I don’t know everything about math. Past calculus, I only know parts of multivariable calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra… probably not enough to test out of any of them (although I guess I could study). I think I’d really like the science classes because I barely know any physics and love my chemistry class right now… Plus, they have great social science and literature classes (what other school has an entire class devoted to Shakespeare OR Tolkien?)
@glad00 Yes, IMSA admission counselor told me that it is really hard to get into Spanish 2, and they do not offer Spanish 1
Yup, I’m going to try to test into Spanish 2 but if I can’t, I might do German or something. Thinking back on it, I wish I would have taken French so I could try to test out of that and if I failed I would just have to retake the class. Also, they are no longer offering Japanese…
I would love to be able to read French/German and maybe Russian because there is a TON of great literature written in those languages.
@glad00 do you know any one who actually tested 320 on MAP math? My score stayed around 305 for three tests and it feels like a ceiling.
@glad00 Take Russian, I am Russian and I can tell you it is worth knowing B-)
@javascript How hard is Spanish 2? I passed the placement test at my local high school for Spanish 3 Honors. How is that comparable to IMSA’s spanish levels?
@bubblemaster3000 No, but according to https://legacysupport.nwea.org/node/4634, “A MAP test will be invalidated if the RIT score does not fall between 100 and 320” so I’m assuming that’s the range.
@javascript I’ve read a Russian book or two and from what I’ve read about them a LOT of meaning is lost in the translation.
@bubblemaster3000 I can not tell you how hard to get into Spanish 2. I guess it depends how good your local school teaching. Admission counselor mentioned that many kids cannot pass the entrance exam to Spanish 2. I suppose if you are in Spanish 3, you should be ok.
@bubblemaster3000 Yeah, if you’re taking Spanish III and there is even a chance for Spanish I students to get in, it sounds like you could probably even test into Spanish III or IV.
@glad00 It is true, a lot of cultural contests get lost during translations, also I think there are many more synonyms for the same concept/idea available in Russian language, so it is hard to translate some concepts into English because the exact concept/idea does not exist in English, so you have to substitute it with something similar or simplify the idea, but the whole beauty of Russian language get lost during translation…
@javascript Yeah and in one book I read, Crime and Punishment, all the character’s names closely resembled characteristics in Russian so until I looked it up, I didn’t even realize what their names actually meant.
@glad00 “Преступление и наказание” was written in 1865, I did not read it in English though, only in Russian…may be I should. Leo Tolstoy also in 19th century and is worth reading but may be better to read it in Russian… My mom told me that when she was in school (in Russia) they were expected to memorise a lot of poetry and several pages quotations from 19 and 20 century Russian literature in order to enrich vocabulary and Russian language proficiency overall.
@glad00 Here is a link if you are interested, of “The Idiot” of Dostoevsky in English and Russian, I am comparing both and it is so funny the translation in many cases can not deliver the same emotions of the original, but just trying to explain it in different words… I suppose a lot depend on translator also… http://everydayrussianlanguage.com/en/stories/fedor-dostoevsky-the-idiot/
@javascript Yeah, I’m interested in reading both Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. Thanks for the link!
@glad00 I assumed that IMSA’s Spanish IV is equivalent to AP Spanish, right?
From my MAP test experience, the problems get a bit easier, and the score never advances beyond 305. Maybe I will be lucky next time.
Yeah, I was also confident that I didn’t miss any but I only got 305 too… I figured Spanish V would be AP, but I have no clue to be honest…
@bubblemaster3000 IMSA doesn’t do AP curriculum. It pretty much just covers whatever they think is necessary and the goal isn’t for you to be able to take the test or to align with the AP curriculum. I’m not totally sure, but I believe if you’ve taken Spanish 1, you have to test into Spanish 2 or if you’re good enough, Spanish 3, and if you have taken 2, you have to be able to test into 3. I’m not positive but I think that’s how it goes. Getting into 3 is really competitive though, especially since a lot of upperclassmen take the spots. Most sophomores don’t generally test into Spanish 4 though.