[cht9989]

last year (sophomore year):
ap statistics
[our school doesn't promote aps in 10th grade]

this year:
ap calculus ab
ap physics (OMG i hate this)
ap us history
ap english lang. and comp.

[richter915]

that's pretty good...take advantage of this. Did your school require pre-calculus?

[mcfly21]

please, i guess i'm the master of AP here

soph- AP US
junior - AP Literature and Composition
AP European History
this year- AP Spanish
AP Chemistry
AP Government
AP Calculus BC
AP British Literature

and i have midterms next week, gonna suck huh?

[cht9989]

Originally Posted by richter915

that's pretty good...take advantage of this. Did your school require pre-calculus?

yes, but i took algebra I in 7th grade

[richter915]

Originally Posted by cht9989

yes, but i took algebra I in 7th grade

luuucky. I wish I coulda but we can't take algebra until 8th. And we have it up to algebra III...kinda pointless. I'm still convinced pre-calc is the biggest waste of a year.

[afk999]

Originally Posted by richter915

luuucky. I wish I coulda but we can't take algebra until 8th. And we have it up to algebra III...kinda pointless. I'm still convinced pre-calc is the biggest waste of a year.

i agree pre calc was a waste of time

[Cal Smith]

any AP class in highschool is about as pointless as gifted and talented in elementary school

[richter915]

Originally Posted by Cal Smith

any AP class in highschool is about as pointless as gifted and talented in elementary school

or

no.

They're probably the most useful thing in high school. It's where I actually learned things for once and it prepares you for the jump to college better than anything else.

[ArTkY_]

I never posted in this?

AP US History

Next year I'm gonna take AP Economics, Dual Govt., and AP Bio 2.

[blankster07]

i'm in
AP Statistics this year
next year i'm debating what i'm going to take...

for sure Calculus AP
for sure Java/Computer Programing AP
maybe Government? (how is this class?)

[richter915]

Originally Posted by blankster07

i'm in
AP Statistics this year
next year i'm debating what i'm going to take...

for sure Calculus AP
for sure Java/Computer Programing AP
maybe Government? (how is this class?)

ah! this is another one that bugs me...why take AP stat AND AP calc...just take AP calc...the way most colleges are...if they accept your AP calc scores, you're exempt from any stats course as well. Yes you might get more transfer credits but it's useless in getting classes outta the way.

some schools also don't accept both...they'll only take ur ap calc score into consideration.

[blankster07]

Originally Posted by richter915

ah! this is another one that bugs me...why take AP stat AND AP calc...just take AP calc...the way most colleges are...if they accept your AP calc scores, you're exempt from any stats course as well. Yes you might get more transfer credits but it's useless in getting classes outta the way.

some schools also don't accept both...they'll only take ur ap calc score into consideration.

i could care less about what credits i get for college because of it... i LOVE math and i wanted to take all the math classes i could and i am SUPER glad i'm taking AP Statistics because i really want to go into the statistics field!

[theacademyis]

I'm taking AP Biology this year which shouldn't be too bad if you just memorize but that would require me actually doing work and thus why I failed my midterm last week.

[Cal Smith]

Originally Posted by richter915

or

no.

They're probably the most useful thing in high school. It's where I actually learned things for once and it prepares you for the jump to college better than anything else.

or


yes


Every AP class I have seen was just like the regular class. Only difference being perhaps you could not use your notes on the test, or the test was fill in the blank instead of multiple choice, etc...... The same material is covered in the same depth. I suppose it could have changed since I've been out but I havent been out that too terribly long.

[laxcrs]

Originally Posted by Cal Smith

or


yes


Every AP class I have seen was just like the regular class. Only difference being perhaps you could not use your notes on the test, or the test was fill in the blank instead of multiple choice, etc...... The same material is covered in the same depth. I suppose it could have changed since I've been out but I havent been out that too terribly long.

or


no

bio for example is a freshman class, ap bio is the hardest class in the school and gives hours of homework a night another ex is math classes ap calculus is rediculous and gives homework assignments worth more then two tests in a normal class and if your going to say the problems are the same then that also is retarted...did you go to public school or something? and how are you going to argue that earning college credits in high school isnt a good thing?? id like to hear a response