Pre-Calc Dilemma

nickb14
Sun, 04 Aug 2013 19:07:50 +0000

I am an upcoming junior this school year and I was accepted into Pre-Calculus Honors. I am not the strongest math student and was quite surprise that I was accepted. I did very well in my Geometry class sophomore year, but only mediocrely well in Algebra II as a freshman. My teacher freshman year was horrible and I did not have the drive and did not believe myself to be good enough at math to teach myself the topics (I still kick myself for that, as you really can’t blame a teacher for your mistakes). At first I was excited as Geometry had given me hope for future mathematics until I learned that my Algebra II teacher from freshman year was teaching Pre-Calc Honors :/. I’m conflicted as to whether or not I’m prepared for such a class or if I want to deal with that teacher again. My grade for Algebra II was an 87 or 88 and my grade for Geometry was a 97.

Other classes I’m taking include AP Bio, AP English Lang, AP US History II, Spanish IV, half-year computer science, and half-year economics. My extracurriculars include the fall drama, spring musical, two running sports, choir, Class Council, yada yada yada. Should I go forward and try to handle the course, or should I drop it and go into a standard-level Pre-Calc class? Thank you for your time!

(I realize that not taking one Honors class will not bar me from any colleges or anything like that, this thread is simply advice regarding if I could be successful or thrive in the class.)