course-selection

[obtuse smelt]

Ah damn

[mint zodiac]

if theres only one ur just kinda stuck and gotta get lucky

[obtuse smelt]

Try some dual enrollment classes

[lofty geyser]

I thought ppl only do those for general studies? like to get college finish faster

[cinder gorge]

You can take them online too but the experience will probably lack

[mint zodiac]

Sophomore
PE
Honor Precal
AP World History
AP Computer Science A
English Honors
Spanish
AP Chemistry

Junior
AP Cal AB
AP Biology
AP Physics
AP English Language & Composition
Spanish

Senior
AP US History
AP Cal BC
AP English Literature & Composition
AP Spanish
Speech and Debate

oops moved AP Bio to the wrong spot

[obtuse smelt]

Don’t think so, you can use them for whatever you want

[mint zodiac]

ok

there

[obtuse smelt]

I’ve considered taking math classes at a community college instead of an online program

[mint zodiac]

thats a schedule id recommend

[lofty geyser]

thx, it does seem better now

[mint zodiac]

i moved AP Chem back to sophomore

ur science stuff is just all difficult for most so its best ot just take 1 at a time tbh

[obtuse smelt]

I’d still hard recommend you do BC junior year, it’ll help you get an edge going into college

[mint zodiac]

do you have to take AP US History?

[cinder gorge]

What are your thoughts one AP bio and AP chem in the same year

[mint zodiac]

well according to them theyd need AB their Sophomore year to do that

[obtuse smelt]

Chem is usually a prerequisite for bio

[lofty geyser]

no but my counselor said I should

[cinder gorge]

If the AP Buo class was very easy

[lofty geyser]

I think it's prob gonna be hard

[obtuse smelt]

No, you could take AB and do the BC exam anyways

[cinder gorge]

Wdym

[mint zodiac]

wouldnt really recommend it unless ur already good at them prior

[cinder gorge]

I have to take AP Chem to take AP Bio?

[cinder gorge]

Ah ok

[obtuse smelt]

Not AP, but a chemistry class, yes usually

Always depends on the school tho

[lofty geyser]

my counselor said I should do ap physics b4 making the college apps.
idk why tho

[mint zodiac]

thats not an "AP Bio is easy" thing thats an "AP Bio teacher sucks at their job" thing at that point

actually yea thats a good idea

[cinder gorge]

Oh ok, I’m really into bio and chem and I didn’t want to take a break between normal bio and chem and AP bio and AP chem

[mint zodiac]

Sophomore
PE
Honor Precal
AP World History
AP Computer Science A
English Honors
Spanish
AP Chemistry

Junior
AP Cal AB
AP Biology
AP Physics
AP English Language & Composition
Spanish

Senior
AP US History
AP Cal BC
AP English Literature & Composition
AP Spanish
Speech and Debate

there i moved more stuff

[cinder gorge]

Because I’ve talked to people at my school who have done that, and they strongly recommend against it

[lofty geyser]

also another main thing is our ap chem teacher doesn't teach and he's only getting replaced this year. I'm not sure how good the new teacher is. Ik the ap bio teacher is good bc he teaches bio honors as well

[lofty geyser]

o they just told me to avoid ap bio altogether

they said it's useless

[cinder gorge]

Our AP Chem teacher is supposedly decent, but I know AP Bio is very enjoyable and she’s my current chem teacher rn

[mint zodiac]

for ur career goals it isnt all that useful yea

[cinder gorge]

I want to do premed or bio or chem so it’s useful

[lofty geyser]

oh ok

so useful in specific careers

[mint zodiac]

yes

[cinder gorge]

Yes

[lofty geyser]

so why does collegeboard have it for aerospace engineers?

[obtuse smelt]

Sophomore
PE
Honor Precal
AP World History
AP Computer Science A
English Honors
Spanish
AP Chemistry

Junior
AP Cal AB (take BC exam)
APUSH
AP Biology
AP Phys
AP English Language & Composition
Spanish

Senior
Differential EQs/Linear Algebra
Calculus based physics
AP English Literature & Composition
AP Spanish
Speech and Debate

This is my recommendation

A little more rigorous but if you can manage it’s better prep

You could replace csa with apush as well, just knock it off your schedule

[lofty geyser]

k

thanks u both for helping, I dont know what to pick for my classes and everyone make it seem like a choice u can't back out of

[obtuse smelt]

Nah it’s super flexible

Well

[cinder gorge]

A lot of schools have a drop period after you start classes

[obtuse smelt]

It depends on your school, obv, and some stuff has requirements

But I’ve changed my plan many many times

[cinder gorge]

Me too lol because of requirements that were a total waste of my time either way

[obtuse smelt]

Yep

My school offers org chem and physiology and I thought it’d be fun but I’d have to take them again the next year for college credit so I was like nah

[lofty geyser]

o so some colleges dont even count the classes u take?

[cinder gorge]

I think requirements should be strongly recommended, not enforced

[mint zodiac]

generally you have some flexibility for the first week or so of a trimester if your school uses the 3-trimester schedule rubric, never jump into the deep end without knowing how to swim

[cinder gorge]

Wow that’s so cool

[mint zodiac]

so just know that you can usually change up your plan if its too rigorous for you

[cinder gorge]

Or semester

[obtuse smelt]

If they’re not AP. Some schools don’t accept APs and most require a certain score (top schools you usually need a 5)

Check with your guidance counselor on how long you have to change things at the start of the year

Your sophomore year won’t matter too much anyways, just try and get stuff out of the way

[lofty geyser]

k I'll keep that in mind

[lofty geyser]

they said I only have until last day of school

[obtuse smelt]

Usually there is some wiggle room at the start of the year, but if that’s the case then know that your decision is final at the end of the year

[lofty geyser]

ok

[potent marsh]

does anyone happen to knoiw if ap seminar is good?

[severe mason]

I’m applying for it next year, it seems fun

[potent marsh]

yea they said it's easy

but is it useful for engineering or medical careers?

when I asked my school counselor, he seemed like he just wanted to get me to apply for it

[severe mason]

I’d say it is, it teaches you how to work in a group and have experience in “stressful” situations. I’m not sure though, I’m not going into the medical or Engineering field so I can’t help too much sadly

[grim compass]

Sophomore:
AP Physics C
Mobile App Development (AP weighted, csa exam in freshman year to skip)
AP Calculus BC
HUSH
Honors English
Gym/Health
Honors Latin 3

Junior:
Multivariable Calc and Linear Algebra
VR and Game Development
Gym/Health
AP Chem
AP Lang
Honors Global Studies (or maybe AP world if school offers)
Honors PreAP Latin 4

Senior:
Differential Equations
Gym/Health
AP Gov
AP Lit
AP Bio
Data Structures and Analysis
Capstone or Analysis depending on if I get into a program our school offers

How is this schedule?

I'm not entirely sure about the history APs

haven't done much research

Capstone is a thing our school offers if you get into a computer science program where you can work on projects with other kids that like computer science

if I don't get in I'm probably doing analysis which includes complex and real

[thick grove]

Freshman:
AP Physics 1
Honors Algebra 2
AP Calculus BC course outside of school
Honors gov
Academic english 1
french 2
computer science in the 21st century

Sophomore:
AP Chem
Multivariable Calc + Linear Algebra
Differential Equations
AP Comp sci A
honors english 2
APUSH
honors french 3
take ap physics c exam

Junior:
AP Bio
Organic Chem
analysis
honors global studies
honors french 4
AP lang

Senior:
AP Stats
Modern Physics
AP Lit
Data Structures
AP French
Other electives

gym and health for all years

[grim compass]

I don't think you can skip lab-based courses by taking the AP exam @thick grove

so you have to take AP phys c to take modern

[thick grove]

i think u can

i know someone whos doing it

u cant skip core lab sciences but phys c isnt core

[obtuse smelt]

What are you planning on majoring in? Why not continue math?

[thick grove]

i want to go into med

[obtuse smelt]

Ah alright that makes sense

What about your major, since med school doesn’t have any requirements. Just bio?

[thick grove]

i'm thinking of doing bio or neuroscience

[obtuse smelt]

If you can get into a more advanced stats class you may wanna do that instead. Also analysis seems like a lot for a bio major, that’s just my initial thoughts

[thick grove]

ap stats it the most advanced stats class my school has so i cant do anything else

yea analysis might be tough but i'll try it out

[obtuse smelt]

yeah I mean its really interesting, very mathematical. Definitely a change of pace from your traditional calculus classes, a lot more proofs (which you might see in lin alg).

[obtuse smelt]

you could try something in dual enrollment or at something like harvard online

[grim compass]

so you can't skip chem bio or phys 1 but you can skip phys c
?

weird

yeah i probably wouldn't be able to selfstudy phys c

lmao

[grim compass]

are you dual enrolling diff equations?

this is a pretty solid schedule

[thick grove]

thanks

[thick grove]

i'm doing it outside of school

[thick grove]

yea because bio 1 chem 1 and phys 1 are all graduation requirements but phys c, ap chem, and ap bio are electives

[thick grove]

yea i'll check out dual enrollment options

[thick grove]

yea i heard its heavily proof based

[obtuse smelt]

yep, its basically the whole purpose of the class 😂

[obtuse smelt]

yeah see if you can do something more advanced there or thru whatever program youre taking dqs at
AP stats moves pretty slow imo

[thick grove]

k thanks

[flat terrace]

My schools ap classes are still unweighted meaning that the max you can get is 4.0 even if you take the hardest AP classes

Is this normal or is it still worth it?

[thick grove]

it's fine because colleges recalculate gpa anyways

[sick garden]

Hello! Does anyone have any insight on AP European History? (Coursework,what to expect overall,exams)

[kind storm]

there are combo MD or DO school that you also get your undergraduate at the same time kind of. I know NYU has a program for it but I can't remember what they are called. Usually you need to have keep a decently high GPA throughout your whole time though to stay in the program.

[thick grove]

yeah i've heard of those

[obtuse smelt]

Oh damn really? So like it cuts off 4 years from your med school time

[cinder gorge]

Yeah they have one at UC Davis too

[kind storm]

Not exactly. I am not an expert on the route. But you can probably speed it all up a couple years maybe and you'd only have to apply to one school to get your bachelors and MD/DO.

Do some research if you're curious. I don't know much

[wind void]

Does anyone have any websites for graphic design?

[opaque sedge]

Skill share i think has that?

[frigid hamlet]

What do u guys think, I will be a freshman in high school the coming school year, currently I am one grade ahead and am doing honors geometry as an 8th grader, I have the option of either doing algebra 2 next year or do an online course and move to pre-calc, what should I do

[cinder gorge]

Move to Precalculus if you can handle it

[frigid hamlet]

I mean I have an A+ in honors geo as I have in every class so I feel like I can handle it

[cinder gorge]

Then go for it

My friend did Algebra 2 over the summer and she’s doing fine in precalc

[feral sedge]

Opinions on my future class schedule?

Summer before sophomore
Health, US History

Sophomore
Trigonometry
Honors English
AP World History
Honors Chemistry
AP Computer Science A

AP Stats
Japanese 2
AP Micro/Macro or AP CSP (online)?

Junior
AP Calculus BC
AP Language
AP Psychology
AP Physics 1
Japanese 3
AP Biology
Programming 1

Senior
Calculus 3
AP Literature
AP Japanese
AP Physics C
AP Environmental Science
AP Chemistry

[robust musk]

How the heck can you take AP Stats as a sophomore?????

And calc BC and a Jr?

That’s not even possible at my school I’m pretty sure. To even get to BC you have to be a grade ahead in math as a freshman

[thick grove]

It’s different for different schools

I’m taking calc bc as a freshman rn

[robust musk]

What the—

[thick grove]

My school lets people advanced easily

[robust musk]

Yeah our school only has the AP calc classes and you have to take precalc first (unless your a math genius)

So I’m a sophomore taking geo/algebra 2

Which is considered slightly more advanced than normal math because it condenses 2 years into 1

[thick grove]

Oh ok

[robust musk]

Sorry that just weirded me out lol

[thick grove]

Lol

[thick grove]

This looks good

[obtuse smelt]

Senior year I’d pick a second sem math course as well, calc3 is only half a year. What’s “programming 1” and what do you plan to major in?

Looks pretty solid

[obtuse smelt]

I think most schools require precalc and all the prerequisites just as yours does. If you’re in bc calc early, it just means you usually did extra math before (self study, program like kumon, etc)

[robust musk]

Yeah. I’m bad at math so I wouldn’t be one to just skip it lol

I admire those who can self study a course like math tho

[wind void]

Help

[obtuse smelt]

I wouldn’t say you’re bad at math, you’re in an advanced class, other people just put a lot of time into it

[robust musk]

That advanced class was an accident lol. I thought it was the standard class

[obtuse smelt]

It’s not as hard as you think. It just takes time and practice

[robust musk]

But I have the same grade in it as I normally do in math

[robust musk]

I don’t have that discipline and I would end up breaking my computer out of frustration

[obtuse smelt]

That’s great, so you were ready for it

Haha I feel that, I definitely don’t have great discipline to sit and study either

[robust musk]

I guess lol

[obtuse smelt]

What helps me is I find a problem that’s really interesting

[wind void]

so is im2 and im3 good idea in one year then imma take pre calc in sophmore with graphic design, and then imma take AP math 1 in junior with Computer Science and AP math 2 in senior is this a good choice or no?

[obtuse smelt]

And just explore it and learn the other concepts I need for it along the way

[wind void]

Also help on this

[robust musk]

I don’t even study that much in general so studying my least favourite subject sounds awful

[obtuse smelt]

But that’s not for everyone, I get it.
Yeah that’s fair

[robust musk]

I’m sorry, I don’t know

Yeah

[obtuse smelt]

Try to put time in outside of school to study the subjects you do enjoy

[robust musk]

I really put time into studying for AP exams and finals 0-0

[obtuse smelt]

Oh btw were you the one who wanted to go to med school

[robust musk]

Like I’ll do some things 1-2 days before to make sure I’m okay. My math class allows one sheet of notes on tests so I do that

[robust musk]

Yes

[obtuse smelt]

That’s good

[robust musk]

Speaking of AP exams… mines coming up in about 7 weeks

I’ve never done one before

[obtuse smelt]

:p same, gotta get studyin

Me neither actually

[robust musk]

What exam(s) are you doing?

For me it’s AP Euro

[obtuse smelt]

Ah nice

I’m doing bc calc, stats, and bio

[robust musk]

Oh god haha

Good luck

[obtuse smelt]

Thanks lol

Hopefully I pass em 🤞🤞

AP euro seems fun

[robust musk]

Hopefully haha. What’s your goal for each?

[obtuse smelt]

5s xD I wanna be sure they get accepted for credit wherever I end up going

[robust musk]

It kinda is but really old timey religious based political nonsense aren’t the most interesting thing. I don’t mind more recent things though (late 1700’s +)

[robust musk]

That’s fair. I’m hoping for a 5 but I would be okay with a 4

Because I have to write multiple essays for that exam

[wind void]

help

so is im2 and im3 good idea in one year then imma take pre calc in sophmore with graphic design, and then imma take AP math 1 in junior with Computer Science and AP math 2 in senior is this a good choice or no?

[wind void]

And this

[obtuse smelt]

My friend recommended you shadow a doc (basically follow them around for a day). Reach out to someone at a local institution (academic) would be best but you could do a local ER doc or primary care doc and see if they’d let you shadow them for a day.

[obtuse smelt]

Yeah that makes sense, I get how it could get a bit stale

The essays sound rough tho 😭

[robust musk]

I would love to shadow but I’m not sure how to reach out/ who to reach out too. Also my town only has a community collage I’m pretty sure

[obtuse smelt]

What is AP math1? And im1 and 2

[robust musk]

Had the same question

[wind void]

INTERGRATED MATH 1 and INTERGRATED MATH 2

And IM3 is same thing

so basically its highschool math

[robust musk]

Yeah. So there’s a DBQ (document based question) where you get 9 documents and a prompt that relates to said documents. You have to write an essay analysing the prompt and it sucks. The LEQ (long essay question) is one where you get no documents or anything. You just have to know. You get 3 options for the prompts though

[obtuse smelt]

You can reach out to someone further if you need to, just something in driving distance prob lol. And it doesn’t need to be someone you know, just ask a couple random from that department (don’t go emailing the whole dept tho)

[wind void]

Oh im actually IB math 1 and ib math 2

[obtuse smelt]

Ah that makes sense. Are AP math 1 and 2 just ab and bc calc?

[robust musk]

Well the community collage is already far. Also I’m 15 and don’t have my own car

So I have to take the city bus to get where I’m going

There’s a medical facility around 20 minutes from my school so maybe I could ask from there

[obtuse smelt]

That’s a good idea, try that

And put some effort into who you ask. Research who they are, what they do, etc

[robust musk]

Okay

[wind void]

Yes but its like calc and trig and ib is like the real life way of doing it

[obtuse smelt]

So is it ib or AP math?

[obtuse smelt]

And try joining the med or premed discord, people there can help you out too :)

[robust musk]

Okay, thank you

[obtuse smelt]

Yeah np

[wind void]

So is that a good idea?

[obtuse smelt]

I still don’t really get what the later courses are, but it seems good yeah

[cinder gorge]

Yooo me too plus AP CSP

I love AP Euro so much

[stable dawn]

whats ap euro

[cinder gorge]

AP European History

[stable dawn]

oh shit that's cool

whatcha doing rn

[cinder gorge]

We’re finishing WW2 tmr and starting the Cold War next week

[stable dawn]

oh nice

[feral sedge]

At my school, calc 3 is a year long course. Programming 1 is the continuation of a computer intro class I’m taking now, and I was thinking about taking it for a cte honors certificate, which I get if I take two years. I’m not too sure of my major yet, but I was thinking about either computer science or biomedical engineering.

[obtuse smelt]

Man some schools do the craziest shit. If it’s a then aight ig just do that. If you don’t need to take csa then maybe skip that, to me both AP cs classes aren’t really worth it but I do programming outside of school so maybe they are.

Imo I’d replace apes with something more focused, maybe another math class (Lin alg or dqs) or programming not really sure. You might be able to find something better if you do dual enrollment.

Overall looks solid, that should be fine

[feral sedge]

Ok thank you!

[robust musk]

WHAT

me who’s not even on ww1 yet

[sick garden]

Hello! Does anyone have any insight upon AP European History? Tips would be greatly appreciated (Coursework,Expectations,Exams)

[cinder gorge]

Lol

[cinder gorge]

Your teacher should probably get on it

[cinder gorge]

Hi! Yes, it depends on your teacher, but it’s generally a semi difficult course. I would highly recommend studying and truly understanding material due to the amount of analysis in it (also, thinking critically will help very much). Make sure to read the textbook if you have one, take lots of notes, and try your best! If you don’t enjoy history, it will be a difficult year for you, but if you do, you’ll really enjoy the class! I love it personally

^ also, regarding the analysis, your teacher will explain it to you, but it may take some time to develop that skill

Also one last thing, if your teacher starts right at the Renaissance, I would t recommend self studying the end of the Middle Ages for a better understanding

[sick garden]

Thank you! This definitely will assist me in the near future! I personally also heavily enjoy historical references and content, the information will be of much benefit! So yet again I thank you for the effort put into informing me upon this topic!

Regarding pacing of the class, is it mostly dependent on the teacher or the course?

[cinder gorge]

Of course, then you’re really going to enjoy the class!

[cinder gorge]

Yes, it does generally depend on the teacher because my teacher is currently about to start the Cold War (last unit of AP Euro) while my friend’s teacher is on ww1 (8th out of 11 units)

[sick garden]

Ok! That does assist my perception with this course, thank you for the information given! I will definitely be using these tactics to my greatest advantage in AP Euro

[cinder gorge]

No problem, good luck!

[elfin thunder]

Chem or bio

I’m planning on taking 5 AP’s: stats, lang, apush, physics, and chem or bio

[crude summit]

Is ap world hard?

[cinder gorge]

Whichever interests you more and is more in line with your major

[elfin thunder]

Which one should I choose for biomedical engineering?

[elfin thunder]

Lots of notes and writing but nah

[cinder gorge]

Hmm, maybe you could do one junior year and one senior?

[runic cobalt]

are these classes good for mit or do i need more

[thick grove]

i think you should try to add ap physics, ap chem, or ap bio somewhere in your schedule

[frail flicker]

Help I’m applying for freshman classes should I apply for marketing or sales can some also explain what they are ;-;

[cinder gorge]

Maybe do AP CSP your sophomore year

And take AP Comp Sci A junior

[elfin thunder]

Take physics for sure

[obtuse smelt]

If you think you’re up for it you could try calc bc

And yeah I’d agree with the above, add physics

What’s “intro to software technology”? Could be good but to me it sounds like a useless course that you could probably skip

[full orchid]

should i be trying to take as many AP as possible?

[steep hill]

its always best to take AP classes to show you want to challenge yourself, especially as you progress in hs, but for your mental stability only take APs about things you're passionate about

or ones that you're motivated for

and if that happens to include a lot of APs go for it

if not thats fine just focus on those and other things you're interested in thru electives, extracirriculars, etc

[full orchid]

like im taking ap world next year and i had the option of taking ap euro next year too but im not a gung-ho global fan

i wasnt sure if i should be stacking up on APs

[mint zodiac]

I consider it like a medium-difficulty AP. Your teacher can definitely make it harder or easier than it should be, but if I had to rank the AP social studies classes by difficulty with 1 being the most difficult, it's about a 4 out of 9. The class itself isn't that bad, but the exam loves pulling from early units for everything so that ups the difficulty of the course a bit

[mint zodiac]

unless you need to meet a quota on APs or you have a social studies based interest, I wouldn't take both World and Euro. Though they aren't fully the same, a lot of World teachers make their curriculum pretty similar to Euro and a lot of stuff you cover ends up overlapping, with the exception of like royal families and some like gritty, nitpicky details

[crude summit]

Thanks Yang

[mint zodiac]

yessir

[crude summit]

Is it fine to take a study hall?

[cunning sinew]

-algebra
-study hall
-religion (Luthren School, required)
-APUSH
-earth and space science
-business law 1st sem, health second
-English
-intro to Engineering and design
-choir
-French? I’m going to see if I can take and online class outside of school hours because I would really like to take choir.

I’m just worried about being at school from 7am to 8pm at the latest cause of drama and robotics, and then doing 30-90 minutes of apush reading and then an hour class of French then whatever other homework and have time to eat and sleep. This is for sophomore year and I have to have a study hall.

Thoughts? Is it too much?

[turbid hazel]

Wait is this good for someone that want to get in to like usc or ucla

Im in 9th btw

[cunning sinew]

What do the stars by the senior year stuff mean?

[turbid hazel]

It means a maybe

Like I have not decided If I want those classes

Ima change mine and take H.Physiology instead of design

[neon wharf]

Ok so remember that coversation we talked about math courses? I have an update

[obtuse smelt]

Yeah I vaguely remember. What ya got?

[neon wharf]

So i talked with my mum and dad and they said if i take Calc BC i wouldnt have anything to do in 12th grade and they have to pay money so thry arent willing. Plus they say its too stressful on me and i will have bad grades

So i have to take AB even though i dont want to

[obtuse smelt]

I don’t think so, if you can do calc bc you can probably do mv and Lin alg just fine, idk anyone who’s had a problem with that

[neon wharf]

Well like i said earlier, i dont have any more math courses my school offers, so then my psrents would have to go to some college and pay money and they arent willing to do that

[mortal hedge]

Quick question, did any of you guys take/currently have JROTC? How is it? I already signed up and know some info about it, but I don't want to be surprised. The description was kinda vague

[obtuse smelt]

I don’t wanna tell you what to do, but any means, and maybe I’m projecting but to me I don’t really listen to family about my classes. You know what you’re capable of doing/taking and if you feel like you can do it then do so.

Have you asked your school if they would pay for it, or seen if your state offers dual enrollment aid?

[neon wharf]

No im in 8th gr sry

[mortal hedge]

that's fine, ty anyways

[neon wharf]

I havent talked with my conselour about it. Great point ty!

[tacit spoke]

As you near your senior year, I would specialize the type of classes your according to the type of major you plan to do. You have a very rigorous schedule planned out for yourself, which colleges love to see. Although it will be challenging, so make sure to prioritize your mental health and find a good balance between school life and your personal life. Also, don’t feel bad if you want to drop some AP classes later on, it’s completely normal and fine.

[obtuse smelt]

Hm 8th grade and calc would be junior year, right? That’s still a bit of time to figure things out. I’d keep this in mind going forward and I believe you can work something out that you’ll enjoy. Don’t listen to someone who says you can’t do something, very often you just have to push a little harder or find another solution, something I’ve learned after being rejected many times.

That being said, also don’t force it because you feel like you need to. Most things won’t make too big of an impact and if you don’t think you can handle it don’t push yourself too far

[cinder gorge]

Some community colleges even offer free courses. The nearest one to me offers all their courses for free to high school students

[obtuse smelt]

Yep, same here

[cinder gorge]

I didn’t even know Calc BC existed in 8th lol

So you’re already ahead of the game

[neon wharf]

Im taking it next yr(maybe)

[obtuse smelt]

I didn’t know there was more math past calc until 8th haha

[cinder gorge]

And like THEBIGTHREE said, do what’s best for you, not others

[neon wharf]

Ill have to check to see

[cinder gorge]

Freshman year Calc BC?? Wow

That’s impressive

[cinder gorge]

I found out in 9th when my Algebra 2 teacher told me 💀

[neon wharf]

Yh ty

[neon wharf]

Well my parents keep pushing me to take AB

[obtuse smelt]

What’s their reasoning there? Do you think you can do BC? What do your teachers think, as well?

[cinder gorge]

I’m possibly taking it as a junior but I’ve never met a someone do AP Calc bc in 9th so props to you bro

[neon wharf]

1. Too streesed out and as a result bad grades
2. run out of math courses, going too fast, and paying moneu

[obtuse smelt]

The first point is pretty reasonable

[cinder gorge]

Running out of math classes is fair cause you’ll still have sophomore, junior, and senior year but I’m sure you could find some

[neon wharf]

I talked to my math tescher and she said i was good taking either but prefered AB so i dont run out of math courses and i believe i am capable of bc

[obtuse smelt]

Do you think you might be too overwhelmed and your grades would drop?

[neon wharf]

Ty!

[turbid hazel]

Oh ok thank you

[cinder gorge]

Are you in Precalc rn?

[neon wharf]

I mean if i organize myself and stop procrastinating

[cinder gorge]

That definitely helps

[obtuse smelt]

Are you capable of doing that?

[neon wharf]

Yh, iow Hon Trig/ Col Al

[neon wharf]

I have to admit i procrastinate sometimes .... i need to correct that

[cinder gorge]

Wait, what is that

Like the official title

[neon wharf]

Its precalc i believe

[cinder gorge]

Ah ok

[obtuse smelt]

I think running out of courses is a ridiculous reason not to take bc. Who cares if you run out? There’s a very solid chance you’ll be able to get a course for free or cheap somewhere, and if not you can self study, take an online course, or focus on other classes. Filling in an extra math class because you’ll finish everything else too soon is quite frankly a waste of your time

[obtuse smelt]

That’s alright, many people struggle with that. But don’t just assume that it will go away. That being said I think the jump from ab to bc isn’t too bad, and if you think you can do it I’d go for it

[neon wharf]

Thats what im saying but my parents want me to be easier and more comfortable

[neon wharf]

I need to set up a schedule and maybe stop looking at my phone too much lol

[neon wharf]

Ty for the advice, i appreciate it, def will talk to my counselor tmrw abt this

[obtuse smelt]

Alright, sounds good. Lmk what they say I’ll be curious. Making sure you don’t struggle in the class is definitely necessary, but personally I don’t think that will happen and there are steps you can take to make it easier

I suggest preparing for it over the summer if you do try to do it

Make sure you understand the concepts of calculus well and its applications

[neon wharf]

Yh i will, and i have a calculus book that i can use so i can get a general overview of it so i dont struggle as much, but its rly old from 1990 but i dont think it will matter

[obtuse smelt]

Calculus isn’t a hard subject, inherently. Especially at a high school level it’s just a lot of formulas and stuff, but it often exposes weaknesses or cracks in your foundation, so make sure you have a solid understanding of everything that came before (esp the alg stuff - really understanding functions is key)

[obtuse smelt]

Nah I’ve got a textbook from I think 1960 and it’s phenomenal

[neon wharf]

Remembering formulas is easy for me, i can just look at the book and watch yt videos and it will be easy for me i think

[neon wharf]

I mean it rly doesnt matter how old it is as long as the concept is good

[quartz mural]

Is this good for UC Berkeley or higher?

[obtuse smelt]

Exactly

[obtuse smelt]

Yep, I agree. Just make sure you understand the bigger picture and the little things will be easy

[neon wharf]

Mhm thats what im trying to do, understanding the basics so it wont be as hard

[eager arrow]

this guy is smart

[neon wharf]

Me?

[obtuse smelt]

Ima tell you the same thing, personally I’d skip AB and go right to BC aince they have a ton of overlap.

[eager arrow]

obviously

[neon wharf]

Oh ok ty!

[exotic fog]

Make sure you don't stress yourself too much. Especially Freshman year.

[quartz mural]

Yeah I would but AB is a prerequisite for BC at my school

[neon wharf]

Agreed 100%

[obtuse smelt]

Yep that’s exactly what I did. It makes the class pretty easy if you do it right tbh. Some units you’ll just learn in an hour 😂

[exotic fog]

I think the way you're talking you should be fine just be cautious with the overstress

Your Freshman year is your foundation

So make sure that foundation is sturdy

[neon wharf]

Yh i'll def learn a lot over the summer so i can be prepared

[obtuse smelt]

Lmk if ya want help on that

[neon wharf]

Alright tysm!

[obtuse smelt]

Yeah np!

[wind void]

Wait is it possible to get ap classes in freshmen?

[eager arrow]

yes

[open kestrel]

only ap class I took as a freshman was ap music theory

[mint zodiac]

yes, it depends on what your school offers

[cunning sinew]

-algebra
-study hall
-religion (Luthren School, required)
-APUSH
-earth and space science
-business law 1st sem, health second
-English
-intro to Engineering and design
-choir
-French? I’m going to see if I can take and online class outside of school hours because I would really like to take choir.

I’m just worried about being at school from 7am to 8pm at the latest cause of drama and robotics, and then doing 30-90 minutes of apush reading and then an hour class of French then whatever other homework and have time to eat and sleep. This is for sophomore year and I have to have a study hall.

Thoughts? Is it too much?

[fleet narwhal]

How much aps are too much aps for one school year?

[cinder gorge]

Depends how much you can handle

[cinder gorge]

That seems like a lot tbh. If you can handle 10 classes, go for it, but try your best to keep your grades up at all A’s, because it’s not worth taking so many classes if your grades dip. I personally have taken 8 classes both freshman year (not too hard) and sophomore year (a lot harder), and it’s a lot, especially if you’re taking APs and advanced classes

However, you know how much you can handle and if you think you can do it, go for it!

[soft wren]

has anyone taken ap psych?

is it that hard of a class? everyone in my school is saying its pretty hard

[obtuse smelt]

ive been told its pretty chill, but im sure it differs from each school

[amber vigil]

Can someone talk about Ap world history, I’m taking it next year and the teacher is supposedly a strict grader can someone give advice?

[exotic fog]

Apparently it's not hard just a lot of vocab and memorization according to the people I've talked to

[storm kite]

psychology is ezzz

[sick garden]

Honors English, Honors Biology,French,AP European History,Honors Band,Honors Geometry. Does this look like a substantial schedule?

[shadow mesa]

I know this will probably be irrelevant for most of you as I'm aware that the Bulgarian education system is totally different from the one in the US, but I'm sending my classes for the international students here, especially for the ones from the Balkans. I'm currently a junior and we start high school in year 8 in my country 🙂

Year 8

1. Bulgarian Language and Literature
2. Math
3. English
4. IT
5. Philosophy
6. PE
7. Art
8. Music
9. Music Theory
10. Singing

Year 9 (Freshman)

1. Bulgarian Language and Literature
2. English
3. Spanish
4. Math
5. IT
6. History
7. Geography
8. Philosophy
9. Biology
10. Physics
11. Chemistry
12. Music
13. Art
14. PE
15. Singing
16. Music Theory
17. Choir
18. Sports Activities

Year 10 (Sophomore)

1. Bulgarian Language and Literature
2. English
3. Spanish
4. Math
5. IT
6. History
7. Geography
8. Philosophy
9. Biology
10. Physics
11. Chemistry
12. Music
13. Art
14. PE
15. Piano
16. Singing
17. Music Culture
18. Music Theory
19. Math EP
20. Sports Activities

Dual enrollment classes during year 10:

1. Programming Basics
2. Programming Fundamentals
3. JS Advanced
4. JS Applications
5. HTML & CSS

Year 11 (Junior)

1. Bulgarian Language and Literature
2. English
3. Spanish
4. Math
5. Civic Education
6. PE
7. Oral Communication
8. Written Communication
9. English Literature
10. Politics
11. English Language Practices
12. Data Analysis
13. Multimedia
14. Digital Technologies
15. Music Culture
16. Music Theory
17. Singing
18. Piano
19. Singing EP
20. Music Literature
21. Bulgarian Language and Literature EP

Dual enrollment classes during year 11:

1. Angular
2. JS Back-End
3. React
4. MySQL

[gilded pumice]

I'm taking APWH right now and to be honest, it's overwhelming at first but you get used to it. It helps if you're reading your textbook a bit each day rather than leaving it all till the end. I'd say that throughout the year, you should spend time reviewing your notes and maybe skim the chapters you read previously as a refresher so you don't forget everything. It's quite important to be able to relate civilizations/empires to each other and explain how they impacted each other, so basically don't look at just the details but also the bigger picture.

[smoky sapphire]

I have a question

How many credits im i supposed to have rn in freshman year

of highschool

[exotic fog]

That would be a question to email your guidance counselor about. That changes for wherever you are iirc

[smoky sapphire]

oh ok

[exotic fog]

If you ever have questions about credits or cred hours or classes I would recommend emailing your conselor as they will likely know that kind of info

and what classes you can possibly drop in replacement for other classes

[smoky sapphire]

Ok i got it i will probably do that now. Thanks

[cunning sinew]

Alr thank you!

[cinder gorge]

Np!

[toxic birch]

does anyone got experience with Spanish 3 Honors? I’m feeling nervous about it is all, especially since my two previous years, we haven’t done a lot of verbal practice and it’s been at a relatively slow pace. I’m considering taking a college class over the summer to help me prep for that. Should I do that? How should I prepare myself? What does Spanish 3 Honors normally entail?

if it means anything to you, in my current Spanish 2 class, I have 100%

oh yeah, I’m thinking about taking a dual enrollment class, College Success, is that worth my time?

[cinder gorge]

I think it depends a lot on the teacher and the textbook you use because my Spanish teacher does a lot more grammar and vocab, compared to other things verbal practice and listening comprehension. We still do it every now and then, but I don’t think you NEED to take a college class to prep yourself unless you want to. I went into Spanish 3 without during Spanish for 8 months and even though it’s a bit difficult (I’m not a language person), it’s manageable if I study for it

[fresh nimbus]

Freshman:

1. AP World Hist
2. Debate
3. Old Testament
4. New Testament
5. Honors Geometry
6. Honors English I
7. Physical Education 9
8. Freshman Seminar
9. Biology

Sophomore:

1. Advanced Debate 201 (EWU)
2. Psychology 101 (GU)
3. Chemistry 110 (UW)
4. Honors Algebra II/Trig
5. Honors English II
6. Honors Spanish I
7. Intro to Christian Life
8. Health and Fitness

[fresh nimbus]

Binge heimlers history on YouTube

It rlly helps

Also read textbook, many kids don't

You'll write essays just get rubric locked in your head (saqs, dbqs, leqs)

[midnight oasis]

Oooo Christianity

[fresh nimbus]

Yup, I go to Catholic school

[midnight oasis]

Oh nice

I went to a Christian school 6-8th grade

[midnight oasis]

I was forced to learn Latin so I guess that’s a pro now

[clear pulsar]

My counselor is so mean she won’t let me take AP Physics

“Its too much work for her to keep track of”- She’s the counselor

[fresh nimbus]

Oh oof, latin is very popular at my school tho but not required

[fresh nimbus]

Dayum that sucks

One of my friends had the same thing happen

But she argued with counselor for the entirety of lunch period and counselor finally gave in

[midnight oasis]

Yeah, but now that I know Latin I am going to take it next year bc it will be easy and I want to get a major in classics which is useful.

[fresh nimbus]

Yeah it is

Root words and such

[clear pulsar]

She said I am supposed to take Chemistry and then Physics because “that’s the way it works”

[fresh nimbus]

Are you going into sophomore year?

[clear pulsar]

Yeah

[midnight oasis]

I am taking no maths or sciences next year for 11th grade

[fresh nimbus]

Same at my school everyone takes chemistry sophomore year

It's required for sophomores

[midnight oasis]

Oof

[clear pulsar]

But its not required

[fresh nimbus]

Oh it's just prereq for physics

[clear pulsar]

Nowhere in the course bulletin say chemistry is a prereq for physics

It just says one year of science

[fresh nimbus]

That sucks

[clear pulsar]

At least she allowed me to take AP Calc BC i would have thrown a temper tantrum right there if she made me retake Honors Pre Calc when I had an A

[fresh nimbus]

AP calc bc sophomore year?

That's hella impressive

[clear pulsar]

Yeah i skipped their stupid Investigation of Mathematics in 6th grade

And now i am two grades above most people

[fresh nimbus]

Nicee

I wish I took algebra 7rh grade instead of pre algebra

[clear pulsar]

I took algebra 1 6th geomtry 7th and alg 2 8th while some people are stuck with geometry in 9th

[fresh nimbus]

Nice

Yeah I'm geometry in 9th lol

But

Half of school was in algebra in 9th

[clear pulsar]

Algebra was a requirement of middle school

[fresh nimbus]

Oh I see

One of my friends took algebra in 7th grade and geometry in 8th

But badly failed entrance exam

Now he's in 9th back at algebra I

[clear pulsar]

Thats normal in my school

[fresh nimbus]

What state are u from?

[clear pulsar]

MD

[fresh nimbus]

I see

Here in west coast math prob slower idk why

[clear pulsar]

I joined because i like helping people in alg 2 and my fellow 20 freshmen taking pre calc

[fresh nimbus]

That's cool

What are you gonna take for math junior senior year

[clear pulsar]

I dont know

But I will be either taking QL, MVC, or AP Stat

[fresh nimbus]

What's QL and MVC?

Aren't offered at my school

[clear pulsar]

QL-Quantitative Literacy only for 12th graders. I dont much about there is only one teacher and he wont say much

[cinder gorge]

Why aren’t you taking an AP sophomore year and you are freshman?

[clear pulsar]

MVC/ODE - Multivariable Calculus/Other Differential Equations (Calc 3)

[fresh nimbus]

Cuz I can't take any APs sophomore year since only AP offered is AP world

I recently picked classes

[fresh nimbus]

Ooooh

[cinder gorge]

I would take AP world sophomore and not freshman then

[fresh nimbus]

My school has a ton of this "college in high school" classes instead of AP classes

Yeah

[cinder gorge]

Because it kind of looks like a downgrade

[fresh nimbus]

It used to be AP psychology

I was gonna do that

Then they changed it to psych 101

I was like wtf

[cinder gorge]

If you take one AP freshman and not take any sophomore

[fresh nimbus]

Yeah

[cinder gorge]

You should take one online

[fresh nimbus]

Idk why they changed AP psych to psych 101 it's dumb

[cinder gorge]

If you can’t take any in person

[cinder gorge]

Probably weren’t getting enough sign ups

[fresh nimbus]

Hmm maybe

[cinder gorge]

That’s usually why they cut classes

[clear pulsar]

Thats what I felt like when they changed AP Physics to Hon Chem

[fresh nimbus]

Ikr

[cinder gorge]

They cut Calc bc at my school lol

[fresh nimbus]

Server got shutdown for a sec

[cinder gorge]

Did the server just cut

Yeah

[fresh nimbus]

What AP class should I do online

[cinder gorge]

Cause there were only like 5 kids in the class

[fresh nimbus]

Oof

[cinder gorge]

Hmm

Not a science for sure

[fresh nimbus]

Well there were 2 periods of AP psych so ik it was kinda popular

Idk why they cut it

Probably a deal with a university

[clear pulsar]

Like a tenth of the school takes BC Calc

[fresh nimbus]

They can make more money

[cinder gorge]

Maybe this year didn’t get enough sign ups

[cinder gorge]

Lucky

[fresh nimbus]

Yeah

[cinder gorge]

I’d say AP Psych if you’re interested, or you could take an AP language

My friend is taking AP Latin online rn

[fresh nimbus]

My counselor said AP psych is same curriculum as psych 101

Just no collegeboard exam

Maybe just signup to do exam? Idk

[cinder gorge]

Well, colleges will just see it as Psych 101

[fresh nimbus]

Yeah

[cinder gorge]

You could if you’re confident in passing

Or you could self study but that requires a ton of motivation

[fresh nimbus]

I'll maybe ask the psych teacher to help me prepare

[cinder gorge]

Been there, not doing that again

[cinder gorge]

Yeah you could but you’d probably have to give up lunch time or something

[fresh nimbus]

If I pass AP exam I wonder if I can just put in transcript as AP psych instead of psyxh101, hopefully

Yeah true

[cinder gorge]

You can’t

Because you didn’t actually take the class

[fresh nimbus]

But online class gotta give up after school time when I usually do a sport

True

[cinder gorge]

But you can tell colleges that you passed the exam

[fresh nimbus]

Yeah

[cinder gorge]

Nah

You can do it at your own pass

Pace

[fresh nimbus]

That's cool

[cinder gorge]

So whenever you have time

^ That’s a lot of online courses

With credit

[fresh nimbus]

Yeah like weekends and stuff

That'll be cool

[cinder gorge]

Yeah I’m taking bio online and I literally do a week’s worth of work in a day lol

[fresh nimbus]

Also my school offers summer school with credits I wonder if I can enroll in some upper classmen AP classes but idk

Nice lol

I'll shoot counselor an email

[cinder gorge]

You could enroll in normal classes and then the next school year, do upper class APs

[clear pulsar]

Should i take APUSH?

[cinder gorge]

If you’re interested in it, but that’s probably something you should ask people at your school cause the class varies from school to school

[fresh nimbus]

Yeah or that

Thanks for saying it looks like a downgrade tho

Hopefully I can take an AP class next year

[cinder gorge]

Because you would have to study for a solid 8 months or so if you took an AP class in the summer for the exam

[cinder gorge]

Ofc

[cinder gorge]

Gl!

[fresh nimbus]

Does your school require us history like mine

Thanks!!

[cinder gorge]

I think most schools do

[clear pulsar]

I am taking Honors US History right now and i think its cool

[fresh nimbus]

Yeah

Well if ur interested then by all means take apush

[cinder gorge]

What grade are you in?

[clear pulsar]

9

[cinder gorge]

Do you have to take some sort of world history?

[clear pulsar]

Yeah in 11th

[cinder gorge]

Ahh ok, then yeah, ask upperclassmen if they like APUSH but even if they say it’s hard, I’d recommend taking it if you’re into it

I’m taking APUSH next year and it’s pretty good at my school

[fresh nimbus]

Upperclassmen at my school say it's rlly hard

[clear pulsar]

I can only take APUSH in 10th or 12th and i blew my opportunity this year because to take APUSH in 10th you have to take AP NSL in 9th which i don’t wanna do

[cinder gorge]

I’m sure you could still manage if you wanted

[cinder gorge]

Ohh ok, take it sophomore year then

Our school system works a bit differently

[fresh nimbus]

Yup

[clear pulsar]

I can’t, did you read the whole thing

[cinder gorge]

You just said you CAN take it sophomore year?

Ohh ok

I see

[fresh nimbus]

Typo prob

What social studies are you planning on doing next year

[cinder gorge]

Maybe you could take it senior year?

[clear pulsar]

Honors NSL

[cinder gorge]

And take AP World or AP Euro (whichever is offered) sophomore year?

[fresh nimbus]

Oh ok

[clear pulsar]

Those are only for 11th and 12th graders respectively

[fresh nimbus]

Interesting how you have to take nsl before us hist, my school is vice versa

[cinder gorge]

What about AP NSL sophomore year?

[fresh nimbus]

I meant before world hist

[clear pulsar]

I dont want to take AP NSL

[cinder gorge]

Ok

Then take APUSH your senior year

[fresh nimbus]

Upperclassmen say AP nsl is easy

But up to you

[clear pulsar]

Yeah, the social studies teachers are also super nice

[cinder gorge]

We go no history (I took AP hug), world history or AP Euro, ethnic studies/ush/APUSH, and then gov/Econ or AP gov/Econ

[fresh nimbus]

Yeah history teachers are always nice, some say it's other way around lol

[cinder gorge]

Yeah I’ve heard this too

[clear pulsar]

They just shoved all the bad ones down the science and foreign language department

[cinder gorge]

Depends on the history teacher

[cinder gorge]

Our foreign language department is so bad

Science is good

[fresh nimbus]

Personally tho every history teacher I had were always really nice

[clear pulsar]

Yeah, I only had one mediocre one

The rest made their class fun

[cinder gorge]

Same but I’ve heard of some bad ones at my last school

[fresh nimbus]

Oh ok

Id like to take AP hug but school doesn't offer

[cinder gorge]

It’s a great class

You could definitely self study

[fresh nimbus]

Ooh that can be one I can take online next year idk

[cinder gorge]

I did

[fresh nimbus]

Yeah

[cinder gorge]

Well

[clear pulsar]

But the Honors Spanish 3 teacher is so mean

[fresh nimbus]

Plus Im already a geography nerd

[cinder gorge]

It’s significantly easier than AP world so

[fresh nimbus]

Ah ok

[cinder gorge]

Very little to do with traditional geography

[clear pulsar]

Oh human geography

[cinder gorge]

You could take AP Hug and a second AP though

[clear pulsar]

I thought it was hugging people

[fresh nimbus]

Ah yeah

Lmao

[cinder gorge]

Lol

[cinder gorge]

That’s what some kids are doing at my school

For sophomore year

But I already took AP Hug so I’m doing AP euro and AP CSP rn

[fresh nimbus]

Ah nice

School cut AP euro like 2 years ago sadly

Website is outdated so I can still see

[cinder gorge]

That sucks

I like the class

But I actually wanted to take AP World but they don’t offer it at my school since it doesn’t align with CA’s world history standards as much as euro does

Something like that

[fresh nimbus]

Oh I see

[cinder gorge]

Yeah

[clear pulsar]

What are requirements for school graduation, I have to take 4 math(1 Algebra and Geometry) and english 3 social studies and science, 2 foreign language, 1 PE, Art, Health, Tech, and 2 Electives.

[cinder gorge]

Are you asking for our schools?

Because every school is different

[clear pulsar]

Yeah

I am curious about your schools

[cinder gorge]

Oh mine is super lowkey but officially, 2 years of math, 4 years of English, 3 years of history, 3 years of science (chem, physics, bio), 2 years of art (language will also count for this), 5 years of electives (you can take multiple in one year), 2 years of PE, 1 sem of health, and 1 sem of CCR

Comes out to about 220 credits altogether so I could technically graduate by my junior year

[clear pulsar]

My school doesnt allow people to graduate early sadly

[fresh nimbus]

4 years math, english, and theology
3 years science, social studies, electives
2 years of foreign language
1 year of PE
Also a 50 hour Christian service requirement, basically charity work

[cinder gorge]

4 years math, 4 years social studies, 4 years science, 4 years ELA, 1 year PE/Health, 4 years of electives

[clear pulsar]

What are you doing your fourth year of science?

[cinder gorge]

theres a list of science electives, i did anatomy and physiology

[clear pulsar]

Oh wow

[cinder gorge]

Ah ok

i finished all my sciences early

Me too

[fresh nimbus]

Tbh u should take science and social studies for 4 years

And language at least 3

[cinder gorge]

theres no foreign language requirement at my school but i did two credits of Russian over the summer anyway

[cinder gorge]

Not every school offers social studies for 4 years

[cinder gorge]

Same

[fresh nimbus]

Ooh Russian interesting

[cinder gorge]

in russian?

Not russian

oh lol

Spanish, but I'm already fluent in a different language

So technically, if there was an AP for it, I could just take that and be done

[cinder gorge]

im ethnic russian so it makes sense for me ig 😭✌🏻

[cinder gorge]

Yeah that does

have any of you taken ap csp or ap csa?

[cinder gorge]

Taking CSP rn

how is it?

Super super easy

[fresh nimbus]

Lol ah

[cinder gorge]

I didn't even have any coding experience and now the languages we code in have become very easy

is there any actual programming in the course?

[cinder gorge]

Actually I did, but very minimal

[cinder gorge]

Yeah definitely

ah thats nice

[fresh nimbus]

Csp is cool, I lowkey want to major in it

[cinder gorge]

Idk about your course, but you'll 100% have time for the create task

i thought it was more of a computing than a programming

[cinder gorge]

It's cool, but definitely not for me

[fresh nimbus]

Oh ok

[cinder gorge]

i know csa is practical object oriented programming in Java

cant wait for csa 🤞🏻

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, it's more of understanding a computer, the logic, code, and such, but we still did a lot of coding

[cinder gorge]

Yes

[cinder gorge]

You could probably straight up take it if you have experience

nah my school is a jerk about things like that and makes you take csp before csa

[cinder gorge]

Hate it when schools are like that

[cinder gorge]

Too much math involved in coding and I'm not getting past Calc Bc in high school

So I'd be at a disadvantage

[fresh nimbus]

Makes sense

[cinder gorge]

my counsellor actually tried to tell me i couldnt take csp without some random intro to digital tech course so i had to prove her wrong by taking out the course guide and proving it wasnt a prereq

[fresh nimbus]

Same gonna take ap calc bc as senior

[cinder gorge]

Yeah there literally isn't one

[cinder gorge]

Makes sense, idk if we'll even have it my senior year

technically csp and csa arent even linked either

but they set everything up in "pathways" at my school

[fresh nimbus]

Oh sad

[cinder gorge]

But I'm going to try and possibly try it junior year if we have it

[cinder gorge]

Ahh ok

[fresh nimbus]

Nice

Other options prob calc ab and stats

[cinder gorge]

only ap math i really plan to take is stat

[cinder gorge]

Yeah I'm definitely doing Calc Ab junior year

Trying to do BC instead

[fresh nimbus]

Ah

[cinder gorge]

it really isnt advisable for an aspiring CS major but i dont want the pain of ap calc in HS

[fresh nimbus]

I hate graphs and charts lmao

In AP world hist tests they are so annoying

[cinder gorge]

and i love them XD

[fresh nimbus]

And gotta analyze them

Lol

[cinder gorge]

Fair enough

[cinder gorge]

You will not enjoy precalc or calc then

Are you taking precalc next year

i didnt take the ap world exam because it was first sem freshman year and i never knew about ap classes and what to do in them lmao

[fresh nimbus]

Oof well got no other options

[fresh nimbus]

Algebra II trig

Pre calc and calc junior year and yes my school has an option for where it's semester courses

[cinder gorge]

Fair enough, I had AP Hug first semester and didn't learn anything lol

[cinder gorge]

Ohh ok

[cinder gorge]

We don't

[fresh nimbus]

Oof

[cinder gorge]

i had it second sem and my teacher didnt really teach us just gave us As and that was it lol

[cinder gorge]

Yup

[cinder gorge]

Literally my teacher

He was awesome though

samee

he was one of the soccer coaches at my school

[cinder gorge]

It was Covid year so he had to put a whole year’s worth into 1 sem

So they barely had any time to do it

ah i see, my school doesnt really do year based classes

so we are consistently shoving everything into one semester

[fresh nimbus]

Interesting

[cinder gorge]

That’s interesting

[fresh nimbus]

What state are u from or outside us?

[cinder gorge]

I like the year long classes more tbh

im in GA

Semesters really messed up Spanish for me

Cause I went 8 months without it lol

[fresh nimbus]

Ah

Lol

[cinder gorge]

have any of you taken ap music theory?

[cinder gorge]

Nope

im also taking that next year

I think they stopped offering it at my school

That’s cool!

I’m so excited for my junior year

im kinda biting off more than i can chew next year with 5 ap classes

[fresh nimbus]

I mean I play piano for 9 years so I prob know it lol

Music theory is just

Its hard at beginning

But there is a time

[cinder gorge]

Lol I’m taking 4 cause my parents wouldn’t take let me take 5

[fresh nimbus]

When everything just clicks

[cinder gorge]

ap lang, apush, ap music theory, ap csp, ap csa, then i just have theatre tech 2 and 3 and advanced algebra

[cinder gorge]

Ah ok

[cinder gorge]

probably a wise idea honestly

I’m doing Apush, AP Calc ab or bc idk yet, AP Chem, AP bio, English 11, and journalism

[cinder gorge]

I wanted to take lang but they were like drop Calc or lang, you’re not taking both

[fresh nimbus]

AP chem and AP bio in same year ooh

[cinder gorge]

Yes

its probably a good idea to take AB for calc

BC is hell

plus you have ap bio and chem

[cinder gorge]

Oh really

yeah dont take AB 🙏

I heard they were pretty much the same

BC I MEAN

[cinder gorge]

Haha ok

[cinder gorge]

In terms of content

[cinder gorge]

BC is commonly considered one of the hardest AP classes, I am not sure since I haven't taken it

Generally though, I have been cautioned against it.

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, AB is up there too

[cinder gorge]

I’ve been cautioned against lang at my school

Apparently it ruins perfect records

Lang is one of those courses that sucks to take but the content you learn will actually benefit you for the rest of your schooling time in HS and uni

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, which is why I wanted to take it, but I didn’t want to drop Calc because it would probably benefit more as a bio/chem/premed track

Major

bio and chem and calc same year ouch

it hurts to hear your courses lmao

i could never 😭

[cinder gorge]

Lol I’m very excited for them

I love chem

And bio

i am suffering through APES rn so i dont have to take chem

[cinder gorge]

We don’t have Apes otherwise I would be taking it senior year

Cause I am definitely not take AP physics

i know this girl who is taking six AP next year

[cinder gorge]

I met someone on this server who is taking 8 APs as a junior 💀

AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Physics (one of them), AP Lang, APUSH, AP Music Theory

then two semesters of band

[cinder gorge]

WTF

why people do this to themselves

the only reason im taking five is bc three of mine are non core

[cinder gorge]

Why is she taking both AB and BC lol

music theory is simple for someone like me who does piano and the other two are computer science

They’re super super super rainiest

[cinder gorge]

Not even joking and they’re taking 7 senior year

she thinks it will help her go to a good engineering school

[cinder gorge]

That makes sense

[cinder gorge]

Why doesn’t she just do BC then

APCSP is commonly considered the easiest AP course LMAO

Because you’re literally spending 2 periods doing the same stuff

[cinder gorge]

It is Fr

[cinder gorge]

well AB is first sem BC is second sem

[cinder gorge]

Ohhh that makes more sense

I guess she’ll just be bored in Bc then lol

[wooden ice]

whats csp

[cinder gorge]

idk shes odd when it comes to that

[cinder gorge]

computer science principles

[cinder gorge]

AP computer science principles

[wooden ice]

ah

[cinder gorge]

Oh lol

[wooden ice]

is that the same thing as comp sci

[cinder gorge]

her parents pressure her a lot to take aps too

[cinder gorge]

no

[wooden ice]

cuz my school has that and not csp

[cinder gorge]

Mine is like that but not that extreme

[cinder gorge]

AP CSP is technically a college course

[wooden ice]

ah

[cinder gorge]

Like you can get college credit for it from some schools

Like the UCs

her parents tried to get her out of taking band just so she could take two more AP classes

[cinder gorge]

Oh wow 💀

[wooden ice]

i thought you can get college credit for any ap course if you pass the ap test

[cinder gorge]

You can

[cinder gorge]

depends on the uni

^

[wooden ice]

k thx

[cinder gorge]

Yeah they have different scores they take it

In

Like many Ivies only take 5s

[wooden ice]

damn thats tuff

[cinder gorge]

@cinder gorge what do you want to major in

[cinder gorge]

Yeah definitely

[cinder gorge]

Something along the fields of bio or chem and maybe do a premed track

i really want to work in vr

They have a premed program at a college nearby that’s really good and shaves 4 years off the whole process of being a doctor

[cinder gorge]

That’s cool!

You should take video game design

ik something with cs but vr is my end goal

[cinder gorge]

Ah ok

and tbh i want to start my own company

My mom is a director of the cs people but she was a bio major lol

im really ambitious i guess 💀

[cinder gorge]

Oooh

You should look into business or Econ then

well i want to do an entrepreneurship minor in uni

[cinder gorge]

That’s cool

that way i have the experience but its not my major

[cinder gorge]

That makes sense

http://catalog.mit.edu/interdisciplinary/undergraduate-programs/degrees/computation-cognition/

What do you want to major in?

ive been looking into this at mit

Ohh ok

its like a neuroscience cs mixture

Mit wow

That’s really cool

My dad has a phd in neuroscience

I kind of want to do that

i know its a little cringe but i watched sao a few years ago and ever since then ive really loved the idea of full dive vr 😭✌🏻

[cinder gorge]

Nooo that’s such a cute story!

so neuroscience and cs kinda blend together naturally for me

[cinder gorge]

thats really cool!

[cinder gorge]

Ah ok

You should definitely do Calc in hs

Will definitely make you a contender

i mean

eeeee

i like a lot more stat/probability math

calc just scares me

[cinder gorge]

Ahh ok

You could do both

And drop Calc

If it’s too much

well honestly im trying to graduate early

[cinder gorge]

Ohh ok

That’s cool

i mean ive had a lot of pressure to stay in till the end

I’m would not be ready to go to college a year early lol

well my school only allows you to graduate a semester early

[cinder gorge]

Oh that’s cool!

not really

Well, you’d have more time to do stuff outside of school

i think if you are ready to graduate a year early you should be able to ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[cinder gorge]

Yeah that’s fair

[cinder gorge]

i was considering getting a work from home programming job until i went to uni

[cinder gorge]

That would be pretty cool

Idk how that would work though as a high school graduate

and i could get a lot of money saved up

[cinder gorge]

half of programmers dont get a cs degree

you dont need one

Cause I know a lot of companies wait until after people get their bachelors and you have a higher starting salary if you have a masters degree

[cinder gorge]

Oh that’s interesting

you have to be good in your language obviously

[cinder gorge]

Yeah definitely

but degrees arent usually required for just simple engineer jobs

[cinder gorge]

Ohh ok

I heard a lot of bigger companies use Java

[cinder gorge]

apcsa 😳😳😳

Yess

Just straight up Java

java is good for blockchain devs and stuff like that

game devs are more c++/c#

[cinder gorge]

Tan

Yeah

[cinder gorge]

Lol precalc autocorrect

do you have a dream company at all?

[cinder gorge]

Nope, not doing cs

Do you?

aaaaa i see

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yeah i kinda wanna work for neuralink 😳

[cinder gorge]

They seem very cool!

its one of elon musks companies ahha

Should I cheat if i take dual enrollment which is all online, like ngl y should i not cheat easy A

depends if its a class you actually want to learn the content in or not. if you feel the content will benefit you in or life or enable you to do something else which benefit you, do not cheat and learn the content legit. if not, go for it.

oh ok so say i take biology over summer would that be good

do you want to do something relating to bio?

idk

do chem after it

which year are you in?

freshmen

i took earhth space 😦

at least it good for GPA cause it easy

and honors

ah i see, so you probably dont know what you want to do yet. i would recommend learning your content legit then.

nooo but studying is not fun

you might find it interesting and decide you want to do something in the field.

no i dont want to be doctor

biologists do a lot more than doctoring.

im not using all of my 20's like that

still all jobs around it use all of there 20's just like that

what fields generally interest you?

no idea

do you like computer science?

no

arts?

no

sciences?

little

what kinds of sciences?

chemistry?

idk milllatry scietience

soundes intresting

but atualy no

ppl will be hurt( a nicer term to what atualy is)

well then

so no science

Lol

im not so sure what to say then

😦

continue taking classes in a variety of fields

am i going to be unemplyed?

People figure out what they want to do in their own time

try and see what interests you

[cinder gorge]

no you wont

No

but idk what i wanna be

but you have to find some interests. take electives and many different classes.

[cinder gorge]

you will find with time.

my elective is an AP

and i plan on only AP elcevtive

mabey AP computer sciencve

great choice! if you enjoy ap computer science you might enjoy being a developer. devs make great salaries over 100k USD.

what is a developer?

they code things.

ahhh

thata not fun

hmm

well just keep taking a wide variety of classes like i said ))

and cheat on them 🙂

and get high GPA

[cinder gorge]

Nooooo

[cinder gorge]

Earn it

[golden cliff]

Im a sophomore at my school and i didnt take any ap classes this year which i really regret

What ap classes would be the most worth it for my junior year?

[cinder gorge]

Whichever you’re interested in

[clear pulsar]

Rule #2

[cinder gorge]

cheat is better

[cinder gorge]

No haha

[wooden ice]

Did you take honors instead

I'm soph also I didn't take any AP classes either

[golden cliff]

The only ap classes i couldve chose were ap seminar, ap human geo, and ap us history

But i chose honors for classes like English and math

[wooden ice]

Dang for me the only one was ap world history

[golden cliff]

Im probably taking ap seminar next year

[wooden ice]

What is it

[golden cliff]

From what i heard

Its like skill based learning, presentations, group work, resesrch etc

I wish i did it this year

Feels bad to be wasting time

[wooden ice]

Were you at least able to use the extra time to do clubs and stuff

Or pursue hobbies

[golden cliff]

I did sports in the fall if that counts

But i didnt do any clubs

[wooden ice]

Cuz sports can be time consuming

So you're not wasting time

[golden cliff]

Ig not

[cinder gorge]

I heard AP seminar is pretty great especially if you’re into research

Cause it’s a prerequisite at many schools for AP research

[cinder gorge]

Are you really good at them?

[cinder gorge]

Or have a leadership role?

[golden cliff]

Idk

Im a sophomore so yea

I played soccer in the fall this year

Yea

What were some of the stuff you were doing?

[cinder gorge]

Do you think you could get recruited?

[wooden ice]

Is Aca Dec a good extracurricular

I did that and csf

Nvm

[golden cliff]

I honestly have no idea

But theres a chance ig

[frosty obsidian]

Do you guys know if I need to take a foreign language all 4 years?

[fresh nimbus]

Princeton and Harvard want you to

But most unis recommend 3 years

[cinder gorge]

Im going into hs next year should i take 2 languages (one continued from middle school and one new)

[amber vigil]

What is the one continued from middle school