<p>Hi Guys, I'm a freshman in HS and lately, my favorite subject has become math and bio, albeit is used to be English (Slight preference for math over bio). I'm in all honors courses, and plan on taking the most AP's and electives possible over the course of high sschool. However, one mistake which I enormously regret is not taking the Math 9 advanced class in 8th grade. Now I'm learning algebra which is very easy, but I hear from my fellow peers in advanced math (geometry; they took algebra regents already), that geometry isn't too much of a challenge. I wish I was in that accelerated course, but I recently heard of a possibilty of learning geometry during the summer (3 hours a day), and then taking the Regents in August. Is this possible (assuming my school will give credit) from a state/legal point of view? Will I be able to take the Regents in August? How hard can it be to teach myself Geometry in 50 days? Is it worthwhile? If so, how can I teach myself (which books, what topics etc.) Please, I need counsel, and I beg of you not to poke fun, this is a serious question.</p>
<p>If your school is like mine was, it’s about how far you go, not what you took. So for example at my school if you took the trig class and did just fine, they didn’t care whether you took geometry or not. I would talk to your councilor, but if you can, go for it. The farther you are in math (with good grades) by the time you apply, the better.</p>
<p>Hmmm…thats an interesting perspective…I have to speak with a guidance counselor…</p>
<p>I went through the old math (Math A/Math B), so I can’t really attest to how hard geometry would be. I’d recommend that you talk to a geometry teacher or your algebra teacher at school, because if you want credit for geometry you’ll probably need a teacher at least as an adviser. I can tell you that they do offer Regents exams in August, so provided that you can arrange with your school to sit the exam, that would be possible.</p>
<p>I’d strongly advise you to talk to your teacher or guidance counselor. People on CC aren’t necessarily going to be familiar with your exact predicament.</p>
<p>Oh, by the way, I just realized you’re worried about it being difficult- realize that geometry and algebra are two different subjects. One concentrates on variables, substitutions, math tricks, and word problems; the other is about leaning equations involving shapes and how to use them. At worst, you’ll need a basic foundation algebra to do well in geometry.</p>