What is the schedule of high school students that are taking a large amount of AP courses?
In my 11th grade year, I took the following courses:AP Environmental ScienceAP Calculus ABAP US Government/AP Comparative Politics (both were one semester classes)Law Studies/AP Macroeconomics (both were one semester classes)AP US HistoryAnatomy and Physiology HonorsLatin III HonorsIn addition to this, I took 9 credits of dual enrollment at my local community college in fall, and again in spring and summer terms. I also had two full year virtual school honors courses at the same time. I worked twice a week at a fast food restaurant (5:00-10:00pm on a weeknight was my shift), and was the president of 5 different clubs at my high school. Saturday and Sunday mornings were spent at dance practice (for Indian dance), and evenings were usually spent at social gatherings. I made sure to designate set study times (minimum 2 hours, with one 10 min break) every day after school and on the weekend, but I also made sure to never waste a free moment in class, with quick flashcards review for vocab or a chance to reread a chapter summary.Apart from that, I tried to live a normal life. I made sure that I got approximately 8 hours of sleep every night. I never skipped meals, and tried to exercise twice a week after school (when possible). I never thought that I had a "stressful" or "impossible" schedule because I was able to keep my eye on the end goal that I had in mind.
How many AP tests did you take during high school, and what were your scores?
Total of 9 tests. These are a little fuzzy.European History: 3 or 4?Chemistry: 3Physics: 3U.S. History: 4…? Yes.Calculus AB: 4?U.S. Government: 5English Language: 5English Literature: 5My crowning achievement - AP Econ: 1The story behind my AP Econ class is fraught with frustration and anger and a general sense of exasperation from all of my high school classmates. We banded together and made a pact to all get 1s (it wasn’t hard - we all learned nothing in that class, taught by an immature, disrespectful man whose concept of teaching was playing episodes of Seinfeld and The Office all class period). By senior year, motivation was low all around. One of my girl friends scored a 2 and everyone was outraged. How dare she!Ultimately, they were a waste of money and time, and I wish the whole system was done away with. It’s just another way to bloat your college applications, and they didn’t amount to much in terms of giving me course credits at Amherst. There is, however, an unfortunate sense of urgency that compels students to enroll in AP courses to “stand out” on their college applications. I believe I would have been much better served taking the Honors equivalents, without the stress of having to prepare (that is, cram and memorize everything) for the AP tests.If you’re stressing about AP tests in the coming weeks, try not to freak out. As you can see, my smattering of sub-par scores didn’t affect my future much. That’s true for most everyone.
Would taking two languages in high school be very hard?
Learning a foreign language is extremely challenging. The more advanced the levels get, the more difficult the languages become. I've never taken Spanish or Chinese, but from my own experience, grammar becomes a larger aspect of foreign languages as the levels progress, and it can get very very complicated at times. You have a good GPA, and I'm sure that you've worked very hard to get that so you need to consider some things before settling on taking both classes. First, how hard did you find Spanish 1? How much of your time did it take? If you found it to be challenging (despite what your final score might indicate) then you can only expect Spanish 2 to be equally as challenging. How much time did you spend working on it? You can expect to double that time if you take another language. Next, How much are you willing to sacrifice for that extra class? a 3.8 GPA is great, especially with your after school stuff, but another class, especially one as in depth as Chinese (which isn't even latin based so somewhat similar to English) could have a negative effect on that GPA. Since you're going to be a junior and probably applying for colleges after this school year you're going to want to keep that GPA as high as you can. Hopefully this helps a little bit. I would try making a list of pros and cons to help decide one way or the other, but I don't think I would take both languages.
Why do women gain so much weight after High School?
looked in the mirror lately?
Should I take 6 AP classes in my senior year of high school?
You know, it might sound like this fantastic thing to be able to take so many AP classes, but if you want to know the truth, most universities and colleges do not accept AP credits UNLESS if you pass with a B or higher, and even then, some universities and colleges DON’T even accept this type of work. If anything, it only teaches you the responsibilities of keeping on track with assignments. I myself would not recommend taking AP classes, but it is really on you to choose if you want to, or do not. I myself took three AP classes in my sophomore year of high school and I really struggled, not because I couldn’t do the work (Work in AP classes are too easy but tedious) but because I could not hang out with my friends anymore. You kinda get shut out from any social contact because you are always so busy, it really made me lose a lot of friends, but then again, I used my AP classes as bragging rights like everyday to my Co-workers.
Why do seniors in high school don't have to take finals?
Somebody lets seniors not take finals?? Seniors at our school can get out of them on the same terms as the other grades... A & no un-excused absences or B with only 2 excused absences. Of course, the seniors don't take finals seriously sometimes, but the teaches most certainly do!