Any constructive criticism is apreciated.
Background: I transferred halfway through junior year so I can dual enroll into my local community college.
Classes taken this year:
Math 110
English 101
History 201
Chemistry Honors
French 2
SAT Prep
(Possibly half of a AP Macroeconomics credit if my new school manages to transfer it)
Next Year:
Fall:
Math 111/130 (opinion would be appreciated)
Physics Honors
History 202
French 101
English 102
Senior Project Block
Spring:
Personal Finance 101
Theater 101
Intro to Aerodynamics
Physics Honors (Cont.)
Senior Project Block (Cont.)
Is this too light of a schedule? It is a lot less than what I have taken previously because I wanted a rather easy senior year and a truly simple last semester of high school.
-Lina Oaks
More info needed. What is Math 111 or Math 130? What is your GPA are you doing well in your classes? This appears to be a typical progression and you are following a track but what are your options.
Numbers are different at every College so you need to give us the actual titles for every class.
Alsow can you * the classes taken at the college so we can distinguish from HS classes?
Classes taken this year:
Math 110*
English 101*
History 201*
Chemistry Honors
French 2
SAT Prep
(Possibly half of a AP Macroeconomics credit if my new school manages to transfer it)
Next Year:
Fall:
Math 111/130 (opinion would be appreciated)*
Physics Honors
History 202*
French 101*
English 102*
Senior Project Block
Spring:
Personal Finance 101*
Theater 101*
Intro to Aerodynamics
Physics Honors (Cont.)
Senior Project Block (Cont.)
Sorry about that. 111 is college trigonometry and 130 is elementary calculus. My unweighted GPA is 3.8 and weighted 4.2.
What was math 110?
Is math 130 / elementary calculus the version for math/physics/engineering majors, or the version for business majors?
What are your academic interests?
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/rur/rurci3.cgi can help you determine if you are ready for calculus 1.
You need to give them actual titles of the classes!
At many colleges Math 110 is remedial math. At a college I know it’s Business Calculus. At yet another one that numbers 00,10,20, 30… it’s a senior/grad level class…
I do believe that I have stated the title of the classes at the bottom. I am unaware of their full syllabuses, but both college trigonometry (111) and elementary calculus (130) are both paths directly after college algebra (110 which I am taking currently).
So it looks like:
- college algebra + college trigonometry = precalculus
- elementary calculus that does not require trigonometry as a prerequisite is probably a calculus for business majors course (less rigorous than regular calculus, or high school AP calculus)
What are your academic interests (e.g. possible college majors)?
I’m planning a rather odd career trajectory. Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Major
Law school after that
Also, ucbalumnus, I would say that is fairly accurate. I want to have some background in calculus as good engineering schools look at that sort of thing.
Neither math class sounds like the calculus class you want but college trigonometry may lead you to calculus for Stem majors rather than elementary calculus? Or is elementary calculus the first level of calculus for stem majors?
Is French 101 higher than High school French 2?
If not, wouldn’t the next level after French 101 (102?) be a more appropriate pick? Or is it the second semester after French 100?
I assume English 101-102 re the freshman composition sequence? Or are they unrelated?
history 201-202 sounds like a sophomore level class - is there a 100-level option?
Engineering is a difficult path toward law school because Law schools are very GPA focused and won’t cut you any slack for majoring in Engineering where there’s grade deflation compared to other majors. However it’s an excellent path if you wish to be a patent lawyer.
You will need to know trigonometry in order to take calculus for engineering majors. If not, you will have to take it as a remedial course, delaying your graduation. And if you take calculus while in high school, choose either high school AP calculus or college calculus for engineering majors, not calculus for business majors.
MYOS1634:
I see where you are coming from, but the information you are asking for isn’t available to even me.
I’m not really given an option in the French area, but it is the recommended course so I would assume so.
The English are the literature composition sequences.
The history is not in levels per say but that is the second part of US history after the one I am taking now.
Lastly, I am considering becoming a patent lawyer and I really appreciate the advice on the GPA and such.
ucbalumnus:
That is exactly the information I was looking for. I will be asking my math professor in an hour or so to see if she can guide me as well.
My school doesn’t have any AP classes, hence the college ones.
I would advise against French and Theatre because you won’t use them in the future.
^except French is a core class that counts for rigor evaluation and Theater is also starred, indicating it’s a college class and will thus potentially carry art credit toward college graduation. In addition, how do you know linaoaks won’t use them later on? Have you not heard of Michelin or EADS? And can’t Linaoks enjoy acting in community theater?
@linaoaks: can you ask an adviser on campus whether you’d be allowed to take calculus? If not, what is the class that immediately precedes Calculus for Engineers?
Perhaps ask about the level of French 101, and if it’s the first semester of French, whether it may not make more sense for you, since you took French1&2 in HS, to take French 102 instead? (Bonus, completing French 102 would count as Level 3HS for admissions if it’s the second semester college and 102 may complete the college foreign language graduation requirement, whereas if 101 is the first semester in the College French sequence, it’d bring no additional benefits compared to French2).
Agree with those who are saying that since you have completed second year high school French, you may want to ask the French department at the college what the correct placement in French courses is, so that you are not wasting time in a course that is too low level.
It would help others help you if you either name the college, or give the brief description and prerequisites for all of the college courses.