course-selection

[silent sierra]

Makes sense

I applyed to uni's the first month of senior year

Don't wait until winter to apply is all I have to say

[hazy niche]

oh i see thank you for the info

[prime thistle]

I am going to take APUSH, AP Stats, and AP bio in tenth grade. I will take AP Precalc, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Computer Science 1, and AP economics in grade 11. In grade 12 I will take AP Physics, AP Calc, AP Lang, AP Computer Science 2, and AP Government. Is this enough AP classes, or should I take more

It’s 13 AP classes in total

[remote pollen]

honestly

if you can distribute more APs to 10th grade

and lighten them on gr 11 its perfect

[devout widget]

i’m a pretty good figure skater. i also like literally most sports like basketball and soccer. i know 3 languages fluently and i’m learning my 4th right now. and i like traveling

oh ok ty i’ll check it ou!

[arctic stirrup]

Mhm you can become an athlete then but it also depends on where you live not that much but still and what subs do u like

[devout widget]

i don’t like computer science at all like i just can’t figure that stuff out. i’m not a fan of math but i am pretty good at it. English is okay. Art is really fun if it’s with clay and building stuff even tho i’m not the greatest. history is okay, science is pretty fun if it’s biology but if it’s math related like physics i don’t like it

[arctic stirrup]

You can major in architecture for example they design stuff like design a musium or something..yk like if that's a thing there yk what I mean trust me I've benn through this like almost I k this thing well enough how it feels to be lost

Don't chose a major you don't like it's gona be hard and you'll feel exhausted

[pine flame]

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[devout widget]

yeah ty. i find being like a doctor or working what that typpa stuff kinda fun and interesting. the only problem is the extra years of schooling which idk if i can handle and if my family can afford

[arctic stirrup]

Where do you live ?

[devout widget]

salt lake city area

usa

[arctic stirrup]

Which country bruh

[devout widget]

united states of america lol

[valid talon]

lol as a pre-law I know the feeling

if you don't want to go to med school you could still become like a physical trainer or as a nutritionist

prolly make bank too

[arctic stirrup]

Oh gosh you scared me

[devout widget]

do those just require baschelor

[valid talon]

I think so

[devout widget]

o okay

[valid talon]

you might have to do some courses for certifications after college but those will take like half a year max

[devout widget]

alright thank u

[rotund stag]

If u go into sports medicine there is chance you have to spend more time in college due to it being in the medical field classes like AP bio or AP chem could be useful

[devout widget]

thanks yeah i’ve done bio in middle school but nothing else. i am taking honors chem tho this coming year

[merry pier]

Should I take Ap Lit or English 4 honors if I am thinking of going into Biology in College?

[merry pier]

I am now a senior in HS

[full tinsel]

Wut is English 4?

[merry pier]

Is like your traditional English class but with the honors credit instead of academic

Like you still read Frankenstein

And other novels

[night parrot]

My school didn’t let me take any of the 4 classes I was interested in taking because of space

No other classes seem fun and they’d hurt my weighted gpa

[coral crane]

Same had to self study them

[night parrot]

Should I try to convince my school to let me have a free period?

Or would that look bad to colleges?

[coral crane]

wouldn’t exactly look bad

so long as the effort brought forth excellent results

[night parrot]

Hopefully my school lets me

I’ll try to study for like 6 Ap exams in that period along with some contest stuff

[coral crane]

👍👍

best of luck

[night parrot]

Ty

[devout widget]

Is graduating with like 8 or 9 APs good

[coral crane]

its good

[coral crane]

depends on the scores 👍

that too

[rain plover]

Hellooo
Web development falls into what category of major ? ( Is it CS ?)

[pearl laurel]

Is this a good schedule for incoming sophomore?

English 10 Honors
Algebra 2 Honors
Chem 1
Physics 1
Intro to Engineering
AP CSP
Spanish 4

[valid talon]

very solid

my sopomore courseload was generally the same except I did pre-calc instead of alg2 and chem h

[pearl laurel]

Thanks. Chem H?

[forest crystal]

same minus three of the classes

took physics last year

but yeah its a nice schedule

[clever island]

guys

if i take hardest classes my senior year in the start of the year can i get into ivy leagues like harvard or stanford or yale like if i take like Ap physics C, Ap calculus 2, Ap literature and composition, Ap us history 1, Ap macroeconomics, Ap Biology

is it possible?

like all the hardest Ap classes ever

[coral crane]

getting 5s matter as well

[valid talon]

aps aint gonna get you in anywhere bud

the amount of APs you take is a very low factor

overall gpa and essay/ecs are significantly more important

[clever island]

i know but im also gonna get a good sat or act score

gpa too

and essay

[valid talon]

what's ur sat

[clever island]

oh im starting sophmore year september 6

havent done it yet but i wana get atleast above 1550

[valid talon]

if you really wanted ivies you should've taken the sat already

[clever island]

wait what

[valid talon]

yea

[clever island]

i could have?

dang it

[valid talon]

I took it in 8th grade

and got a 1510

[clever island]

oh

wow

thats impressive

should i ask my counselor if i can do it even if i did it late

[valid talon]

but regardless

start sat prep immediately

[clever island]

i will asap

how can i do it

[valid talon]

gpa isn't gonna be too hard in soph

[clever island]

like how can i prepar for it

prepare

[valid talon]

do practice tests

and read

[clever island]

Ok

what does sat math include

[valid talon]

goes up to trig

[clever island]

would they still be impressed if i get above a 1550 like above that

[valid talon]

but it's rlly not that hard

[clever island]

oh wow

yeah shouldnt be

[valid talon]

primarily algebra 2 concepts

[clever island]

ohh ok

[valid talon]

reading is a fair bit harder

[clever island]

i havent learned algebra 2 yet

[valid talon]

not rlly a 1550+ is considered standard

for t20s

like I said

[clever island]

im planning on skipping algebra 2 and doing pre calc junior year

[valid talon]

ecs/essay are the differentiator

[clever island]

and skipping calculus 1 my senior year to calc 2

oh ok

[pearl laurel]

What are the t20?

[clever island]

what about a 1600?

perfect score

[clever island]

how do i learn algebra 2

[pearl laurel]

Take it in school

[valid talon]

i had a 1600

it does boost

simply down to psychology a 1600>1590

despite being a negligible difference

[clever island]

ohh nice thats the goal i have

1600 in sat

its easy if i put in hours of work

[clever island]

how many times can i redo the sat?

like if i dont get a score i like can i do it like as many times i wnat

want*

[loud solar]

You got a perfect score 😭😭

Are you going to an Ivy League 😭

[cursive panther]

you can do it as many times as you want

[full tinsel]

U should film a transformation vid where you turn into an sat god from a tiny little earthling

[valid talon]

go big green

[valid talon]

as many times as you want

I had a buddy who took it 18 times

[loud solar]

Yasss Cook

Drop ECs fr

[valid talon]

aight let me type this shit out

my hard stats were a 3.85/4.29 which is kinda middling for ivies but I had a 1600 which partially saved me

as for actual ecs

I'm a polisci/hist majors so these were very liberal arts focused

I was on the lacrosse and water polo teams for four years, varsity both

I was also on the robotics, speech and debate, model un, and journalism teams

won some pretty good awards, some at the national level

additionally I published a series of books, three of which were through stanford university press

I also won multiple writing and essay comps(think john locke, scholastic, etc)

and I researched under a stanford prof and had it published in a very reputable journal (natgeo, scholastic, some niche ones)

[loud solar]

😨

[valid talon]

I also started a nonprofit dedicated to my local history museum, raising over 100,000 dollars worth of funds

and had like 1600 volunteering hours

[loud solar]

Nvm gang my ass is NOT getting into a t20

[valid talon]

dude r u serious

lemme tell you smth

during freshman yr I had a c and 5 bs

I didn't do jack shit

if I can make it into an ivy than you (and every other tryhard in this server) can

[loud solar]

And you still got into an Ivy

[valid talon]

yea the AO was feeling sympathetic that day

[loud solar]

The self roasting is diabolical

They said give this man a libarts education NOW

NEEEOWWWW

[valid talon]

too many stem tryhards and not enough liberal arts mfs these days

every single one of my friends applied for some subsect of engineering

[loud solar]

That’s it I’m giving up maths major and majoring in music

[valid talon]

it was mildly entertaining seeing them go batshit over being rejected from purdue

[loud solar]

Bros going to Dartmouth and they’re not

“Nahnahnah boo boo I got in and not you” ahh scenario

[cinder gorge]

Would doubling in math by taking geometry and algebra 2 be hard as a freshman?

[loud solar]

Depends on your skill level

If you are Terence Tao no

If you failed alg 1 yes

[cinder gorge]

I’m pretty good at math I got 98th percentile on my state exam

[loud solar]

Ok then you’ll probably be fine

You may have to put some extra time into it

But

If you want to that probably works

[cinder gorge]

I’ll just grind khan academy

Thanks 🙏🏼

[past hatch]

no

[safe granite]

Yuh it’ll be pretty hard

Then again I am taking ap precal lol so just know that khan academy helps more with geo rather than alg 2

[cinder gorge]

Thanks

[clever island]

yessirrr thats the plan ima do that

im determined to make harvard

[zinc blaze]

many people do that. like others said it depends on you, if u did well in algebra 1 then 2 shouldnt be too much of a problem. study on khan academy it can really help

[valid talon]

not really

however

most of the time it's alg2/trig and not alg2/geo

I did geo in 8th, then alg2/trig frosh

[full tinsel]

Like the rocky training montage

And it's just u grinding the books and practice tests

But make it look comical thr way u study

Ex. Doing curl ups and one of ur friends is holding the SAT book u've been studying

[loud solar]

8th??

What grade level is geo

[halcyon saffron]

I did geometry since 6th grade

[grim wind]

In the United States, geometry is typically taught in the 9th grade

[loud solar]

Oh cool!

So like math 9

And alg 1 is math 10

[grim wind]

Well no

[loud solar]

Oh is alg 1 math 8

[grim wind]

I don't know about public middle schools, but at my middle school, we were given the option to take geometry alongside Algbera 1 in eighth grade

When I transitioned to high school, I noticed that many students took Geometry in 9th or 10th grade alongside whatever math class they are enrolled in

So, many advanced students that you will find here have taken Algebra 1 and Geometry in 8th grade

[boreal gale]

geomtry for me was 6th grade due to ICSE school

india

btw

[loud solar]

I mean my curriculum mixes all parts of math together in levels appropriate to the grades of math

[plain hemlock]

guys is it ok for me to self study two aps outside of school, but not taking any aps in school

cause imma self study ap csp and ap microeconomics

[hollow shard]

I took geometry in 7th :)

but geometry was the worst

I didn't understand anything

but never used anything related to proofs since

[valid talon]

on GOD I hated that shit

proofs are the bane of my existence

[hollow shard]

honestly bro

geometry was the bane

[grim wind]

man i loved proofs

[robust carbon]

Only real ones remember SAS and AAS.

[robust carbon]

It was alright.

[grim wind]

maturing is realizing real proof problems are fun

[bitter oriole]

hello

okay so i just read somewhere that the college you go to doesn't really matter for engineering as long as it's abet-accredited; is that true?

[valid talon]

yes

engineering is a hard science, it's not like you'll get taught differently at one place compared to another

you could go to wichita state for aerospace or mit for aerospace and learn the exact same stuff

[bitter oriole]

ah, so it's the peer-group and the networking opportunities that really set certain colleges apart

[valid talon]

yeah, the prestige and alumni and networking is what sets apart the two colleges

it's why harvard is better than your local community college even though you might get taught the same things

[bitter oriole]

interesting

thank you!

[valid talon]

I will say that that prestige and networking bs doesn't matter too much for engineering

[bitter oriole]

but that was one of my queries though- does going to a lower-prestige college affect you professionally (for engineering)

[bitter oriole]

ahh

that makes things clearer

[valid talon]

yup

[bitter oriole]

thanks, you've helped me a bunch

[valid talon]

if it's ABET accredited and you have a degree

you're set

[bitter oriole]

mhm

[loud solar]

I use proofs all the time but my English teachers were insistent on annotating and I’ve not once annotated since then…

[hollow shard]

really when did you use proofs?
Also lol annotations are often pretty useless

[loud solar]

So all the time

Lmao

[hollow shard]

ohh yeah that makes sense

in class you don't though right?

[loud solar]

In Math HL we use them

We do proofs

[hollow shard]

whats HL?

[loud solar]

Higher level

In IB

[hollow shard]

oh IB

I don't know anything about IB's formatting and stuff

[loud solar]

IB math hl does induction, contradiction, direct proof, etc

[hollow shard]

:O

that sucks

AP Better fr

[loud solar]

I love it

[hollow shard]

oh really?

Good!

lmao

geniuses fr

[loud solar]

I was honk shooing and snore mimimimiming

[hollow shard]

LOL

[gentle cedar]

Has anybody taken into to anthropology, psychology and sociology, how hard was it and would it be usefull for future doctors

[exotic verge]

From what i heard its not very hard if u did good in algebra 1

In 8th

[full ivy]

No, on average A1 is taking in 9th

[grim wind]

And on average, those two classes are undertaken in tandem

[full ivy]

Tandem?

[untold heron]

nah

usually its a1 geo a2 precalc

[grim wind]

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in tandem

what?

half of the freshmen that i knew are taking them in conjunction

[full ivy]

That's your school

[grim wind]

my fault for making my assumptions

[full ivy]

Most schools don't do that

[red path]

For anyone entering the IB DP program, would these be considered good classes?

[brazen monolith]

is this for grade 9/o level subject selections too?

help

[full tinsel]

Is this schoology?

[red path]

Yea

I'm honestly scared for Lang & Lit cuz I'm good at writing but its so freaking hard

[full tinsel]

Schoology is a certifed classic

[plain hemlock]

Is it fine if i take no aps this year

But i self study them instead

Cause in my new school, ap csp has filled up and i did world history over the summer

[formal raven]

AP csp is super easy and honestly not even worth it. Most colleges won’t even take it, and all of the course work is on code.org. I wouldn’t bother taking it if you’re not getting a school grade since it has AP weight and just taking it for the AP credit is not worth.

[plain hemlock]

Ok so should i not self study

Just wait till junior year?

[formal raven]

Nope, don’t take it

Yes wait

Sorry

[plain hemlock]

Ok

Im thinking of self studying ap microeconomics

Is that good?

I heard its ez

Bro ap world and csp are the only aps they offer for sophmores

[formal raven]

Don’t self study any. Colleges don’t take the majority APs if you want to get out of taking college courses.

But having weighted classes like for a school grade is so much more beneficial

Schools will look for rigor like taking APs, they couldn’t give less of a shit about the tests themselves

[plain hemlock]

But doesnt self studying show initiative and stuff

[formal raven]

Like AP LIT and Lang will get you out of 1 class in college

[formal raven]

Not really, they see the score but that’s about it

[plain hemlock]

Oh

[formal raven]

If you can’t take APs and don’t have rigor through your classes this year, I would focus on other things

Like maybe a science fair

Or art portfolio

[plain hemlock]

Oh ok.

[formal raven]

Or YOUR interests that can be MEASURED

[plain hemlock]

Ty bro

[formal raven]

Anytime, are you a rising sophomore

[plain hemlock]

Ye

[formal raven]

I didn’t take any APs or do anything my sophomore year, kinda just got high with friends and partied a bit, but try enjoying that year and go all out junior year

And senior

[plain hemlock]

Bro sophmore is the most important year

Especially for ecs and stuff

[formal raven]

Not really, just get all As and don’t burn yourself out

[formal raven]

What’s ecs?

[plain hemlock]

Extracurriculars

[formal raven]

I did varsity tennis and science Olympiad since 8th

So just be a normal person and don’t stress about college just yet

[plain hemlock]

Ok thx

[formal raven]

👍

[arctic stirrup]

Can anyone tell me what the statistics lab is ?like what do you have to do

[safe granite]

Got high in sophomore? Damn

[plain hemlock]

I dont think he meant that

If he did well…

[safe granite]

Oh lol it sounds like that but ok

[full tinsel]

....

I just assume he is high in achievementa

[plain hemlock]

Whats ur advice on my question

[red path]

Sophomore was my struggle year 😭

Hoping that my junior year will be better 🙏

[brazen monolith]

?

[cinder gorge]

is ap physics 1 really as hard as everyone calls it/

[lament fern]

Hey guys, lets say i wanted to apply to a college with a requirement of 4 history classes, but i already took AP Human Geography my freshman year. Will this count as a traditional history class and pass out the requirement?

[robust carbon]

I think by history you mean social study classes, which APHug is.

[safe granite]

Yeah

[gentle cedar]

How hard is intro to anthropology, psychology and sociology

[obtuse vigil]

It can vary on the subjects that u will have

[obtuse vigil]

Most of them can be challenging

But whatever subject it is never give up on urself and try ur best.I am sure u will make it big

[lament fern]

No I mean History

[robust carbon]

No idea.

[full tinsel]

APHUG is human geography 💀💀💀

[lament fern]

I don't think my school even offers 4 History classes -

[full tinsel]

Listen the history APs are US, World and Euro

[robust carbon]

Yea?

[lament fern]

Yes, but apparently I need 4 History classes

So if I take just those 3 theoretically I should be fine right

[robust carbon]

I always thought it was social studies but ig not 🤷‍♂️

[lament fern]

it is its just not history

[full tinsel]

Yes it is

But it's not a history class

[robust carbon]

No, I thought college requirements asked for social studies, not history.

[plain hemlock]

Is self studying aps good

My school only offers two aps which are csp and world history

Csp is filled up and i did world history over the summer

Im planning on self studying ap micro and csp

Im i doing the right thing or should i try something else

[full tinsel]

In ur case, I would say yes

[plain hemlock]

For sophmores

I meant

But ya thx

[full tinsel]

Yeah shame u can only take 2 APs

[plain hemlock]

They offer a lot of engineering courses tho

[full tinsel]

Yeah my school offers a good ammount, so for me self studying is kind of a waste of time

[lament fern]

If I needed to choose between AP Economics and AP European History, which one should I choose ?

[robust carbon]

AP Euro.

I've heard it's easier.

[safe granite]

Ap euro

[gentle cedar]

Is grade 12 nutrition hard

[frigid dust]

should i take ap world history or honors in freshman? i heard the ap class teacher doesnt rlly teach and prepare u for tests tho

[violet dagger]

choose the one ur interested in

[safe granite]

If teacher is bad the class will be extremely hard

[frigid dust]

yea

[rotund stag]

For anyone that took AP physics 1 did any of use linearization/ linear approximation in it

[loud solar]

I didn’t but I self studied

[boreal summit]

you can take ap freshman year?

[past hatch]

yes

[boreal summit]

how

[past hatch]

in our school they offered ap hug and ap csp for freshmans

[boreal summit]

lucky my school only lets 10-12 graders do it

[past hatch]

but in our state we have a government website that lets you choose ap classes to do online

so you could basically do ap calc ab in your freshman year or like ap physics

[boreal summit]

lol

[weak moat]

same

[weak moat]

seems good, unless you think that time can be better spent on learning a skill

[plain hemlock]

I mean the aps im doing are very easy so i think i can do both

[weak moat]

csp yes, idk abt mirco

[plain hemlock]

I heard micro is light

And i saw the course

Its only 6 units

[weak moat]

i mean you have a month to styart and you can sign up in october

so its fine

[plain hemlock]

Ye

[main storm]

Hey guys, when I'm a junior next year should I skip ap calc ab and go straight to bc, and then take ap stat/multivar calc senior yr? or should i double up and take ab + bc junior or yr or ab junior and bc senior?

im taking ap pre calc this upcoming sopmore yr

[covert ruin]

yo guys if my school doesn't offer ap classes what should i do?

[grizzled geode]

Is a bachelor's in mechanical and masters in aerospace a good plan

[peak frost]

Is an aerospace bsc and msc worth it in one go?

[cinder gorge]

Guys I am thinking of AP stats

since my desire major will be AI/ML and ECE

will it be good??

the APs i will be giving next year will be AP Calc BC, AP CSA, AP Physics C Mechanics and E&M

[grizzled geode]

I don't think so

Aerospace is a small field

[peak frost]

Well yeah, but mechanical is a huge field, so it just puts a whole lot of kind of useless information, cause in the aerospace field you dont need to know how to design support structures for buildings and how to reinforce ship sterns, i dont know if they learn it but ykwim

And if i want to design missiles lets say, well thats kind of the plan but just imagine, with aerospace i learn how to design it and how to maintain it and things like that, with mechanical i learn what material to use, maybe how to design it, but nothing else

Well maybe im wrong correct me if i am, but thats what i believe

[zealous raft]

I would say only do this if you are interested in the course, it may be hard to find the motivation to study for the ap if you aren't that interested in it and are only taking it because of its difficulty.

[plain hemlock]

Bro is gonna die next year

Lol jk

Good luck

[cinder gorge]

CSA is a bit easy for me, coz i have done most of the things early

since my board is not IB, my board's 11th physics syllabus is AP Physics C mechanics

[plain hemlock]

Did u do physics 1 in freshman year?

[cinder gorge]

nope i dont 't have IB board, I have CBSE board so 11th's Physics Syllabus for y'all will be translated as Physics 1 + Physics C Mechanics

[plain hemlock]

Ohhh ok

Anyway gl bro

[cinder gorge]

thanks

[plain hemlock]

Hope the best for u

[cinder gorge]

we also have extra stuff like thermodynamics

[grizzled geode]

Damn bro that's like 70,000 rupees spent

[frosty leaf]

Can u help me please

I have question

[grizzled geode]

Sure

[frosty leaf]

In Khan Academy should I start on pre algebra or algebra basics

[grizzled geode]

Nah bro I'm not that old my self

Ask someone who has graduated

[frosty leaf]

Ok

[gentle cedar]

How hard is grade 12 nutrition

My school has grade 10 food and nutrition than it splits into cooking class and nutrition in grade 12. Food and nutrition isn't a prerequisite but should I take it if I want to take nutrition

[weak moat]

pre

[weak moat]

self study or take other hard classes, colleges look at what you took/offered but self study looks nice, its also easy if your in the hon versioun, eg self studying ap bio as an hon bio student

[cinder gorge]

hii, as an upcoming freshman, should i take an ap course? & if so, which ones are "freshman-friendly"?

[covert ruin]

I don't have honors either and I'm homeschooled
So I just study the stuff I want by myself and then take the tests right?

[cinder gorge]

I’m also a freshman and my school suggested either ap human geography or ap environmental science as a starter.

[cinder gorge]

ok! did they tell u any reason why those classes in particular?

Those classes consist of more memorization rather than learning concepts and applying them

That’s why classes like ap physics and chem are considered harder

And memorization classes like those are generally considered easier

ohh ok thanks sm!

👍🏻

[weak moat]

yea

[weak moat]

there easy, i took them as a freshman

[weak moat]

always take the ap course

[somber schooner]

AP human geography, AP psychology, or AP seminar are good AP classes to begin with!

And I'm saying Seminar because it teaches you how to be a good student

[safe granite]

Maybe pick 1-2 max

[winged oar]

is it worth taking aps in canada???

[full tinsel]

If u apply to US Unis then yes

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, sadly but it will be worth for application and credits which will indirectly reduce course length and price

[cinder gorge]

ok thanks!

[cinder gorge]

okk! & how does seminar teach u how to be a good student?

[cinder gorge]

alr thanks!

[somber schooner]

Seminar teaches you on the use of teamwork, making credible knowledge for others to witness, and overall teaching you the most important things of being a diligent and efficient student!

Seminar also has a final project where you and teammates have to create a presentation and argue on something you are passionate about.

So I say that Seminar is definitely a good class, especially if you have a good teacher-

[lament fern]

Do you guys think taking Ap Literature, physics c e&m, and chemistry are all possible senior year ?

[somber schooner]

Woah, that would definitely be a bit difficult, but if you do the work, get help when needed, it's possible, but getting a 5 in all of them..

Goodluck though!

[lament fern]

Thank you lol

[somber schooner]

ALSO with Seminar, if you take AP Research next year after Seminar, you'd be in running to get the AP Capstone Award, if you got 4-5's on your other AP courses, and that award would definitely make you stand out

But that's all on you to dedicate to AP Research as it is an INDIVIDUAL version of AP Seminar, but harder, as you have to write a 5000 word presentation and defend your topic...

Yeah, I'd recommend only doing AP Seminar when you really think about it

[full tinsel]

The AP Capstone award is a joke

[cinder gorge]

How much harder is honors chem compared to honors bio?

[sly sluice]

i haven't finished biology but honors chem is brutal af you can't slack off

[coarse mica]

is it worth it to self study for an AP

[pearl jungle]

My school doesn't have ap, any tips. Or do I just self study it and hope for the best

[hollow portal]

most likely self study and hope for the best

[dim gorge]

some but not all- most us based APs (APUSH for an example) dont exactly carry a lot of worth here unless youre planning on going down to the states. Science/math based APs are still really valuable but most universities need a 4-5 score on the AP exam to get those college credits while many schools in the states will take a 3

[near quail]

Hey! Which are the easiest APs to self study? I passed Lang and APUSH without taking the class or studying, so I want to try for more this year!

[plain hemlock]

Ap csp, ap comparative gov, ap csa, ap micro, ap macro, ap environment

[near quail]

Interesting…I’m guessing you have to actually know computer science to take the APs tho lol

[plain hemlock]

No

Its for beginners

[near quail]

I’m def going to look into the economics ones

[plain hemlock]

Im self studing micro this year

[near quail]

I’ll look into that🤔

I feel like economics is really easy conceptually

[plain hemlock]

Same

[near quail]

I recommend AP Lang if you’re good at writing

[plain hemlock]

Im a sophmore tho

[near quail]

It’s the same stuff as the reading/writing section on the SAT

[near quail]

I took it without taking the class or studying and I passed🤷🏻‍♀️

You can always take it later

[plain hemlock]

Ya

Im might just take it next year

[near quail]

I also took Human Geo freshman year bc it was required at my school and it was really interesting. Def have to study for it if you’re not taking the class but it’s fairly easy

[plain hemlock]

My old school didnt require u to take human geography. Instead they made u take some shit course called fresman seminar. I just did it over the summer tho

Same with world history. I just did that over the summer as well this year

[near quail]

My counselor genuinely hated me and didn’t let me take classes over the summer. Glad I’m switching schools…

[plain hemlock]

Damn switching schoools senior year must be hard

Im switching schools for my sophmore year

[near quail]

I chose to do it. Too much drama

[winged oar]

Ohhh Icicic but in general if I’m applying in Canada I can still get into a nice Uni without it rt?

[dim gorge]

oh yeah ofc

[plain hemlock]

Damn

[dim gorge]

but it helps

[winged oar]

Mhm I get you

THANK YOUUU 💗💗

[near quail]

A varsity football player punched me. It was my time to get out of there 💀

[plain hemlock]

If u had to skip schools then it must have been bad

[dim gorge]

Of course! happy to help!

[plain hemlock]

Im guessing the teachers didnt give a shit

[near quail]

Everything tied back to a situationship sophomore year bro. Stay safe😭🙏

[plain hemlock]

Fr

Honestly some schools dont give a shit abt u. In my old school, the counselors were basically lying to the 8th graders that they couldnt take certain classes so there job could get easier

[near quail]

YEA my counselor kept lying to me

And I’d find out when I talked to other kids who were way ahead in math

And I was like wtf I asked to do that

[plain hemlock]

Wait bro wdym by this exactly

[near quail]

I mean every little bit of drama somehow tied back to one guy

[plain hemlock]

Ohh

Ya dont want to be that guy

[near quail]

He owned a hedge fund, drove a BMW, and bought himself a condo at 17 : (

You do want to be that guy

[plain hemlock]

Bro wtf

I dont know what a hedge fund is ☠️

[near quail]

No guy impresses me anymore istg

[near quail]

Do you know what an index fund is? It’s like that, except the stocks are managed by a random dude and the clients are rich as fuck

[plain hemlock]

Ik what a index fund is. Never heard of an hedge fund

[near quail]

Most people don’t need to know what it is lol

[plain hemlock]

Ok so im guessing parents are rich and the guy is smart

[near quail]

Yup

[plain hemlock]

Good for him 😭

[near quail]

They didn’t give him much, but he definitely used connections

[near quail]

No we hate him

[plain hemlock]

Why cause he successful?

[near quail]

No bc he’s a horrible person. Why do you think I had so much drama that tied back to him😭

[coral crane]

whos he

[plain hemlock]

Ohhh

Makes sense now

[near quail]

Guy I know

[coral crane]

oh

[plain hemlock]

I have a feeling 10 years down the road ur gonna meet him and it turned out he wanted more money and did some illegal shit

Cause thats how it all usually starts out

[near quail]

lol I hope so

He hosted underage drinking poker parties at his office. I wouldn’t put it past him

[plain hemlock]

Ya it def happening

[near quail]

He’s the loml bro

Lmao

[plain hemlock]

What does loml mean

[near quail]

Love of my life

[plain hemlock]

Bro u just said u hated him

😭

[near quail]

🤫🤫🤫

[coral crane]

guys u can take this to dms or general 👍

[plain hemlock]

Girls are weird dawg 😭

[plain hemlock]

Mb bro

[near quail]

LMAO

[coral crane]

nw nw

[plain hemlock]

Bro we werent rly disturbing anyones convo tho

[near quail]

Yall what should I write my personal statement on

I started writing about chess

[plain hemlock]

Abt the bad boy love of ur life

[coral crane]

but its course selection😶‍🌫️

[plain hemlock]

Thats what is prob abt

[plain hemlock]

I mean a lot of people have discussions here

Its not irregular

[near quail]

I could write about volunteering for make-a-wish for 7 years and meeting a friend that died from cancer

[coral crane]

doesnt mean its right just coz everyone does it

[near quail]

Bro chill

[plain hemlock]

Why u choose chess?

[coral crane]

make it a show and dont tell, but it should be about how that made u a better person

zero to hero👍

[astral bough]

Hello

[near quail]

It’s been there throughout my life and I get lost in the game

[astral bough]

Where do I find the full list of highest paying majors

[plain hemlock]

What ur rating?

[plain hemlock]

Search it up

Mostly stem majors

[coral crane]

I think gohar posted smthn like that a while back

[dim gorge]

#📎ㆍresources

[near quail]

It varies. I’ve been playing 1 min games for fun recently and that’s around 12-1300 usually. I was going to write about playing in person

I go to a chess event on Mondays with a bunch of old guys lol

[plain hemlock]

Nice. I used to play in middle school

[near quail]

I wish I could write about my crazy childhood but it includes my parents’ job and I don’t think I should tell colleges about that

[plain hemlock]

Isnt that what all the people who get into ivies write abt

[near quail]

Idk is it

My parents are professional gamblers

[plain hemlock]

Ya u shouldnt tell them abt that

[near quail]

Lmao

My parents wouldn’t let me anyway

[plain hemlock]

I mean it would be a good essay topic but i think thats too personal

[near quail]

Exactly

I wrote about it for English once and regretted it

[plain hemlock]

I think u should consult someone abt it. Get like one of those college consulting ppl

Cause u got some rly good experience for essay topics

[near quail]

I think I’m going to write different essay options then ask for opinions

[plain hemlock]

Ya do that

[near quail]

I’m definitely sad about leaving the college and career center at my old school behind. I ate lunch in there every day and made friends with the coordinators

[plain hemlock]

Ya and ur gonna be a senior next year

[near quail]

(I ate lunch there with friends. I’m not a loser I swear)

[plain hemlock]

And ur going to be leaving ur loml

😢

[near quail]

Oh no he graduated two years ago LMFAO

[plain hemlock]

Bruh

Lol

What ecs have u done

[near quail]

Class of 23

[near quail]

A lot but also not much

[plain hemlock]

Like did u do olympiads and stuff

[near quail]

I did 7 clubs sophomore year

[plain hemlock]

Thats crazy

[near quail]

President of Investor’s Club Junior year

Enterprise Academy (business camp through the Rotary Club) every year of high school

Make-A-Wish volunteering

NHS

[plain hemlock]

Thats wild bro. I just did robotics club and tennis freshman year

I need to cook this year for soph

[near quail]

Part-time job at Domino’s for a year

[plain hemlock]

How u manage all ur time

[near quail]

Japanese Immersion since kindergarten

[near quail]

Honestly I felt like I wasn’t doing as much as everyone else. I skipped school a lot

Like I was absent from math more than I was there last year 💀

But that was out of laziness so idk

[plain hemlock]

Honestly school is just in the way at some points. The school makes me take pointless classes

An example as such is freshman seminar where we did jackshit

[near quail]

I did a dual credit history class that gave me 12 college credits bc it followed the exact curriculum of 3 classes in one year

[plain hemlock]

Is basically just a college class

[near quail]

Yeah it was

[plain hemlock]

My new school offer something similar to that

Oh ok

[near quail]

I took 3 other dumber dual credits that were just 4 credits stretched out through the year

[plain hemlock]

What ur major going to be in

[near quail]

I’m thinking international business or something like that. Maybe international relations with economics, etc

The thing is I didn’t really start thinking about college apps until like a month ago

I just did what I felt like doing for fun

Those 7 clubs sophomore year weren’t me grinding. They were for fun

[plain hemlock]

Well ig u did good. U did a hella lot of ecs

[plain hemlock]

Thats crazy

[near quail]

Really? I’ve been watching videos online and I feel like I haven’t done enough bc I don’t have awards

[plain hemlock]

I mean i think u did enough to compensate for that

[near quail]

I did a cool thing called America in One Room a week ago where I represented my area at a conference in DC of 500 first time voters across the country

And I’m doing NASA Space Camp in August

[plain hemlock]

How u get in to that

[near quail]

You just have to apply like a year in advance

[plain hemlock]

Is it competitive

To get in?

[near quail]

It’s just a camp. If you get a spot you have to pay, but it’s not competitive in any academic way

[plain hemlock]

Ohh ok

Still pretty cool.

[near quail]

Yeah!

[plain hemlock]

Did u win any awards in chess

[near quail]

No lol

I won the only two competitions I went to then gave up on being competitive with it

When I went into middle school I thought I’d have too much work to do so I gave up chess💀💀

[plain hemlock]

Same. I regret giving up chess

I used to have a 1600 rating

[near quail]

Pick it back up! It’s NOT too late

[plain hemlock]

Bro i literally forgot everything

[near quail]

The cool thing is went into chess club freshman year after not playing for years. They set me up against the president and I won

[plain hemlock]

Was the prez rly good

[near quail]

No. But it was really funny and it embarrassed her

[plain hemlock]

Lol

[near quail]

It’s much easier to relearn

[plain hemlock]

Ig ya

[near quail]

Seriously, that’s actually a cool thing to get awards in.

I’ll be back in a few minutes

[plain hemlock]

Yk what i will look into it.

[plain hemlock]

Bro i gotta sleep. It becoming too late for me. We will talk later

🫡

[near quail]

K! Goodnight

[waxen saddle]

I have the chance to take on extra elective going into my freshman high school year. Should i do AP Human Geography as another AP?

[limpid flare]

Hi I am an international student and want to get in UNSW Sydney, Can anyone guide me for Scholarships, SAT or ACT, or any other scholarship test for the university(Basically I need Financial Aid), and also I am interested in Python and Robotics but After the degree I want to Work Remotely, so What degree shpuld I choose

.

[covert ruin]

any good recommendations on how i could self study?
(YT , app , website , etc.) (for free)

[safe granite]

How many r u taking other than aphug

[limpid flare]

Anyone

.

[covert ruin]

and also what Ap exams should i take to boost college credit and make my app look good sinceit doesn't matter for my gpa cuz my school doesn't offer anything?

[main storm]

Do you guys think 5 APs sophmore year is managable?

pre calc, micro, csa, euro, and seminar

rest of my classes are honors, but i also have block scheudling, meaning I'll take half my courses (2 or 3 aps) first semester, and the rest second semester

so it makes the workload easier bc I take half the classes at a time

[safe granite]

Rlly hard probs

[uneven estuary]

Hi all! I am a Fall 2024 International Applicant to US universities. I am perplexed between my major choice as either Electrical Engineering or CS+X (Maths,Economics). My passion lies in Computer Science but since CS is extremely hard to get into, I was thinking of applying as an EE major and switching later once admitted into the college. Can somebody help?

[hazy arrow]

i'm not australian but as a fellow international student applying to australia u can take a look at the website

aus unis are pretty transparent on what scores they need

each major will habe different scores requirements

usually

[gentle cedar]

Should I take food and nutrition if I want to take grade 12 nutrition, it's not a needed but idk if I will be missing info

[inland flare]

GUYS AM I COOKED JUNIOR YEAR!?!?

i ran out of classes to take and my counselor put me in random APs, i want to go into orthopedics HELP should i change anything???

AP Bio, AP Lang, AP Psych, AP Calc BC, APES, Hon Spanish 3, Honors Human Body Systems.

IM SCREWED

[wise mulch]

do ap classes reward high school credits/units?

im in usa

so does it mean i can graduate early from ap classes?

[near quail]

I mean yeah, classes are classes. You’ll have to talk to your counselor to figure out what counts for your graduation requirements

[loud solar]

These actually seem great for your path, I’d say chemistry is also helpful but that can be moved to your senior year, physics too maybe but not very urgent

[safe granite]

From college or hs

[wise mulch]

from hs

[safe granite]

I mean if you take aps you don’t graduate from hs quicker

I think

[inland flare]

you can graduate early no matter what classes you take. it depends on where you live and the requirements to graduate in your district. where i am, you don't need a single ap to graduate, but aps are worth college credit, so you can skip a few courses in college. as far as high school goes though, ap classes are not a requirement to graduate

[violet dagger]

you can ask ur counselor to change it

hopefully

[inland flare]

my counselor is out of office i messaged the principal 😭

[violet dagger]

damn

nothing u can do till then im sorry

[inland flare]

cause she put me in some college course so i have to drop out of it before the deadline this week or else i need to quit tennis team cause the class is after school

[inland flare]

nah youre good lol my school is weird

[violet dagger]

bro

i dont even know my counselor

thats so goofy

[inland flare]

lmao ikr

[full tinsel]

I barely know my counselor

And I need them to write a letter about me💀💀💀

[zealous raft]

yeah def if you have a good work ethic and don’t get burnt out

[gentle cedar]

Should I take food and nutrition if I want to take grade 12 nutrition, it's not a needed but idk if I will be missing info.

[zealous raft]

more context pls loll

[gentle cedar]

My school offers grade 10 food and nutrition, the next year's it's split into cooking class and nutrition. Food and nutrition isn't required but I don't want to be missing lots of information.

[zealous raft]

you don’t want to be missing lots of information that you would learn in food and nutrition if you were to take cooking class or nutrition?

If it isn’t required to take grade 10 food and nutrition, they’ll give you all of the information you need in cooking/nutrition.

you would only be missing information if the grade 10 class was a prerequisite and in that case you would have to take it before the other classes

[gentle cedar]

Grade 10 food and nutrition isn't required for grade 12 nutrition

[zealous raft]

Yeah, so you won’t be missing out on any information.

in grade 12 nutrition they will give you all of the information necessary to succeed

[gentle cedar]

Okay. Thank you

[zealous raft]

np!

[hexed raft]

hey I was wondering if colleges look into senior year classes to see if you did at least 3 yrs of world language bc I heard before it might be overlooked

[safe granite]

I think they look at senior year classes but idk

[pallid trellis]

depends on the college; MIT, for example, recommends 2 years of a foreign language

[hexed hearth]

My hs counselor says the state require us to take 4 classes and I’m taking this one engineering class at the community college that’ll give me hs credit too does anyone know if that’ll count as one of those?

Ca btw

Cali

[fading salmon]

So I have two predicaments, one for me and one for a friend.

Should I still take ap psych despite already doing five psych dual enrollment courses? I wanna apply to competitive colleges as a psych major so idk if the extra mile is worth it. The only thing making me unsure is that I wouldn't be able to take ap bio but I really want to since I’m setting my app to be very health related/medically-oriented. I also want to do ap seminar since I heard the capstone course is very tried into research, which colleges would like (I also just really like English)

As for my friend, they want to do ap chem but they’re not offering it at our school. If they’re applying for a bio chem major, what other science would be a good alternative? They already took ap bio this past year

[muted grail]

maybe u can self-study AP Psychology as it seems like you already know a lot about it taking 5 dual-enrollment courses? so that allows u to take ap bio and ap capstone

[fading salmon]

Would it affect how colleges see me? Or if I pass the test they won’t really mind me not taking the class

[muted grail]

i'm pretty sure no

[fading salmon]

I see, thank you!

[muted grail]

but if u can maybe u should check in with one of ur teachers or sm too because i'm not a professional so

[sweet panther]

One question!
So I know there's an option to take ap classes online and I wanna know if it's possible to enroll even after school starts.. my counselor told me that there's no option for ap online for my school and seems like they actually do offer it so

If u need where I live I'm in TN

[sweet panther]

My ultimate goal is to take ap exams and yk enrolling in ap courses and classroom is required to take it

[hexed hearth]

U have 5 DE classes

That’s way better than the AP score

Did u get A in them?

Also where u applying

[untold crane]

whats DE

[hexed hearth]

Dual enrollment

[fading salmon]

The Claremont colleges, usc, the major UCs (Berkeley, LA, San Diego)

[fading salmon]

So far I have an A in two

They’re only given once or twice at a time throughout the year

To not go too insane

[night fjord]

Yalll I rlly wanna take an AP class in my sophomore yr but I dont have any room in my schedule should I sacrifice a class 4 an AP? Or should I should just wait till junior yr 2 take 1 😭😭

[weak moat]

sacrifice

front loading aps is optima

[night fjord]

Yooo thx now just gotta sacrifice the right class 😭😭

[hollow shard]

If I get a 5 on AP Chemistry (for example), would DE give me any benefits if I choose an in-state college?

[hollow shard]

What classes are you taking?

[sacred goblet]

is 4 aps too many for sophomore year (ap lang, psych, comp sci principles, and environmental)? i only took 1 freshman year and i got a 5 on it but it was human geography so💀

[mossy dune]

What course is good

[night fjord]

Brothaaa that’s so good I didn’t take any my freshman yr and still deciding rn😭😭😭

[night fjord]

Uhhh Avid, health, tv production, span-2, hon eng 10, hon im3 😭

[hollow shard]

take health over the summer

whats hon im3?

[hollow shard]

Nah, you'll be fine

[night fjord]

Math 😭

[hollow shard]

why 😭

[night fjord]

They don’t offer it over smmr sadly 😭

Integrated math 3 😭

[hollow shard]

whats wrong with that lol

[hollow shard]

Hmm I'm pretty sure Avid is like a study hall, drop that then

or tv production

[night fjord]

They have it set as sophomore is that last yr 2 join avid and they give us free food and field trips I don’t rlly wanna drop that 😭

I’m just doing tv 4 fun and the experience and don’t rlly wanna drop taht either 😭😭

It’s so hard 2 pick 😭

[hollow shard]

I would pick that then

[burnt isle]

it's not too bad. the only thing that might be difficult to manages is apes and compsci at the same time since they both require a lot of studying outside the classroom

but if u think you can handle that and manage your time wisely you should be good!

[hollow shard]

Csp is easy though wdym

[burnt isle]

you mean compsci a or principles?

[hollow shard]

He said csp

csa is INTENSE though

I saw my friend doing the stuff

holy

[burnt isle]

oh wait then nvm those 4 are pretty easy to manage

[burnt isle]

no fr though

[hollow shard]

The workload + level of java skill needed

its crazy

massive jump from csp to csa

[burnt isle]

all my compsci friends were constantly sleep-deprived, unhappy, and complained abt taking it haha

[hollow shard]

LOL

[burnt isle]

SO REAL

i would cry

[hollow shard]

same

[hexed hearth]

thats fine then i wouldnt even worry about self study

UCs treat DE classes as weighted anyways

idk abt USC or claremont

[sour crest]

I wanna get into rice

what courses should I select

[fading salmon]

Claremont does, still gotta look into usc for specifics.

Thank you so much!

[sour sandal]

ooh

if you apply to pomona lmk i applied there and got in!

[plain hemlock]

Are u self studying or taking the actual class?

[zealous pulsar]

hey guys

this isnt course selection

but its for electives

not as serious but yeah i js want some help

these are some options, but i wont be doing the singing thing

[waxen garden]

I'm taking 1 AP and 3 honors classes next year with a couple clubs and trying to find more extracurriculars. Is it worth it to self study and if yes which AP's should I study for? I want to go into medicine or stem (like everybody else ig 😭)

I'm going into sophomore year

[light blade]

@waxen garden This depends on what AP's are offered at your school, but for medicine, AP Biology would be a good one to go for, AP Chemistry if its offered. And I know at my school at least we offer AP Med Sci which is pretty much everything you'd learn first year university but in a shorter harder course.

[light blade]

@zealous pulsar most of these in the photo are really up to what do you WANT to do. Like do you want to do really hard math, or easy math, or do you wanna learn French, or German, (Japanese would be most beneficial, in all honesty.) And for humanities, from past experiences (No joke intended) geography would be better, because you're learning where things are in the real living world, which could benefit in every job. With that being said its also up to what will you want to learn.

[loud solar]

Dammmmm

Where you going?

[sour sandal]

uh

[loud solar]

Valid

[sour sandal]

i sent it

in dms

[scenic lichen]

my class schedule this year as a junior!!

i need to fix one class cuz i passed an exam that can get me out of it

[warped spade]

i got the same, you should change Spanish for APSpanish¿?

i got out of esol years ago idk why they keep putting me there

[orchid plover]

is ap sp lit harder than ap sp lang

[silent sierra]

Yes

I recommend Spanish Lang first

My school wouldn’t even let you take lit without taking Lang first

[scenic lichen]

i dont have a 3.0 for AP

[abstract gulch]

Do you guys think taking Choir for 1 year is worth it?

It does fulfill my grad req for performing arts

[zealous pulsar]

tysm!! i will take that all into account

[hearty idol]

lang was a W class. I'm taking lit next year. Only got a 4 on the exam but it was fun and easy.

[night fjord]

Yalll idk wat AP 2 take as a sophomore

Any suggestions? 😭😭

[robust carbon]

What are your options?

[vagrant basin]

Depending on how well you did Freshman year, I would consider taking 1-2 AP classes

[waxen garden]

Wow AP med sci would be so cool 😭 I'm planning on taking AP bio but I don't have enough space to take ap chem

[vagrant basin]

Does your school have any Biomed courses?

[waxen garden]

Yup it has a whole pathway of 3 classes which is why I don't have space for AP chem ajd other science classes

[vagrant basin]

That’s cool. My school has 1 which is sophomore exclusive so I’m hoping I can get it

[waxen garden]

Good luck!!! At my school the biomed pathway is extremely popular so idk if I can get the class either

[vagrant basin]

And I forgot to apply for it 😅
So I need to ask for a change

[waxen garden]

Oh dear 😭😭😭 good luck 🤞🤞

All the advanced classes I requested for are super popular and the chance of getting all of them are so low 💀

[vagrant basin]

What did you apply for?

[waxen garden]

AP world, principles of biomed honors, chem honors, precalc honors

I hate that my school doesn't offer ap classes in freshman year 💀

[vagrant basin]

Nice. I’m apply to some advanced classes as well but I don’t think they are that competitive

[vagrant basin]

Freshman year I convinced my counselors to let me take AP calculus AB and AP calculus BC

I kinda bombed both 😬

[waxen garden]

BOYH??? IN FRESHMAN YEAR??????

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[night fjord]

Nooo wayyy 😭😭😭💀

[night fjord]

I didn’t take any AP freshman yr only honors 😭😭

[vagrant basin]

Funny thing is there was 4 other freshman in my BC class 💀

[waxen garden]

OH NAW 😭😭😭😭😭

[night fjord]

Dangggg 😭😭

[waxen garden]

Nah bro my school doesn't even offer honors in freshman year 😭😭

[night fjord]

That’s absurd 😭😭

[vagrant basin]

Now I’m doubling up on both Physics C classes and I may be cooked 😖

[vagrant basin]

That’s toughhh

[waxen garden]

Bro and they fr said 'try to take only 2 advanced classes per year' 💀

[waxen garden]

😭😭😭😭

They don't even allow people who bridged courses to take advanced classes

Like someone who took bio over the summer can't take chem honors 😭

[tribal gulch]

should I take AP Enviromental or Honors Chem

[vagrant basin]

Ohhh. In your school Bio is a prereq to chem?

[toxic trellis]

Hello which should I pick in As levels bio or chem. Most of my classmates r taking bio over chem. I heard chem is preety tuff. Any suggestions plz

[waxen garden]

Yeah, bio is required in freshman year unless you skip it and then you take chem or physics

[vagrant basin]

Ok that’s cool. In my school we do Earth Science freshman and Biology sophomore

[tribal gulch]

same ^

[rich heron]

hello!

[tribal gulch]

although mine allows some freshman to take honors bio early

[cinder gorge]

anyone here do water polo

[rich heron]

idk im just here to see what courses people are taking don't mind me lol

[vagrant basin]

Testing out is strange in my school because I did this program which allowed me to complete Algebra through Precalc in middle school and they accepted it so I just took AB & Bc freshman

[vagrant basin]

What are u takin next year?

[rich heron]

i'm taking a2 next year

i should be a little more up to scratch but i gotta take some courses over the summer

[vagrant basin]

What grade?

[tribal gulch]

idk what science to take this year

i was suppoesd to take AP Physics 2 but it conflicted with one of my other classes

[vagrant basin]

What are your options?

& interests

[rich heron]

I just finished 8th

I am really interested in math/science, but i generally like geography and world history as well

haven't gotten really into a sport as yet

my grades are good though

[tribal gulch]

Honors Chem, AP Enviro, and a bunch of science electives like zoology, metorolgy, botany, etc.

mainly looking at the first two\

[vagrant basin]

What grade are you going into?

[tribal gulch]

senior

[vagrant basin]

Have you done Bio or Physics?

[tribal gulch]

ive done honors bio and AP Physics 1

[coarse sigil]

taking euro and bio

[vagrant basin]

That’s quite hard decision

• Honors Chem — gives well rounded science education colleges like (chem, bio, physics)

• AP Environmental Science — good GPA boost and AP credit especially senior year

What do you value more?

I gtg

[coarse sigil]

depends on the path you're gonna take throughout your hs career

are u science oriented

[tribal gulch]

Engineering, which might mean I should do Chem but I do plan on what I might learn in evro in potential future projects.

[coarse sigil]

you're c/o 2025?

[tribal gulch]

"c/o" ?

[coarse sigil]

class of

[tribal gulch]

yeah

[coarse sigil]

erm

[past hatch]

imo take chemistry

chemistry def branches out into other fields and engineering

[tribal gulch]

ok

[coarse sigil]

i object

he's going into senior year

might as well do apes

[past hatch]

well i havent done apes so i cant say anything about it

[coarse sigil]

lightest science ap

[tribal gulch]

ight

im going to talk to one of my teachers tomorrow to see what they have to say and ill have to make a decision soon

[past hatch]

it depends on what engineering youre going to do, i say chemistry since it does have some like important stuff like sig figs, stoich, unit conversions and other common formulas but it looks like apes covers stuff about usage of earth and its resources, idk what math parts there are in apes

[tribal gulch]

im looking at Mechanical but I might get degrees in other areas like Nuclear and Explosives

[waxen garden]

Is apes worth self studying for??

[coarse sigil]

depends on you

[vagrant basin]

I think it could be but if the class it self ain’t too bad you may wanna take it to boost your GPA

[cursive panther]

what is a good weighted gpa and is it really worth having no life to try to be valedictorian

my high school is really competitive

[waxen garden]

I don't have space for apes so I think I'll self study but ty for the advice!!

[cursive panther]

i considered self studying apes and microecon, but I found it to not be too important to me, but i heard from multiple sources (~12) that the apes test is really easy if you do light studying and have a good intuition

[vagrant basin]

In that case go for it!

[burnt isle]

i feel like apes is generally easy to self-study for, but it does cover quite a bit of content.

[waxen garden]

Ooh speaking of microecon, in my school for 12th grade, they offer ap micromacro and AP econ, are any of these worth self studying instead of taking the class? Also ty bc that's what I heard about AP environment too

[waxen garden]

Is it completely different from stuff you learn in middle school and high school bio or the same thing but with more detail?

[cursive panther]

hmm, i’m not exactly sure about the two econ aps, cause i didn’t really ask anyone from my high school about macro (we don’t have micro), it’s considered a easy/medium ap to self study so if ur good at it you should be fine

[burnt isle]

its pretty different from what you learn in middle school, but it does have some related content. it also does have some things from bio but yeah generally it covers more in-depth content

[waxen garden]

Alright thank you so much!

[waxen garden]

Oooh ic ty!!

[burnt isle]

yess ofc hope it helps! :)

[cursive panther]

glad i could and good luck in self studying and hs in general

[grizzled geode]

Reach Schools

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2. Stanford University
3. Princeton University
4. Caltech (for Astrophysics)
5. ETH Zurich
6. Harvard University
7. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

Fit Schools

1. Technical University of Munich (TUM)
2. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
3. Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
4. University of Texas at Austin
5. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
6. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Safety Schools

1. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
2. University of Heidelberg (for Astrophysics)
3. Purdue University
4. University of Florida

How does this college list look?

[safe granite]

I would think move iits higher since they are harder to get into but idk

[grizzled geode]

Ok

Reach Schools

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2. Stanford University
3. Princeton University
4. Caltech (for Astrophysics)
5. ETH Zurich
6. Harvard University
7. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)
8. Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)

Fit Schools

1. Technical University of Munich (TUM)
2. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
3. University of Texas at Austin
4. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
5. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Safety Schools

1. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
2. University of Heidelberg (for Astrophysics)
3. Purdue University
4. University of Florida

[safe granite]

Purdue might not be safety but I’m not sure about it

[grizzled geode]

Nah bro if I get Into MIT or Any reach school I ain't giving JEE

[grizzled geode]

Their acceptance rate is like 54% tho

[safe granite]

Again I’m not sure about it because it is a T10 university for engineering

[compact breach]

I haven't done much research but how nice is stanford culture?

[grizzled geode]

I won't even send my ACT and SAT to my safety schools

Is that smart?

[unreal ocean]

Hello
I am a 17 year old student currently in year 12.
My school follows cbse boards and im in the pcmb stream (physics math biology chemistry)
I get decent marks (10th boards 93%, 11th grade 90%)
I am currently clueless on what to do after 12th
Ive looked a bit into engineering and it seems interesting but my elders say that i have not got enough prep for entrance exams
Im interested in medicine but dont want to do 6+ years in med school, my parents encourage me to take medicine as my elder sis is in her 2nd year of med.
Any advice is appreciated

[loud solar]

If they require SAT/ACT then no it isn’t. If it’s a requirement and you don’t send it they won’t consider your application

[full tinsel]

IITs are not a fit school

[grizzled geode]

Reach Schools

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2. Stanford University
3. Princeton University
4. Caltech (for Astrophysics)
5. ETH Zurich
6. Harvard University
7. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)
8. Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)

Fit Schools

1. Technical University of Munich (TUM)
2. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
3. University of Texas at Austin
4. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
5. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Safety Schools

1. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
2. University of Heidelberg (for Astrophysics)
3. Purdue University
4. University of Florida

I already changed it

[full tinsel]

Oh i didn't notice

Anyways

[orchid plover]

anyone in nj?

heading into freshman

took option ii geo honors

should i take computer programming in java for option ii next year

[gilded olive]

First off all what are your passions cause you don't want to be stuck in a job that you hate

[gilded olive]

also if you had to chose between medicine and engineering which one would you choose and what subset

[gilded olive]

You could also just get into a uni or college with general courses and then figure out what ur gunna do afterwards

Tho I wouldn't recommend going into college or uni blindly

[unreal ocean]

Reading, space, martial arts, football, learning new stuff
Not too many academic specific ones

[unreal ocean]

Id choose engineering
But i feel like i aint smart enough

[gilded olive]

WHAT???!? Ofc you are literally anyone can be an engineer if you work for it

[unreal ocean]

Ah idk ig my parents succeeded in scaring me with all the failed jee aspirant stories they tell

[gilded olive]

You could be like an aerospace engineer if you want

[unreal ocean]

Interesting choice
Il think about it

[gilded olive]

Since you like space and would want to be an engineer

[unreal ocean]

Thanks for the advice

[grizzled geode]

Bro why r u the same as me

[grizzled geode]

I am gonna pursue aero

I'm gonna puruse mech e first then aero, cus aero is a small industry

[plain hemlock]

Ur gonna pay a heavy amount of college fees

Since ur an international student

[coarse sigil]

jersey boy here

[grizzled geode]

MIT and Harvard require u to pay zero fees if ur family earns less than 65000 dollars and 85000 dollars respectively

And my family earns like 30

[plain hemlock]

Dude i think thats for us citizens

[grizzled geode]

Nope

I emailed them

[plain hemlock]

Oh

Then good for u ig

[grizzled geode]

How do you expect someone to pay like 60,000 dollars if they earn 30?

That would be dumb

[plain hemlock]

But isnt it insanely competitive

At that point

[grizzled geode]

It dosent say international or anything here

It dosent say anything on the page

Most big colleges have these kinda schemes

But u need to get into a rlly good school

[plain hemlock]

U might wanna check for international seperately cause i never heard of anything like this for international students

[coarse sigil]

bruh

[grizzled geode]

Even for international if I apply for aid I'll prolly get a ton

My family earns like 20,000 to 30,000 dollars

The tuition itself is 57000

[loud solar]

Good Unis can afford to cover anyone they want

[coarse sigil]

60k for internat

good lord

[grizzled geode]

U are not countering me right?

[plain hemlock]

Dude we are not against u.