course-selection

[pallid pollen]

Is that still valid?

[untold owl]

is this a good schedule?

• ap lang
• apush
• pre calc cp
• biology cp
• spanish 4 honors
• health 11
• PE 11
• regional foods
• personal finance
• ap research

now, let me break down the context:

graduation requirements:

• i need 4 years of english (ap lang will fulfill my 3rd year of english, and then i'd take another english senior year)
• everyone needs 4 years of health + pe, and there's no health + PE honors, so i'd just take that, and then PE 12 and health 12 my senior year
• everyone also needs 3 years of math. by technicality, since i completed algebra 1 in 8th grade, i can take pre-calc without having to worry about standardized state testing. for pre-calc, there's CP (college prep) and honors available, and i realistically wouldn't be able to get honors (you usually have to have an A- in the class, and i have a B)
• for biology, there's essentials, college prep, and honors. maybe i could argue for honors if i wanted to, but to be honest, i probably won't, since i'm perfectly happy and content with where i'm at right now. same deal with math, only 3 years, and this would be my third
• for spanish 4, there's only honors, so that's my only option, as i can't take ap spanish lang until senior year. while i've technically met the graduation requirement, it's recommended to take more to look good to colleges
• everyone needs 2 years of us history (taking us history 1 honors right now), and apush would fill that second year
• everyone also needs a year of world history, which i already met (ap world history)
• everyone needs 5 credits of practical arts. since i already took intro to foods, i'm going to take regional foods to cover that (because i honestly need to learn how to cook)
• everyone also needs 2.5 credits of financial literacy, so i'm taking personal finance to cover that

will break rest down in part 2

where i want to go (not a final list, but so far):

• west virginia university
• saint john's university
• university of iowa
• montclair state
• northern arizona u
• asu
• virginia commonwealth u

what field?

• probably a marketing/communications field, as of rn

honors + ap classes taken so far:

• english 1 honors
• ap world history
• english 2 honors
• ap seminar

i also want to go for ap capstone, but i'll worry more about that senior year, since i'm already on track (i passed ap world, and i do intend to fulfill all the requirements)

[muted lion]

What grade are you in?

[untold owl]

10th, so this is for junior year

[muted lion]

oh ok

[untold owl]

for my school, they don't offer english APs until junior year so i only took honors

and for us history, i can't take APUSH until junior year, so i moved down to honors, which is the hardest course available for us history 1

[muted lion]

for the colleges you want to go to i feel like you are on track right now

[untold owl]

the list isn't finalized, but those are colleges i love

[muted lion]

you might also be able to aim a little higher because you are taking a couple AP courses in junior year

[untold owl]

yeah, i haven't finished researching, those are just the ones i found so far

there's a lot that i'm on the fence for too

[muted lion]

ok

[untold owl]

but my overall goal is to apply to at least one in-state college, if not, more

which, as of rn, would most likely be montclair state

[muted lion]

can you check my schedule for freshman year? Im aiming for most of the ivy leagues and T20s plus a couple safety

[untold owl]

sure!

as long as ya gimme context

[muted lion]

Schedule:
Geometry HN
Biology HN
World History/Geog HN
English 9 HN
Spanish 2
STEM Design
Health and P.E 9

Graduation Requirements

verified credits are like SOLs

[untold owl]

i presume those are honors?

[muted lion]

yes

HN means honors

[untold owl]

i’d say that’s a really good schedule, but what levels are there for spanish?

[muted lion]

theres Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4 HN, 4 DE, and AP Spanish

[untold owl]

ok so there's just general spanish for spanish 2? no honors or anything?

[muted lion]

no

if there was honors i wouldve taken it

[untold owl]

alright, so i'd say that's a good schedule, and then stem would just be your elective

[muted lion]

yea

i mean spanish is technically also an elective

[untold owl]

ah

yeah then id say thats a good schedule

do you get APs/IBs freshman year or

[muted lion]

the only APs for freshman is AP precalc and AP Comp Sci A

but im not eligible for either bc im taking Geo next year

[untold owl]

ah

yeah that makes sense then

then i would say dont worry about taking any APs now

[muted lion]

ok

thx!

[untold owl]

npnp!

if i were u, id wait until ur sophomore year or so

because by then you should be able to take AP comp sci a

[muted lion]

yes

but i was gonna take CS programming first because I dont have much CS experience

[untold owl]

i mean, i took ap world freshman year, but that was because i got recommended for it, which is pretty rare for where i am

[untold owl]

fair enough, or you can take ap comp sci principles

provided that that's offered

[muted lion]

my school doesnt offer it so

[untold owl]

ah

yeah then id say take APs when you're able to, and hold off for now

[muted lion]

ok

[jolly granite]

yall got a regional foods class😭

all we got at best is making half decent cookies

but w schedule for a the colleges u want to go in

and ur grade

[untold owl]

yeah, our school is pretty good

[lone lion]

who wants to rate my senior year schedule and tell me how fucked i am from not very to very fucked

💪

[untold owl]

tyty, appreciate it

[thorny oyster]

i feel like I’m the one cooked here💀 my school offers zero ap or honors

[lone lion]

just say it on ur apps

they will be aware

[full tinsel]

Wut us ur school's AP policy?

is*

[jolly granite]

Sure

[lone lion]

AP Lang
AP Physics I
AP Stats
AP Calc AB
AP Gov/Econ (1 sem each)
(2 classes potentially extra - APES, Cambridge Design Tech As, or none of these)

COLLEGE CLASSES (2-3)

• my school is rigorous 😭

[jolly granite]

If u don't mind what did u get in ur pre calc class

[lone lion]

LMAOO we dont talk abt it

last semeester i got a B in ap pre calc

rn i have a B-

but mainly cause

the unit circle quizzes screwed me up

i cannot work under pressure lol

[jolly granite]

Stats and AB aren't the hardest

So isn't lang

[lone lion]

ehh

[pseudo pike]

AP pre calc 💀

[lone lion]

it depends on school and teacher

[jolly granite]

Yes

[lone lion]

that isnt my choice 🤡

[lone lion]

yes

[celest whale]

does anyone know what comm tech does speicfiall

for gr10

[copper coral]

Is this a good choice of classes for 10th grade as I want to be in pre-med to become a cardiovascular surgeon.

English II Honors
Chemistry Honors
Soccer
AP Seminar
Medical Terminology
Algebra II Honors ? (I may skip this class to take an exam to go to AP Precalculus, is that a good idea?)
French II

(AP Psychology over the summer)

[copper coral]

No 😭

[tidal glacier]

.

Are these good courses for Grade 9?

English Hon. 9

French II Hon.

Geometry Hon.

World History Hon.

Biology Hon.

Electives (2):

Concert Band 9

Ceramics and/or Intro to law

I was looking for more science diverted electives but I dont think they open up for Freshman (I will need to check that out) I am Interested in the medical feild

[muted lion]

its almost identical to mine except for french and ur electives so I think it's good

depends on your schools requirements tho

[worn pivot]

im not so sure where to put this but how do i decide on the right engineering field to look into for college

im considering mechanchal and aerospace but idk what i need to consider besides that i like them both

[muted lion]

same for me

im just interested in both of them

maybe just look at youtube tutorials or smth like that?

[worn pivot]

i guess so. im wondering if there is a more proper way to find out but im not too sure. ive started to look at some unis here and there and some offer one or the other so i kinda need to find out what im willing to do. thanks for the reccomendation, tell me if you come across anything

[muted lion]

what grade are you in?

[naive orchid]

That doesn’t feel right tho

Like it is they’re call to make

I hate complaining

[worn pivot]

rn im in 10th

ik im a bit late but thats because for the past 5ish years i was set for mechanichal

but now that ive done some work on drones and programming ive been considering other fields as well

(sorry for the late response i had to help my parents )

[naive orchid]

Is taking honor Society worth it? My English teacher thinks it be good for me, I have over 4.0 gpa and already have some teacher recommendations.
Also AVID? I feel like it would be beneficial to learn how to take notes but, I talked to my teachers about it and they said that it wouldn’t really benefit me and I’d probably just be bored because I already have all the skills that they’re teaching but I don’t really feel like I do.

[vital olive]

i mean its worth it tho

[vital olive]

avid is probably special to wherever you are because i have no clue what that is

[naive orchid]

Dang, most schools in North America have it

[naive orchid]

How would I even format that?

[vestal crypt]

what is an AVID

my school only has relevant things

[frail flax]

well i mean ur not exactly ahead on science or math

idk

[copper coral]

Bro 💀

[copper coral]

Hello?

[frail flax]

nah cus how r u takinggeoemtry in 9th

thats erm

[polar plaza]

thats good enough to get into the ivy league

[polar plaza]

looks pretty solid, is there an honors french option?

skipping algebra 2 is a good idea

precalc in 10th grade is nice

[naive orchid]

Alr so I gotta pick courses for 9th grade, which of these are good for a pre med track?
Classes I’m gonna be already taking next year
World studies 9
English 9
Integrated 10/11 ( trigonometry, pre-calculus)
Biology
Financial literacy

Speech

[polar plaza]

which aps are you allowed to take?

[naive orchid]

Uhhh

Hold on sorry

[polar plaza]

for pre-med, getting deep into bio and chem should be your main target

ap environmental science could be good too, and it's on the easier side as well

[naive orchid]

I should be able to take ap biology and start normal chemistry

[polar plaza]

take ap bio in 9th?

[naive orchid]

Took one science class early

As elective choice

[polar plaza]

oh nice

[naive orchid]

I think it was earth science

So I fucked up my bad

[polar plaza]

do you have to take physical science?

[naive orchid]

That the one I’m taking rn

so I messed that up

[polar plaza]

so you already signed up for it for next year?

[naive orchid]

That’s gonna be this week when we pick courses

In a complicated situation tho

[polar plaza]

wdym by taking rn?

cuz you said "Classes I’m gonna be already taking next year "

that's confusing me a bit

[naive orchid]

I messed up😭

Because I took a class early in 7th, I’m ahead in science, and I took that off of the courses that the average ninth graders will take at my school

But I’m currently taking that

And then those classes stated are my required classes

[polar plaza]

ohh

ok gotcha

how many more classes can you pick for next year?

[naive orchid]

4

Un less a class a semester long

[polar plaza]

do you have specific requirements

like art credits or smt

because this is the best time to get them done

since you want to save your later years for aps and stuff

[naive orchid]

Not that I know of

Already stated my required courses

The ones for credit are financial literacy and speech

I think

I’m a little dumb

[polar plaza]

ok so as long as you fullfill your graduation requirements

you should also pick electives that you find interesting

you dont gotta load everything towards that pre-med track

[naive orchid]

I got orchestra

I didn’t put that though because it wasn’t required course

[polar plaza]

gotcha

[naive orchid]

Also

Honestly, didn’t find most of these courses interesting

[polar plaza]

lol yeah that's what usually happens

but generally speaking just pack your schedule with science classes at the highest level you can handle

and that's as good as colleges need

[naive orchid]

Thanks!

I really appreciate it

Same advice my counselor gave me
People often tell me not to worry ivy leagues, will eat me up lmao

[tidal glacier]

geometry is a level higher than average for our district. There is no 'higher' science

we dont have AP in 9th grade

You have tomaintain an 93% average to get into honors

[polar plaza]

dont get obessed over them

but also dont be afraid to shoot for the stars

the reward isnt the ivy

[naive orchid]

Was honestly planing to be in state

[polar plaza]

it's your own personal growth in that journey

[polar plaza]

damn that's a high standard

[naive orchid]

Don’t get the obsessions over Ivy leages in the first place

Like I get it’s prestigious

[polar plaza]

go to an instate ivy like me 😄

[naive orchid]

But it’s really expensive and you could probably get a job with either degree

[naive orchid]

I’m in Utah and we low key have ass colleges

[polar plaza]

byu

thats utah right?

[polar plaza]

they have rlly good financail aid if ur parents make less than 125000

[naive orchid]

Unfortunately, they don’t

Business owners

😭

[polar plaza]

ripp

suffering from success

[naive orchid]

Yep, near home 2

[polar plaza]

is that ur goal?

[naive orchid]

Real

[frail flax]

no its not

if u do gerometry in 9th ur kinda sliow

[naive orchid]

No sure lmao

[naive orchid]

Different school districts

[polar plaza]

do u want my acceptance letter or smt

[frail flax]

to where

[polar plaza]

dartmouth

[frail flax]

now do u go there

[polar plaza]

i will be

havent graduated yet

but the thing is, different schools do math differently

you cant make blanket statements

[frail flax]

kinda can

itds a fact that if u have higher math u have a higher chance

[polar plaza]

in some areas geometry is normally taken in 10th grade

[frail flax]

you prob had good ECs

[frail flax]

yea the underfunded ghetto towns

[polar plaza]

its also a fact that your school background and opportunities are taken into consideration

and you are compared against your own school

[frail flax]

you arw

?/?

[polar plaza]

not the entire applicant pool

[polar plaza]

yes

[frail flax]

thats unfair tho

[polar plaza]

that's how people from underserved and small rural schools get into selective places with like 0-2 ap classes

[frail flax]

show me proof that they compare against school i dont think so

[polar plaza]

💀

dude

ur joking right

[frail flax]

so im kinda waiting

for the proof

[polar plaza]

ur trolling

[frail flax]

if u were compared to with ppl in own school then atleast 1 person from every school would get in

i dont think thats how it works

[naive orchid]

What math r u in?

[frail flax]

geometry

[polar plaza]

that's some wack af logic

[frail flax]

so if u could actually defend ur claim u would be able to give me proof

[polar plaza]

you would need to stand out and demonstrate yourself in that school

[polar plaza]

https://counselors.collegeboard.org/counseling/advising/school-profiles/sample

[polar plaza]

it is common knowledge that schools send a school report

[frail flax]

thats ap

send me froma. actual colege

[polar plaza]

what do you want?

i gave you proof for what you asked for

[frail flax]

a source from a college not from ap

do they admit students

erm

[polar plaza]

do they admit students?

huh??

[frail flax]

why r u giving me a srouce from AP

[polar plaza]

it's from collegeboard

not AP

[frail flax]

do. they admit college students??

i dont think so

[polar plaza]

AP is from collegeboard

[frail flax]

do they admit collegr students

[polar plaza]

collegeboard also runs the SAT

[frail flax]

DO THEY ADMIT COLLEGR STUDENTS

[polar plaza]

im not sure why you are so angry

[frail flax]

oml how did u get into darthmuth yet cant answer a simple yes or no question

that i asked 3 times

[polar plaza]

why are you so adamant

[polar plaza]

cuz it's an irrelevant question?

[frail flax]

if its irrelevent then asnwer it

[polar plaza]

you asked for proof that schools send a school profile

im asian

so

[frail flax]

thats to college board

college board doesnt do decisions

[polar plaza]

oml

why are you so adamant that they dont look at school background?

[frail flax]

ur not giving me proof from a college that states they compared u with ur school

[tidal glacier]

The answer is that different school districts have different math levels...it depends on the rigor of their syllabus. Some districts have different requirements for each course level.

[frail flax]

yea duh

but u still have a disadvantage if ur taking algebra 1 in 9th or geometry

especially for the ivy leagues

[tidal glacier]

that isn't really true tho for every place ngl

[polar plaza]

are you so stubborn because you are insecure of your own standings

and afraid of the reality of competition from people from across the nation

[tidal glacier]

my question was if my courses work for a med related pathways

[polar plaza]

because there are plenty of statistics showing low income households going to top schools

and rural families

which is impossible with your reasoning that they dont have enough APS

[tidal glacier]

are you talking to me...im so sorry if i said something

[frail flax]

their like a very tiny percentage

[polar plaza]

im talking to arctic

[frail flax]

so clearly u didnt do debate bc ur not giving me evidence when ive asked 3 times now

[polar plaza]

you want a statement from

[frail flax]

making claims without proof

[polar plaza]

an admissions officer

is that right

[frail flax]

or on their website its not hard

[polar plaza]

you specifically want a statement from a college or admissions officer

[frail flax]

i said from their website

you cant be giving me college board as a proof as if they do admissions

[polar plaza]

no im clarifying it

so you dont pull smt

[frail flax]

so wheres the proof

4th time asking

btw

[polar plaza]

that is from a college

[frail flax]

wow collage board university exists

since when

[tidal glacier]

sorry for jumping in but you arer in 8th grade...you should really take their advice since they are a senior...don't have to oversmart yourself to feel better 🙂

[frail flax]

so older means smarter

this perosn can barley debate

[copper coral]

👍

[copper coral]

but it is scaled as a 4.0

Is this a good choice of classes for 10th grade as I want to be in pre-med to become a cardiovascular surgeon.

English II Honors
Chemistry Honors
Soccer
AP Seminar
Medical Terminology
Algebra II Honors ? (I may skip this class to take an exam to go to AP Precalculus, is that a good idea?)
French II

(AP Psychology over the summer)

[frail flax]

um yea

i mean u have the medical thing

[polar plaza]

i am finding a hard time finding a direct quote because it is such a common piece of information that so many differnt websites have it listed

forgive my delay

[frail flax]

r you dartmouth ED?

[tidal glacier]

that is cool, did you pick medical terminology as an elective? I am just curious becasue I am intrested in medicine too

[frail flax]

how do you take a exam if you did not study it???

[copper coral]

who said i didn’t study for it?

[polar plaza]

why does that matter?

[copper coral]

um it was offered in my school. there is a pathway for med and it is “Princples of health science, med term, health science theory, anatomy and physiology along with 2 period of clinical rotation (a class where you visit areas in surgery and other things)”

[polar plaza]

@frail flax https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/follow/admissions-beat-podcast/admissions-beat-s4e7-transcript

you want proof

i got proof

dartmouth dean of admissions

podcast with an ex dean of admissions from another school

[frail flax]

you said u are

[polar plaza]

yh

[frail flax]

your ED?

[polar plaza]

yes

but i dont see how that plays a role in this

[frail flax]

can i see

[polar plaza]

you want to see proof that i got in?

[frail flax]

yea

[polar plaza]

is that enough

[frail flax]

what is enough

[polar plaza]

the pic i sent

bruh

@frail flax

[frail flax]

ohh you got low income aff action

[naive orchid]

Why does that matter?

[polar plaza]

proof of sending school report

[polar plaza]

the kid is mega salty that i proved him wrong

[polar plaza]

chinese middle class 🥱

[copper coral]

ong

[polar plaza]

idek why u are angry bro

[naive orchid]

No one cares if you need financial aid

[polar plaza]

is it cuz u go to a fancy school that got hella APs

[naive orchid]

No difference at all

[copper coral]

😂 ay let’s chill this kid only in 8th grade 😭😂

[polar plaza]

and now u dont feel like you dont have an advantage?

[naive orchid]

So am I and I sure don’t act like that

[frail flax]

oh but i do

i absoulty do

you just got in bc ur aff acc

[polar plaza]

cuz a fancy school still does give you an advantage

[copper coral]

?

[polar plaza]

im not saying that it doesnt

youre acting like it's a personal attack

[polar plaza]

what happened to debating correctly

[frail flax]

well you got finacial aid did you not

[polar plaza]

this is ad hominem yk

[polar plaza]

half of dartmouth gets financial aid

large proportions of every ivy gets financial aid

do you need a source for this too

[polar plaza]

aff action is gone

do you also need a source

listen dude the whole time you were being toxic for no reason

[frail flax]

ok sure

send me one

[tidal glacier]

true

[polar plaza]

i know what im talking about

why tf do you doubt me

[tidal glacier]

what's wrong with financial aid bruh

[polar plaza]

what do you have to gain

[frail flax]

ok so yiou asked if i needed a source

[naive orchid]

Exactly

[frail flax]

i said yes

soooo

wheres my source

[polar plaza]

wait

admit ur wrong

about the comparing to differnt schools thing

[frail flax]

no i need a source for that

[polar plaza]

i gave u a source

[frail flax]

what part of the source is relevent to ur claimn

[polar plaza]

uh

read it?

[frail flax]

your the one who gave it to me

[polar plaza]

youre the one who asked

[naive orchid]

No one’s paying over 200k for college

[frail flax]

and now im asking you which part

give me the quotes plz

[polar plaza]

we're not looking at a singular GPA number to help us answer the questions that we have about a student's academic preparation and academic journey

At Yale, we don't really even pay too much of attention to the actual 4.0 number

[copper coral]

how abt this

[polar plaza]

"We're looking for students who have challenged themselves in high school through rigorous courses, whether that's international baccalaureate, advanced placement, whatever rigor is available to students in their particular school or community context."

[frail flax]

yeah ib and AP

poor ppl dont have that

[polar plaza]

dont get more clear than that

[tidal glacier]

this is pretty impressive...Dartmouth?

[polar plaza]

"whatever rigor is available to students in their particular school or community context."

[copper coral]

Arctic, you met someone who went to Dartmouth, stop being salty and ask questions that will guide you. And Ryboss… yeah good job.

[polar plaza]

why do you hate poor people so much

[frail flax]

give me a souirce where i said that

[copper coral]

i think if we follow this, everyone will be happy

[naive orchid]

💀

[frail flax]

TWISTING my words

[polar plaza]

uh

[tidal glacier]

are you a millionaire or something to be saying that? 💀

[copper coral]

🤦‍♂️ I was talking to a wall, was I?

[frail flax]

i dont think that says "i hate poor ppl"

[polar plaza]

you've clearly been insinuating that poor people dont deserve the same as those in privledged schools the whole time

[frail flax]

well as the person who said that i dont hate poor ppl

[polar plaza]

when you get emotional you attack with financial aid?

as a non-poor (happy?) i took ap lang

yay for me!

[frail flax]

prove i had a emtional attack

[polar plaza]

i have younger siblings and younger cousins

you're in middle school

[frail flax]

want a cookie or something

[polar plaza]

you're barely controlling your emotions rn

[frail flax]

prove it

bc im playing roblox rn and could care less

[polar plaza]

repeating prove it is proof

[copper coral]

Someone remind me is this a course selection chat or being salty about someone being in an ivy league chat?

[polar plaza]

saying you dont care is proof

that's what every kid does

[frail flax]

give me proof of that

[tidal glacier]

this is truly dissapointing

[polar plaza]

this is so funny lmao

[copper coral]

truly

[polar plaza]

youre a bright kid dude

weve talked before

[frail flax]

i am bright tho

[tidal glacier]

you have been asking for proof for like the past hour, and you already got it

[polar plaza]

you have a good future

[frail flax]

i literallyn have advantage over every class of 28 in this chat rn

[polar plaza]

and im not gonna hold anything against u

[polar plaza]

ik u do bro ive seen ur classes

it's insane

[tidal glacier]

woahhh wdym by that\

[polar plaza]

keep up the work

[frail flax]

no you havent

[polar plaza]

and youre gonna be great

[frail flax]

well i have a advantage over you right now

[copper coral]

we will never know

[frail flax]

because my highschool gpa is a 4,5 and im not in highschool

[copper coral]

and i have an advantage over you

[tidal glacier]

can someone help me rn

[polar plaza]

you posted in this channel and asked for advice between picjing the IT school or the IB

[copper coral]

guess what. mine in 8th was a 4.6

[frail flax]

ya but thats courses i was gonna take not now

[copper coral]

so pls beat that

[frail flax]

proof

[tidal glacier]

What makes you so much more smarter then me, because you are in Geo?

[naive orchid]

Omg no way! So do I!

[frail flax]

no i have a higher gpa

[naive orchid]

Your not special

[tidal glacier]

how do you know

i never told you my gpa

[frail flax]

well are you in ib

[copper coral]

oh no, here this lil kid is asking for proof again

[polar plaza]

arctic, you are clearly talented, but you have yet to learn humility

[naive orchid]

Ap human geo is ez

[polar plaza]

your pride blinds you

[tidal glacier]

how do you know that?

[copper coral]

it isn’t

[frail flax]

well am i wrong

[tidal glacier]

yes

[frail flax]

ur not in ib tho

[polar plaza]

let go of your ego

[naive orchid]

Did you take it?

Feels pretty ez to me

Sorry if I offended you

All right

Let’s all end this here

[copper coral]

If you guys want to bicker like my little twin sisters in 3rd grade, let’s do this. Make a group chat, and just talk as much as you want.

[naive orchid]

💀

[tidal glacier]

i need help

please

fr

[copper coral]

i am taking it

[naive orchid]

This is course selection we don’t need to be fighting

[copper coral]

dw

[polar plaza]

with what

[copper coral]

Sadly already established that and no one has satisfied my wish with that.

[polar plaza]

nah im chill

debates cant get u riled up if yk youre right

lol

[tidal glacier]

mentally because i really don't know what is going on...I just came here to know if my courses are a good start off to high school by someone...I did not expect to see this

[naive orchid]

Oh uhhhhh

[copper coral]

Just put them in here and we’ll see

[naive orchid]

Should I be student council president again?

[copper coral]

Yes, going to 9th grade, you should.

Defines leadership.

[naive orchid]

Or should I use my extra time in a homework help

[polar plaza]

like volunterring?

[frail flax]

phew luckily i am

[naive orchid]

I’ve been president seventh eighth year

[polar plaza]

dangg

[copper coral]

AHHHHHHHHHHHH 🤬

[naive orchid]

I enjoy it

But worry it might be too stressful

[copper coral]

Try it in 9th. Trust me tho it will be overwhelming

[polar plaza]

9th is the best time to try

[copper coral]

Your worries match with reality if you i ask me

[copper coral]

Yeah

[polar plaza]

taking a gap is weird

cuz then someone else is gonna take ur spot

and then if you decide to do it again

[naive orchid]

Right

[polar plaza]

you're gonna have to fight for the spot

[naive orchid]

9th the big one tho

[tidal glacier]

English Hon. 9
French II Hon.
Geometry Hon.
World History Hon.
Biology Hon.
Electives (2):
Concert Band 9
Can't choose between a business course or CP ANtonomy and physiology
I am considering Medicine or some sort of science related field (btw we don't have AP as a freshman)

[copper coral]

it is

[naive orchid]

Because you basically lead over the whole student council

[copper coral]

You want to do to Med?

[tidal glacier]

yeah

[naive orchid]

I’ve only leaded individual grades

[copper coral]

Nvm you answered my question

[polar plaza]

but the other people do help you right

[copper coral]

How many classes are you taking

7, 9?

[tidal glacier]

8 possibly

wait

give me a second

[copper coral]

ok

[naive orchid]

Yes, my vice is unfortunately, stepping down tho…

[polar plaza]

if business isnt needed for anything like a credit req, i would do anatomy

[tidal glacier]

Yeah 8 i believe

[polar plaza]

since ur going for medical field

[polar plaza]

rip 😭

[tidal glacier]

hmmm

[copper coral]

Can you do Geometry honors in the summer?

[polar plaza]

i'd still go for it though, it's a good opportunity to build leadership skills

tho what is a homework help?

[tidal glacier]

i can, but its VERY costly...my original plan was to go for a summer course

i dont wanna pay 1000 dollars

for some reason

[polar plaza]

what 😭

[tidal glacier]

idk why

[naive orchid]

Spend the last 30 minutes of the day getting help on homework

[polar plaza]

can you do algebra 2 over the summer?

[naive orchid]

It’s like clubs

And other stuff

[polar plaza]

oh so instead of a club you do homework

[naive orchid]

Yea

But

Really happy with student co

[tidal glacier]

no idea

[naive orchid]

Is there summer enrichment programs?

Do you have the option to take that course early?

[copper coral]

🤔 I would do it to boost yourself in Math. I regretted it as I in Geometry Honors this year as a 9th grader, and wish I was in Algebra II Honors

[polar plaza]

a grand is a good bit of money though

[copper coral]

It is

[polar plaza]

is geometry the most advanced you can be?

[tidal glacier]

not really? I mean I do have the grades to enter the geo course in summer, but a 1000 is too much tho i feel like

[copper coral]

Pre Calculus as a 9th grader is for me

[tidal glacier]

geo is 1 level higher and algerbra II is 2 levels higher

[copper coral]

Wait

No

Calculus BC as a 9th grader is the highest

[polar plaza]

no but like for advanced students

[copper coral]

And I have a friend

[polar plaza]

what's the norm

cuz like at my school the regular kids are alg 1 9th grade, and the advanced ones are geometry

[tidal glacier]

Yeah the Algebra II is advanced...Geo is only Accelerated

[copper coral]

Do you live around Katy?

[polar plaza]

is there a lot of people in algebra 2?

[tidal glacier]

or i may be wrong

no

[copper coral]

for me yeah 😭

[polar plaza]

😭

[copper coral]

i thought it was only a Katy thing

[polar plaza]

wtf is katy

[tidal glacier]

no well for 8th grade Geo is the highest

[copper coral]

TX

[polar plaza]

oh

[copper coral]

It is “an edge city that is on the metropolitan area of Houston”

[polar plaza]

i would ask your guidance consuler if there was any way to do algebra 2 over the summer so you can do precalc in 10th

[copper coral]

Not recommended

[tidal glacier]

yeah

[polar plaza]

no?

[copper coral]

Algebra II is only up to a 4.0

Not 5.0 (honors)

[polar plaza]

colleges reweigh your gpa

[copper coral]

It is really messy for your GPA

[polar plaza]

they look at what courses you take along with their rigor

[copper coral]

Oh.

Wait, Ryboss

One second, I know I sent this message 2 times, but wait

[polar plaza]

so as long as it doesnt nuke your ranking, a little hit isnt that bad esp since it allows you to take more advanced math classes

[copper coral]

Is this a good choice of classes for 10th grade as I want to be in pre-med to become a cardiovascular surgeon.

English II Honors
Chemistry Honors
Soccer
AP Seminar
Medical Terminology
Algebra II Honors ? (I may skip this class to take an exam to go to AP Precalculus, is that a good idea?)
French II

(AP Psychology over the summer)

[tidal glacier]

so is it bad to take Honors Geo next year, should I really consider the summer course

[polar plaza]

because like taking 2 ap classes when nobody else or very few do is very impressive

[copper coral]

Yeah so you see the Math section for me?

should i skip the class?

[polar plaza]

and they'll see that it was just a weird gpa thing with the algebra 2

[polar plaza]

imo it's a good idea to skip

so you can do stats and calc

[copper coral]

a lot of ppl said it isn’t

[polar plaza]

rlly??

i skipped

[copper coral]

it’s acc so i can do calc 3 in 12th grade

adding rigor

[polar plaza]

thats good too

why do ppl say not to skip?

[frail flax]

so you aleady know algebra 2

[copper coral]

🤓 “GPA”

[tidal glacier]

Wait can I skip Algebra II

[naive orchid]

Not recommend

[polar plaza]

doesnt it just skip past it though?

[frail flax]

you have to know algebra 2 to skip algebra 2

[polar plaza]

how would it be bad for your gpa

[copper coral]

No, I don’t. I am just going to take the exam and get a 40 so I go to Precalculus

[copper coral]

I don’t think so

[frail flax]

how r u gonna get a good score if u dont know it??

[naive orchid]

I’ve been offered to skip classes, rejected the offer tho

[copper coral]

Because I am taking a 4.0

[naive orchid]

I’d Talk to your counselor

[polar plaza]

the algebra 2 quiz would be added in your transcript as a 4.0?

[copper coral]

She said to stay

[copper coral]

Yes

[frail flax]

how are you gonna pass the algebra 2 exam if u dont know algebra 2

[copper coral]

But if I did it over the year it would be a 5.0

[tidal glacier]

shoudl I stick with Honors Geo then fir 9th grade????? I mean I can take either AP Calc or APstatistics in my senior year...Im just so confused I really want a good chance of getting into a good college

(😭

[frail flax]

skip geo not algebra 2

geometry is so free

[naive orchid]

Do you get honnors geo?

[copper coral]

How smart are you in Math?

[polar plaza]

gpa only really matters for your class ranking

[tidal glacier]

yeah I am going into honors geo

i got reccomended by my teacher

[copper coral]

Do you think that is important?

[polar plaza]

course rigor and your grade in those classes are more important than just the gpa number

[frail flax]

how r u gonna pass the algebra 2 exam if u dont know algebra 2

[polar plaza]

you dont need to be number 1 or anything, but like top 5% or so is very good

[copper coral]

I don’t know, I’ll eat Timberbell’s cookie and pass the exam.

[copper coral]

I am not Top 5%

For sure

[frail flax]

what score do you need to pass algebra 2 and skip it

[polar plaza]

how far are you?

[tidal glacier]

I mean i enjoy it...and I have a good average

[copper coral]

I have a 4.167 GPA (I took a lot of 4.0)

[naive orchid]

Hmmm,

[copper coral]

I wish I knew

[polar plaza]

also your course rigor in the future would propell your gpa too

top 10%?

[copper coral]

I think so

[frail flax]

ms girl what score do u need to pass algebra 2 and skip it

[copper coral]

My consular said

[naive orchid]

What math are you taking rn?

[copper coral]

Above a 4.0 or 4.1 is Top 10

[tidal glacier]

Algebra I

[frail flax]

ms girl what score do u need to pass algebra 2 and skip it

[copper coral]

I need a 520

[polar plaza]

out of what

[frail flax]

the hell

[polar plaza]

😭

[frail flax]

i think 600

my state testing is like that

[polar plaza]

that's a pretty high score 😭

without knowing alg 2?

[copper coral]

I am joking

[naive orchid]

What do you mean by “stick with”

Like

[frail flax]

so what d o u need to skip

[naive orchid]

Are you trying to skip ahead?

Or stay on level

[frail flax]

how r yall gonna just "skip" algebra 2 like dont u need to know it

[tidal glacier]

Not really, I was gonna do the summer Geo course until I saw the pricing. Others are saying that even the Geo is a level higher, I should consider on advancing a level higher

[copper coral]

738291

[frail flax]

do the summer geo course

[tidal glacier]

Broi am not rich

[frail flax]

it is worth it you cant skip any math after geo

[naive orchid]

Not everyone can afford it

[frail flax]

how much does it cost

[polar plaza]

id suggest skip, your course rigor would be one of the highest in your class, and given your history, i think you should be able to keep up course rigor in other classes to maintain a good ranking

[tidal glacier]

1000 dollars

for a 2 month course

[polar plaza]

but tbh it's not asuper big deal either way

[frail flax]

oh tjhats pricey but i say still do it

[naive orchid]

Yea

Don’t do it

If you’re not financially able to

[polar plaza]

precalc covers a lotta alg 2

[frail flax]

you literally cant skip any math after geometry so i def this u should do it

[polar plaza]

but ive never heard of skipping geometry

[frail flax]

ya u can do it on the summer

[tidal glacier]

My parents even if they let me join I don't want to end up flunking it, all the money gonna go to waste

[polar plaza]

ohh

that's what i did for alg 2

[copper coral]

👍

[tidal glacier]

its probs the same price too

[naive orchid]

Deff an issue

I took 2 math courses at the same time

In the same school year

[frail flax]

ya its gonna be fast paced so u need to be really smart

[polar plaza]

rip 😭

[naive orchid]

So it was compacted 7/8 and normal 8/9th grade math

[tidal glacier]

I don't want this to be the reason why I can't get to an Ivy league, or at least a good college man

[naive orchid]

Im not sure if this is available to everyone

[frail flax]

you need to have really good ecs then

[polar plaza]

this will most likely not be the reason

[frail flax]

bc the average applicant has the geo alg 2 pre calc pathway

[frail flax]

yes it will unless u have good ecs

[tidal glacier]

😭

[polar plaza]

he can improve his course rigor through other classes too

[frail flax]

depends on ur major

for cs or eneginering math is important

[tidal glacier]

Medicine?

[polar plaza]

the average applicant doesnt have many aps though

[polar plaza]

true, if that i'd lean more heavily towards encouraging to skip

[frail flax]

they cant afford it

but same opijon

[tidal glacier]

do I gotta be two levels higher

[frail flax]

well i mean

[polar plaza]

max out science aps

[frail flax]

ya

[polar plaza]

bio and chem

[tidal glacier]

yeah im willing to do that

[frail flax]

but the science aps are hell sooooo

[polar plaza]

physics if u got time

[polar plaza]

lmfao fr

[naive orchid]

HELL NAH

I mean

Uhhh

Yea

Sorry I just don’t like physics🤮

[tidal glacier]

Like thy suck or its a lot of work?

[naive orchid]

But deff

[polar plaza]

work plus memorization

[frail flax]

idk i hearded that

[polar plaza]

bio you gotta remember a lot of stuff

[tidal glacier]

well thats next year

[polar plaza]

chem you have to understand a bunch of different processes

[tidal glacier]

yeah

[frail flax]

do you have thse courses

[tidal glacier]

Khan Academy is my only hope now...I wish I could do Geo on Khan Academy so i can take Algebra II

[tidal glacier]

me?

[frail flax]

yes you

[tidal glacier]

yeah i have a list

[naive orchid]

Good resource tho

[tidal glacier]

This is ONLY freshman year...let me know if you need the other ones

[frail flax]

is there any aps

[tidal glacier]

starting 10th grade yes

[frail flax]

what about ap comp sci prin

i see it there

[tidal glacier]

really?

oh yeah wait

[frail flax]

idk if its regular or ap

but it sais comp sci prin

[tidal glacier]

no they either H or CP

[frail flax]

take any honorsclasses

[tidal glacier]

this is 10th

and onwards

[frail flax]

stopp why is there a genocide class

[tidal glacier]

tbh idk

[frail flax]

do you take a language

[tidal glacier]

yes

french

you know what...ill figure this out tommorow

it is really hurting my brain

thanks for thr help tho guys

[frail flax]

freshmn year does not matter

mot in the sence u dont have to care u obv shoyld anget that gpa but course wisse not rll

11th is THEE year

[south wasp]

We have course selection going on rn, the only AP we have available as freshmen is AP Human. I’ve heard from outside sources it’s easy, but it’s notoriously difficult at my school. Only 35/560 freshmen have As and the highest grade someone has is 93. I signed up to take it.

So people that did take it, how did u succeed?

[frail flax]

oh???

a course is not about the course its abt the teacher

even the easiest courses can be hard if u have a bad eacher

your teahcer is orob just bad

[cloud oracle]

yall

should i take ap chem in my 10th grade yr

[frail flax]

if the highest is a 93 absoulty do NOT take it!!

[cloud oracle]

when im planning to take two honor math classes, ela honors, ap world history, and another ap?

[polar plaza]

geo and alg 2?

[cloud oracle]

ya

i think geo is easy, idk abt alg 2

[frail flax]

geo is not easy

[polar plaza]

what was ur freshman year like? it differs from school to school, but all of ur classes you listed usually have a good bit of homeworl

[frail flax]

but it is not hard

[cloud oracle]

damn i shouldve stacked up like my friends this sem 😭

[polar plaza]

you should be pretty confident in your own skills before adding ap chem

[frail flax]

geo and alg 2 is already pretty tough

[polar plaza]

plus apush readings

[frail flax]

if you have the option to take geometry over the summer do it

[cloud oracle]

2 afjrotc, intro to software tech, intro to graphic design, ela 9, alg 1, honors bio, honors am gov

[cloud oracle]

😭 i wish

[frail flax]

what was your opinjon on alg 1

[polar plaza]

how did you do?

[cloud oracle]

i rlly am not bc most of my upper class friends said that they regret taking ap chem before taking like chem or honors chem

[cloud oracle]

4.0 so far

real easy

[polar plaza]

also, you can ask the people who have taken the class before abt the workload

[cloud oracle]

well not am gov

[frail flax]

all the science ap courses are hard exept for apes

[cloud oracle]

teacher sucks

[cloud oracle]

whats that

[polar plaza]

are they as good of students as you?

[frail flax]

env science its a freshman course i believe

[cloud oracle]

smarter than me

[frail flax]

u can take it in 11th or 10th to

[cloud oracle]

they dont offer that course until my senior yr 😞

[polar plaza]

bail 💀

[frail flax]

Huh??? it is literally the easiest ap thats wierfd

[cloud oracle]

right 😭

[cloud oracle]

idk my school is kinda special

[polar plaza]

u alr got two aps in sophomore

thats good

save ur nights

cuz ecs gonna ramp up

[cloud oracle]

but erm do yall have to like take 2 foreign language classes in order to go to college

[cloud oracle]

i hope so

[frail flax]

um not exaclty but u should doit

[polar plaza]

a lot of schools recommend 2-4

[frail flax]

2-4 what

[polar plaza]

but idk if any have set in stone requirements

[cloud oracle]

😭 i dont wanna get my gpas messed up by me pushing myself too far

[polar plaza]

2-4 language classes

[frail flax]

so like years of language

[polar plaza]

like years

yeah

i said it weird

[cloud oracle]

my school told me that certain prestigious colleges requires 2 foreign language credits

[frail flax]

is stopping in freshman with spanish 3 good

like does that put me at a disadvantage

[cloud oracle]

but like im already fluent in another language, and like english aint my first language

[polar plaza]

is there anyway to do a class in that or something related to it?

[frail flax]

umm u should take it

[polar plaza]

idk abt disadvantage, but spanish 4 would be an advantage

[frail flax]

so i should stop in 10th

[cloud oracle]

theres a thing called credit in lieu of enrollment, should i do it bc that basically exempt me to take those foreign languge courses

[polar plaza]

cuz 3 years is pretty standard for top schools

[polar plaza]

yh 4 is good

unless u a spanish major or smt

[frail flax]

how much did you take

[polar plaza]

3 years

i hated spanish

if u hate it then quit and take classes that u acc like

my teacher was so annoying

and my class wouldnt do anything put talk, and nothing would get done

and then we'd get tests

smh

[frail flax]

i hate every calass

[polar plaza]

😭 😭

idk how to help with that dude

[frail flax]

what aps did u take

[polar plaza]

i come from a small school, so we dont have many

since i did alg 2 over the summer

i did ap stats, doing ap calc ab rn

ap chem, ap lit, and apush

and also doing ap lang rn

rest is honors, and i have 4 dual enrollment credits

for a biomed class

i maxed out my school

[frail flax]

oh ok their forcing me to take both of the ap lang courses both comp sci cources and 3 of the math aps

and thats the ones their forcing me to do

[polar plaza]

3 math aps starting from precalc?

[frail flax]

10th is ap pre calc

[polar plaza]

gotcha

the english ones are a pain

[frail flax]

i think 12th and 11th is both the caclus ones

[polar plaza]

you cant skip to bc?

[frail flax]

wydm

[polar plaza]

some ppl skip calc ab

and just do bc

[frail flax]

i can

its in any order

[polar plaza]

wait what

so you can do bc

then ab next year

[frail flax]

yea

if i wanted too

[polar plaza]

but you dont have to

[frail flax]

no they force me to take both of themn

[polar plaza]

oh ok

so dont skip 😭

thats weird

[frail flax]

why not???

[polar plaza]

cuz you would do the harder one and then the easier one

dont you wanna build the foundation with the easier one first

[frail flax]

oh y

[polar plaza]

then go more advanced?

[frail flax]

aa

[polar plaza]

what major are you looking at?

[frail flax]

well i choose the IT school

[polar plaza]

oh u chose alr?

[frail flax]

my plan is if i dont want to do a cs related major i can apply to colleges for the CS major and then transfer once i get in to a major i want

[polar plaza]

cs majors are generally pretty competitive though

ofc it varies school to school

[frail flax]

well my coursework reflects it

idk

[polar plaza]

that is true

and ur school would set u up pretty well

[frail flax]

if i apply to any other major thats not cs i iwll be disadvantaged

[polar plaza]

cuz they think ur doing the reverse

[frail flax]

plus i will have a gaurentteed internship to put on my application bc they force us to do that too

[polar plaza]

and switching to cs

ooo thats nice

[frail flax]

yea

plus i cannot with ib

the EE

and you have to take a arts class

[polar plaza]

is ib only international schools?

[frail flax]

huh

[polar plaza]

sorry i have no experience with the ib system

[frail flax]

ib is a program

not only in international schools

pluw i dont think many international schools exist in the US

[polar plaza]

oh damn

ig my area just doesnt do ib

[frail flax]

i heard ap lang or one of them helaps with college essay

writing

[polar plaza]

ap lang imo does, because it teaches how to effectively write and make an argument with rhetorical devices and such

[frail flax]

what is ap lit

[polar plaza]

ap lit is fiction

you read a lot of novels and such

and analyze the meaning

theres a lot of theme/message finding

ap lang is nonfiction and you analyze why the author writes like how they do

less emphasis on the meaning

[frail flax]

oh ok

what major did you apply for and what ecs did u have

[polar plaza]

i applied engineering

i had working at my family's business, varsity cross country/indoor track/track and field, online tutoring, science olympiad, chess team, math team, a job at a supermarket, a leadership council thingy, and two summer programs through unis

ive won regional things for science olympiad, chess, and math

also co founded chess team

but nothing too special, i just kept myself very busy, and i tried to reflect my work ethic and dedication trhough my essays

i debated putting gym on my list, cuz i spend like 15hrs a week lifting, but decided not to

[naive orchid]

Could I ask what you did for your family business?

[polar plaza]

its a take out restaurant

so i did cash register

[naive orchid]

Oh ic

[polar plaza]

phone calls

helped a bit with orders

[naive orchid]

Must be hard, I hate dealing with people bulll

[polar plaza]

lol it was hard for a while

i started when i was 11

but it got easier

[naive orchid]

I just do office stuff for my parents

[polar plaza]

and i appreciate what it taught me and the man i am now because of it

[naive orchid]

I believe no matter what, everyone should at least work 1 month in a service or retail job

[polar plaza]

what does that entail?

[polar plaza]

100%

[naive orchid]

Filing and organizing papers

Also putting some stuff online and organizing it

Worked a while at my uncles restaurant 2

Got cursed out over some eggs….

[polar plaza]

lmaoo

[polar plaza]

gonna have 10yrs experience by graduation 😂

[naive orchid]

Cant do to much crap for a real estate company without it getting to difficult

So filling papers days for me

Are you a first Gen college student?

[polar plaza]

yeah

also first generation american

parents immigrated in their 20s

[naive orchid]

Same here

[polar plaza]

so figuring this stuff out has been a pain

[naive orchid]

Not first Gen college student

Congrats on that ,that’s a very big achievement

[naive orchid]

Mine in early teens

Got very lucky

Must have been very hard

Congratulate you on all these huge achievements

[polar plaza]

haha thanks

this just the beginning hehe

[frail flax]

did you win anything on the math team

and what summer programs

and what unis

[polar plaza]

phillips exeter and johns hopkins

i got into sstp and st paul's, but decided not to do

[frail flax]

what r programs like?? what do you do there

[polar plaza]

in the activity description i talked about my contributiion to the team environment and recruiting, as well as teaching math

i had perfect scores a few times, but didnt talk abt it

[polar plaza]

so i did boarding for phillips and online for johns hopkins cuz i wanted to work

[frail flax]

but for what

[polar plaza]

for phillips i did three classes: college essay writing, transgenics, and genetic engineering

[copper coral]

i wanna know your four year plan now 😭

[polar plaza]

i spent a lot of time in a lab and i got lab experience which i found to be very engaging

[frail flax]

what boaut j hopkins

[polar plaza]

i did engineering for that, and it entailed a class every morning, along with a group assignment and homework