
Hisotry
Ap euro
Ap gov
Electives
AP music theroy
Ap art
Ap semiar
the summer
medical termilogy
AP csa

is this good for the first half oh=f high school

[cobalt trench]

i already took bio and thinking sbout apes

[crystal wind]

What is AP?

[cobalt trench]

bro

what grade are u in

[crystal wind]

I don't have a system like that

Im in bachalors

[cobalt trench]

..

[cinder gorge]

i think this guy is a troll

[crystal wind]

Collage 1st year basically

[cobalt trench]

where do you libe

live

[crystal wind]

I don't have a system like that yeah

Is that like European subjects or something?

[cobalt trench]

bo

mo

no

its advance placement

higher classes than normal

[crystal wind]

So it's just advanced subject in that subject? And we can choose whether to take it or not?

[cobalt trench]

yea

like college level

they usually say

[kindred mango]

essays that IB students need to write lmao

It’s not extremely bad but it can become stressful

[kindred mango]

nice

[dim stump]

why did pqq make a new account lmao

[oak plaza]

K yup confined you are ppq

[oak plaza]

Theyre trying to say that they’re not ppq

Litterally same profile picture same absurd course load and same speech patterns

[candid ferry]

If i get good grades in APs would i still have a good chance internationally just incase or would it be a significant hit to my application?

[kindred mango]

AP is only a benefit

it never harms your applications whatsoever

if you apply internationally, AP still boosts your competitiveness by a huge amount

plus post secondary institutions consider the country you come from what what people typically take there

[tall river]

^?

[mortal roost]

Ninth
Math
Algebra 1 honors and geometry honors with algebra 2 over the summer or algebra 2 honors and ap pre calcus or ap calc bc
Science
Ap bio and ap chem
English
English 1 honors
History
AP human geo and apush
Lanague
Spainish 3 adv if my collage needs it but otherwise no
Electives
AP csp
Ap phycology
Ap art over the summer if i want
Tenth
English 2 honors
Math
Ap calc bc and ap stats or ap stats
Sciences
Ap physics 1 and ap physics 2
Hisotry
Ap euro
Ap gov
Electives
AP music theroy
Ap art
Ap semiar
the summer
medical termilogy
AP csa
is this good for the first half of high school

[oak plaza]

OH MY GOD PPQ STOP TROLLING

[mortal roost]

wdym

idk who that is though i have him in my dm

[oak plaza]

Dude

It’s obvious

[mortal roost]

i have that in my dm

but not me

[oak plaza]

1. You can have multiple accounts
2. If you don’t know who that is, then how would you have them in your dms

[mortal roost]

becuase i have it in my dm

he sent me a dm

idk who that is but i freinded him

ok

for the final time idk who that is😠

?\

[cinder gorge]

bro

Ur just copy and pasting random stuff

stop

[dim stump]

^^^

[oak plaza]

^^^

[mortal roost]

^^^

[gentle condor]

^^^

[mortal roost]

^^^

[kindred mango]

do better bruh

this courseload isn't the greatest

like you can obviously achieve more so it'll look bad to harvard if you don't

i mean that

he should take harder courses

so it looks more impressive

for example

multivariable calculus

linear algebra

quantum mechanics

yk

bro

im obviously joking 😭

im trolling back the troll

If he's going to be like that here, we just be like that back to him lol

I'm not that mentally unstable dw

[tall river]

Do colleges especially care abt what classes u take in senior year? Would taking a certain class look more “impressive” over the other? I just thought I heard somewhere that senior classes r more important but idk

Or will they look at all classes like APs

[soft jacinth]

Should I self study AP African American Studies for college credit?

If so, this year? Or next year

[full tinsel]

Wat is ur major

[soft jacinth]

Math, but I might minor in some sort of social science

Right now, AP Stats, Macro, Lit, APES and I’m self studying APHUG.

[full tinsel]

I would instead self study Psych

[soft jacinth]

Im a junior and I’ve never done an ap or honors course before

[full tinsel]

AP afro seems like hit or miss

[soft jacinth]

Yep

[full tinsel]

And APES

Well APES ez

[soft jacinth]

Thats like my only seriously hard class, APES and stats are hard but easy relative to other ap’s

[full tinsel]

Am taking like 2 online APd over the sumer

[soft jacinth]

So should I self study AP African Amer studies

[full tinsel]

Summer

Prob Stat and macro

And I would have 5 APs next year

[soft jacinth]

Alright

[full tinsel]

No

School makes me take AB before

Next year AP Precalc, Lang, world, physics I, and Chem

APUSH has been easy

Too easy

[oak plaza]

Hey big tip for physics, a lot of it is trig based and you won’t learn that till 2nd semester of ap pre calc. I’d recommend taking trig on Kahn academy the summer before, it’s free and you can get it done if you jsut do like one lesson every two days

[cinder gorge]

what does it take to understand newton’s principia?

what base knowledge do i need

[mortal roost]

To understand Newton's Principia, you would need a solid foundation in physics, mathematics (including calculus), and celestial mechanics.

[hoary fox]

is a comp sci principles a self study class

[mortal roost]

maybe

yes

[swift warren]

should i self study ap human geo this year as a freshman

im taking ap csp and self studying ap precalc

[cinder gorge]

Yes

[cinder gorge]

why precalc

[swift warren]

because im in honors precalc rn

so i wouldn't have to do much more except study a bit more

i wasn't sure if human geo is even worth my time and my school doesn't offer either ap econ classes

[cinder gorge]

just do calc

Its easier

[swift warren]

ab?

[cinder gorge]

sure

Doesnt matter a lot

[swift warren]

im doing that sophmore and bc junior and stats senior

[cinder gorge]

u have 2 more units for bc

Thats like nothing

u can do it now

Just self study it

[swift warren]

bc i want to have a math class for every year of hs

[cinder gorge]

Doesn’t prevent you from like already doing it earlier

U won’t have to do the exam when ur in higher grades

U can just chill

[swift warren]

makes sense

my counselor is telling me to not overload myself but compared to my old school, everyone takes a lot less ap classes

[cinder gorge]

do stuff at ur own pace

if u can take more take more

[swift warren]

opinions on macro and micro?

[cinder gorge]

not a economics guy

[swift warren]

any other aps ok for freshman year?

[cinder gorge]

Any aps are fine

As long as ur interested

Psych is pretty easy and fun tho

[swift warren]

yeah i kinda wanted to have the class for class discussions and stuff

[cinder gorge]

yeah lol

maybe take physics then

or bio

Or chem

[swift warren]

my councelor was abt to let me take physics but it was at the same time as honors bio

so maybe all i will do is switch precalc to ab

instead of taking another

[swift warren]

im going to talk to my counselor and see if i can removing precalc and take human geo, mirco, and macro econ

[pure sapphire]

do you think that i should study for the calc bc exam if I am in calc ab

the class is pretty easy tbh

[swift warren]

i heard bc is easy if you've done ab already

because they overlap a lot

so you could

[remote stirrup]

Hi

[mint zodiac]

you can only take the ab OR bc exam in one year. you can't take both in a year

so either take the bc exam this year and not do the ab exam

Or do the ab this year and then bc another year

[pure sapphire]

Ik what you mean

But like do you think the last 3 chapters are that bad

My friends all said it was terrible

But tbh I could learn all of calc ab by winter break and then just grind the rest

The only thing is I don’t know if my school offer multi variable calc

[hoary fox]

should i take geometry over the summer ?

[dim stump]

should i drop one of my "extra" math classes to take a calculus-based physics class? said math class i'd be dropping would be linear algebra (probably). if it helps i'd probably want to study some sort of biological science

[dim stump]

i mean

i would not take linear algebra in my senior year instead taking a calc based physics

im saying if i should

bc on one hand linear algebra would make my course rigor looked even more stacked math wise

but on the other hand if i do that i wont have physics

im a suphomore rn

and im taking calc 1 + 2 dual enrolled

so

yeah

BC is equivalent of calc 1 + 2 i think

last math course i took was geometry

i jsut placed into calc

😭

placement test

yea

yeah

[hoary fox]

virtual school prob >>

[dim stump]

no

i took a placement test

like i said

😭

like over the summer

idk its for florida schools i think

i mean

my florida CC accepted it

nah

its just bc my high school is on a college

so to dual enroll you gotta take something called the PERT

and my pert math score was high enough

i could take another test called the accuplacer to go even further

yea?

um

the panhandle

yeah

lets just say somewhere above gainesville

well

i took it like

5 months ago and i jsut graduated middle school

but i ahd the credits to skip 9th

so??? like

idk

i just got out of 8th and was heading into 10th

just like the basics to skip 9th

i took 2 honors science courses, 2 math, and english

earth/space science hon, physical science honors, alg 1 + geo honors, and english 1 honors

wdym

idk

it was just a special circumstance for the HS i was going to

and i just capitalized on that

im not gonna doxx myself

sorry

😭

give away what hs im going to

bc like

uh to get placed at the community college i ahd to first take the PERT

but i scored high enough to take another test called the accuplacer

which allowed me to place in the highest introductory math possible

tbh it wasnt hard

just needed some basic alg 2 / trig

i registered for it at the CC

idk bro i dont live next to u??

it might vary

community colelge

yeah

anyway my original question still stands for ppl who cna help:

should i drop linear algebra to take a calc based physics in my senior year

[mortal roost]

your choice

[dim stump]

@cinder gorge

[dim stump]

thats not helping 😭 i mean if i take linear algebra it will make my math rigor look better but if i do that i wont have physics

😒

[worthy flare]

Nah, he answered your question perfectly actually. This is all your choice. What do you want to major in? Does it involve physics? Well then take physics and not linear algebra. If your major does not include physics of any sorts, it’s probably a safe bet to choose linear algebra.

A college is not going to deny you admission because you didn’t take either linear algebra or calc based physics, pick the one that’s most beneficial to you.

[dim stump]

^^^ i guess i forgot to mention i was inclined towards some type of biology in my 2nd message

and for pre-med (which im planning for) physics is fs gonna be needed but im stronger in math so 😭

so basically early exposure to new field which will be more beneficial towards my career later on versus something that'd interest me slightly more

and yes it is my choice but that'd be a tautology; theres no actual value in helping me decide and weigh with respect towards different facotrs

(theres also the factor of difficulty of the courses and how that will play into my GPA)

[worthy flare]

then linear algebra???

[dim stump]

huh never heard of lin alg in bio but sure then

interesting

[worthy flare]

Have you heard of physics in bio either?

[dim stump]

in pre-med yeah

[worthy flare]

I said bio

[dim stump]

im considering the classes in like the career path i wanna go down too not just like

my major

[worthy flare]

okay, so that’s your choice

[dim stump]

so basically early exposure to new field which will be more beneficial towards my career later on versus something that'd interest me slightly more

tryna weigh our everything

out**

and i was kind of looking for some like outside opinions

[worthy flare]

bro you are not accepting any outside opinions

you are asking for the impossible

[dim stump]

im open to outside opinions if they actually were substantive

😭

"your choice" doesnt help me at all yk?

[worthy flare]

I already said linear algebra. But you said physics appears in pre med (not sure how genuinely) so then i said choose physics

Linear algebra is a great foundation of math, physics (calc) is a great foundation for physics/astronomy and others that are important

[dim stump]

that's literally what my personal opinion was but i was looking for opinions for ppl who like maybe have taken some physics too

bcuz again multifaceted: gpa, rigor, difficulty, interests, career, etc

[worthy flare]

Because physics is also a lab course, it will probably do you some better for considering a major in bachelors of science

[dim stump]

alright then that's what i was asking for

[worthy flare]

further, you should take some type of advanced chemistry (but I’m sure you already knew that c: )

[dim stump]

yeah im plannign to tryahrd in chem and complete organic chem 1 + 2 by the time ig raduate lmao

[worthy flare]

Yeah, you’re good.

Make sure you have a good background in EC’s as well

[dim stump]

omfg i kind of forgot about those

its alr i still have like

3 years

to get 5 more somewhat decent ones

[worthy flare]

I’d recommend volunteering

that’s an easy one especially for the medical field

as you can help at a hospital or what not

Further more, activities that show leadership look exceptionally well because people in the med field need active leadership in case of an emergency

[dim stump]

rn the okay ecs i have are like helping manage a family rental business, a shit ton of shadowing (like 150 hours) docs (and i did some like paperowrk too?), some app development, and like an internship at a mental health nonprofit (and some volunteering but i have mariginal hours)

[worthy flare]

That’s good! Keep it up for all of Highschool. Consistently is key 🔑

as well as impact 💥

[dim stump]

yeah im trying lol

[elder echo]

i’m a freshman at a school with a set class schedule but i am able to duel enroll at north carolina school of science and math for junior and senior year while i’m taking classes at the university. i’m looking for a mechanical engineering degree should i do honors computing for everyone, honors human computer interaction, honors computing for everyone, honors cryptography, honors aerospace engineering, honors civil engineering, honors environmental engineering, honors scientific programming or honors biomedical engineering if i’m looking to do 4?

[scenic juniper]

hs senior taking calc III this semester, should I take Differential Equations next semester? I'm not sure how the progression works

[pure sapphire]

Idk some places do linear algebra some do differential equations

[feral lava]

My school does linear algebra after multivariable

[raw spindle]

currently taking honors english, honors geo, honors bio, pe (taking a sport for credit in spring), spanish II, and health (honors global next sem) I am getting decent grades, not the best I can do but not the worst. What should I do next year considering I can take courses online if needed?

in freshman year

[gentle condor]

you can't drop the class since ur in hs

whens the deadline?

i mean i took anatomy and physiology as a de class so u def can get ahead

u just have to make sure that ur credits can transfer

in state tho

not out of state

well you should do it if u wanna get ahead, save money, and if u wanna stay in state

[full tinsel]

AP Macro or Micro

[vivid stream]

what if I alr took the most rigorous physics course that my state college could offer while i'm still sophomore, what should i do?

[gloomy lotus]

Competitions?

Course wise, try going into higher-level maths

[vivid stream]

ofc i did take the highest math in my state college

[vivid stream]

i also took all the competition that my school officer could pay for

even social study competition

[cinder gorge]

Hello! So next year, I have a choice to take Advanced Science Research (weighted) or IB Seminar (study hall/other stuff). What should I forecast for?

[gilded wedge]

AP bio needs a lot of chemistry, i recommend taking honors chemistry first and then AP bio, but im not sure about AP ES

[cinder gorge]

Hey guys

Intro to arch con and eng, cad for arch con and eng, or adv cad arch con and eng for sohpomore year

Also my freshman classes literally got randomly selected

[cinder gorge]

Hey I dropped hnr geometry this quarter and im taking algebra 1, u think i can get back into hnrs geometry next semester and get into algebra 2 for soph

Jealous

My classes literally got randomly selected for freshman year

[vapid hinge]

Same here

I really wish I could’ve taken more advanced classes during middle school but it’s whatever now

[marsh valley]

Hey guys! High school Jr here. I’m thinking about majoring in Management Information Systems (MIS) and going into a career in that field. However, the college that I plan to attend only has an Information Systems (IS) major. Are they the same thing? If not, what is the difference? Thanks!

[cinder gorge]

geometry harder than calculus fr

[dim stump]

lowk it was (at least so far for me 😭)

[cinder gorge]

It is for everyone😭

geometry is probably the hardest course you can take in hs

[dim stump]

nah i hated alg 1 more

[cinder gorge]

what

Alg 1 is so easy

[dim stump]

idk i just didnt like it

[wet rune]

geometry is so easy, it was my fav class last year, i think a hard class really depends on your prior knowlege and also the skills needed for the course.

[lyric sinew]

I'm in sophmore year taking Spanish-Honors 3, I took it last year and I got a B- avg, this year my first mp I got a C and a very hard teacher for Spanish. Should I drop or stay in to get my grade up. I wanted to take Spanish as a way to make it appealing to colleges

[austere eagle]

To do what?

Just a quick tip for everyone don't take AP physics online it's not worth it

[low igloo]

should i take ap pre calc next yr

[cinder gorge]

It varies school to school

ik someone who does olympiad math and finished calc in 9th grade thinks that geometry is still the hardest

[full tinsel]

If u plan on taking AP Calc then yes

I plan on doing that

[hoary fox]

should i take ap pre calc in 9th

[full tinsel]

depends on ur prior knowledge

[sharp jay]

If you have finished at least algebra 2, i would probably go for it

I'm a current freshman who takes algebra 2

[sharp jay]

For me, I took it in middle school, and I ended up with an A minus, I would probably say it was the hardest math.

[full tinsel]

How bout this

Next year Advanced Topics in Chem, AP Chem, AP Physics I

[oak plaza]

Geomtry for me is a litteral joke, at my school in my highest class we’ve been moving so slow. I got fed up and wanted to teach it myself so I learned it in about 2 weeks with Kahn academy

Now I’m self teaching more stuff

[grave whale]

Can you guys tell me if this schedule is good for junior year?

0 - Advance Placement Biology Laboratory
1 - AP Biology
2 - AP Pre-Calculus
3 - AP English Language and Composition
4 - AP Comparative Government and Politics
5 - CP Spanish 3
6 - Honors Biomedical Science

Should I take AP Psych instead of H biomed?

Should I take another AP and switch it out with Spanish, since I already filled my Spanish requirements?

i’ve filled my high school requirements already, except this government one. I plan on going to the best pre-med school or bs/md I can get into.

Previous Courses:
10th:

1. AP Human Geography
2. AP World History
3. AP Seminar
4. Honors Chemistry
   9th:
5. AP Physics 1
6. AP Computer Science Principles

[cinder gorge]

Just do AP chem

[grave whale]

instead of ap bio?

[cinder gorge]

No

[cinder gorge]

Instead of useless courses

Like comparative government

[safe ridge]

Is chemical engineering good to take for undergraduate

[normal ember]

Geometry was not hard at all, I took it in 8th grade and got an easy A and a 5 on the exam

I can see how it would be harder for some though

But not the hardest

[hoary fox]

florida virtual school, i took geometry online

[fervent jasper]

What do you think of this for jr year? Interested in law/politics

1. English (middle level)
2. Honors Precalc
3. Physics (idk if I’m doing ap or not yet)
4. Spanish 4 Honors
5. APUSH 2 (my school splits apush into 2 years)
6. AP US Gov and Politics
7. AP Economics (both macro and micro)
8. Orchestra

[full tinsel]

Is Physics a school requirement?

[fervent jasper]

Yes

[full tinsel]

Alr

I would say that once u knock out ur school grad reqs to take AP Compartive Gov., and maybe some english APs

If u can try AP Lang

[mint thorn]

Yeah it lets you apply to like any grad school you want or just go straight to the workforce

[cinder gorge]

Add chemistry and biology

[fervent jasper]

I’ve already taken them

This is just for junior year

[static acorn]

Guys is the capstone diploma thing overrated?

[languid ruin]

pretty good

[cinder gorge]

What is it

[pearl mesa]

I wouldn’t say overrated

If you want to do it

It’s a rlly cool thing to do

Especially AP research

[mortal roost]

is doing pe as 1 semeter and doing health for the other good

[foggy jolt]

how is ap cs principals as a class?

i am taking it next term

anything i can do to prep?

[kindred mango]

bruh read their message, they said they needed it for a requirement

[dusty raft]

Hey guys, I’m kinda confused what to do right now. I’m really ahead in math, taking AP calc as a freshman. And my school doesn’t offer more math classes after calc. I really want to be Valedictorian, which is pretty doable, there’s only 1 guy ahead of me. So should I replace the classes in 10,11,12 grade with a high school class, or dual enroll? If I do hs classes, the gpa will only go up to 4, which would slowly decrease my gpa close to 4 instead of 5. But also, to be able to play sports in my school, I have to be in atleast 3 graded highschool classes, which wouldn’t let me dual enroll as much, decreasing gpa. What should I do? My counselor sucks at giving good school advice and says I’m not allowed to dual enroll next year, even though all the other counselors say I can, so I can’t dual enroll unless my counselor signs paper, which she won’t

[kindred mango]

well...

why wouldnt she sign the papers

[oak plaza]

A 5 on what exam?

[grave whale]

nah bruh if u think about it, the more aps there are in a school, the more u gotta take

[grave whale]

bro he wants me to take ap chem and ap bio at the same time, too. he basically said to unalive my self

[kindred mango]

💀😭

[low igloo]

should i take ap pre calc in sophomore yr

cause my school removed pre calc honors

[wet rune]

if youre ready for it and you can handle honors level math

[oak plaza]

You get dis?

[low igloo]

which exam did u get a 5 on ik the pic is fake but congrats on the 5

[oak plaza]

APHUG thx lol

[low igloo]

bro pls give me tips for that class

i have an 85

[oak plaza]

Dm me and you can ask me questions

Idk how much I’ll remember but I might be able to impart some wisdom

[normal ember]

Nah that's a .5

[normal ember]

Geometry EoC

State level test

[normal ember]

You can dm me for help too (I also got a 5)

[oak plaza]

Let’s go

[rotund belfry]

i take physics in 10th grade then do ap physics II in 11th, or do ap chem in 10th, physics in 11th and then ap physics II in 12th?

[normal ember]

What science, if any, would you take in senior year with option one?

And what science are you taking now?

[placid nexus]

Hi

[rotund belfry]

senior year would be ap chem

[rotund belfry]

im taking bio rn but im trying to take chem over the summer

[normal ember]

In that case I might say option 2 so you're more refreshed on the material

[unkempt scaffold]

sohum sundararam penyala

did you just call geometry hard

[sharp jay]

Yes

[unkempt scaffold]

geometry was free bru

[sharp jay]

I found it hard

[unkempt scaffold]

aren't u taking algebra 2

[sharp jay]

It's diff for each person

[sharp jay]

Yes it's easy

[unkempt scaffold]

wait so alg 2 is easier for u than geo

[sharp jay]

Yes

[unkempt scaffold]

@white willow

oh

dang

didn't u say u h ad a b+ last year tho

did u bring it up to an a-

or u said u had a b

[faint shore]

ive noticed people generally find alg2 easier than geo

[dim stump]

alg2 was so free tbh

i self studied it in like a month during my geo class 😭

[tawdry scroll]

Hey guys, I'm confused about what to do right now. I'm really interested in forensics, but a part of me wanted to study engineering. i'm currently a science student in high school taking chemistry, physics, biology , additional math and others classes.

[compact dagger]

@shrewd sapphire Your message(s) have been flagged as spam and have been removed.

[idle wing]

My highschool allows us to take collage courses through UT Austin and a local collage

So my question is which would be better for calculus

If I do UT I can choose wheather the credit goes into my high school GPA or not

[mortal roost]

If i already masterd algebra 1 , geomerty, and algebra 2 as a example should i take all thses with ap pre calcus and ap bc calculus since i already learn the first 3

[idle wing]

Sorry for the ping, I have my algebra 1 credit already I’m in geometry and I’m planning to test out in January then go into algebra 2 and get that credit so next year I would be talking pre cal as a sophomore

[unkempt scaffold]

oh

i found geo easier honestly

[mortal roost]

ask them

[tall river]

8th grader going into hs next yr….im wondering if i should do my schools engineering pathway, since that seemed like the most suitable career field based on some tests the school gave me, or instead do Spanish for those 4 years

I have interest in math/science and I just don’t know if I should commit to engineering, I’ve heard a good grade in the class is hard to maintain, and taking Spanish would give me 2 ap courses compared to 0 in engineering, I’m thinking if I need the engineering experience and pursue an engineering career, or maybe just focus on grades/aps then major in some math/science field

[fallow shard]

How important is world lang for colleges, im in spanish 3 honors rn as a freshman and i rlly dont like spanish so if i drop spanish after sophmore year, how much would that affecr me?

[normal ember]

a lot of colleges require 2 years, but a lot also want 3 or 4. For example, Harvard usually wants 4 years, but I believe (from what I've heard) they also have a thing where if you're fluent enough it doesn't matter

[fallow shard]

What level of spanish do ppl usually take in freshman year

[normal ember]

spanish 1 if they didn't take any in middle school

so you're pretty set rn

[fallow shard]

essentially by stopping end fo sophmore eyar that means i would be done with spanish 4 as well

[normal ember]

Currently sad that I didn't take spanish in middle school 🥲

[normal ember]

oh then yeah you should be fine

[fallow shard]

so ur taking spanish 2 rn?

[normal ember]

yeah

only thing is my spanish teacher in freshman year was held back by the school. Basically everyone in his class wasn't doing work and stuff so the school made him reopen assignments and keep reteaching the same stuff so we ended up still being on like chapter 2 in the third quarter, and then had to rush through the rest of the book after that

so I got a really bad spanish foundation

not to mention the fact that he didn't really "teach" it was just textbook assignments

which I don't learn from too well

[fallow shard]

oh dam

[normal ember]

I love my spanish 2 teacher but I know for a fact that I'm going to leave the class knowing near nothing

gonna learn portuguese instead

[fallow shard]

another question, what math course r u taking this year

[fallow shard]

thats sad.... rip

[normal ember]

AP Cslculus AB

[fallow shard]

in 10th??? dam

[normal ember]

yeah, took precalc over the summer

[fallow shard]

oh cool

im in geo rn

i could technically do pre calc over usmmer as well

[normal ember]

I'm the only 10th in my math class 😞

[fallow shard]

but i dont rlly wanna

[normal ember]

nah do algebra 2 first

[fallow shard]

i did in 8th grade

[normal ember]

oh really?

[fallow shard]

district switched them around

lol

[normal ember]

interesting

[fallow shard]

yea

its kinda stupid tho

[normal ember]

It works depending on how much you can figure out the math from prior knowledge

but it is still stupid

[fallow shard]

yea

i suck at geo so much

like i did decent in alg 2, i got high B's which isnt too bad

im selling in geo cuz i cant remmeber all the theorems and postulates

[fallow shard]

dam

r u doing any other aps this year?

[normal ember]

AP CSP, AP World, AICE Lang AS (british AP Lang but 2 years in length)

[fallow shard]

dam

wait apush?

[normal ember]

nah no apush

that's for next year

[faint shore]

as long as you feel that is something you want to pursue, id say taking the engineering pathway would benefit you most

[fallow shard]

what is aice

[fallow shard]

ur allowed to do ap world in 10th??

dam

[normal ember]

Advanced International Certificate of Education

it's from Cambridge

[fallow shard]

im required to do as 1 in 10th and then as 2/apush in 11th

[normal ember]

we have it here in florida and a lot of schools are pushing it over AP

[tall river]

Sounds good, thanks!

Yeah my hs allows ap world in 10th too

[fallow shard]

luckyy

my school doesnt even have ap world

[tall river]

Also everyone says it’s crazy hard so the ones that know do ap human

[fallow shard]

lol

[fallow shard]

how many aps does ur school offer

[tall river]

Lemme see

[normal ember]

To get the AICE Diploma you must

• Pass 7 AICE Exams, one of which must be Global Perspectives
• Pass at least one AICE Exam from each category, except category 4 which is optional
• Get 100 service hours
• Complete all of this in 3 school years

[fallow shard]

oh cool

im confused between service hours and volunter hours

whats the diff

[faint shore]

if youre not sure about your commitment, hopefully your hs lets you switch out of that track it its ends up not being your thing. for my hs, pathways are just suggestions not something you ahve to commit to all 4 years so i hope thats the same for your hs?

[normal ember]

I did AP Human last year and I'm struggling with AP World because my teacher switched her teaching style between the two classes and the one she uses for AP World is basically just us reading the textbook at home and filling out notes, which as I said before doesn't really help me

[normal ember]

same thing

[tall river]

26

[fallow shard]

cuz im doing this weird media center volunteer thingie

it says volunteer hours

for work

[fallow shard]

dam mine has 17

[tall river]

Yeah u can def switch out I just don’t wanna waste 1-2 years on engineering then find it useless lol

[normal ember]

idk where you live but in my county there's a form that you have the volunteer organization sign and then give it to guidance

and they put it on your transcript

[fallow shard]

near princeton univeristy

so like i can do the courses there

[faint shore]

ohh okay lol but i think its good to test the waters if you think that's something youre interested in pursuing

[normal ember]

yeah no clue what they do for volunteering there

[fallow shard]

lol

ok

im self studying ap human geo rn

[normal ember]

quick question, do you know what you would be doing in first year of engineering?

[normal ember]

if you need help w/ that I saved all the documents from last year

[fallow shard]

wait @normal ember so if ur doing calc ab this year, ur gonna do bc in 11th and multi in 12th?

[fallow shard]

yes i need help lol, could i have it

[normal ember]

my school doesn't offer multi

so I'll be doing AP Stats instead

[fallow shard]

so what r u gonna do?

ohhhh

ok

[normal ember]

I was actually gonna take BC this year but

my school put me in AB because it would've messed up my schedule for BC

[fallow shard]

oh

dam u big brain

lol

[normal ember]

and I specifically told them "Put me in BC, but if that would mess up my schedule put me in AB"

or something like that

I think it was closer to "put me in whichever one would mess up my schedule less"

[fallow shard]

Lol

could u send me the ap human geo stuff?

[normal ember]

yeah sure

[fallow shard]

ty

wait how r u gonna send

[mortal roost]

what vdieos are good for ap human geo and algebra 1

[tall river]

First course is just intro to engineering design

[tall river]

For alg 1 I’d just follow khan academy and use their videos

[mortal roost]

and ap human geo

might want to self study before i do it

[tall river]

I dont have experience w human geo sry

[normal ember]

Yeah I mean like, would you be getting any certifications, doing any projects

Etc

[mortal roost]

what else is engllineing good for

[normal ember]

Mr. Sinn and Heimler's History

(Both for AP human)

[mortal roost]

i using heimler for apush

[normal ember]

He started an AP Human series

[mortal roost]

okay

i using hik for ap human geo

i want spearter socurses for every course

[tall river]

I’m don’t know much about the class yet

[mortal roost]

i mean we did started with ev3

[tall river]

This is what our school has

I’m taking the junior high one rn

[normal ember]

Ah okay

Well I'll tell you what my engineering 1 was like

First quarter was really just the basics. We did a paper tower project, a paper catapult project (I still have mine!), and learned how to draft by hand. Second quarter we got our AutoCAD certification (however now it will be Fusion360 since apparently AutoCAD was too hard for freshmen). Third and 4th we did a mouse trap car project and then a deck-arc bridge project

The bridge was made of balsa wood sticks

[mortal roost]

we tried to bulid a brige yesterday

[fallow shard]

Wait do some high schools allow u to do two courses in a year as in like splitting one course for half a year and another course for hte other half

[mortal roost]

yes

it be a 1 semter course

i think

[fallow shard]

how does that work

[mortal roost]

can you do pe as 1 semter and health as another

[mortal roost]

you do another course in the other semter

[faint shore]

fusion360 is the bane of my existence

[tall river]

Sounds fun

[normal ember]

Fusion is great

[normal ember]

It was really fun!

[faint shore]

i dont think its very beginner friendly imo 😔

[normal ember]

Well apparently beginners are doing better with fusion360 than autocad

[faint shore]

[normal ember]

Idk man

I think AutoCAD is easier too

But again apparently the freshmen at my school didn't take well to it

AutoCAD is even being moved to engineering 4 for seniors

So now the path goes fusion369-inventor-solidworks-autocad

[tall river]

Apparently my class is learning autocad this yr

[winged lagoon]

Guys what classes should I entroll in for once I start my freshman year? WHich ones do y'all recommend/ like?

[faint shore]

depends on what your school offers, what your interests are, and school course requirements

[winged lagoon]

My interests are: business, arts, music, sports, tech. My school course requirements are: 16 core classes, 1 P.E. life, 1 career prep, 3 career tech, fine arts, or foreign language, 0.5 Health, 2.5 electives. Total: 24 Classes.

[faint shore]

does your school have any requirements for freshmen?

[winged lagoon]

hold on let me check

[mortal roost]

is it okay to do pe for the one sem while doing health for other sem

[oak plaza]

Fusion 360 is amazing 9/10 totally recommend

[oak plaza]

Frankly how dare you

[mortal roost]

lol

[low igloo]

is this schedule good?

ignore r-precalculus

[mortal roost]

you have to do modling and pe if yes then it looks good.

can you do pe for 1 sem and health for the other sem.

[low igloo]

im doing health this yr

freshman

[acoustic violet]

rip

[low igloo]

modeling i took for art credit

[low igloo]

its for quarter 3 and 4

for q 1 and 2 its a communication class thing

the only 0.5 credit class i knew

[acoustic violet]

alr

i just meant rip cause the class is boring bruh

[low igloo]

is it easy

or hard

[mortal roost]

then it is good

over all

[low igloo]

ill show you guys my 11th and 12th grade schedule aswell

[mortal roost]

whats us hisotry yr

[low igloo]

non ap us history

cause i heard its rlly hard

[mortal roost]

you mean apush

[low igloo]

ya

but this is not ap

[mortal roost]

ok okay

i got yoiu

[low igloo]

this is normal

cause ill have sats and stuff that yr

so i dont wanna worry about memorizing lots of history stuff

should i double block calc bc with stats

[mortal roost]

so its apush but normal amd easy

[agile cedar]

Wait till you find about Solidworks

Im glad to have Fusion360 instead of solidworks

I tried to learn it but it was too non ui friendly

[spark epoch]

bro i’m using onshape 😭

[faint shore]

onshape is a lot more beginner friendly imo

[unkempt scaffold]

does ur school have multivariable calc

[mortal roost]

i dont know

[unkempt scaffold]

i wasn't talking to u

[mortal roost]

for my school i dont think they have anything higher than calculus

[mortal roost]

nvm

[unkempt scaffold]

o

what calculus tho

[mortal roost]

like bc

[unkempt scaffold]

oh

what math r u taking rn

[mortal roost]

becuase they have ap calcus bc

[unkempt scaffold]

oh

[mortal roost]

lol i am in 8th\

[unkempt scaffold]

lmao

what math r u taking rn

[mortal roost]

but i want to do algebra 2 in ninth along with ap pre calc

[unkempt scaffold]

dang

r u taking geo rn ?

[mortal roost]

normal but my school is doing algebra

[unkempt scaffold]

wdym

[unkempt scaffold]

ur taking alg 1?

[mortal roost]

there doing normal math but doing a little algebra 1

[mortal roost]

i want to do geo

[unkempt scaffold]

oh

it's pretty easy

[mortal roost]

i need to apss the lagebra 1 exam

this year

to do so

[unkempt scaffold]

i see

[unkempt scaffold]

u take it over the summer?

or next year

[mortal roost]

in this year

[unkempt scaffold]

oh

[mortal roost]

my school lets me do only like 1=a semetr i think

[unkempt scaffold]

isee

[mortal roost]

if i pass

[unkempt scaffold]

so

what do you play to take math until

[mortal roost]

and not the eoc they have a special eoc to test out

[unkempt scaffold]

like do u want to do all the way until bc

[mortal roost]

yes

[unkempt scaffold]

what is eoc

[mortal roost]

my goal is to do bc in ninth or tenth

end of year exam

[unkempt scaffold]

bro your not getting there in 9th grade 💀

unless you grind

you didn't even finish alg 1 yet

ur wayy behind

10th is possible but it is still realy hard

[mortal roost]

no

[unkempt scaffold]

k

[mortal roost]

i getting to geo this year

[unkempt scaffold]

wdym

[mortal roost]

so algebra 1 anmd geo this year

[unkempt scaffold]

yeah

do you understand what ur saying rn bru

[mortal roost]

algebra 2 and pre calc in ninth

[unkempt scaffold]

u said u want to do bc in 9th or tenth

[mortal roost]

and ap calc bc and ap stats in 10th

[unkempt scaffold]

im just saying that it simpossible in 9th

unless you grind 24/7

[mortal roost]

ik that

[unkempt scaffold]

yeah

[mortal roost]

they wount let you

[unkempt scaffold]

10th is possible

but u will have to work rly hrad

[mortal roost]

thats what my ila teacher said

[unkempt scaffold]

ila?

[mortal roost]

unless you are a gunis

really smart

[unkempt scaffold]

what is an ila

[mortal roost]

enlgish

[unkempt scaffold]

or who is an ila teacher i should say

oh

[unkempt scaffold]

yeah

[mortal roost]

its short for ila

[unkempt scaffold]

ok

[mortal roost]

integtred lanague arts

[unkempt scaffold]

what country do u live in

[unkempt scaffold]

oh

[unkempt scaffold]

^

@mortal roost

[mortal roost]

us

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o

wait so

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funny thing u-s also spells us

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u r going to skip calc ab?

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yes

and do bc

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oh

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yeah

i might do that too

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ab is the same thing anyways

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so like

whats the difference

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as bc with a little more

i thinl

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oh

yeah

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it has 2-3 more units i think

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i think its just that theres differential equations

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you can ask someone else

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yeah

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yeah

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i not an expert

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ok

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my school has all the phyics ap`s excpect phyics 4

lol

they have both phyics c ap`s but not 4

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should I take physics c mechanics?

while i am taking ap calc ab?

in 10th grade

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idk

but you can do it in 10th

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my school only allows to me take ap human geo in 9th

i can't take any other ap

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then do it in 10th if you want

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in 9th

ok

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my school also lets me do ap csp also with ap human geo

is ap human geo desingned for ninth

or what

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idrk i just know that it is the only ap class offered for our grade

so i am guessing it is probably the easiest ap class

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maybe

isnt ap csp easier

i think they are both

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my school is weird ap csp is only reserved for students in 11th grade something like that