<p>I don't know how hard honors will be. For a student in very difficult classes (don't question this, I'll even tell you how they are if you want) and in advanced English and advanced math (Math 1 - grade 9/10 math class), will it be hard? I have all As. My older siblings said that freshman year for them was easy, and that what I'm doing now is harder. I took the ACT explore test and got a 22/25 composite score (I did much better than my school but did average in Reading, and perfect in Math and English) and it said I wasn't under or at level but much beyond in preparation. I'm going to be taking the hardest classes a freshman can take and I'm doing prerequisites for AP classes in sophomore, junior, and senior year. I'm going to take Civics & Economics honors so I can take AP World History in sophomore year, APUSH the year after, and then AP gov. I'm pretty much locked into this pathway now. I'm going to take Biology honors and Earth & Environmental honors so I can take the AP version in grade 11. Then English 1 honors. I could want to take Math 2 honors online this summer, but I'd have to ask. If so, I'd do Math 3 honors and Precalculus honors next year. So I'd do two maths in grade 9, if they let me. If not, I'll take Math 2 honors and Math 3 honors and then precalculus over the summer. My sister told me this so I can take AP Calculus AB or AP Statistics in grade 10. It's mandatory to have P.E. as a freshman. I also have to have two language credits, so I'm taking French 1 next year possibly. And then one more elective and that's enough to graduate. I want to take the minimum amount of electives (unless AP Psych or some honors elective) because they are mostly academic and that will lower my weighted GPA. So, I have Earth honors, Bio honors, Civics honors, Math 2 honors, Math 3 honors, English 1 honors, French 1, and P.E. I also might take precalculus honors and human geo honors summer after grade 9 (so I can take AP human Geo & an AP math in grade 10.) Any opinions? I'm doing the exact same thing as my siblings did and they graduated at the top 10% of their class, probably not 5% because of senioritis. Any opinions? I'm in 8th grade. Sorry for the sloppy grammar, it's really late and I'm barely coherent.</p>
<p>To me, your schedule tells me that you’re going to be overworked. You are going to be a freshmen and I think you should properly adjust to high school classes, which is different from middle school classes, before you jump into overly hard classes. </p>
<p>So if I were you, I’d take only one math and one science so you can take electives in its place. I know that you said you didn’t want to do a lot of electives, but, that is an important part of high school. You get to learn new things that aren’t related to basic subjects and it can lead to life-long interests. Colleges look at more then just grades - they want you to participate in other things then just basic subject classes. Join either theater, newspaper, choir or something like that.</p>
<p>That schedule looks pretty challenging… If your school offers an unusual language (I.e. Russian, Arabic, Japanese, etc) I would take that instead but other than that you should be set! I’m in lots of AP/honors classes and they’re not that bad unless you don’t keep up with the workload.</p>
<p>Feel free to PM me if you have any high school questions - I’m a junior</p>
<p>I don’t feel this response, Nick. Have you thoroughly read this? I said I would take some electives, but is prefer to take those that weren’t academic.</p>
<p>Haha, you mean “foreign” and not unusual? 
They do offer them, and I suppose zi could take them over the summer, but French at the high school is an easy A. There’s only one teacher for it who lets you color and have parties where you exact French food. Sure, I’ll PM you.
(I have no idea how to quote someone or anything on mobile BTW)</p>
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<p>At some schools, regular classes are mind-numbing and honors classes are the only thing worth taking. At other schools, they’re actually difficult. If you’re taking advanced classes now and doing well in them, you’ll probably be fine in high school. </p>
<p>It’s good to plan out your classes, but remember that you probably won’t actually end up with all of them in your schedule, so you’ll have to be flexible.</p>
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<p>Selective colleges want you to take four years of the same foreign language.</p>
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<p>There’s no point in doing this unless it will allow you to take more advanced math classes by the end of high school than you would have otherwise. Also, at a lot of high schools there’s no reason to take AP Calculus AB because you can just go straight from pre-calculus to BC. Look into that.
If you take AP Calculus BC in your sophomore year, what will you take in your junior and senior years? Will you be able to take more advanced math classes at a local college? </p>
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<li><p>All high schools weight GPA differently (and some don’t weight at all), so your numerical weighted GPA only matters for class rank. Your main goal is to get mostly As in the most challenging classes you can handle.</p></li>
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<p>I think he’s saying that languages like Russian, Japanese, and Arabic are “unusual” foreign languages because you don’t see them in American high schools as often as you see more “usual” foreign languages like French and Spanish? </p>
<p>They’re also harder to learn than French, because they’re not Romance languages and they don’t use the Roman alphabet. (I don’t know if this would translate into the high school class being harder, or if they’d just expect less of you.) Spanish would probably be somewhat easier than French, if they have that.</p>
<p>The math seems pretty average.</p>
<p>AP Calculus AB as a sophomore is three years ahead. Average would be Algebra I in ninth grade and not taking calculus at all. Top schools expect you to take the highest-level math class offered, which is usually AP Calculus AB or BC.</p>
<p>Do you have to take Earth?</p>
<p>Honestly are you doing all this because you really want to take all those classes? Or because you’re pressured by your siblings? How many periods are in one day at your high school?</p>
<p>To me, you’re going way too deep. This is your freshman year which is vastly different that 8th grade. Math 1 seems pretty average to me, advanced would be Alg II/Trig in 8th grade which is the top math offered in my state…don’t know if Math 1 is the same or not, but whatever.</p>
<p>It seems like you’re biting off more than you can chew. With this many classes now, you’re going to collapse junior and senior year. Unless you drop some of the rigorous classes which is going to look terrible on a transcript.</p>
<p>And about electives, if you just do the required two years of an elective and quit, colleges will most likely notice that you did it just to get into college, not because of true intent. Colleges don’t like that.</p>
<p>It’s not all about classes, what are you going to do outside of class? Volunteer work? Anything?</p>
<p>Actually, my sisters who took the same course load say Freshman year was much easier than grade 8 (they had the same teachers as me). Math 1 is the highest someone in my grade can do. There is no way anyone in my grade is taking Math 2 in my school district. Haven’t I mentioned there’s electives I’d love to take that were honors/AP at the school and there’s a TON I’d love to take online? The ones at the school suck really bad. They got rid of the good ones, and now you can take Teen Living and Home Economics. Do I want that? No. The academic classes at my high school are way too easy. I’m not taking them. The honors depend on the teacher and the class, but are generally moderate. Rigorous classes which is going to look terrible on a transcript? I guess it’s back to Teen Living and Algebra Support class. I might as well take Read 180. Oh, volunteering and extracurriculars are necessary too? I’ve never known that. I thought it was all grades. As for the person who talked about language, I assume I’ll take Arabic during the summer since I’ve been taught how to read and write it and memorize verses out of Qur’an since maybe about age 3/4. I’ve went to Saudi Arabia when I was 9, and I could read everything. So, here’s the almost official list of classes I’ll be taking next year : Math 3 Honors, Civics and Economics Honors, Biology Honors, Earth and Environmental Honors, English 1 Honors, P.E., French 1, Precalculus Honors. Also, the whether I take math this summer or not applies too. We have 4 classes a semester. Also, a 96%+ gives maximum quality points. 4 for academic, 5 for honors, and 6 for AP. Again, these are the highest classes a Freshman can take. If I try to choose academic and the total added 2 years of electives as Strium said, my parents won’t approve. As in they won’t sign a signature. I’ve even heard 7th grade was harder than Freshman year. I’ve seen work from these classes and to me it’s absolutely nothing. As for clubs, I’ll be in a few next year. I also have plenty of places I’m already welcome to volunteer at.</p>
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<p>For those who don’t know, Math 1 is that class you probably took in sixth grade where they taught you two-step equations, probability, and where they taught you pi. We also review three digit subtraction, and our times tables.</p>
<p>Also, I think I might take this next year : Apparel, Teen Living, Spanish 1, Algebra foundations/support, Read 180, Academic World History, Academic Biology, and Bible Studies. I’m trying to get TWO WHOLE YEARS (16 credits) of electives.</p>
<p>Well you’re obviously gonna do whatever you want regardless of the advice you get here so…</p>
<p>We don’t know what your school is like in terms of rigor, and I’m not on the block schedule myself, so best of luck to you. But from the outside looking in, those courses wouldn’t be cakewalk classes for Freshmen, but again we don’t know you or your school, and you can do what you want.</p>
<p>I do suggest you watch your attitude around these parts though.
You’re in no position to come off as condescending</p>
<p>Most of the classes I mentioned aren’t even for Juniors or Seniors. And if you take them Sophomore year, I don’t think you’re on the right track. I need some reply from someone experienced.</p>
<p>If you need to talk to someone experienced, you should talk to your high school guidance counselor. He/she will know more about the differences between classes than we do, since most (if not all) of us don’t go to the school you’ll be going to.</p>
<p>Have to agree. Mainly asking what people remember doing in these classes, what the work typically was, and any advice.</p>
<p>Is it normal for people to say “years” for “credits”? I’ve never heard it anywhere than this forum.</p>
<p>I’m in eighth grade too. I’m basically just taking all the Honors classes available when I’m a Freshman (English, Algebra II, Science, and History) and Spanish. Sadly I don’t know any of the options I have after Freshman year, so I don’t have plans yet aha</p>
<p>That sounds so limited. 
Where do you live? The high schools in my area have a lot. Are you currently in Honors/Advanced classes now?</p>