So since this is very different from what most schools offer my question would be which AP classes do you think you could get an A in and a 5 on the test as a 9th grader. Otherwise it would seem wise to wait until you are older.
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I am confident that I would get an A and a 5 on the test for both the AP classes I put in my original post
wow! you are an impressive person then and I am sure that whatever else you choose you will do well. Pick something else that you maybe would enjoy, statistics? Does your school offer AP world for freshman?
AP world is something I was advised against doing in freshman year
I think 3 AP is plenty for me… I might overload myself
Statistics is definitely something I think I would enjoy
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Good luck!
Indicate subject and level for each
ENGLISH →
MATH->
SCIENCE->
SOCIAL SCIENCE->
WORLD LANGUAGE->
State or Hs Graduation requirements →
Personal pick->
For instance, an advanced 9th grader could be taking Honors English 9, Honors Algebra2, Honors Chemistry, AP Human Geography, French or Spanish 2 (honord), Phys Ed/ Health, and Visual or Performing Arts.
ENGLISH: I’m in the accelerated english idk what that looks like in highschool
Math: Precalculus
Science: Honors chem (Probably, since I will have already done honors physics)
Social Science: AP Human Geography
Language: Spanish 3
Graduation: 21 Highschool credits, 75 service hours
Personal Pick: Not sure
I guess it depends though, I want to do AP physics 1 but not sure if I should just not do it and take C in 11th grade
Chemistry I would not mind
Is it possible to do AP CSP, AP Physics 1 and AP human geo in the same year?
I really think there’s a reason why my high school (private) didn’t let freshmen take AP classes. High school’s a pretty big leap from middle school, and I’d recommend erring on the easy side in class choices for freshman year. Do you want to take these APs because you think the honors level classes would be way too easy, or is it because you think that APs look “better” on college applications?
I honestly do not know the answer to your question
But I want to challenge myself
I think you are “Putting the cart before the horse”.
You can’t just make up your own schedule. You will have a graduation requirements that are required by the high school and your State.
At my children’s high school, they were required to meet entrance requirements for AP courses, via essays, test scores, and summer assignments, prior to entering the high school.
All of the high school information came from the local high schools in late Spring. As an eighth grader you can’t just walk onto the campus and say “I want to take this this and this”. There is a progression of courses for meeting minimum State law requirements.
The coursework, in high school, is a lot different than the coursework in middle school.
The pace will be faster and you will be expected, at some schools, to have required volunteering.
- Language Arts (English): 4 credits
- Math (Any 3): 3 credits
- Science (Any 3): 3 credits
- Social Studies (U…S History): 1 credit
- Social Studies (Any other Social Studies): 1 credit
- Electives (Any Electives offered for credit): 9 credits
These are the requirements
Total 21 credits
I assumed you could choose your own classes within these subjects?
Many classes are restricted to students of a certain grade and/or have prereqs. Since nobody here knows your HS, it’s difficult to give exact guidance
In general, a 9th grade schedule is:
English 9
Math based on placement
Foreign language based on placement
The typical 9th grade science class at the HS
The typical 9th grade social studies class at the HS
PE / art / technology
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In that case, your choice of APs is a little mystifying. People have already brought up the difference between Physics C and Physics 1/2, but the other two AP classes you’ve mentioned have harder alternatives, too. There’s AP CS A which is considered more challenging than AP CS P, since it involves writing programs. The other AP history classes, world history and european history, are considered more challenging than AP human geography, since they involve more essay writing. Why not try taking those when you’re ready instead of some of the AP courses that are considered to be easiest? I sort of feel like you’re just trying to load up on classes with the AP name.
At our HS, freshmen could not take AP classes, most could only take one AP class sophomore, although one of my kids took APUSH and AP stat, but she also was taking pre-calc so stat was an elective. Written approval was needed for all AP classes.
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AP World I was told was too hard for freshman year… or should I push myself?
Also thanks I will read a bit about AP CSA
That would be disappointing if that is the case for my high school
Wow actually thanks for telling me about AP CS-A because that actually sounds way more interesting
Apparently I just need algebra and function notation (According to the collegeboard site)
I do wonder am I supposed to have previously programmed with java?
Realistically, the AP courses that are most likely to be suitable for 9th grade students are:
- Human geography as an honors social studies option.
- Computer science principles.
And there are also these special cases:
- Calculus or statistics for those advanced enough in math (that level of advancement is quite unusual generally).
- Foreign language for those highly advanced in the language (usually heritage speakers or those in elementary school bilingual immersion programs).
In your case, if you already had a high school level physics course (which seems unusual for a middle school student, especially since such a course often has similar math prerequisites as AP physics 1 and 2), you may want to defer AP physics until you have the math prerequisite to take AP physics C (or a college calculus-based physics course instead of AP physics).
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