@tfiopizza hello 
@dsi411 I feel ya
@dsi411 I’m very jealous!
I got my course recommendations! Recommended for English 11 Honors, APUSH, AP Spanish Language, Precalculus Honors, AP Chemistry, AP Biology and Physics Honors! Very happy right now!
@Faultystart that’s… a lot of AP and honors courses… Wow.
A general question-- did anything make you smile today?
I got two regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards in poetry! And my math teacher from last year (whom I visit every day) is just generally awesome and gave me chocolate.
@1LuckyBrave It was different. They asked what certain words meant in the reading passages. In some cases it was a bit idiomatic, but they were mainly synonyms.
@SirSly Yes, it was very different, a lot more reading, and the questions based on the reading were different. For example (and these are all completely made up of course) Question 1 would be “Why did Cinderella attend the ball?” and then Question 2 would be “What part of the passage supports your answer to the previous question?”
@pseudoprimal Yes, a few things made me smile such as the song we were singing in Spanish and the person who sits next to me in English. Other things made me smile too.
hey guys c/o 2017 just checking in.
Who’s taking the CAHSEE tomorrow?
@The5458Captain Definitely not me. However, I’m taking the AMC 10 A tomorrow. My state-wide graduation test is in early March, when all my projects are due…
I have no idea when I’m taking the CAHSEE. Sometime soon.
I can’t take the AMC 10A because of guard D: But I’m going to take the 10B, and I’m determined to qualify for the AIME this year.
@Faultystart and @topaz1116 Huh. Interesting.
Well, I have the English portion tomorrow and the Math portion on Wednesday. Please wish me luck!
@The5458Captain Well, good luck!
@Faultystart Thanks!
I have another problem: I need help with my classes for next year… I’m not sure if this is the right thread, though.
So I originally decided to take AP Spanish Language, but now I don’t really want to. Now I have this open space for an elective of my choosing. What are some good electives that are fun but do not require much work/time after school?I’m taking 3 AP’s and one Honors course, so I wouldn’t prefer anything too time-consuming. I can provide a list of electives offered at my school if needed, but I’d just like a general idea of what electives would be good for me. (My areas of strength are math, science, and English, if that helps.)
@Spiral7 - by any chance, would you happen to know where to find review prep for the new PSAT?
Lol. Quote of the day: Guys like girls with curves. Girls like guys with class. I hope the new PSAT has a tutoring class with curves.
@The5458Captain I would recommend taking AP Spanish Language if you fluently speak Spanish or you are really good at it! If you get a 5, you can finish your world languages requirement at some colleges. Plus, it would be a piece of cake for you! Then, you could really focus and hone on your STEM subjects (math, science, etc.) during your senior year.
@1LuckyBrave I’d like to take AP Spanish Language, but there are two main reasons why I don’t really want to:
- I'm already planning to take 3 AP's (English Lang and Comp, Bio, and US History), and 1 Honors course (Pre-Calc). I don't want a huge workload. Plus, I have very time-consuming ec's, and I'm worried that I may crumble if I take AP Spanish as well.
- If I do decide to take AP Spanish, there will only be one other non-native speaker. I'm not Hispanic and I'm not very fluent in Spanish. I have taken it since 7th grade, and I've always gotten A's, but there are a lot of native Spanish speakers at my school, and I will be struggling in that class because I'm not as good in Spanish as a lot of other people.
I will apply for AP Spanish though! And if I get accepted, I’ll decide later whether or not to take it.
@The5458Captain We take the CASHEE in March.
I took the AMC 10 last year and did horribly, at first I wanted to train hard so I could do well this year but I gave up and realized I’m just not that good at math. Plus the “math club” at our school isn’t very good and they don’t prepare for the AMC 10 at all. I joined the math club because of all the good memories I had from middle school math club. High school math club is such a disappointment. I guess high school in general is a disappointment.
Today was a good day. I felt I did well on the AMC 10A, I’m now 50% done with Dracula, and scored a two game 265 in bowling today.