Core courses: math → Ap calc bc → Multi–> Set/Linear.
ELA: ela 1 → ela 2 h → ap lit → ap ela
Social Studies: World history honors (rn) → AP ush 11th
Sciences: Bio, chem, physics → AP’s of those
lang: spanish 2 → 3 → AP
Electives: science reserach all 4 years
art and Gov and eco(Graduation credits)
I probably won’t get a C or a D. I’ll just do what I can do. It’s highly unlikely. And I have two months to see the course before I can drop with penalty.
Check with your GC, at most high school it’s AP Ela first AP lit second, and you don’t have to take both since you’re not applying for Humanities.
Same thing, check with your GC that it’s Spanish 3-> AP (at most high schools, it’s 3-> 4-> AP but I know 3->AP exists at some HS, especially if they have AP Spanish lit).
Social studies: Are you taking Gov/Econ in 10th? What would you take in 12th?
Grad req and electives are good.
Yes, unlikely, but you have to plan for that so you know the proces before it happens, in case there’s a risk.
What does “drop with penalty” involve, wrt transcript?
Basically my school starts august sometime and then we have until october 2 or 5th to drop without us getting a W on our transcript and after the 23 or 24 you will drop with an F
As for Gov/econ I’m taking senior year probably. and at my school its 3 → AP and I dont think there is a spanish Lit at our school
And as for my studying strategy. I usually don’t have anything and just spend around 30 minutes reviewing my notes and all but I learn most of the time just in class when I pay attention,
Taking AP Physics C after only taking Alg 2 is really not a good idea. The math involed in Physics C is way beyond the level taught in Alg 2. Most students at a minimum should be taking it with Calculus BC and even those kids tend to struggle with some of the Calculus required in the Physics.
I have a student in engineering and her school places freshmen in either AP Chemistry or AP Physics based on the math they’ve had. If they haven’t already earned AP credit for BC then they take AP Chem. If they have already taken Calc BC then they are usually able to go into the first course in Physics C.
There’s no reason to hurry and perhaps you’d be better off trying to take Physics 1/2 first before attempting Physics C. Also, some schools won’t even let you take Physics C without the proper course prerequisites.
Eh. I don’t think mathematics will still be a giant STRUGGLE for me because I’ve been studying precalculus and calculus on kHan academy and testing myself using other materials. I find more interest in pure mathematics and calculus is new of course but it doesn’t explain anything to me. AP physics 1 and 2 feels like a waste of time since its not like Chemistry Honors to AP Chem where its vital for understanding anything.
If you want to study engineering the very best thing you can do for yourself is to get a solid foundation in math and physics. Rushing through courses to get to a higher level is not in your best interest.
And having a solid foundation in H physics or AP 1 IS vital.
Not really. I’ve seen juniors who’ve barely passed Precalculus Honors with a B(lowest grade before they kick you out of honors) and get an A in ap physics C. As for the rushing part. Yes I understand that. But I’m not skipping really an essential course. I’m not skipping algebra 1 or 2. I’m skipping precalculus which is really just algebra 2 with more stuff
I really think you’re missing the whole point of what people are trying to tell you. No one is saying you’re going to have trouble in the math courses, but you need a solid math foundation to do the required work and processes for Physics.
You can do what you want of course, but most of us have either taught these courses, and/or have been through this with our own kids, or both!
It’s free advice.
Yes I am grateful for that thank you. But I still do not understand how Precalculus is the most important Foundation for a calculus based course?
You need to know the content in precalculus in order to learn calculus.
Yes. But Precalculus is mostly algebra 2 but harder with extra material. That extra material I’ve already covered by self studying
All the advices offered above are good, but none of us knows your or your academic abilities. You should also consult someone (e.g. your math teacher) who knows you better academically. My son took AP Physics C (both mechanics and E&M) in his junior year without any prior physics courses (but he did take calculus the year before) and he was the top student in that class (and did very well in all subsequent tests). However, some of his fellow students who were on a similar path struggled in that class. They were otherwise very good students (some of whom are now attending T10 universities).
The OP is not listening, is arguing with the advice given, and causing the thread to go around in circles, all of which leads me to suspect that this is yet another alias of @m8thical Closing.