<p>Long time lurker new time poster. Currently I'm in my sophomore year of HS. These are my grades from last year:</p>
<p>Eng. 1 Academic: B+
French 1: B+
Biology Academic: A+
Phys. Ed: B+
World History Academic: B+ (92 average, just 1 point away from an A and getting exempt from the finals)
Lang/Math Skills (this was a class offered to students who were unable to join their desired elective due to that elective being completely full. Sucks, I know): B+
Algebra 1 Academic: D-. Straight-out, dee *<strong><em>ing minus. In the 1st marking period I had a B+, and then 2nd marking period I ended up with a C which made my semester grade a flat-out C. I was doing pretty good until the middle of the 2nd marking period until the really, really bad mix of students hindered me and others attention of focusing in class. People were given detention daily, and with the habit of complying with this bad behavior once in a while passed down from Middle school, I *</em></strong>ed up real bad.</p>
<p>So now I'm in Sophomore year. Heres my schedule.</p>
<p>Eng 2. Honors
Graphic Design 1
Geometry Academic
Chemistry Academic
Phys. Ed
U.S Hist. 1 Honors
French 2 Honors</p>
<p>So far each class is feeling very easy. Now, with advice given from my cousin, a Yale Bulldog, I should plan my schedule for next year, the year before so that I know what to aim for. The classes I plan on taking are the following (granted if I only ace my classes this year):</p>
<p>Eng. 3 AP
US Hist. 2 AP
Algebra 2/Trig Honors
Physics Honors or Academic
Graphic Design 2
and last but least, Math Analysis/Pre-Calc honors. Honors is the only type of pre-calc class our school has.</p>
<p>So I'm wondering, should I take Pre-Calc for next year with a D in Algebra 1 and LET'S SAY an A in Geometry? Or should I ditch it and either take it senior year OR don't take it at all?</p>
<p>I would pace yourself with math, especially if you got a D this past year. Take Algebra 2 junior year and then pre-calc senior year and I would reconsider the honors math.</p>
<p>I agree ^. I took Algebra last year, and was then put into the year long class, so now I<code>ve got the second part of Algebra 1 this year, and Geometry next semester. I really don</code>t like Algebra, and got a C last year, and am holding a B+ (will be an A) now. And even though I hate it, I have to face it: Algebra is essential for all upper level math classes (Alg. 2, Pre-Calc, Cal, etc, etc). Last year, anybody who got a D was asked to reconsider taking it again, because it`s best to get a good concept of it. If you feel like you want to take that much math, and can handle it, OK, but reconsider the honors.</p>
<p>Algebra has more to do with the other classes than Geometry, so saying, “I got a D in Algebra, but an A in Geometry, so I can handle Honors Alg. 2/Trig and Pre-Calc,” NOT the way to go. I hear a lot of people who don<code>t like Algebra like Geometry, but in Alg. 2 and Pre-Calc, there</code>s a LOT of Algebra.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice guys. Would it help though if I took some tutoring for Algebra, and perhaps maybe see if I can take Alg 2/Trig over the summer? I’m a very confident person by the way.</p>
<p>Eh, if you really want to. At least that way if you don<code>t do well, you can take it that year and not sacrifice your school year, know what I mean. Just don</code>t be too confident…always be careful. If you feel like you can<code>t do something and you</code>re trying your hardest, then drop the class.</p>
<p>Again don’t rush yourself. You got a very low grade in a math class that is not only the easiest of the high schools maths, but also the simplest and acts as the foundation of all other maths (excluding geometry). Not only will you need algebra for every math but you also need it for most sciences (especially physics). Also algebra 2 is arguably the hardest of the high school maths, obviously there are maths that are more advanced, but algebra 2 uses what you learned in algebra 1 to provide a foundation for your pre-calc calc math of the future and is extremely fast paced.</p>
<p>Basically the point of this is based on your current situation it seems like a horrible idea to try and do a years worth of math over the summer or to skip a level or take several levels at once. Again I also suggest not taking algebra 2 and trig at the same time (unless your school combines it, though I have never heard of that). Getting a tutor is probably a good idea, have them review the concepts you struggled with algebra 1.</p>
<p>No, the district I live in/the private schools in my city combine trig and pre-calc, but algebra 2 is always on its own, we have regular and honors, but not pre-AP…</p>