hi, I’m 17 so I’m a junior, unlike most of you guys I have like a 3.2 unweighted so I’m not too crazy smart. I’m not looking at huge ivy leagues or anything like that but still looking at college for my future plans. I’m at a predicament where I really suck at math and I don’t know whether I’ll get any better at it, my algebra 1 grade back in 7th grade was a C, my algebra 2 was a C, my geometry was a C and my Pre Calculus final grade was an A. This year instead of taking AP Calculus AB or AP Stat, I just decided to do virtual school for algebra 2 to get a higher grade and it was pretty easy until the discussion calls, like every note and everything I kinda knew within the lesson just didn’t click anymore and I’d fail call after call. It’s not that I didn’t understand it but when I was under pressure like I choked hard and didn’t know what to do, that’s how I kinda was in middle school which is why my grades were hella sub-par. I got withdrawn from the online class today, I’m not disappointed or surprised and to be honest I don’t know why I stressed myself out over a class that I didn’t need to do over. I just don’t know why I kinda suck at math like I’m sure if I was like one of those wiz kids in algebra that just know what they’re doing 24/7 then I would’ve been just fine. Anyways I was wondering if there’s any math classes that are pretty easy for me to rush through and get done with asap that are easier to do than algebra, I have enough credits to not take a course but I’d rather just stay ahead than stay behind a credit. I’m aware any AP math courses are out the picture with testing starting soon, I think I’m stuck with Math for college readiness, Probability and statistics and whatever else. If you guys could help me out with what course to get a credit for then that’d be awesome, thanks.
Can you take regular (not honors, not AP) calculus? Can you take AP Stats?
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Some people are naturally good at math and some people have to work hard. Getting an A in pre-calc is great!
First, you don’t suck at math. You were double accelerated. If you’d done algebra 1 in 9th or even 8th grade you would have been better able to handle it. Also, you got an A in precalculus, which is terrific, and it’s a class normally designed for seniors. So, you don’t suck at math at all.
Now, as a junior, do you need a class for junior year? In that case, you need to catch up quickly, so I think you could take consumer math which is useful and not too hard, if you need it to complete your junior year math credits.
And I definitely think you can handle AP stats senior year. So, if ‘probability and statistics’ is a pre req for AP stats at your school, take that, but if you can only take one or the other, save AP stats for next year and take consumer math right now.
Unless you plan to be an engineer, you have all the math you need for college. With your math background, you should be able to ace college algebra or business calculus in your freshman year. The grades won’t get you into Harvard, but you’ll get into a great school. Just get the best grades you can and try to score big on the SAT. It’s not the school that matters, it’s the ambition.
In my experience a tutor is likely to help a lot with math (although I typically was the tutor rather than the student – I was a math major). Math is a subject where everything depends on what went before, so it is helpful to fully understand the concepts and principles behind everything before going on to the next step. Also, with math it is important to understand the concepts and different ways to look at problems, rather than just memorize formulae. A good tutor can help you do this. If the first tutor doesn’t work out, then perhaps a different tutor can.