course-selection

[snow jay]

hi idk if it belongs here but i signed up for intro to computer science for high school cuz some say coding is recommended for being and engineer. i also don’t have any experience in coding so do you think i’ll be okay?

[distant inlet]

i mean if its intro then they'd probably teach you how to code

check with your counselor tho

[humble crow]

💀 yes its a highschool class dw lol

unless ur going to some olympiad highschool u will be fine

[snow jay]

whats an olympiad?

[humble crow]

like amc

competition school

[snow jay]

aaa

that’s cool

i’m going highschool next year and applying for early college and i hope o do well 😬

because they say there’s consequences if u don’t do well in early college

i just want to be able to balance everything out and not procrastinate

[robust junco]

Has anyone done a bridging course at uni? If so, lmk ♡

[severe marlin]

guys is ap spanish 5 hard

bc i might take it as a freshman

how 2 study for it?

[humble crow]

are you Spanish

like how good are you at Spanish

[final helm]

How?

Don’t u need Spanish 4 as a prerequisite

[severe marlin]

i skipped

4 credits of spanish on avant- assessment

[final helm]

U can do that?

[severe marlin]

yeah

[final helm]

Our school you can’t

[severe marlin]

it’s pretty cool

oh

[final helm]

Also ap Spanish 5 is extremely hard from what I heard

[severe marlin]

i did spanish 1 in 7th grade and then i skipped spring of last yr

[severe marlin]

i know 😦

[final helm]

Usually only Spanish speakers take it

Isn’t it like Spanish literature

[grave pilot]

eh

I mean I can't say anything bc spanish comes easy to me

and I took ib spanish instead

but all of my friends in ap spanish 5 are doing decent

heard the exam sucks tho

[final helm]

Oh

Ok

[full tinsel]

There is AP Spanish Lang and AP Spanish Lit.

[severe marlin]

yea lit is 5 and lang is 4

can anyone give me some tips on how to do well

bc i really need that

thx so much guys

[serene helm]

do well in general or certain classes giving you trouble?

[severe marlin]

like in spanish 5

let’s not jinx it but like

the only high school clases i’m takin are bio adv and geometry and i start health when i go back from the break

if u have any tips for both spanish and in general that’s good

thx

[grave pilot]

quizlet is your best friend

for vocab

[severe marlin]

alr

[dusty raft]

Im planning to take AP chem next year (sophomore year) and I am wondering what website would help me prepare for it the best

[rotund stag]

u should try Khan Academy

[green parrot]

Guys I actually need help asap-- Im self studying AP csp and I haven't touched any material yet. Do u guys rec any sites??

[serene helm]

code.org has step by step lessons

thats what my class uses

they also have videos

i would also get the self study books

[normal ember]

my class uses CS50 from Harvard

https://cs50.harvard.edu/ap/2024/

that's the website we pull from ^^^

has notes and everything

[fast zealot]

What elective for going into high school?

(What kind of art)

Is easiest

[cinder gorge]

music

[fast zealot]

Vocal or concert band

[cinder gorge]

orchestra

[severe marlin]

r u a native speaker

[grave pilot]

no

[severe marlin]

oh

did u take spanish 5

was it like ok

handalanle

[dim dagger]

Anyone here take research and a bunch of other APs? Ik a bunch of people in research and they always are swamped with work. i wanna take research, bc, csa, span, chem, stat, and maybe phys c mechanics next year

[chilly root]

Rn in taking APWH, APCSP, AP Micro, APMacro, APCSA...next year im taking AP Physics 1, AP Chemistry, AP Stats (sadly AP Research/Seminar is not offered in my school :()

[dim dagger]

specifically with research

bc it seems like one of the more involved classes

[grave pilot]

I did ib spanish

a little different

[severe marlin]

damn

[grave pilot]

but I'm pretty sure for both

[severe marlin]

that was probably harder

[grave pilot]

it's no new tenses

[severe marlin]

oh

[grave pilot]

only like vocab in use

[severe marlin]

so u js need vocab?

and like all tenses

[grave pilot]

for my class yeah

[severe marlin]

cuz someone told me that it’s gt in spanish

alr

[grave pilot]

might be different curriculum at your school

[severe marlin]

imma spam duolingo then

yeah

did u use duolingo for stuff

if u needs help

acc it’s fine

i get what ur saying

thx so much bro

[grave pilot]

nah I used quizlet

quizlet is amazing

and I already finished duolingo for spanish in my summer before freshman year

[distant inlet]

is ap art history hard?

[severe marlin]

alr thanks

[severe marlin]

takes a lot of memory

from what i heard

[neon stag]

I choose my high school classes for freshmen year , idk what I should take 😭

[foggy jolt]

how hard is it to take ap physics c without having taken ap physics 1?

I wanna do ap physics c next year bc I think it'll be relevant to my major

but I haven't done ap physics 1

should i skip to c or just do physics 1

cus next yr is my senior yr

[green parrot]

Quick poll for my AP psych class: how many APs did you do sophomore year??

[craggy sky]

Just 1

My school offers like 5 sooo

[final helm]

Just remember that physics c is calculus based while physics 1 is algebraic

[magic orbit]

well let's compare both the prerequisites

AP Physics 1 Prerequisites

You should have completed a geometry course and be concurrently taking Algebra II or an equivalent course.

AP Physics C (both)

You should have taken calculus or be taking calculus at the same time as this course.

there are no physics prerequisites in both ap courses so yes you can take ap physics c if your school allows it.

BUT it is HIGHLY recommended that you have SOME sort of physics knowledge before entering ap physics c

so TL;DR you can take ap physics c if your school allows it, but it's highly recommended to have some sort of physics knowledge first

[cinder gorge]

4

[robust canopy]

1

[proven stratus]

3

[austere tulip]

I’ve heard it’s really difficult

Without physics 1

Because the concepts are essentially the same(with some extra stuff) but presented at a deeper level and with calculus instead

But it’s difficult if you don’t have an algebra based understanding first

[austere tulip]

Oh really. My school requires either ap physics 1 or ap physics 1 and 2 before C

[fast zealot]

So far 0 👍(not even freshman yet)

[rotund stag]

I have an 85 in my AP human class as a freshman is this good or bad?

[solemn hamlet]

Isn't AP out of 5

[rotund stag]

No like my average

[final helm]

That’s test

He means like his grade not his exam score

[solemn hamlet]

Do people care about AP grades?

[final helm]

It affects ur gpa

But the fact that ur in the ap class boosts ur gpa

[solemn hamlet]

Huh

I thought GPA used AP test score

[final helm]

No it uses ur overall grade

Ur ap final exam is what determines if u get the credit for college or not im pretty sure

And colleges like it if u get 4-5

[solemn hamlet]

Huh well colleges don't usually ask for your AP exam score do they

[final helm]

U state what u got on the final exam on your common app im pretty sure

[solemn hamlet]

I thought they just asked for your AP grade

Or like

There was one thing

I am confusing myself

[final helm]

No cuz ur ap grade goes into ur gpa

And they ask for ur gpa

[solemn hamlet]

Man I wish I had good courses in my school 😔

[final helm]

What good courses do u have

Do u not have much ap course

[solemn hamlet]

We have no courses beside the stuff everyone does

[final helm]

Wdym

[solemn hamlet]

Btw did y'all know cbse is apparently completing changing class 10 board subject selection?

[final helm]

Huh

[solemn hamlet]

They're making it so that you need to choose 1 science subject, 1 social science subject, three languages, three subjects like music, physical education and dance, and one from a miscallaneous subject list (Ex: Commercial studies or something like that, psychology)

And maths

Or computer science

[final helm]

3 languages??

[solemn hamlet]

Yeah we have three languages until class 8 currently

They want to make it three langauges until class 10, and 2 for 11,12

[final helm]

Ok

[solemn hamlet]

So we're going to have 3 languages + 4 subjects (1 science, 1 social science, 1 math/ computer, and 1 miscellaneous) and 3 non tested subjects for classes 6-10 💀

[final helm]

Oh wait ur in Asia

America different

I think

[solemn hamlet]

I know

They're gonna make it very customisable

Right now we get no choice

I think they're gonna have to let us have different classes for seperate subjects then

[final helm]

Bro my school offered child development classes as a freshman

And apparently marching band gives you a pe credit

[solemn hamlet]

Rn we just have one classroom we sit in all day for all of school

[final helm]

Really but ur a freshman?

[solemn hamlet]

In classes 11,12, there is a technical choice, but we only have three real choices, and get alloted a section, so we still sit in one class

[solemn hamlet]

Yes

[final helm]

That’s weird

[solemn hamlet]

And even with the new system, that could stay

[solemn hamlet]

I know, it's a bad system

But they are forcing a choice noe

Either they lay off teachers who teach 6-10 physics, chem, and bio, and only give you one choice, or they don't sit in one room all day

It's possible to make it work with little changes

Just make them go to a certain classroom for physics, one for bio, one for chem, but it could defo get complicated when too many choose a certain subject

I'm not gonna be able to choose subjects ofc, but it'll be interesting to see stuff unfold

[magic orbit]

my school have ap physics 1, but next year they're planning to remove ap physics 1 and replace it with ap physics c (both ap in 1 class)

one of the prerequisites is taking or has taken a calculus course, taken a physics course, and have pass the algebra 2 assessment

so it really depends on ur school

[final helm]

For my school the prereq for physics c is physics 1 and calculus

[austere tulip]

Oh

For physics C we have to have calc concurrently

[magic orbit]

im taking ap calc ab rn (junior)

and also taking ap physics 1

so i will definitely meet the requirement to get into physics c

[austere tulip]

Does your school require you to do AB before BC

[full tinsel]

Same here

Although they reccomend u take AP Physics I

[weary dust]

If I have no experience with physics should I take AP physics C next year as a junior[I’ll be taking AP calc BC with it] I have also taken AP chem if that helps

[final helm]

No

Take atleast ap physics 1

[cursive cave]

Where do I find the quizzes for which course to take in college?

[pseudo barn]

Don’t rely on a quiz, you need to find what interests you and pursue that

[pseudo barn]

Chem won’t help. I’m taking Physics 1 right now and I just have to say it’s pretty damn hard even though I took Honors Physics last year

[foggy jolt]

I have taken a normal physics class, where I've done problems using trig + algebra but not ap physics 1

[solemn hamlet]

Do these straighterline college courses actually help for admissions and in college?
(https://www.straighterline.com/online-college-courses/)

[summer crater]

hey guys..i need some help regarding admission into US colleges..would be grateful if anyone with experience could help

[solemn hamlet]

I have done a lot of research, what exactly are your questions?

[summer crater]

i had some doubts regarding admission into MIT

[solemn hamlet]

Yeah, go ahead

I've personally done a lot of research into MiT, as it's my dream school too

[summer crater]

like whatall olympiads hold the most significance, and as a high school sophomore what all activities can i pick up for a good profile

[summer crater]

ohk thats awesome

moreover im an international student so education patterns might be vastly different

[solemn hamlet]

When it comes to olympiads, generally qualifying for international level olympiads, or participating in them, where the qualification requirements are difficult, can show a great deal of initiative and competency to the school, and obtaining multiple medals on the final levels of said olympiads is one of the only "fool proof" ways to get a high chance of admission to the college

Ofc even if you score very well on olympiads, but are otherwise shallow, you probably won't be admitted

[solemn hamlet]

They generally don't care about your education pattern, besides just scoring well in whatever system you have

And taking as difficult a course as is possible for you

[summer crater]

alright..so as compared to other things i think olympiads do hold importance..will it be helpful if i do a couple olympiads in my country

[solemn hamlet]

Generally, if you go deep into anything you love, it would be great

[summer crater]

as in till the national level

[solemn hamlet]

If you are a part of your national team, or get a national level medal

[summer crater]

yes id want to do that but im unable to understand how to obtain like a teaching internship or a research project

the only method i was exposed to was through school

[solemn hamlet]

Something like the IPhO, the IChO, and International Maths Olympiad, and ISEF

[solemn hamlet]

You could try cold emailing, the template is in #📎ㆍresources

Internships are quite difficult in high school, you could always just look online for your area

[summer crater]

moreover, ive been taking coaching classes for IITJEE since 9th grade, so i was thinking of continuing in 11th and 12th, as they can help in qualifying for IOQM ICho IPho RMO etc...and by doing that i can also give the jee as backup,that is if im able to score a decent rank

because thats tthe only method ik to be able to do olympiads efficiently

[solemn hamlet]

Ofc, getting a coaching is often a great help due to getting training from experienced professionals

[summer crater]

yeah, but alot of ppl say that SAT is widely different from JEE, which might be true, but for the least, the math and sc of sat will be easier after jee prep..and will obv also help in olympiads

[solemn hamlet]

However, when relying on the JEE as a backup, you should ensure that you don't end up spending more time on it, only to not spend not enough time to be able to give it to your fullest

[summer crater]

yes exactly

that was my major concern

[solemn hamlet]

SAT and JEE prep are parallel to each other

[summer crater]

if thats true then its cool, becuause then i dont have to do anything new, just focus on my coaching plus a few extracurriculars

[solemn hamlet]

Where JEE focuses on a calculational and scientific syllabus, SAT is based on English and the math section is wildly easier than the JEE, and you should focus on speed with the graphing calculator instead

[solemn hamlet]

No no

Parallel as in they don't connect at all

[summer crater]

ohkkk

[solemn hamlet]

Ok I can see how that's confusing 💀

[summer crater]

yeah lmao

like most ppl say that i shld choose one

[solemn hamlet]

It sounded fine in my head 😔

[solemn hamlet]

You probably should, yes.

You need to focus on one, US admissions, or JEE

[summer crater]

but so amany students give jee, get a decent rank and then go to mit

[summer crater]

yeah probably

[solemn hamlet]

Most of those students also go to international level olympiads

[summer crater]

yes

so i mean is there any point in continuing my fiitjee coaching if im more focused on mit

[solemn hamlet]

Of course

What i mean is, you should always make sure that you're planning out your extracurriculars, SAT, IELTS, and other things that you need for the SAT, and make sure that you put in enough effort and energy into the olympiads themselves

[summer crater]

alright

thank you so much :))

[austere tulip]

Is your physics c class both e and m and mechanics

Or

Just mechanics

Or just e and m

[cinder gorge]

Which class are you in?

[astral cedar]

🎉

[summer crater]

im in 10th grade,that wld be sophomore year of high school

[cinder gorge]

ohh

[glass hollow]

How do I choose my subjects for College?

[pseudo barn]

What college are you going to

Because sometimes ot depends

[cinder gorge]

ur major? or classes

[glass hollow]

Classes

I'll get decide the major later

Well it's not a college per say

College and “College” are two different things

It's like a pre college

Idk

[pseudo barn]

?

I mean just take classes that relate to your major

And don’t take classes that are early on the morning

[warped finch]

How tf do I apply for internships or research projects man these professors just say once u complete ur post grad u can join us not before 😂

[solemn hamlet]

Anywho what are your opinions on going to a school which offers an IB diploma program instead of my current cbse hs?

[cinder gorge]

then email different profs

[warped finch]

Ik many ppl who’ve gone from cbse to ib dm me

[foggy jolt]

its both

[gloomy lotus]

I tried asking professors but most of them do look for more qualified students - I found sucess in asking tech companies/startups instead. Try finding stuff in your local area and ask them

I will say that having a lot of experience + some sort of portfolio/resume helps a good bit

[swift sundial]

Do I need to know coding to take AP CS

[craggy sky]

For CSP you don’t need to know any

CSA you should probably get some practice in to understand the logic a bit better

[swift sundial]

Oh ok

[magic orbit]

tip, dont take apcsp

[normal ember]

Better tip:

Take APCSP if:

• Your school uses CS50 curriculum
• You have little - mid CS experience

Do not take APCSP if:

• Your school does not use CS50 curriculum
• You have mid - high CS experience

[swift sundial]

Why not

[swift sundial]

I have no cs exp

[magic orbit]

tbh apcsp is pointless, just self teach some coding and take apcsa

[swift sundial]

My school sadly doesnt offer ap cs a 😦

[magic orbit]

i'd would only take apcsp for a gpa boost

since apcsa teaches you an actual coding languages, while apcsp goes over how computer works and the logic behind coding

and apcsa already teaches you how computer works and the logics

there's really no point of ttaking apcsp except gpa boost

[normal ember]

I wouldn't say so with CS50. Currently taking it and I wouldn't have learned some of this nearly as good on my own

and a lot of the people in my class are actually struggling? which beats me because the class is still really easy and practically a free grade

but with a good teacher and CS50 it makes a difference

[normal ember]

I'd say find out what curriculum your school uses because from what I've heard, code.org APCSP sucks

all I know is that CS50 is pretty great

anything outside those two Idk

[tiny lily]

APCSP is a waste of time

you're better off taking a study hall than apcsp

[novel terrace]

self study java for 2 weeks and you'll be fine

[pseudo barn]

Should I drop Spanish next year to take an extra AP class?

Currently I’m at 2 years of Spanish

[final helm]

I mean colleges like to see 4 years

[jovial gate]

hi

[stoic iron]

Can someone please explain what are AP classes because I come from India and we don't have that kind of stuff

[stray crystal]

Ap or honors classes are just above grade average

So it is ap for advanced placement

So if you want to be more challenged I'm English you might consider taking AP (advanced placement) english

[stoic iron]

@stray crystal For example in India we don't have stuff like that ... And i want to take admission in MIT so will I be at some loss????

[solemn hamlet]

Generally you could say that they don't care about it when it isn't available to you, but realistically, for admission from India you need to be really good at whatever you do, and course rigor, while appreciated, generally isn't necessarily going to get you anywhere

[austere tulip]

No not at all loss

They look at what your school offers

But you could try IB

Or A levels

Also yeah MIT for India is about 1% or less

[stoic iron]

Thanks for the help

[stoic iron]

Thank you for telling me

[cinder gorge]

you can give ap exams if you're in india

but the schools don't offer ap classes

plenty of online resources, though

[sleek tree]

How much more impressive would it be to colleges if I take PDEs my senior year as opposed to just having finished DiffEq at the end of junior year

Like would it realistically be worth the effort to go down to a uni

[stoic iron]

Thanks for telling

[gloomy lotus]

It would definitely be impressive and show a great deal of course rigor, but we can't for sure say how much "more impressive" it'll be. No real way to quantify it

But rule of thumb is that while course rigor is helpful, and when applying to top colleges, it's essentially required, your Academic Scores + ECs + Essays will always be looked at more

[sleek tree]

That’s fair I mean I understand it can’t be quantified to any real extent but like take a program like collegevine will just look at your total college course amount but it can’t do specifics like that where I believe this would show a lot but I’m also not an AO

and off essays, test scores, and EC’s mean more but there’s not much in the way of opportunities where I am lol and I’m trying to do well on the other things 😭

[pseudo barn]

Yeah but at the same time I’m technically taking a more challenging course

[final helm]

Yeah idk

It’s what im going through

Whether in 10th grade if I should drop Spanish

But I would say keep it

[pseudo barn]

I got an email from NYU

They said it’s fine as long as it’s a more rigorous course

[final helm]

Ok but think about other schools u will apply to

[unique marten]

Breh I hate Spanish it’s my worst class I might drop it next year

[pseudo barn]

They all only have a 2 year requirement

[final helm]

Oh

Ok

Then drop it ig

[pseudo barn]

And on my application I could just say I had to drop it even though “I didn’t want to”

[final helm]

I would do 3 atleast

[pseudo barn]

Because I wanted to challenge myself

Also what’s a 4.3 on a 5.0 scale but on a 4.0 scale

[sleek tree]

Probably like a 3.45 or so

[pseudo barn]

Oh

Is that good or bad

[cyan eagle]

anyone know the best way to get dual enrollment courses?

[pseudo barn]

Find your local community college and take course from them

[cinder gorge]

Bad

[unique marten]

Is this like weighted gpa with honors

[pseudo barn]

Yeah no AP

[mortal hedge]

input your grades transcript into a highschool GPA calculator. A 4.3 weighted GPA could result in a lot of different possible unweighted GPAs, it's all depending on what letter grades you got overall.

[pseudo barn]

Alr

[elfin ivy]

Is A* and A (specifically alevels) regarded as the same thing for American grades

[manic schooner]

For us A is like 81- 90 and A* is like 91 - 100

[final lance]

Im a freshman and did my course selection for sophomore yr is it a dumb idea for me to double up on science (chem and physics) while also doubling on med courses (my school allows us to have endorsements) and taking ap pre calculus and WHAP

[rotund stag]

Bro I’m doing chem and physics as sophomore next yr too

Which ones specifically?

I’m doing chem honors and ap physics

[final helm]

Can someone explain block scheduling

And how much classes I can register for

[rotund stag]

Idk how ur scheduling works but in our school we have 7 classes and block schedules r when u have certain periods on certain days

Like on Mondays we have all 7 on Tuesdays and Thursdays we periods 1 3 5 7

And on Wednesdays and Fridays we have periods 2 4 6 and a study hall

[woeful glen]

i used to have rhat in ms

[final lance]

Same

[pseudo barn]

Ye that’s what I’m doing

Chem Honors and AP Physics

Chem honors in my school is free because of the teacher so I don’t try too hard in that class

AP Physics on the other hand . . .

You actually need to try

[rustic timber]

Heya! What should i try to do for highschool? I want to go study business Analytics in the future!

[final helm]

There’s a bunch of business classes highschools offer

[rustic timber]

Thank you!

[final helm]

Np

[final lance]

Ppl keep telling me that doing both is like a bad idea but chem isnt that bad cuz ik some sophomores and ppl takin it and ap physics idk abt that one im doin pretty good in alg 2 but im not sure just just being good at math will cut it

[final helm]

Both are really hard

[pseudo barn]

No trust me

Math is not everything

It’s extremely concept based

[final lance]

I’ll probably study in the summer to get ahead then

[pseudo barn]

I would get a tutor through the year

He’ll help you unit by unit and during the AP Exam

Or she

Mb

My tutor is a guy so by instinct i said he

[cinder gorge]

u can just use yt videos and khan academy

no need for tutor

[pseudo barn]

Chem is required and AP Physics is optional. They’re completely different fields of science so it shouldn’t be too bad

[cinder gorge]

Ask chatgpt 4 for any questions u might have

[cinder gorge]

u don’t need one

[cinder gorge]

What med courses are there?

You mean like honors A&P

Or Bio and Psych

*AP

[soft jacinth]

Would there be a point to taking the AP Precalc ap test and the ap calc bc test

Would it get me anymore college credit or help in anyway?

[austere tulip]

You can do it

Chem honors and ap physics

My friend is doing that

[austere tulip]

That should be fine

Ap precalc isn’t really a real ap

Whap is also pretty broad concept stuff so that should be fine

And that med courses thing soph year is cool! It’s nice that your school offers career prep early

[timid bough]

My courses are open for registration

I wanna take 10 aps in total so I'm taking 4 AP my junior year

I'm figuring out some other AP courses as well as advice on AP seminar

My list of classes I am interested right now are
AP seminar
AP csa (AP bio if I can't take it)
AP environmental science
AP us history

I've taken AP psych and AP cs principles

[elfin hill]

Ap seminar is not difficult

Ap environmental science easy but have to put in effort

I’m taking ap us history right now

It’s not bad depends on teacher but requires a lot of effort

Have to stay on top of your work

Ap bio id push it off to senior year

But depends on your major

Are you interested in the field of biology

[timid bough]

I'm thinking it or medical

[elfin hill]

All the ap’s you listed here are not bad

[timid bough]

I'm leaning more into IT tho

[elfin hill]

Some are easy

Your going to have to put in effort tho

[timid bough]

Ik

[elfin hill]

I’d push it off to senior year in my opinion but just my preference

[timid bough]

Yeah AP bio is just a safety option because I can't take AP csa

[elfin hill]

Ap seminar isn’t bad

Easier than lang and lit

[timid bough]

Yeah no I'm not taking those classes 💀

[elfin hill]

Lang is useful

But like

Look

Try and see if you know anyone who took those classes

[timid bough]

I have some friends and I can ask them to link them with me

[elfin hill]

Because yk apush maybe you have a teacher in your school who is strict

[timid bough]

I'm debating on taking AP stats instead of environmental science because it feels very out of place for my field

Sophmore year I have a 3.98 unweighted (because of my eng honors A-)

I believe I have a 4.14 weighted which can be boosted to a 4.3-4.4 gpa if I get straight As

[timid bough]

Also I'm probably going to be doing something in business

[soft jacinth]

Would there be a point to taking the AP Precalc ap test and the ap calc bc test

Would it get me anymore college credit or help in anyway?

[pallid vector]

if you do well yeah, esp if youre planning to apply to competitive schools ap calc is kind of standard regardless of major

if you mean taking ap pre calc AND bc in the same year though then no, doing well in cal bc implies you already know pre calc content. it wouldnt be beneficial in any way, do one or the other

[soft jacinth]

Wouldn’t it get me more college credit tho

Also I would take the Precalc test this year (im already in a precalc class) and I would do bc next year

[faint lake]

is algebra 2 ok for freshmen??

i’m looking into changing math

[pallid vector]

sure but if you already showed proficiency in a higher level, proving you can do something below that is unnecessary. if you take calc bc, pass w an A and score a 5 on exams, youre automatically (most of the time) assumed to be at a calc 2 level regardless if you took pre cal or whatever before

[pseudo barn]

AP Statistics, AP Comp Sci, AP Government, AP Lang, AP World

These are my junior year AP’s

[pallid vector]

that sounds fine, lots of students go from pre cal to cal bc. but if youre only doing it for the "college credit" its unnecessary

[pseudo barn]

Pre calc os for people who want to pass off on the math requirement

In college

If you’re going after a STEM or Business major

Then I wouldn’t do it

But if it’s like a major in the arts category then it’s good

[soft jacinth]

So I could get college credit. Also I want to be a math professor, not that, that changes anything tho

[pseudo barn]

Then I wouldn’t do it

Because those who take AP Precalc are rushing to finish the math requirements in high school

You aren’t rlly showing anything to colleges by doing that

[pallid vector]

ap pre calc is unnecessary if your only goal is to get college credit and if youre already planning to take bc. pre calc college credit wont matter if youre going to get something above that later on

[pseudo barn]

Exactly, if you’re not studying pre calc in college then there is no point in using it for credit

[soft jacinth]

Ok that does make sense. Thanks man

[pseudo barn]

Should I be taking Statistics alongside calc bc?

[pallid vector]

if you want, theyre not complementary courses or anything

if you plan on majoring in stem it could be good to have taken both to show interest, but taking them simultaneously wont give you any extra advantage necessarily

[pseudo barn]

I just don’t want to take them both at the same time

[pallid vector]

then dont

[pseudo barn]

AP Statistics, AP Comp Sci, AP Government, AP Lang, AP World

Should I take these next year

[modern furnace]

if you can handle it.. im not sure i could handle 5 aps in one yr

[final lance]

No my school has like endorsements students can choose like business, med, cosmetology, and a bunch of others. Depending on your endorsement, you take certain courses in a specific order based on grade level like for me I’m doing principles of Health science and med term cuz i couldn’t do POHS this year

[final lance]

Im doin it rn and its pretty easy. Though, it is based on your teacher. In the beginning, its more based on your knowledge of algebra 1, but kinda adds more complexity with different functions.

[pseudo barn]

Yeah by freshman year you should be in Algebra 2

[fickle pulsar]

would ap bio or apush be easier? (also taking physics along if i do take ap bio)

[rotund stag]

Damn rlly

Algebra 2 is our accelerated path for freshman

But it’s light

[vital olive]

i mean they're two completely different fields

so it depends on ur strengths/interests/major

[final helm]

lol after 9th grade u have to take ap pre calc if u want to get into ap calc ab cuz there’s no normal pre calc after 9th

[final helm]

Same

[final helm]

Ap physics and ap bio will be tougher than apush

[rotund stag]

Is 4 aps in sophomore yr overwhelming

I also have band and science Olympiad and fbla

Probably more

[solemn hamlet]

Btw guys what do y'all think about ibdp vs cbse for MiT?

[solemn hamlet]

Fbla?

[pseudo barn]

That depends

Physics C for sure

Physics 1 depends

[fickle pulsar]

yes

[pallid vector]

different schools do things differently. ap pre cal was never offered at mine, i never even took pre cal, but i still took ap bc

[fickle briar]

so shoudl I not take ap bio and ap phsyics at the same time?

[sage silo]

Should I do mostly college classes or mostly Ap classes? As a freshman I’m taking 2 Ap classes and I was thinking of finishing capstone and doing college classes only. What should I do?

[final helm]

AP

[sage silo]

These are my classes so far. What should I take for sophomore year if I want to go into the business and computer field?

I also want to know what programs or clubs should I do.

[normal ember]

for computers, APCSP (assuming CS50 curriculum 😊) is good if you have no experience. APCSA is good for if you have a bit of experience or are willing to study just a little bit. I know some schools near me offer cybersecurity classes, and some offer Digital Info Tech. I don't know the exact contents of them but those would be good too.

as for business, I'm not sure what your school offers. My school has AICE Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, etc.

[normal ember]

as for programs, internships are always nice.
Passion projects are also always nice, and you can even start a business right now if you have ideas already, just make sure to do your homework first (no pun intended).
as for clubs it depends what your school has

[sage silo]

I appreciate your taking the time to help me.

[pseudo barn]

Join a couple clubs related to your major, and a couple distinct ones to show you’re well rounded

[sage silo]

So as a sophomore what kind of classes should I take? Should I take all hard classes or should I have extracurricular classes in there as well. Idk if colleges are looking for a person who does all hard classes or one that has a well balance. But I feel like if I start taking exploratory classes my gpa will go down.

I loved the suggestion on the career path related classes but I want to know how I should schedule out my classes as well

[cobalt trench]

take hard classes and ec because it will show that you can manage and multi-task any type of workloads. remember colleges really like to see what your interest is in related to your major and identify if your passionate of pursing that major in their college

[full tinsel]

Take rigorous classes that pertain to ur major

[final helm]

By extra curricular classes, do u mean electives?

[sage silo]

Yes, that’s what I meant.

Thank you for the advice!

[cinder gorge]

i would suggest ap bio

[cinder gorge]

i would say so. im doing 4 aps rn and it is definitely a challenge

[cinder gorge]

the important thing to remember is balance

[unborn girder]

where is calc

[austere tulip]

It should be fine

What are they

[rotund stag]

Precalc
Physics 1
World History
CSP

[austere tulip]

Yeah that works

Im basically doing the exact same thing

Lol

Except Euro history instead of world

And csa instead of csp

Same subject areas

So yeah you should be fine

[rotund stag]

Alr

Thx

[cinder gorge]

how term memorization heavy is the AP psych test

like whats the approxment number of terms i have to learn and memorize

[green parrot]

I can either take AP stats or AP physics 1 next year- which one is more useful?

[rotund stag]

What grade r u in and what do u want to major in

[green parrot]

I'm in 9th rn- so sophomore next yr and I want to do either neurosci or cs

[dark sky]

9th grade - 7 periods:

English 9(MAP)
Algebra 2 Honors
Stem Lab
PE/Free Period
Biology
Spanish 1
World Geography

10th grade - 7 periods:

AP Computer Science
Pre Calc Honors
English 10
Chemistry Honors
Strength and Conditioning
Spanish 2
AP European History

11th grade - 7 periods:

AP Chemistry
AP Calc AB
APUSH
Physics
AP Stats
Strength and Conditioning
Spanish 3

12th grade - 6 periods:

AP Calc BC
AP Physics 1(I hope I won't die)
AP Environmental Science
Strength and Conditioning
Spanish 4 Honors
Introduction to Business

For someone who has no idea what they will do in college and is about to go to high school can i get some recommendations on my courses I'm taking or classes I should possibly replace?

As of now I'm an 8th grader and im turning 14 soon

[final helm]

Ap physics 1

[foggy jolt]

stats is a really useful class regardless of whichever field you go into like the skills are very applicable especially for cs, so i'd recommend stats but some say physics is more useful for stem fields but you'll prob have to take a physics class in college anyway

so wait ur going into 10th grade

yea so take ap physics 1

so then u could take physics c the following yr

and then take stats as well if your able

[plain hemlock]

Hi, I have a question. I am a freshman. I am planning on dropping out of honors biology next semester, so I can spend more time on my extracurriculars. I am going for a CS degree and here are my current classes:

1. Robotics
2. AP CSA
3. Geometry Honors
4. English Honors
5. Biology Honors
6. Spanish II
7. Tennis

Do you think I should drop out to regular biology next semester to get more free time, or should I just stick with what I have now?

[final helm]

Yeah

[final helm]

Keep honors

Because if u wanna take ap bio

It will help

[plain hemlock]

my school doesnt offer ap bio tho

and i don't rly plan on taking any other bio course after this year

[final helm]

Ok

Guys should I take art 1 or Spanish 1

[pseudo barn]

Bruh

[final helm]

What

[pseudo barn]

AP Bio is a favorite

It’s so unfortunate

[final helm]

Oh

Yeah I thought every school had it

[pseudo barn]

Nah some schools don’t even offer AP’a

My school doesn’t have AP economics

Envi sci

And European

[final helm]

My school doesn’t have ap world

[pseudo barn]

I literally want to major in econ and my school doesn’t have a class for it

[final helm]

Or ap physics c electromagnetism

[final helm]

Same

[pseudo barn]

My school teaches both in one class

[normal ember]

My school doesn't have AP Physics C entirely

[pseudo barn]

That’s why Physics C is the most rigorous in my school

[normal ember]

Not many schools near me do

[final helm]

So should I take Spanish 1 or art 1

[pseudo barn]

Spanish

[normal ember]

Spanish

[final helm]

I’m joking brooo

I’m taking Spanish 2

I just asked it for no reason

[pseudo barn]

What grade

[final helm]

I just register for 9th

[pseudo barn]

I did Spanish 3 honors in 9th

[final helm]

Honors Spanish is a thing?

[normal ember]

Y'all are lucky that you took Spanish on middle

[pseudo barn]

Ye

[pseudo barn]

Yeah

[normal ember]

At my school spanish honors is only for spanish 3 and 4

[pseudo barn]

@normal ember I suggest you take a different language if you can

Unless you don’t want to

[normal ember]

I could've taken it in middle but I missed the window both times to choose my electives

[normal ember]

I'm in spanish 2 already

[pseudo barn]

Oh

Sophomore?

[normal ember]

Yep

[pseudo barn]

What AP’s do you have rn

[normal ember]

AP World
AP CSP
AP Calc AB
AICE Language (british ap lang)

[green parrot]

Thank uuu

[pseudo barn]

I have AP Physics 1

I could’ve done APUSH

But that’s too much

[normal ember]

Lucky, my school didn't have ap physics 1 for this year

[pseudo barn]

Oh

My school teaches Physics then chem then bio

[normal ember]

They will next year apparently but this year they didn't because they just got a new physics teacher

[normal ember]

My school teaches bio then anything you want as long as they have it and you have the prereqs

[pseudo barn]

Lucky

I wish I could get out of chem and bio

[normal ember]

I'm in Chem honors rn

[pseudo barn]

I don’t want to do bio next year

And I already hate chem honors this year

[final helm]

My school has the weirdest classes

[normal ember]

Chem honors ain't too bad

[pseudo barn]

My school has nutrition as a class

[final helm]

Does ur school have financial literacy required to graduate?

[normal ember]

I'm just glad I exempted the 110 question midterm.

[pseudo barn]

And child development

[normal ember]

Yes

Mine does

[pseudo barn]

Yes

Personal finance

Is a requirement

[normal ember]

I took it over the summer though so I could take AP Human Geography last yesr

[pseudo barn]

Same

[final helm]

Same and my school has sports marketing as a class

[pseudo barn]

I did it in the hopes to do AP Comp sci

[final helm]

U can take school classes over summer

[pseudo barn]

But my counselor never gave it to me

[normal ember]

FLVS.net

It's a florida thing

[pseudo barn]

Mine has sports journalism

[normal ember]

I really liked AP HUG last year

It was a nice class, easy exam too

[final helm]

My school has welding as a class

And “Project Lead The Way”

[normal ember]

My school has welding in engineering 3 or 4, I forgot which one

[final helm]

U guys have level of engineering

[normal ember]

4 year program

[final helm]

We just have intro to engineering and engineering principles

[normal ember]

Intro to Engineering Design
Principles of Engineering
Then some other names for Engineering 3 and 4

And we also have an Engineering club that I'm a VP of trying to revive it

[final helm]

We have virtual pe 💀

[normal ember]

That's probably what I'm gonna do

[final helm]

U have it?

[normal ember]

Imma take virtual PE the summer after junior year

[pseudo barn]

My school has its own business and people can join it as a class

[normal ember]

So I don't have to take it in person

[pseudo barn]

It’s called Virtual Enterprise

It’s so popular you need to apply to take it

[final helm]

We have photography as a class 💀

[normal ember]

The gifted program at my school is so OP

We can get schedule changes at the beginning of the year just bc

Everyone else can only get a schedule change if they already took the class or they have a required course that they aren't taking because of a scheduling error

[final helm]

We have a class called “Stories Matter”

[pseudo barn]

Ok what even is that

[final helm]

Stories Matter
Offered to grades: 11, 12
Length: 1 Term
Category: Elective
Prerequisite: None

Much of the conflict in the world stems from a lack of understanding and appreciating our own and others’ diverse experiences and perspectives. In this course, students will explore a variety of literary texts, which could include memoirs, podcasts, poems, plays, etc., all with the same questions at the heart of the study: How do different people see, feel, and represent the world differently? How can sharing stories increase our understanding of each other? While engaging with the central focus, students will work on skills pertaining to reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

The student will:

Read, discuss, and write about the course concept (the importance of stories and multiple perspectives) in a variety of forms (examples: John Green’s “Stories Matter” speech, Dashka Slater’s The 57 Bus, pieces from Des Moines Storytellers Project, etc.) on a variety of topics that may shift with students’ needs and interests
Focus on the similarities and differences between stories within the course concept
Advance analysis skills
Write reflectively and analytically
Compose narratives

We also have 3 classes entirely on the topic of fashion

Guys I need help. Should I take Spanish 3 or AP physics 1 in 10th grade?

[cinder gorge]

It rlly depends on what u like

[final helm]

The only reason I have to take Spanish 3 is cuz it’s “good for colleges”

[cinder gorge]

Like if u like science and wanna major smth related to that field in college, I recommend u take AP physics 1

Oh ok

[final helm]

Unless I push Spanish 3 to junior year

[cinder gorge]

U can choose which one u prefer to take in 10th grade first

[final helm]

Wdym “first”

[cinder gorge]

Then take Spanish 3 in ur junior year

[final helm]

Yeah that’s a good idea

[cinder gorge]

Alr

It’s ur decision though

But I think u should take physics in 10th grade

Then Spanish 3 in 11th

[final helm]

It doesn’t even matter im 8th grade lol

[cinder gorge]

Oh 💀

[final helm]

I’m just planning my four years rn cuz im bored

[cinder gorge]

Ooo that’s nice

I do that with my friends as well

[final helm]

Math - trig and ap pre calc
Science - honors bio
Social studies - ap euro history
English - honors English 2
PE - strength
Electives -
Spanish 3
Programming in Python
Chemistry 1
Astronomy

But I could replace Spanish 3 with ap physics 1

[true magnet]

You can take ap physics in the 10 grade!
Wow you’re hella smart

🧠

[cinder gorge]

Yeah but just decide based on which one u could rlly take

[final helm]

Why

[cinder gorge]

Like which one u rlly wanna take

[final helm]

How does that make me smart

[true magnet]

Most of the people at my school don’t take physics till 11 and 12

And I go to a Catholic school

[final helm]

But they still have the option to, right?

[cinder gorge]

At my school, u can take physics in 12th grade but u can take it in 11th grade if you’re recommended to do honors

[final helm]

Bro what

All my school requires is a pre requisite of alg 2

[true magnet]

Nope
sophomores can only take apwh or ap psych

[final helm]

Oh

That’s crazy

[true magnet]

Ik

[final helm]

For us freshman can only take aphug

[true magnet]

Bro what!
You have to be a literal genius and ace any, and all placement tests in order to take an honors class at my school

They don’t offer ap to freshman 😭

[cinder gorge]

Rip

My school has a course catalog and it lists the requirements to get into each specific honors classes

Like most of them include that u gotta get a specific score or higher on the PSAT to be able to take that honors class and other requirements

[final helm]

Anyone can take honors in our school

[final helm]

Oh what

Guess my school doesn’t even care then lol

[true magnet]

😭 lucky duck

🦆

[final helm]

But my school has some pretty goofy ahh classes

[true magnet]

🙄😒 tell me about it. I’m taking biology now as a sophomore because freshman year I took some science class called “ earth and space science”

Er not now tho because this semester is over but still

[final helm]

Oh I have to take “physical science” next year

It’s like physics and chem

[true magnet]

💀 what

[final helm]

But the problem is that my school says that u can only do ap bio if u do chem 1 and biology

So like im tryna cram bio and chem into sophomore year

But then I want to do ap physics in sophomore year

[true magnet]

Ah!

Ic

[final helm]

But like im not gonna put all my electives as a science class cuz I want to do intro to Java and Spanish 3

[true magnet]

And wait
you said the only requirements for AP physics is algebra II?

[final helm]

Ye

Which im doing in 9th

[true magnet]

Ah!
What’s your grade in that right now? If you don’t mind me asking

[frank fog]

Damn y’all are lucky people

[final helm]

Grade in what?

[true magnet]

Alge II

[final helm]

I’m in 8th im just trying to plan out high school cuz im bored

Heehee

[true magnet]

OH!

💀💀💀💀💀

[frank fog]

Oh nvm

[true magnet]

Bruh

[final helm]

I do alg 2 next year

In 9th

[frank fog]

I thought 😭

[true magnet]

Ic

[final helm]

My grade in geometry is 99.33

[frank fog]

You take geometry now?

[final helm]

Ye

[frank fog]

Damn noice

[cinder gorge]

That’s amazing

[frank fog]

My school is terrible

[cinder gorge]

I have a 99 in algebra for 1st semester rn

[true magnet]

Wild 🔥🔥🔥 with proofs and all that junk?

[final helm]

My school is pre al to alg to geo to alg 2 to trig and pre calc

[cinder gorge]

Rip

[final helm]

Ye

That’s before proofs

We are gonna start proofs after break

Bro I know a kid that’s doing pre calc in my grade

[frank fog]

Dude what school is this 😭

[final helm]

Bro he literally leaves schools cuz there’s so few kids in it

[true magnet]

What the heck😭

💀

[final helm]

Being 1 math ahead in my school ain’t special at all

Like there’s 80 kids one math ahead

[frank fog]

What school is this tho

[final helm]

Or more I think

[final helm]

Why

[frank fog]

Just curious

Not like I would dox your location

[final helm]

Timberline

Waukee

[frank fog]

Oh damn Iowa

[final helm]

Bro we offer sports management

As a class

[frank fog]

Dude I’m in highschool and there’s mandatory classes like health and personal growth

[quaint skiff]

which grade are you in

[final helm]

8

[quaint skiff]

Damn

[final helm]

The 3 mandatory classes for me are financial literacy, speech 1, and health 1

It’s goofy I don’t know where to put financial literacy

Maybe I’ll take it as a senior

[plain hemlock]

Is it normal to honors geometry in 9th

Cause thats what i am taking

Cause in my school algebra 2 is usually done in 10th

[grave pilot]

I mean that's typically only 1 year ahead

so yeah

[final helm]

Same

[soft jacinth]

How should I study for AP exams? I was planning to just write down all the concepts I remember and review each concept. Every time I think I’ve memorized a good amount of information, I repeat the process and write down information and what I remember. After several times of doing this, I was planning to take ap practice tests and past frqs. I’m taking AP Lit, AP Stats, APES, and AP Macro, and self studying, APHUG, AP Comparative Gov, and AP Euro History. 7 AP’s.

What is everyone elses thoughts

[pearl mesa]

Tons of information online. I’d recommend looking there first. Especially for the histories, Heimler’s History will help.

[soft jacinth]

Yep, I took notes on ALL of his ap euro vids. (Except the review vids for each unit)

[final helm]

Damn

[soft jacinth]

Elementary

[final helm]

Nah

Up to Spanish 4 is good, because most colleges look up to 4

5 is unnecessary and a waste of time

What Spanish do u have up to

3?

No like other than Ap

What Spanish do u have

Ok yeah so go up to that

[final helm]

Anyone here taking jewelry and metal smithing 3?

[lunar plume]

dawg what

[pale acorn]

Woah jewelry and metal smithing. I wanna do that 😭

[merry pike]

I'm currently a 10th Grader (Sophomore) taking Honors Integrated III with a 100% Score (Algebra 1-2/Geometry) alongside Logic 1 (Math Elective) 95% and able to take Pre-Calculus over the summer. Do you think it is possible to advanced to Calculus 3 by 12 Grade (Senior)? My school offers Cal 3, and people from my school are able to skip two courses (however, this is usually for freshmen and underclassmen and maintain a 100% average), so I don't know if I'm able to. There is also no math APs and Logic 1 is the only math elective that is available. Calculus 2 can't be skipped because there is a lot materials to go over. Skipping Calculus 1 is the only possibility, but I need creditability and an attainable proposal.

[mint zodiac]

taking alg 2, trig, and precalc is a waste of time

precalc is an integration of skills from alg 2 and trig

[cinder gorge]

Idk what subject to choose for year9, since I still don’t know what job to be coz time is changing

[rotund stag]

What options do u have

[final helm]

That’s why trig and pre calc are in same year

[final helm]

Yeah our school offers it

If anyone took it I just wanted to see what it was like

And it goes up to 3

[final helm]

What are the options

[mint zodiac]

Taking them as separate classes really seems pointless

[final helm]

Well my schools goofy

[humble crow]

yea, easily

u can prolly take it this year tbh

like calc 1 and 2

[smoky acorn]

Is this too much for ninth grader? (im ahead by two years in math, and one year in science and Social Studies)

Eng 1 Honors
Alg 2 Honors
Chem Honors
WHAP
Spanish 3 Honors
AP Psych + AP HumanGeo (1 semester classes)
AP physics

[final helm]

HOW DO U DO AP PHYSICS IN 9th

That might be a little too much

4 ap classes in freshman year is wild

[distant inlet]

my school doesnt even allow freshman to take APs, and sophomores can only take an AP in comp sci A or principles

[cinder gorge]

good

[final helm]

Anyone here taking Sports and Entertainment Marketing?

[smoky acorn]

Bio is the pre req and chem is the co req

[smoky acorn]

I was thinking abt ap cps but imma wait and take it with apes in sophomore

[final helm]

Bro isn’t bio a hs class

[smoky acorn]

Ye

[eternal latch]

Does anyone know what happens in the advanced art elective, psychology elective or intro to law and criminology? It’s just that i’m think about getting those but I’m not really sure what they teach about in them.

[final helm]

By psychology, do u mean AP? And also what art elective, could u be more specific

[eternal latch]

I’m not sure, my school has electives once you get into grade 11 for classes. I think this channel is for high school class electives-

[final helm]

I know, but like can u be more specific on the classes of advanced art

And is psychology Ap psych

[eternal latch]

I looked at a page with the options made by my school, I didn’t see AP

[final helm]

Ok, I’ll explain what u do in psych then

U explain human behavior essentially, and the scientific methods in psychology

Also u explain how external factors influence behaviors

[eternal latch]

Ohhhh so a tiny bit like ethics class

Do you know about the other two I asked?

[final helm]

My school doesn’t offer law

Also I don’t know what art class ur talking about

[eternal latch]

Oh alr then

I could probably talk with my high school art teacher

[cedar sparrow]

isn't that class basically like memorize like a million terms and you should be able to get atleast a 4

thats weird and annoying to me

[normal ember]

that's also AP Human Geography except you only have to remember like 10 terms to get a 4 because most of the exam is on one unit (unit 5)

imo that class was really interesting but the exam was really easy

I'm dead serious, like the majority of the questions (including the FRQs) were on Unit 5 (Agricultural & Rural Land Use)

on collegeboard's page they say "12%-17%" for unit 5 but that's a lie istg (especially since it says the same percentage for unit 7, which is barely on the exam at all because of the fact that most AP HUG teachers apparently don't get fully through U7)

[devout garnet]

hey can anyone give advice on whether to choose pathology or immunology major? job prospects salary etc...

[coarse ruin]

I guess I prefer pathology more because I guess immunology has more competition since the jobs avaliable are high demand. Both pays well, pretty sure that pathology is also medical. Both are kind of similar in my opinion.

But you can choose what you want

[snow leaf]

I've been looking for a college to share my creative prowess through video games, music, and movies. I don't know where to go for things like that. Can someone with prior experience help me out?

[soft jacinth]

How should I study for 7 ap tests? Would starting now be a bad idea

[shy wasp]

when are your tests

[solemn hamlet]

Do you mean you're doing 7 AP exams this year independently, because your school doesn't offer them? In that case, studying for them immediately would be a good idea, if you're sure you are giving them, there's no harm

[cerulean peak]

Anyone know any helpful resources for self-studying an ap?

[shy wasp]

ii've heard past papers help

and those practice books

[glacial onyx]

Go on the ap website and look at their past exams. I’ve never self studied but I’ve given someone some of my resources from a class that he’s self studying and they’ve been really helpful. You could try to find someone that already took the course and see if they can give u any resources that were helpful for them

[soft jacinth]

3 are self studies and the other 4 are classes

[solemn hamlet]

Then why are you worrying about them now? You could probably prepare for the self study ones a few months before them

[soft jacinth]

Ap lit, ap stats, APES, Macro and im self studying, Euro, Comp Gov and HUG

[soft jacinth]

Idk I just think now would be good

[grave pilot]

should I take physics as an elective next year?

my main science class is a 2 year class so I wanted to add physics as well

[plain hemlock]

U r insane

[soft jacinth]

Yep

[final helm]

Like ap physics 1, or ap physics c? Also what grade u going to

[grave pilot]

Honors physics

idk if I can do ap physics without knowing anything

prior

or can i?

[final helm]

Well

U can

I think

Go into ap physics 1

[grave pilot]

my school only offers c

[final helm]

Oh

Then what’s the prereq

[grave pilot]

or ib physics

[final helm]

Wait take ib physics

[grave pilot]

I'll check

[final helm]

Take ib physics

[grave pilot]

it says I need to take honors physics

as a prereq

[final helm]

Take honors physics

[zealous raft]

YALL

found out today i can take ap lang instead of the required courses that i was supposed to take next year

i just need a recommendation from my teacher

which is in the works

so that’s great

😝

[zealous raft]

just in case anyone asks

no i can’t take ap lit

my school has made ap lang a prerequisite to ap lit

[robust canopy]

doesnt matter

you can do similar shit with either major

[wraith sequoia]

Quick question, what is a good program that I can take for post secondary with an average of mid 80s?

[knotty tide]

What are the main differences between AP physics 1 and APES?

Im having a tough time deciding between the 2

[proven stratus]

difficulty 😭

[knotty tide]

I mean like which one is easier and curiculum

[green parrot]

Apes likely from what I've heard

[final helm]

Choose Ap physics 1

[dreamy canopy]

Im tryna decide between AP physics 1, APES, and physio

[final helm]

AP physics 1

[normal ember]

AP Physics 1 for the win

[austere tulip]

Depends on your intended major

I would say taking Physics is helpful anyways because if you’re going into stem you’re going to have to take it some time

But otherwise if you want to go into humanities then just do APES cuz it’s much easier

Or if you want to go into environmental science

[final helm]

No

Even if going into humanities choose ap physics

[zealous raft]

i have a question guys

so i wanna take 2 ap history classes next year

as a sophomore (i’m a freshman rn)

but i need recommendations

but i’d need both of those from the same teacher

if i did over 100% in his class do you think he’d be okay with giving me the recommendations

??

[dawn stump]

I want to take AP science next year but I’m struggling this year in 8th grade, do i still take it?

[final helm]

What ap science

Theres multiple

[zealous raft]

if you know what ap science you want u could probably use khan academy to get a good start

[dawn stump]

Biology

[rotund stag]

Is AP physics 1 interesting I’ll be a sophomore next yr and I’m probably taking it

[limber pumice]

yeah

[rotund stag]

What type of stuff is there

[limber pumice]

look in course desc

[magic orbit]

ap physics 1 is not for the kind of hearts

it's pretty difficult imo

[delicate lily]

Guys can someone review my supplement essay

[magic orbit]

#college-guidance

[delicate lily]

No one is there

[magic orbit]

#college-guidance @cinder gorge

[magic orbit]

then you need to wait

this is for course selection

not for college apps

[dull adder]

no lol

take honors not aps freshmen year

[craggy sky]

If you’re struggling in science, taking a science AP would probably be one of the worst decisions you could make. Once you understand science in depth in your intended discipline, you would be better off.

[zealous raft]

some schools, i know mine, don’t have honors

[dull adder]

still wouldnt recommend aps freshmen year anyways

[frigid vale]

idk tbh

everyone ik is taking AP's and i feel behind because of that

im freshman and taking 0 aps

but either way, do colleges want a steady increase in APs, or can i take as many as I want in sophmore year?

I have to take two already (ap precal and ap csa), but is 4-5 okay sophmore year?

i wanna double up on chem and ap physics 1 to get ahead in science since im alr ahead in math but does anyone have experience in this subject?

[vital olive]

yeah take the max u can lmao

they look at course rigor dependent on high school

when ur counselor is evaluating you, she also has a section for if the student took the maximum rigor of coursework offered

that means taking max aps

[frigid vale]

well im taking 2 on-level classes (not advanced) because biology advanced at my school is killer

im taking advanced english for the SAT because it's basically a preparation for AP lit

and im not taking aphug

but i was thinking next year maybe: ap precalc, ap csa, ap physics 1, whap, etc

[zealous raft]

me too!! it’s fine

my school doesn’t even allow freshmen to take aps

[zealous raft]

i think that’s a lot for your first year of taking them

i’m taking 3 as a sophomore

picked them out today

ap lang, apush, ap world

[zealous raft]

we only have “advanced” for math and english and that’s only if u we’re in the accel program in middle school

[zealous raft]

my school requires taking ap lang before taking ap lit

[zealous raft]

damn my school doesn’t even have ap precalc and aphug

we have 12 ap classes i think

ap euro
ap world
apush
ap gov
ap bio
ap chem
ap physics
ap calculus
ap stats
ap csp
ap lang
ap lit

that’s it

[zealous raft]

i would say 1 is fine if you want to push yourself and know you can handle it

[zealous raft]

focus on getting your science grade up now and see later

it rlly depends when ur course selection is

does anyone wanna take a look at my courses i picked out today for sophomore year?

world history will be changed to ap world history

[dawn stump]

We also use infinite campus, but yea I found out it was bcuz of a test I wasn’t there for

[frigid vale]

my school requires english 2 before ap lit or lang 😭

[frigid vale]

Why do you want to take apush and whap at the same time

apush is hard ive heard

[zealous raft]

my favorite subject and have taken like normal classes of it the past 2 years had over 100% on it the entire time

[zealous raft]

oohhhhh yeah js catch up and i think if you work hard you could do one of the ap sciences

don’t take any more than that for freshman year cause that’s alr pushing yourself

js start w 1 and you can increase it every year

[zealous raft]

we gotta do 9th and 10th first but i’m ahead so i’m in 10th as a freshman. so with a rec from my teacher i can take ap lang as a sophomore

[final helm]

What’s pride time

[zealous raft]

i would have to take world anyway so why not just bump up the difficulty

[zealous raft]

studyhall

[final helm]

Oh

[dawn stump]

Alr thank you

[zealous raft]

yeah np

[pseudo echo]

take 1 to get acclimated

[idle cedar]

Is this schedule good for an aspiring Neuroscience pre-med

Junior yr:
AP Lang (required)
AP World (required)
AP Calc BC
AP Chem
AP Physics C: Mechanics
Humanities Magnet Research Seminar (required)
Online Newspaper
Neuroscience/Intro to Biochemistry

[final helm]

How r ap classes required

Otherwise taking all those junior year is good

Really yood

[idle cedar]

Magnet program

[cinder gorge]

wait like u can technically take courses over the summer at colleges like stanford, do those count towards ur transcript?

[worthy flare]

Summer classes at universities don’t count towards your Highschool transcript. However certain programs may give college credits for them

[cinder gorge]

i dont think so

[cinder gorge]

yeah

[deft maple]

Is CLEP easier or harder than AP.

[dawn stump]

Freshman year:

Honors History
Honors Biology
Honors Algebra
English
Italian
Gym
Art
Woodworking
Pre-engineering

Not all in 1 semester btw

[frank carbon]

i go to an advanced school so im taking it in 8th grade rn

its pretty easy actually

just kinda memorize the formulas and study online

[final helm]

What do u need help with

[dawn stump]

Nothing just showing u guys what I picked

[final helm]

Ok

Nice

Why Italian tho

FRESHMAN YEAR
Honors English
Ap human geo
Algebra 2
normal science
Business applications
Speech (required)
Spanish 2
Intro to engineering

This is mine