lol, cute. No big. It's good that you took the initiative and challenge of one to get a feel if it's your thing or not.
lol just one, look at miss overachiever here
Be careful with AP courses not EVERY college accepts every AP course! (or only accept them if you get a 4 or 5 on the exam) Unless you're aiming to do a 4 year degree in 3 years or something (not a bad goal, saves money) then there really isn't much reason to bust your *** like that in high school when you can be having fun. AP courses typically end up covering general education credits more than they cover credits that count toward your major, especially if you're someone that takes as many AP's as possible, which sounds nice in theory, but general ed kinda helps you keep your sanity in college when you start taking harder classes that all pertain to your major.
Plus some general ed classes can be pretty interesting. I found psychology quite interesting when I took it in college, and on top of that it was an easy A.
Just my 2 cents!
For one, I can't john. I only took one AP my sopho year too.
Gen Ed courses, from what I've heard from all of my peers that went to their respective colleges, are required by the major just for the soul fact that
everyone needs those gen ed courses, which is how, i assume, they're procured that title. It's not like you can't have fun in high school
and bust your *** - although I don't particularly think of that way. Taking a f*ck load of APs in high school pays off, I think, in terms of money. I can pay ~$85 to take the courses now and get the credit or I can pay some other person thousands of dollars a year just to take the same thing in another institution. In this case, double digits over quadruple digits any day.
I thought AP Psychology was fun in high school.
Depending on which college you go to, they'll accept 3s, which are typically passing, at least. My school accepted threes for English and Social Studies (i.e. government, history), but only accepted 4 + for the math and science courses, because there are many engineer and science based majors at my school. It's context heavy, but it's overall a good investment.
i would avoid dual enrollment schools, if you have the option, if your intention is to go to pursue a four year degree without attending a community college first. From my experience, at least, people who took the dual enrollment classes at my high school only received credit for the local community college, which isn't where any of them wanted to go (places like Virginia Tech, etc)
Idk, I took 5 APs senior year and it was my easiest year in high school.
I have to concur with this. I think by your senior year, you grow accustom to the pace. I only took four that year (I regret not taking more
) but it was ridiculously easy.
I took a couple junior and senior year. It helps, but don't lose your high school years to studying. Grade school means next to nothing. It's recognized as more of a babysitting program than an educational institution.
Grade school meant a lot to me - and it may be due to the fact that I tried pretty hard. I think it definitely means a lot in terms of what funding you'll get in high school, as well. I know people from my school who seriously over killed their expenses (full ride AND scholarships, which, if you have a surplus, go straight to your pocket instead of to the institution. :D) and went to ivy leagues - something I'm sure San is doing now. And it's because they tried in high school. It doesn't mean sacrificing your fun to the altar of studying, but it does mean self-discipline and, in the future, less interest-accruing loans that swallow people's paychecks and souls whole.
What are you asi- FFFFFFFFFFFFF
It's ironic I say this coming from a largely asian high school that was appropriately AP-tastic. I still only took two APs, phys and chem. Big ones.
Yo MD/VA rocks in school.
I didn't have a lot of asians, but a LOT - i mean, a LOT of Pacific Islanders. They even had their own club, which pretty much absorbed all the orientals in my school. :x
I don't believe institutionalized education is for everyone, so really, bcb, if it's something you're into than do it. But aside from than, AP's and school and all, you know, just do what you're comfortable with. APs come with a lot of stress.
Please excuse me if I appear absurdly cocky or overly didactic. I don't mean to, but I like giving advice about schooling because I reaped the benefits of what I planted and I'd like to help others **** the educational systems for all they've got. <3