course-selection

[elfin python]

Doing course selections for sophomore year and this is what I have:
AP BC precalc
English 10 honors
Chemistry honors
AP World
AP Comp Sci A
Spanish 3
Orchestra

I technically don’t have to take anymore Spanish cause I have 2 credits from another language but im not sure what I’d take instead

also not sure if I should do ap world or not

[cinder gorge]

what is bc precalc

[elfin python]

same as ap precalc except they made gen ed precalc ap so this one is bc now

that’s just for us idk abt anywhere else

[elfin python]

also another detail that’s probably relevant is that ap world at our school is harder than most other schools

like our average on the ap exam is around 4.3ish

so im not sure if it’s worth taking or not

[vapid wave]

So I want to get a job in software development, game development, or something to do with coding/computers, and was wondering what I should take for sophomore year. Right now I am taking honors bio 1 and honors lit and comp 1. I have a 99 in geometry (ahead one year) and was thinking about replacing one of my honors classes with honors math. What do you think I should choose based on career etc. In both of the honors classes right now I have an 87 and a 90. I am just wondering whether it is worth taking all 3 honors classes on top of already developing a game, playing sports, and having to watch my younger siblings. I don't know if that will put too much stress on me as I already hate my biology class. If not, then I am wondering whether I drop honors lit and comp going into lit and comp 2, or drop honors bio going into chemistry.

[fickle pulsar]

my school is really small and not enough spots, so they have to pick the top applicants

[fickle pulsar]

yes, in my opinion its worth it. showing a college that u can take the hardest courses possible even if u get a slightly lower grade shows that u are willing for a challenge in uni. but i suggest dropping bio for chem, biology is kinda just common sense, and chem would look better on ur app

[cinder gorge]

Just self study

And take the exam by yourself

[vapid wave]

well i have to take bio 1, chem is next year

[naive kestrel]

Re-did my sophomore schedule a bit, give me your thoughts!
Honors Algebra II
Honors Chemistry I
AP Human Geography
AP World History
AP Computer Science Principles
Physics I
Concert Choir
Spanish III (Virtual Fall Semester)
Economics & Personal Finance (Virtual Spring Semester)
English II (Virtual Summer Semester 2025)

[plain hemlock]

Thats a lot

I reccommend to self study ap csp

[velvet depot]

3 APs is a lot, also physics and chem at the same time is a bit much

[fast zealot]

God damn

[deep vigil]

when should i dual over ap?

also how do i see what colleges will accept dual credits for certain classes (like 1101)

[crystal prawn]

Where can I take dual enrollment classes?

[zealous raft]

is your school in maybe a partnership with a local college?

does your school offer dual enrollment?

[crystal prawn]

I don't think so. At least not that I know of.

I'm trying to take AP calc AB over the summer

is that an option?

Like anywhere

or are AP's stuff you can't take as a summer course?

AP ENG 11 LANGCOMP Required 1.00
AP VA and US HISTORY Required 1.00
AP CALCULUS BC Elective 1.00
AP COMP SCIENCE A Elective 1.00
AP PHYSICS C Elective 1.00
AP FRENCH LANG Elective 1.00
ENG ANALYSIS AND APPLICATIONS II HON

(Also, do y'all think this is maybe way too much for a junior?)

[radiant dome]

I am thinking about taking English Honors but im not too sure.

Freshman year my advrage for Regular English was a C.

This year since I took more AP Euro that involve LOTS OF WRITING and I joined Debate so I had to do more litterature based stuff, so my Advrage grade for non-honors English this year is 100% with my lowest being a 97% in that class

and honestly that class just seems too easy for me now so idk if i wanna switch to Honors (I plan on taking AP English) or to just stick with regular english for the sake of keeping that A

[maiden coral]

i mean if you plan on using english as a large part of your transcript or if you want to aim towards lineral arts or wtv, then it would be recommended

but if you want to aim for stem (like i am) i take regular english and AP and Honours for all the stem courses

[stiff frigate]

Possible sophomore schedule, thoughts? Want to do something neuroscience related.
Honors Algebra II
Honors Chemistry
AP World
AP Seminar
Advanced science research I (counts as an honors class)
Gym/Health

I have 1.5 elective spots available, should I go for Honors Physics or APES and an intro to psych elective?

[naive orchid]

Hiya, I’m a 8th grader that recently got asked to go to a part time math and science school for next year. This would mean I would spend 2 periods on the bus and take 2 advanced course just to come back in the middle of 4th period. I’m not sure if this is something I would like to do, I would have to chose between 2 of the elective classes, which I enjoy the most and I’m unsure of what career path I would like to pursue in the future and not sure if I should go forward with going to the advanced high school?

[vital olive]

honestly i'd go for it

[coarse sigil]

AP BC precalc for sophmore is wild

[cobalt grail]

fellas is it wise to take honors precal over the summer and then jump into ap calc bc next year

i'm in honors algebra 2 rn

my schedule for next year is looking like
ap english lit
ap gov / ap macro
ap physics 1
ap micro / digital marketing
ap stats
study hall
and possibly ap calc bc

[viscid pivot]

Actually, it’s not that bad. But it rlly depends on what they teach and the pace they go. I took both this year and I’m fine. Chem is fine but I hate physics.

[coarse sigil]

is physics harder than chem?

[viscid pivot]

At my skl yes

You can check out the course description and the syllabus if they hv it

[vital olive]

yes

fs

go rin

💯

[elfin python]

nah man that’s like a death penalty

[pearl mesa]

Imo, you don’t rlly need pre calc, I mean when I took ab I knew nothing and did just fine. Most teachers usually review everything anyways.

But I wouldn’t skip AB

[elfin python]

honors precalc over the summer is terrible

our county doesn’t even offer it because of how stupid that is

I’m just saying that dude that wants to take calc bc shouldn’t take precalc over the summer to do so

doubt it’s very good prep

we do precalc with trig idk if thats how it works over there

I’m just saying precalc is gonna be hard over the summer

[pearl mesa]

I agree, but I don’t think going straight to BC is a good idea

Without some type of other calc class, either pre calc or AB

BC has more content alongside everything in AB, imo its too much for just one year without any prior knowledge

Because most people have 2 years of experience with calc by then

Maybe even 3

Because they took, possibly pre calc, AB, and now BC

Which a lot is a review

[fickle osprey]

Bruh I got a 76 on my bc test 💀

I felt confident about the test too 😭

It only gets worst from here

[pearl mesa]

More people get a 5 on BC than AB because they have more years of experience

I mean AB is not exactly an easy class

In comparison imo

I don’t think this is going to be the vast majority though

I think the vast majority of people are going to take time to pick it up. But maybe I just have a screwed viewpoint on it

Ok maybe you have the screwed viewpoint

Your friend sounds very smart haha!

[vital olive]

a lot of people go straight into it tho

also

she’s in a2 as a junior (the person in question)

if she’s going for like top colleges

the rigor would be in question

as that’s usually one of the lower levels (for my school at least)

[pearl mesa]

Do they really?

[vital olive]

so i’d say grind into it cus it’s worth it

[pearl mesa]

With no previous experience in calc?

[vital olive]

ur not helping lmao

[vital olive]

it’s tough but it’s manageable

[pearl mesa]

I don’t think this is the majority of people though

[vital olive]

and it’s not like she’s going to get NO experience

precalc over the summer is still precalc

yes she’ll have to work hard

but if she is aiming for the top, like a majority of people here, then id recommend it

because course rigor

[pearl mesa]

Honestly pre calc over the summer and then bc sounds like a good idea to me if they want to accelerate

[vital olive]

yeah

[pearl mesa]

AP Calc BC is generally received as one of the harder AP clssses

Because it’s a hard class

I associate it from experience

I also associate it with the calc teacher

I don’t she’s a very good teacher

This is why I talk from experience

But also a lot of websites and people I’ve talked to say calc is not an easy class

There’s a lot of resources for a lot of things though

It doesn’t make it less difficult b

This is true

Also true 😂

[cobalt grail]

yeah 😭 i really wanna get ahead in my math classes

i was ahead by like 2 years in math but i moved countries and my credits didn't transfer

hence why a2 as a junior

[coarse sigil]

Ik, but once again, I wouldn’t taken. Only if my school wasn’t too petty about it

[naive orchid]

All right, so I thought abt this and I’m still unsure. I don’t believe that a almost 2 hour bus ride is worth it to take 2 advanced courses. Losing an extra elective class is another thing especially while I’m not confident about the career path I want to pursue. At the same time, I wanna risk it as I feel slightly unchallenged with what I’m learning in the moment. As of now, I don’t get homework often only about once- three times per week. I don’t think I can deal with homework everyday.

I’m not sure if this is worth it, what do y’all think?

[frigid vale]

should i double up on physics and chem next year as a sophmore? i have a ton of smart friends who took bio in 8th grade so theyre taking chem rn and i feel left behind. wanna major in cs and do premed on top of it

[high geode]

Yo for junior year should i do AP bio, Ap chem, Ap Calc BC, Ap lang, french 3, us history or should i do ap bio, ap calc bc, ap lang, ap psychology, honors physics, french 3?

[frigid vale]

us history regular?

also depends what you wanna go for. do you want to become something in the medical field? do you want an easier senior year or a harder junior year?

French 3 is a must, and I'm assuming AP lang and Calc BC are too.

[mighty hornet]

How’s AP art history? I’m freshman and thinking about taking it next year. I’ll have no other AP classes sophomore year (bc my school won’t let me)

[silver plover]

schools making us pick courses for later this month AUGHHHHHHH
im headed into 12th grade around august-september depending on when they decide to cut break off and its gonna be the final year i get to really do much of anything and i need to get it really working. i want to take either ap comp sci (2/2 sem, no dual credit), ap statistics (i think 2/2 sem? unsure about dual credit), or speech (1/2 sem, dual credit) since thats what the college i want to go to recommends most. i'll still have at least 1 slot for an elective but i dont know if i should fill both slots with them or not since im trying to fill the academic honors version of my states graduation program. should i go look for something else or just take two of the three classes?

[silver plover]

friends who took it say it was okay but studying def required. take it if you feel you can handle it

[silver plover]

bumping this jic. thinking of probably asking for some other classes during summer if i even can but idk if they will let me cram lol. but ill see

[cinder gorge]

you should try to speak with your counselor

same thing with my school

but I negotiated up to 5

[coarse ruin]

Is there any AP classes I should take in freshman year in high school?

[robust canopy]

Ap physics C: E&M

[zinc tree]

AP Human Geography

or AP World History

or AP Enviornmental Science

they're all pretty good to start out with

[coarse ruin]

Excellent that sounded so interesting I should totally take this one

[robust canopy]

Yes

[zinc tree]

That's one of the hardest APs

💀

[coarse ruin]

Is AP Computer science principles good too?

[zinc tree]

Yes

it's one of the easiest

[robust canopy]

AP chem also good, very ez

[zinc tree]

if not

the easiest

[coarse ruin]

My friend got 1st place on the exam

Too easy

[wise valve]

Is AP World History hard? (Rate it 1-10)

[coarse ruin]

Mid (based on relatives) 5.5/10

[zinc tree]

out of all APs? I would rate it like a 4 or a 5/10

Just a lot of writing

[wise valve]

ok ty

[coarse ruin]

My relatives told me to take AP chem for junior year help me 👍👍👍

[wise valve]

I cant tell if your serious or not but goodluck with that

[robust canopy]

AP Chinese is pretty easy

AP chinese, AP lit, AP euro, AP calc BC, AP physics C sound like a good freshman schedule to me

[coarse ruin]

They actually very successful and is smarter than most ppl. Typical nerd emojis 😡😡😡

[wise valve]

Im just confused now but good for them

[cobalt grail]

is this fr 😭 those are some of the hardest out there

[coarse ruin]

I'm chinese so ap chinese isn't that bad

Riiight

😃😃

[robust canopy]

oh then that might be too easy

[coarse ruin]

Yeah totally

[robust canopy]

Try AP German freshman year instead

[vital olive]

worth imo

[coarse ruin]

I mean I also took German classes since I was 6

[vital olive]

no fs u should go for it

also explain credit loss in addtl info

[robust canopy]

AP Spanish Lit <3

[vital olive]

oh god no

[wise valve]

that will give you some easy marks

[vital olive]

i’m so done with spanish

[wise valve]

you should do it

[cobalt grail]

ofc

[coarse ruin]

I learned Spanish for 3 years on duolingo

[vital olive]

go rin 💯‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥

[wise valve]

is there AP french?

[vital olive]

omg i’m so supportive

[coarse ruin]

Oh I haven't learned French yet

[robust canopy]

Easy Freshman Schedule for Balanced life 🫶 :
AP Spanish Lit, AP Lit, AP Euro, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C

[wise valve]

you forgot AP chem

[robust canopy]

you would still get destroyed by AP spanish lit

[coarse ruin]

Dw I will take it in senior year

[robust canopy]

yeah if you wanna be a STEM Major

[coarse ruin]

I still have 4 years left

[robust canopy]

this AP schedule covers all bases

[wise valve]

I'll use it next year 👍

[coarse ruin]

I want to go to this school but there is no Spanish lit how sad 😔😔😔😔

[robust canopy]

try AP Japanese

[cinder gorge]

3 days into ap bio- would highly recommend taking prob n stats prior or if you are taking it in 10th grade would suggest having a decent to good to even very good skill set in math or at least a minum of good comprhenion of math though it isnt too too difuclt

also review basic chem hard if you didnt do good in it

[robust canopy]

I heard japanese is super simple language

[coarse ruin]

My friend is Japanese he will teach me it

[robust canopy]

the stats in AP bio isnt that hard

[coarse ruin]

There is Ap Japanese language and culture

[cinder gorge]

its not but im talking more or so about 10th graders who take ap bio

[robust canopy]

i mean you should be able to learn it as you go

the chem backround is more important but also learnable as you go

[cinder gorge]

a lot of APs for a reason suggest (some schools require) classes to had been taken prior but yeah ur not wrong

[coarse ruin]

Holy **** there is Ap physics C: Electricity and Magnetism and also Ap physics C: mechanics

[robust canopy]

yeah

[cinder gorge]

i aint doin nun of that physics shit

respect to ppl who do physics

[robust canopy]

some school you do both in 1 class

which is fucking insane

[violet heron]

Should I do AP stats or AP physics soph year

[cinder gorge]

have u taken precalc well actually if its normal ap physics it probably doesnt matter much

[coarse ruin]

Ab and bc is basically the same thing but bc moves at a faster pace because there is +1.5 units

[robust canopy]

both <3

[coarse ruin]

In calculus

[robust canopy]

take BC is you're good at math and AB if you're not

[coarse ruin]

AB so you can get the gist of the Calculus thing and then bc if you can ace it

Don't lose your GPA kids

[viscid pivot]

Don’t you need to take Caculus before stats? Or is that not required? If not then maybe take both? Or I were to choose one, I’d choose the one that would help me more with my career path interest

[robust canopy]

no AP stats has no calc

ap calc has basically no stats

[violet heron]

I feel like both are fundamental though

I think should just do stats and get over it and focus on physics later

[distant forum]

Hi guys

For grade 11, i took functions, english, physics, chem, world religions, and co-op, and gym

is it a good?

year

[unique trout]

I think you need pre calc for that

[cinder gorge]

I know exactly what courses to take (mostly) but the thing is is that i have absolutely no idea how the high school course selection works

[versed roost]

is buisness law a good idea to take in hs if im planning to go to law school?

[versed roost]

depends on the school

and country

[cinder gorge]

No heres the thing

its like a riddle

[versed roost]

what.

like actually?

[cinder gorge]

The riddle is, what has no more than 7 credits a year

[versed roost]

you?

[cinder gorge]

needs several required

classes

per 4 years

and needs electives

[versed roost]

hmm

i wouldnt know im dumb as fuck

[cinder gorge]

I dont get it

I need electives to pass

but i already maxxed out my credit limit

How does that work

[versed roost]

ask a councelor

[silver plover]

still havent gotten any answers !

[versed roost]

maybe speech? since youre sure about the dual credit

[silver plover]

ill take speech one semester then

now i have to figure out what to fill the other 3 semesters with.....

falls

[radiant dome]

Do you guys think taking a Career and Technical education class for Sophomore year so i can take more advanced classes relating to my interests my Junior year would be a good idea or should i wait till Junior year?

I wanna replace my AVID class with Childhood development cus of these reasons
1: Avid teacher believes that I can benefit if i stopped taking his classes and went for a different class
2: We need one semester of a CTE class to graduate

[brazen trout]

taking more advanced classes always looks good to colleges

[pliant fossil]

Should I take AP chem in 9th grade?

[wise valve]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlzE269qCtQ

if you can handle it

[pliant fossil]

Thank you

[brazen trout]

normally Id agree with "if you can handle it"

but im going to say np

no

[tall river]

Speaking of ap sciences…i plan on taking ap calc ab in 9th grade, bc in 10th, and stats in 11th, i wanna have that “4 years of math thing” so i was wondering if smth like either ap physics Cs or maybe even ap physics 1 and 2 could count towards that? (Our schools doesn’t have multicalc or anything)

[brazen trout]

take an applied math if they have it, Im pretty sure ap micro or macro are applied math classes

unless you really wanna do physics

[pliant fossil]

I'm pretty sure colleges like that

[tall river]

I don’t know much abt ap macro/micro but wouldn’t ap physics be closer to math, physics 1 and 2 are alg based and both Cs are calc based

[brazen trout]

anyways my reasoning is the same reasoning they give for why you shouldn't take Organic Chemistry your freshman year of college, Not only is it a hard class but you have to spend time integrating into a new school at new standards with a new schedule and teachers and friends and life

[brazen trout]

they're both applied math classes its just what interests you more

[pliant fossil]

Thanks, maybe i'll take is in 10th or 11th

[final helm]

I think chemistry is reccomended

[tall river]

Ok I’ll check out ap macro micro

[pliant fossil]

I had my eyes on macroeconomics for a while now

[radiant dome]

Stick to Regular chem classes first and then do AP Chem once you’re older

[tall river]

Would taking both ap physics Cs senior year kill me?

[lucid gate]

What should be my deciding factor deciding to take either regular or AP track english next year

[keen condor]

Should I take calc ab and bc in sophomore year together (they teach in person and cover each in 1 semester)

[final helm]

Yeah

[final helm]

Are you having consistent good grades in English without struggle

[lucid gate]

I've got 95's and 96's with general ease, but on a lot of quizzes I get half credit for missing the entire idea of the section of the book we just read

[brazen trout]

just do ab and then bc next year

[brazen trout]

what do you wanna major in

calculus is stupid in general

to get an A

[lucid gate]

So its kinda contradicting, but aeronautical engineering, the reason I wanna do AP Lit/Lang is because it knocks out 5% of the entire degree if I pass both tests

[brazen trout]

most schools only require one english i just did lang for premed

[lucid gate]

the college i want to go to(and with my grades most likely will get into) requires both

[keen condor]

Ap precalc is p ez

[brazen trout]

but wouldnt it be smarter to increase your chances of getting an A rather than trying to cram everything

[lucid gate]

for reference its Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

[keen condor]

But my parents are saying I'm gonna die if I take 2 years in 1

[brazen trout]

then take both english sucks

[brazen trout]

yeah its dumb just do them after one another for an easy A

[lucid gate]

👍

[keen condor]

K gotchu

[brazen trout]

you cant go around and give advice expecting everyone to get an A then you give bad advice

[keen condor]

Its 2 years in 1 so you could be risking your straight As...

[brazen trout]

If I expected everyone tog et an A I'd say take 7 APs freshman year

B C D E/F aka the other grades

you're in highschool?

[keen condor]

Okay so how much time did u spend on calc per day

[brazen trout]

do not listen to bro hes a gunner

Correct but its such a highschool mindset to expect an A in a class

[keen condor]

Fax

...

[brazen trout]

my sister goes to columbia engineering and was top 10% with a 74% in a class

[keen condor]

She's hella smart bro

[brazen trout]

ok but you cant give advice with YOUR standards you have to standardize it to the average american highschooler whose a B/C student

[brazen trout]

i mean in her engineering class not in highschool

[keen condor]

No I meant that she got into Columbia

[wise valve]

your a genius stop expecting others to be the same

[keen condor]

So she must be smart

[brazen trout]

dude you can google it the average gpa is a 3.0

[brazen trout]

dont feed his ego

[brazen trout]

athlete

[keen condor]

Ohhh nice

[brazen trout]

it takes a 5 second search to find out the average highschool student gets a 3.0 GPA

indeed it is

[wise valve]

thought it would make him understand I see now it doesnt

[brazen trout]

maybe some As and Cs thrown in

[keen condor]

...

[brazen trout]

I knew tons of people who got Cs

dude thats so wrong

[keen condor]

I feel like he's just saying wtv at this point bro

[brazen trout]

I got into northeastern with 60% Bs and 40% As

[wise valve]

hes just trying to de motivate everyone

[brazen trout]

Hes what we call in premed a "gunner"

but its not straight As by any means

[wise valve]

what did you change there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIVyHIyBN5k

also that

harvard is high ranked school so its harder to get in but 2.9

so change expectations

[brazen trout]

3.0 would make it hard for selective schools but you can get into tons of universities with a 3.0 even a 2.5

lord

https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/english/gradwriting/admission/#:~:text=Admission Criteria&text=A minimum undergraduate GPA of,is required for conditional admission.

https://www.appily.com/colleges/GPA/2-5

[robust canopy]

state schools

[wise valve]

have you graduated

[brazen trout]

because the AVERAGE college student makes a million more dollars in their life time compared to someone who hasnt

that includes ALL universities

not just harvard

a million is alot of money

and work 70 hours a week?

[pearl mesa]

State colleges provide an almost equivalent education as any T20 would, it is also a much cheaper option it pursue the degree they’d like to

[brazen trout]

Those trade jobs are scams because they dont tell you the hours they work. You are spreading harmful rhetoric that is also intimidating to younger students

Your GPA is not your whole application

[robust canopy]

mid networking, internship, and research opportunities

Shotgun T20s!!!!

Only way of life is shotgun RD

[pearl mesa]

?

Not true

[wise valve]

hypocritical?

[brazen trout]

what??

there are still parties at T20s?

[pearl mesa]

There’s lots of parties at Harvard

[wise valve]

you just have to not go to them

[brazen trout]

The people that go to schools outside of T20s are just fine people

[robust canopy]

yeah at T20s you will be the worst among academic weapons, what could be better motivation than that?

[wise valve]

Are you not expecting everyone to get A average

[robust canopy]

T20s have parties

[brazen trout]

My dad went to Uconn and ended being a astrophysicist at NASA, your undergrad does not determine your future

[robust canopy]

except CalTech

[robust canopy]

yes

but it can help shape it

[brazen trout]

correct but its not the determining factor

[robust canopy]

Shotgun T20s RD!!

fr

not wanting to be shit is a good motivator

[brazen trout]

Med schools literally just said they dont gaf where you to go college if you have good grades and a good MCAT

[pearl mesa]

Grass you have lots of people here willing to help you gain a different perspective on college. Rather than arguing every point, maybe take a second to understand.

[robust canopy]

yes med school

it doesnt matter much for grad school

but still going to a T20 will help you get into a good medschool bc of better internship and research opportunities

medicine is mid

[brazen trout]

depends lol, I alr had good connections pre college and my major gives me research and the best clinical experience outside of PA

[robust canopy]

what is PA

[brazen trout]

thats not what that statement was saying at all, you're right but you blatantly ignored what I said

[brazen trout]

Physician Assistant, essentially the second highest position in medicine

[pearl mesa]

Physicians assistant

[robust canopy]

besides doctor

[brazen trout]

yup

[robust canopy]

bruh

plumbers dont go to college

dont need to

[brazen trout]

Do you want a plumber who doesnt wanna be a plumber?

[robust canopy]

sick

no one is meant to be anything

[wise valve]

.... do you just assume everyone who works jobs that dont seem appealing are underqualified or did i misunderstand

[brazen trout]

Literally

then they dont have to do that

like what are you not understanding

if someone WANTs to do medicine and they work hard enough and get in they're built for it

[robust canopy]

yes but it's more than intelligance that determines fit for the medical field

[keen condor]

I think you have extreme opinions bro

[brazen trout]

Med schools acknowledge that IF you get into medical school you are academically fit enough to be a doctor

Thats why medical school is pass/fail

because they want to eliminate the concept of compeition.

[robust canopy]

people who can do something are more likely to do it bc they'll get reinforced by early success. people who don't wanna do something will get negatively reinforced early on when they fail bc they stupid

[robust canopy]

it is?

[brazen trout]

yes

[robust canopy]

W

[pearl mesa]

Majority are

[robust canopy]

that's W

so I can get through med school w/ 67s in all my classes or whatever

[pearl mesa]

Not necessarily

[robust canopy]

if <65 if failing

[brazen trout]

No? for someone who prides themselves in math you seem to be awful at statistics... the average IQ of a doctor is an average there will always be someone lower

[wise valve]

they are you just dont want to barely pass

[pearl mesa]

Depends on the school

[robust canopy]

yeah

ok so <75 is failing

same difference

[pearl mesa]

Consensus on what is passing differs from school to school

[brazen trout]

Then how could you flex the As you so pride yourself in

[wise valve]

talk about the normal

[robust canopy]

if you have an IQ of 80 you would be extremely challenged in college

people who have an IQ of 80 struggle a lot with just HS

[brazen trout]

Ok? if someone cant get into medical school then they dont get in and do something else? also not everyone is built for a field like plumbing and 80 is an INSANELY low IQ

No 80 is super fucking low dude

like you dont know anything if you think people seriously have IQs of 80

[robust canopy]

the average iq of doctors is 125

[brazen trout]

just because someone isnt doing well in school doesnt mean they have a low IQ they could literally not be studying hard enough or not studying right but an IQ of 80???

[robust canopy]

people do??

there are as many people with IQ of 80 as IQ of 120...

all the smartest kids will have IQs of 120+

[brazen trout]

the average american IQ is like 97-98

[robust canopy]

so all the dumbest kids prob hav <80

[wise valve]

they exist

its just not common

[brazen trout]

I never said that, i just said its rare

[robust canopy]

and?

the average American is not the smartest kid nor the cumbest

[brazen trout]

also you're acting like everyone who WANTS to be a doctor will get into medical school

you dont know how admissions work clearly

[robust canopy]

it's not...

there are as many people with IQ 80 as IQ 120

[brazen trout]

80 is two standard deviations from 100

where did I act like that

[robust canopy]

all the smartest kids have 120+ IQs

[wise valve]

is 120 rare though?

[brazen trout]

not everyone can DO plumbing

[robust canopy]

so for each genius you know there is one stupid

[wise valve]

or is it common

[brazen trout]

or a good work ethic

[robust canopy]

not that rare

it's not common but not that rare

[wise valve]

ok

[brazen trout]

Plumbing is still a labor-intensive job that requires schooling and here you are saying if you arent good at schooling to do plumbing

[robust canopy]

like ~9% have IQ 120 or higher

1 in 10 will have IQ 120+

so 1 in 10 will have IQ <=80

[pearl mesa]

I’m not even sure what this argument is anymore

But let’s just take it to DM’s

It’s not on topic anymore

[brazen trout]

@cinder gorge are you referring to me saying that med schools dont care where you went to college as me saying anyone can get into medical school?

[wise valve]

i should sleep and ignore this

[brazen trout]

Right

[wise valve]

gn

[robust canopy]

i need to write

bye

[brazen trout]

im gonna dm you

[untold sable]

which school i choose

[solemn hamlet]

Are you talking about high schools? Well, that depends on your location and academic competence, and your family situation

For colleges, basically the same thing too.

[versed roost]

but they go to trade school

its not like they dont have to learn anything

[solemn hamlet]

Obviously being an orthopedic surgeon or smth requires more education than being a plumber, but some would consider that a plus

Anyways, this argument is literally so dumb 💀
Obviously not everyone is academically competent enough to be an orthopedic surgeon, but that's an extreme example. You can become a regular physician, if you really put your mind to it, not accounting for disabilities or other physical or mental conditions..

[runic locust]

so i was recommended into ap bio for freshman year but idk if i should take it freshman or sophomore year or later

[coarse ruin]

I think junior and senior is best for ap bio

People said it's pretty difficult for a freshman

[runic locust]

okay thank you

[coarse sigil]

AP bio freshman year is wod

wild

[tall river]

How many foreign lang credits do colleges want

3-4?

[foggy mountain]

calc bc senior year or statistics

[vital olive]

bc

take both if u can tho

[foggy mountain]

how hard is ap stats

and meant ap calc bc vs ap stats

[foggy mountain]

.

[vital olive]

wait question

what r u taking junior year

and what r u majoring in?

because difficulty honestly depends on teacher

and ur strengths

[foggy mountain]

AP calc ab, something engineering

[vital olive]

go for bc

it’s more important than stats

for engi

[foggy mountain]

ok

thanks

[vital olive]

at least imo

yeah ofc

ur a freshman u have time 😭

ur

but

[foggy mountain]

I'm just thinking

[vital olive]

planning ahead is cool

(it’s what i did)

[foggy mountain]

yeah

[real shuttle]

Should I take biology 1 or conceptual physics for 9th grade?

[solemn hamlet]

[solemn hamlet]

Nothing harder?

[real shuttle]

nope

[round crypt]

depends on your major and graduation requirements

I persoannly hated biology but it was easy

[real shuttle]

ok thanks

[flint kestrel]

I’m currently taking regents bio, and I’m planning on going straight to ap chem which i know is very very hard, idk what to do though

I’m trying to get into mit, I am a game developer/prorammer who has made games with 1k ccu

I like to play violin and am one of the best in my class

I’m also going from no aps to 3 aps

[mystic shuttle]

Cool, but i fail to see how musical skills help you get on MIT

[normal ember]

Shows interest in something other than career path

And if done out of school could count as an extracurricular

[tall river]

How many years of a foreign language is recommended for college apps? I’m planning on majoring in a stem field

[flint kestrel]

Exactly

[flint kestrel]

I wanna know if this jump is reasonable though

[lapis phoenix]

3 years is the norm, 4 is ideal

2 is usually necessary

[distant tendon]

should i jump from pre calc to calc bc from freshman to sophmore?

[lapis phoenix]

is this even a jump for you?

At my school you take AP calc bc straight after pre-calc

[distant tendon]

(i meant from honors pre calc to ap calc bc)

ooh ok

[lapis phoenix]

I mean you could always look up "what concepts should I have a good understanding of for AP calc BC"

AP calc bc is a hard class but if you did good in pre-calc and are confident in your algebra/trig skills, then you should be okay

[distant tendon]

ooh nice ok thanks

[tall river]

I’m pretty sure calc bc is just ab but faster and a bit more in depth

Is this a good 4 year plan for high school? Note “TAP” is our schools like “honors” or advanced classes

Also idk abt ap music i just out a random ap cause that spot is blank

I’m also self studying ap bio

[blissful osprey]

im going to be a senior in high school next year but i need some help choosing my classes. i want to major in engineering and i know math is super important for that but id like to get a feel on ap pre calc and if i should take that or just stick with on level. id rather take ap and finish with a B rather than finishing on level with a B (like is the difficulty close or worlds apart between the two classes). I currently have a 96 in algebra II. As far as my 3rd social studies credit, i dont know what to take, ap gov, ap econ, or ap macro. i have an 89 in apush. And how about AP Spanish? im currently taking spanish 4 and have a 90 in it but based on what ive heard, you have to be very comfortable with the language and im not sure im there yet however, my dad is fluent so could this help? finally, i havent taken chemistry yet. should i take on level, honors, or ap? ive been really consistent with physics and bio.

[tall river]

I’ve heard precalc is just alg 2 but with trig and more in depth so maybe try and self study that and do ap calc ab

[distant tendon]

Wooah that's very hardcore (I'm not in high school yet so uuh idk how to help but good luck lol)

[tall river]

Def pushing it

[final helm]

Pre calc is alg 2 + trig yes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jzKIWvpn7NqcrbkjDofCrg3j01jZXfHAraorBTcD0I0/edit

Can someone check over my 4 year plan please and give their opinion on it

[lapis phoenix]

No, calc ab is just calc 1 while calc bc is calc 1 and 2

BC is "faster" since you have to learn all of AB in the first half of the class p much

[mellow stone]

I am taking honors geometry and honors algebra 2 next year should I also take honors chem, would be hard

[lapis phoenix]

It depends on your specific school's courses, so it would be better to ask people who have taken both the classes at your school

[mellow stone]

Sure

[lapis phoenix]

you generally should be fine as long as you are decent at math since chemistry does require a good bit of math but overall nothing too difficult

[mellow stone]

Thanks

[final helm]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jzKIWvpn7NqcrbkjDofCrg3j01jZXfHAraorBTcD0I0/edit

Anyone pls look over this and give there opinions?

[coarse sigil]

Lucky guy taking all those APS. my school wont offer them to freshman

[tall river]

We only got ap human offered but I’m trying to beat the system w ap calc - ap chem is a big stretch tho lol

[coarse sigil]

i wanted to do that but my school is petty

also calc BC better

[brittle grail]

what two science Aps should I take next year? ap chem, ap bio, or ap physics c mechanics (what combo)? I’ve been thinking ap chem and ap physics but people have been telling me it would be really hard. For context I’m a sophomore in ap calc bc and honors chem, and I took honors bio last year (but no physics classes ever)
my school also offers “calc 2 H” which is technically calc 3 since it’s multi variable calc. I was wondering whether or not I should take it in school or as a dual enrollment class.

[vital olive]

major?

[final helm]

My school only offers Ap human geography to freshman

[final helm]

So what year r u going into?

[warm nest]

what are your grad reqs?

[final helm]

Lmao nobody cares about my four year plan 😔

[cinder gorge]

y u gotta be so mean about it? is there a purpose of being mean?

[final helm]

I’m not being mean

All I said was nobody cares about my 4 year plan lmao

I miss the part where I was being “mean”

[haughty hedge]

ion think he was being mean

[magic orbit]

he wasnt being mean

[tall river]

Take off the 1/2 from English and PE, we don’t do speech or health anymore

[runic summit]

should i take as many ap courses as i can? like double up and do two science ap one year? my guidance counselor says its a possibility but doesnt exactly recommend it (even though a lot of the upperclassmen are doing it)

[final helm]

can someone PLEASE look over my 4 year plan

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jzKIWvpn7NqcrbkjDofCrg3j01jZXfHAraorBTcD0I0/edit

[austere tulip]

I like it

Just a question though

How can you guys take so many electives

Like that’s about 10-11 courses per year

But there’s some pretty repetitive stuff

Don’t do both intro to java and ap csa

Just do ap csa

It introduces you to java

Also just a suggestion you could continute to AP spanish senior year

Also idk if that’s how it works but I feel like you could just take honors biology freshman year

And then honors chemistry sophomore year

And not do physical science

But again your school might work differently

Also once again idk if it exists but you could do alg ii honors freshman year and not have to do trih

Trig

Sophomore year

[shrewd marten]

Hey so I want to get into MIT for nuclear physics, I'm currently a freshman and here's my plan for the next 3 years:

Sophmore: 
ap us history
honors english
ap pre calc
honors biology
honors chemistry
german 3
finance/wood working 1
cad 2/engineering 2

Junior:
a history course
an english course
ap calc something 
ap physics c
ap chem
german 4
wood working 2/intro to computer science

Senior
a history course
an english course
ap calc something
ap german
ap computer science A
data foundations
ap computer science principles
home economics/photography 

[brittle grail]

bio, biomed engineering, or chem engineering on a premed track

[coarse sigil]

Recommend ap calc BC for junior

more in-depth

[final helm]

Too much

[final helm]

I can’t

[austere tulip]

Aww

[final helm]

Not a thing, physical science is the only science class they have in 9th

[final helm]

Not a thing at my school

[austere tulip]

Oof

[final helm]

For us it’s per term not semester

[final helm]

Cuz 9th isn’t at the same building as high school

[austere tulip]

Ohh

So is one elective

Like per term

I’m confused

[final helm]

I’ll take the advice of not being repetitive tho

[final helm]

The numbers beside the classes are how much terms the class is, there’s 16 slot per year and 2 term classes take up 2 spots

[austere tulip]

Ohhhh

And a term is a semester?

[austere tulip]

Are you going straight to physics c?

I recommend like physics 1 and 2 or something

[final helm]

2 terms per semester

[austere tulip]

So you get 16 slots per term?

Or 16 slots total

[final helm]

16 slots per year

2 term classes take up 2 spots

[shrewd marten]

yeah probably to physics c, I like to study stuff at home before I take classes so I will prob know the basics of stuff

[shrewd marten]

there's ap pre calc AB and BC right? if so I'll probably take BC, I haven't seen the courses they offer at my high school though

[pearl mesa]

Since you’re taking pre calc sophomore year then BC is a good idea, but I’m not sure how intensive pre calc is so

[austere tulip]

Yeah do Bc if stem

[austere tulip]

That’s good

[shrewd marten]

idk either but I'm actually doing it so I can learn and use the functions and stuff I learn in coding

[pearl mesa]

That’s good

BC will probably be a little harder without AB but still doable

[shrewd marten]

do you know what's after bc?

[pearl mesa]

I think most ppl do differential equations

[final helm]

Calculus 3

[pearl mesa]

Or linear algebra

Those are the two most common ones

Some ppl also do stats

[shrewd marten]

I might do stats

prob calc 3

[pearl mesa]

Calc 3 is multivariable

So whichever route you want to go

[austere tulip]

Nahhh BC covers everything AB does just with some extra stuff

[pearl mesa]

Yeah, that’s why I say it’ll be a little bit harder

Bc you have to learn everything from AB + the extra stuff

[shrewd marten]

ok then I prob will take it

[coarse sigil]

what is after that?

calc 4?

[final helm]

Yeah, but that means BC goes at a much faster pace

That’s why I’m planning on taking ab before bc

[austere tulip]

The only thing is that is very repetitive

Also instead you could have a chance of doing calc iii

I mean it’s not that fast

If you’ve done ap precalc and gotten an A i’d recommend going straight to Bc

Now if you did regular precalc

Then maybe ab is good

[final helm]

bruh it doesn’t matter since my school makes calc ab a pre req for calc bc

[austere tulip]

Oof

Thats stupid

[pearl mesa]

I think you just go further into multi variable calculus

But there’s so many different directions you could go with it

Math branches off a lot

[coarse sigil]

I’m taking multi variable during the summer and a math course at a college

What do I take next then?

[pearl mesa]

Possibly linear algebra

ODE

Differential equations

ODE and PDE

Ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations

[final helm]

Wait I thought linear algebra was algebra 1

[pearl mesa]

No there’s a different one

Unless I’m mistaken

[austere tulip]

Noo

Linear algebra covers stuff like matrices and vectors

[pearl mesa]

Matrices are on the ACT

Which is kinda weird

I don’t remember ever learning that

[pearl mesa]

Yes but I just thought it was weird that they were on there

[final helm]

What’s a matrice

[high geode]

Yo for someone that’s gonna be on the premed track is ap calc bc, ap lang, ap chem, ap bio, regular us history, and French 3 for junior year good or nah??

[pearl mesa]

Because it was not something I had ever learned about or even known about until ACT lol

Probably true

[final helm]

Tf is that

I’m actually dumb

[warm nest]

lucky, we need required four for most of the main courses asides from math

[final helm]

Same, but speech, health 1, and financial literacy is required for us

[unborn vault]

Precalc

[vital olive]

yeah go for it

[vital olive]

what about like bio + chem

i don’t have personal experience with either but if ur premed/bio concentration then it’d probably be helpful rifht

[pearl mesa]

I never learned it there

[pearl mesa]

Married

Matrice*

[unborn vault]

Matrix

Or matrices

[final helm]

Ik but like wut

Like how do u do that

[cinder gorge]

ok so i have the option to take some combination of the following courses senior year thru dual enrollment, i can do at max 3 prob b/c the workload
-General topology
-Complex analysis
-Real analysis 2
-Combinatorics
-Abstract algebra
-Advanced linear algebra

[final helm]

In my opinion I would do advanced linear algebra, combinatorics, and abstract algebra

[cinder gorge]

yoooo mogwarts

👍

[final helm]

Mogwarts school of rizzardy, my major is mewing.

[cinder gorge]

whats ur streak

[final helm]

See status

[cinder gorge]

fire

[pearl mesa]

Its rlly just arithmetic, addition and multiplication and stuff like that

[cinder gorge]

oh also does anyone know of a way for me to either take calc 3 over the summer or test out of it for credit online? AP scores take forever and a bunch of classes i want to take have it as a prereq any help is appreciated

[warm nest]

same for us

[grave pilot]

you touch on it in algebra 2

with rref

[robust bough]

rn im taking alg ii and 8th grade science and i wanna somehow do bio over the summer. is there any way to do this whilst getting an advanced credit?

[brazen trout]

Check with your highschool about doing honors biology over the summer

[distant tendon]

ooh same

[distant tendon]

uuh people who already took it in my district severely recommended me not to take bio but idk

[south cape]

University of Texas High School (if you live in Texas)

[robust bough]

also what should mt courseload be in freshman yr? i was thinking like ap precal aac bio and ap physics but that might be a bit too hard

[south cape]

Other states probably have different programs

[south cape]

That’s a bit much

[robust bough]

oh yeah i live in texas

ill have to ask

[south cape]

Then you should try it

But you need counselor approval first usually

[robust bough]

oh alr

what would be a better courseload for freshman year?

[south cape]

AP Precalc

AP Human Geography

English 1 Adv

Bio Adv

A language course

Plus 3 other electives

[final helm]

English - Honors English 1
Math - Algebra 2
Social Studies - AP Human Geography
Science - Physical Science
PE - Intro to Strength
Health - Health 1

Electives -
Business Applications
Intro to Engineering
Speech
Spanish 2

[south cape]

Your school may offer electives related to your preferred major (Ex: Medical Terminology, Comp science 1 adv)

[robust bough]

i was thinking compsci instead of language cuz it counts as one

[final helm]

This is what I’m taking freshman year

[final helm]

No it doesn’t

[robust bough]

for our district it does

[final helm]

What

[robust bough]

ye

[final helm]

Take both comp Sci and a language

Cuz colleges like when u take an actual language

[robust bough]

i took spanish in 6th grade

[south cape]

I highly suggest to take a language, because some top tier colleges do require it. Even my district allows for the substitution, but I’m still taking Spanish

[final helm]

That was probably an introductory class, u need to take high school Spanish

[robust bough]

k

[south cape]

I’m a freshman btw

[final helm]

Cuz colleges will not care about ur classes in middle school

[robust bough]

it was a hs course

[final helm]

Unless u took an extremely advanced class like pre calc in 7th, calc in 8th, etc

[final helm]

It was called Spanish 1?

[robust bough]

yes

[final helm]

Ok, then take Spanish 2

[south cape]

Ok, then that counts for credit

[robust bough]

they also offered spanish 2 but i transferred schiools

yeah

only on level credit right

[final helm]

That gives u high school credit

[south cape]

You are way ahead of the rest of the freshmen. Keep up the good work.

[final helm]

I took Spanish 1 in 8th

[south cape]

Same

[final helm]

Most schools allow u take Spanish 1 in middle school

[robust bough]

yeah

[south cape]

Alright I have to go

[robust bough]

k ttyl

[south cape]

Could you add me?

[hushed falcon]

hey guys, my high school is doing course requests for next year. im going to be a junior next year, and for one of my electives im planning to take a semester course of SAT prep and then just filling the second semester with psychology. but my school also offers this principles of business/management course that also sounds interesting, since im planning on majoring in some type of business field. i dont really wanna knock out any of my electives to take both, so i have to pick one or the other.

anyone got advice for m?

[solemn hamlet]

awit u have sat prep at school?

[hushed falcon]

yeahh

[sleek fossil]

guys any recomendations for classes you may want to take if you want to become a docotr?

do get colelge credit

by the way im like ahead

for a few classes

[pearl mesa]

In reality, the classes you take in high school doesn’t really matter for med school

But, things like bio physics and chem aren’t a bad idea to take to start getting familiar with what you’ll see in college

The other hard thing though, is a lot of colleges won’t accept credit for the med school pre-reqs

You’ll have to check their website

[pearl mesa]

^

Depends on the class and the school

Also a lot of med schools want you to take all the pre reqs and not skip

[sleek fossil]

alr

by any chance wcan you tell me what path you are going?

[pearl mesa]

Wdym what path

I want to go pre-med

[sleek fossil]

any advice?

[pearl mesa]

What grade are you in

[sleek fossil]

9

[pearl mesa]

For now

Focus less on med school

More on high school

Find hobbies and things you like to do

Try different clubs and different activities outside school

So when you find the things you like

[final helm]

Ap bio

[pearl mesa]

You can expand on it in your other years if HS

[sleek fossil]

alr. Im just trying to take good courses so I can finish college faster

thank you

[sleek fossil]

alr

[pearl mesa]

AP Bio, AP chem, AP physics

Or the non-AP versions if you’re not up to that

Also anatomy

[final helm]

Why Ap physics tho

[pearl mesa]

And any other classes your school might offer that’s related

[sleek fossil]

k

[pearl mesa]

Physics also plays a lot into the human body

[final helm]

Like it’s nevertheless a good class to take but he is asking for classes related to med

[sleek fossil]

hey what specialty are you going into

[final helm]

I mean like chemistry is basically physics but big

[pearl mesa]

And it is

When thinking of the physiology of the human body, physics plays a big part

[pearl mesa]

?

[pearl mesa]

I’m not totally sure yet

Bc I know I’m going to change my mind once I get into rotations

But right now

I’d love to be a pediatric surgeon

That’s the dream rn

But it’ll probably change so

[final helm]

So a surgeon for kids?

[pearl mesa]

Yup

[final helm]

Why is that a seperate job than a normal surgeon tho

[pearl mesa]

Because kids have vastly different physiology and anatomy from an adult

[final helm]

Oh really

Oh yeah cuz bones are different

[pearl mesa]

Mhm and a lot of other things

You can actually specialize even further

[final helm]

What other things

[pearl mesa]

And just do neonatal

[pearl mesa]

When you think about puberty, you’re changing at a rapid rate, and this weird stage in between childhood and adult hood

[final helm]

Mhm true

[pearl mesa]

And then you have to consider people in their low 20s

Who are almost at adulthood but not quite there

[tall river]

When college say they want 4 years of math do they literally want you to take math all 4 years? Or do they want 4 years of material. Cause depending on if the school allows me or not, I could take ap calc bc freshman year and not have much left except for stats. If they’re worried about me forgetting math or smth before going in college I could take multivariable calc at a cc

[robust canopy]

do that

multivar is goated

[austere tulip]

Computer science counts as math

In some schools

So you could also do that

[lone pilot]

wait for high school is it a bad idea if I take AP computer science? I literally don't have a lot of experience in computers, but my mom really wants me to do it.

[unborn vault]

Not a bad idea, they start from the basics

you just need to pay attention

[tall river]

I might take ap comp sci a too I’ve heard it’s good

So it’s fine having no experience right

[unborn vault]

yes

[snow oxide]

I need help with course stuff

Next year I plan on taking AP physics 1, AP Precalculus, and AP Stats, while pursuing to major in Aerospace Engineering

Do you guys recommend this math load?

Also I want to know if AP Stats is hard

[unborn vault]

no its not that hard

and ap precalc is easy

[snow oxide]

Dubs

[unborn vault]

ap physics is hell though

[snow oxide]

lol

I’ve heard AP physics is hard

I think it is very interesting though

[crude quarry]

Coming from someone who is currently taking it, it’s pretty fricking hard, but if you actually want to take it, it can be enjoyoble

[violet heron]

Is this too much- AP pre calc, AP Spanish 4, hon chem, AP stats, AP seminar, and AP physics

[austere tulip]

Yeah it's a really good idea

especially if you just want the basics

not a major

[austere tulip]

For what year?

And is it physics i or physics I and II

[austere tulip]

I think for AP physics if you can review theory and understand it it's fine.

[violet heron]

Physics 1 and sophomore year

[austere tulip]

For sophomore year that is quite a lot

But it dependes on you. I mean precalc is basically just an ap for name not by class. AP stats and sem too I've heard are easy.

So I think it's def doable

[final helm]

W logic

[violet heron]

Stats is easy?

[compact dagger]

@remote swan Your message(s) have been flagged as spam and have been removed.

[cinder gorge]

Not as bad as it will be next year with fluids

This year physics 1 ap isn't bad

[hot summit]

@wise forge can I send an idea of my 4 year highschool plan and you critique it?

like the courses

[tiny lily]

I can take a look

[hot summit]

@tiny lily dms

[austere tulip]

I’ve heard

[austere tulip]

Nahh

Physics 2 is easier than Physics 1

Our school does them both in the same year

And I’m doing much better in 2 than in 1

Because 1 is more last chapter builds on current chapter

Ig

And 2 is just random topics

So 1 gets to go into more depth

While 2 is more of just an introductory exploration

[wise forge]

Yeah if you still want to

[final helm]

So 2 is an introductory class?

[ashen zodiac]

Can someone take a look at my 4 yr hs plan?

[plain hemlock]

sure

[ashen zodiac]

I'll DM u

[hot summit]

can I dm u

[cinder gorge]

i hv an option to take chem next year or i can skip taking chem in hs and j take ap physics. which one should i take?

[final helm]

Sure

[final helm]

Take both if possible

[cinder gorge]

what if i had to choose one

[austere tulip]

Well introductory for the topics it teaches. Though I mean knowing some physics I topics can help, but only the most basic ones.

[austere tulip]

I skipped chem and went to physics

So I’m biased

But do physics

However do chem later because it’s good to have all sciences at some point

[final helm]

Choose which one u want to do

[unborn vault]

Can you help me 🙏

[hushed falcon]

?

[pearl mesa]

Plenty of people do fine in the SAT without a prep course

Might be better to choose something else

[sinful jolt]

how many years of language is best for colleges

i know 2 is required

[pearl mesa]

Depends on the college

[final helm]

I reccomend atleast 3

[unborn vault]

Some colleges require 4

[final helm]

Yeah I’m just taking 4 to be safe

[plain hemlock]

Does middle school count as 1 year

I did spanish 1 in middle school

[pearl mesa]

No

[final helm]

Yes if it’s Spanish 1

[final helm]

It’s a high school class

[pearl mesa]

It still doesn’t count

[final helm]

So then people have to go up to Spanish 5?

If u want 4 years

[pearl mesa]

Yes

It’s 4 years in high school

[final helm]

What!

Then I’ll only have 3

[pearl mesa]

Unless the middle school class appears on your transcript

[final helm]

Oh

[quartz compass]

Hi guys I am in 8th grade going into 9th grade and need help My goal is to get into harvard I need help during course selection as I dont understand what this means as I live in canada so course selection options are much different.

[final helm]

Take APUSH, AP WORLD AND AP EURO HISTORY

[wraith shard]

would AP Euro, Bio, and CSP be doable for an incoming sophomore, im a freshman currently, just wanna lay things out ahead of time

[untold sable]

i am in 8th grade and i will be finished with chem and precalc, and spanish 2. I have 2 highschools of going to. the first one offers the ib programme for the diploma but has us do a pre-ib program for the freshman and sophmore. the school is weird so they would have me repeat biology, chemistry, spanish 2, and alg 2. the second school is just ap with aice. the ib programme has significantly better ratings than the second school. my goal is to get into an ivy league

which one would be best

[quartz compass]

alright

[wintry stratus]

Ayy

Sup fellow Canadian

🍁

Where u from in Canada?

[normal elm]

Hey all

Does anyone have any second-choice options for medicine

[sinful jolt]

it usually doesn't lol

3 years is fine if your schedule is full tho

[tidal glacier]

How many honors classes do you recommend taking in 9th grade? I have qualified for Honors so far in 5 classes(not counting music or electives) and I do not think that we have a limit to honors classes (we might but I can't find anything on it). What honors classes are worth it so you have the best chance of getting into AP classes in your sophomore year? My priority Honors are Geometry and Bio as well as English. The others I don't know if I should do it. I qualify for Honors History and Honors French II, again, I am not sure if it will be too much worklaod.

And suppose I had to take Honors Biology in my Freshman year, and then in my sophomore year I want to do AP sciences. I have the choice of AP Physics 1,2,C, AP Chem, AP Environmental science, Forensic Science, and AP Bio. If I had to pick the 3 best science courses for Sophomore, Junior, and, Senior year, in what grades should I do each course depending on the difficulty. Let me know I should rephrase this because I was just wondering about this earlier.

[austere tulip]

I think you should do all of the ones you can

But of course consider whether it’s healthy for you

[austere tulip]

Do AP chemistry sophomore year, AP Physics 1,2 Junior Year, AP Physics C Senior year

However, if you’re looking to go into medicine or something

Do AP Bio instead of AP Physics C

[gilded lintel]

hihi! im planning my classes for next year (my senior year) and im trying to decide between ap biology and ap physics c

context: for science,, have already taken bio, chem, and ap physics.. for math,, i have taken up toap calculus ab

i prefer to study using flashcards (which hasnt been as much of a thing in ap physics).. between ap biology and ap physics c, which one would be easier to study using flashcards

[lone lion]

what are you on 🔥

[lone lion]

do not do that

oh wait I thought u meant in 1 year 💀

[austere tulip]

Flashcards: ap bio, but if you don’t want to go into medicine and instead wanna do engineering physics c is really important

[gilded lintel]

thanks!!

[lone lion]

can anyone review my schedule for next year (senior)

[austere tulip]

I can

[lone lion]

okay

@austere tulip
AP Lang
AP Gov/Econ
AP Calc AB
AP Physics I
AP Stats

either AP Chinese + elective for 7 classes or 2-3 dual enrollment courses to make it 5 classes and 8-9 total classes

(AP GOV/econ or reg is only allowed in 12th)

[austere tulip]

Hi

[lone lion]

AP Lang got changed to a 12th grade class

hi

[austere tulip]

I like that schedule

[lone lion]

thoughts?

[austere tulip]

Are you going to major in stem?

[lone lion]

no 🔥

well

yes

sorta/

[austere tulip]

If you are I’d recommend calc BC

[lone lion]

oh i took the reg version of AP pre calc

its weird

[austere tulip]

I mean either way you’re then be exempt from two sems in college if you’re not looking to go further

[lone lion]

our school has a reg ap and honors ap

so i cant go to BC

[austere tulip]

Oh yeah a school in my region also has that

[lone lion]

yea i cant take bc

[austere tulip]

Ok

[lone lion]

have u taken any of those aps before

i mean u prob have

[austere tulip]

I’ve done Physics I

I think that’s a pretty balanced schedule. Physics would probably be the hardest class and then Lang might be difficult depending on you

[lone lion]

how was it?

science is like crazy at our school

💀

im in reg chem rn so like

its a jump

but its allowed

[austere tulip]

Ok so for ap physics I the thing is the first chapter

Unit*

Really easy

It gets difficult around forces

[lone lion]

mmh i see

whats the first unit?

[austere tulip]

Kinematics

For that unit you legit just need 4 formulas, how to find area, and slipe

Slope*

[lone lion]

hopefully they dont make it seem hard lol

[austere tulip]

I think the class itself is fine because you have I for the entire year and you’ll get frq practice along with a lot of mcq practice

[lone lion]

yeah II is like

[austere tulip]

The exam is what has a low rate

[lone lion]

first semester

physics I

[lone lion]

why tho 😭

[austere tulip]

Wait so your ap physics class has I and II?

[final helm]

People don’t know what they r signing up for

[lone lion]

i dont wanna be like rude but ive heard

like

since more "dumber" ppl take I

[austere tulip]

It’s because many people are underprepared

Yeah apush, ap physics I

[lone lion]

its like ap chinese

[final helm]

Usually 1 is a pre req for 2 and 3

[lone lion]

only high caus

[austere tulip]

Basically many junior/senior year classes

Are taken

[lone lion]

a lot of asians that are fluent take

[austere tulip]

By a lot more people

[lone lion]

o

[lone lion]

yea it is

[lone lion]

we have I 2 and C