Heads up everyone Khan Academy just released material for the following courses:
-AP Biology
-AP Chemistry
-AP Calc A/B/C
-AP Physics 1&2
If you want to get a head start, go for it. There will likely be even more material for other AP classes in the future.
@Hamlon On Twitter, she posted a video telling all of her fans to come out to the venue. I just watched it and it feels like I’ve seen a ghost.
Also, cool how Khan Academy is putting up stuff for AP Chemistry. It’ll definitely be a big help next year.
@Hamlon @ak2018 @singingwriting @JadedJunior my school runs and A/B block schedule so we have 8 periods and there is no 0 period offered. However, senior year students are allowed to take an type of partial for a job or internship or if you play sports most of the year. You can have a 2-2, 3-2, 2-1, 2-0, 3-3, 4-0, 4-2, 4-3. I plan on taking one my senior year to take math at the community college. In middle school, most students get 3 out of 26 required credits. So most people can get all their requirements out of the way by Junior year (getting 24 from fresh-junior year). And they will take just the math and English required senior year.
My county only allows for you to take 7 classes per high school year. You can’t take any more, but you can take less. My school allows students who only want to take 6 classes to have an early release during the last period of the day. Meaning, if they have a car, or can find other means of transportation home, they can go home earlier, which may help students who have a job right after school. @DaEmmJay23 I honestly wish I could take more, like an after school class where I still get credit.
I’m currently at the library as I just went to my summer reading volunteer training session this morning. My brother was with me, and we just went over the basics of the volunteering program and went on a tour of the library. After that we got our unofficial schedules and found out who we’re working with. I’m working with this guy named Ethan. Hopefully, he’s a high schooler, as the program goes on, and as I get older, I feel my volunteering partner will eventually be younger. That hasn’t happened yet, but it might happen this year. High schoolers are more relatable for me. I’m going to try to get my brother to work at the same library, as I do. As of now, he’s going to be volunteering at a different library. Three people just drop of the program just now at the training session, they’ll become substitutes, and so some shifts opened up.
I’m going to work on my essay for Coraline now.
@awesomepolyglot our school’s grad requirements are RIDICULOUS.
4 years of English(underclassmen take honors and upperclassmen take AP)
3 years of science- must be bio, chem, and physics (for bio and chem you choose between honors and AP and you have to do AP physics)
4 years of math (all honors, most people end up having to take AP calc)
3 years of language (all honors/AP)
1 year of PE
.5 health and .5 honors econ
1 credit fine arts
4 credits of social studies(all must be AP)
They used to make all the sophomores take AP chem but they changed it after 70% of the class of 2017 failed the AP.
I am so glad I’m leaving this place next year.
@JadedJunior Are you at a private/magnet school?! I agree with you, those standards are ridiculous.
Hey, just wanted to ask a question. Is a 3.71 UW GPA a pretty good GPA for the year? My freshmen year GPA, since I was in Africa last year, was a 2.83 and I’m a little worried that it might give college admissions people the wrong idea. Should I explain my 2.83 GPA and my one-year stay in Africa in my essays? I think my cumulative GPA would be around a 3.27. Luckily, I should be able to get my cumulative GPA higher.
@Hamlon it’s a public college prep school. The district’s definition of college prep is taking a million APs that half the kids aren’t even qualified for I guess…
You have to take a test to get in and send your middle school transcript, so I guess it’s not “technically” public, but it belongs to a school district.
@ak2018 They’ll take that into account. Different countries have different grading scales. They would assume you had a hard time adjusting to high school and an unfamiliar country. There should be a section for you to explain anything that you would like them to know.
Anyone already thinking about summer programs for next year? I have this really long list set out. Plan on applying to LEDA, Questbridge college prep, TASP, Girls Who Code, all of the MIT diversity programs I am eligible for, and a few others. I have my fingers crossed for leda, tasp, or mites. I don’t know how I’m going to write all of these essays!
@Hamlon I should also probably explain that I was put in a grade two years above where I should’ve been. I was in Ghana, and over there, high school starts with Form 1 - 3, or grades 10 - 12, respectively. I, at the request of my father, was put in Form 2, and my brother, Form 1. Since Form 2 is what would be considered junior year here, I was definitely out of my league as a freshman. I’m lucky I even passed the year with all Bs and a C. Which should’ve technically been a 2.86 GPA. The material was just so much, not only that, but since I was considered a science student, meaning I plan to have a job centered around science (Engineering), I had to take Biology, Chemistry, and Physics all in one year. I barely scraped by Physics with a C. I was also made to take two math classes, Core Mathematics and Elective Mathematics, for curriculums requiring more math, English Language, Information and Communication Technology, Social Studies, in which we learned about the country, and Integrated Science, a combination of physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science.
Let me tell you, it was not an easy year for education-wise nor emotionally. I could gone on for hours about the times my brother and I caught malaria, but I kind of want to end this post.
If you guys have any questions about my stay in Africa, feel free to ask.
@hamlon Yes! I have this list of summer programs I want to apply to. Sigh, I like to plan ahead. Leda and questbridge are definitely on that list.
@ak2018 some colleges completely eliminate your freshman grades from your GPA, and others do look at them but don’t care about them as much as junior year grades. If you have an upward trend that will be better than having the same GPA all four years or decreasing.
My school’s requirements are:
English 9, English 10, and two more english classes of your choice (AP for example)
Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, and a forth math class (most do precalc/AP Calc)
Geophysical Science (most test-out and go straight to bio) Biology or Honors Biology, Chemistry or AP Chemistry
World History, US History, Civics and Economics (can be replaced with AP World, APUSH, AP Econ, or AP Gov)
Two years of Spanish, French, German, or Chinese
1 year of art
1 semester of gym
1 semester of health
My school requires 43 credits for graduations each credit being one semester. We need 8 english credits with 3 years of grade specific classes then 2 electives, 7 social studies credits (US History, Euro or World, Gov, and Econ), 6 math credits, 6 science credits, 1 Health credit, 2 Gym credits, and 2 fine arts credits. The rest have to be electives s kids just don’t take a million study halls.
My school requires
4 years of English (many people take AP Lang junior year, but not AP Lit senior year)
4 years of Math (at least alegbra 1 for state exam, geometry, and algebra 2)
3 years of science (only biology is needed for state exam, you choose the rest)
3 years of history (only US government needed for state exam, but must take US and World as well)
2 years of foreign language ( but they encourage 3 for college, I’m doing four)
.5 Health
1 Gym
1 Art
1 Tech Ed
To graduate from my school district, a student needs:
4 Credits of English
4 Credits of Math
3 Credits of Science
3 Credits of Social Studies
2 Credits of Fine Arts or Vocational Arts (Wood shop and business classes count for this)
5.5 Credits of electives
1 credit of PE
.5 credits of Health
My school requires:
22 credits (24 for the class of 2019+) (each credit is a year)
4 of English
3 of Math (Algebra 1, Geometry, and one 3rd year math)
3 of Social Studies (World History, US History, a half year of Civics, and a half year of Current World Affairs)
3 of Science
1 Fine Art
1 CTE (Carrier and Technical)
1.5 Fitness
.5 Health
5 elective (7 for the class of 2019+)
How was the ACT for everyone who took it?