CTY Summer Courses Recommendations?

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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<p>hi, i'm an eighth grader currently, and i am thinking about which CTY courses to choose this summer. Do you have any recommendations?</p>

<p>Here is my list:</p>

<p>Fast-paced biology
Intro to Biomedic
Paleobiology
Computer Science
Astrophysic
Number Theory</p>

<p>I really love biology. So i am thinking between fast-paced biology and intro to biomedic, can fast-paced biology be too hard?
Paleobiology seems to be interesting too, so i am not quite sure.
I heard THEO is really fun too, but the prerequisite includes geometry, which we would be studying in 9th grade (we are doing alg2 this yr), not quite sure of the age group, but i think math is one of my strengths, this could be fine.
And i am kind of curious about astrophysics and computer science, too. I like astronomy, but not quite sure for physics. I think i might take some computer courses in HS, so fundamentals of computer science can be a good intro.</p>

<p>Any ideas?</p>

<p>Thx :)</p>

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<p>Thx. i hope i can get a credit or two, probably not skip grade though</p>

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<p>My daughter is taking Intro to Biomedical Science this summer at LMU. The part that interested her was how diversified the topics were and it gives a great overview of different parts of the body and how things work. If she likes it she might continue to go down the medical path and, if not, she’ll get involved in something else. </p>

<p>It really depends what your purpose is for taking one of these programs. If it’s to explore a field then check something out of interest. If it’s to accelerate your HS career then take something that will get you credit. If it’s just to have fun then take something that could be easy and fun. Again, it just depends what you are trying to get out of the summer program. </p>

<p>Good luck!!</p>

<p>P.S. And you better hurry because the CTY programs fill up quickly.</p>

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<p>I would suggest doing the bio so you could perhaps go into AP Bio as a freshman or have more flexibility in your schedule for other classes. All the other CTY classes are basically just watered down college courses and are so specific that they don’t really give you any advantage for future study (until you get to college I guess, at which point you’ll probably have forgotten most of what you learned)</p>