<p>Ok, so I've been thinking about my future a lot, and I am confused. I am in the highest classes possible (as in whether or not its honors, high honors, or AP). However, the class itself is not the highest it can be. For example, last year (9th grade) I was in high honors algebra 1. Even though it is high honors, a couple other freshman took honors algebra 2 (which I will be taking in junior year) Can someone just explain to me how I'm doing. I get major anxiety when it comes to the whole rigorous classes category for college, and I'm not even 100% that I need to be struggling mentally this much. Thanks!</p>
<p>rigor is relation to what you have to work with. Your math track won’t affect you. Taking high honors in these classes (or honors depending what the highest level is) is what matters. Don’t stress, you don’t need to worry about things like this!</p>
<p>Ok. In high school some kids are advanced in some subjects.(I.E. they take courses meant for students a year above them) The highest course varies between schools but for most schools APs are the highest level and most students end up taking APs junior and senior year.</p>
<p>Ok thanks, theres another thing too. So next year (10th grade) the kids who were in algebra 2 are going to chemistry, while the kids who took algebra 1 and I are going to geo physical. Will that matter? (I am going to take chem in 11th grade)</p>
<p>@guineagirl96 and @existential12 </p>
<p>as long as you have one year each of chem, physics (not geosystems, but that counts as an additional science credit), and bio, it won’t matter which year you took them. I’m assuming you took bio freshman year? Then take physics senior year and you’re set.</p>
<p>thats so awesome, but I feel like its too good to be true. (People have been telling me all the time about how I won’t get into good colleges) Like won’t colleges pick the kids who are taking classes now that I will take in the future? It just doesn’t really make much sense to me. @guineagirl96 </p>
<p>No, again, you can only work with what you got. Colleges won’t penalize for you for not taking an option that isn’t available to you. Ignore what others tell you. They won’t choose them over you if you succeed in the classes and they don’t.</p>
<p>well in 5th grade there was a test to see if you should be put into algebra in 6th grade. My teacher only gave the test to like 5 students (I was not given a test) and so technically it was an option if I was an outstanding student in 5th grade, but like most other 5th graders I wasn’t really focused on grades. I would say that 40% of the kids in my graduating class were in algebra 2 last year. </p>
<p>@guineagirl96 </p>
<p>I mean option in high school. Pre-determined tracks are not considered in that way because they are determined so far in advance.</p>