<p>I’m a freshmen at a very competitive school in California. </p>
<p>I got a B in PE in my last semester grades, will that ruin my chances of getting into a more competitive UC?</p>
<p>I am also wondering if being in an average math class, will not let me get into Berkeley or Ucla? Should I take the summer course and accelerate to the next math level? I am okay at math and have always received A’s, but how difficult is pre-calc?</p>
<p>Thanks!
I think I’m worrying too much, but at our school everyone is so smart and so talented.</p>
<p>PE is not an a-g subject whose grades are included for UC and CSU GPA calculations.</p>
<p>9th grade course grades are not included for UC and CSU GPA calculations (although you need C or higher grades in them to fulfill a-g subject requirements). However, semi-holistic reviewers at UCs will see the grades.</p>
<p>If you will be taking precalculus next year (10th grade, meaning you are in algebra 2 now), you will be two grade levels ahead in math.</p>
<p>Taking pre-cal in Grade 10 is advanced. Usually it is algebra II.
Also taking math over summer is stressful, yes, there are some overachievers who get ahead by taking math through ATDP or other institutions (make sure your HS will accept credit) but honestly I wouldn’t recommend it. You are already advanced. </p>
<p>Getting a B in PE shouldn’t matter, however, I would be a bit surprised as in most cases, PE teachers do give As as long as one has 100% attendance and trying. I would have a chat anyways with my PE teacher to see what you can do to get that grade A next semester.</p>
<p>Actually I am only in regular math which means I am in Geometry Enriched the more accelerated level compared to just Geometry.
Our school offers Algebra 2 / Trig, so if I do not accelerate I take Algebra 2/ Trig.
And if I do accelerate I can take Pre-Calc in my Sophomore year. </p>
<p>And for PE, I actually have tried asking for something extra to do, but the teacher will not give extra credit. Oh well, I tried my best.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information and suggestions!
If there are anymore suggestions, I would love to know.</p>
<p>Geometry in 9th grade is one grade level ahead (normal grade level in the US is Algebra 1). Your subsequent courses at normal speed would typically be:</p>
<p>10th grade: Algebra 2
11th grade: Precalculus
12th grade: Calculus (AB or BC) = college freshman calculus</p>
<p>So what would be the problem? Lots of students going to Berkeley or UCLA are at the one-year-ahead level, and lots of others are at normal grade level (so they are taking freshman calculus as college freshmen). Only a few are two years ahead, having taken college sophomore math (multivariable calculus, linear algebra, differential equations) at a community college before graduating from high school.</p>
<p>I’m currently a freshman at my high school in Michigan and I’m currently in Geometry. I’m also testing out of Algebra II A during my second semester right now and then I’m going to test out of Algebra II B during the summer.</p>
<p>I made the decision to test out of a Math class mostly just to get into a more mature and focused class of students while having harder (funner) Math to learn. If all is well, I’ll be in Pre-Calculus in my Sophomore year, AP Calculus AB in my Junior year, and AP Calculus BC in my Senior year.</p>
<p>I actually wish I was in a more competitive school so maybe I’d have a chance at getting into a better college. If I tried getting into an Ivy school, I would most likely be turned down just because of the school I’m at.</p>
<p>If you are so motivated in math, can you take calculus BC in one year, instead of taking two years to take what is ordinarily one year of freshman calculus?</p>
<p>I never really thought about how AP Calculus is split up between AB and B. Sadly, something like that isn’t provided at my school (yeah, a bunch of dumb kids), but I could dual enroll and get my calculus classes AB and BC in a year with freshman calculus.</p>
<p>I would like to point out that the AP Calculus AB teacher is awesome ( I have him for Geometry). Also that AP Calculus BC isn’t taught at my school and can only be taken as an online class (usually means less credit).</p>
<p>Haha Looking back on this post. I think I was worrying about useless things. I ended up not skipping, which was a very good decision because I realized I don’t even like math that much. </p>
<p>Good for you nyankitty! So often we end up worrying needlessly. Congratulations on learning this lesson early, as well as that you don’t really like math. Best wishes for your high school experience, keep learning!</p>