My parents are limiting me :/.

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Ok, so I know this is the opposite of most CCers academic experience. But here it goes (I'm a HS freshman, btw):</p>

<p>I was unfortunate enough to be born the last of multiple children. All of my other siblings focused on sports in high school, but I'm more academically inclined (math team, academic team, newspaper, etc. things my siblings never did). None of my siblings took more than 2 or 3 easy APs. My problem is that my parents won't let me take as many AP classes as I'd like. I'm only in all honors because someone convinced my parents that since I was only doing one sport and that I had proven myself academically able in middle school that I should be able to handle all honors classes (which I am with near ease, my lowest grade is a 96). My parents have already said I'm not taking AP Euro or APUSH because the teacher is a bad person, and they're not budging. I'm afraid colleges will think that I'm not challenging myself when I am desperately trying to. HEEEELP!!!</p>

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<p>You still have time. If you take 4 or 5 other AP classes aside from those, then you will still be able to demonstrate to colleges that you are serious about your education.(If you are trying to get into an Ivy)</p>

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<p>Tell your parents to back off and let you challenge yourself. Try to get a sibling on your side. Parents break much easier when their children stick together.</p>

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<p>Ask your guidance counselor to talk to your parents.</p>

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<p>Ask your counselor to talk to your parents. If they still don’t budge, just take them anyway. (You should only be taking Euro next year, though. One AP class is nothing.)</p>

<p>What are they going to do about it?</p>

<p>DO NOT TAKE AP CHEMISTRY, THOUGH. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, EVEN IF THEY LET YOU IN!</p>

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<p>Do take AP chemistry.</p>

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<p>Do you really have to tell your parents which classes you’re scheduling for?</p>

<p>Take AP Chem ;)</p>

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<p>Take AP Chem, I dare you. :P</p>

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<p>^
As a sophomore taking AP Chemistry, I’ll just tell you right here that it is death if you do not take Honors Chemistry first.</p>

<p>Maybe at your school, it’s a pre-requisite. At my school, they let certain sophomores in.</p>

<p>Don’t take two science classes at once, either. AP Physics + AP Chemistry= Suicidal thoughts.</p>

<p>This was my early transcript:</p>

<p>AP Physics B- F
Honors Algebra 2/Trig- D-
Honors English 10- B+
AP European History- C
AP Human Geography- B
AP Chemistry- F</p>

<p>Very overwhelming… I can see why they would want you to limit yourself so that you don’t end up like me, but you do need to challenge yourself. Just know your abilities. European History is do-able for anyone as long as they study.</p>

<p>AP Chemistry?.. I can understand why they would ask you not to take that.</p>

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<p>^OMG. Are those really your grades?</p>

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<p>Take the hardest classes you possibly can. If your parents complain, take them anyway. </p>

<p>If they still complain, go to your guidance officer.</p>

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<p>Lol saugus is such a noob. I’m a soph taking ap chem/ap physics and its no probs.</p>

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<p>yup i self studied for AP chem soph. year and I owned that test</p>

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<p>Off topic, but I saw the title of this thread out of the corner of my eye and thought it said “my parents are vomiting on me.”</p>

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<p>"Lol saugus is such a noob. I’m a soph taking ap chem/ap physics and its no probs. "</p>

<p>Maybe this is why you say you can be unapproachable lol…</p>

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<p>As a sophomore taking AP Chemistry, I’ll just tell you right here that it is death if you do not take Honors Chemistry first.</p>

<p>I second this.</p>

<p>Don’t take two science classes at once, either. AP Physics + AP Chemistry= Suicidal thoughts.</p>

<p>Lol. Again, seconded.</p>

<p>Lawlz is just… not human.</p>

<p>I think AP chem is quite enjoyable, though. It’s tough, but doable. =)</p>

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<p>As a sophomore taking AP Chemistry, I’ll just tell you right here that it is cake, and in fact a lot more interesting if you do not take Honors Chemistry first.</p>

<p>Take two science class at once for fun.</p>

<p>I am human.</p>

<p>AP Chem is not enjoyable at the beginning, in fact, it is quite boring, but it is easy.</p>

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<p>The only AP offered soph. year is Euro, and then I would realistically take 4 the year after that (including APUSH). This means that come college app time, if I dont take Euro and US, I’ll only have 3 AP scores (Lang., Physics B, Stats) to send to colleges, and not in my strong areas :(. </p>

<p>Today I gave my mom my Christmas list (Money and to take AP Euro next year) and she said it was the end of the discussion, end of story. Would it really be worth it to talk to my counselor? </p>

<p>and yes, my parents kinda need to know because when you sign up for classes, you need a parent signature, and I’m not going to forge any signatures.</p>

<p>Oh, and I haven’t taken any Chemistry yet and its required at my school to take Chemistry before AP Chem, so at earliest I would do it junior year. But I have no intention to take it or any science electives :P.</p>

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<p>AP chemistry is a basic science. You should take it, along with AP bio/ap physics.</p>

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<p>^
Biology is fine.</p>

<p>I don’t know how easy your AP Chemistry class is, but mine is one of the harder ones. What have you guys done so far?</p>

<p>Fresh101</p>

<p>No, those were my grades early on. I dropped Physics for Academic Decathlon and raised the rest. Now they are:</p>

<p>A-
A-
A-
A
B (If I get a 5 on the AP European History exam, he’ll raise it to an A.)
C (The AP Chemistry teacher raises it by one if you pass the AP exam.)</p>