Planning Freshman Year

<p>I’m currently registering for classes next year for high school. I have some options in terms of what classes I can take. Any advice or opinions you could give me would be appreciated. </p>

<li>Functions, Forms, and Vector Spaces </li>
<li>Honors Ecological Biology </li>
<li>The Rain Forest: Plants, Animals, Climate<br></li>
<li>Composition and Analysis of American Literature<br></li>
<li>Honors Latin III</li>
<li>Health and Physical Education I </li>
</ol>

<p>or </p>

<li>Functions, Forms, and Vector Spaces </li>
<li>Honors Organic Chemistry and Polymer Science </li>
<li>Art Through the Ages</li>
<li>Composition and Analysis of American Literature </li>
<li>Honors Latin III</li>
<li>Health and Physical Education I </li>
</ol>

<p>or </p>

<li>Functions, Forms, and Vector Spaces </li>
<li>Symphony Orchestra </li>
<li>Honors Physical Science with Biochemical Applications</li>
<li>Composition and Analysis of American Literature<br></li>
<li>Honors Latin III</li>
<li>Health and Physical Education I</li>
</ol>

<p>well what are you more interested in doing? science or history?</p>

<p>It seems you have two elective periods to choose between six electives: H EB, H OC/PS, H PS/BM for science and RF, Art, or Symphony Orchestra. If anything I would personally take H OC/PS and Art, but we have to know other information before we can provide you with any advice.</p>

<p>Most likely science...I placed into all of the advanced courses. I'm also pretty good at math. I still want to explore my interests though, since my middle school classes were very basic.</p>

<p>What other information do you need?</p>

<p>if you like science and math, go for the first schedule.
if you really need an ec, go for the third schedule.</p>

<p>Thanks for the advice.</p>

<p>I would then have stuck with the original goals, particularly because OChem can be very difficult if you stink at memorization of groups and reactions. Besides, I would not mind taking a course in that subject, since I would like to continue Chemistry training without the aid of college.</p>

<p>Sorry kman1456, what do you mean "stuck with the original goals"?</p>

<p>I meant what I had posted in #3 above-that was my original take on the situation.</p>

<p>Oh okay, thanks for the advice :)</p>

<p>That is the purpose of CC-it was created by a parent who wanted to share advice about college admissions, and it has blossomed into a huge gold mine of information.</p>

<p>Yeah, it definitely is a gold mine....</p>

<p>Organic chemistry would be a great class to take. Schedule #2 incoporates a history class, which is nice.</p>

<p>If it was up to me, I would try to take PE over the summer (if I can) and put in a history class for schedule #3.</p>

<p>I can actually take up to 7 classes, I just didn't want to add another one since I don't want to overload myself freshman year.</p>

<p>For me, taking gym at all during the year is too much hassle.</p>

<p>I hate, after running out of energy from doing something, walking up a flight of stairs with a bookbag nearly 1/3 of my weight, and trying to walk to the other end of school for my next class.</p>

<p>Since the gym is at the bottom of the school it is easy to take gym without problems. However, I don't like running around during the day, especially when I must go to a class the next period. Nor do I like the idiocy of taking gym when there are other classes that can be taken during the period. However, we must have 3 semesters of in-house PE, so I must take it semester 8.</p>

<p>I abhor PE! Enough said.</p>

<p>Here it is required for all freshmen (two semester), sophomores (one semester), and an upperclassman must take one semester either in junior or senior years. I must take mine second semester senior year, for I have no time elsewhere.</p>

<p>PE is required at my school unfortunately.</p>