High school class of 2016

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>People who want to do weed, will do it anyways, even if it is illegal. The people who don’t, don’t do it because they know it is bad. All it is is a way to help a poor economy by any means possible. Which is seeming ever more necessary.</p>

<p>I am not taking any AP Science my sophomore or junior year. I am saving them for when I can take them as close as possible to college, where i will have to recall that knowledge more so than others, due to the fact that my major will be something chemistry or physics based. I am taking my history APs though. (Well, two of them). APUSH, AP Human Geography, and also AP Statistics are the only ones I’m taking my sophomore year. Hopefully, by my senior year I can convince the administration we need an AP Physics.</p>

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<p>AP Biology for me!</p>

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<p>I agree, except I wouldn’t call the US’s economy poor…</p>

<p>I’m also holding off on AP science for the same reason as autoexec. I’m going to try and do chemistry as a junior and biology and physics as a senior. That is, if I’m allowed and everything works out.</p>

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<p>I’m taking AP Chemistry next year. Even if I end up passing enough for college credit it’s a great way to save money. Science is probably not going to have to involve a lot in my major (Econ or Statistics).</p>

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<p>I’m just trying to have a not so stressful junior and senior year.</p>

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<p>I already know that I’m in for a tough time junior year. I’ve come to terms with it, haha. I’m trying to keep as high a GPA as possible freshman and sophomore year so that my GPA will come out of junior year still somewhat decent. I plan to cruise senior year.</p>

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<p>My Junior year is gonna suck as well, I might take 5 AP classes.</p>

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<p>I’m taking AP chem but I’m going to start preparing for it once school is out which for me is May 22, and I couldn’t agree more with @Swinter and @hailbo Junior year is going to suck, but senior year will be cruise if I get into my dream school EA.</p>

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<p>What school are you going to apply Early Action? As of right now I’m going for University of Chicago.</p>

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<p>First off, class of 2016!!!</p>

<p>What have you guys heard of AP Physics C? Also, pardon my ignorance, but how exactly does EA and ED work?</p>

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<p>AP Physics C is gonna be changed, so AP Physics is now going to be AP Physics 1 and 2, where AP Physics B is 1 and AP Physics C is 2. I heard it’s a really hard class. I’m not so sure about EA but from what I know is that you apply earlier than normal to only one college. Most likely your number 1 choice. So if you get in Early Action that means you have already made your decision and committed to that college.</p>

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<p>Hmm I really wish I had a wider variety of AP classes at my school. It seems like I’m being held back from my full learning potential :/</p>

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<p>@TheRealDef EA is just applying early and finding out early. Plus you get a little bit of advantage since you’re letting the school know that they’re your top choice. Some schools (including Harvard, Yale, and Princeton) have SCEA, which is single choice early action, meaning you can apply early, but only to them. ED is similar to EA, except for the fact that if you get in, it means that you have to attend. Unless the financial aid is really insufficient. A lot of the time, ED can give you an upper hand because some schools fill half their class in the ED round.</p>

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<p>A Few Notes:
@Halibo: AP Physics B is splitting into two separate tests. It will be like AP Physics C, where there are two tests, one for mechanics and one for electricity, but it will not be calculus based, rather it will be algebra based [Algebra 2 likely]. This basically means that there will be 4 AP Physics Tests: AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C: Electricity and AP Physics C: Magnetism</p>

<p>Source:[AP</a> Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 | Advances in AP](<a href=“About AP – AP Central | College Board”>About AP – AP Central | College Board)</p>

<p>@autoexec: [Index</a> | The VHS Collaborative](<a href=“http://thevhscollaborative.org/]Index”>http://thevhscollaborative.org/) is a website that offers online AP courses. They are approved by College Board and are taught by real teachers. They also carry a few AP’s that one wouldn’t always find normally, like AP US Government and AP Music Theory.</p>

<p>@Swinter: There are also other forms of ED and EA like you said so eloquently. There are several cycles, of which I shall explain further upon:</p>

<p>Rolling Admission: A First-Come, First-Serve process, allows applicants to apply early, non–binding, very rare</p>

<p>EDII/EDI: Some schools have multiple Early Decision rounds, such as NYU who has EDII, a second Early Decision period for people who may have been rejected by a first choice school early already.</p>

<p>SCEA: Same as you said, but these programs also allow you to apply early to state schools</p>

<p>ED: Same as you said</p>

<p>EA: Same as you said</p>

<p>Note: Colleges can’t really tell if you applied to multiple schools early, but if they find out that you did under an early decision policy and you are accepted, your admission will be rescinded and you will likely become blacklisted among colleges.</p>

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<p>Hi I’m new here</p>

<p>When apply for ED, I heard that, you have to ask your counselor to send document to college to confirm that you only apply to 1 school. Is that true?</p>

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<p>2016 here as well! I’m taking AP Stats next year (I’ve only done Algebra 1 and half of algebra 2) and I’m taking it with AC Math 2 so do you think I’m prepared? I’m taking AP World too, and Im worried I might get over beared. Though keep in mind my GPA is like 99.4 so I’m dedicated:)</p>

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<p>How do all of you get the opportunity to do these advanced math programs? My school cut off all the funding and stuff for that like ten years ago. I’m stuck taking Geometry as a freshmen…</p>

<p>By the way, anyone here watch Suits? Great show.</p>

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<p>Hey tylerfrenchfrye, welcome to the thread! :slight_smile: You’re just in time for the one year anniversary of the thread’s creation, which happens to be tomorrow! <em>tear</em> Don’t worry about stats, plenty of people I know took it coming straight out of algebra 2 and did very well. I don’t know much about AP world, since my school doesn’t offer it, but if you’re as dedciated as you say (which I’m sure you are), then you should be fine.</p>

<p>@PrepQWill I’m from a big district of ~35,000 so there’s lots of opportunities for advanced kids. Plus we’re trying to compete with the charter schools, some of which put fifth graders in Algebra 1.</p>

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<p>Tyler, what are you going to take for math classes for your next few three years of high school?</p>

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<p>Happy Anniversary to this thread,High School Class of 2016! One whole year 3 more to goo</p>