course-selection

[cinder gorge]

french

[amber vigil]

That’s the one I have taken throughout my years too. assuming your going to be in French 2 or French 1 those aren’t too difficult. So I do think 2 languages may be possibly if your really determined and passionate about doing so. What would the other language be?

[cinder gorge]

i think im in intermediate 2

but my 2nd language is only if I havr enough creduts

even if i do i would want some study hall periods

[amber vigil]

A normal schedule for a freshman would be
semester 1:
Any Math
Any English
Any Science
Any History
Lunch
An elective
A language
A gym
A study hall

[heady iris]

I am going to prepare for JEE. Class suggestions please?

[cinder gorge]

Perhaps you should start looking into it

[remote tundra]

Does anyone know what you learn and do in AP Latin

[mild egret]

Oe I do

Sort of

a lot of words and translating them and a few rules

like the genitivus and Nominativus

I prob mispelled one but n e ways

it's fun to do but really hard to master

[lethal nest]

Hi, can anyone tell me what regular world history, honors bio and honors English 9 would be like? (I signed up for them)

[exotic fog]

Regular World History is pretty easy

[latent storm]

world history is mostly memorizing. bio is memorizing but you also have to have a strong understanding to do good in class

[exotic fog]

My class was a lot of map studying

[lethal nest]

OK thank you!

[pale steeple]

I literally am doing sorta the same thing... COVID kinda screwed everything up for me doing things my sophomore year, so i'm tryna make up for it as a junior

joined science olympiad (qualified for states), tsa (qualified for states) academic challenge (on the team that qualified for states); track and XC; and my schools math team, as well as getting a job and joining NHS/volunteering

[pale steeple]

Thx... I'm kinda losing my crap as AP exams are looming, but my GPA is still holding up, and the state conferences are on their way, so those will just be a good time I hope 😂

Yea that makes sense

yea, and thank goodness for it lol, my exams last year were not too hot... I blame virtual school

I did sweat the SAT early which is helpful, since a lot of my friends are in a bind studying for that in addition to regular classes rn

that's totally fair 😂 it was HARD to stay focused

LMAO

same

what exams were from a virtual year for you

I got lucky, got to take my psat immediately before my SAT- got a 1400/1520 on the PSAT, so no complaints, and than a 1570 SAT; so really no complaints LMAO

ty ty

and ew gross.... I got calc AB and lang this year, in addition to economics and chemistry

kinda confident for calc; sorta for chem

much much much less so for lang

yea, my one friend got a perfect tho, so im not living it down LMAO

[exotic fog]

oh god

SAT studying

AGHHH

[pale steeple]

LOL

[exotic fog]

I do it this year

in like 2 months

[pale steeple]

Good luck my dude!

[exotic fog]

I think mine will be fine

not planning on a perfect

[pale steeple]

you want my 2 cents on studying

[exotic fog]

Sure

[pale steeple]

alright so what i did was literally 12 days of studying... I took 2 khan academy full length tests; day 1 and day 2; for the next 8 days I just practiced the skills that those seeded me low levels for; took 2 more full lengths for days 11 and 12

and then the night before it I took off and got some freaking sleep

LMAO

[exotic fog]

Alright

thanks

lmao

Sadly im the cutoff for paper tests

would rather do it online

[pale steeple]

oof

[split carbon]

Can someone tell how my drawing looks

[mild tinsel]

i have the option to take ap comp sci principles or ap seminar what should I take?

[split carbon]

I just made it

[mortal hedge]

It looks good, nice work! Will you color it in?

[pale steeple]

depends, what major are you looking at

[mild tinsel]

idk tbh im stuck in between both because what if i choose comp and then in the future i regret not doing capstone

i think thats how it works

[pale steeple]

ok so ur not wrong

I was in ur shoes last year and I took ap compsci

depending on ur teacher, that class and exam could be a breeze

for me, the class was, exam wasn;t

I've heard bad things about seminar, at least from people at my school; to the point where they decided AGAINST research, and lost the capstone anyway

If you truly enjoy english, and have an idea for what you may wanna do ur research project on, I'd def recommend ap seminar tho

but in the end it's up to you as to what you think will benefit/help you more

[mild tinsel]

alright thank you for the advice

[pale steeple]

mhm

[still osprey]

DONT CLICK IT IT'S A SCAM

[cinder gorge]

Scam scam scam

🚨⚠️ SCAMMER SCAMMER SCAMMER ⚠️🚨

[drifting chasm]

....scam all over...

[split carbon]

No its a scent from anima

I will try to make another and colour it

[round ginkgo]

Read the URL. Don't click.

[amber vigil]

Is this a balanced schedule for sophomore year
English 2 H
PSGA
AP World History
Chemistry
Advertising
Study hall
Drivers ed
French 3

[cinder gorge]

That looks good but what about math?

[zealous helm]

I would 100% take a math instead of study hall

[cloud leaf]

I’m currently in 8th grade and was wondering if I should take AP Human Geography for my freshman year. Is it better to wait until 10th grade?

[thick grove]

you could probably be able to take it as a freshman

i'm currently taking AP physics 1 as a freshman and it's not too overwhelming

[cloud leaf]

K, thanks for the advice

[thick grove]

np

[wooden ice]

It rlly depends on how hard you're other classes are

And to rlly find that out you have to ask ppl who have taken the classes you wanna take and listen to their experiences

[cinder gorge]

Take it as a freshman, it’s worth the time

[lilac sierra]

Are there any other APS reccomended for freshman year?

[lethal nest]

Ap environmental science

It's a pretty good one to take freshman year

[lilac sierra]

Ty

[cinder gorge]

AP CSP

[lilac sierra]

Ty

I wanted to try ap calc ab Is that a good one to do?

[cinder gorge]

If you’ve taken precalc, go for it

I’ve heard it’s a bit difficult but you should be fine if you did well in Precalculus

[full orchid]

do you guys think it would be a good idea to take a history/structure of the english language class from my school to help prepare for english part of the SAT/ACT?

[wet thorn]

Yes, that will be helpful, also try reading old literature, statistics, researches in your free time, that’ll help as well

But don’t look into history classes with main goal for preparing for sat, that’ll be boring

In the end its standardized tests, you should rather learn the SAT/ACT structure

[mint zodiac]

Take HUG as a Freshman, doing well in it can help be an extra bit of sugar for when you take AP World

[hollow trout]

I just want to know this from the perspective of people who probably know more about it than me, is JROTC a “good” class?

[amber vigil]

PSGA is math it’s Plane solid geometry accelerated

[amber vigil]

It’s PSGA

[zealous helm]

oh ok

[mortal hedge]

I'm taking JROTC next year as well so I would also like to hear if anybody has and tips or whatnot

[full orchid]

well i want to take the course to get better at english grammar and learn how it works, solely for SAT help

do you think its still a good idea?

[wet thorn]

English structure probably will help

[high geode]

These are my classes for high school

[high geode]

Team sports=forced pe

Health is also forced

I just want some feedbacks

My schedule is weird tbh

But its like that

[idle marten]

I got unlucky and got Mandarin Chinese

[high geode]

You can’t pick your own languages? For school

[idle marten]

No it was just that since my school has a lottery and I put in late I got put in Mandarin Chinese

[high geode]

O

Rip

If your are pursuing a business major it might be good though tbh

[idle marten]

Actually it is a good thing to think

[obtuse smelt]

Seems solid, what do you plan to major in?

[high geode]

Not sure yet tbh

The reason i cant to do aps in 9th is cuz i need to complete lots of prerequisite

[slim forum]

I recently got to pick my classes for my 11th grade year… do you think these are good and what would you recommend for studying and time management.

First Semester:
Acc Precalculus
AP biology
AP Eng Lang/Cmp
AP Government
AP Physics
AP US History

Second Semester:
Acc Precalculus
AP biology
AP Eng Lang/Cmp
Economics
AP Physics
AP US History

This would be my first year taking AP classes; however, I will be studying all of these in the summer. (What should I focus more of my attention on?)

[amber vigil]

I’m not even in 11th grade but from what I have heard almost across the board Ap physics is a very hard class

[slim forum]

Do you know why Per se?

[amber vigil]

I’ve heard the overall content/context difficulty is very difficult. Though my guess would be if you have a solid teacher you should be okay.

[thick grove]

which ap physics are you taking?

i'm currently in phys 1 and 2 so i can give advice for those

[cinder gorge]

You should take APUSH junior year

[cinder gorge]

If it’s your first year, perhaps tone it down just a tad bit, but if you can do it, go for it!

Because AP Bio, Physics, and Lang are going to kill you

Apush is more manageable

[high geode]

It’s a 3 term course so that’s why I can’t take it otherwise I would

My schedule and my school are weird

[mint zodiac]

@hollow trout @mortal hedge hey there, here about the JROTC questions

context: I am currently in the end of my 2nd year with Air Force JROTC as a Cadet Technical Sergeant (Cadet E6 if you're of a different branch)

JROTC is a pretty fun class if you have good cadet and instructional leadership. I strongly recommend giving it a full year to settle in, and not dropping it until you've entered your 2nd year if you plan to drop it at all, because leadership can and will often change from year to year, and sometimes first impressions can be wrong.

JROTC is really good at forcing you to develop cooperation skills. You physically cannot pass a course in JROTC after your 1st year without developing interpersonal skills such as teamwork, public communication, etc. You're quite literally forced to developing these skills, and I understand that may sound uncomfortable and honestly if you struggle at all with those skills it will be uncomfortable, however you definitely will not regret it afterwards.

Doing extracurriculars with JROTC (our most well-known would probably be colour guard and drill) can instill discipline, enhance your teamwork skills, and make you look pretty for resumes and stuff like that. I highly recommend drill, I was our advanced unarmed drill commander this year and loved it.

[hollow trout]

Thank you so much for replying, I’m finishing my first year of Army JROTC and needed some other opinions. You’ve helped with helping me decide, and now I am fairly certain I will continue into next year with JROTC.

[high geode]

Ahh yes discord nitroi

@astral acorn could u delete this

Bruh he has sent this in all channels

[lilac sierra]

if you can make it work go for it

[mint zodiac]

It generally only gets better

[mortal hedge]

Thank you for the info! Quick question, what do you mean at the end by 'doing extracurriculars with JROTC'? Are they after-school type things, like a club?

[cinder gorge]

is it ok if i dont take any ap history classes in highschool if i want to be a scientist

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, but it’s good to be well rounded with a focus on one thing so try to take a few humanities APs to balance

[plucky fable]

If I want to skip normal Chemistry and jump straight to AP chem than what are some things that I should study before next year?

[cinder gorge]

I would talk to the AP Chem teacher about that and get recommendations

[amber vigil]

I’m going to be a sophomore but is AP calc AB as a senior good?

[cinder gorge]

depends on your major, but if you’re not going into anything math/compsci/engineering related, yes!

[cinder gorge]

How much harder is AP calc bc than AP calc ab

Calc c is very hard from what I heard from my friends

the second semester especially

If you work hard, ask questions, put the time and effort you will do amazing

[fresh nimbus]

What should I take senior year if I will go into those fields?

[cinder gorge]

It’s ideal to finish Calc BC by junior year and take a university/community college level math course senior year, depending on your major

Or finish Calc bc earlier like sophomore year but that can be more difficult

But obviously do what you can manage and if you get to Calc by high school, you’ll be fine

[mint zodiac]

They are. JROTC has smaller clubs within it. Orienteering, Raider Team, Drill (Drill has a lot under it, a dull team for my unit consists of 1st Year Armed, Advanced Armed, 1st Year Unarmed, Advanced Unarmed, 1st Year Colour Guard, Advanced Colour Guard, and Exhibition), Colour Guard, Marksmanship Team, and J-LAB

OT (Orienteering) and Raider Team both focus on physical fitness and endurance

Drill and Colour Guard focuses on giving and executing commands while stationary and while marching

And then J-LAB is JROTC's own academic team

[carmine remnant]

Do any of you go to an IB school

[fresh nimbus]

Oh ok, other than calc BC our school has calc 1 and ap stats only for seniors

Washington state math is shit, most people get to pre calc by senior year

[hollow trout]

Yeah

[cinder gorge]

You can try to take some at community colleges

[cinder gorge]

So is California except we get to AP Calc AB

[lilac sierra]

virus I think

[harsh thicket]

anyone from UK: What is A-Level Further Maths like? I chose it since most unis im looking at prefer further maths but in general how is it? I'm going into Sixth Form this September

[cinder gorge]

@astral acorn virus/scam link

[half thicket]

Which is one is better ap physic 1 or ap physic c

[zealous helm]

There's benefits to taking both, though you should take ap physics 1 or ap physics 2 before taking ap physics c

[heady siren]

Is algebra 2 (math) AP same as AP Calculus AB

[amber vigil]

I’m so confused what that question is lol but if you’re question is, “is algebra 2 the same as AP Calc AB” no not really anything close lol

[lilac sierra]

Algebra And calculus ale totally diffrent Field of math xD

Are a

[harsh thicket]

Ooo ok coz I want to take Computer Science as a degree

I’m applying in a couple of years (2024 entry) since I’m doing GCSEs this yr so I’m still a bit early but I have to choose A levels for sixth form

I want to apply to Cambridge most likely

I would apply for Oxford but after a bit of research I want to apply for Cambridge it just appealed to me more plus we can’t apply for both so yh

Yh I did the intermediate UKMT this yr

I was so close to a Gold but ended up on Silver

Yeah it happens throughout the year

Usually through schools

Yeah hopefully

Olympiad r similar u usually either apply privately or if u get gold on UKMT u get through to the Olympiad by default

Bye u have a good day too

[slim forum]

AP physics 1

[slim forum]

I’m currently taking Algebra 2, Geometry, Acc chemistry, and a 2 hour long class of biomedical. My strong suits are mathematics and bioscience. I believe I can handle it. Your concern is noted; do you have any suggestions for what I should study over the summer?

[cinder gorge]

If you think you can, I would talk to the teachers and ask them what they recommend you do. I’m currently taking honors precalc, honors bio, honors chem, as well as 2 other APs and unless you have experience taking many APs, good luck

[cinder gorge]

Anyone here knows about Oxford interview

For medicine

[lethal nest]

Does anybody know if English 9 honors is hard

[thick grove]

physics 1 isn't too hard imo i think the only difficult topics are gravitation and rotational dynamics

theres also a lot of algebra so you should review it if you need to

[slim forum]

okay, thanks 👍

[slim forum]

Last year I took algebra 1 this year I’m taking geometry and algebra 2… I’m pretty good at it… enough to have a general percent error less than 5%.

And thanks for the recommendation… I will definitely start studying those concepts before that school year starts

[dull charm]

I admire you. I am also in Algebra II and I make so many errors despite knowing all of the content pretty well

[thick grove]

Yea you should be prepared then for ap phys

[cinder gorge]

Show me

@cinder gorge dm it to me

Please

[neon wharf]

@obtuse smelt Edit: after lots of convincing I FINALLY GET TO TAKE CALC BC

[thick grove]

nice

[cinder gorge]

cool!

[sharp fractal]

guys i was eating a chicken sandwich checking my courses for next year

and i spit out my chicken because my counselor accidentally put me in Multivariable Calculus

I havent even taken AP Calc yet 💀💀

and now i wasted a part of my chicken sandwich :((

[agile basalt]

Sad

[dull charm]

:(

[cinder gorge]

[queen cosmos]

My school is offering AP Human Geography and AP Spanish language and culture. Should I take any?

[cinder gorge]

Yes, if you’re a freshman go for human geo but if you’re older, go for both of them

[queen cosmos]

Yes im entering a freshman

is human geo good?

My first language is spanish too

[cinder gorge]

Go for both then

[cinder gorge]

It’s a relatively easy AP

[dull charm]

^

I only took it because I enjoy most of the topics

but it's worth taking regardless

[queen cosmos]

ill do my best

can colloges is failed ap exams?

I want to major in architecture

[quartz mural]

should I take community college classes even if I'm already planning to take 11 aps

[cinder gorge]

If you can handle it

[cinder gorge]

You can hide your scores

[fresh nimbus]

Is ap physics basically physics 101?

[cinder gorge]

Most schools make you take geometry after completing Algebra. I highly recommend it, as you use a lot of those skills in Alg2/trig and pre calc. Most schools also don't let you skip geometry, so it doesn't hurt to take it if you have the time

especially with trig having a good geo foundation lets imagine concepts visually, most proofs can be derived from geo

Also, try out alcumus, I feel its a better way to practice than Khan Academy

They divide up the problem sets by chapter and concepts

so you can practice what you want easily

[cinder gorge]

^ Precalc is basically algebra 2/trig and more, so if you’ve already done algebra 2, precalc is super easy

[obtuse smelt]

ayy way to go

it depends on your prior math ability and the curriculum of the course. I know some curricula have a strong alg1 and alg2 can often just repeat a lot of the same stuff, so check with teachers. You'll want to do at least a bit of alg2 studying

[cinder gorge]

Pre calc consisted of intro to calc and calc a

Not alg2trig

That’s a separate course itself

[obtuse smelt]

it depends on the school/program. Most dont include any actual calculus (some deal with limits in rational funcs)

and I think public school US curriculum doesnt teach trig with alg2, they separate it into precalc (may be wrong about that tho)

[cinder gorge]

Maybe my school is different

Basically in pre calc my school has first sem for pre calc honors then second sem calculus a

Your school might do it differently

[cinder gorge]

Np!

[hearty stratus]

im a student who takes (is planned to take) the IB DP course next year

but in terms of difficulty in getting a 7,

is econ SL harder or psychology SL harder

[static flare]

Should I skip precalc

[zealous helm]

^

[static flare]

Calculus

Yes

Dumb question because still 2 years until I even reach that point but just wondering

Want to ib calc

But don't know if I can do it because ib dp thing begins in junior year

And I'd be in sophomore year

[cinder gorge]

Does your school even let you skip pre calc

Personally I would not as calculate builds on from pre calc

[static flare]

I see

[lethal nest]

You shouldn't precalc is before AP Calc for a reason, it's to help you prepare for AP Calc AB/BC.

[cinder gorge]

Or calc bc of you are on a honors track

[storm lion]

Should I take Spanish 3? Im planning doing running start for 11&12th but not sure if I should take another Spanish. My aunt says that taking will increase my chances of getting into a better 4year college but idk 🤷‍♂️

[lavish depot]

No

[tardy talon]

Yo guys so I’m a freshie and i want to see if my workload is gonna help me get my preferred major of cs or mechanical engineering

Green r cs classes That complete a cape stone at my school

Orange r engineering that complete a cape stone at my school

Cim - computer integrated manufacturing

[cinder gorge]

Do it

[tardy talon]

I’m taking alg 2 at a cc rn so I’m doing pre calc next year

[cinder gorge]

Literally every student does at the very least Spanish 3, so you should too and even do more if you want to go above and beyond

[storm lion]

Ok

[cinder gorge]

Seems like a lot freshman year, and not so much sophomore year. Perhaps you could take a second AP?

Haha nvm

I saw AP Japanese

It looks good, I am not super knowledgable with CS but maybe you could join a robotics team or something and focus your extracurriculars on cs/mechanical engineering?

[tardy talon]

Mhmm ok I’m gonna try to become a lead for my robotics team

[wintry escarp]

What is the difference between calc AB and calc BC

I’m planning on doing one of them or both in my senior year

[tardy talon]

One is harder than the other, I think BC Is the harder one

[wintry escarp]

I can take both in 1 year of hs right?

AB in first semester and BC in second

[tardy talon]

AP Calculus AB focuses on topics that are taught in the college-equivalent first-semester calculus class. AP Calculus BC focuses on topics covered in both first- and second-semester calculus classes.

From college board website

[cinder gorge]

I think your school is special if you take ab in first half and bc in secound half

thats not how it works

If you take Calc AB, first semester is calc a secound sem is cal b

if you take calc BC, first sem is calc b second sem is calc c

from what I heard calc bc is very tough compared to ab

I think it includes more multivariable calculus

Your school might be different but this is how it works in my school

the letter represent each sem what calc you are taking

[cinder gorge]

Isn’t honors calc ab bc

But the. They repeat calc b

I am not sure how you school does it. I think all schools do it differently

[cinder gorge]

if not many students are there to take the class then they don't have the class

if someone does want to take it, then they take it online

I don't even think there exists a course like that

check the western board of education

I thinks its just ap calc ab or ap calc bc

[fresh nimbus]

My school there is honors pre calc/calc where first semester is precalc and 2nd is calc a

[cinder gorge]

yes

then you take calc bc

[fresh nimbus]

Yeah

There’s no ap calc ab in my school lol

[cinder gorge]

this is what I said before but someone said they don't have it in their school

I guess it depends on the school budget

if you really want to do a course then try a dual enrolment

do you have multivariable calc available in your school

is multi variable calc harder than calc bc

are you taking any math gen ed classes in college

linear algebra?

whats your major?

makes sense, thats smart as less workload

you trying to become an author?

nice, whats your favorite book

I will check it out, I usually don't read fiction as I like reading non fiction

is non fiction easier to read than fiction

sounds interesting

Have you read any Ben Graham books, he is one of my favorite authors

Makes sense, do you get a lot of sleep in college compared to high school?

that a good plan, but once I get a job sleep is going to be hard to come by. Managers calling at random times is not fun

Sleeping early a getting up early keeps me focused

if I did that, my future manager would probably get really mad

possibility of getting fired

you also agree to work on weekends at faang,

at faang you need to work 14 hours a day, sometimes you get calls at 3 in the morning

the managers usually have no family and live out hotels

this is a true fact

I have family workers working at faang, I met some managers at parties

I wish but at some point in your career work comes before family.

I mean its even worse for an on call surgeon

you might get paiged in at 4in the morning nd have to report in 15-30 mins

someones life is waiting on you

your dad is an actor, wow

oh nice

work life balance is the main reason I did not want to pursue medicine

first week of med school a lot of people barf after operating on someone

its hard for some people to digest cutting and opening into someone

I am fine with operating on someone but I kid of have shaky hands

do you watch any med drama shows, the operating scenes are very accurate

if you can't watch the operating scenes then becoming a surgeon is going to be hard

I mostly listen to podcasts and documentaries, dramas are a waste of time, too much drama in real life already

I like watching interviews also

I might go to Omha for brka meeting

it hooks you in,

Nebraska

yup

autocorrect is bad

especially with swipe controls

its cold there right

what college?

California is worse in the summer, avg is around 89

Texas is worse

nice

California weather is good in San Diego

Lived there for around 6 years

I lived in Seattle near msft hq for 2 years, its always raining there

its tough

college dorms don't have good ventilations

liquid nitrogen cooling? I heards its good

even vapor chamber wall insulations is good

its keep the temp stable

costs a lot

the house I live in around 60 years old

almost all houses in the bay ar over 50+ years old

I have been to massachusetts to visit the mit, and the hi lab

winchester house is a good haunted house in san jose

expensive like california

Texas has no state income tax, thats such a big deal breaker

Harvard students driving up land prices creating a housing boom

I liked the hi lab, had awesome supplies

the campus is amazing

is there state income tax there

yes there is greater income inequality

going to start my science grind, cya and have a good one

[spice bone]

personally i think bay area has a good environment but the cost of living really sucks

[hardy jacinth]

@cinder gorge What was your SAT mark, and what did you talk about in your college essay?

[cinder gorge]

My friend got into gt with a 1550 sat, unweighted gpa 3.89. He got to platinum in usaco, president and founder of computer science, machine learning, volunteering for charity clubs. He also did a internship at University of North Carolina.

Now he is getting an internship at ncr

During summer 2 months they pay 40k

It’s really helps with paying tuition

If you have any questions on gt I can answer, I have been there checked out the dorms downtown and ncr

Out of state is at 60k it has increased a lot over the past 4 years

4 years ago out of state was 45

[wintry escarp]

UNC-CH is a very good school I’m actually thinking of applying to it and studying CS

NC-State is also super good and is a cheaper option

[cinder gorge]

It’s a good option but far away from home so travel cost over breaks is high

In state is easier as you can mostly lily drive back home

instate options for me are uta, utam, bayor

[wintry escarp]

These are in texas correct?

These are good choices for budget

[cinder gorge]

yup

Univeristy of Texas at Austin (about 30 mins from my house) University of Texas A&M, Bayor University

UTA and UTAM costs 36k a year

Bayor costs around 70k a year

If I get into Bayor would definitely there

Going to apply to UC as well but since I will become out of state its going to be costly

[mint zodiac]

just to show what a 6-block trimester schedule looks like for your junior year if you're in a public service // social studies pathway and are aiming for top 10 graduate

[cinder gorge]

was this for me? I am taking 7 classes in total

I have one free block

[mint zodiac]

no it's just something I decided to post for anyone to look at

[cinder gorge]

oh thanks for your suggestion it will help people

[mint zodiac]

My school divides classes into 6 classes, each being 1 hour

12 week trimesters, total of 3 trimesters

In IC the "units" is how many trimesters the course is

[cinder gorge]

Oh, my school does semesters and each class is 90 mins

also how is mcc pre calc required

I though you only need to get to geo to graduate

might be different for every school

[mint zodiac]

it's the math class I chose

We're mandated to take a science, math, ela, and social studies

We have the choice of Pre-AP Algebra 2 or Algebra 2, and then the head of the math department hand selects students to be in her Pre-Calculus class and then she hand selects for Dual Credit Statistics and DC Calculus (we don't have any APs in math)

she teaches all 3

[cinder gorge]

nice I also have to take science ela and social studies mandatory

[mint zodiac]

and then for the others it's just either take a standard or AP

[cinder gorge]

are you in private?

[mint zodiac]

So junior social studies is US History so you choose standard or APUSH

nah I'm in public school

[cinder gorge]

then why don't you have ap

math

[mint zodiac]

🤷‍♂️

that's a decision of our site based decision making council

and of our math department

the head of the math department is on that council

They count the DCs in equivalence to the APs because that's the most rigorous offered in that department

Social studies department gets the abundance of APs

[cinder gorge]

it is probably due to lack of enrolment in those classes causing them not to have it

[mint zodiac]

That too

that's why AP Chemistry got taken out for my school

[cinder gorge]

my school offers ap chem

for juniors and seniors

[mint zodiac]

Electives Department
Studio Art

Math Department
None

Science Department
Environmental Science (required for Top 10 Honour Graduate, including valedictorian and salutorian)
Biology

English Department
English Literature and Composition (required for Top 10) - school currently has
to take AP Lit out of curriculum and replace w English 101
English Language and Composition (required for Top 10)

Social Studies Department
United States History (required for Top 10)
Psychology
United States Government and Politics
World History: Modern (required for Top 10)
Human Geography

Those are all the APs at my school

You're also required to take one of the two DC math classes at minimum for Top 10

You also have to take 3 additional AP classes (or 2 APs plus taking the other DC math, so you'll take two DC math simultaneously) on top of the required ones

[lethal nest]

Yall don't have AP Bio, AP Chem, Ap physics, and ap Calc? Wow.

[dull charm]

I'm taking AP Chem next year (as a sophomore) lol

[undone stream]

Same but as a senior

[cinder gorge]

We don’t have Calc bc lol but there’s not much kids can really do about it other than take the class outside of school

[lethal nest]

Oh that makes sense

[wild owl]

What does MCC stand for

[opaque zealot]

is taking AP calc AB online before junior year and taking BC junior year doable/a good idea

the idea being most of BC is review of AB

[cinder gorge]

Calc bc is calc b 1 semester and calc c next semester. It’s not a review of calc ab

[opaque zealot]

isn't calc B part of AB

"AP Calculus AB focuses on topics that are taught in the college-equivalent first-semester calculus class. AP Calculus BC focuses on topics covered in both first- and second-semester calculus classes."

[cinder gorge]

That’s what the description says but my school lists it as calc b 1st sem and calc c second sem

A lot of high schools do it this way also

[opaque zealot]

Well I talked to the math teacher at my school and he said that BC is basically just AB with additional units

Regardless, do you think the online thing is a good idea?

[cinder gorge]

Is the online course at a college

[opaque zealot]

yes

so like first sem of calc 1 I think

basically AB equivalent

[cinder gorge]

Then it should be good, from my experience these summer courses go very fast. They sweep a lot of info

No need to worry about quality of teaching

Can you handle the fast pace

[opaque zealot]

ok

[opaque zealot]

probably, anyway I have all summer to learn it

also I learn pretty well by teaching meself

[cinder gorge]

You should be good for the online course

It should prepare you well for the calc bc course

[mint zodiac]

We have bio

[mint zodiac]

It's a local college that partners w my school for dual credit math courses

[wild owl]

Oh ok, we have that also, but mine is called ACC

[stable spoke]

Is taking AP Chem and Bio even worth it

it will destroy my GPA

but also colleges like course rigor

soooo...

[lilac sierra]

I think its good

you can hide your scores

I think

if you fuck up

[pastel fable]

if u wanna do something in the science field go for it but i heard those classes have a lotttt of work so make sure u can handle the course load. i kinda wanna do that too bc i was gonna take ap bio this yr but the teacher quit :/

[cinder gorge]

AP chem requires a lot of time

[robust zenith]

anyone got class advise

[opaque zealot]

my AP bio class had little to no hw other than studying

although the quizzes were hard

the tests were curved nicely as weel

[stable spoke]

even computer science?

[pastel fable]

i heard comp sci principles is easy u just submit a final project and answer mc according to the teacher at my school, but comp sci a is prob trickier. prob not too difficult tho

[stable spoke]

nah i mean if majoring in comp sci do you need chem an bio?

[pastel fable]

oh probably not but it wouldnt hurt to take them if ur up for it

also if u have gen ed requirements in college that should get rid of some if the college takes the credit

[split jasper]

My sophomore classes thoughts?

[static wigeon]

dayum

[static wigeon]

do you live in brasil?

[split jasper]

No the US

[static wigeon]

close enough

[split jasper]

Lol

[static wigeon]

lul

🤣

☢️

[tall slate]

hi so next year my sis is going to a gifted magnet for middle school and it only has 3 elective choices of a steam elective a dance elective or a band elective which should she choose she is having a hard time

[static wigeon]

her choice

[tall slate]

so she definetly does not want to be in dance

[split jasper]

Middle school is the time for her to explore her passions and it’s okay to try something different w

[tall slate]

kk thx

[static wigeon]

w

wery tru

does anyone study latin?

[covert grove]

Driver's Ed, That's seems cool.

Does every sophomore student takes this class in whole America?

[split jasper]

It’s optional but most people take it as a sophomore or a junior

[snow knoll]

How hard is AP Chem?
Ima try to skip Honors Chem and go straight to AP since the curriculums are the same
It's just that AP is harder

[wintry escarp]

Drivers Ed is a class

????

Wth I had to pay to have it and it was after school

[cinder gorge]

Can you take AP World/AP euro instead of honors?

[cinder gorge]

Whatever she’s most interested in

[cinder gorge]

Nope

My school does not offer it

[cinder gorge]

I’ve been told it is fairly difficult, but if you plan to do that and prepare well, you should be fine

[cinder gorge]

Depends on your school

[cinder gorge]

I had to pay and it was self paced online

[opaque zealot]

how would you rate the hw load of AP calc BC, AP CS A, AP US, and AP Language (like which one will give the most hw, I know US will be the most but what about the others?)

As a note, Im pretty good with CS and English and I'm taking AP euro this year

[half thicket]

Deff calc

[robust zenith]

Calc is piss easy

[proven dagger]

do yall know really good online sites that offer AP/Honor Classes?

[civic carbon]

I’m in junior high rn and I am doing the calc bc exam this year outside of school. But I’m not sure how I can continue from there. I’m learning the further topics from the adams calculus book. Is there any exam or way I can specify that I have done the course (calc 2-3 etc.) when applying for uni?

[frigid socket]

do not

taking ap chem rn

i definitely recommend taking honors before ap

honors maybe easy but it’s important to know a lot of the material

the curriculum is definitely not the same

honors is everything you need to learn ap without being too behind

@snow knoll

i actually have an ap chem kinetics test today so wish me luck😵‍💫😵‍💫

[snow knoll]

Ty
I'll keep that in mind

[snow knoll]

Good luck

[frigid socket]

its like building blocks yk

[snow knoll]

Yea fair

[frigid socket]

you could prob do ap bio without honors tho

ap bio is memorization whereas chemistry is application and math

[snow knoll]

I'm doing honors bio rn😭 😭 😭

[frigid socket]

it has to be learned before you go into the class otherwise your chances of doing as well will go down

god i hate chemistry

my teacher a pain in the ass

[snow knoll]

The way my school does science classes is that the honors and AP classes teach the same material it's just that AP is more

[frigid socket]

out honors are prep for ap

our*

so for some we literally can’t take ap without honors

[snow knoll]

The AP Chem teachers in my School are the best from what I've heard

[frigid socket]

ours are good they’re just mean

super condescending

talk to you like ur 5

and gets suprised when u dont under

stand

[snow knoll]

It's chem
U can't really expect people to understand lol

Middle school chem was fun tho ig

Welp

good luck with ur kinetics test

I have an English essay due

[snow knoll]

@mods

Oh

[cinder gorge]

Scammer

[half thicket]

Is Ap/Dc physic hard?

When you dont have any physic background

[thick grove]

ap physics wasnt too hard for me

some of the concepts can be a bit tricky tho

[cinder gorge]

What grade did you take jt

[thick grove]

9th

[cinder gorge]

wow, I was debating if I should take it 10th but my science teacher said not to take it, he recommended chem honors. Planning to take it in 11th and then do ap physics c in 12th

I could have taken it but did not want to as I have a backup of taking ap environment science in 12th and for that I have to complete chem or above in that pathway

[thick grove]

Yea my school does it weirdly because all you need is a 93 in algebra 1 and geometry to take ap physics 1 as a freshman

Physics 1 in 11th and Physics c in 12th seems like a good idea

[strong saffron]

Is AP comp sci hard?

[rain saffron]

The exam is very difficult among AP tests, though I am not sure about the difficulty of the course itself

[strong saffron]

Ok thx

[cinder gorge]

Depends on which one

[mint zodiac]

Hmm yes I love Discrod Nitra

[civic carbon]

@astral acorn

[mossy hemlock]

I’m I the only Canadian here

[pastel fable]

from what i heard comp sci principles is rly easy it’s just like the beginner’s guide to coding and u just do mcqs and a final project for the ap exam so def take it if ur interested in cs

[cinder gorge]

oh yeah

I would recommend taking the prerequisites (like intro to java) if any as jumping right into ap cs might be difficult. Problem thinking skills are very handy.

Also consider the amount of hw they assign

this is what my school estimates

hw might take longer if you have weak problem solving skills and have no experience to coding

from my experience its a hard course if you have not done coding before

start with the prerequisite coding courses

[strong saffron]

Ok thx

[strong saffron]

Yeah ima do intro to comp sci in my sophomore year

[halcyon sandal]

should I take AP bio or AP chem

[neon wharf]

It really depends on what type of science you prefer and what you are going to be when u grow up. Personally im more of a phyiscs/chem person and i wanna be a cs/engineer, but if you want to have a job that deals with animals and stuff like that, AP bio is better @halcyon sandal

[scarlet yarrow]

any advice on what to do for ATAR? (in Australia btw)

[neon wharf]

No idea i live in usa sry abt that

[dark pond]

I’m also australia

[dark pond]

Wdym by what to do in atar?

[vivid ocean]

Quite literally

[dark pond]

You australia

[vivid ocean]

no

[austere cedar]

Does apush count as a college credit like honors us history or no

[haughty widget]

I'll say that chemistry is more like math than I originally thought it would be when I signed up for it, so keep that in mind if you're good/bad at math.

[scarlet yarrow]

what subjects to choose, such as biology atar or sports science atar

[opaque zealot]

idk know about two hours a night. From my experience, I had little to no hw for CS principles. Even the students who were pretty bad at coding just had to finish up the occasional project at home.

The tests were also open notes

and the projects you just had to follow the rubric

so basically a free A+ in an AP class

the only time I spent time outside of class was when I bit off more than I could chew (not required), or reviewing the for AP exam. Other than that we just had to watch an occasional video

might be different for CS A

[cinder gorge]

Each school is different

That’s what my ap cs teacher estimated

It also depends on the person

So it’s hard to tel how much he you will have

[austere cedar]

Thank you!

[cinder gorge]

@opaque zealot cs principles is not as same as ap cs

do you understand this

you can compare the hw loads in these two classes if we are talking about ap cs hw load

[cursive ermine]

cs principles is a starter class

[cinder gorge]

I mean like how will cs principles hw relate to ap cs hw in workload

is it an ap?

[cursive ermine]

i think so

[cinder gorge]

my school does not offer that course

[cursive ermine]

my school does

[cinder gorge]

if it was why does it not hap ap in the end

is it certified by the college board for an ap

[cursive ermine]

but AP CS A is an advanced course for like intermeddiate or advanced

[cursive ermine]

yea

i think so

[cinder gorge]

i checked

they call it cs principles also

as ap comp sci

so like the schools use different names

but its the same course

[opaque zealot]

Yeah there is csp and csa

p is really easy

a is probably more rigorous

haven't taken a yet, taking p this year

we did the code.org curriculum this year and we had a new teacher

heard past years were harder but idk

[zealous helm]

I am so bad at programming ☠️

Is code.org the bubbles site?

[opaque zealot]

It has both block coding and typed out code

it's pretty cool actually

you can switch between the two

[zealous helm]

Oh that’s really cool

I remember using something similar to that for visual basics last year, wasn’t any good at it thought

[cinder gorge]

@cinder gorge https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iHpZ3PdWMztOaau9J9dlCmyVqhp64_cFxcQ2B0jZ8DA/edit#slide=id.g123142ae1d7_0_305 this were the slides for the q and a, check it out if you got free time

wuzi you also wanted it to

[cinder gorge]

its an easy buy for apple with their watch department, I would not be surprised if it gets acquired for around 5 billion

its just going to be more research and data for the watch team

they already got sleep tracking and another company that does medical monitors

like bpm, heart rate, glucose levels

the team could just retire with that money and live a happy life

but they could also just keep going

[subtle mirage]

currently thinking about either taking AP Calc AB and financial algebra a + b in 12th, or maybe AP stats instead of financial algebra altho that kinda sounds like hell

[cinder gorge]

At my school, financial algebra is for if you failed algebra 2 and it’s supposed to be a lot easier but idk how it works at yours

[subtle mirage]

here financial algebra is different, it's just kind of there as it's own class(es)

[cinder gorge]

Ahh ok

[subtle mirage]

if you fail algebra 2 you still don't take it, you just take alg 2 again

[cinder gorge]

We have that option or financial algebra

[pallid moon]

Code.org isn’t bad, I would recommend starting out there and then maybe start watching videos for other languages on YouTube

[cinder gorge]

Hey I’m starting to choose classes for freshman year of hs any suggestions

[lethal nest]

Make sure to take a few honors classes, they could help you prep for ap classes later on

Also if your school offers it do ap human geo, it's a good ap class for freshmen

[cinder gorge]

We had a general meeting but no Individual is that something I should look into.

[pearl rover]

I'm going into sophomore next year and I want to do chemistry APUSH and English 2

And then I'm gonna focus on DE classes

Should I start off easy in community college just to get used to it?

Take something like speech or world religion

[teal karma]

Thoughts on taking these freshman year (school does not allow AP freshman year:

Algebra 2
Spanish 3 honors
English 2 honors
Bio 1
Chem 1
Music theory 2

[lethal nest]

Algebra 2 is usually an 11th grade course if you've already done Algebra 1 and Geometry go for it same goes for chem

[cinder gorge]

Looks good but maybe go for one more class, like an creative class/exercise

[cinder gorge]

Chem depends on the school. It can be a freshman, sophomore, or junior class. At my school, it’s sophomore

[lethal nest]

Oh ok.

Because, most schools start with bio then chem/physics

[cinder gorge]

yup

[half thicket]

Which is better college algebga or pre calc?

I wanna do computer science as a major so idk which one is like REQUIRED

If that makes sense

[cinder gorge]

Mine goes physics, chem, and bio

Bio has quite a bit of chem though so I get it

[cinder gorge]

I would probably aim for AP Calc tbh but I’m not super familiar with Cs

[half thicket]

To do calc i gotta do pre calc and i really wanna do college algebra

But if its mandatory to do calc for computer science then i would do it

[cinder gorge]

Can you do both?

And yeah ik I’m taking Precalculus rn

[half thicket]

Not really sadly i can only do pre calc

Well time to said good bye to my major and focus for a new one

[cinder gorge]

Ik, but you can still go for AP Calc the next year

[cinder gorge]

Lol why

[cinder gorge]

You can also do precalc over the summer

[opaque zealot]

Is it bad that I wont take any chemistry classes in highschool

pretty much am taking every other science class tho

Like I went from normal bio freshman year to skipping chem and taking AP bio sophomore year

then probably doing AP physics senior year

also taking both AP comp sci's and 2-3 engineering classes

Looking at a comp sci major but idrk

Mainly this is bc I don't want to go back and take chem, anyway it doesn't fit in my schedule, and I don't want to take AP chem either because it doesn't fit and also it would be hard to do along with my other classes

[cinder gorge]

I think it’s fine, ik some universities require at least 2 years of physical sciences though, but for colleges like the UCs, you’re good. I would check with your school to make sure that chem isn’t a graduation requirement cause it generally is at many schools

What are you taking junior year though

For science

Because maybe you could do 2 AP physics classes

[opaque zealot]

Engineering 2 and AP CS A

not really physical sciences tho

[cinder gorge]

Yeah no those don’t count

I would throw in one more year in case

[half thicket]

If i do pre calc i really cant do calc bc i forget to do pre calc a year early💀

[cinder gorge]

Can somebody help me in #math-help

[half thicket]

Thats what i was thinking but idk what to do to go in a class

[zenith dagger]

AP chem or AP physics C for computer science?

[zealous helm]

physics

[zenith dagger]

@zealous helm do you or any one else know any extracurriculars for a high schooler that doesn’t have any

[zealous helm]

I do a lot of after school activities, but i specify them around my enjoyment

i can give u some ideas if u want, just ping me

[cinder gorge]

You talk to your counselor

[half thicket]

So it is mendotary for a pre calc credit if your major is comp science

[zealous helm]

i would strongly suggest it even if it’s not

[cinder gorge]

Nah but ^

[buoyant vine]

Depends on the subjects you are pursuing

[zenith dagger]

@buoyant vine comp sci and math

[cinder gorge]

You can tutor kids, do hackathons, take online courses, join a coding club at school (or make one), maybe join a robotics club

[buoyant vine]

It depends what clubs there are at your school, I would advise coding club, math club, if you are into logical stuff like math and coding you may enjoy science club, like blueefin said: robotics club, if you like design, maybe DT club or animation club.

[cinder gorge]

looking into starting my highschool language early so i have the credits and one less thing to worry about. right now, i'm mainly considering mandarin, spanish, and german. i know that some colleges won't accept certain languages such as sign language, but does the language you do choose have any impact on whether you get accepted to a college or not? if so, does anybody have any suggestions on clickbaity or popular ones?

ahh alright, thanks!!

[vale tree]

Can any help me with integ phys science

[pastel fable]

so. i took spanish 2 as a freshman bc i took spanish 1 in 8th grade. however due to covid i couldn’t take it sophomore year and i didn’t think i’d need it anyways because i already had my 2 yrs down. but now i think it looks bad not having 2 yrs during hs of spanish so i’m thinking of taking spanish 3 next year but i haven’t taken it since freshman year. should i take it or would it be too difficult since i haven’t practiced spanish in 3 yrs now? (this prob doesn’t make sense lol)

[zealous helm]

i went from spanish 1 virtual (didn’t learn anything), to spanish 2 enriched, honestly they really go over the basics each year from my friends experience, will take some studying tho

[pastel fable]

alright i hope so

[cinder gorge]

I’m not sure they would let you tbh, but if they do, go for it! It’s not too hard

[pastel fable]

my guidance counselor said i could if i felt like i was prepared enough to. i don’t think it would be too difficult to catch up if i do a lot of studying but i’m still a bit worried & thx!

[cinder gorge]

You’ll do fine! I went 8 months without Spanish lol and forgot everything but relearned it all in Spanish 3

[pastel fable]

that’s good to hear, hopefully it’ll be the same for me, although it’s basically double that lol

[hallow crag]

Im planing on taking(testing out of) Advanced algebra/FST over the summer, this year I took two math courses, both algebra and geometry, wondering how I should study/ prep for AA/FST?

[brazen vale]

Is AP bio hard

Also has anyone done the thing where during the summer you go to your local courthouse and learn about proceeding and such

[trail tapir]

Ap Bio is considered quite a hard class. It would be useful if you previously took other bio courses and are already interested in it and learned some of the stuff.

[reef juniper]

I just wanna Ask if Computer Science is really worth it?

[trail tapir]

it is a pretty easy class for some people, though are you interested in majoring in it?

[reef juniper]

yes, I am planning to know more about computer science on summer break.

[trail tapir]

From your intro, you said you enjyoed coding. I think that taking a computer science course would be worth it.

[reef juniper]

like practicing coding, algorithms, solving puzzles

[reef juniper]

oh, thank you for answering. I was just confused

[hallow crag]

Im planing on taking(testing out of) Advanced algebra/FST over the summer, this year I took two math courses, both algebra and geometry, wondering how I should study/ prep for AA/FST?

[civic carbon]

I’m in junior high right now and I'm doing the ap calc bc exam this year outside of school (my school only offers gcse and ib). But I’m not sure how I can continue from there. I’m learning the further topics from the adams calculus book. Is there any exam or way I can specify that I have done the course (calc 2-3 etc.) when applying for uni?

[pastel fable]

would ap stats be easy to learn without a teacher? i want to teach it bc i’m def not taking ap calc (my only other option that isn’t a cp math class) but apparently they’re thinking of making it an online course or joining a class from another hs

[unique walrus]

well first, calc is necessary for a lot of carrers (maybe not ap but still), 2nd depends on the teacher. If its a good teacher, for sure take it, if not, khan academy or learn elsewhere

[pastel fable]

i said without a teacher 😭 and i’m fine w taking calc just not in hs bc my precalc teacher teaches it and i’m not going thru another year w him lmao

[unique walrus]

ah, i mean yeah i think doing khan or finding another way to learn it will be better

[hallow crag]

prove it

[civic carbon]

How? (I would rather not send a pic)

[cinder gorge]

Why would they do that

That’s stupid

[steep hill]

from ap calc bc, if your school doesnt offer multivariable calc or linear, there are always dual-enrollment options (like taking classes at a local college) for my school, dual-enrollment costs money, so thats likely going to be thing to do if you choose to dual-enroll. after multilinear, i don't think most high schools have courses, but there are also courses like differential equations, complex analysis, probability theory that you can see if colleges offer. (they might not be the exact same names, these are just what they're called at my school)

also ye if you take ap calc bc and get a 5 most colleges recognize that as credit for that class (i know mit has you take another exam to recognize that credit but havent done too much research for that lol)

you can get credit for calc 3 onwards by taking the final exams for multi at a college

oh ye and you can always check in with courses again once you get to high school

[livid marsh]

what da hell do people take

For 11

[glacial hatch]

this isn't the same for everyone, but this the averge of what people at my school take: English, us history, physics (most of the time unless you wanna do a different lab science), precalc or algebra 2, a language

[junior widget]

Should I worry about honors classes longterm

[surreal elk]

depends on the course

ive heard people say that honors physics is harder than AP Physics so

[cinder gorge]

@stuck arrow thank you sm for the advice

[stuck arrow]

np

[low knot]

I need help deciding on weather or not I should take English Honors for my freshmen year. I have all of my other classes figured out and I'm still trying to decide weather or not I should take it. The thing is all previous years of middle school I did really good on essays but then I got a stricter teacher (probs the strictest English teacher for my school) and I have been getting only B's for all three quarters I've had and don't want to take English Honors if I am going to be getting overall semester grades below B's.

[surreal elk]

im taking honors enlgih rn in fresh year and its easy

you will have different teachers as well so it will be fine

and your good at writing so thats also good

i would take it imo

[eternal flax]

Be careful

If you can find a hard hon eng teacher take them

Especially if they don’t like you

Because they’re prepping you for ap lang

And Ap lang is like 3x harder than hon English

[hallow crag]

he’s in dubai, his only options are to move or do online

[hallow crag]

that wasn’t me that was ny friend

[manic wadi]

Is all honors hard for freshman year of highschool?

[zealous helm]

depends the person tbh

[manic wadi]

ive just been wondering because im all honors middle school boutta go to highschool and people have said middle school all honors hard its not so im wondering what its like for highschool

[zealous helm]

middle school honors is much easier than high school honors

it is much harder

[manic wadi]

k also is not taking pe okay

[zealous helm]

no

[manic wadi]

? why

[zealous helm]

it’s a mandatory class requirement

u must take it every year ur in school no matter the years u take it

[manic wadi]

oh i meant if you had the option to skip it because i am

im doing it over summer

[zealous helm]

oh

🤷‍♂️

[manic wadi]

my school for freshmans they have to take swimming so

rather not do that in highschool

[zealous helm]

no clue then

[low knot]

I have the same option but its online I got no clue 🤷‍♂️ even if your doing swimming I am pretty sure you have to do something when it isn't swimming season. I've heard at my school you can say that you are "training" for whatever sport when it isn't in season but I just don't know what you would be doing for PE.

[pastel fable]

would 4 aps be too much? i want to take ap chem, lit, & maybe stats & i’m not sure if adding apush to that would be too much but i’ve always wanted to take the class and now i finally have the chance since i only need like 3-4 credits to graduate lol

[soft axle]

Personally i wouldnt be able to handle that with stress and all but if u feel like youll be able to handle it then go for it. It is a lot of work and from what i hear they go pretty fast and cover a lot of stuff pretty in depth but it’s completely up to u and if u want to then go for it, itll increase ur knowledge quite a bit if u grasp it well

[cinder gorge]

I think it comes down to you, your school and the teachers because they can make or break the course. For example, Apush and AP bio are easier at my school compared to a class like AP Lang. If you’re in your junior year and want to be considered for top colleges, I would definitely go for it

[dull charm]

i'm taking 4 APs in my sophomore year (next school year). I don't think it's too much, but I guess I'll just have to wait and see

[queen kestrel]

4 APs is pretty good, but remember, colleges don’t only want to look at grades make sure it doesn’t take away from extracurriculars, it may be a lot for you as I don’t think most schools offer AP classes freshman year so the workload may be a shock

[daring jay]

Nice mine doesn’t offer any until junior

):

[dull charm]

Three of the AP classes I am only taking them because I like the subjects they cover

one of them is required for my school

[queen kestrel]

Just make sure that you don’t get overloaded with workload, it can happen very fast, one second you have B in one of your classes and the next thing you know you have Bs in 2-3 more classes but strong work ethic and you’ll do great

[dull charm]

alright, I'll make sure to keep that in mind

[livid marsh]

better to take ap chem or ap physics c in senior?

[zealous helm]

ap physics c in my opinion but what r u gonna major in

[livid marsh]

lol just wondering because I’m just going focus on internship class and college and career readiness class

[cinder gorge]

Is 3 aps for 10th grade all right? We weren’t really given a limit but I decided to take only three bc I was unsure

[waxen valley]

what do i do if my 7th grade math class is too teasy and there is no other math class

[cinder gorge]

3 is great! I don’t know what they are, but if you think you can handle them, definitely do them. Don’t be too pressured if you think you can’t though - 2 APs is just as awesome

[jolly granite]

Okay so I want to be a computer science major and decidedtake a ap computer science. However don't know if I need to take reg classes to take AP ones. Also which AP cs is harder and which one helps grow my interest in cs

[pastel fable]

comp sci principles is prob the best one to start off w because it’s basically just an intro course so it’s pretty simple

[half thicket]

Would ap physic 2 be harder? If I alr have done ap physic 1

Wanna know if im gonna re stress myself again💀

[stable spoke]

Is it possible to take BC and Stat in the same year?

[half thicket]

Check your counselor

Or your school classes requirement

You can take it if you have extra classes

[thick grove]

yea probably

[stable spoke]

Mayans?!?!?

Mayank*

[thick grove]

yea

anoop!

[stable spoke]

LMFAOO

[thick grove]

lmao

[zealous crane]

Should I take hgap this next year? I am taking advanced Spanish, adv geometry, adv biology, gt/phoniex English, band, and jrtoc?

[jolly gate]

Is it better to take subjects i enjoy but may not get me a high score in final exams, or subjects that I do not enjoy as much but will get me a higher score?

[livid marsh]

both have to be somewhat rigor

[blazing iris]

IMO classes that get you a higher score
You can do some extra studying on stuff that you’re interested on as an add on
But you’re here in high school for your grades not your interest
So studying what you like and putting your chances to go to a good college at risk isn’t worth it
Hope that helps to but do remember the final decision is on you

[steady pivot]

Is anyone taking physiology as a high school class, i am in 9th grade and I am very interested in that class, and I just want to know what it is like

[normal arrow]

I need an honest opinion, do you think it is possible to get into a good engineering school (like top 20 or smth) without ap calc ab or bc and without ap physics?

[zealous helm]

no

i’m currently looking into engineering or physics and most of them said they have pre recs of pre calc but will look at people with more knowledge in the field first

also if u wanna go into engineering school u should be looking into those types of classes to see if you actually enjoy it

[normal arrow]

Makes sense, by the time i finish hs i will have taken at least physics honors and pre calc honors. I have also taken many engineering and math classes and i really enjoy it so that shouldnt be a problem, i just want to know if I should get a year ahead in math so I can take those aps

[zealous helm]

those 2 classes honors should be enough, i was under the impression u weren’t taking anything past normal physics and normal pre calc, though u should try to take at least ap 2/C for physics and Calc Ab if possible

[normal arrow]

Ok tysm for the help!!

[minor peak]

I was just wondering, is there anyone here who has skipped precalc and gone to ap calc ab?? I'm planning on doing so and I just wanted to know if it's hard to cope with the workload and if it's possible to get a good score on the ap test. Also, are there any resources/websites that you'd recommend for self-studying precalc material since i'll be skipping it?

[livid marsh]

if it’s about the availability of the course at your school I know many people who self study courses

[normal arrow]

If your school doesn’t have any prerequisites for ap calc I recommend khan academy

[minor peak]

ok, thxs!!!

[normal arrow]

Ok, the courses are available at my school but since im in normal math i wont be able to take them if i dont move up math levels (over the summer)

[livid marsh]

You can dual enroll pre cal at a local college during spring semester and I’m pretty sure that will allow you to take ap calc ab in fall of your following year

[livid marsh]

yeah ik many who did what I mentioned above and dual enrolled the class

[normal arrow]

Oh okay, i didnt know that ty!!

[livid marsh]

np ask your counselor what I just said and they should be able to help you with the whole dual enrollment process which can be confusing

[minor peak]

oh ok thxs!!! thats a good idea!!

[livid marsh]

I’m guessing your in 10th but if not that’s what I suggest during 10th

[minor peak]

ye im in 10th
and tysm!!

[dark pond]

Who here is in year 7 or 8

[pearl path]

Mee! going to 9th

[glacial knoll]

im in grade 8 currently

[daring jay]

I’m in 8th grade currently

[surreal elk]

whyyyyyyyyyy u dont need to be here that early no offense

[cinder gorge]

You can also take precalc over the summer and jump right into AP Calc AB junior year

If you have a strong trig foundation, it won’t be as difficult

[cinder gorge]

My teacher gave my project a failing grade because theres a hole in it

[cinder gorge]

A literal or figurative one

Little context, but perhaps you can talk to them if you don’t think it’s a big deal

I was supposed to make something out of coconuts and one of the coconuts had a hole in it so I filled it in with a glue gun but she said that she would only give me effort points.

[dense ginkgo]

if there is a hole there is a goal

[sullen geode]

Can freshmen take pre calc over the summer and take ap calc on their sophomore year?

[sullen geode]

Im a 13 year old freshman so technically i should be

[near fjord]

Bro at my school Pre Calc and AP Calc are Junior and Senior only 💀

[cinder gorge]

Yup! I personally tried it, but my school did not prepare me enough in trig, so I had to drop the course, but it’s definitely doable

I know a friend that finished AP Calc BC by her sophomore year

[sullen geode]

Aight but I gotta sign up for a pre calc class over summer in my school? How does it work?

Can it be self taught, private classes? Idk

[zealous helm]

why tho

[simple ivy]

I think it has to be UC approved at least that’s what my councilor told me (I’m in California)

[sullen geode]

Umm... transcript? I guess

[zealous helm]

lmao ur gonna end up taking it anyways

seems stupid

[simple ivy]

You have to probably look at your local community college or online courses by universities

[sullen geode]

The sooner ap classes the better? Isnt that how it works? Lol

[zealous helm]

no 💀

[sullen geode]

The more the merrier?

[zealous helm]

if ur going for top of ur class, sure..

but becides that

[simple ivy]

Depends on how you can take it I was planning to do the same but my teacher suggest strong against it so

[zealous helm]

not rlly

[zealous helm]

yeah

[simple ivy]

You might be able to do so

But

Your GPA, mental health and stuff might be effected

[zealous helm]

i’m assuming ur in 8th grade @sullen geode

or r u abt to graduate 9th

confused

[sullen geode]

Im 9th

Im a freshman

At least what my mom told me is that the more ap classes the better lol

I mean

[simple ivy]

Well I know someone who did that but skipped trig instead in freshman they were able to do it but their GPA was not that good

[sullen geode]

I come from a brazillian family

Brazillian moms are like asian moms

[simple ivy]

Also consider that most colleges suggest/require 4 years of math

[zealous helm]

i have a friend who will end up taking 21 ap’s total

he’s also going to be top of our class w a current 4.6

[sullen geode]

Thats awesome

[zealous helm]

if ur trying to be like that

even he didn’t do what ur saying

cus that’s a lot of work for 0 reason

just take a different ap instead

[sullen geode]

What do u suggest?

[zealous helm]

u will end up in the ap calc bc by senior year anyways

[zealous helm]

🤷‍♂️ depends what u wanna do

[simple ivy]

Literally my whole school I’m just focusing on a good GPA and extra curriculars now

Can’t compete against them

[zealous helm]

lol my extracurriculars are setttt

[simple ivy]

Can you help me look at mine?

[sullen geode]

which ones do u have

[zealous helm]

ping me, i gotta go for a while

tech week in school

send them as well

[simple ivy]

Oh ok

[simple ivy]

YEPI(Local Youth Org)-
Ambassador Director
27+ volunteer hrs

Climate Science-
California Outreach team
Club President (in progress)
Working towards their Olympiad

Clubs-
FBLA: CSP (we did nothing got ghosted the moment we started), Green Initiative (completed)
Tino Explore: designed magazines for whole year, applied for officer

Sports-
School Basketball Team (we suck but kinda won a sportsmanship thing *it was not official it’s just on their website 🤧)

Dual Enrollment-
Finished a 4 unit course
Rn doing a 1 unit one

[zealous helm]

i’m legit going to take 3 only total 💀

i’m gonna take 4 honors total as well

and 3 dual enrollment

[pastel fable]

samee

4 total or 4 per yr? cuz by the end of next yr i’ll have 5 😭

[pastel fable]

ok good

[near fjord]

Bro my dream college is literally impossible to get into 😭

[cinder gorge]

Nope, as long as you find a place that offers credit that you school accepts. If you live in California, I can give suggestions

[cinder gorge]

Nope you don’t get credit unless your school offers it in some way. I would talk to your counselor

[cinder gorge]

Yup , for California. Other states have their own version

[cinder gorge]

I think the main reason you would even want to do it is if you’re interested in a future in math, cs, engineering, physics, or anything that requires a super super strong math component. If you’re into bio or English or whatever, there’s really no point in it because you’re going to take it anyways

[cinder gorge]

For top schools like the ivies, the unofficial recommendation a total of at the very least 7-12 APs

[cinder gorge]

That’s still really good

Fair enough

[sullen geode]

I live in nj

Umm

Going away from math

How can i get into ap english?

Do i need to take any summer classes?

Can any1 tel me

[drifting chasm]

umm

[cinder gorge]

Yeah idk about the state's requirements

[cinder gorge]

AP Lang is a junior class at my school and AP Lit is a senior class, but I know some schools do AP Lit sophomore year. You generally don't have any prerequisite classes (this depends on your school though), so I would figure out which one you can take first and then ask the teacher for a meeting where you can talk about the requirements for the course

[dapper stag]

i have my psych ap in 10 days and i have to do 7 chaps😩

[thorny hinge]

Hi gusy wanna zoom

[cinder gorge]

With with my AP euro in 13 days and have 6 chapters

[daring jay]

nice

Senior year I take only dual enrollment 😭

[languid spear]

I rlly need help I have ap psychology and I'm only on unit 3

Do y'all have a schedule or smth I can use?

[half thicket]

Do your school not post the ap classes unit of what they learned through each semester?

You must have a bad teacher if youre getting slow down in ap psych

[cinder gorge]

Good idea AP exams are too much stress

[daring jay]

No I don’t have a choice

[cinder gorge]

But dual enrollment is really hard at my school 😀

[daring jay]

Lol

[cinder gorge]

Ohh lol

[daring jay]

All the students at my highschool are dual enrolled at Kean University

And spend the entirety of their senior year there

[cinder gorge]

I would try for 1 unit every two days or so. I’m not sure when the AP psych exam is, but that should work

[cinder gorge]

That’s really cool

[daring jay]

Super cool

[cinder gorge]

We don’t have an opportunity like that unfortunately

[daring jay]

However colleges don’t always accept dual enrollment credit

Since there’s not standardization

As opposed to

AP Classes

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, they don’t always accept AP credit though

[daring jay]

True

Depends on the college

[cinder gorge]

They do have standardization content wise, but many colleges will only accept certain scores or only for certain classes

[cinder gorge]

Yup

You can always self study an AP though

[daring jay]

Already am

In 8th grade rn

And self studying

For 2

Lol

[cinder gorge]

Wow

[daring jay]

AP CSP and AP CS A

[cinder gorge]

Gl on your exams next month

[daring jay]

No not next month sadly

[cinder gorge]

Interesting choice

[daring jay]

Self studying early

[cinder gorge]

?

[daring jay]

For next year

[cinder gorge]

Oh

Heads up, many colleges don’t take AP CSP

Since it’s still relatively new

[daring jay]

Yeah I know

Good course to take tho to gain the foundational knowledge on CS

[cinder gorge]

Ok good

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, I don’t know how much it’s worth though to do AP CSP and AP Compsci A at the same time

[daring jay]

I’m mainly learning CS to relate it back to Civil Engineering or Architecture which are my 2 main passions

[daring jay]

Fair

[cinder gorge]

And then take them both after spending 2 years on them

[cinder gorge]

Ah ok

[daring jay]

Yeah in general tho knowing computer programming and basic CS is good for almost any career

[cinder gorge]

For sure