How to convince my counselor to let me drop classes?
I'm going to be a senior in high school. I've had a 4.0 freshman year, a 4.29 sophomore year, and a 3.91 junior year (3 AP classes and 2 honors geeez). I also play golf on the school team and I usually miss at least 1-2 full days of school per week from august to late october. Anyways, I plan on going to a 2-year junior college (I have reasons..) But my senior schedule as of right now is 5 AP classes and 1 elective. The classes I want to drop are AP Calculus and AP Governmemt/Econ (to honors Gov/Econ). The reason I want to drop AP Calc is because I'm already done with my 4 years of required math to graduate. I took both Honors Math Analysis and AP Statistics my junior year. I'm pretty positive if I take AP Calc it'll drop my GPA a bunch because the teacher is really strict and has a rigorous schedule. I just don't think I'll be able to keep up with 4, yet alone 5 AP classes especially with my golf schedule. And golf is really important to me. I plan on playing in college and what not. I've been the schools MVP since freshman year and one of the top ten golfers locally in my city. My counselor gives me a hard time about being the best and being in the harder classes. I just think it'd be extremely difficult to keep up with everything. I'm legit scared to change my schedule with him lol. And especially telling him I'm going to a junior college instead of a four-year /:
How can I convince my counselor to let me take AP Calculus without taking precalculus?
Can you not wait until senior year to take AP Physics?That's what most students do. You really don't need to rush things like this. There's a reason why your counselor won't let you take AP Physics without calculus. It's not just your school. It's the same at my school. It’s how most schools operate.Part of it also might deal with what math classes are required by a school or state.The PSAT Math isn't really much. There's limited geometry, trig, and pre-calculus. That's not enough to be considered “ready for calculus” or even “ready for pre-calculus”. Most of the test is algebra.If you really want to do this, I suggest taking a summer math pre-calculus course. You can do this at a local college or online, then taking calculus and AP Physics.Don’t overexert yourself in whatever you do.
How do I convince someone to take a Calculus course?
Enter the class too, the best part of a class is not always what you learn, is the company, you can compete and help each other. A bad class with good friends is not as bad
How do I convince my counselor to let me take geometry instead of algebra?
I’m guessing you’re about to enter a typical American High School. I applaud your desire to take Geometry and eventually Calculus; I think you’ll prevail if you persist in your effort.The counselor is just trying to do what’s best for you. Tell them you really want this, that you’re sure you can handle it. If they insist, tell them you’re sorry but you’ll have to take it up with their supervisor. The counselor may fold right then, because most likely they don’t want to spend a whole lot of time on a judgement call that may very well be overruled.If they still don’t let you sign up for Geometry, meet the supervisor. Again, if you don’t get your way, declare your intention to talk to the assistant principal or Dean of Students. You can do this for quite a while, meeting the principal, even the superintendent. Go to a school board meeting and complain. Be that squeaky wheel.My experience is that if a student stands his ground on this sort of thing, the teachers and administration eventually come around because the student’s motives are admirable and the staff has lots of other things to do. Good luck.
HELP!!! How to convince school counselor to change my teacher/classes?
take your parents. they can't refuse to them.
My guidance counselor won't let me take AP or Honors and it's my goal to get into an ivy league. Am I crazy?
You do seem intelligent, but I completely agree with the other answer. You got a C in Geometry. How do you expect to go well in Honors Algebra 2? I think you should be in regular classes, also, but not necessarily honors or AP. Why don't you take it up with your parents? See if they can enroll you in another school that will let you take the courses that you QUALIFY for (which is what your current school might be doing). What did you make in Algebra 1? If it was lower then a B, you don't qualify for Honors Geometry OR Honors Algebra 2. As for the Ivies, you want to go for the wrong reason, yet you're not taking the steps to get there. All A's isn't an unrealistic goal, especially for someone who wants to get into an Ivy league school. You sound like you just want to get into a good school for people to think you're intelligent. Well, many 4.0 GPA students don't go to Ivy league schools for whatever reason. The college you go to doesn't say how smart you are. Sorry. EDIT: Let me add that there are prerequisites for a reason. If you don't meet them, you won't be placed in the course. That goes for any student, not just you.
How can I convince my guidance counselor to switch me to an AP history class?
If you are saying that the guidance counselor won't listen to your request, maybe try going to the teacher and explaining to them why you'd like to take the class - if they seem agreeable, then ask them to help you by talking to the counselor.Guidance counselors are so busy during this time of year, being harassed by students, parents and administrators alike, that honest requests sometimes get ignored. They'll be more likely to listen to a colleague.But keep in mind that the change sometimes simply cannot be made without ruining the rest of your schedule, or causing any number of other problems students usually aren't aware of.(But a personal note to add: APUSH, APWorld and APEuro are really demanding classes, requiring lots of reading and note taking. Make sure you're prepared to do an hour or more of homework each day on the class!)
Would my high school counselor let me do this?
First of all, don't bite off more than you can chew. That being said, it might be helpful to know what you're getting into. A regular Chemistry class probably doesn't use a lot of math, but it depends (you might just learn some more conceptual stuff; I wouldn't know). If you've just completed Algebra I, then you won't know a lot about the math used in Chemistry, as it includes a lot of algebraic equations, logarithms, and some other things. Physics deals with Calculus, so it might be helpful to take at least PreCalc first, or concurrently. As for the Geometry and Algebra II combo, I'd say you'd be fine with that. Neither is heavily dependent on the other, so you could easily pull it off (I know two people who have.). As for the social studies classes, take some over the summer. History classes are probably the easiest to independently study as they're just rote memorization unless you're a history wiz. Whatever classes you took in your previous high school SHOULD carry over (given that you went to a reputable high school, which I'm sure you did), but I can't say for certain because it largely depends on the school(s) in question. You might also want to look at social aspects: do you want to be a senior with a bunch of freshmen? So, in summary, I'd say that you take whatever you can over the summer (to catch up), and take Chemistry, Geometry, Algebra II, US History, and World Geography next year. Try and take World Geography and maybe Geometry over the summer though, it shouldn't be too hard. Leave Physics until you've at least completed Algebra II. Good luck and hope this helps!
What advice can you give to someone taking AP Calculus and doesn’t like math?
The AP test in my opinion is not even that useful. If you need calculus, take it at a community college or university. I went straight into Calc 3 with a big deficit in knowledge because of AP (specifically epsilon-delta definitions, trig sub, and hyperbolic trig). However, that's not really a good answer. To survive, I'd say try to work through Barron's as much as possible. That's a really good study book in my opinion. To help with hating math, I'd say try not to look at everything as computation but rather as concepts and ideas within the world. To me, math is more logic and purity than anything, and seeing these cool ideas and little tidbits are fun in my opinion. Try also to focus on the satisfying conclusions to these problems, especially when doing an integral. Those can get long and tedious.Good luck!
How can I take precalculus BEFORE my senior year?
As the others mentioned, your school may allow you to double-block the math classes and take two classes in the same year. Alternatively, you could study externally outside of school (e.g. via private tutoring, community college, self-learning, etc) and convince the school that you're ready for calculus. From my personal opinion (based on my high school), precalculus is just a total rehash of algebra II + trigonometry, so it's not bad at all. Calculus, on the other hand, is definitely a worthy and challenging math class. If all else fails, you could talk to your school counselor, and let him/her know that you really want to take calculus, and ask him/her for advice on how to go about getting this done.