I had a chance to skip geometry over the summer and I blew it! Three people in my class skipped and I was considered
“the smartest”. I feel so horrible about this I just need reassurance and I’m wondering if could skip Algebra 2 next summer. I can’t sleep at all and I just end up crying searching if it’s okay to take geometry but I know I screwed up! How will this affect my college entry! Please help!
I don’t really understand your post. Can you clarify? I’m not sure what you mean by skipping Geometry and then Algebra II over the summers.
At my D’s school, the normal progression is:
9th Grade: Geometry
10th Grade: Algebra II
11th Grade: IB Math I
12th Grade: IB Math II
What math class did you take in 9th grade, if not Geometry?
Try not to panic. You have three years of high school left, in addition to two summers. If you work hard, I think you can make up for lost time.
Geometry is the normal 10th grade math course, followed by algebra 2 in 11th grade and precalculus in 12th grade.
You are not ahead in math, but you are not behind either.
Only a few colleges expect students to be ahead in math (i.e. take calculus in high school).
I basically failed 8th Grade Math and that put me behind a year in math, so I too took Geometry in 10th Grade. However, personally that was fine, and I hope it is for you, too! I have AP Math classes at my school (sorta equvialent to International Bacculareate), and so I took AP Statistics to make up for that. Also, because I want to be a civil rights lawyer, math doesn’t matter much for my admissions, and the analysis portion of Statistics will regardless help immensely. What I’m trying to say is, depending on your major, it probably won’t matter much. Colleges will probably care more if you’re taking high level AP or IB courses at least somewhat related to your major.
Also, from what I’m gathering from your post, you seem to be only a sophomore. Colleges primarily only care about the GRADES in your sophomore year, not the courses (as there aren’t that many AP classes and such then). If you want it short and sweet: there’s no need to worry. That may actually hurt you: I let the stress get to me sophomore year, and that really hurt my grades, at least in science. If you treat Geometry and Algebra 2 as the be-all, end-all, they will be-you just won’t succeed in them.
Just don’t panic, and you’ll do fine regardless of which course you took. Again, it’s the grade, not the course.
You can take algebra2 and Geometry together this year, precalculus in 11th and depending on which precalculus class you took and what grade you got, calculus or AP stats.
However, taking Algebra2 (2H) Junior year and Precalculus senior year is the normal progression. Colleges don’t expect anything else.
Exception: if youre aiming for a highly selective engineering program.
Why are you sleepless and crying?
Before you fall apart, have you even looked at what various colleges expect in high school math?
10th grade for geometry is the norm in my area/state. Nothing to worry about. One of my kids was on that track and still went to an excellent college. It’s not worth getting anxious over. Relax and do your best on getting great grades and getting involved in your school and community. Those are things you can control going forward.
Thanks to all, I really appreciate all this! You guys have reassured me that this won’t greatly affect me! I’ve tried searching what colleges expect but couldn’t find any details about it so thanks for clarifying it! I may want to still skip due to my parents expectations but you’ve calmed me down! Thank you.