course-selection

[wise forge]

lol

[cinder gorge]

Oh I see

[wise forge]

So basically AP Euro is 6th period, and because I am moving to 6th period instead of moving to 2nd period or 1st period band, I had to change my social science to AP World and drop Honors chem so I could have it move at the semester

[cinder gorge]

Ah ok

[wise forge]

If band stayed in 7th period I could be in all honors classes.

[cinder gorge]

I wish I could have taken both world and euro

[wise forge]

Same

But band and choir lol

[cinder gorge]

We don’t have the option

Unfortunately

[wise forge]

Oh

thats sad

[cinder gorge]

Can’t relate

I just did 9 freshman and 8 sophomore but no arts yet

[wise forge]

9 what?

[cinder gorge]

Classes

[storm kiln]

wait what

how tf do you take 9 classes

[cinder gorge]

I took 1 outside of school and my school gave me permission to take 8 in school that year

[storm kiln]

damn

[wise forge]

Wow

[cinder gorge]

Freshman year it’s nothing

Doing that junior or senior year 😭

[fading fern]

Lucky

We only have 7

[cinder gorge]

Same

[wary gazelle]

Ok guys I want to get into the Ivy League, and I’m on all of my top classes I can be in EXCEPT I’m taking German 1 (average) instead of German 2 (bit advanced), is that okay or will colleges look that as a disadvantage?

[fading fern]

Ig i can do comm college classes online during summer

[fading fern]

Wil u be able to do ap german

[wary gazelle]

No…

[fading fern]

Will u be able to do it all 4yrs

[wary gazelle]

It’s not possible

No

[fading fern]

Then is not a commitment class and u only took it for grad

My school we need to do lote for 2yrs

But other can go for a whole 4yrs

Plus take the ap

[wary gazelle]

So it’s okay to be a average for that one subject

[fading fern]

Ig

[wary gazelle]

Since it’s only German

[fading fern]

Yeah u can take it if u want

An avrg class to get credit

[wary gazelle]

This is how it works

Next year freshman year I’m taking German 1

I will get into the honors though

[fading fern]

So you only do german 1 and 2

[wary gazelle]

I will do all of the classes

[fading fern]

I did french 1 freshman and now im doing ap french senior year

[wary gazelle]

What??

How?

Maybe my school is a bit different

[fading fern]

I will advised during german 4 aka senior year tell your counselor if u can double course ap german and german 4

[wary gazelle]

What’s a double course mean?

[fading fern]

You take both during the same year

[wary gazelle]

Sorry I’m freshman

What?

[fading fern]

Is fine

[wary gazelle]

Will colleges see that as a bad thing

[fading fern]

Most school allows that

[fading fern]

If u able to take a ap class do it

[wary gazelle]

Well, can’t I just take another AP class instead?

I feel like it will be a waste of 2 periods doing it

[fading fern]

U can check scope sequence in ap german

If you wanna prepare yourself

[fading fern]

Oh deff

I take ap french bc im really commited to it as I was pres of french all 4yrs

[wary gazelle]

Because the Ivy League considers world language to be a core subject, so I don’t want to be week in that

[fading fern]

U still took german all 4yrs

So its nothing bad

[wary gazelle]

Maybe I can skip German 2 to German 3

In sophomore year

Is that allowed?

[fading fern]

Summer school exist

Yep

[wary gazelle]

Oh so I might do that

They will teach me in summer school?

That’s very good

[fading fern]

But check that they have german as a course

[wary gazelle]

Ok

[fading fern]

But just take german and just chill

[wary gazelle]

Ok

[fading fern]

Does your hs have a german club?

I will deff joined asap

[wary gazelle]

As long as I take 7-9 AP, I think I should be fine

[wary gazelle]

Ok

Thanks so much 🙏

[fading fern]

Well damn good luck with that

[wary gazelle]

Is that hard??

I see the kids online do it

Lololol

[fading fern]

Took ton of ap stem classes and I can deff said I age early

[wary gazelle]

Lol

[fading fern]

White hair and everything

But u do you ofc

[wary gazelle]

Yeah I will probs do something like the same

STEM, my family is all engineers

[fading fern]

I will deff encouraged joining clubs that yk it can benefit u

[wary gazelle]

And coders and stuff

[wary gazelle]

Yup freshman year is gonna be a lot of clubs lol

[fading fern]

Oh to be privileged

Deff good luck^^

[wary gazelle]

Thank you so much

I don’t think world language is that important tbh

[fading fern]

If u wanna go extreme u can make a club

[wary gazelle]

Yup I was thinking that for junior or senior year

[fading fern]

Well i luv my french teacher and she kinda look up to me

[wary gazelle]

lol

[fading fern]

Founding a spounsor for your club is hard

😭

Especially crocheting club

[wary gazelle]

How much is it to start one?

[fading fern]

Thank god we have a fashion design teachef

[fading fern]

Should be free but theyre rules

[wary gazelle]

Oh ok

[fading fern]

Have a good amount of students who want to join

[wary gazelle]

How many

[fading fern]

Found a sponsor to pay for supplys

[wary gazelle]

5-10??

[fading fern]

I will said a good 5 active ppl

[wary gazelle]

Ok

I just want to do anything I can to make up for my German 1

[fading fern]

Creating a club is such a nice way to socialised

[wary gazelle]

But now I think of it, I can just take a extra AP… colleges might not look at that as much

[fading fern]

Just check your hs club list and see what u like

[wary gazelle]

Already did

[fading fern]

Idk if they let freshy take ap

Prob aphg

And principle

[wary gazelle]

No they don’t

[fading fern]

But theres comm college in summer

[fading fern]

Oh well i did aphg

[wary gazelle]

Lucky

I can’t it only starts in sophomore year

Well thanks for your help bro

[fading fern]

Deff have a nice freshman year

[quiet arrow]

see if you can test out of german 2 or 3

my school lets people who want to take ap spanish senior year skip spanish two and take spanish three sophomore year

[soft drift]

I wanna take AP English Literature, but I'm scared of failing

[fading fern]

Thank god my school has ap lote 4th yr

[fading fern]

Well

Not alot to work with

Do u like reading?

[soft drift]

Yeah .-.

[soft drift]

Yeah

[fading fern]

Then google ap lit books

That can help you brain and read it during school or summer

[signal saddle]

I took span 2 in 8th grade

[cinder gorge]

Hello I need help in choosing subjects for my A Levels.
Please help me out
I want to study psychology and continue it as a career. What subjects shall I choose with psychology?

[bold talon]

I'm assuming you are in an educational system outside of the US, so I can't help much, but consider contacting your school's staff or counselor about it.

[cinder gorge]

That's the problem .

[cinder gorge]

I am giving private o levels

Like without school or any counselor

[bold talon]

Oooooh ok

[bold talon]

Just do other things that are in sciences.

Ig

[cinder gorge]

I want to know what are the basic requirements needed for a psychology based degree. Like do I need to study social sciences or do Biology?

[bold talon]

When in doubt, Google it out

[cinder gorge]

Ok let me check

Got my answer thanks

I'll be taking psychology Maths Biology and sociology or humanities. Total of four subjects

[quiet arrow]

ok?

[primal birch]

I don't know if I should take AP Psychology, is it interesting and worth your time?

[cinder gorge]

should i take GCSE ICT ? Is it difficult and will i find it engaging

[pulsar sparrow]

I think that computer science is more reputable in comparison to ICT

(At least my teacher told me that)

He said that ICT is using software, while Com sci was more about problem solving and how the computers work, plus actual coding

Furthermore, to do Com Sci at A level, they want Com Sci GCSE and maths GCSE (sometimes they dont need the GCSE though)

[pulsar sparrow]

You can look at the syllabus/specification of each course, but ICT seems a lot easier and duller in comparison to Com sci. It seems to consist of even more brain dead memorisation, so I font gunk you'll find it engaging either

[cinder gorge]

Ok i will consider Com sci Thx

[marble sparrow]

Yo should I take AP chem or AP bio. I’m thinking of doing both in junior year (going into 10th grade as of this moment). My school only allows juniors and seniors to take APs

Also would it be beneficial to try to skip AP calc bc so I can take the other math course that follows, “Mv calc and lin alg”. That way I can take AP statistics in senior year

[pure shore]

I’m divided between engineering and business, I enjoy business a lot more, but engineering gives me more to do, which should I focus on? I already have Spanish 2 done and I’m an incoming freshman taking all AP classes as well as duel credit

[cinder gorge]

That’s what I’m doing

[cinder gorge]

I’m just taking the Calc bc exam next year (ab class) so I can take stats

[thick grove]

that's what i did

[mortal ibex]

Hey I have just a general question. I am planning on self studying for an AP exam this year because i already know it and it’ll be a free five. My question is what is the process of self studying for an exam? Do I have to register for a class on AP? Is there a certain time frame I need to do? I haven’t found anything helpful so far so I am at a loss.

[wise forge]

Contact your local school AP coordinator

You can do an online class, however it is not necessary.

EdX and Coursera are free to help you.

I can't vouch for this, but someone sent me this and I believe it also is free. https://modernstates.org/course/

@mortal ibex

Note: these don't go on your transcript

they are simply aids for you

[marble sparrow]

I will try to skip calc bc but its their decision; i.e. even if I’m able to succeed they can still say they don’t want me to skip

[cinder gorge]

English literature, english language, maths and all science are compulsory, but you can choose for combined or triple science. I am doing music GCSE right now, I think if you enjoy learning music theory and composing songs, then you can give it a go!
Hope this helps ❤️

[cinder gorge]

I won’t say so, but is good if you have some experience on the instrument(s) you play, because sometimes there are practical tasks

[hearty sand]

is this good for freshman

i need to know if im 'eligible' to get valedictorian

this probably does not correlate at all with valedictorian

[storm kiln]

yes this is good

[wet mesa]

What is your class rank?

[hearty sand]

erm im not sure what you mean by that

i mean no one really knows tbh

[wet mesa]

well in order to be valedictorian you have to be class rank 1

[hearty sand]

i still have a lot to learn. im still on summer break so im not technically a freshmen yet

[wise forge]

My school does valedictorians so weird

We had 22 this past year

[wet mesa]

ah ok you will find out once school starts

[hearty sand]

what determines your class rank?

obviously gpa but how do they calculate it?

[wet mesa]

well the higher the gpa, the higher your class rank

did you take hs credit classes in 8th?

[pseudo dock]

WTH BRUH

@cinder gorge @still peak pls ban him

[still peak]

The hell is this channel

[still peak]

I cant

[pseudo dock]

y nott

[still peak]

I can't ban

Jr mods can't ban

[pseudo dock]

can u mute him tho

[still peak]

no

Idk his user

[cinder gorge]

⃟⃟⃟#6199

This is his used

User

@zealous helm

@vocal wagon

@gilded gate

[carmine lily]

Hey so i'm looking to pursue theatre all 4 years of high school and i do love theatre and have a knack for it. the problem is i cannot sing at all and i feel that will be a bad thing further down the road. finally, committing to it all 4 years of high school is pretty big so idk if i should

[quiet arrow]

are you taking the highest level of the classes you are taking

[hearty sand]

ye

[hearty sand]

ye

they dont offer ap classes for freshmen so i guess i do

[wet mesa]

Oh at my school they offer AP human for freshmen

[hearty sand]

But my brother got to take ap classes as a freshmen but he was REALLY smart

even the people i know with close to 4.0 gpa dont have ap

[quiet arrow]

then you’re good

[wise forge]

You have to be so smart you're designated special needs by the state. Then you can sue when you're denied a class due to the rigor.

[narrow nimbus]

Is Capstone worth it? My school is one of the lucky ones to offer the AP program but I'm scared I'm gonna take AP Seminar and AP Research for no reason..

[wise forge]

What is Capstone?

I never had a full understanding of it,

[narrow nimbus]

It's like an AP research program that gives you some understanding of how college researching and projects go. It's basically a year long assignment of creating a presentation on a topic that interests you and going deeper into that.

[wise forge]

Hm.

[narrow nimbus]

It's apparently really good for people who wanna get into top universities but I'm not sure if I should do it lol

[wise forge]

Does it count as an english class?

[narrow nimbus]

I don't think so?

[wise forge]

Hm

[narrow nimbus]

I think its a separate AP class

[wise forge]

Oh.

Sounds useless imo.

[hearty sand]

you see the issue isnt about being denied ap classes, but the thing is that my brother was taking 11th-12th grade classes in 9th grade so there wasnt any reason why he couldnt take an ap class

at least thats my interpretation

a simple explanation could be that they just stopped letting freshmen take ap

[wise forge]

Ah. I had to get designated special needs by the state to take a higher level class.

[hearty sand]

but there isnt any reason to do that

[wise forge]

Schools just don't want underclassmen to overwhelm themselves.

[hearty sand]

bro what 💀

[wise forge]

Yeah 💀

[narrow nimbus]

????

WHAT?

[wise forge]

They said no, my mom got a lawyer and brought shit into it.. and they had to had a full on board vote to deny me getting into AP Biology and AP Lang.

[hearty sand]

thats wild 💀

[wise forge]

Like this shit was litigated. But basically they ended up saying that AP Lang didn't cover the necessary skills to count as English 10 and that AP Biology was already full. So I took my college Biology course in a 4-week college semester (rn)

[narrow nimbus]

That's crazy..

[wise forge]

And now the course catalog has a note saying that freshman and sophomores can taking AP English

Sophomores can take AP Bio now though.

So that's a win IG

[mortal ibex]

Is this good for Softmore year?

[mortal ibex]

Note: Programming II is Java and I’m actually doing AP Calc BC

[narrow nimbus]

im Canadian so dont trust me but from what i see that is pretty good !

[wise forge]

This is amazing Sophomore year. Calc BC!

[mortal ibex]

I’m a hard core nerd

[wise forge]

I can tell lmao

Also Honors Choir! join the club lmao

[mortal ibex]

let's go!!!

[runic igloo]

I’m trying to debate whether or not I would want to take ap music theory or join my schools jazz band

Any thoughts?

[narrow nimbus]

can u do both

[runic igloo]

No it’s really one or the other

I’m leaning towards jazz band though

Because it’s my freshman year so I want to at least try jazz band and if it is not the best then I will do music theory because I feel like it will help me out in the long one as a musician

[narrow nimbus]

hmmm

okay so since its freshman year

you have a lot of time

[narrow nimbus]

can you take AP music theory in sophmore year? or do you have to take it now or never?

[runic igloo]

I think I will be able too

I’m not 100% sure because the director asked how people would feel about taking music theory

[narrow nimbus]

okay so

i would say if you're not very strong in the music area just take jazz band to build your skill and THEN take AP music theory. However if you feel that you wanna make a good career out of music and want to go to university for it, then i would say take the class personally

just because if universities see it on your transcript and you take the AP test for it and do well, then they'll see that you truly want to learn more about the certain topic

[runic igloo]

Ah

Ok

Thanks for the advice 🙂

[narrow nimbus]

np!

[cinder gorge]

Hi, is anyone here taking A-level History and Politics? I wanted to know what kind of skills is required. Thanks in advance ❤️

[storm kiln]

HOW ARE YOU TAKING BC CALC IN SOPHOMORE YEAR

[carmine lily]

wait after you take algebra two you can take calc rightv

[weary girder]

I’m currently in yr 11 taking physics, biology, hospitality, English advanced and math advanced and extension 1.
I plan to additionally do math extension 2 and science extension in year 12 but after that I have no idea what to do at uni.
I know I want to go to uni and I know I have hospitality as a backup and potential way to make money during uni (I’m pretty good at cooking but I definitely don’t want it to be my permanent job).
I have spent time looking at courses available and I’m thinking I should choose Newcastle uni but with all their available course I have no idea which course I should aim for.
Anyone have any tips or recommendations?

[mortal ibex]

Im a nerd..... Im also taking the SAT and ACT

[mortal ibex]

no first its precalc. Then after that it depends on if your head of math will let you do AP Calc BC just straight from there or if you'll have to do AB first

[cinder gorge]

Is it ok to take an ap science course freshman year beacus tahts what i was thinking of doing it this upcoming school year

[mortal ibex]

which one?

Ap Physics?

the usual Freshman APs are like AP World and APHUG, but sometimes there are people who do things Like AP Physics

[cinder gorge]

Im taking ap evirmental but i just finished the physics course on khan academy

[mortal ibex]

so you're doing APES freshman year or AP Phys?

Here is what I would say: APES is a super easy AP class that you could probably do really well on. AP Physics one is really easy for those who have a mathematical sense to them and know what they are getting themselves into, but for a lot people the AP Physics 1 exam is really hard because it is their first AP and they did not prepare to the best of their ability. My advice. Just know what you're getting into and prepare to try and not get a 1 on the exam because 58% of people who took Physics 1 in 2022 failed the exam.

[tidal estuary]

AP environmental is supposed to be really easy, my school only offers it senior year but it's supposed to be an easy A

I did AP bio freshman year

[cinder gorge]

Ok

[tacit lance]

PALS instead of an AP class shouldn’t completely fuck me up right?

Are we allowed to curse in here? My bad don’t ban me

[viscid lynx]

I don’t think it should, however maybe talk to someone a bit more experienced with these classes

[tacit lance]

I already take 5 AP’s Senior year

Technically 6 because Gov and Econ are half semester courses

I could take an AP Physics C or another AP Science but other than that I have no other AP option

[prisma falcon]

What are the best AP classes to take online as a sophomore?

[cinder gorge]

AP euro/AP world, AP CSP or AP CSA if you’re already advanced, AP Psych, APes (I’ve heard mixed things about this class though, so I’m not the best person to ask), and AP hug are generally sophomore year APs that people take

[dusty ivy]

yeah ok so i'm planning to take ap world, ap csp, psych, and apes next year (sophomore yr)

but im taking those outside of school

is that too much??

like my school classes are world history, precalc honors, chem honors, world literature, intro to cs (but i already know cs), spanish 3, and maybe intro to business (if i get in)

so what are ur guys' experience with those ap classes??

i heard that ap csp is reallly similar to intro to cs at my school and i was planning to take ap world cuz im already doing world history at school

[tough burrow]

Choose CSA over CSP if you want a challenge, CSP is way too introductory if you already know CS

[dusty ivy]

imma do csa at school in junior year just because i want the gpa creds for it D:

and cuz its the path of cs at my school

[prisma falcon]

How hard is AP Euro compared to AP World History

[cinder gorge]

AP euro goes significantly more in depth as it has a smaller time period and less countries to focus on, and from what I’ve heard, 80% of euro knowledge is used in world, so likely, a lot of it will be like review for you. However, it’ll probably just be in more detail. Overall, they’re about the same, but exam wise, more people got 5’s on euro than in world, but more people passed world than euro. In the end, if you’re willing to put in the work, you’ll be fine

[tacit lance]

AP Euro online could be a good preliminary class before a WHAP in person maybe

WHAP=World History AP

[cinder gorge]

AP world is a piece of cake after euro

[tight trellis]

Can I dm a person whose taken a lot of aps my high school plan? I wanna see that my rigor is ok

[wise forge]

What is your high school plan?

[tight trellis]

Can I dm you?

[wise forge]

go for it

[tight trellis]

Ok

[tight trellis]

I did

[tacit lance]

I’ll take a DM too

I’m taking 15 total throughout high school

[storm kiln]

damn

[tacit lance]

The weight is insane

And it’s not that hard

[cinder gorge]

Sure

[tight trellis]

Not letting me dm you; accept request maybe?

[cinder gorge]

Just did

[warm hollow]

should i keep 2 spares in senior year?

I'm taking 2 aps which is all my school offers besides the 3 sciences.
Not taking any of the sciences and only took physics in junior year. Don't really need them i'm a business major
took 2 senior courses a year yearly

is my course rigor fine for the top unis?

[cinder gorge]

I would try taking a few more online if you're not interested in the science ones and want to go to top unis

[warm hollow]

Was planning on self studying the economics ap tests

I could also take another business course and give up a spare

[cinder gorge]

Hmm, they’re often considered a semester each, but perhaps that could be ok

[tough burrow]

do you guys think it would be too hard to enroll in Multivariable Calculus, AP Physics C, and AP Stats at the same time in senior year

that's like 3 math classes

[cinder gorge]

What’s your relationship with math?

[tough burrow]

good

but not prodigy level

[cinder gorge]

Would you wanna do it for funsies?

[tough burrow]

yes

[tacit lance]

Wouldn’t be a huge deal if I drop two classes second semester right?

To be clear, the classes are Sports Marketing and Dollars and Sense, I had to choose two random half elective classes after football

[candid valley]

I'm doing full time dual enrollment this coming year and I was wondering how that affects my GPA if I get a B or a C? I'm always going to work my hardest to keep straight A's but college is going to be a little more difficult so I'm a little worried. I have a 4.04 GPA and I dont want to go lower than that.

[robust musk]

I really want to take both AP chem and AP bio before I graduate HS because I intend on applying to international med schools and almost all require chem and most want bio. Issue being im about to go into jr and I’m registered to take anatomy and physiology at my local community college (yay!). The class is after school hours which means I will have an open period… part of me is like “just take AP bio and anatomy at the same time!” But I have a feeling that would be basically impossible to keep up with. Especially hearing how evil AP Bio is

What do you guys think?

[cinder gorge]

Omg hey!!

[cinder gorge]

AP bio honestly doesn’t seem that bad 😅 perhaps you could try it out, and if it’s not working, drop AP bio within the first two weeks?

I personally have ecs after school, so I’m doing AP bio and AP chem instead next year

Ap bio is truly not too bad

I already took it and hope to take ap Chem next year

[robust musk]

Heyyy

[robust musk]

Really? How did you do on the exam

[cinder gorge]

A higher 3 I didn't study as hard as I should have

If you prepare well you can get a four on it

[robust musk]

Yeah I really want a 5 but like… no one gets a 5

Im just worried it would be too much

[cinder gorge]

No no don't worry too much

A 5 is like super genius

[robust musk]

My current courses are
APUSH
Pre Calc
AP Lang
Wind ensemble (advanced band)
Female weights (semester long PE)
Animation (semester long elective)
Anatomy @ community college (after school, 2 days a week)

Im doing that senior year

[cinder gorge]

Are you still in high school

[robust musk]

Yes

[cinder gorge]

What grade?

[robust musk]

About to be in 11th/jr year

[cinder gorge]

I took AP bio as a freshman and for me it was not too nad

[robust musk]

I just don’t wanna kill myself too much with school haha

[cinder gorge]

I barley got homework

But all teachers are different

[wise forge]

It depends on the college you are going in to. In California, UC waits Community College Classes, so a B would be a 4. However, if I transferred out of state, I might not be as lucky.

[robust musk]

Like I know jr year WILL be stressful but I don’t want to go too far. Also my schools AP bio teacher has a reputation of being very strict and having impossible expectations with HW

And my APUSH teacher is known to have super hard tests and lots of HW

[cinder gorge]

Well then don't stress yourself

[robust musk]

Idk 😭

I only care about taking AP bio bc of international schools

[cinder gorge]

Yeah well I mean if you want to achieve then take it

[robust musk]

💀 decisions

💀 decisions

[edgy warren]

I can’t decide between APWH and AP Human Geo

Can y’all lemme know which one is easier. (History is by far my hardest subject)

[candid valley]

I was told by my counselor that you need to take college level biology in order to take college anatomy

[robust musk]

Whelp

[candid valley]

I was gonna do the same thing but I can't. I'm going to do college level biology during the second semester and take anatomy first semester of senior year (next year)

[edgy warren]

Ok

I signed up for World History, cause I thought it would be better but I heard the AP exam is Insanely hard

[candid valley]

Yeah that's what all of my friends said

[cinder gorge]

Maybe you could take AP chem instead then?

Your jr year

AP chem doesn’t look too bad either

[cinder gorge]

AP human geo by far is easier, but AP wh will prep you better if you take apush or AP Euro

AP euro though >>>

Best prep for apush in my opinion

[cinder gorge]

I heard it was pretty easy this year

[cinder gorge]

You do (at my school), but some counselors let things slide

[cinder gorge]

That doesn’t look too bad - precalc is super super easy, and I don’t think your electives will be hard either, so anatomy, apush, and AP lang will probably be the hardest. Have you already taken regular anatomy and regular bio?

Is it really that bad?

Oh nice

I already have a few

I think 3

Oh

How much math is it?

Oh bet

That’s awesome

So not much math?

Oh yikes

Hey I’m good then

I like algebra

[candid valley]

Algebra is goated

[robust musk]

We don’t have regular anatomy, and yes I took normal bio freshman year

[robust musk]

Lol “precalc is super easy” i have never ended a semester with an A in a math class and that’s my goal this year… not sure how easy that’ll be

[cinder gorge]

Ah, I’m not sure it would be the best option to take then, but up to you

[cinder gorge]

How did you feel about algebra 2 and trig?

[robust musk]

Basic trig is fine, algebra 2 is… ehh

[robust musk]

AP bio or anatomy?

[cinder gorge]

Oh…you will probably struggle then

[cinder gorge]

Anatomy

[robust musk]

In precalc?

[cinder gorge]

Maybe you could take it senior year after AP bio?

[cinder gorge]

Yes

[robust musk]

I have to take it soo

[cinder gorge]

Precalc is 50% algebra 2, 50% trig but like advanced trig

[cinder gorge]

Why?

[robust musk]

Only option

[cinder gorge]

How so?

[robust musk]

I haven’t done “advanced trig” yet

[robust musk]

My schools math track

[cinder gorge]

It requires algebra

[robust musk]

I took a combined algebra 2/geo class and the only next step is precalc

[cinder gorge]

I meant anatomy

[robust musk]

Im okay at some parts, bad at others haha

[cinder gorge]

I meant that it would probably help to wait until senior year for anatomy

[robust musk]

I cant because there’s a cool class that requires anatomy as a prerec

[cinder gorge]

Exponentials, logs, basic properties, transformations, reflections of functions, manipulating equations, etc. are some of the topics

[cinder gorge]

Well, I would skip on AP bio then

[robust musk]

Idk what a transformation is lmao

[cinder gorge]

Though it would likely be more helpful to take AP bio

[cinder gorge]

You’ll learn

[robust musk]

The only reason I want to take it is because I want to apply to international unis

[cinder gorge]

Though it would likely be more helpful to take AP bio

[cinder gorge]

Up to you, but I wouldn’t take both in your circumstances

[robust musk]

Fair, ahhh its so hard

[cinder gorge]

Think about what’s going to give you the most options

[robust musk]

I wish I wasn’t so stupid at math hahah

[cinder gorge]

That’s what I would do

[cinder gorge]

Well, if you’re going into bio, gl

[robust musk]

AP bio is the more “logical” choice but anatomy is what interests me way more

[robust musk]

Im somehow better at math for science classes then math for actual math

[cinder gorge]

What is the cool class you were talking about though?

Because you may want to just skip on it or take anatomy over the summer

[cinder gorge]

I meant for Calc

Or stats, but some schools want Calc only

[robust musk]

Biomedical foundations

[cinder gorge]

Do you think it’s worth it?

[robust musk]

I cant really take it over the summer

Listen idk man

[cinder gorge]

Is it not offered?

[robust musk]

It is, but I have to take 2 terms for it to count as one credit of science at my HS

[cinder gorge]

Or what about AP bio and AP chem senior year?

[cinder gorge]

Ohh ok

Do you need the credit?

[robust musk]

Bro why would I do that

[cinder gorge]

Or can you take it over the summer to get the prerequisite out of the way

[cinder gorge]

So you can get them both done

[robust musk]

I cant take it this summer

[robust musk]

I cant take it this summer

[cinder gorge]

Ok

It sounds like you should make a choice then

[robust musk]

Another thing that complicates things slightly is that I’m applying for an exchange program and may be gone my senior year lol

[robust musk]

Ye, how much do I want to academically suffer and when

[cinder gorge]

Um

Idk about that one

But your choice

[robust musk]

What do you mean?

Also yes, credits generally transfer

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, I personally would go for AP bio to gain a good foundation, and then take anatomy senior year if I want credit, and just take biomedical foundations in college

[cinder gorge]

It’s not generally recommended

From what I’ve heard

[robust musk]

I applied to have done it Jr year and got rejected

I want to reapply

[cinder gorge]

Yeah jr is the best time

[cinder gorge]

Ah ok

[robust musk]

I cant pass up 10 months in another country for little cost

(Especially since its a country im considering studying in)

[cinder gorge]

If that’s what you want

You wouldn’t be able to take the biomedical class then, correct?

[robust musk]

No, but its worth it for me

[cinder gorge]

Then you should probably take AP bio

I think it would be the safest bet

[robust musk]

I know you are looking at this from a purely analytical perspective, but I’ve been wanting to go on this program since 2020

[cinder gorge]

Because you can also take anatomy in college

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, I realize that you’d likely go for it, so you should

Just make sure that the sacrifices you’re making rn aren’t going to hurt you next year

[robust musk]

Yeah, def would be sacrificing things

Academically and personally

But cant pass it up

[cinder gorge]

I meant the sacrifices this year

But next year too

[languid crown]

if i want to pursue computer science in college and i take the ap cs a exam and get a 5 in my sophomore year, will they care if i dont take cs classes in high school? the classes offered at my school are really basic

[cinder gorge]

You can always take classes outside of school

[languid crown]

because i've heard they like it when you take classes related to your passion, but i feel like it'd be better for me to fill those spaces with classes i could learn from

[robust musk]

😭this is hard lol

[cinder gorge]

Like at colleges or online

[cinder gorge]

Ik I get it

My schedule is kind of a mess rn too

[languid crown]

but they won't go on the transcript unless it's from my school board afaik

isn't that important?

instead of it just being an ec

[robust musk]

How so

[cinder gorge]

You can always put it under academics and awards

[languid crown]

i already have a lot of cs ec involvement

[languid crown]

oh yeah true

[cinder gorge]

I may only have 5 classes lined up for this year

Worst case: 5 or 7

Best case: 6

[robust musk]

Ahh

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, if you don’t think it’s worth the time, I would focus on taking them elsewhere

[cinder gorge]

Yeah a bunch of teachers left and summer plans fell through

[robust musk]

Oh dang

[languid crown]

do you think i would benefit from rushing and doing the ap cs a test my sophomore year?

i've got the skills down

i got a good mark on the practice test

or should i find another school that offers the class

and just do the test along with the class instead of self-studying

[cinder gorge]

Yup it’s hard

[cinder gorge]

Do you think you’re prepared?

[robust musk]

Scheduling is HARD sometimes

[cinder gorge]

If you think you need it

[languid crown]

yeah, i mean i've never done an ap exam before, but i got a good grade on the barron's practice

[cinder gorge]

I had my schedule before school ended 💀 but then my teachers messed it up

[robust musk]

Ooof

[cinder gorge]

Are you self studying the whole year?

Or at least part

[languid crown]

wdym?

[cinder gorge]

Yeah so now only 5 are confirmed

[languid crown]

the entire class, yeah

[cinder gorge]

Yes

Like you’re not just going to walk into the exam without studying

[languid crown]

lol yeah

i mean i did a practice test, identified what i did wrong... going to review the stuff i got wrong

[cinder gorge]

Yeah then you will be fine

[cinder gorge]

Yeah just do that until May 2023 and you’ll be fine

[languid crown]

i dont want to take the class because i need someone to teach me, i've just heard it's good to take classes that show your interest for a subject

[robust musk]

Dang :/

[languid crown]

so would taking the test be enough?

[cinder gorge]

It’s self studiable Fs

[languid crown]

to show i have senior-level (?) cs knowledge

[cinder gorge]

Yup 😭

[cinder gorge]

It’s not senior level, but yeah, you can just self study and take the exam

[languid crown]

oh wait i forgot to mention, i'm from canada

taking the exam != getting the class credit

it's weird

because it's like that in the states, right?

i have no clue actually, this stuff is so confusing 😭 😭

[cinder gorge]

Ohh cool

[cinder gorge]

You get college credit if you pass the exam, but you don’t get high school credit at my school

[languid crown]

is it junior for u?

for us csp is junior, csa is senior

[cinder gorge]

No, it doesn't really have a level

[languid crown]

o

[cinder gorge]

No

People can take it whenever

I took CSP as a sophomore

[languid crown]

yeah, i mean the relative class at my school

you can take it whenever ig

but it's listed at a certain grade

[cinder gorge]

Not to colleges

People take CSa in 9th

Or CSP in 9th

My CSP class had people in grades 9-12

[languid crown]

oh ic

[high dew]

Did any of you guys take ASL as your language choice? Do you recommend it? I heard some colleges don’t even recognize it as a language

[cinder gorge]

Our community college offers it and some kids at my school take 2 semester for their 2 years requirement

For UCs

[wise forge]

UCs recognize it, i am pretty sure a lot of colleges have as well.

[drifting compass]

hii im confused whether i should take ap lit next year or just world literature at my skl (world lit is a regular courses, not ap or honor), (im a rising sr btw) can you help me decide pls? thanks!!

[plucky crane]

Holaaa, do you have any other APs you are taking?

[drifting compass]

hola, im taking ap physics 2, ap spanish lang, and ap stats next year (1 yr courses) and ap macro in semester 2 (spring semester)

[plucky crane]

Oke, I am also a rising senior and I personally decided not to take ap lit as from what I’ve heard it’s generally a tough class and the test is hard

Kinda depends on what you want, are you still trying to really challenge yourself this year or not so much

The English class I’m taking is sci fi literature, so kinda like the class you mentioned

[wise forge]

if you've already taken AP Lang, it isn't necessary to take AP Lit

Usually colleges only accept 1 if any (placement only at some colleges)

[drifting compass]

yes i took ap lang in my jr year but i’m just unsure if taking ap lit as well will give me a small edge or not since it’ll be another ap as well to show to colleges

either way tho im stuck with literature as my english class next year, just unsure of which one to take

[wise forge]

GPA weight 🤷‍♂️

[lethal fulcrum]

is ap lit or dual enrollment english 102 better

[quiet arrow]

if you plan on attending an in state public college, dual enrollment
if not, ap lit

[cinder gorge]

How many AP classes can I take in my senior year? For 12th grade I'm choosing AP chem, AP Gov, AP Computer Science A. I heard that AP chem was hard. But I want my major to be neuroscience.

[loud rampart]

I will always praise dual enrollment (so long as the college(s) you apply for accept the dual enrollment classes

[cinder gorge]

Huh?

[plucky crane]

What kind of schools do you think you’ll apply to?

[cinder gorge]

Ap Lit

Now I’m scared. I’m actually good at English 😭.

I’ll prepare myself for it. Thanks tho lol.

🧍🏽‍♀️. Some tips please?

I knew it

[karmic wyvern]

I’m scared

[restive moat]

About?

[karmic wyvern]

My courses this year

I’m risking it (hopefully for the biscuit)

[restive moat]

Sometimes you gotta do that. I’m taking 3 college classes which is a good risk because if I do poorly, it can rank my chances of going to college. Sometimes you just have to be willing to take a few risks

[karmic wyvern]

Got it

I’m just scared this year

Since this year opened up so much new classes

Which I took advantage of for the potential GPA boost

But I’m scared of the difficulty compared to this past school year

[restive moat]

Well, as long as you take everything seriously, everything should be fine

[karmic wyvern]

Got it

I’m taking 4 APs and 3 honors classes

Plus two normal ones

[restive moat]

Dang I see why you’re nervous

Just put some elbow grease into it and you’ll be fine

[karmic wyvern]

Lol

Yeah, I have a feeling that PreCalc Honors and AP Chem will be the end of me

[restive moat]

I’m taking AP Chem but it’s the teacher sets it up as self pace which I think is going to be a major help for me

[karmic wyvern]

That’s nice, I don’t know a whole lot about AP Chem at my school and the teacher here

I wish I did though

[cinder gorge]

precalc honors isn't bad

[karmic wyvern]

But I know it’s the hardest science class my school has iirc (we also have AP physics classes too, but apparently this is harder in difficulty)

[cinder gorge]

AP Chem is a decent amount of math too

[cinder gorge]

AP Physics is A LOt of math

[karmic wyvern]

Got it, I just hate the Unit Circle and Trig

[cinder gorge]

Your second semester will not be fun

Unit circle is actually pretty nice though

[karmic wyvern]

I see

PCH is also the hardest math class at my school

[cinder gorge]

If you're better at math, I would take AP Physics instead tbh

[karmic wyvern]

We do have AP Calc AB and BC, but I’ve heard that this is harder

[cinder gorge]

A lot of people say that precalc is harder yeah

[karmic wyvern]

I can’t, I took AP Bio last year and I have to do AP Chem or normal Chem this year. I chose AP Chem

[cinder gorge]

I didn't find it difficult

[karmic wyvern]

Interesting

[cinder gorge]

Have you taken chem at all?

[karmic wyvern]

Nope

😭💀

[cinder gorge]

Oh um

Perhaps you should start now

[karmic wyvern]

No Chem experience whatsoever besides basic biochem from Honors and AP Bio

[cinder gorge]

Just so that you don't struggle even more

[karmic wyvern]

Well I am doing the summer assignments

Yeah

[cinder gorge]

Yeah no

[cinder gorge]

I would learn the basics

[karmic wyvern]

Conversions, dimensional analysis, sig figs

[cinder gorge]

Like the foundation

[karmic wyvern]

Molarity

Grams

Microliters

[cinder gorge]

Yeah I would start even more basic

[karmic wyvern]

Liters

[cinder gorge]

Like go through a chemistry course

[karmic wyvern]

Oh… well that’s a huge chunk of the summer assignment

[cinder gorge]

A basic one

[karmic wyvern]

Got it

[cinder gorge]

Yeah, because they teach you that in regular chem

Just a lot later in th eyear

[karmic wyvern]

I see

Well thank you for the recommendations and advice!

[cinder gorge]

Yeah for things like molarity and stuff, it helps to understand chemical equations, and for that, you need to know bonding, and for bonding you need to know electron stuff, etc.

It builds upon itself quite a bit

[karmic wyvern]

Gotcha

[cinder gorge]

Ofc!

[karmic wyvern]

So it’s all interconnected sort of

One concept comes from the next

[cinder gorge]

yup

[cinder gorge]

Exactly

[karmic wyvern]

👍

[cinder gorge]

?

Tbh it’s not very worth the time

Could easily be done over the summer

Damn they don’t let us skip anything

They make no exceptions lol

Hey so you’re taking AP precalc early 💀

[cinder gorge]

Lol

[granite solstice]

What type of programming pays the most?

[drifting compass]

all kinds hehe like mit, stanford, ivies, purdue, ut, nyu and some safety ones too

i still have to get the logistics down tho, like the actual skls ill apply to which im gonna narrow down by next week

[keen rock]

I have a question about AP calculus BC if anyone here can help😅 it’s not a math problem. I just want to know if I should study anything before I start the class because I only took regular pre-cal last year (I’m normally in the more advanced classes, I just didn’t have any room in my schedule)

Sorry I didn’t mean to cut your convo off 😅

[plucky crane]

alrighty those are some awesome schools. if you realllly want to take ap lit and can handle it then go for it. I just dont really see it as giving you much of and advantage in admissions. Plus if you already took ap lang and passed the test, many schools give the same english credit for ap lang as they do ap lit, so taking ap lit for credit is redundant as ap lang already gives you the same credit. but this do be my opinion lol

[plucky crane]

ur all good lol 🙂

[drifting compass]

i alr had some calc knowledge from before (differentiation and limits etc) but i did some basics on khan academy to get ready for the class as the teacher at my skl grades tests kinda hard but i dont think it’s necessary unless you want to get ready

ig if you have time you could do some prep beforehand

[drifting compass]

ok thanks!!

[plucky crane]

deeeeeeeee nadaaaaa

[keen rock]

Thank you!!! I normally enjoy math class💀 I just get nervous bc I don’t want to drop the class

[plucky crane]

i also have a question. anyone have suggestions on the amount of ap classes to take senior year without stressing out too much? lol

I am signed up for ap spanish, ap enviornmental science, and ap gov/microeconomics

[drifting compass]

i think 4-5 is like high enough hahhaa, i took 6 in my jr year (ap lang, ap calc bc, ap physics 1, ap chem, ap psych and ap csa) and it was tough lol so im assuming slightly less than 6 is good enough for me, but it also depends on what the aps are too soo

[hidden axle]

hey guys! im from vancouver canada and we have the choice to take a program called IB and im not sure if i should take it.Its significantly harder than standard courses and alot of your time for other things gets lost but it help you get prepped for uni and puts you a year ahead

i was wondering if anybody was going through the same tough choice and if we could discuss the diff reasons and such

[storm fable]

I’m in the US and I also have the opportunity to take IB I talked to people who have graduated and people who are in it currently and Ik every school is different but from what I’ve heard about the school I’m going to, you get a bit more hw but 2 days to complete it instead of 1 because it alternates the schedule, you get 1 1/2 with each subject everyday so only 4 classes a day ( and a second day of the alternating 4) If you were looking to take more advanced classes in regular hs it seems like the ib hs is the same as honors/ap stuff and you can take the ap tests without taking the class if you are worried about ib not being as recognized. And I think another difference that would probably not just be for my school is that you have to have a language class and band choir or art for electives. Ever school is different but from what I’ve heard about the one I will go to in fall it would def be worth it for me :))

[hidden axle]

thanks for the thoughts and im pretty sure theres also cas hours,a 4000 word extended essay as well as a theory of knowledge essay

so its alot of things combined towards the graduation to recieve your diploma

i am super glad its worth it for you tho

thats where i am having trouble and im going to try to decide based off my performance next year because i still have a year time to decide

[cinder gorge]

I got my schedule, and I was told that I could switch it around if I wanted to. But idk if i should leave it as is or if I should kinda switch it around. What I wanted to do is move up bio to semester 1 and move psychology to semester 2 any tips ?

[wary frost]

hi! i'm a student from the ph and similiar to @hidden axle 's questions, we have an IB programme option (tho you need to apply for it). I was just wondering, will an IB diploma give you a sort of boost or an advantage to other students? Or can it give you like better chances for your target unis especially if you excel at it?

Just not quite sure if I'll apply for it or just continue in my normal high school. Thanks!

[tight trellis]

Has anyone taken AP seminar here before?

[storm fable]

I’m not entirely sure but I think it is similar to taking all ap classes your whole hs which is quite commendable

[cinder gorge]

Hey y'all my school offers Spanish as a language to learn for high school credits. I have no experience with Spanish whatsoever so should I take the class? PS Its gonna go on my high school transcript

[high briar]

If you want to go to college then you'll have to have at least 2 years of a foreign language

In high school at least

[cinder gorge]

^

Ok thanks

[high briar]

Your welcome

[hearty pebble]

Should I take ap human geo in 9th grade if I’m already taking all advanced classes expect history?

[brazen lance]

I'd say you should probably only do it if you think it synergizes with what you want to do in college overwise I'd say no just to keep your daily work load more manageable

[wise knoll]

only take an ap class if you're actually interested in the subject

[hearty pebble]

Ok thanks

[wise forge]

good GPA weight, but would recommend filling it with an elective or LOTE as the AP Test doesn't give credit at most colleges and it isn't the most rigorous AP Class.

[covert brook]

So currently, I'm taking accelerated geometry for the summer. Recently I've been given an option to stay the route and take the final exam to pass accelerated geometry and head into Algebra 2 (Btw I get a study guide or a cheat sheet if you will). But I've also been given an option to take the exam for Algebra 2/Trig, meaning I have to take 2 exams. However, I don't get a study guide or cheat sheet for the Algebra 2/Trig exam. I only have around 2-3 weeks left and I'm not even fully ready for the geometry exam. Plus my hands are tied because I have basketball summer camp, piano class, and guitar class. So currently I'm thinking of staying the route and going into Algebra 2 but I need some more opinions on this please.

[formal oxide]

I had that option too but since I'm not rlly interested in human geo I would rather take world history haha
As good as taking ap classes early in hs sounds I don't want it to negatively impact my transcript

[sharp marsh]

I got an unofficial transcriot of my senior schedule back and im not happy :(

I didnt get into ap psych which i was relaly psyched about jor creative writing

[tacit lance]

Self study AP Psych

It’s easy and

just memorization based

[sharp marsh]

hmmmm

[sacred atlas]

As a rising senior, who took the class as a freshman I personally recommend even if you dont pass the ap tests it will significantly boosr your GPA

[sacred atlas]

I think this is the best route for you too, I too speed through geometry, alg 2, and precancerous my freshman year

[sacred atlas]

I didn't take ap calculus bc but did take ap calculus ab sophomore year and took calculus 2 and 3 junior year so I would recommend studying just a bit or at least get an overview of the material. Some of the material is a bit confusing. Idk if ap calc bc goes into vector calc but that's a bit confusing and would study if you do

I'm taking DC classes and taking Differential equations fall semester any ideas? Opinions?

[keen rock]

Thank you!!

[sacred atlas]

What grade are you in?

[sacred atlas]

Same, junior yr took 9 DC classes 2 AP, senior yr will be taking 4 DC classes a semester. What classes are u taking

[sacred atlas]

Don't be too worried, I know it sounds daunting but it's so rewarding after you finish

[restive moat]

These along with 2 online college courses

[sacred atlas]

Nice. Are you going to be a junior?

[restive moat]

Yep

[sacred atlas]

Gotcha love spanish class yas!!

It's one of my DC classes next year so I very much enjoy it

[robust musk]

Deciding if I should take AP Bio and anatomy and physiology at the same time….

[remote tundra]

Would it be a good idea to take AP Physics C and AP Physics 2 at the same time?

[sacred atlas]

I took ap bio 10th grade and it wasn't too bad a lot of repeat content I would say but more in depth and anatomy and physiology at my school at least is memorization based. A friend of mine did that and she was fine. It's a lot of work but it's still manageable

[robust musk]

Hmm okay. My AP Bio teacher has a reputation of giving a ton of homework

And the anatomy class is at my local community college

[sacred atlas]

Anatomy is DC at our school, and I would say our ap bio teach didn't do too much homework bc it was very lab based

[robust musk]

Ah okay

Thanks!

[remote tundra]

What is DC?

[sacred atlas]

Dual credit

[robust musk]

My counselor will probably try to talk me out of if haha

[remote tundra]

Oh ok

[sacred atlas]

Totally honest my counselor tried to talk me out of so many classes but here I am taking all these DC classes junior and senior year

Just hold your ground

[gloomy summit]

AP computer science or pre-calc. Taking geometry and pre calc can set me up for AP calc. But I have done Java before for robotics and generally. So AP computer science seems like a 2nd AP credit behind APUSH

[cinder gorge]

what kind of career path are you going for?

[vast canyon]

Hello, I will be joining high school (but in the us system i am a sophomore) next year too, but I don't know where to get started and how to apply for scholarships? What do I need to focus on to be able to study abroad? What could help me with a business management career? and should I study business management or does anyone have any suggestions thank you in advance

[gloomy summit]

Some kind of engineering I haven’t decided yet

[robust musk]

I will lol. Just praying to don’t kill myself too much jr year

[sacred atlas]

Yeah I originally wanted to take DC intro chinese, DC intermediate Spanish, Calc 3, AP Stats, APUSH, APLC, and AP Chem. But I knew that's too much seeing as ap tests and finals were the same week and I had at least 1 test a day up to 3. So I decided to drop aplc and ap Chem. Good to know your limits

[karmic wyvern]

I’m not so sure that it will be rewarding (screwing up finals, AP tests)… and more than that, I’m more scared of taking these classes every day

[karmic wyvern]

Is APLC AP English Lang and Comp?

[sacred atlas]

Ap tests, i took ap human geo my freshman yr during covid, got a 2. Honestly I knew my priorities this year and studied for finals instead of ap test because finals affected my college transcript and ap tests did not. My ap scores reflected this negligence to studying

[sacred atlas]

Yes

[karmic wyvern]

Then I’m doomed

I’m taking that and AP Chem

Plus other AP and Honors classes

[sacred atlas]

What are you taking

[karmic wyvern]

AP Chem
AP Lang
AP Seminar
APUSH
Spanish 3 Honors
PreCalc Honors
Honors Jazz Ensemble
Plus 2 other classes

[sacred atlas]

All my friends who didn't do DC classes took many ap classes too

Ok gotcha

[karmic wyvern]

What’s DC?

[sacred atlas]

Dual credit

[karmic wyvern]

Oh

My school doesn’t have that

[sacred atlas]

I'm gonna give my honest opinion

So most friends I had took APLC, APush, apchem, spanish 3 (we don't have spanish honors)

Some other classes they took in addition to that were apcalc or honors precalc

My fine arts friend was in chamber choir in addition to that so a wide variety of classes

But anyways they seemed to be doing fine in all classes

[karmic wyvern]

Bruh

No way

I’m also taking Theology (mandated class) and Honors Marching Band

I’ll be dead

[sacred atlas]

Yeah most were at school from 6:30am to 9pm

[robust musk]

Yeah my schedule will be (if I include AP bio)

AP Lang
APUSH
Precalc (DC)
AP Bio
Anatomy and physiology (DC)
Wind ensemble
Animation (semester long)
Female weight training (semester long)

[sacred atlas]

For extracurriculars

[sacred atlas]

Ok so that honestly would have been my schedule with calc 3, intermediate Spanish. And intro chinese instead of your math class, fine arts and ap seminar

I think that's a pretty normal schedule for someone who has been in honors since elementary or middle school

[karmic wyvern]

Yup, similar for me

[robust musk]

You talking about me?

[karmic wyvern]

Good luck on AP Bio lol

I took AP Bio and AP CSP this past year

[robust musk]

Yeah 😭 I’ve heard bad things

[robust musk]

How bad is it?

[sacred atlas]

What grade are you in

[karmic wyvern]

:/

[robust musk]

Going into jr year

[sacred atlas]

I loved ap bio my sophomore yr

[karmic wyvern]

The content is so much fun, labs are hard but fun. Tests are ridiculously hard, AP tests are easier than finals. I got a 5 on it

[karmic wyvern]

Sameeeee

[sacred atlas]

Idk it was a blast

[karmic wyvern]

Except the tests

[olive stirrup]

im taking ap bio this coming school year too

[robust musk]

The content is fun? Yay!

Im scared for those tests lol

[olive stirrup]

any like advice on studying for the tests??

[robust musk]

Apparently my teacher gives a ton of HW

[robust musk]

^

[karmic wyvern]

60 AP problems in 55 minutes

[robust musk]

Lovely

[karmic wyvern]

Start FRQs before MCQs

On the tests

[sacred atlas]

Based on the grade u r going in I would say that's a manageable schedule with any extracurriculars you want to add

[olive stirrup]

ohhhh

[karmic wyvern]

But for studying, read your lectures, assignments, quizzes, reading guides, etc. Do AP classroom. Assignments

[robust musk]

Honestly my schools club options suck so it would just be working after school a few days a week

[sacred atlas]

?? They are separated are they not?

[karmic wyvern]

@olive stirrup

[karmic wyvern]

My teacher gave all of them to us at once

[olive stirrup]

thank you!!

[sacred atlas]

Still shows that you have another involvement

[karmic wyvern]

MCQs were first in order, but I started with FRQs at the back first

[robust musk]

And any band stuff I need to do (playing at games, concerts, festivals)

[karmic wyvern]

I’m in a couple bands too

[sacred atlas]

I mean in the actual test though

[karmic wyvern]

Which instrument do you play?

[robust musk]

Nice

[karmic wyvern]

AP exam?

[robust musk]

Bass clarinet lol

You?

[sacred atlas]

Yea

[karmic wyvern]

Alto and Bari Sax, neckstrap gang 💪

[karmic wyvern]

On that, no. But I meant on unit tests

[robust musk]

Eyy

[sacred atlas]

I personally don't play instruments, I'm not musically gifted 😂

[karmic wyvern]

Also, f the trumpets gang 💪

[sacred atlas]

Yes our teacher did the same thing. I also did that

[robust musk]

Im not either, I’ve just been playing since 6th grade lol

[sacred atlas]

What do u think of my schedule senior yr..
Fall semester:
Intermediate Chinese 1, Intermediate Spanish 1, Differential equations, Accelerated Chem at a local university (ap Chem in a semester)
Spring: Intermediate Chinese 2, advanced Spanish 1, linear alg, calc based physics

[robust musk]

Not super related, buy you seem like your good at math lol. Any advice for precalc?

[karmic wyvern]

I need some advice too for PreCalc Honors lol

[sacred atlas]

Um I took that freshman year in a quarter during covid so my experience was interesting for precancerous

[karmic wyvern]

I hate the unit circle and trig

[sacred atlas]

Precalx

Uh typo😅😅

[robust musk]

Math is hard for me, the highest grade I’ve ever ended a semester in math with was a B+ so…

[robust musk]

Screw radians!

[karmic wyvern]

1000%

Nobody cares about cosecant graphs

[sacred atlas]

Guys if ya ever need any help hit me up and I'll help the best I can

[robust musk]

Okay, thanks!

[karmic wyvern]

Yes please, thank you!!

[sacred atlas]

It isn't my strong point but I can do it

[robust musk]

Facts

[sacred atlas]

Trig and Geometry are my nightmare

[robust musk]

Im decent at geo

[karmic wyvern]

^^^^

1000%

[sacred atlas]

I'm better at algebra, and calc

[karmic wyvern]

Algebra 2 Honors was easier than Alg1 and Honors Geo for me

[robust musk]

Pretty bad at algebra tbh lol

[karmic wyvern]

Algebra is my strong suit

[robust musk]

I took a geo/alg II class sophomore year

[sacred atlas]

To be fair precalc is not really similar to calc

[karmic wyvern]

That’s what I’ve heard, it’s harder

[sacred atlas]

Nice do you have a work at your own pace

[sacred atlas]

Precalc is harder?

[karmic wyvern]

Idk how it will be, don’t know the teachers yet

[karmic wyvern]

Than AP Calc AB and BC

[robust musk]

Sad that i cant get past AP Calc AB 😭

[karmic wyvern]

At least PreCalc honors

[robust musk]

Since I’ll be taking it as a senior

[sacred atlas]

True 100%

[robust musk]

Anyone else scared for next year?

[steady heath]

alg 2 honors
pe
honors english 9
honors bio
mandarin honors
modern world history honors

[robust musk]

I just know its going to suck haha

[sacred atlas]

Yeah we have a program were we basically seld study by watching videos our teachers made

[karmic wyvern]

I was going to do PreCalc over this summer, do AB this fall, and BC senior year. But I decided to do summer programs this summer so I’m doing PreCalc Honors this fall, and AB (maybe BC simultaneously) senior year

[robust musk]

Nice

[karmic wyvern]

I see

[sacred atlas]

Omg you could totally help me with my awful understanding of mandarin sentence structures lol

[karmic wyvern]

1000% all of us juniors are scared

[robust musk]

Ya know what’s stupid, my school only has honours English. So for subjects like physics, chem, bio, etc. You can only take normal or AP

[steady heath]

no bro rtust im so bad at mand😭

[karmic wyvern]

Same here

[robust musk]

Yep! We gonna die!!! Also SAT/ACT

[steady heath]

i just did it in 8th so now i cant just give it up😭

[sacred atlas]

Yeah junior year was actually one of the beat years

[karmic wyvern]

Well for some of those

[karmic wyvern]

Mhmm

[sacred atlas]

I actually loved it it was so chill.... besides finals and ap test week combined but that's only 1 week

[robust musk]

I gotta know, what do you (realistically) hope to get on that test

[ripe sapphire]

Yeah, not necessarily for acidemics because I have at least 1 year before they get harder, but I didn’t really have the best relationships with other students so I’m worried about being picked on again

[karmic wyvern]

Although I hated my Soph year

Worst school year by far of my life

[sacred atlas]

Well we can help each other. Simplified or traditional?

[karmic wyvern]

My classes were alright though

[robust musk]

Ah that makes sense. Good luck

[karmic wyvern]

But I skipped my 1st sem finals

[robust musk]

I got Covid during mine lmao

[sacred atlas]

That's buzzard

[karmic wyvern]

Because I got bonked 10 minutes before my first one

[steady heath]

simplified

i might drop tho and take french

[robust musk]

I managed to get Covid during my semester and end of the year finals… how? I have 0 clue lmao

[karmic wyvern]

Aka concussion

[robust musk]

Lol

[karmic wyvern]

A freshman dropped their hydroflask on my head from the floor above at 8am when I was standing outside my English final classroom

[sacred atlas]

Any of you taking the psat??

[karmic wyvern]

Yup

It’s mandated at my school

[robust musk]

Lmaooo

[robust musk]

I should

[karmic wyvern]

Getting the stitches out was the worst pain I’ve ever faced

[sacred atlas]

No way. I don't like that rule. I took it bc I wanted to

[robust musk]

Never experienced it

[karmic wyvern]

I couldn’t comb my hair for 4 months

And I looked like a mess

[sacred atlas]

Me neither

[karmic wyvern]

And I developed focus issues and migraines

[robust musk]

Damn that sucks

[karmic wyvern]

Thank God marching season finished the previous month (previous month to the final)

😂

[robust musk]

Oh yeah

[ripe sapphire]

Thanks. Good luck with this school year too

[sacred atlas]

So many of my friends are in marching band and they have this love hate relationship with it

[robust musk]

Thank you

[karmic wyvern]

Ngl sorta same

[robust musk]

I gotta go back to work :/ Byee

[sacred atlas]

Do all your schools have honors language classes

Byw

[robust musk]

Nah

[karmic wyvern]

I love parades. I love pep rallies/football gigs. I hate field shows.

[karmic wyvern]

Yep

[sacred atlas]

Yeah thats not a thing at my school so I was like screw it my sophomore yr and was like spanish 2 is so easy and self studied Spanish 3 in 3 weeks took a final got a 95% and then self studied Spanish for in 2 and got a 98%

[karmic wyvern]

You can self study classes and take finals for them?

I thought self studying was only for AP tests

[sacred atlas]

Not really I'm the exception

I was the first and only one to do so

[karmic wyvern]

The gigachad

The alpha male

(Or female)

[sacred atlas]

So for math, science and English we work at our own pace and can finish early and move on to the next grade

[karmic wyvern]

(Or non-binary)

That’s so cool!!

[sacred atlas]

But for languages it is supposed to be a class communication thing

[karmic wyvern]

I wish my school had that

[sacred atlas]

But we literally spent 2 weeks on demonstrative

I mean come on it isn't that hard to learn this, that, these, those

[karmic wyvern]

Lol

[sacred atlas]

But then again memorizing conjugations and grammar came very easily for me I could learn it after a 10 min video

What languages do you have at your school

[karmic wyvern]

Ahh, that’s easy for me too, but in a different way. I couldn’t understand it in class, videos didn’t help. I used Spanishdict on the homework and got confident with that, and tried problems on my own until I felt confident for a quiz

^^ conjugations

[plucky crane]

hola peeps what up

[karmic wyvern]

French, Spanish, and Latin

Aloha

[sacred atlas]

You offer french ! Omg I would be tripling up on languages lol

[karmic wyvern]

Mhmm

I wish we had Mandarin though

[plucky crane]

are yall talking ab what language to take?

[karmic wyvern]

No, just languages offered

[plucky crane]

ok mmk

my school has japanese lol

[karmic wyvern]

But you can only do 1 for all 4 years

[karmic wyvern]

BRUV

That’s so cool

My school doesn’t have that

[ripe sapphire]

My school offers asl as a language

[karmic wyvern]

We don’t have that either

😂

[plucky crane]

yea haha the other languages we have are french, italian, and spanish, but japanese is the most intersting

[sacred atlas]

Mandarín is dual credit through a college online

[karmic wyvern]

ASL sounds so fun though

[plucky crane]

asl??? that is dope

[karmic wyvern]

That explains it, we don’t have dual enrollment

[sacred atlas]

Cool

[karmic wyvern]

At Harley’s school

Not mine

[sacred atlas]

I don't like that rule

We offer German and Spanish

[karmic wyvern]

I wanna do German too 😭

[plucky crane]

German sounds fun

[sacred atlas]

Do u offer ap languages

[karmic wyvern]

Guten morgen

[karmic wyvern]

Just French and Spanish APs

For foreign language

[plucky crane]

my school is just ap spanish

[sacred atlas]

We don't have any. Ap spanish is coming after I graduate. I would have taken it but I decided DC would be better than waiting till graduation

[karmic wyvern]

Ahh, I see

Is DC easier than APs?

[sacred atlas]

Yes and no