Recommendation for sophomore year classes and TAMS

ChemistryP
Wed, 10 Jan 2024 06:10:29 +0000

Hey there! Freshman here, and my schedule is similar to yours, I was contemplating AP Pre Cal over the summer too but all in all the better choice is to take the class at the regular pace it is offered as I have a pretty good idea of what state and district you are in (I am in the same one) and a lot of my upperclassmen and counselors have informed me that colleges look down on a student accelerating too much at times, hence why I decided not to go through with it.

I’m in Chemistry Advanced right now, and I just wanted to say, do not take chemistry over the summer! Especially for pre-med as taking the time to learn some of the topics is crucial for building a base in future science (science teachers words not mine, but I’d think about it).

For TAMS, that’s a personal decision that you and your family have to make, I have quite a few friends that have gotten in and the application is not hard per se but it does require financial investment. My friends’ families have paid up to 10k per semester. It has decent research opportunities and huge potential for acceleration (you can literally finish your bachelors in 2 years if you choose to go to college in-state after graduating from TAMS) but its not for everyone and being a residential program a lot of my friends have been in hard places emotionally when they started schooling there.

I will also PM you b/c I’d like to know if you are at my high school lol