<p>Generally if you take Pre-Calculus too, you’re taught the stuff in trig.</p>
<p>wait what? if my school is alg 2 trig, does that mean i have 2 take alg 2 online AND trig online?</p>
<p>Check your syllabus.
I suggest you take Alg 2 AND Pre-calc.</p>
<p>all in 1 summer?</p>
<p>If you want to.
Or you can do alg 2 this summer and pre-calc next year.</p>
<p>i was thinking if i do good in bio this year, take alg 2 trig next summer, then take chem ap during theyear, and self study ap bio</p>
<p>Normal bio is cake.
Take Alg 2 this summer.
Do Pre-Calc during the year.
Self study AP Bio.</p>
<p>why though i cant take 2 math classes during the same year cuase i struggled a bit with math last year. next year ill take alg 2 during the summer, so in 11th grade im in preclac</p>
<p>That is subpar.
Calculus BC by Junior year is a must.</p>
<p>Most people have taken a college math class e.g. multivariable, by the time they enter college at a top school.</p>
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<p>Shouldn’t that be where you are noramlly since you’re already in geo?</p>
<p>She might take AP stats?</p>
<p>If you are thinking about it.
Don’t do it. Self-study AP stats.</p>
<p>My suggested math sequence.</p>
<p>This summer: Geometry or Algebra II
9th grade: Geometry or Algebra II, Pre-Calculus
10th Grade: AP Calculus AB and BC
11th Grade: Multivariable Calculus
12th Grade: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations.</p>
<p>Go at your own pace for math. I don’ know about you, but i’d die trying to squeeze in as much math as some of these people are saying you should…
About 90% of the people at my school (top 10 school in CA) take:
9th: Geo (regular or honors)
10th: Alg 2 (reg or honors)
11th: Pre Calc (reg or honors)
12: Calc (AB or BC AP or regular)</p>
<p>Don’t feel pressured to go out and take college level math, especially when math isn’t your thing
go with the flow</p>
<p>I’m sure 90% of the people at your school do not go to HYPS.
kthx</p>
<p>Don’t get stressed over what people (and ■■■■■■) are telling you here. Some come from high schools that offer a dozen upper math classes, four foreign languages, and electives that look like a college degree plan. Some high schools only have 6 periods while others have 8 or 9. Obviously, your options are limited with less periods. Take classes your GC suggests for your particular level/interest with an eye out for the college bound student. Colleges want to see that you’ve taken advantage of as many challenging classes (honors, Pre-AP, AP, dual credit) as possible <em>within your school</em>. There are many schools that don’t offer multivariable calculus or linear algebra and differential equations so if yours doesn’t, don’t sweat it. This will come as a shock to some CC’ers, but many high schools only offer 4 or 5 maths and one foreign language and there may not be a comm college nearby - oh my, horrors of horrors!!! </p>
<p>Some have suggested taking summer math classes, however your school might not accept credit for them so you’re wasting your time unless you are going after an AP test or SAT Subject test outside your normal high school curriculum. Again, talk to your GC. Save your summers for ECs. </p>
<p>Something else to consider is colleges may not want… say, AP Chem because they want you to take it with them as an intro to their particular department and way of doing things, etc. </p>
<p>Did you take Alg I in 8th grade? If that’s the case, then no problem because you’ll be in Alg II in 10th, pre-calc and physics in 11th, and hopefully AP calc in 12th. Whatever your hs offers, make sure you get AP calc because that’s a prereq for college maths. Anything above is icing on the cake. </p>
<p>Also, make sure you take 3 years of the same foreign language instead of the min. of two. Don’t take Spanish one year and French the next because it must be the same language. It’s fine if you want a different language as an elective or just for fun but understand that is separate from your 3 for college.</p>
<p>Don’t bog yourself down with super duper hard classes for the next 4 years. Live a little. Take some fun electives. No, you don’t have to take Photography 1, 2, 3, and 4. Yes, you can mix it up with photography this year, computer next year, sheep sheering in 11th, and scuba diving your senior year. Remember, you’re a kid. You don’t know what you want to do for the next 60 years. You’re experiencing different interests and you’re making yourself that “well rounded student” colleges are looking for. IMO, if you only have room for one elec then make it a fun one. If you have room for two then use that second one to take another core class to boost your college app. </p>
<p>Be aware you are probably not going to get every class you want each of the four years so have a back up plan. When you’re a junior or senior, you’ll find a particular must have class is conflicting with another must have class. Expect it. It’s going to happen. Accept it. The only way to plan around that eventuality is to schedule your must haves the first year they’re available. Don’t put off a must have until 11th if you can fit it into 10th.</p>
<p>I agree with taking at least 3 years of a foreign language.
However, I hope you are aware that most guidance counselors are not very useful in applying to top colleges.</p>
<p>Getting advanced preparation even if your college wants you to take it with them is helpful. It will probably save you the pain of having to deal with the intense rigor that is characteristic of college courses that are not fond of AP credits.</p>
<p>We are all aware that there are many poor high schools in the country. This should not however, prevent you from rising to or even exceeding the standard of the HYPS applicant.</p>
<p>You can always take multivariable online if you must.
Talk it out with your counselor/administrator if they are reluctant to accept the credits.
Be persistent, do not give up due to your “circumstances”.</p>
<p>Also, please refrain from taking electives that are not core. It is hard to judge the rigor of non-core classes. Even this “maximize your school’s resources” that nunya tells you to do, implies that non core electives are not in your best interest.</p>
<p>My suggestion, if you want to take the “fun” freebie electives, take them online in the summer, or just online during the school year.</p>
<p>what classes should i be taking if i wnna study electrical engineering or computer science</p>
<p>what are good electives to tkae then?</p>
<p>Definitely AP Physics B and C
Which I suggest you take sophomore year
Along with AP Calculus AB and BC</p>
<p>AP Compsci sometime as an elective.</p>
<p>Then go into college electricity and magnetism and computer science in junior and senior year.</p>
<p>Differential equations/high level math is crucial for electrical engineering and computer science.</p>
<p>scaredapplicant is scary.
I see him in my nightmares.
Don’t listen to him,btw.
Its insane that he expects you to study multivariable calc in or alg 2 in 9th grade.
I took geometry in 9th grade and alg 1 in 8th grade and I’m taking precalc next year. My school doesn’t offer multivariable equations or Ap statistics and what not- but that doesn’t mean you can’t get into a school you want to go to.
Honestly, your schedule is fine and be happy frosh year b/c all the next years suck!!!
So my advice is - your schedule is fine- find clubs you are passionate about and fall in with them. If after frosh year your schedule isn’t challenging you enough- you can self study 1 Ap during the summer. Chillax- frosh year is golden.
have to go- before scared applicant starts giving me panic attacks
snicker.</p>