Very unfortunate schedule dilemma...

desperaclo
Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:06:44 +0000

Okay…so here’s the deal. I’m a senior. I’ve been in choir all four years; been in the Chamber Singers since sophomore year [a smaller choir than the varsity choir that you take in addition to the other choir], the earliest you can be in it; been an All-Stater twice; and am the vice president of choir. Obviously I’m pretty involved, to say the least.

However, despite how much I love singing and music…I don’t want to go into it as a career. I want to be an engineer.

So as this year rolls around, I’m signed up for AP Physics. The school decided to switch to block scheduling instead of the regular 7 period + lunch period day…In theory, this would allow kids to take more classes that they wanted to. Unfortunately, since Varsity organizations are double blocked, this causes some problems with the way they set up classes.

The only AP Physics period is 3rd period…which happens to be the same period as Chamber. So, at the moment, I’m not in AP Physics, instead placed into a web mastering class 8th period that does me no good seeing as I already know a good deal of HTML, and is a blow off class anyway.

I know that not taking physics is not a good idea. But even though I’m not going into music, quitting Chamber just doesn’t seem like a viable idea. I would still be in Symphonic [Varsity], but I know my directors would furiously look down on dropping Chamber…and Chamber is my favorite class.

How far behind will not taking physics put me [I did take pre-AP Physics last year]?

There is a class 8th period that I could take - Principles of Engineering or somesuch. Unfortunately, my best friend is in it right now and he says that the teacher isn’t good, it’s pretty much a blowoff class, and it’s filled with idiots.

Is it worth taking just to have that “Engineering” on my senior schedule?

Can you think of any classes that I could take that would have some relevance? [AP Stats?]

How difficult would self-studying AP Physics [B or C] be?

I’m seriously just considering taking early release 8th period. I mean, I have 4 other AP classes [Eng Lit, Comp Sci, Calc AB, Econ/Gov’t], it’s not like I’m taking this year off.

Any help/advice/anything is greatly appreciated…this situation has really thrown a wrench into what seemed to be a great senior year in all aspects…I know things will likely be okay no matter what happens, but it’s just frustrating right now.