<p>I have no idea what my schedule will be next year, it all depends on how I like my classes this year. Speaking of classes next year… I still haven’t fully decided on what I’m taking and school starts in a month. :P</p>
<p>@Fantasy: Do you receive credit for doing this internship? That seems like a good trade-off to me, cancer research instead of Biotech and Physics/Stats. :)</p>
<p>@followthereaper: Wow, really? What are you considering and what are your options? I would be glad to help! :)</p>
<p>Right now I’m enrolled in regular Pre Calculus and AP Psychology, but I’m considering switching to Honors Pre Calc (probably will) and AP Physics B (probably won’t… I kind of want to… but I don’t want to die junior year).</p>
<p>Nate, yeah because it’s through the school and it’s really hard work. You have to help your Mentor, and create 2-3 research papers or present them in science fairs, or publish them in a journal and we have to attend progress meetings with other interns. Also we have homework, projects, maintain a progress notebook, and a lab notebook. You have to set up your own interview with a mentor, choose a mentor by their research (e.g. HIV Drug Resistance, Cell Signaling, Optical microscopy, vaccines, Human Retro-virology, Chemical Biology, Cancer and Development Biology Lab, Nanotechnology, and many others.) The mentors have strict expectations, It’s also paid, you get paid 3,000 dollars. They don’t accept just anybody lol which why I’m a little worried and it’s during the summer after Junior year (I got to start soon) and half the day during Senior year.</p>
<p>@followthereaper: Yeah, I agree with switching Pre Calc to Honors. If you had to choose between AP Physics and AP Psychology I would say to go with Physics. That’s a bit biased though because I’m a real science nerd. It really just depends on what you want to do in college. Any thoughts? Also, what are your other classes? </p>
<p>@fantasy: Oh wow. That sounds like a great opportunity. I would love to do something like that. Which research field are you going to choose? And the best of luck to you! :)</p>
<p>@Nate</p>
<p>Thanks 
I’m probably going to do Cell Signalling or Chemical Biology.</p>
<p>@fantasy: You’re welcome! Ohhh, Chemical Biology sounds quite intriguing! Especially since you have AP Chemistry and AP Biology next year, great preparation right? 
Hahahahaha</p>
<p>^ Yeah~ It’s a long process. But I’m think I’m pretty good. I wish more states would do this type of program, Maryland does it because we have a Cancer center and a military base with a research center.</p>
<p>^ Me too! I would really like to have something like this in North Carolina! Well, now that I think of it, the students in the Research Triangle around Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Durham probably engage in this program.</p>
<p>You should check that out! That’ll be so cool.</p>
<p>Yeah, I did and it’s only around those three cities… I live four hours from them :(</p>
<p>@nate I’m planning on majoring in Business, so definitely nothing that involves Physics. The only reasons I’m considering taking it is because I currently don’t have a Science class for next year and I know AP Physics would like great to colleges (plus one of the colleges I’m looking at requires that Physics be taken in high school and I could get rid of the Physical Science requirement in college). The teacher is also said to be pretty good. But I could be way in over my head, I don’t know if I could handle it (never been great at math or science) and I don’t want it to destroy my GPA junior year.</p>
<p>Hey guys; just popping in to say…I GOT A JOB BTCHESS! Lol
I start on wednesday, so anxiously about it…not ideal job but i’m satified. Oh & I hope everyone enjoying their summer. (:
How you guys feel about AP scores? I just read a thread on it & was like wow…people get mad crazy sometimes.
Live for today, plan for tomorrow.</p>
<p>^ I start my Vet Internship on Thursday I still consider it a job but with no physical compensation…</p>
<p>@followthereaper: Ah, I see. Well in that case, does your school offer Statistics, Economics, or any Business related classes? </p>
<p>Which college is it that requires Physics? And I agree, it would look great on your application to have AP Physics on it. I think it really depends on how well you can understand the concepts and how demanding the other classes you are taking happen to be.</p>
<p>@missdeterminded: I won’t be able to take part in the AP fun until next year.</p>
<p>I probably would’ve taken an AP Sophomore year, but the only AP class Sophomores can take is AP World and a AP math, which depends on your math track. I hate history, so that’s a no no for me. But all the good ones are only offered to Juniors and Seniors. That’s why I’m so excited to be a Junior yay~</p>
<p>University of Minnesota Twin Cities is the college that requires Physics. I will have a lot of other things going on junior year, like APUSH and Spanish 3 (both classes are known to be very demanding at my school), Pre Calculus (I have to dedicate a lot of time to math because it doesn’t come easily to me), PSAT and SAT, and tennis. I really wish I had more time/room in my schedule to take an introductory Physics class to see if I can handle it. :/</p>
<p>^ Math isn’t my thing either, PreCalculus will be my number one priority along with AP Chemistry.</p>
<p>@fantasy: AP Calculus in the 10th grade?? Geez… That makes me feel bad.
I have AP Bio, AP English, AP Euro and AP Psychology. I am pretty excited about Bio and Psychology but the other two are meh. </p>
<p>@followthereaper: Oh okay, I didn’t find Spanish 3 too difficult. The hardest part for me was when we got to past and present tense verbs. Now that’s some fun stuff… not.
You have Intro Physics at your school? I’m jealous, we only have AP Physics B .</p>