<p>I haven't really tried in school up until this current Quarter; I have mostly B averages in my classes but this MP have almost straight A's and a few Bs mixed in. I want to take AP classes next year to raise my GPA, but my school won't let me do to me not meeting their "pre req".... i just think this rule is ridiculous. If i feel I can suceed in AP Government, why shouldn't I be allowed to take it? I am currently in Honors American Lit with A B average in that, but nothing stems off of that. If i were just in Honors US History, I could take AP gov or AP Psych with NO PRE REQ OTHER THAN THAT!!!</p>
<p>I just really don't think this is fair. I spoke w. my guidance counselor about it and she just told me to fill out an appeal form for the classes I want, and basically told me she doesn't expect it to go through.</p>
<p>The thing I'm ****ed about most is that If i wasn't so lazy last year, I would've gone with my teacher's reccomendation for me to go into Honors History this year, then none of this craziness and garbage would've happened to me.</p>
<p>It’s actually the opposite situation here. Anybody and everybody gets into AP/honors classes. And teachers wonder why we never finish the material…</p>
<p>Anyways, my school is like that. When the school calls me during the summer saying there is a scheduling conflict, or if they don’t, in the beginning of the year, I plan on requesting to change my math class. That is, if I can’t do anything over summer.</p>
<p>I have pre-reqs for the math class too o.O</p>
<p>Most of the classes I want I get in though.</p>
<p>Most of my schools were like that but with some convincing and parental support both of my schools let me take AP Chem without a previous chemistry class. If you really want to take it have your parents back you up.</p>
<p>What happened to this thread? Didn’t it say gay before? Why don’t the first two replies match up? And why have three other replies been edited by mods?</p>
<p>A couple of us made fun of the OP’s use of the word “gay” (meaning “obnoxious”) in the thread title, so that probably explains the edited posts.</p>
<p>The whole post order seems to be mixed up too.</p>
<p>I don’t understand the preceding posts but…
Yeah, I know how you feel :(. Here, if you’re in a “regular” class, you have to attain an A to get into AP, but if you’re already in an AP or Honors class, all you need is a C or above. The disparity is amazing, especially considering that the “regular” classes get more homework (that are also graded) than AP (the AP classes are graded based solely on tests and projects). I hate it - it pulls down a lot of the smart people here :/.</p>
<p>^ exactly. I am in my teachers only CP US History class. He teaches 3 other Honors US classes, and we get the exact same tests, homework and notes as them. It’s ridiculous. Minor details make that class honors and get a weight, and I get nothing.</p>
<p>In my school you have to fill out an application for most AP classes, but you can just talk to some teachers. You list your grades in previous relevant classes, histories if it’s a social studies class, science and math if it’s science. For APUSH you have to write an essay, but for the rest, it’s just name, maybe GPA, some grades from previous classes. No big. It always seemed to me like pretty much everyone could get into a class if they wanted to, but I’ve heard of teachers rejecting students, but I think they must be the really, really bad ones.</p>
<p>Some classes are a bit more selective. For Calc BC you’re really supposed to have an A for at least one semester of Pre-Calc. Our Physics teacher was really desperate for Physics C students so he switched some kids from B to C without telling them or forced them to be in C, refusing to sign then up otherwise. Luckily, he doesn’t know I’ve already taken Calculus, so I’m still in B.</p>
<p>My school could not be any farther from that- they are getting pushier and pushier about making people taking AP classes. They will PRESSURE people into it.</p>