course-selection

[upbeat radish]

yeah okay

[solemn hamlet]

The JEE is the only thing you need to do in order to get into IIT

[upbeat radish]

just checking I thought I got mixed up

yeah

[solemn hamlet]

There are two JEEs that you need to rank highly on

[upbeat radish]

yeah

my mom went to BITs but I didn’t inherit all her smartness💀

[solemn hamlet]

What's BIT?

Boston Tech?

[pliant sparrow]

Nope

[upbeat radish]

no it’s like an IIT

it’s like a good college in India

[pliant sparrow]

Its another Institute of Tech

[upbeat radish]

like IITs but not technically one

[solemn hamlet]

Didja know

There are barely any specializations in engineering degrees in India.

[upbeat radish]

interesting

[solemn hamlet]

The quality of the education is non existent

[upbeat radish]

Dang

[solemn hamlet]

There is no causation

It's just prestige from passing JEE Advanced

Which means you're smart

[pliant sparrow]

Are u scaring me or encouraging me
I'm confused 😭

[solemn hamlet]

So jobs take you

[upbeat radish]

encouraging

there’s a chance for anything

don’t give up hope things happen for a reason in the end

[solemn hamlet]

Just get multiple international level Olympiad gold medals

IMO, IPho, IAO

[upbeat radish]

you might not end up at an ivy but that doesn’t meant you can’t climb the levels in a job environment or something like that yk

[pliant sparrow]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/900022869424242698/915854860971302912/z_sad.gif

[pliant sparrow]

I've gotta prepare for 12th boardssssss

[solemn hamlet]

An ivy degree gives you a lot of job leverage

[solemn hamlet]

Oh no now it's way too late

[upbeat radish]

my neighbor had like no education from India but he’s a millionaire now so🤷‍♂️

[upbeat radish]

Ur right

[solemn hamlet]

For olympiads at least

[pliant sparrow]

I mean

[solemn hamlet]

IOQM and NSEs are only for 10th and 11th

[pliant sparrow]

I did the ICSI one last year itself

so

[solemn hamlet]

What?

That AI exam?

[pliant sparrow]

No

[solemn hamlet]

Prestige matters.

[pliant sparrow]

Institute of Company Secretaries of India conducted a commerce olympiad

that one

[solemn hamlet]

Ok but like that's not even national level 🤔

[pliant sparrow]

ok so I'm gonna GO-

:DDD

Enough for today lol
Got a lot to think abt already

Will come back later

👍🏻

Tysm againnn

[solemn hamlet]

Honestly if you half ass your essays you've got no chance, if you apply to quite a few, maybe like 50, you'll probably get in somewhere but you'll have to take large loans and also put in a lot of effort

Unless you get really lucky with T20s

Internationals get no aid cus most aid is federal

Maybe some merit scholarships at most like 10%

[pliant sparrow]

I don't want to get in somewhere random and put those loans
Thats why I'm prepping for indian entrances too

[solemn hamlet]

Unless you've got really good ECs but at that point ivies already give internationals full ride too

[solemn hamlet]

Just focus on those then
Like I said, if you're gonna divide your time you're gonna do nothing well

A non ivy is not somewhere random

[pliant sparrow]

But given my situation, all the counsellors and experienced ppl I've spoken have said to do both.

[solemn hamlet]

Letters of recommendations, so you need to write down brag sheets and a ton of other stuff from your core teachers

[pliant sparrow]

To keep 'options open'

[solemn hamlet]

Essays, the common app and supplemental essays for each uni

That's gonna take a month

The sat, you need to prepare for at least two weeks

[pliant sparrow]

Yes I know
I've looked into EVERYTHING
Thus why I'm so stressed

[solemn hamlet]

2 months is a conservative estimate

[pliant sparrow]

See SAT I might end up not taking
I don't have faith in getting a good score

[solemn hamlet]

You also need to improve your ECs

[solemn hamlet]

Test optional is a joke

Not submitting an sat score lowers your chances

[pliant sparrow]

But submitting a bad one? or a mid one?

[solemn hamlet]

It's only test blind unis but there is like 1

[solemn hamlet]

If you want to get into an ivy and can't even get a 1500+ sat after 2 weeks of practice, just focus on Indian entrances

A 1500 on the sat is easy

[pliant sparrow]

Hmm..

[solemn hamlet]

Or 34 on the ACT

But at this point

[pliant sparrow]

Well, I haven't given a proper shot to Sat syll or anything yet

I'll look into it

[solemn hamlet]

Choosing between the two is too much work

Just do the sat

Act science is pretty much alien to the Indian curriculum from what I know

[pliant sparrow]

OKOKOK WISE SIR

ill come back later
my brain got enough stress for one day
Ty for ur timeeee

Byeeee

[solemn hamlet]

Np tctc

[azure steppe]

I really dont know how to break down these math courses. Can someone help break down college math into catagories so it'll be easier to know whst i want to pick? Im only in calculus in high school

[solemn hamlet]

Well how many maths courses even are there?

You could do a ba in stats or a ba or bsc in maths itself 🤔

[errant stratus]

Ok so
"Animal science, math, environmental science, chemistry, biology, animal science, financial literacy"
Gon be my classes hopefully while uh doing ECs if possible for communication and leadership along with environmental studies or natural resource management

I think I got my plan ready for when I get back to school

[chrome owl]

how hard is ap chem compared to igcse chemistry

[oblique violet]

ik it's definately harder but the AP credit is is better price wise

[minor escarp]

.

[gritty heath]

What classes should I pick for high school?

[elfin hill]

Honestly freshman year

Depends

Can you do honors classes do you feel confident to work hard throughout the year?

Do you have any aspirations after hs? Like do you want to pursue a career in engineering

Just see what you can take based off your current academic skills and what you cannot

Do you have a list?

[gritty heath]

Ye

I wanna get into business,docter but I want to be a athlete for football to @elfin hill

I am top of my classes in 8th grade

This month I will get my high school application back to see what high school I go to but I get 3 months till graduation for 8th grade @elfin hill

[elfin hill]

Take like a business elective if you have space in your schedule

[elfin hill]

That’s good

[gritty heath]

Ok what should I pick

[elfin hill]

I’m guessing you’ll be able to take honors classes

What level do you guys have like

[gritty heath]

Ok

[elfin hill]

My school its like

Regular
Accelerated
Honors
AP

[gritty heath]

Mine is regular 8th grade stuff but I am doing a high school region@elfin hill

[elfin hill]

Honestly the only thing that’ll be a problem for you might be math honors

If you end up doing honors classes

[gritty heath]

Ok

[elfin hill]

I find math honors very hard

Maybe its just my school and the teachers

I’d say if you think your ready for some honors classes

Do a couple

You don’t have to do all honors classes

[gritty heath]

Rn I added all my grades together I have a gpa of 4.0 gpa@elfin hill

[elfin hill]

Since you wanna be a doctor it would make sense to take an honors science class

But its not easy

[gritty heath]

Ok

[elfin hill]

Just don’t feel like you have to do all honors classes

You can do like 2

Or 3

[gritty heath]

My first is science honors class

[elfin hill]

Are you ahead in math

[gritty heath]

Ya

[elfin hill]

What math class

Will you be automatically enrolled in honors or what

[gritty heath]

Rn I get 90 in math

[elfin hill]

That’s good

What math class are you doing

Alg 1?

[gritty heath]

@elfin hill rn in my 8th grade class we are doing slopes and linear functions, graphs

[elfin hill]

Is it just like math 8?

Or alg 1

[gritty heath]

I am in 8th grade rn I wanted to get classes for high school @elfin hill

[elfin hill]

Yeah I’m trying to help you with math

If your already ahead in math you don’t really need to take a hard math class like honors

[gritty heath]

@elfin hill ye I am on top of the stuff rn just trying to my ela up

[elfin hill]

Will you do geometry next year?

[gritty heath]

Idk I haven't picked yet

[elfin hill]

I think you can handle geometry

Anyways just like

[gritty heath]

Ok

[elfin hill]

The perfect advice I’d give you again is you don’t have to spam honors classes like 1-3 is fine just choose whatever you feel you’ll do good in(you don’t want to hurt your gpa freshman year yk) for example if science is your strong suit it would make sense to do an honors science course freshman year

[gritty heath]

I do Spanish classes rn I get a A(94)

[elfin hill]

I think it should come down to that

You could def do spanish honors its not bad

The thing is

It’s the teachers dude

If you have a bad teacher it’ll ruin it for you

[gritty heath]

Ok

[elfin hill]

It’s not that you can’t do honors classes or any classes you want its just the teacher

[gritty heath]

I know cuz colleges are looking for students that take different languages

[elfin hill]

Might make the experience worse

[elfin hill]

Anyways just use this

Talk to your counselor yk figure out the classes you can and can’t take

That’s pretty much it

[gritty heath]

Ok am pick 3 honors classes for freshman year and get use to it than maybe get more

@elfin hill

[elfin hill]

You don’t have to do exactly 3

2 is good but like yeah

Up to you

[elfin hill]

Perfect exactly

Get used to it first

[gritty heath]

I know maybe 2-3

[elfin hill]

Sophomore year you’ll be experienced

[gritty heath]

Ye

[elfin hill]

Good luck

[gritty heath]

Ye how many classes do i need

For high school

[elfin hill]

I don’t think there’s a number

More so credits like you need 4 years of english credits and something like that

Again depends on your school

But for my experience freshman year I was in all regular classes except math honors

Now currently I’m a sophomore in all honors classes and 1 ap

[gritty heath]

Ok

[elfin hill]

And one more thing like for electives

You can pick a business elective

[gritty heath]

Is algebra 1 math honors

[elfin hill]

Like intro to business, personal finance etc

[gritty heath]

Ok

Wanna be my study partner @elfin hill

[elfin hill]

Maybe

Only for English class

[gritty heath]

Ok

[elfin hill]

When I study for the weekly vocab tests

Chem honors and apush I study solo

No distractions

How do I become your study partner

[fervent tree]

What ap should I take if I’m going into premed

[gritty heath]

Idk

[elfin hill]

Def the science ones

but they will not be easy whatsoever

Now which science ap depends on you

Have you had experience in biology?

Or like chemistry

[fervent tree]

I’m in bio rn

Taking Chem next year

[lament mist]

How many classes should I have senior year I currently have 4 for the fall term (Stats, Financial Accounting 2, accounting applications, and Digital info tech) and 4 for the spring term ( Business Calc, Mangerial Accounting, accounting applications, and digital info tech). Is it enough?

[viral pebble]

I don’t know if I should do Spanish honors next year. I’m currently a freshman, taking Spanish honors this year. I got a B+ (86.5) first semester, and I want to get into a good college (so I can’t really be getting B’s). The current semester is 25% done, and I’m doing better with a 92 (A-). I don’t know if I want to do Spanish honors next year, though my teacher recommended me for it. Here are the pros and cons to NOT doing Spanish honors:

Pro:

• Lower chance of getting a B (logically)

Cons:

• Colleges don’t like when I drop down (will they even notice?)

Please ping me or I won’t see the messages, thanks!
Repost

[solemn hamlet]

What does good college mean to you?

[oblique violet]

honors classes do help your weighted GPA so taking Spanish honors next year will help even if you get 1 B but if you think the class was too stressful with being between A and B then I'd say drop down a level (they probably won't look at your app and realize you dropped down ngl they have a lot of apps to get through)

[desert moat]

Is AP us gov easy? would you rec to a freshman? my teacher said it was hard, but then most of my other friends said that it wasnt really hard

[solemn hamlet]

The teacher teaching it?

[desert moat]

i dont know, because im going to a new school that hasn't been built yet

[solemn hamlet]

oh

[desert moat]

i dont even know if they hired the teacher yet

if it was a mid teacher

[solemn hamlet]

US Gov isn't generally a difficult class

[desert moat]

ok

[solemn hamlet]

Mid isn't the worst that could happen tho

[desert moat]

yeah that's true

[vapid quest]

hey, i will be freshmen the next school eyar

is this good for my course selections

please keep in mind that AP Stats should be IB Math Analysis 2

[zinc blaze]

its good

ur lucky u have honors spanish in middle school we dont

[wet rune]

I like that a lot

also very cool to see another LDer in the server, hope to see you on the circuit someday!!!

[loud solar]

lincoln douglas is objectively the worst debate format

[wet rune]

nah

all my friends do PF

i did it once

it was kinda fun

[chrome owl]

guyz is gov hard

[lament fern]

Is AP Comparative Government a hard class ?

[jolly granite]

Not really

If u took a gov class or willing to put in work it's not the hardest

[lament fern]

which is easier, comp gov or us gov

[lone lion]

comp

[inner dew]

is it normal for high schools to only offer 1 ap sophomore year?? I was shocked when I found out my school only has 1 for soph year while some others have like 3 - 5

[vestal nimbus]

Yeah

Every school has their own policies

[solemn hamlet]

and you arent in a disadvantage because of that, when it comes to APs, colleges compare you to local students
Plus even if u have like 20 APs that doesnt guarantee you to get into a prestigious uni either

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[neat quest]

question

if you already know the language should you take the ap class?

and should that forgien languages be an ap class? can it be self-taught?

ping pls^

and you only should take one of these 3 right? (i mean AP, IB, and DE)

[gritty heath]

Hello

[solemn hamlet]

no, you can take some APs, some IBs and some DE depending on your school and district policy

[solemn hamlet]

depends but it still looks good to colleges so

[solemn hamlet]

like self-studying for an AP?

Most colleges wouldnt consider that as part of your recommended 3 years of a foreign lang

[gritty heath]

I need help picking classes i already picked 3 honors classes for freshman year I need more classes @solemn hamlet

[solemn hamlet]

What classes are available to you?

[gritty heath]

Idk yet

Just trying to pick classes first @solemn hamlet

[solemn hamlet]

wdym

dont just pick random classes off the internet

wait to get into a high school

[gritty heath]

Nah I already know what classes I have@solemn hamlet

[solemn hamlet]

ok then

[gritty heath]

Just trying pick

@solemn hamlet

[solemn hamlet]

Tell me then

stop pinging me every message too im right here

[gritty heath]

I have honors but I will pick 3 honors, algebra 1, biology, and more

[solemn hamlet]

wdym u have honors
do you have every single honors hs course available in your school

[gritty heath]

Yes

[solemn hamlet]

then list them out anyway

[gritty heath]

Science honors,math honors, English honors, and more

[lament fern]

Is apes an easy class ?

[solemn hamlet]

yes

[solemn hamlet]

u alr have a math class

if u want more science classes then go ahead

and yeah take that english honors class

[lament fern]

Alr ty

[solemn hamlet]

to be specific, ask an upperclassman who already took it from the same teacher

[lament fern]

oh ok ty

[solemn hamlet]

the class itself is supposed to be easy but it isnt if the teacher assigns loads of homework and doesnt teach the material well

[gritty heath]

Ok I will pick English honors, science honors and one more thank you

[solemn hamlet]

well, you ideally want an english course every year

also take a foreign lang course

[gritty heath]

I will Spanish classes

[solemn hamlet]

its pretty important for colleges these days

youll prob take us history sophomore and junior year https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[gritty heath]

Ok I am already doing Spanish so in highschool I will do Spanish

[solemn hamlet]

thats pretty much all u need in freshman yeah

[gritty heath]

Ok

[solemn hamlet]

if you can, it might be a good idea to take a history course maybe euro history or world, but itd be better to take a relevant AP in senior year if ur school has any

[cinder gorge]

Btw how much yrs should I take Spanish

I’m already gonna complete 1 this yr

And one next yr

[solemn hamlet]

just take 4 years to be safe, most colleges recommend 3 but some 4

[gritty heath]

Ok

[cinder gorge]

Ok

Is the AP Spanish class easy

Bc for my 4th year ima have to take a AP Spanish

[gritty heath]

As freshman can u do ap Spanish @

[cinder gorge]

Nope

[solemn hamlet]

It's pretty much an average AP in terms of just pass rate and stats, it shouldnt be too difficult

[solemn hamlet]

depends on ur school

[cinder gorge]

Only Spanish 2 or Spanish 3

[gritty heath]

Ok

[solemn hamlet]

but mostly no yeah

[cinder gorge]

Well at least no one done AP Spanish yet in freshman yr

That I know of

[gritty heath]

What one is easier

[cinder gorge]

Wdym

[solemn hamlet]

honors

[gritty heath]

Spanish 2 or 3

[cinder gorge]

Spanish 2

[solemn hamlet]

its in order

[cinder gorge]

It’s all honors

[gritty heath]

Ok

[cinder gorge]

I’m taking all honors

[solemn hamlet]

2 --> 3 --> 4
AP goes either in place of 4 or after it depending on your school

[cinder gorge]

It goes in 4

Yea

[gritty heath]

So am take all honors

[cinder gorge]

I can’t skip Spanish 3

[solemn hamlet]

if you can, take APs

[cinder gorge]

I am

[gritty heath]

Cuz I am like 1 in my class

[cinder gorge]

I’m taking Human next yr and CSP or CSA

[solemn hamlet]

look at who i pinged https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[cinder gorge]

Still haven’t decided rlly

Oh

[solemn hamlet]

CS A is better if u wanna go into CS, CSP is a free 5.0 (depending on teacher and homework load)

[cinder gorge]

Mb

[cinder gorge]

Yea

I wanna go into CS

[gritty heath]

I am mostly know everything we are doing highschool stuff in our school it is pretty easy

[solemn hamlet]

then take CS A if you have to choose

[cinder gorge]

but my parents are telling me not to and don’t skip the basics

[solemn hamlet]

CSP wont get you a credit

[solemn hamlet]

CSP has no basics

its just theory

[cinder gorge]

Oh ok

[solemn hamlet]

plus u arent doing AP CS A to learn CS either

ur doing it for the credit

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[cinder gorge]

Yea

Alr

[solemn hamlet]

the best way to learn CS is online

[cinder gorge]

Yea

[solemn hamlet]

you just have way more resources

and no stress from school exams which often make u write code on paper

[cinder gorge]

Is CSA an easy AP?

[cinder gorge]

I hate that

It’s so dumb

[gritty heath]

Ok basically am pick mostly honors in freshman year cuz I know everything else basically @solemn hamlet

[solemn hamlet]

not really, especially if u dont have a background in coding

[cinder gorge]

I know python

But planning on learning Java

Over the summer

To get a head start

[solemn hamlet]

most people take either honors or AP courses depending on whether your school has mostly honors curriculum based classes or not https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/748508049408524298.webp?size=64

[solemn hamlet]

java is good

its a brand new syntax format

[cinder gorge]

Yea

[solemn hamlet]

so doing some research will help

[cinder gorge]

And isn’t CSA based on it

[gritty heath]

Ok thanks

[cinder gorge]

Yea

[solemn hamlet]

it is

[cinder gorge]

Alr

Then ima just look at the course thing and learn mostly everything myself

[solemn hamlet]

just take as many APs as you can if you want to get into a prestigious college and focus on ECs

[lament fern]

is it a good idea to take Spanish 3 over the summer and take Ap Spanish in 10th, so i can start a new foreign language in junior year?

[cinder gorge]

Alr Ty

[solemn hamlet]

if you dont, then just take APs to prepare urself maybe

[gritty heath]

Alr ty

[solemn hamlet]

compressing spanish 3 into the summer might not be a good idea

hs isn't the only way to learn a foreign lang

[lament fern]

Yes but it's the only way to get a credit for it tho

[solemn hamlet]

so you want to take an AP for another foreign lang after alr having spanish?

like just intend to minor in it in uni or smth?\

[lament fern]

Probably not

[solemn hamlet]

then wdym credit

[lament fern]

Just 3 years of another language

[solemn hamlet]

why though

[lament fern]

Idk

[solemn hamlet]

plus that'd be 2 years not 3 wdym

oh like do u plan to do another year's worth in junior year summer

bro that just sounds counter productive

just take ap spanish until junior year and then take a different ap senior

[neat quest]

nope self study the language not ap for it

[lament fern]

No we have a choice to take 2 classes in senior year (for instance a second year of foreign Lang and the third)

[solemn hamlet]

well, in terms of college apps, just self studying a lang doesnt do much

[solemn hamlet]

ok so you have to take a foreign lang in senior?

a brand new one if ur alr done with spanish?

[lament fern]

No

[solemn hamlet]

what does it do

if you pass a proficiency test, then that could be an additional information add

if you win in competitions related to that lang, that too

but just learning it isnt smth you'd put in your app

[lament fern]

You just need to know the language for effective global communication, although the credit itself is good

[solemn hamlet]

well, might be better to ask your counselor then considering how specific this is, from what ur saying sounds like a diploma requirement

oh wait

what

are you talking about in an app?

self studying a language doesnt earn you any credits

[inner dew]

o ok thank u

[inner dew]

thank you tooo

[errant stratus]

I'ma forget my course change plans ig uhh my dad said I can't change them...

Or I'll try to convince him

[fringe barn]

Course selection opened today!
Here is my current schedule
Honors English 1
Honors biology
Honors algebra 2
Honors geometry
Honors world history
PE
Spanish 1
Choir
Here is what I'm thinking for the upcoming year
Pre calc over summer

And then for the official year
AP calc BC
APUSH
Honors English 2
Honors chemistry
Physics of the cosmos
PE
Choir
Spanish 2
Physics C (mech and EnM, each a semester and online)

I want to be a physics major

[lone lion]

👍

[fringe barn]

Cool

[lone lion]

try taking ap lang whenever u can

otherwise this seems pretty good

except for the fact that

people who take pre calc or a math over the summer usually struggle more

and ur skipping to BC soo

ur definitely gonna struggle unless ur extremely good at math

[fringe barn]

I was triple advanced but moved states and lost all the credits

[fringe barn]

That's a Senior only class

[fringe barn]

My school doesn't have AB

[lone lion]

bro what

💀

thats wild

[lone lion]

ah

[lone lion]

o

[fringe barn]

I'm not sure if it's better to do AP chem (double block) or honors chem and physics of the cosmos

Because I want to be a physics major

OH

Plus Physics C online

I forgot

@lone lion

[lone lion]

💀

me personally

i hate science

[fringe barn]

I LOVE STEM

[lone lion]

i only like data science

well supposedly

i dont like chem or physics

but if u like it

go through w it lol

[fringe barn]

Bet

[fringe barn]

Anyone else have input

[gritty heath]

Hello

[unborn hedge]

I have a question, I am currently going into 9th grade, but planning my courses for all yrs in hs. I am really passionate about yearbook and photography as well as choir . So I planned to take both electives. The only problem is I can’t take a zero period as an athlete which is a new law passed in California. Is it better to continue doing yearbook and pass up on world history AP for normal world history? Or should I give up yearbook and the chance at being editor for the extra AP. I’m leaning towards not taking the AP as I am not interested in history and don’t plan to do anything related to it in my future, but it is one of the most rigorous classes at my high school.

[placid nexus]

You don’t take history as freshman

[unborn hedge]

Ik, sorry if I was unclear. I am planning into sophomore year and want to keep both electives but will have to add history which will take away one

[placid nexus]

So yearbook and photography are your passion

[unborn hedge]

And choir, but my question was whether I should let go of WHAP and just take normal world history in the summer or let go of one of my electives and take WHAP during the school year

[placid nexus]

Here my advice take world history in the summer then do AP world history

[unborn hedge]

why would i do both? world history in the summer, and then WHAP during the school yr?

[placid nexus]

Never mind just let go of AP world history

[unborn hedge]

ok thx

[placid nexus]

You welcome

[blissful fox]

UHM.

🙈🙈🤗

[lone lion]

??..

[blissful fox]

Nuthing 🤗

It’s your opinion.

[lone lion]

okay 💀

😐

[blissful fox]

🫤

[viral pebble]

I thought they will see if I dropped down

[signal merlin]

is this good 9th grade schedule; honors english 9, honors geometry, honors biology 9, ap hug, avid, childhood growth and development, and spanish 1

[zinc blaze]

its good but I would have taken a lang in middle school if possible

[signal merlin]

yea ik i regret not taking spanish in 7th and 8th

i can’t take it now

[rotund stag]

What r the main topics in AP Precalc that r covered in alg 2

[viral pebble]

Or will college notice

Will college notice if I drop from freshman year honors Spanish to a level in sophomore year?

Please ping me or I won’t see the messages, thanks!

But they will@still@notice? @wintry harbor

[polar plaza]

yes, it will be shown in your transript

[viral pebble]

What do you think is it fine if I send dm request Ty

Or should I not send request Ty @polar plaza sorry

[polar plaza]

yeah you can dm me

[vestal crypt]

well what did you do

its better to just continue

[coarse sigil]

If u can take geo over the summer

[signal merlin]

lmao which

[signal merlin]

i can’t sadly

[signal merlin]

? i didn’t take it cuz i didn’t even know my school offered spanish till later

so it was too late

[vestal crypt]

how would you not know your options

like dont they post it and show you at some point

[signal merlin]

no

they didn’t

[vestal crypt]

so how did you even get classes

[signal merlin]

wdym? all my middle school classes were just chosen for me

uhh which state do u think my hs is in

[signal merlin]

it’s kinda confusing to explain

o no lol my hs is in Illinois

[glad oriole]

should i skip algebra 1 and go to geometry, or do i just take algebra 1, i plan to do comp sci courses as well

like is it essential

[celest igloo]

def do algebra 1 it’s so important for geometry i’m taking geometry rn

[glad oriole]

k

8

oh ok

[polar plaza]

how is skipping algebra 1 even an option

[glad oriole]

theres a test

[polar plaza]

did you pass?

[glad oriole]

yes

[snow jay]

hey guys idk if this is supposed to be ask here but anyways

should i do this thing called early college in high school? its basically college while high school and its to get an associates degree. the thing is im debating whether or not this is beneficial and i should do it. and im going to have to choose courses too eventually. can i get your thoughts? thanks

[lone lion]

yes

why wouldnt u want to get it early

[snow jay]

i’m just wondering cuz like some classes affect yr gpa and it might add on stress but i think im prepared for it

[lone lion]

true its still beneficial nevertheless

wait thats so cool

i want that

😭

is it only for ur school @snow jay

actually i cant even do it im way too past it

[snow jay]

yea

[snow jay]

lol

that’s sad

[lone lion]

o

[snow jay]

idk how my school got it tho

[vestal nimbus]

I think this program is very beneficial for students who want to get ahead in college! Depending on your associates degree, you may be able to get jobs that require a bit more education

[velvet depot]

From what ive heard, it's usually for people who want to graduate early because either you want the accelerated learning, or you just don't care cus you have a stable, high paying job

[vestal nimbus]

For example, I got an AS (Associate of Science) which allowed me to also get my Pharmacy tech license

Since it requires an AS + HS diploma

[gray shuttle]

my hs also does chs classes but i wish i could make it work towards an assoicates cause when i graduate i'll have gotten like 90 cc credits during high school lmfao

[velvet depot]

Jesus

I wish

[snow jay]

actually it’s free…

like it’s all free somehow

[vestal nimbus]

Yeah it’s free

That’s how it works

[snow jay]

imma try participate in internships too

[vestal nimbus]

It gives HS students the chance to take college classes for free lol

[snow jay]

that’s the best part abt this high school 😄

i hope my mental health will be okay

[vestal nimbus]

It really depends on the courses and all but my overall experience with that type of school was really positive

You just have to stay on top of your assignments

[digital cargo]

Hi all! I just found out my highschool doesn’t offer ap for freshman and only offers AP gov for sophomores. They also do earned honours. Any advise?

[solemn hamlet]

Take as many as you can, focus on ECs, colleges compare your APs to the ones available at your school

[digital cargo]

So will I be at a disadvantage?

[digital cargo]

Also thank you

[solemn hamlet]

no
ECs always matter more anyways

plus if u take 5 APs but there were only 5 available to take at your school, thats fine

[silver cipher]

What if you take 10 out of 15 APs available at your school

[coarse sigil]

what abou tit

general rule of thumb, dont bite more than what you can chew

[solemn hamlet]

ECs are more important, that'd probably be fine

[lusty basin]

Hello

I’m tryna choose forensic science as my course

what group do i need to take in 11th and 12th

i assume it’s something PCB/PCM

[solemn hamlet]

doesn't really matter actually

[lusty basin]

Imma study in the UK

[solemn hamlet]

uni admissions care about admissions tests

[solemn hamlet]

oh

[lusty basin]

yeah i’m not in india

[solemn hamlet]

then it does matter moire

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

ain’t planning to ever go there and study again

[lusty basin]

what group would i need?

[solemn hamlet]

PCB/ PCM says otherwise
Just in a CBSE school or smth?

[lusty basin]

yeah js in a cbse school

[solemn hamlet]

Check the admissions page for the unis, they generally have clear cut course reqs

[lusty basin]

i’ll try

i tried looking into NTU and UC

but

they’re mostly equivocative

my school doesn’t have bio for both

apparently it needs both maths and bio at the same time

don’t know

[solemn hamlet]

Most american schools like maths up to calculus if UC refers to University of California there

[lusty basin]

oh i meant uni of central lancashire

[solemn hamlet]

oh

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

The devil's in the details

[lusty basin]

the details devil got me

are there any indian forensic science majors here

that specifically studied in the UK

[solemn hamlet]

i wouldnt think so lmao

thats EXTREMELY specific

[lusty basin]

😭

real

[solemn hamlet]

even if there is, they prob arent reading this

[lusty basin]

the thing is

if i end up choosing PCM and they want bio

i’d have to opt for foundation

which

is

honestly

a goofy ass waste

time and money

[solemn hamlet]

they apparently want bio for the course from IB students but IB always has maths anyway

[lusty basin]

💀😭

this school is shitty

they don’t got PCM + bio

if this was a thing

my problems wouldn’t be a proble

m

[solemn hamlet]

why study in cbse at all tho if ur no teven in india at all

[lusty basin]

my parents

[solemn hamlet]

tell them it hurts you in college

[lusty basin]

can’t do anything abt it

unless i switch schools and it has bio + pcm

[solemn hamlet]

works with most parents

[lusty basin]

deadass it won’t

[solemn hamlet]

how many cbse schools are around you lmao

[lusty basin]

a good amount

rn i’m not in UK

i’m in qatar

theres quite a lot here

a perk in this school is that the entry requirements for the science stream is lowkey low

and we got two chances at that

[solemn hamlet]

doesn't really matter tho https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64
if ur scoring less than like 70% in preboards what ru even doing

[lusty basin]

my dumbass chose basic maths now i gonna change back

[lusty basin]

fr

75% for science stream in this school

[solemn hamlet]

lmao

[lusty basin]

and it’s decided via our pre board marks not actual board marks

[solemn hamlet]

that's not low https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[solemn hamlet]

that's true for everyone

[lusty basin]

icl i find it to be kinda low

[lusty basin]

wait fr?

[solemn hamlet]

its the same in my school

[lusty basin]

thought it was a this-school thingy

[solemn hamlet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

75% in science and maths for science stream in pre board 2

im p sure thats how they do it here

[lusty basin]

hm

where r u in

india?

[solemn hamlet]

and school starts in april, way before board results

yeah

[lusty basin]

oh

for me it started on march

my tenth js started two weeks ago

it looks ez so far

[solemn hamlet]

mine started this monday

but yeah tenth is easy

science is just 7th and 8th repackages

[lusty basin]

from what i’m seeing

[solemn hamlet]

i mean besides chem

maths is very simple

[lusty basin]

physics is lowkey easier than gravitation and work and energy last year

[solemn hamlet]

Eh

ray diagrams 🤮

[lusty basin]

js some random ass new constants surely it won’t be bad

i saw that

headphones looking thingy

[solemn hamlet]

the only new stuff is chem

[solemn hamlet]

it was this:

[lusty basin]

in the magnetic effects of current chapter i think

[solemn hamlet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/719017275860189234.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

so far it’s easy icl

i’m acing chem

[solemn hamlet]

well

[lusty basin]

trig looks hard

[solemn hamlet]

bio is just 7th and 8th repeated

[solemn hamlet]

lmao trig is easy

[lusty basin]

yeahhh lmao

[solemn hamlet]

three formulas

[lusty basin]

deadass?

[lusty basin]

so theres only three functions this year??

[solemn hamlet]

physics is some of 7th light and stuff with some extra stuff added on

[solemn hamlet]

well no

[lusty basin]

hm

[solemn hamlet]

sine, cos, tan, cosec, sec, cotan

[lusty basin]

sin, cos, cot, tan

what else

hm

[solemn hamlet]

then there's the two formulas

cosec + sine = 1 iirc

[lusty basin]

u studied trig?

[solemn hamlet]

not much

just went over it

[lusty basin]

hm

i haven’t touched it

[solemn hamlet]

like an year ago

thats why i dont really remember

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

crazy

[solemn hamlet]

I gave the ISEE and it had trig

[lusty basin]

hm

[solemn hamlet]

i got a 9 and 9 out of 9 on both nath sections

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/835834023670448158.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

nice

i was yapping badly before last year

i took it seriously 😭😭🙏

9th annuals was so ez btw

[solemn hamlet]

9th annuals are arguably harder than 10th

the only bad stuff in 10th is indian history

[lusty basin]

yh

[solemn hamlet]

6 geo chapters too

[lusty basin]

my friend got a board paper for sst

[solemn hamlet]

and 5 civics chapters

🤮

[lusty basin]

27 pages 😭😭🙏

[solemn hamlet]

BRUH

[lusty basin]

i’m serious

it was a 2024 paper

[solemn hamlet]

b r u h

[lusty basin]

we are dead

[solemn hamlet]

no it isnt

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/978001819081015428.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

imma glaze my teachers

to get

[solemn hamlet]

ive got an sst paper here

its only 7 pages

[lusty basin]

full internals

[solemn hamlet]

dw

[lusty basin]

for 10th boards?

[solemn hamlet]

if u get a certain amount on pre boards

[lusty basin]

ayo what

that’s low as fuck

[solemn hamlet]

they wil coax the internal examiner to give u 20

like 95% or above

[lusty basin]

oh

[solemn hamlet]

the practicals are a joke

[lusty basin]

lmaooo

[solemn hamlet]

just have a good reputation with your teachers in terms of if u can get full on boards

[lusty basin]

alr

[solemn hamlet]

27 is impossible

this is the official format anyway

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

thats crazy

[solemn hamlet]

ive just got a sample paper from doe open rn idk if cbse has any official ones but i just used doe papers for 9th https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/695126170328498246.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

how many days of study holidays

[solemn hamlet]

for 10th?

[lusty basin]

hm

[lusty basin]

yeah

[solemn hamlet]

most schools finish up studies by august

[lusty basin]

between preboards

[lusty basin]

that’s pretty quick

[solemn hamlet]

even if they say that schools are open, noone comes after the first preboard at all

[lusty basin]

well maybe not for us

[solemn hamlet]

ur school started even earlier

what are they doing

[lusty basin]

we got 2 and a half months

summer holidays

💀

😭

[solemn hamlet]

we get half a month

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/695126168394793042.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

yeah no we aren’t finishing by august

maybe by december

but how many study holidays will we have between each pre board

[solemn hamlet]

we have first preboards in december

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

hell nawh

[solemn hamlet]

like early december

[lusty basin]

that’s crazy

do we at least get 3 days

between each pre board

yall writing for outta 600 right

why does second language exist

[solemn hamlet]

500

its always out of 500

1 is additional

what subs do u have

[solemn hamlet]

it can be substituted in score calculation, but thats meh

its literally a skill subject

[lusty basin]

wym by that

[solemn hamlet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

my mam said it’s outta 600

[solemn hamlet]

the final score is out of 500

[lusty basin]

ICT, maths, english, science, SST, second language

[solemn hamlet]

oh uve got ict too

[lusty basin]

yea why

[solemn hamlet]

ICT can be used to substitue a score in score calculation

its a skil subject

its an additional subject

[lusty basin]

what does it mean

[solemn hamlet]

the primary subjects are 5

[lusty basin]

is it like

if you get bad marks in one sub

[solemn hamlet]

the main score is out of 500, the lowest score is not considered

yesp

[lusty basin]

ohhh

so we’re writing for 600, but it’s 500 in final

[solemn hamlet]

but people dont really like it if u substitute with a skill subject, its only really considered for passing

[lusty basin]

hm

[solemn hamlet]

600 in score, 500 in report

[lusty basin]

i’ll ask my mam about this

because

if this is the case

i can easily get 450+

[solemn hamlet]

ICT is designed for data entry operators

[lusty basin]

i hate ICT

long ass textbook

i ain’t reading allat

[solemn hamlet]

its if u wanna leave school at 10th and become a data entry operator https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

💀💀💀💀

goofy

anyway i hope it’s true

because i’m so bad at SL

like

i got 45/100 in 9th

in SL

do you think starting to revise now for boards is optimal

[solemn hamlet]

no

[lusty basin]

ic

[solemn hamlet]

SL? Like ICT?

[lusty basin]

second language

[solemn hamlet]

oh

which one u taking? a local lang?

[lusty basin]

nah

french

[solemn hamlet]

i took sanskrit, i got 98.5 https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/835834023670448158.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

at least i can interpret basic sentences in french because it uses latin alphabets

[solemn hamlet]

btw how r clubs in ur school

[lusty basin]

just like hindi and Malayalam

[lusty basin]

what

is

clubs

[solemn hamlet]

hindi --> 🤮

[solemn hamlet]

work experience

[lusty basin]

do you mean 11th groups

[lusty basin]

oh

they don’t exist

[solemn hamlet]

yeah but like

do u have one period at teh end of friday for them

[lusty basin]

they don’t exist

[solemn hamlet]

what

[lusty basin]

there are no “clubs”

[solemn hamlet]

its necesarry by CBSE standards

https://media.discordapp.net/stickers/859750541223526400.png?size=240

[lusty basin]

nah

they don’t exist

[solemn hamlet]

oh cool then

[lusty basin]

this school is poor

and they are monkeys

[solemn hamlet]

well, for me, we've got a period at the end of friday, and we've got a 'Club' assigned to the whole home room

[lusty basin]

dam

i got holidays for the next 4 days

[solemn hamlet]

what for

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

teachers want a break or smth 🙏

[solemn hamlet]

oh

board grading?

i've got 1 hour 20 minutes block periods rn

[lusty basin]

nah apparently the school year is ending for other younger grades

[solemn hamlet]

hell on earth https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

or something

don’t recall

[lusty basin]

literally same except it’s not block

thank god it’s not block

[solemn hamlet]

what does block even mean tho

[lusty basin]

2 periods in a row

same

[solemn hamlet]

oh it isnt then

[lusty basin]

periods

oh

[solemn hamlet]

block just refers to long times

[lusty basin]

hm

we got only 4 subjects a day

[solemn hamlet]

same

[lusty basin]

each an hour long

crazy shit

[solemn hamlet]

1 hour 20

[lusty basin]

they ain’t even taking ICT now

[solemn hamlet]

oh they're taking ICT for us

goofy

[lusty basin]

lmao

we only got

phys

chem

bio

math

english

SL

that’s it

[solemn hamlet]

weve got them all besides pt, m/d/a and clubs

[lusty basin]

oh and SST

[lusty basin]

hm

[solemn hamlet]

we've got ict too

i havent had one yet, but ive seen it on the schedule

it sucks anyway

[lusty basin]

hrm

fr

[solemn hamlet]

im literally the only one there

[lusty basin]

😭

[solemn hamlet]

everyone took it

im the only one in the room

[lusty basin]

❓

[solemn hamlet]

they all mysteriously disappear for ICT or smth

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

what group u gonna take

[solemn hamlet]

no but to be real, they're all just talking to each other, its basically a conversation between me and the teacher

[lusty basin]

😭

[solemn hamlet]

thinking to be homeschooled after 10th

[lusty basin]

damm why

if i may ask

[solemn hamlet]

we dont have home rooms or stuff here

we just sit in a single room

idk how it is for u

[lusty basin]

hm

lmao

what

tf

oh

wait

do you mean like

you js sit in class

nothing more

[solemn hamlet]

cbse --> bad
I am a god so everyone is literally an attention seeker and it's basically harassment

there is no other conclusion

[lusty basin]

lmaoo

[solemn hamlet]

everyone literaly is always trying to get my attention

[solemn hamlet]

yeah we dont move around

[lusty basin]

same

[solemn hamlet]

maybe thats just in american schools

how is it in IB or british schools

[lusty basin]

i don’t do IB

[solemn hamlet]

yeah ik

u alr said ur in cbse

[lusty basin]

might as well look for schools with PCM + bio

[solemn hamlet]

fair enough

mannnn

the thing is

if i go and become homeschooled

[lusty basin]

wait actually

[solemn hamlet]

I could just say I did APs, prepare for them two months before, and have the rest of the year to ECs https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/695126170479493132.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

maybe i don’t need maths

[solemn hamlet]

I could also do some MOOCs idfk

[lusty basin]

maybe PCB

what am i supposed to do now 😭

[solemn hamlet]

and already I've got better, more recognizable course-work than CBSE

Plus I would have a great reason to choose homeschooling too in terms of limitations of my curriculum and bullying

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/623987705071796224.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

i’ll ask my dad to

uh

research

ig

[solemn hamlet]

yeah

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/695126170479493132.webp?size=64

i was looking at british admissions for americans

they take APs and the SAT

if I focus up, I could just mainly apply to american and british unis, maybe some in Canada but those'll probably recognise APs as a curriculum too

[lusty basin]

you’re american?

[solemn hamlet]

no

[lusty basin]

oh

[solemn hamlet]

but like

would they care about nationality for requirements

I don't think so

[lusty basin]

for uni?

yes

it depends on the syllabus u study

[solemn hamlet]

Yeah

from what ive seen, british unis dont even care about grades

just scores

[lusty basin]

lol

[solemn hamlet]

so i wouldnt even have to worry about not having a grade if i were homeschooled

[lusty basin]

anyway
i’m going to UK in april

[solemn hamlet]

do they generally require letters of rec

[lusty basin]

i’ll lowkey go to a uni in person

and ask

[solemn hamlet]

CBSE there too https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/831713627081015316.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

nah

[solemn hamlet]

phew

oh wait

[lusty basin]

would have to go for IB if i wanted to study in UK

[solemn hamlet]

ok

so just do that

no reason to worry about cbse streams

[lusty basin]

i don’t wanna study in the UK right now

[solemn hamlet]

IB schools are great

why not

[lusty basin]

because

it has some factors

i’d have to live with my sister who studies there

[solemn hamlet]

oh like boarding away from ur family or smth?

[lusty basin]

she might switch unis

and stuff

[solemn hamlet]

oh

[lusty basin]

and i’d have to move away
maybe there wouldn’t be good IB schools near where she is

[solemn hamlet]

IB is basically the curriculum in UK besides GCSE

[lusty basin]

yeah

international baccalaureate

[solemn hamlet]

you'll find a school there

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

maybe

ill have to see

[solemn hamlet]

its not a british curriculum, just widely adopted

[lusty basin]

if i go there and study

[solemn hamlet]

its swedish

[lusty basin]

me and my sister would adopt 2 cats

that’s a huge W to go there

[solemn hamlet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/742557567972278275.gif?size=64

man I would

lucky https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/978001819081015428.webp?size=64

My sister is applying to indian unis https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1172184404521652334.webp?size=64

[lusty basin]

india mid

icl

inner racism

wild

[solemn hamlet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1172184404521652334.webp?size=64

India is not that developed

[lusty basin]

yep

[solemn hamlet]

It's a bad place to live unless u retire there in a rural area with servants and everything you need

so no pollution related issues and just a large mansion

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1171505591454285864.webp?size=64