<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'll start off with a little background.</p>
<p>I finished Pre-Calc during the summer of 5th grade, schools refused to cooperate until I took Calc BC in 8th grade (5 on exam). I'm currently a sophomore. </p>
<p>Freshman year, I took MVC through EPGY and I just finished Linear Algebra this year (paid for by district). Here's my major pain point: I received an A- even after doing all the homework and understanding the textbook (the course is pass/fail so that doesn't show up on my transcript, but, every EPGY course after this one does). </p>
<p>I feel incredibly mediocore and a little bit like a failure for missing out on the A on my favorite (and also best) subject, and I want to know what step to take next. </p>
<p>I don't have to take <em>another</em> math class</p>
<p>How hard is EPGY Differential Equations in comparision to Linear Algebra? I made quite a few computational mistakes, will that be an issue? </p>
<p>How about EPGY Modern Algebra? Is getting an A on the final exam difficult?</p>
<p>Any advice whatsoever would be incredibly helpful.</p>
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<p>You should probably just drop out since clearly you’re never going to amount to anything, or else you would have gotten that A. I don’t know what else to tell you, other than that you should start filling out an application at burger king.</p>
<p>“I took Calc BC in 8th grade”
" I received an A-…I feel incredibly mediocre"</p>
<p>Stop fishing for compliments.</p>
<p>@halcyonheather</p>
<p>Those two statements were not meant to be taken together, which is why I did not place them next to each other. For a subject that I’ve intensely worked with for about six years and I’m incredibly passionate about, I’m really disappointed with my performance. That’s all I meant to say.</p>
<p>If that seemed like I was “fishing for compliments”, that’s fine, I’ll edit it out, but, really, I was simply describing my situation did not want it to be taken that way.</p>
<p>EDIT: Can’t edit original post.</p>
<p>I understand…it’s just that every other thread on here is someone claiming mediocrity when they’re clearly not mediocre.
It seems like you’re passionate about math. Colleges will appreciate that even if you don’t get an A+ in every math course - and you most likely won’t get in a A in every math course if you major in math in college. The important thing is learning/enjoying yourself, not “always getting an A”, so take the courses you want to take, not just the ones you think will be easier. (If you’re concerned with maintaining your GPA, though, you can probably take the EPGY courses without having them actually on your HS transcript.)</p>