#course-selection

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sullen hearth
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yeah

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it’s good

vast oracle
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what classes did everyone take their freshman year

upbeat radish
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yo chat im prolly gonna self study macro micro next year

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but can I self study ap chem

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cuz Im taking honors chem rn

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and it’s lowkey fine but ap chem is apparently hard so like 💀

vast oracle
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what do you think gohar took 😂

solemn hamlet
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Cus he begged his counselor for it

vast oracle
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oh yeah

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He prob took ap calc bc to 🥱

solemn hamlet
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💀

silver cipher
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I heading into soph year. What of the three is the easiest: bio 11, chem 11, or physics 11?

sullen hearth
upbeat radish
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can’t fit it into my schedule cuz my school is pretty dumb and they only allow like 3 aps a year

sullen hearth
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prob don’t self study ap cchem

upbeat radish
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yeah that’s I was thinking tbh💀

sullen hearth
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unless u have like a 95+ in the class i’m in honors rn it’s light so i’m taking ap chem next yr

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ima just take it in school

upbeat radish
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yeah I would but apparently physics is better for cs/finance

sullen hearth
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idk both pretty unrelated to your major lol

upbeat radish
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yeah but there’s not really much for those majors anyway

sullen hearth
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yea

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just take like more comp sci or more econ classes

upbeat radish
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I mean yeah there’s ap cs and ap macromicro but besides that’s there’s nothing

sullen hearth
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yea

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at my school there’s quite a lot

upbeat radish
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my school offers like 0 extra things for those majors tho it’s like we have normal macro micro and that’s it

sullen hearth
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we got apcsp, ap cs A, game design and development, cybersecurity, computer tech and more

upbeat radish
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dang bruh

sullen hearth
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yeah too bad i’m not majoring in cs

upbeat radish
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we have both ap cs and then one class after called coding for a purpose where you make a website 💀

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what are you majoring in

sullen hearth
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bruh

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prob stem science

upbeat radish
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I see

vestal crypt
upbeat radish
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lmao

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real

soft jacinth
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I am about to say quite possibly the stupidest thing ever on this server but I want to take 11 AP exams my senior year. Including, AP Chem, Bio, Physics C Mechanics, Physics 1, APUSH, World, Comp Sci A, Spanish language and culture, Psych, Calc BC and AP Us Gov. I am ready for whatever comes my way and I don’t mind studying all day. Should I start studying in the summer of this year? I really want this

vestal crypt
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So a few things

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Do you have any sports

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do you have any other commitments

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does your school let you 💀

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Do you have a good history of APs

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Do you want to enjoy senior year

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If your answers arent
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

any other combo, then scale it way back to 5

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also relevant APs to major > stacking

signal merlin
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umm

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if ur motivated

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then u could do it

soft jacinth
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No sports, no real commitments other than what every high schooler does and some quick after school stuff occasionally. My school will let me and I’m currently taking 7 ap tests this year that im confident about. I really don’t care if I “enjoy” senior year or not

vestal crypt
signal merlin
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ok well if ur gonna take 11 study really hard. not guranteed for all those creidts if u dont get 3 and higher

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i also think more ecs are better than a handful of aps

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but

vestal crypt
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spamming APs isnt some college cheat code if thats the goal of doing 11

signal merlin
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do whatever floats in ur boat ig

vestal crypt
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also especially if some are completely irrelevant… i just dont see a point of spamming APs

soft jacinth
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Alright ill consider. Thanks

solemn hamlet
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Even if you do them through your school, you probably want to make sure of that

soft jacinth
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I don’t know. I think it just applies to the ap’s im not self studying

solemn hamlet
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So why are you self studying them

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Colleges know the difference between AP courses and AP exams

upbeat radish
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Like what some people do is like get a 4.0 uw and a crap ton of 5s

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And then a bunch of random academic awards

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but 20 is overkill dude ur better off studying for random olympiads or something idk

thorny radish
solemn hamlet
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It's just courses

thorny radish
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I mean

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They do

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But not that much

solemn hamlet
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Yeah they don't help it any considerable amount

thorny radish
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It’s just better to take those that are helpful to you

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And then take extracurriculars which are also helpful to you

solemn hamlet
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It's best to take an AP exam if you'll use the credit, AP classes ofc

solemn hamlet
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That's really not true if you are targeting a T20 or even a T50 uni

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But yeah, sure for the rest

thorny radish
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I meant like don’t take like a million sports if you’re going to do comp Sci or something

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You can still take sports

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And anything else

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But also try to find something that actually helps you in your future field

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Like maybe an internship

bold axle
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do colleges actually care if you do orchestra/band/chorus in hs cuz people say "oh it looks good on ur college app if u do a performing arts class" but i feel like teachers just say that so u can stay in their class

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im going to a performing arts hs for piano so i have the performing arts credit anyways

short burrow
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ty 😭

vestal crypt
solemn hamlet
loud solar
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it’s a filler unless you do something with it tho

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bc it’s a filler to just do classes and call it a day but it’s not a filler to be in an honor band or state wide band

toxic bobcat
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some of those i understand but why spanish?

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also I got a question so Im trying to self study pre calc and take calc AB next year in 10th grade, but they're very hesistant to let me do it so they might make me take APpre cal instead. if thats the case, i figured I would take AP precalc for the weighted gpa boost but not pay for the exam bc thats a waste of time and money. Good idea or no?

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since i will take calc in 11th grade anyway there is no need for the ap pre calc college credit which probably wouldnt even give credit anyway

solemn hamlet
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And yeah, if your school is fine with you not taking an AP exam, and you're sure you won't need the credit, don't take it

rose rampart
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I’m a sophomore with an A in level 1 chem should I make the jump to ap physics 1 next year or just honors physics , I haven’t taken algebra 2/trig

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I’ve never taken ap yet next year I will be taking 2 maybe 3 with physics but not sure that much about the class

rotund stag
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U need alg 2 and trig for ap physics 1

rose rampart
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Uh oh

cinder gorge
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But it’s gonna be a real struggle

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Since it’s your first AP

full tinsel
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Is AP Spanish Lit. worth taking after Spanish Lang?

magic orbit
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it's not about crunching numbers

full tinsel
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Chunching?

magic orbit
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but tests your critical thinking and moreso about conceptualizing the concepts

full tinsel
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Who the hell is chunching numbers?

magic orbit
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typo

full tinsel
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Ye ik

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I myself as a junior next year will do Physics I

magic orbit
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im at the last unit of ap physics 1 and it's hard skull_cry

bright turtle
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wait a minute, but I'm taking ap physics 1 for my sophmore year

cursive panther
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should i do ap chem or ap physics 1 for senior (i’m taking ap bio junior)

bright turtle
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what do yall think about my course plan?

cinder gorge
bright turtle
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My school has honors algebra 2 teach you both algebra and pre cal

cinder gorge
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Oh ok

cinder gorge
bright turtle
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Why though?

cinder gorge
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And have another elective

bright turtle
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Seniors at my school told me ap stats is easy and I should take both stats and cal bc

cinder gorge
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Unless your school requires AB before BC

bright turtle
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I think ap cal ab is required before bc at my school

cinder gorge
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Ok

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Anything else than that it looks good

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But it’s going to be very challenging

bright turtle
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Yeah ik

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But thanks man

cinder gorge
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Np bro

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Hope u do good in high school

cursive panther
cursive panther
cinder gorge
cursive panther
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ok

sullen hearth
magic orbit
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i can speak for my perspective with physics

i am a math nerd (yes im very confident with me being a nerd, cry about it), yet im struggling in physics 1

physics 1 is all about conceptualizing the topics and come up with reasoning on why this does that, rather than crunching numbers

example question can be like: given a pendulum with a string length L, now give another pendulum with a string 9 times longer than L, how much faster is the 2nd pendulum's period than to the 1st (randomly made this lol)
answer if ur curious: ||the second pendulum's period is 3 times more than the first||

you need to fully understand how it does that and how to use the formulas as well since it is algebra based.

physics c however is more crunching numbers because most physics involves calculus, so generally physics c is slightly easier than physics 1 (if u know what ur doing)

thorny radish
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Can someone check my selection

gritty lily
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Why PE as a senior?

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That’s a waste of time senior year

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I’d say get it over with in freshman year

fair pewter
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Hi I have a question about science classes, I'm thinking about getting into robotics in the future. Should I take intro physics, cwu physics, Ap physics OR uw chem, physics, Ap physics? Freshmen year was biology (required).

cerulean kayak
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Guysss

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I need advice

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I need a high paying major that is AI proof and can be done remotely and is growing

vernal coral
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ATAR wise, should I choose Physics over Chinese?

lone storm
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Why are u worrying about atar aren't u year 10

vernal coral
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So like future subjects, careers, etc

lone storm
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Yeah

vernal coral
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To try and prepare

lone storm
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Just know science isn't all experiments and stuff

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Gets worse when ur year 12

vernal coral
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is it bad if I plan to take Bio, Chem and Physics in year 12

lone storm
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year 10 and 11 makes u ready for yr 12

lone storm
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Sorry

vernal coral
lone storm
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Are u that smart ?

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What u averaging in your sacs and exams

vernal coral
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school year just started

lone storm
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Sacs then

vernal coral
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haven't had any exams yet

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what's sacs?
I probably call them something different

lone storm
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Test

vernal coral
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last year I was straight a's tho?

lone storm
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Can u answer the question

vernal coral
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which?

lone storm
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What were u averaging in tests

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As in %

vernal coral
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let me check

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give me a min

lone storm
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Are you even oce?

vernal coral
lone storm
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Oceania

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🥹

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In your bio

vernal coral
vernal coral
lone storm
vernal coral
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Planning to switch Outdoor rec to chinese next semester tho

lone storm
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Tf is outdoor rec

vernal coral
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The full name is 'Intergrated Learning Outdoor Recreation'
Basically PE, I was forced into it, it sucks,
But it's practically a free A

lone storm
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PE scales so low

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So does design

vernal coral
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I know

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That's why I'm not picking them next year

lone storm
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If you really dedicated which I assume u are do chemistry physics specialist math and another form of math

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And do higher scaled English class

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And do whatever language your school teaches because it will scale high asf

vernal coral
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yeah
I was thinking
Spec maths
Methods
Chem
Bio
English Literary Studies (Highest english)
[and one more either physics or chinese]

lone storm
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I'm currently doing chem and spes meths and biology and it's a lot of content

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Alot

vernal coral
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you don't have to do methods along with specs?

lone storm
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Do both

vernal coral
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That's what it's like at my school unfortunately

lone storm
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I take spes outside of school

vernal coral
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oh ok

lone storm
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2 maths scales higher

vernal coral
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true

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Would you recommend taking Stage 2 Physics without Stage 1 Physics?

lone storm
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Biology is easy but a lot of key terms and content

vernal coral
lone storm
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Do u have the time to study that much ?

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If your aiming towards 99+

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That means you literally have to get like 100s on all sacs and exams across

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Atar is also scaled by rankings

vernal coral
vernal coral
lone storm
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I don't use those terms in my school

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We only do %

vernal coral
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ohh

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at my school we use letter grades more

lone storm
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What's A- in %?

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80%?

vernal coral
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90ish I think?

lone storm
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Okay lemme explain how it kinda scales

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If u get all 80s u gonna get a atar around 80+ if your going to get 90s your aiming towards 95+

vernal coral
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but won't scaling change it?

lone storm
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Based on subject

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U need all scaling subjects

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It's hard to explain

vernal coral
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yeah. I know some of it

lone storm
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For example u have pe right

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And the rest of your subjects a scaling high

vernal coral
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year 10 subjects don't affect your atar tho

lone storm
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If u get 90s across it will prob be a atar for 80 because pe scales it down

lone storm
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Only yr 12 is when shit gets serious

vernal coral
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oh it's because it's easier, right?

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because spec scales up a lot
because it's really hard

lone storm
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Ye sort of like that

vernal coral
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okk

lone storm
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Harder the subject the higher it will scale

vernal coral
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how do you determine how hard a subject is

lone storm
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Because it's a demanding subject for future jobs

lone storm
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Just use atar scaler

vernal coral
lone storm
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Use the Victoria one

vernal coral
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is it similar across the states?

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because I don't live in or anywhere near victoria

lone storm
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Where do u live

lone storm
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I put in the subjects

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99.95

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If u get all 90s

vernal coral
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oh wow

lone storm
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And a gpa of 4.5

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Can I ask u a question

vernal coral
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yeah

lone storm
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Realistic how much do u think u going to get on yr 12 test

vernal coral
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uh

lone storm
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Because the level jumps high asf

vernal coral
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I just started high school so..

lone storm
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Just gues

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And I'll put it in the scale

vernal coral
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85?

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well probably less because year 12 is like 50x more difficult compared to year 11

lone storm
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Year 11 gives small taste of yr 12

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That make u write a lot of shit

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So u can keep up in yr 12

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That's why I recommend a laptop

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Well ima go to sleep

lone storm
vernal coral
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wait it dropped that much

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😭

lone storm
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Don't start stressing yet

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Save your hair for year 12

vernal coral
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hm

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but I'll see how I go this year

vernal coral
hazy arrow
vernal coral
foggy jolt
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do guys recommend ap calc or ap stats for comp sci?

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which is more useful

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i havent done calc ab yet

gray shuttle
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Ap calc

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For sure

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Cause they’re going to make you take calc classes so that’ll help get them waived

sullen hearth
solemn hamlet
worldly flume
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yall is ap stat online easy or not 😭

sullen hearth
worldly flume
outer folio
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Should I take AP euro or AP world next year?

soft jacinth
worldly flume
fair pewter
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am i muted or what

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is it good to take one science class and go to the hardest level or take different classes?

robust carbon
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wdym by different classes?

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like electives?

fair pewter
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no

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like physics and chemistry and biology

robust carbon
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what are you taking for science then 🗿

fair pewter
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didnt decided yet

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thats why im asking

robust carbon
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so the hardest level would be ap right

fair pewter
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yea

robust carbon
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probably hardest science

fair pewter
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k

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if people have different opinion pls tell me 😦 ty

robust carbon
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yea i wouldn't trust myself either lmao

thorny radish
wintry harbor
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why

polar plaza
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what does double ap mean

polar plaza
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paint a picture of who you are with all parts of your applications

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pretty sure this was addressed at some point in the dartmouth admissions podcast

cinder gorge
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Double up

wintry harbor
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like ap pre calc and ap stats is a example my friend is doing that

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next yr

full tinsel
cedar monolith
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should I take ap seminar instead of ela 10 next year?

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bene told colleges don’t look at that and it’s not worth the workload but I mess w the gpa boost

lone lion
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they do?

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💀

cedar monolith
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they look at seminar?

lone lion
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its an ap class ofc they do

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and its a class u take

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so idk whos yapping

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😭

cedar monolith
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no colleges give credit for it

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unless I’m wrong

lone lion
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idk u can research that

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its still good to take it

cinder gorge
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Guys should I take comparative gov in junior

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Because I’m also taking ap lit and ap econ micro and macro combined

acoustic bobcat
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yes

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why not

fast acorn
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i am in India. i want to do my ug, and pg in US. is it good

solemn hamlet
hybrid vessel
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Idk how ur system does it but we take it in 8th grade

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So as early as possible would be my guess

solemn hamlet
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Huh?

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would you just not take a maths class for an year if you took it later?

regal crane
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Hey, I'm a 7th grader and I was wondering what can middle schoolers do in their time to start early for college. I am very good at math.

solemn hamlet
cinder gorge
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If you are that confident in your abilities, and believe that you can get scholarships, for most careers I suggest you study abroad, away from the Americas

regal crane
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Nah i want to get into mit

cinder gorge
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Ok what do you want to do buddy

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Medicine? Engineering? Business?

regal crane
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Engineering

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maybe law, but probably engineering.

cinder gorge
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Does your school currently offer physics to year 7's

regal crane
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if law, i go to harvard.

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Also no

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my school doesn't even give honors classes.

cinder gorge
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What are honor classes i'm not american

regal crane
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There is just science, math, ela, and social studies

grizzled canyon
regal crane
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I can do calculus

upbeat radish
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Just do hella math competitions

grizzled canyon
solemn hamlet
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i dont get people

cinder gorge
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he said he may want to become an engineer

solemn hamlet
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and doing physics in middle school would help>

cinder gorge
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of course

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why would it not

solemn hamlet
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so an employer is gonna be like:
You did a physics course in 7th grade

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Let's hire you

cinder gorge
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...

solemn hamlet
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or that will give him helpful info

cinder gorge
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if it offers physics for year 7

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then it will probably offer for the following years

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he needs a foundation for college

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or uni

solemn hamlet
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People in most american countries switch schools after middle school

polar plaza
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who told you that

low igloo
solemn hamlet
regal crane
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Give me your personal decision on this: Law or Engineering?

solemn hamlet
regal crane
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I'd honestly like a mix of cs and enginnering.

solemn hamlet
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Software Development is like engineering already

regal crane
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Yeah

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I know

solemn hamlet
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Also if you're that divided, why are those the only options

regal crane
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Blud im in 7th.

solemn hamlet
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Why not consider scientific research

solemn hamlet
regal crane
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Gimme a break.

solemn hamlet
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Lil bro calls me blud

solemn hamlet
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No breaks given

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You do know there are mod logs right
Context: he said he was 12 and deleted his message

smoky pier
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Need help with course selection

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so I'm going into high school next year

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and I got into an Academy for Medicine/Science, and some form of a STEM Academy

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I don't know where I wanna go

smoky pier
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yeah

solemn hamlet
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Magnet school or similar?

smoky pier
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Yeah exactly it is a magnet school

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just better 🙂

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I can give a course description if that helps

solemn hamlet
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Yup well that'd probably help

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What do you want to do though, have you chosen a career path or college major yet

smoky pier
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like the schedule or all the courses description

smoky pier
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BUT

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Commute is 30 minutes every day

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vs STEM which is 1 minute

solemn hamlet
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I did an hour a day both ways from prep to 5th grade and we couldnt and still can't carry phones

I wouldn't recommend you to choose based on that

solemn hamlet
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People generally don't care much about your high school, including colleges, which only really care about your curriculum and grades, besides ECs and essays and what not

smoky pier
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they also show basic nurse skills to but idk what that means

solemn hamlet
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So a practical course?

smoky pier
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yes

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and same goes for STEM

solemn hamlet
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Well, are you planning on applying to unis mainly in state?

smoky pier
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yes I am

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but also some reach schools outside of state

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like Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Oxford

solemn hamlet
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For ivies, and specially British universities, it's probably ideal to get math until calculus since that shows rigor, but it's really not necessary, and the Medicene school would probably have calculus too

smoky pier
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I like the medicine academy better

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but if I am being completely honest

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there's also a chance that I move

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and the downside of that is that only the STEM academy gives an honors bio course over summer to prepare us for AP bio freshman year

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So just in case I move, I feel like I'm obligated to take the STEM academy as a safety

solemn hamlet
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Well, which has more APs?

smoky pier
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both have equal

solemn hamlet
smoky pier
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yeah I was gonna say

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but either way

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I could drop out of the STEM Academy to return to regular

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BUT In that case it's pointless even going

solemn hamlet
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Well, no matter which one you choose, that doesn't really close any doors in terms of your degree and career, so imo you should just choose what you're most interested in right now
Ofc, do research into Medicene careers and whether they're right for you, considering the STEM is quite a bit broader and might give you more useful college credit if you decide not to go into medicine, and it might feel like your high school years were wasted if you go to the medicine school but choose a different major, but at the end of the day, it doesn't really close any doors for you

smoky pier
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I'll keep your opinion as reference

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thank you

solemn hamlet
vernal coral
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Would a lower grade in a higher class look better than a higher grade in a lower class?
Eg, an A in methods or a b/c in specs

night violet
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I have the same question! Choosing next years hs classes rn and don’t know what to do yet

wintry harbor
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but it casnt be lower than a a-

polar plaza
wintry harbor
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bc they dont know

wintry harbor
lapis island
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Hi, should I take 6 aps or 5 aps with 1 honors elective thats related to my major. My gpa is bad and i need to raise it, but at the same time if i took the elective, i would have advanced my knowledge in my career.

polar plaza
wintry harbor
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they could give a opinon on what they should choose

polar plaza
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🤦‍♂️

wintry harbor
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plus i think hes asking what woudl you choose

polar plaza
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yeah but its a dumb question

wintry harbor
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not really

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either answer the question or move on its not a big deal 😭

polar plaza
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why would you listen to some stranger's life advice

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on career path

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when they dont know you or what you like

wintry harbor
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their not even asking that

mossy stratus
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I’m not sure of a course

polar plaza
wintry harbor
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what would you choose personally

mossy stratus
harsh hedge
regal crane
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@Everyone, what is your favorite/the best branch of engineering

rotund stag
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Can I Major in aerospace w out taking an engineering class or pathway

harsh hedge
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so idk

rotund stag
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Alr

mossy stratus
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just wanting to explore what I could possibly do

harsh hedge
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wait what was atm

mossy stratus
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at the moment

harsh hedge
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honestly engineering is the top

mossy stratus
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im not good at maths

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@harsh hedge

harsh hedge
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i mean the best paying jobs all require good math

mossy stratus
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What about business?

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@harsh hedge

ancient crown
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my course schedule for next year (h precalc is supposed to be AP calc bc) give tips please

deft maple
sharp plover
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yo, I absolutely LOVE everything related to math, engineering, and robotics (mainly robotics tho). Tmmr I get to sit one on one with my future high school consoler to set in stone my final 9th grade classes. I'm taking the hardest classes, 2 AP's, 3 Honors, etc. And I want to see if you guys have any questions that you think I should ask them tomorrow? Thanks!!

rotund stag
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What exactly ru taking

sharp plover
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like what type of questions should I be asking

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in general

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nvm ill just see what she thinks of my classes

ancient crown
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unless you recieve special permission which is very rare

sharp plover
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my hs is "special". aka they have programs specificaly to do this type of thing. for whatever reason their ap capstone diploma requires 6 ap's to get.

ancient crown
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can ppl stop saying im cooked and give advice

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ap classes arent hard i just want to know what to expect from each class from people who have taken them

lone lion
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u literally are cooked

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😭

lone lion
#

this mindset

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"ap classes arent hard" they definitely are its literally called "advanced placement"

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ur taking an AP language

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APUSH which is one of the lowest passing tests

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ap lang is pretty difficult in itself

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ap chem is notoriously hard

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calc bc is def hard

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physics is algebra based

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from this its pretty obvious the workload and everything you need to manage

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theres really no advice needed to be given its pretty clear

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furthermore, you can research them urself or check college board

drowsy igloo
#

Going into 11th grade Highschool, any suggestions or recommended classes I should take.
Here is what I plan on taking:
0.) Ap Per Calculus
1.) Ap Environmental Science
2.) Honors American Studies
3.) Honors Social Studies
4.) Band
5.) Psychology
6.) World Religions

drowsy igloo
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That’s what American Studies is. It’s a combination of English and History.

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Thank you for the help!

sullen hearth
lone lion
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im not talking abt individuals its literally just a difficult class

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maybe if someone has a higher intelligence or IQ its easier FOR THEM

sullen hearth
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nah imo just put in the work and ur fine

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i’m taking like 3 easy aps

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then like 2 hard ones

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next yr

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but yeah that person is cooked medium rare 😭

lone lion
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and it depends on the school and teachers

sullen hearth
#

true

gray jasper
mighty harbor
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Does anyone here have any experience with mechatronics engineering?

loud solar
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AP chem isn’t actually that bad as long as you actually pay attention

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the concepts aren’t hard conceptually it’s just that there’s a lot sometimes

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oops i missed the ap calc bc note calc bc is super fine too

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APUSH i didn’t take but my friends all found it easy

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AP spanish would be like the only one i don’t know about

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if you want to speak as to a high level academic student this is what me and others have noticed

lone lion
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This perception is extremely inaccurate as teachers have diff levels of difficulty

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As well as expectations of peers around him and school

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Essentially ur saying all of its pretty easy which is a huge misconception

loud solar
solemn hamlet
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instead of calling out someone, it would be much better to lay out your own opinion imo

magic orbit
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people may see a certain topic easier than other people

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i personally think math is easy

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yet people also struggle in math

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so yeah

solemn hamlet
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exactly

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and also teachers vary

loud solar
#

real saying my opinion is definitely wrong is lowkey like saying “you can’t think those courses are easy because i think they’re hard”

solemn hamlet
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hey, lets not carry this on

loud solar
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yeah not even a problem

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🎀

lone lion
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I didnt say its definitely wrong i said misconception but aight

loud solar
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i’m just a girl

lone lion
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💀💀

loud solar
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🎀

lone lion
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okay and

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😭

solemn hamlet
#

the best opinion that you're going to get for an AP will be from someone who's already taken it in your own school with the same teacher, but at the end of the day, even outlying opinions can help one form an opinion of something

lone lion
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which in reality is difficult

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But ok

solemn hamlet
#

Anyways, like I said, no point in continuing this argument

magic orbit
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for multiple opinions

lone lion
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🥸

magic orbit
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let's not carry this on, this is course selection channel

lone lion
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and its about courses

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Sooo

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💀

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so funny reactions wow!!!

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yes

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Unless u can handle it

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Pretty simple explanation

loud solar
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💀 ok real

lone lion
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econ fun

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🥰🥰

broken apex
#

Hey, course registrations are due in the next week

  • AP langcomp (rec but not yet approved)
  • AP stats (rec but takes one elective)
  • IM3
  • science 10
  • US history in global context (don't wanna do the ap alternative for this T^T)
  • French intermediate high
    if ap stats don't go through then electives will be
  • theatre 1 first choice (what stats would replace)
  • chamber choir second choice
  • advanced design and engineering third choice
    Oh btw this is for grade 10... is it ok or would it be too much esp with two maths
lone lion
#

Very cool

broken apex
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Bro everyone in the grade above me is complaining about how much work they put in for little result

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I'd love to but history is not... my strong suit in the first place

lone lion
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i#thats okay it isnt either

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First half of apush boring up to civil war

broken apex
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would ap langcomp and ap stats make up for it

wide shuttle
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how hardi s AP really

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because my school is scaring the hell out of students

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we r limited to 3 aps each year

broken apex
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idk but apush is college freshman level at my school

solemn hamlet
solemn hamlet
broken apex
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oh shi

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Lovely

solemn hamlet
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or at least a semester of college freshman

empty pagoda
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do u guys think that Orchestra is a good idea to continue through hs?

bright zodiac
#

What is Integrated Msc in math mean??

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Do i have to do Bsc before this?

solemn hamlet
#

its a graduate integrated in an undergrad basically

bright zodiac
wheat pagoda
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my school doesnt offer ap classes so would doing aice plus dual enrollment make up for that

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the schools im aiming for accept my local colleges credits so im not worried about that

sturdy laurel
#

My teacher recommended me to to AP computer science is it REALLY hard??

hearty parrot
#

coding or nah

sturdy laurel
hearty parrot
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I think youll most likely be using Java, which imo is nice and baby compared to other coding languages, but the overload in work will mostly come from trial and error of having to fix code ~ TL;DR: if you like problem solving, dewit AT YOOUR OWN RISK

sturdy laurel
#

this is the course discription

hearty parrot
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that portfolio part

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idk

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the exam portfolio will be your other load, but if you think you can handle it, go with your gut

sturdy laurel
#

which is much easy

hearty parrot
#

dual enrollment 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍

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luv

errant stratus
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is animal science possibly the only class i can take in HS if i wanna do small animal vet...?

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tryna figure out courses to take if i can change my courses i picked already

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for future vet

shrewd hinge
#

Now a question, do you recommend doing algebra? I'm asking this question cuz I'm not sure but want to do algebra next year?

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(Btw I'm in middle school)

edgy ivy
#

Should I take pre-cal or ap stats

sullen hearth
edgy ivy
#

i could take the exam tho

sullen hearth
#

just take ap stats then

rocky swift
#

I found out today I can take Geometry and Algebra 2 at the same time at my school somehow, has any1 ever done this? Is it hard? Should I do it?

rocky swift
empty pagoda
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Wait yalls districts have a restriction on ap courses???

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my district has 40 of the ap courses and lets us do wtv we want

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also btw do u think its a good idea to have a break year in between ap pre calc (gonna take in 10th) and calc bc?

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Im trying to take less heavy courses in 11th to be able to hv enough time to prep for SAT and/or ACT

errant stratus
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To respond

empty pagoda
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im thinking abt doing AP stat instead in 11th

empty pagoda
#

bc if u havent taken Algebra 1 in eighth grade then I would recommend to double it in 10th grade to get on track for Calc

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But a lot of the things they teach u in Geometry is sort of a build up to Algebra 2

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But maybe they have geometry a bit different in high school than they do if you take it in middle school?

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I took geometry in ms

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It kind of changes on your district. Do they expect ppl to double up in 10th grade to get the calc?

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in my district they do change curic. a bit to help the kids who double up

rocky swift
empty pagoda
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Ohhh ok that makes sense

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I have an older brother so i know how this works

rocky swift
#

a lot of ppl in my grade took geometry in 7th (mostly my friends who flex a lot)

empty pagoda
#

but honestly the double up thing is smth u should ask a hs counselor

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Huh.. thats weird lol

rocky swift
#

This year they took algebra 1

empty pagoda
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..im very confused what

rocky swift
empty pagoda
#

Geometry b4 algebra??

rocky swift
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yeah

empty pagoda
#

Like 10th grade geometry

rocky swift
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Idk tbh

hybrid vessel
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Algebra 2?

rocky swift
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Prob got rid of some stuff

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my district is weird as hell

hybrid vessel
#

Huh

empty pagoda
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Probably

hybrid vessel
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Prolly

empty pagoda
rocky swift
#

If you knew all the 7th grade stuff before 7th grade they through u in geometry

empty pagoda
#

and then u have to take geo again in 9th??

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😭

solid hawk
#

Should I take AP Lit, or should I be an office aide? I don't really want to take Lit, but I will if it'll look better to colleges. I'm already taking Creative Writing, so I'll be taking both Lit and Creative Writing. Creative writing is just a regular class. I want to go into either law or CS (I'm a freshman, so I'm not completely sure yet. Tryna take classes that will let me go either way)

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Also, taking three AP classes next year when I'm a sophomore. Is that too little if I want to go to an Ivy?

full tinsel
#

Should I take AP Spanish Lit. after AP Spanish Lang?

cinder gorge
keen yew
#

its much better to do calc when u have recently learned the skills

full tinsel
#

Is it worth the AP credit?

mossy stratus
#

Is business a good area?

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Just wanting to do a diploma or equivalent in it

cinder gorge
dapper sail
#

does anybody have college level classes in law^

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?

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im trying to learn what its like

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if you do know could u dm me plz

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thanks

mossy stratus
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Check dms @dapper sail

odd canyon
#

if i dont do any AP or IB classes instead do some college courses from coursera or harvard or etc etc; will my chances of gettting in be the same or will it slim down?

solemn hamlet
odd canyon
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My school or any school in my state doesnt do AP or IB classes at all

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what should i do?

solemn hamlet
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Then its fine

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colleges care about APs based on how many are offered

odd canyon
#

any source from where i can do dual enrollment in india?

solemn hamlet
#

that's a totally different matter

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You just need to worry about ECs

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don't even waste time on worrying about that stuff, DE doesn't exist in India in any case

odd canyon
#

u sure? the lack of AP/IB wont effect alot right?

solemn hamlet
#

you wont get in without any extremely good ECs so

odd canyon
#

well ecs are fine wont get into it but this part of academics is what was bothering me

hardy fjord
#

should i take ap csp in 9th grade? i major businness and econ in the future

solemn hamlet
hearty parrot
#

AP Lang
Honors Pre Calculus
AP Chem
AP Physics
APUSH
Wind Ensemble
Jazz Band
Is this challenging enough for someone who wants to go into the field of STEM as well as music? I’m not sure what classes I should be taking my junior year.

solemn hamlet
#

do you have ap precalc available btw? its not much harder than the honors class

hearty parrot
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No it’s not offered in my district

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I can probably register it even though I’m not in the class

solemn hamlet
#

eh

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there is little point

hearty parrot
#

Nyeah

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HPC will do

cinder gorge
#

Will doing AP CSP be bad for college in 9th grade

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Or should I just skip

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To CSA

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Idrk what to do

solemn hamlet
cinder gorge
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Bc it would@be too easy or idk I’m new to this

solemn hamlet
#

I definetely recommend AP CSA over it, you wont get a credit for it, but it still looks good on apps

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take both if you can

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colleges dont generally care about how easy an AP is

cinder gorge
#

I can take both but the problem is I might be overworked

cinder gorge
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Bc I’m also taking AP human

solemn hamlet
#

Both in one year?

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Just take CSA next year

cinder gorge
#

And apparently according to my friends it’s rlly hard

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Alr

solemn hamlet
#

if you can take another AP, take another one, not a CS One

solemn hamlet
#

it just doesnt make sense to do two CS APs in one year

cinder gorge
#

So just stick with CSP and human

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For 9th

solemn hamlet
#

Writing code on paper isn't particularly enjoyable either.

solemn hamlet
#

Oh

cinder gorge
#

I tried it

solemn hamlet
#

HuG too, it can be hard if the teacher is bad

solemn hamlet
#

don't take HuG if the teacher sucks

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is there no other option?

cinder gorge
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No

solemn hamlet
#

just take CS A instead of HuG then

cinder gorge
#

I can only take 2 APs

solemn hamlet
#

Yeah yeah

#

like option as in another class

cinder gorge
cinder gorge
solemn hamlet
#

eh

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If the teacher sucks

cinder gorge
#

I put CSA as an alternate

solemn hamlet
#

they either assign a lot of work or dont teach it well

cinder gorge
#

Like 1st pick

solemn hamlet
#

just dont take it

empty pagoda
cinder gorge
solemn hamlet
#

grades as a number are more important at the end of the day, you wanna focus on ECs

cinder gorge
#

Ok

solemn hamlet
#

HuG is usually an easy AP too

cinder gorge
#

Ok

solemn hamlet
#

so there's no point in taking it if your teacher sucks

cinder gorge
#

Hmmmm

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Ok Ty for the help

empty pagoda
#

What are the easiest AP courses to take for 9th grade? (Can take as many AP courses as I want)

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Need to have my picks for hs courses in soon and I just started LOL

solemn hamlet
empty pagoda
#

Is CSP a good course to pick even though you don’t really know comp. sci?

solemn hamlet
#

CSP isn't even any programming at all

empty pagoda
#

Oh okk tyty 🙂

#

Is dual credit a good idea even tho ur planning to go out of state for college?

solemn hamlet
empty pagoda
#

My school encourages 9th graders to do AP Seminar or Psych.. is it easy? I don’t really understand what’s the goal of the courses lol 😭.

solemn hamlet
#

Psych is just a psychology course

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Seminar is basically making a project and learning how to present it and stff i think

primal flame
#

Is it a good idea to skip AP calculus AB and go straight to AP calculus BC.

spare badge
#

if ur good at math why not

grizzled crystal
#

are honors classes or AP classes worth more credit- (I’m trying to decide between Honors English and AP Mandarin)

cinder gorge
#

Does anyone know if mechanical engineering is a good choice?

solemn hamlet
grizzled crystal
loud solar
pliant cave
#

Yeaa fr /j

crisp mango
#

Question I’m a junior rn and I was wondering should I take pre calc or just straight calc senior year (didn’t take precalc bc my school required me to take honors algebra2 this year.)

pliant cave
#

No reason to do precalc as a senior

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you literally did it to me 😭

gray stream
#

having trouble deciding courses for freshman year here- instead of taking 10th lit honors, my school offers ap seminar. i'm not really sure about that and ap gov (government isnt my strong suit, considering js taking 0.5 on level gov sem 1 and 0.5 on level econ sem 2)
however, i want to go on a more science/medical based pathway, so should i js stick to the basic ones for both

crisp mango
wintry harbor
#

how do you know if u havent taken a ap class in ur life

wintry harbor
wintry harbor
#

i totally understand ur intent to be helpful but lets not give advnice on stuff we have no diea what were taking about

opaque pivot
#

like if u disagree with what someone saying and think u know better/can give better advice, this chat is open to everyone for a reason! But if not, then dw abt it it's really not that huge

errant stratus
#

What classes should I take if I wanna become a small animal vet or selling fishing gear for kayak fishing etc? Or is there rlly only classes for the vet part?

opaque pivot
#

look at ur schools website and try to find a CTE and an elective section- they'll usually be listed under there

errant stratus
#

Oh ok ty

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"Biology, math, animal science, environmental science, chemistry for small animal vet
business or marketing, environmental science, economics for the fishing industry selling stuff or conservation" tis sound good to check out to see if my school offers these?

opaque pivot
#

yeah, those sound great!
You probably won't need engineering/tech unless you plan on actually making the gear, but the rest are perfect

errant stratus
#

Oh ok sounds good I'll talk to my school counselor and hope it ain't too late to change my plans going back to school in a week tho uhh it should be fine ig

opaque pivot
#

good luck!

errant stratus
wintry harbor
robust carbon
wintry harbor
#

like i am not gonna give a sophmore advice on weather to take calcus of not

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and for thsse courses u cant really research either bc it varies though school

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especailyl whrre they asked for the easiest ap courses that is a opinion based qeustion i dont see how he can answer that if he hasnt taken a single ap

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and this scenario is similar to if i gave advice in college app help and ik u wouldnt say the same there either

opaque pivot
# wintry harbor and this scenario is similar to if i gave advice in college app help and ik u wo...

understandable! Reputations for each class tend to be pretty well known though, and a lot of things can be inferred
also, at the end of the day, its up to the person asking for advice to decide who they want to take it from- to each their own tho imo, I see your point as well, I just don't see why there was a need to invalidate their response entirely

also btw, I would absolutely say the same if u gave advice in college app help- I personally have done a shit ton of research and spoken to a lot of people for their advice on colleges/getting into colleges, so I'm not about to presume an immediate lack of knowledge coming from anyone- again, of course those who have experienced it for themsevles will be more credible, but that's not to invalidate those who have done their work/are trying to help. I've found that if someone is saying something incorrect or not optimal in this server, they usually get corrected!

wintry harbor
#

agreed but if he could tell the person he has never taken a ap it would help mpre

wintry harbor
#

cus not everyone is gonna click the region thingy on his profile/ know that aps are only in the us

mossy stratus
#

I ended up applying for a diploma in business

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yesterday, wish me luckazu_pray

opaque pivot
#

gl!

empty pagoda
#

good luck~

mossy stratus
#

Keep you guys posted here?

forest spoke
#

I’m taking intro to research which is dual enrollment class a local university be considered a hard course? This course will be my junior year.

ebon nacelle
#

What can I do to counteract low chemistry and math grades from freshman and sophomore year

stable dawn
#

take ap chem

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and

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ap calc c

solemn hamlet
solemn hamlet
#

I have no other words for you and don't want to argue ok?

errant stratus
wintry harbor
pliant cave
wintry harbor
#

who is me

wintry harbor
#

bc i did nottt do that

pliant cave
#

wait then why did u respond

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i wasnt talking to u lol

wintry harbor
#

adding onto my point

wintry harbor
#

not to you

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to hi

#

m

pliant cave
#

ohhhh

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makes sense

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sounds like u were talking to me

wintry harbor
#

naur

pliant cave
wintry harbor
#

my point was he shouldnt be giving dvice on stuff he hasnt taken

wintry harbor
pliant cave
wintry harbor
#

yes

pliant cave
#

ur starting early

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lol

wintry harbor
#

i just ask questions in here

pliant cave
#

yeah and ppl call me weird bc im trying to improve my college apps as a freshman

wintry harbor
#

just dont tel anynone about it none of my friends know about this

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other than the fact i wnt to go to ucla

wintry harbor
#

i know

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just a example

pliant cave
wintry harbor
#

nopeee

#

gonna experiment in frshman and do a bunch of stuff

pliant cave
#

thats the best thing do to. I didnt rly experiment much this year i kinda just jumped into biomed

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my high school has like a major system to where u choose a class to take all 4 years before u even start so i chose biomed

wintry harbor
#

oh?

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i mean i have the same exept i choose IT

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eh its just 1 class out of 7 every year anyway

pliant cave
wintry harbor
#

what classes do youi take rn???

pliant cave
wintry harbor
#

wow your hs must be highly fundd

pliant cave
#

i think its #1 in the state as well

wintry harbor
#

wow no kidding

vestal nimbus
#

Cool

wintry harbor
#

mine is #1 in my county and like #11 for my state

pliant cave
vestal nimbus
wintry harbor
#

my highschool im going to

vestal nimbus
#

Dang

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I just went to a random HS lmao

pliant cave
wintry harbor
#

county

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not country

pliant cave
#

ohh

#

mb lol

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thats p good tho

wintry harbor
#

yeah i guess

#

we have a lot of aps i think we can take up to 4 freshman year

vestal nimbus
#

That’s so lucky

pliant cave
vestal nimbus
#

I only got to do one AP

wintry harbor
#

bc every hs in our county is a magnet school and a zoned regular hs

pliant cave
#

but i dont think there are many magnet schools

vestal nimbus
#

…every time you tell me it’s top something

#

I’m one step closer to finding your HS..

#

Stay safe kiddo

pliant cave
wintry harbor
#

lol

#

wait is ttjjjshsh or whatevr its called

pliant cave
vestal nimbus
#

too lazy

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You’re welcome to find mine tho

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17# in the USA

pliant cave
#

:(

vestal nimbus
#

college

wintry harbor
#

ya and u went to a "random hs"

vestal nimbus
#

I’m old

pliant cave
#

right

vestal nimbus
pliant cave
#

so ur going to a t20?

#

awesomeomeityj

wintry harbor
vestal nimbus
#

What does that mean

#

17th place?

wintry harbor
#

i dont know

vestal nimbus
#

17 years old?

pliant cave
vestal nimbus
wintry harbor
#

someone stole brownies from the charity. cart at our mun today and it goes on their record lmao

vestal nimbus
#

Anyway, I just wanted to warn you a bit

#

Before sharing any specific details about your HS

#

Try to not get doxxed 😭

pliant cave
wintry harbor
#

idc bc its not like their bonna do anything

pliant cave
#

is rice good? i havent rly looked into that one

wintry harbor
#

anywayysss so excited for HS bcc i can wake up late and leave my house at 8:55 and sleep in

vestal nimbus
#

School -> narrow it down with student directory OR search up your graduation videos (eventually will be posted) -> check your email through some sketchy site -> cross check your names -> boom identity found

vestal nimbus
wintry harbor
vestal nimbus
wintry harbor
#

kind of tired of my middle school rn bc its 15 mins away bc its also a magnet

pliant cave
vestal nimbus
#

oh

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Yes I’m going to rice for Pre Med rn

pliant cave
vestal nimbus
#

It’s like

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…a street away from so many hospitals lmao

pliant cave
vestal nimbus
#

By finding your school

pliant cave
pliant cave