<p>If you talk to your Guidance Counselor, is it possible to take any class at any level? Also, is it possible to refused or rejected?</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure it depends on your school--you should ask your GC!</p>
<p>It really depends on the school, some will, some won't. At my school you can pretty much take anything as long as you get a teacher recommendation for that class and even if the teacher doesn't give it to you, you can have a parent override.</p>
<p>Do all schools have a parent override? I'm confused about that.</p>
<p>Well, at my school you CANNOT take an AP science course until your senior year. I've tried to wheedle my way into AP Chem. next year, but my guidance counselor said "No, you test out of pre-AP chemistry and move on to pre-AP physics". However, I can take AP Spanish IV next year, but I have to talk with my Spanish teacher about it. And I already have. And he told me it was impossible to get credit for Pre-AP III, so I have to wait until I'm a junior. Or, I can always self study.</p>
<p>Yeah, but I just want to move into Honors English from standard, I'm going to be a freshman next year. English is my only non-honor class. Moving up to an honor level is easier than moving up to an ap course.</p>
<p>Like the previous people stated, it really depends on your school. The private school I go to requires you to make an A (93 or above) in your previous class to go to an honors class. However, some public schools in my area don't require a certain grade. Ask your counselor...</p>
<p>Okay. Then all you have to do is tell your counselor you want to take honors English.</p>
<p>I talked to my GC and he said wait until I know what class I'm actually in because I said I didn't know what i was recommended and I know now. Then he said talk to the Department Supervisor. The Department Superviser said talk to my teacher. I don't think that'll work. If I went back to my GC would he say anything different?</p>
<p>I need to know, Can they refuse or reject you?</p>
<p>Yes, they can. It depends entirely on the school policies. My suggestion is, if that happens, and if you're SURE you're competent, to simply keep *****ing to them until you get your schedule change. Be respectful, show that you're intelligent enough to handle it, get a teacher rec if there's an issue, and it should be fine if your school is reasonable.</p>
<p>Well I've been getting only A's. I really need to enter Honors.</p>
<p>What Would I say and Ask? I'm really stressed over this topic.</p>
<p>in my school u can go into an AP class as long as u have a C or up in an honors class in that same area of subject. i.e. B in H Bio and u can go to AP chem or something. im in this program where they throw u all these AP's and u just choose whichever u want w/o ne prerequisite except calculus .</p>
<p>I kind of want to go to your school. My school is so strict. English Honors is neccessary because I want to go to Harvard.</p>
<p>Aww... your dreams would be shattered at my school. No one has gotten so far, so the counselors don't want do deal with you because they think you'll be rejected like all the others... <em>sniffles</em></p>
<p>I don't think your counselor would have a problem moving you up to honors. I only would see a problem if you were a junior/senior taking regular classes throughout high school and you suddenly would want to go to AP.</p>
<p>wow, you guys have it so much more complicated than we do. at my school, there is no "honors" level. you're either AP or regular, and if you've taken a pre-requisite, no matter when, you should be able to take the next class. like, you need a year of regular chem (and a B), and then you can take AP chem, bio, or physics without a problem. if not, then the higher-ups have something seriously wrong with them. we even have people taking AP classes as junior high schoolers just because they got ahead and took all the necessary classes beforehand. they just have to get themselves over to the high school from the junior high. </p>
<p>moral of the story: it really depends upon the high school's/school district's policies. talk to your counselor ASAP and try to work something out. if not, then make sure that they realize how stupid their stringent rules are....
(it didn't use to be so simple at my school, but enough people started pointing at how logical it all was and they finally loosened up. only problem is, now we have so many people getting into AP classes they probably shouldn't be in, so overall achievement level may get affected)</p>
<p>Vigilante, lol You don't even understand what I'm talking about. You're probaly someone who gets B's and such. I want English honors because it'd seem rigorous. You don't know what you're talking about</p>
<p>Yeah, my school doesn't offer any Honors, or IB courses.....we do have three AP classes. But we can't take them until senior year, and they are kind of a joke.</p>
<p>My point with that little post is well, be grateful you even get that opportunity.....I would kill for the chance to take more rigorous classes.</p>