Can i skip some classes and is this transcript good enough for ivy universities

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<p>Freshman Year:</p>

<p>PE: 97%
English:90%
Inquiry Based Research:96%
French:76-77%(still updating and will increase to a A)
Biology: 86%( i will definatly fix this)
Fund. Visual Arts: 83(graded notebook incorrectly and lost it???)
Geometry: 78.97%(got 24/20 on a quiz that is 60% of your grade so maybe a 85% it will go, and will get to a A since im now getting geometry so easily)</p>

<p>Also how do you get into honor classes freshman year, im already in i just want to know. </p>

<p>Also is this a good layout for ivy leauge.</p>

<p>PE
AP History
Ap french 2/ french 2
Biology 2/AP Chemistry(which should i take)
Ap English 10
Ap Caluclus AB/Bc or Cal III(self studying alg 2,pre cal, and cal)
Elective</p>

<p>I also will try to dual enroll, join 2-3 clubs, volunteer at my library this fall and year, join CSF(California Scholarship Federation) next year, form a trash picking or engineer/programming club(not sure which or if these i will form)</p>

<p>Please help i really want to go to ivy leauge colleges or at minnimum(uc berkley/davis) also should i go to MIT or CIT.</p>

<p>Also the class i want to skip(as you can see if you look closely at my transcript) is alg 2/pre cal.</p>

<p>Now im not dumb enough to try to go to calculus without alg 2/pre cal/ calculus. So i really want to spend time studying for it. How would i go about trying to skip ahead. (im going to devot a lot of time to alg 2 since its the basis for higher level math, and will spend a decent amount of time on the other subject aswell.)</p>

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<p>Please help i want to know.</p>

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<p>Its a little too early as you have just begun your freshman year and have no solid grades yet. Nor have you taken
the SAT/ACT. Competitive colleges are not going to care about PE classes.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t try skipping precalc and go into BC Calc.</p>

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<p>So you think i should stop at pre cal or skip pre cal but just go to calc AB. thanks for this help</p>

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<p>also i know but do colleges care about freshman year. also is thier any possible way to bump my c to a A in 4 weeks if we have quizzes every 2 weeks(25 pt) and a 100pt test a month.</p>

<p>Participation
Application to Class
8/15/14</p>

<p>Score: 5.00
5.00 / 5.0 = 100.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Syllabus Quiz/Textbook Scavenger Hunt
8/18/14</p>

<p>Score: 5.00
5.00 / 5.0 = 100.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Map of France
8/20/14</p>

<p>Score: 5.00
5.00 / 5.0 = 100.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Workbook p. 1-2
8/22/14</p>

<p>Score: 5.00
5.00 / 5.0 = 100.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Workbook p. 3-4
8/26/14</p>

<p>Score: 5.00
5.00 / 5.0 = 100.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Listening Activities 1B/1C
8/27/14</p>

<p>Score: 5.00
5.00 / 5.0 = 100.00%<br>
Participation
Warm-ups Due 8/28
8/28/14</p>

<p>Score: 11.00
11.00 / 12.0 = 91.67%<br>
Quiz/Test/Project
Quiz: Lesson 1
8/28/14</p>

<p>Score: 23.68
23.68 / 25.0 = 94.74%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Classzone: Lesson 1 Flashcards & Quiz
8/28/14</p>

<p>Score: 5.00
5.00 / 5.0 = 100.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Workbook p. 5-6
8/28/14</p>

<p>Score: L
L / 5.0 = 50.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Workbook p. 7-8
9/2/14</p>

<p>Score: 5.00
5.00 / 5.0 = 100.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Listening Activities Lesson 2
9/4/14</p>

<p>Score: 5.00
5.00 / 5.0 = 100.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Workbook p. 9-10
9/4/14</p>

<p>Score: L
L / 5.0 = 50.00%<br>
Quiz/Test/Project
Quiz: Lesson 2
9/8/14</p>

<p>Score: 18.75
18.75 / 25.0 = 75.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Classzone: Lesson 2 Flashcards & Quiz
9/8/14</p>

<p>Score: L
L / 5.0 = 50.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Flag & paragraph
9/10/14</p>

<p>Score: L
L / 5.0 = 50.00%<br>
Participation
Warm-ups Due 9/12
9/12/14</p>

<p>Score: 10.00
10.00 / 10.0 = 100.00%<br>
Quiz/Test/Project
Skit: Mon album de famille
9/12/14</p>

<p>Score: 50.00
50.00 / 100.0 = 50.00%<br>
Quiz/Test/Project
Test: Unit 1
9/12/14</p>

<p>Score: 74.00
74.00 / 100.0 = 74.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Classzone: Unit 1 Review Quiz
9/12/14</p>

<p>Score: L
L / 5.0 = 50.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Workbook p. 13-15
9/16/14</p>

<p>Score: L
L / 5.0 = 50.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Listening Activities Lessons 3A+3B
9/18/14</p>

<p>Score: 5.00
5.00 / 5.0 = 100.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Workbook p. 17-18
9/18/14</p>

<p>Score: 5.00
5.00 / 5.0 = 100.00%<br>
Classwork/Homework
Workbook p. 19-20
9/22/14</p>

<p>Score: 5.00
5.00 / 5.0 = 100.00% </p>

<p>60% test/project/quiz
20% homework
20% partcipation</p>

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<p>BC Calculus is no easy class and if you are missing the fundamentals it will be only that much worse. You don’t have to take BC Calculus your sophomore year to get into a stellar college. The name of the game is balance. You want to get good grades taking the most difficult course load you can but do not sacrifice your grades for all AP’s. Getting into the MIT’s of the world is not guaranteed for anyone and life does go on. You may even change your mind by the time you are a senior. A lot of things can happen. </p>

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<p>Thanks a lot scuba your talking in future and telling to do the best in the now so i do good in the future. I really appreciate your help. The reason i was even suggesting skipping AB is because i heard of someone who got a 3 on the subscore and was able to go to BC. So would 3-4 months of AB study with deep study warrant me to be able to skip to BC. Also i understand that i dont have to go to MIT or such but my parents will not like if i dont get into the top schools as thats all they will pressure me into and my dad will be so disappointed and talk bad about me. </p>

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<p>Also lets say i got 3.9 Freshman year, 5.0 sophmore year(i will either take all AP’s if to hard will drop to honors at least), then dual enrolled junior year to get 5.5 gpa would that look good packed with some extracurriculars(excluding sports since i suck at them and dont find them appealing) and volunteering.</p>

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<p>

In most cases you can just sign up for them when you make your schedule, as long as you’ve taken the prerequisites. This depends on your high school, though. I’ve heard of some high schools having a competitive admissions process for certain AP classes.

Why do you want to dual-enroll? Do you have a specific class you want to take?

Here is a quote from a Yale admissions officer that might give you some insight on ECs ([source](<a href=“Q. and A.: College Admissions - The New York Times):”>Q. and A.: College Admissions - The New York Times)):</a></p>

<p>“The thing we are looking for outside the classroom is not a series of check boxes on a resume; we’re looking instead for a high level of engagement or leadership in whatever it is that the student cares about most. For some students, community service is at the forefront of their extracurriculars, in which case we pay a lot of attention to what they have accomplished in that area. For other students, some other passion or interest holds primary sway, and we evaluate the engagement in that area. We know that very few students can fully engage more than one or two primary activities at a high level. Though it is fine for a student to have varied interests, a significant number of students make the common mistake of spreading themselves too thinly in a resume-building exercise.”

MIT and Caltech aren’t in the Ivy League. Do you want to apply to these schools just because they’re prestigious, or are there other reasons? Have you researched any colleges yet?

How do you intend to skip these classes? Is your high school going to let you test out of them?

AP Calculus AB exam = college Calculus I
AP Calculus BC exam = college Calculus I and II</p>

<p>An AP Calculus BC class should cover everything AB covers, so it shouldn’t be necessary to take AB before BC unless your high school has it as a prerequisite.

For the most part you shouldn’t worry too much about the numerical GPA your school calculates (especially if it’s weighted or otherwise not on a 4.0 scale). Different high schools have systems for grades, so selective colleges aren’t going to take your GPA at face value. Just try to get mostly As in the most challenging classes possible. </p>

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<p>BC includes AB but don’t skip precalc for either course. BC is really really hard.</p>

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<p>BC is quite a bit faster, so if you have not taken calc at all, you should probably take regular calc then BC (my son did that) or AB then BC. They basically are on Chapter 6 of the text and it hasn’t even been a month.</p>

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<p>Dual Enrollment: The advantages: Depending on where take them and what courses you take that they will transfer to another university. In state universities generally have agreements with one another in-state. State schools are more accepting of these credits than let’s say a private school. This can cut the cost of your education greatly. However, this does not necessarily mean the classes are more challenging than the AP. Another logical reason to take them is because you have maxed out all the high school classes at your school. They also appeal to student who are mentally no longer in high school depending on their mental maturity level. You have to be a very independent person to do well in this environment. </p>

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<p>Ok you can skip AB and go to BC Calculus but you need to be stellar in your Algebra II/Trig skills and Precalc skills to do well because it goes at a very fast pace. </p>

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<p>thanks i appreciate your answer and will answer your questions. </p>

<p>I think thier may have been the honors box but i wanted ap since i heard they were better but was mis informed and realized i couldnt take ap freshman year.</p>

<p>I would like to cancel out as much of my general studies to know i can pay less and get on with my major also just for a college experience.</p>

<p>So i should be in a postion to lead the club. Alright thats what i meant by creating my own engineering/ trash pickup club maybe even a recycling club and try to join 1-2 clubs and explain i didnt want to overwhelm myself with to many extra curricular but to also still do something for the community.</p>

<p>I want to be an engineer and so MIT and CIT(im in cali and so this is a little bit more attractive though i never heard of it before only MIT which is why i ask the question)</p>

<p>Im thinking about talking to the teachers and or office about changing my schedule to AB calc. i will most likely talk to the cal teacher and take the test, pass it, have the calculus teacher refer me to AB calc, then i take the BC test and skip to BC.</p>

<p>Thats what i heard. The boy took the BC test and it had the AB subscore. He got a 5 on AB and 3 on BC and so was able to skip BC or AB i forget.</p>

<p>My school is on a 4.0 scale. I know it comes down to ACT/SAT and the rigor of the classes and that even then some AP classes are harder than another AP class. What would be my culmative gpa however if i got a 3.9 freshman year, 5.0 sophmore year, and 5.5 or 6.0 junior year. Also would making a local reading club for youths, engineer club to build things or program things, and trash/recycle club to clean up the insane amount of trash in our city a good idea. Also how would i go about doing this. Should i take it to the state, city or just the school/ library etc.</p>

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<p>Im already starting to self study and will be giving myself assignments and the sorts. I may even hire a tutor to get even more help. Also i will bring my parents down to the office they can sway any teachers mind to letting me joing.</p>

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<p>I’m sorry but I don’t understand how you are jumping from Geometry to Calculus. AlgebraII/Trig then PreCalc come after Geometry unless your school is mixing it all up. BC Calc AP exams do provide an AB subscore in addition to the BC subscore. I’m not really familiar with GPA’s outside of the traditional 4.0 system. I would recommend you find an activity that you truly enjoy. It doesn’t matter what it is so long as you are happy. If you want to start a club I would start first at your high school as that would probably be the easiest.</p>

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<p>alright let me explain. my school goes geometry<alg 2< pre cal< calc.< ap calc. i want to self study alg 2/pre cal/ cal by myself i have a online program that helps me learn and test myself to see if im ready. Im also going to be online searching up how to do certain things also. I also dont think i’ll take trig since most people say its not neccesary and that its like a continuation of geometry. im only in the 4.0 system.</p>

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<p>For calculus you need to know the laws of trig by the back of your hand because you are taking derviatives of trig functions.</p>

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<p>you cant self study three years of math at once. That’s just not possible or logical. And you need trig- as scubadive mentioned, calculus can’t be done without knowing trig.</p>