<p>@Rokr: Sorry for the late reply, CC doesn’t update the thread if you get ninja’d. o.o Anyhow, before taking HL math I had thought Algebra 2 was hard (I fell asleep in class a lot and I’m bad at memorizing formulas,) but first quarter HL math was a nightmare. Trig was our first unit and I didn’t understand how to do anything, I had to be extremely diligent in my notes and even then I got scores like 11/30 on my homework. The night before the test I studied for the first time in my life for a math test, and I ended up getting a perfect score. It was the only perfect score in my class though, and most people got around 25/40. The 2nd unit, Complex numbers, was also really hard, but some of the units are comparatively easy, they’re review of stuff taught in Algebra 2. The homework is graded based on accuracy, but you’re allowed to do corrections (and unless you’re a math genius you’ll need to take advantage of that.) Bottom line is you gotta work pretty hard to get a good grade, but it’s doable.</p>
<p>Also, a some of the stuff in HL math is taught in Precalc, so if you’ve taken that it should be easier for you.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure I’m the school winner. I’ll be prepping pretty rigorously for the AMC 12 in two weeks. If you’re confident on 10, you should do pretty well (~80). I only answered 14 questions and got 13 of them right. I guess my issue is time management.</p>
<p>I didn’t even qualify for the AIME! You have to get ~120 to qualify. But I guess I have an okay chance with the AMC 12 if I study a lot (25-35% chance, probably). Junior year will be the big one. Is one of your goals making AIME?</p>
<p>Well I was referring to AMC 12. As for AIME, maybe. I’ll eventually work through those AoPS books and start prepping for next year. I’m also planning on joining a math competition club in Charlotte to hopefully better prepare. I remember reading an earlier thread where you said you went to a meeting for a similar club in your area. Did that help you at all, do you still go, and how did you compare to everyone?</p>
<p>I believe you’re referring to the Fairfax Math Circle. The only time I went, I was clearly outclassed. Now that I’ve worked through some of my AoPS materials, I would probably fare better. However, I can’t attend the meetings as they conflict with another commitment and are pretty far away. I think studying by myself is avantageous anyway.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if I want to take it or not, as I had initially planned for IB Physics HL, IB Math HL and AP Calc (yes, i will die), but i might do Physics SL and math SL + AP calc instead (not sure yet).</p>
<p>My Alg 2/Trig HN teacher says i’ll be fine in Math HL; i’m just scared because I consider myself a good math student in the sense that if you explain something to me once and show me how to solve a problem, i will never forget it and those type of problems won’t be an issue.</p>
<p>However, my Alg 2/Trig HN teaches the basic of the basic (logs for example, on how to convert them from exponent form to log form) and then gives you a bunch of problems using log properties that he didn’t teach and you’re supposed to discover them on your own (such as the inverse, making the bases equal, etc.) Granted, these are not hard things AT ALL once you get them, but because he doesn’t teach it, my Alg 2/trig hn class is sometimes challenging.</p>
<p>i’ll let you know what i decide in a couple of weeks.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure everything most if not all of the things in AP calc bc are taught in HL math…in any case there’s a lot of repeated material and I’ve heard that HL math is harder than calc BC.</p>
<p>Does anyone else have opinions on taking online classes over the summer? My counselor seems to have dropped off the planet.</p>
<p>It depends if it’s through your school, and if so, your school’s summer grading policy. My school weighs all summer classes, irl or online, against one’s GPA. So, if I were to take a course on Calc over the summer with my school, my GPA and rank would drop. If you have a similar situation, it wouldn’t be advisable. But, if there’s nothing in your way, what’s stopping you? Learning is learning, no matter how you go about doing it.</p>
<p>Oh my goodness. My English teacher is so far the toughest teacher I have ever had. I am the only person in Honors Eng2 making a clear A (I mean no rounding, curving, etc.) and I am barely making it (93.4 and my school does 7 point scale). Her work isn’t that hard, but she gives so much of it at once and it jumps from one story to another. For example, in the first 6 weeks, we have read 4 different texts and we are currently doing 2 at the same time. I know that earning a 96 will be a challenge (at my school, 96+ keeps your UW GPA a 4.0)</p>
<p>@evanb1996. I can completely relate. I have a student teacher (we all know how fun those are) for English right now. We have read 2 novels and a documentary on the Holocaust to date. Also, to make things even better she makes us do projects on every single thing we do. So far I have had to do 5 projects! All taking at least 2 hours to complete. English is my least favorite subject and this is making me hate it even more.</p>
<p>2 AP’s isn’t a lot at all. In my opinion I would go for it if I was you. There’s some people on here who may take up to 6 AP’s in a given year and still ace all of them.</p>
<p>Just another quick question “but also really long sorry!”, would you guys consider Pre-AP to be at the same level of difficulty as AP? My plan is to take AP Human Geo, AP Computer Science, and Pre-AP English 11 next year. I want to take AP Euro since this is the last year our school is going to have it…but I wasn’t sure if that would be too many. I certainly can’t get all As in AP courses…it was hard just getting a B so far this year in AP US History. </p>
<p>My AP USH teacher also teaches the AP Euro class and said that she could help me with self-studying AP Euro if I wanted to do that my senior year since it won’t be there then…but I don’t know what do you guys say?</p>
<p>@gnastygnorc: In my opinion, a Pre-AP class is not on the same level as an AP course. I feel that Pre-AP courses are designed to prepare the student for what a AP is like, without jumping right into one. Pre-AP is more difficult than a honors class, yet easier than a AP.</p>
<p>Also, I think you should go ahead and take AP Euro. Self studying is very difficult and takes a lot of self-motivation. If all else fails and you cannot take AP Euro your junior year, then I would suggest doing it online. Many of my friends have done this course online and loved it and said it wasn’t very difficult.</p>