Drop down in math?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I'm in Algebra 2 Honors right now and I'm getting some bad grades.. (B+ first quarter, B/B- this quarter, HOPEFULLY A on the midterm if I study my *** off). I have a very tough teacher and she is an unmarried, obese, old lady...so she's not exactly "nice" to her students either. She puts completely random, difficult questions on her tests, so I'm just unable to keep up sometimes. And this is all coming from someone who had a 99 average in Geometry last year.</p>

<p>Also, the level below honors is ridiculously easy. My friends who are in it are a all completely stupid and are getting A's. So, my question is should I drop down knowing that I can get much, MUCH better grades in a lower level? Or should I try to keep it, and hopefully get a B+/A- average at the end of the year?</p>

<p>On a side note, a lot of friends who are now in college have had her. All of them got B's in her class and many of them now ended up at great universities (Cornell, Columbia, Carnegie Mellon).</p>

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<p>I'd stick with it.</p>

<p>A) You said that many kids get Bs in her class and end up at good colleges.
B) If you drop down this late in the year, the B you earned in honors would only show up as level 1 on your transcript. At least thats how it is at my school.</p>

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<p>O shut up, you have a freakin B... Chillllll</p>

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<p>stick with it because thats what im doing too. i also have an insanely difficult teacher for alg. 2; i just barely managed an A (only because i studied for my final exam for weeks and i nailed it). geometry was so much easier....</p>

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And this is all coming from someone who had a 99 average in Geometry last year.

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I had a 100 in Geometry (Before EOC) and now I have 9 days to complete 8 weeks of Algebra II. @_@</p>

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<p>both of you guys make me feel dumb....... i only had a 97 in geometry :(</p>

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<p>I never took geometry haha. (Although I probably would've hated it.)</p>

<p>I'd stick to the honors. At least it showed you tried. They'd rather see a B in an honors/AP then an A in reg.</p>

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<p>just work hard and get an A in the class...don't drop down.</p>

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<p>I don't know how many times I've said this on this site -- B's won't kill you! Try as hard as you can and accept your grade for what it is. End of story.</p>

<p>**Believe it or not, honors classes are supposed to be a challenge.</p>

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<p>
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I never took geometry haha.

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<p>The G in AGS?</p>

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<p>I meant as a year course. Sheesh, always so literal :P.</p>

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<p>Really? I should stick with it?</p>

<p>I dunno...one B amongst like 20 A's will look so awkward on a transcript. >_< Ack, I really hate high school.</p>

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<p>No it will look like a fluke and not what they're going to base your admission on.</p>

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<p>Not sure how your school works, but if you drop down (which I don't think you should do), it's possible that you will be excluded from taking AP Calc later on....stick with it, maybe get some help from someone who has completed alg II honors, and good luck! The "B" will not affect anything else....</p>

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<p>Don't drop! You're only getting a B and if you drop, it may ruin your entire math track. You're not a bad math student obviously...</p>

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<p>You appear to be doing fine in everything else, so keep in mind that one B will not ruin your transcript.</p>

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<p>stick it out! i know it sucks, but the best math teachers are the ones that make you think. my math teacher was horrible last year, easy but bad, and definitely got me out of focus for the SAT. with my new math teacher this year, I feel more confident-as her tests are a race to the finish and make me look differently at how to solve a problem efficiently.</p>

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both of you guys make me feel dumb....... i only had a 97 in geometry

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Sarcasm? </p>

<p>Please say yes.</p>

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<p>DUDE me and you, same exact boat. No lie. I have no advice, study your butt off.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I guess. Next few months = nonstop Algebra. >_< And the thing is that Algebra isnt even hard. Its just that the teacher puts MANY ridiculously tough questions on the test so time management on tough material is very difficult for me. I guess all I can do is study what I can and hope that this grade doesn't kill me.</p>