<p>and yeah, I’m in some honors classes and some regular classes (not AP’s yet since my school doesn’t let sophomores take APs) and there’s actually a big difference. Kids actually want to try and learn in honors classes, but kids are really loud and disruptive in regular classes (generally). But, Id say the workload really differs. I took regular science and honors geometry last year. i spent more time studying for science than for math, mostly because science isn’t my strongest subjects while math is. and even though geometry was honors, it was so much easier for me. so it really differs I think.</p>
<p>@taeny - Yep, I feel the same way about AP classes, (mostly) everyone there is more focused and it’s easier to concentrate!</p>
<p>My schedule:</p>
<p>Band
AP Stats
Health
Algebra II/Trig H
Spanish III
English H
Chem H
Chem Lab/Gym
AP World</p>
<p>Probably nothing special for you guys, but this is actually the most rigorous you can get in 10th grade at my school (our course offerings are really crappy, all the electives are “pointless” things imo like cooking, painting, parenting, etc.). Wish I could take a class like “Theory of Knowledge”. All you guys who go to an IB school…I’M JEALOUS. ):</p>
<p>The honors at my school is pretty much a joke, anyone can get in by asking his/her counselor (unless they’re failing…). Same with AP classes, only the kids that aren’t supposed to be in those classes usually drop out sooner or later because of the workload.</p>
<p>@catchinginfinity- haha still! it’s a pretty good schedule. :)</p>
<p>mine:
creative writing honors
accounting (it’s a business requirement and I need to take at least half a year course in order to graduate)
biology honors
drivers ed (gonna take the drivers ed test in like two- three months!) / gym
algebra 2 honors
Chinese 3 honors
English regular
European history regular</p>
<p>At my current high school you can pretty much sign up for any class you want at any period they’re available (again, online scheduling), with the exception of classes that are obviously not right for you (e.g. English 11 for sophomores and seniors). Which is honestly really cool. </p>
<p>At the high school I was originally going to go to (before I awesomely changed my mind because I’m fickle and I can), certain APs, honors, etc. were reserved for certain students, and you couldn’t exceed that limit unless you pretty much begged & bribed the counselors, and even then it was tough. Also you have to take these really stupid placement tests for each of the few/mediocre (the teachers there were crappy anyway, but I digress) APs offered… yeah, I’m so glad I didn’t go to that school lol.</p>
<p>@catching – ahaha pretty much nobody signs up for APs/honors who isn’t either qualified or motivated. I’m surprised that there are people who do. At our school almost everyone understands that if you take honors/AP and you’re a slacker, you’re pretty much screwed… That, and all their friends are in the non-advanced classes. Lol that’s a big part of it too.</p>
<p>French II
AP World History
Honors English 10
IB Math Sl Yr. 1 Acc.
Chemistry
Independent Study - Advanced Band</p>
<p>In reality, both French 2 and Advanced Band are 1st hour, so I’ll technically kind of be alternating between the 2 or them both 1st and 6th hour, if it makes any sense.</p>
<p>Also, I’d say this is pretty much the most rigorous schedule for a sophomore if they already took IB Prep Biology Freshman year. :p</p>
<p>@jawmess ahaha it’s okay. i saved my summer homework until like the last two days and worked my butt off and forsook sleep, only to have the deadline extended. I mean, I’m not saying your deadline’s gonna be extended, only that you can do it! Good luck!</p>
<p>Before any of ya’ll say you are excited for school, especially those of you taking 2 or more APs, be careful what you wish for. I’m ready for winter break already.</p>
<p>@2016 - oh god me too… except I should really study for the SATs and stuff. I was all “I’m going to study for the SATs over the summer and do super freaking well!” guess who didn’t crack open a single prep book?</p>
<p>So glad I went to an SAT prep place over the summer…never would have actually studied if I didn’t.</p>
<p>@taeny - There are the kids who choose the regular classes because all their friends are in it/they know they wouldn’t be able to handle honors/AP classes, but then there are the kids who think they’re super smart and able to handle honors/AP classes, but aren’t and can’t…I shouldn’t call people stupid, but I’m pretty sure there’s at least one in every school who thinks they’re all that but are actually ridiculous. /:</p>
<p>I agree with highschool2016…ap chem, ap calc ab, ap euro and even my honors english class (my teacher makes us finish a 400 page book and 200 page play every two weeks) are driving me insane with homework. At the moment I am doing some textbook analysis for Chem. Winter break…where are you!!!</p>
<p>@saz - ahahah and I thought my AP teachers were bad with their 60-100 page textbook assignments… As for my H English class, the only homework we get is to finish our book report books & annotate, which is fairly easy since I chose an 80-something page book. (Weirdest book ever, though. Anyone read Utopia?)</p>
<p>@Animefan1998 SUFBB! Sigh, that anime made my 8th grade year. Then, Reply 1997 made my 9th grade year.</p>
<p>@catchinginfinity Your spelling isn’t off, Attack on Titan is the english for Shingeki No Kyojin. It’s kind of weird because fans refer it to either Attack on Titan or Shingeki No Kyojin. I go with Attack on Titan because it’s faster to say LOL</p>
<p>@Swinter I agree, a lot of new people have popped up and as a person who’s read the whole thread for this in the summer when I was bored, I’m really shocked!</p>
<p>@likingyou I Hear Your Voice was really great, it didn’t do a lot of the typical drama cliches that some dramas have and all. I want to do robotics but I don’t have the time for it! I’m in the newspaper and I have to still take PE. And yes, shounen animes are great!</p>
<p>@taenykiss today, I’ve finished 2 of the 4 chapter study guides, some bodies of water labeled on a world map, and I have not started my timeline. This assignment is technically due Friday anyways, but having to do study guides in flashcard format is time consuming. I strongly believe my gpa will die within the first two weeks of school. As I typed this I realize that I need 200 more characters to memorize in Japanese. Forever procrastinating :(</p>
<p>@saz - yeahh. I’m reading it for AP Euro, too, but we had to pick a book from this classic books list for English and I seriously begged the teacher to let me do Utopia for my report even if it wasn’t on the list (less reading work for me. Besides my textbook work & studying in general, I have to read 6+ books for my other classes and watch 2+ movies outside of school… I don’t even know why). My argument was, “The guy who wrote it (More) is dead, and the book is probably famous because my history teacher’s making me read it, so it’s probably a classic.” The teacher totally just laughed at me, but whatever haha.</p>
<p>@jaw - oh, ouch ;[ Yeah, I spent like 5 hours the past 3 days working on making study cards. It was… bad. And my hands are still cramped. && I’m so glad I’m not in Japanese lol. It seems hard. I was considering taking it for my manga-comprehension-abilities, (/shot) but I decided to not be a hipster and take French instead.</p>
<p>@taenykiss, I’m barely able to read manga raws, but I should be able to read it by next year haha. I had to take a break because my hand started cramping lol</p>
<p>@taenykiss I’m got into honors Japanese 5-6. It’s only one class and you have to test into it. I really shouldn’t be on here I should get back to my kanji lol</p>
I’m in the newspaper and I have to still take PE. And yes, shounen animes are great!</p>