Can I take the AP calc AP exams next year without taking the class?

[xnfs93hy]

Granted I can understand enough Calculus which I will start trying to teach myself this summer going into next year.

Assuming I understand Calc I, can I sign up for the AP Calc AB and BC exams w/o actually taking the class?

Are there two tests? AB and BC?

And what about AP Physics. Is that Calc based? Isn't it Physics B and C? Are there two tests for those as well?

I am just confused.

Also, if I were to get like a 4 on the AP calc test, do I still have to take Calc I in college (regardless if I am going to a CC first for a year)? Could I just go on to Calc II freshman year?

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[Salvorix]

Granted I can understand enough Calculus which I will start trying to teach myself this summer going into next year.

Assuming I understand Calc I, can I sign up for the AP Calc AB and BC exams w/o actually taking the class?

Are there two tests? AB and BC?

And what about AP Physics. Is that Calc based? Isn't it Physics B and C? Are there two tests for those as well?

I am just confused.

Also, if I were to get like a 4 on the AP calc test, do I still have to take Calc I in college (regardless if I am going to a CC first for a year)? Could I just go on to Calc II freshman year?

Yes, you can sign up for AP exams without actually taking the class. If you're going to teach yourself the material I'd strongly advise that you talk to a teacher/guidance counselor in your school about it and purchase a review book (I love the Princeton Review) for that subject in order to see how well you learned the material and if it's worth taking the AP test.

AB and BC Calc are very different, AB in my school is considered "pre-calc" and is only offered at the honors level where as BC is offered the next year at the AP level. You can learn more here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Calculus.

Learn more about specific AP tests here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Placement_Exams
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html

Good luck if you decide to take these AP exams! You may or may not have to take Calc again in college if you get a 4 on the AP exam, it varies from college to college. I'd recommend you re-take it in college regardless of how well you do on the AP test (especially if you want to major in math) unless you're REALLY sure that you'll still remember all of the material in a year or two 🙂

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[orangeANDgreen]

Assuming I understand Calc I, can I sign up for the AP Calc AB and BC exams w/o actually taking the class?

the AP Calc BC gets you credit thru calc II, AP Calc AB gets you credit thru calc I. There is no need to take both, just take BC. It will give u an AB subscore (which would be as if you took the AB exam), and a BC score. BC is just a little more than AB anyways (just series sequences and a few more things)

And what about AP Physics.

It is not calc based, at least the B exam is not. It is algebra and trig based

 

[xnfs93hy]

Well, no matter what, you cannot take both in the same academic year so I am going to have to decide which to take.

If I got a 5 on the AP Calc AB test, could I just go straight to Calc II if I wanted?

 

[dr seuss]

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[dr seuss]

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[xnfs93hy]

the AP Calc BC gets you credit thru calc II, AP Calc AB gets you credit thru calc I. There is no need to take both, just take BC. It will give u an AB subscore (which would be as if you took the AB exam), and a BC score. BC is just a little more than AB anyways (just series sequences and a few more things)



It is not calc based, at least the B exam is not. It is algebra and trig based

So, lets say I got a 5. I could take Calc III as a college freshman?

 

[tennisball80]

Granted I can understand enough Calculus which I will start trying to teach myself this summer going into next year.

Assuming I understand Calc I, can I sign up for the AP Calc AB and BC exams w/o actually taking the class?

Are there two tests? AB and BC?

And what about AP Physics. Is that Calc based? Isn't it Physics B and C? Are there two tests for those as well?

I am just confused.

Also, if I were to get like a 4 on the AP calc test, do I still have to take Calc I in college (regardless if I am going to a CC first for a year)? Could I just go on to Calc II freshman year?

Dude, man, Jeff, yo ! I thought you haven't taken Pre-calculus. And now you are jumping right into Calculus BC. Oh man, that's like drinking whiskey when you don't even know how to drink beer.

 

[MilkmanAl]

I'm gonna agree with tennis that you're putting the cart before the horse here. The calc AP exams are notoriously difficult, so start off by making sure you have a solid base of pre-calc before you start trying to learn calculus. Pulling a 5 on the AB exam is quite difficult with expert instruction, so doing that well on your own will take some serious discipline. Make absolutely certain you have all the fundamentals down before moving on.

 

[orangeANDgreen]

if u are a math person, which i assume you are considering you are thinking about taking calc 3 as a freshmen, you can do it, once you get the concepts down its not hard, and as you go you actually understand why certain things work the way they do and you can determine how to solve a problem on your own instead of following the book's example

 

[yanorglu]

If you're going to community college you can just place out of Calc classes anyway through assessment. So while you wont have the credits, you'd still start at Calc III. Not that I think it's doable for someone in Algebra 2 at the moment.

 

[dr seuss]

I'm gonna agree with tennis that you're putting the cart before the horse here. The calc AP exams are notoriously difficult, so start off by making sure you have a solid base of pre-calc before you start trying to learn calculus. Pulling a 5 on the AB exam is quite difficult with expert instruction, so doing that well on your own will take some serious discipline. Make absolutely certain you have all the fundamentals down before moving on.

If you are good at math this is probably the easiest test to get a 5 on. Some of the other people in my class and I were consistently getting near perfect scores on old AP exams.

 

[Salvorix]

I disagree with Salvorix about AB and BC calc being very different. BC calc is AB plus a couple more weeks worth of material. I don't see how you can call AB pre-calc when it covers differential and integral calculus. The two classes were virtually the same at my school except BC went a little further.

AP Physics C is calc based while B is not. At my C is likecollege engineering physics and B is physics for life science majors. If I remember correctly, B covers more topics but C goes into a little more depth. There is one test for B and two for C. I'm not sure (I took B) but I think one of the C tests is on mechanics and the other is on electricity and magnetism.

You're probably right about the AB Calc exam not being that much different - I just don't really know because my school doesn't offer AB and I'm just going by what my teacher said 🙂

 

[Ashers]

You're probably right about the AB Calc exam not being that much different - I just don't really know because my school doesn't offer AB and I'm just going by what my teacher said 🙂

When I took it (many years, ok 10 years ago), BC covered 3 additional chapters (topics I guess) from the AB material. I didn't study those chapters like my teacher wanted me to, and I still scored high enough to place out of the 2nd semester of Calc. So I haven't had to take any math since my senior year in high school, and it's been great.

 

[MilkmanAl]

If you are good at math this is probably the easiest test to get a 5 on. Some of the other people in my class and I were consistently getting near perfect scores on old AP exams.

Right...that's if you're good at math. That seems a little circular.

 

[xnfs93hy]

Right...that's if you're good at math. That seems a little circular.

I'm good at math but it is not one of those things that comes naturally to me. I would need to study at least twice as much.

 

[Maygyver]

I'm good at math but it is not one of those things that comes naturally to me. I would need to study at least twice as much.

No offense, bu that kind of contradicts itself. To be honest, if you were really good at math, you wouldn't need a tutor for algebra 2 in 10th grade. I'm not trying to be rude, just giving you straight advice. Please listen to the advice of people on here, and just do the courses lai out by your HS and do additional courses at a CC during HS.

 

[Crazyday]

AP Physics B is trig based physics.

AP Physics C is calculus based physics.

I haven't taken either AP test (not planning to), but my teacher for AP Physics B is supposedly teaching us how it would be on the AP, and it is kicking everyone in our class' ass right now. For instance, on the last quiz, there were 3 questions. Out of 14 people, one person got one question right. AP Physics is not a walk in the park. I couldn't imagine Physics C.

I know you think you can just jump in and nail everything because you're gonna try a lot harder and be more diligent, but it doesn't work quite that way. The learning curve is not linear, meaning that the amount you learn is not proportional to the amount of time you put in. It is an exponential curve, meaning that as you invest more time, you get less yield. It's not so easy to just brute force.

That doesn't mean you shouldn't challenge yourself, but make sure what you're doing is feasible. Trying to take AP Calc AB and BC on your own when you have no experience with pre-calc and are still in Alg 2 is probably not the healthiest path. Rather, you'll overwhelm yourself and fail the AP exams then you'll feel worse than you do now.

Take things slowly, one step at a time. Undertake things that you are pretty confident you can nail down to boost your esteem and try to break whatever cycle you have going. You don't need to be planning to plunge into Calc 3 when you go off to college when you're having trouble in Algebra 2. And most medical schools only require Calc 1, so you know, if you don't have an innate talent at the stuff, you probably shouldn't risk destroying your GPA further by going deeper than you need to in it.

 

[yanorglu]

That doesn't mean you shouldn't challenge yourself, but make sure what you're doing is feasible. Trying to take AP Calc AB and BC on your own when you have no experience with pre-calc and are still in Alg 2 is probably not the healthiest path. Rather, you'll overwhelm yourself and fail the AP exams then you'll feel worse than you do now.

Trust me when I say we've given this same advice to a lot of the crazy stuff he's trying to do in general. Doesn't seem to want to hear it though

 

[xnfs93hy]

AP Physics B is trig based physics.

AP Physics C is calculus based physics.

I haven't taken either AP test (not planning to), but my teacher for AP Physics B is supposedly teaching us how it would be on the AP, and it is kicking everyone in our class' ass right now. For instance, on the last quiz, there were 3 questions. Out of 14 people, one person got one question right. AP Physics is not a walk in the park. I couldn't imagine Physics C.

I know you think you can just jump in and nail everything because you're gonna try a lot harder and be more diligent, but it doesn't work quite that way. The learning curve is not linear, meaning that the amount you learn is not proportional to the amount of time you put in. It is an exponential curve, meaning that as you invest more time, you get less yield. It's not so easy to just brute force.

That doesn't mean you shouldn't challenge yourself, but make sure what you're doing is feasible. Trying to take AP Calc AB and BC on your own when you have no experience with pre-calc and are still in Alg 2 is probably not the healthiest path. Rather, you'll overwhelm yourself and fail the AP exams then you'll feel worse than you do now.

Take things slowly, one step at a time. Undertake things that you are pretty confident you can nail down to boost your esteem and try to break whatever cycle you have going. You don't need to be planning to plunge into Calc 3 when you go off to college when you're having trouble in Algebra 2. And most medical schools only require Calc 1, so you know, if you don't have an innate talent at the stuff, you probably shouldn't risk destroying your GPA further by going deeper than you need to in it.

This is what I am worried about. I'm thinking it might actually be better to just go to a CC to learn this stuff like Macygyver said. I emailed my local CC but they have not gotten back to me. The only reason I am avoiding the CC route is b/c it costs money to take the class and IDK if my parents would pay for it and I'd rather just buy a textbook. I'll have to see how much it would run me to take Calc @ the CC..

 

[xnfs93hy]

Should I just spend this summer nailing Algebra II and Trig, and self studying Pre calc throughout senior year?

This seems like a better plan I guess.

I'm just worried about taking it in college. I mean, even if I do go to CC, Calculus I is Calc I anywhere. But I'm more concerned about my GPA. I don't want to fail Calculus I. I want to have some Calculus background so I can go in and get an easy A.

 

[CScull]

... why don't you just take Pre-Cal as a senior... in a class... with a teacher... ?

 

[Crazyday]

Should I just spend this summer nailing Algebra II and Trig, and self studying Pre calc throughout senior year?

This seems like a better plan I guess.

I'm just worried about taking it in college. I mean, even if I do go to CC, Calculus I is Calc I anywhere. But I'm more concerned about my GPA. I don't want to fail Calculus I. I want to have some Calculus background so I can go in and get an easy A.

Are you in Alg 2 and Trig right now?

Master Algebra 2 and Trig, and you pretty much have most of pre-calc down. Maybe look at some pre-calc concepts like basic derivatives, but I think Calc 1 should cover that stuff for the most part.

Once you've got Alg 2 and Trig down, start self-studying Calc I and see how difficult it is. If you have a teacher that teaches Calc at your school, go and introduce yourself and let them know that you're independently studying Calc I, and go to them on any concepts that you can't grasp.

If you feel like you understand it and grasp it really well, take the AP Calc AB test. Then some point in your college career you might want to retake Calc I since some med schools don't accept AP credit. If you take it soon after acing the AP test, then it should just be a GPA booster.

I don't know how far you are in your Algebra 2 and Trig studies, but I think if you bust your ass you can cover Calc I in a year, especially if you have a teacher to help you through difficult concepts.

As far as what "pre-calc" is, at my school we have a course called Math Analysis/Trigonometry. Basically the first quarter is review of algebra concepts and a couple new algebraic things (mainly functions). The second quarter is mostly trig. There's no actual pre-calc course at our school, so I think if you have a good understand of Algebra 2 functions and Trig, you should be ready for Calc I.

 

[CScull]

I dunno... a lot of the stuff that we do in Pre-Cal is an expansion on Algebra 2 w/Trig concepts, but then again I've bumped down from Honors to regular. Though, there are some new concepts (polar equations, for instance) that we haven't ever seen before.

I would go the traditional route Jeff, I don't see why you're so anxious to get into Calc anyways... it's... Calculus...

 

[Crazyday]

I dunno... a lot of the stuff that we do in Pre-Cal is an expansion on Algebra 2 w/Trig concepts, but then again I've bumped down from Honors to regular. Though, there are some new concepts (polar equations, for instance) that we haven't ever seen before.

I would go the traditional route Jeff, I don't see why you're so anxious to get into Calc anyways... it's... Calculus...

I've taken College Algebra, Trig, and I have friends in Calc (taking it next year) and I've never heard of polar equations.

One of the things I don't like about taking some of these courses is some of the eccentricities the teachers teach you that you never use, or will just be retaught when you do need to use them.

I think independently studying can be more effective because you can focus on the main things that you will use in the next course (if you proceed to a higher course) and bypass all of the little sidetracks that are pretty much useless.

I think the main point of pre-calculus and algebra, moving into calculus, is functions. You have to have a solid grasp of parabolic, exponential, etc. functions and how to manipulate/transform them. The rest should pretty much come to you in calculus.

 

[CScull]

Polar equations are pretty... switch your mode to Pol and plug in something like r = 2 + 3sin (theta). If you haven't done them yet you probably will soon...

I s'pose it's just a personal thing then. I always learn concepts better if I have someone teaching me them, rather than reading them from a book... seeing it on the board, and having someone explain it to me and all that. I still think it's better to take Pre-Cal before diving into Calculus though... it's just another stepping stone I guess...

 

[Crazyday]

Polar equations are pretty... switch your mode to Pol and plug in something like r = 2 + 3sin (theta). If you haven't done them yet you probably will soon...

I s'pose it's just a personal thing then. I always learn concepts better if I have someone teaching me them, rather than reading them from a book... seeing it on the board, and having someone explain it to me and all that. I still think it's better to take Pre-Cal before diving into Calculus though... it's just another stepping stone I guess...

That's where the area is gray. At my school, precalc is trig. At your school, apparently trig is not precalc. However, my trig course adequately prepares us to go into calc and take the AP Calc AB exam, so you can deduce that with a good understanding of trig and algebra, you are prepared for standardized calculus that you can expect at a university without some arbitrary "precalculus" prerequisite.

If you have a good teacher, yes it's just jim dandy. I think I could teach myself better than a lot of the teachers I've had though.

 

[xnfs93hy]

... why don't you just take Pre-Cal as a senior... in a class... with a teacher... ?

As odd as it sounds. They won't let me. Yep. I literally begged them and said I wanted to be pre med in college. The whole nine. "Sorry, we don't allow seniors to take pre calculus. Sophomores and Juniors only."

The only math I can take next year is like AP Stats. So I just said forget it.

 

[CScull]

AP STATS! Heck yes! I'm soo doing it next year, take that AP Calc!

... they won't let Seniors take Pre-Cal? That's ridiculous!

 

[xnfs93hy]

I dunno... a lot of the stuff that we do in Pre-Cal is an expansion on Algebra 2 w/Trig concepts, but then again I've bumped down from Honors to regular. Though, there are some new concepts (polar equations, for instance) that we haven't ever seen before.

I would go the traditional route Jeff, I don't see why you're so anxious to get into Calc anyways... it's... Calculus...

I have a friend in pre calc CP and pre calc Honors. Honestly, all they do is advanced Alg II, trig, and are now starting to learn what you would learn in Calc I.

I'm not really anxious. I just don't want to screw up my GPA in college. I def. think I am putting the cart before the horse trying to self study Calc I. However, I still think I should try and self study maybe a pre calc course or something next year. If I cannot get around to self-studying Calc, then I will just make sure I know everything else (Alg II, trig, pre calc, etc.) so that I can still get a 4.0 in that class in college.

 

[xnfs93hy]

AP STATS! Heck yes! I'm soo doing it next year, take that AP Calc!

... they won't let Seniors take Pre-Cal? That's ridiculous!

If I wasn't so far behind in math (well, I'm not really. But w/e) I would honestly take AP Calc over stats anyday. I actually have the grades for it. All you need is an "A" in regular Alg. II to get in. A lot of my friends in Alg II are taking that instead of the stupid senior math course which I forget the name of.

I'm already possibly taking five AP's anyway so I didn't want to tack on another one because more than five is just overkill even for students at the top of the class.

 

[Crazyday]

I have a friend in pre calc CP and pre calc Honors. Honestly, all they do is advanced Alg II, trig, and are now starting to learn what you would learn in Calc I.

I'm not really anxious. I just don't want to screw up my GPA in college. I def. think I am putting the cart before the horse trying to self study Calc I. However, I still think I should try and self study maybe a pre calc course or something next year. If I cannot get around to self-studying Calc, then I will just make sure I know everything else (Alg II, trig, pre calc, etc.) so that I can still get a 4.0 in that class in college.

I don't think independently studying Calc I is putting the cart before the horse at all, if you can handle it, which I think you can if you buck down on your Alg 2 and trig.

Expecting to self-study Alg 2 Trig Calc I and Calc II in a single year, then jumping into Calc III your freshman year is putting the cart before the horse.

 

[xnfs93hy]

That's where the area is gray. At my school, precalc is trig. At your school, apparently trig is not precalc. However, my trig course adequately prepares us to go into calc and take the AP Calc AB exam, so you can deduce that with a good understanding of trig and algebra, you are prepared for standardized calculus that you can expect at a university without some arbitrary "precalculus" prerequisite.

If you have a good teacher, yes it's just jim dandy. I think I could teach myself better than a lot of the teachers I've had though.

Tell me about it. Last quarter I basically taught myself right out of the book, then I just got myself home schooled the course.

Here is the thing about my school.

Algebra I I took as a freshman. I have the concepts down. Then Geometry. I have those concepts down. But the thing is, unless you are in the honors math track, you will never really learn trig.

In my school it goes:

8th grade: Algebra I honors course at HS
9th:Geometry Honors and/or Algebra II honors AND TRIG HONORS.

In my school, unless you are in honors, you never learn it, and if you do, you learn it along with algebra II.

Then it goes pre calc honors and AP Calc AB.

 

[CScull]

My Algebra 2 teacher was insanely tough, and my Pre-Cal teacher's really really easy, so it probably wouldn't have been too bad if I'd taken Honors, my schedules pretty packed as it is though so I'm not regretting it too much... oh and the soccer... pft. There is some new stuff though, but we haven't gotten into it until just now, polar equations and parametrics and vectors and all that jazz. The rest is just expanding on what we've already done...

It would make sense to study Pre-Cal on your own if they won't offer it to you. I'm still in awe that they won't let you take it though... can't you take that up with someone? Hmph.

If I were you I would just go ahead and do AP Stats and then study Pre-Cal the summer after you graduate... what math are you planning on taking then if not Stats or Pre-Cal?

 

[CScull]

If I wasn't so far behind in math (well, I'm not really. But w/e) I would honestly take AP Calc over stats anyday. I actually have the grades for it. All you need is an "A" in regular Alg. II to get in. A lot of my friends in Alg II are taking that instead of the stupid senior math course which I forget the name of.

I'm already possibly taking five AP's anyway so I didn't want to tack on another one because more than five is just overkill even for students at the top of the class.

I think I add up to five with my UNA too... I'm not really sure though... I keep on battling between AP Calc AB and AP Stats and then AP Chemistry and Physics. Class choosing is annoying...

 

[xnfs93hy]

I don't think independently studying Calc I is putting the cart before the horse at all, if you can handle it, which I think you can if you buck down on your Alg 2 and trig.

Expecting to self-study Alg 2 Trig Calc I and Calc II in a single year, then jumping into Calc III your freshman year is putting the cart before the horse.

I don't know how many AP's I will be taking next year just yet so I will have to see how much time I have. I'm not taking a math next year. That is why I want to self study.

I'm thinking I might still self study Calc I and just take it first sem. of CC. Get and A, and move on from there. Even if I cannot self study Calc I, I still want to make sure I am prepared. There are tons of students who never took Calc I but most of them def. took a Trig/Alg II/pre calc course or something like that.

I'm debating on whether I just prepare myself (but not self study Calc I) or, prepare myself, self study Calc I, nail it down in college, and then move on to Calc II and beyond.

 

[Crazyday]

My Algebra 2 teacher was insanely tough, and my Pre-Cal teacher's really really easy, so it probably wouldn't have been too bad if I'd taken Honors, my schedules pretty packed as it is though so I'm not regretting it too much... oh and the soccer... pft. There is some new stuff though, but we haven't gotten into it until just now, polar equations and parametrics and vectors and all that jazz. The rest is just expanding on what we've already done...

It would make sense to study Pre-Cal on your own if they won't offer it to you. I'm still in awe that they won't let you take it though... can't you take that up with someone? Hmph.

If I were you I would just go ahead and do AP Stats and then study Pre-Cal the summer after you graduate... what math are you planning on taking then if not Stats or Pre-Cal?

Well, assuming he's going on the path to independently studying for and taking the AP Calculus AB exam (the equivalent of passing a Calculus I course), the best choice is probably no math and filling the spot with an AP from another subject such as history, science, English. assuming he already has enough credits in math to pass. If his school lets him do this, of course.

 

[CScull]

How do you have 5 APs if you're not taking a math?

 

[xnfs93hy]

I think I add up to five with my UNA too... I'm not really sure though... I keep on battling between AP Calc AB and AP Stats and then AP Chemistry and Physics. Class choosing is annoying...

I would go with AP Calc AB and Physics. Chem and Physics are both hardcore classes. I don't know anyone who takes AP Physics though. AP Chem is a challenge but I'm sure you can handle it if you put in the effort. Same with AP Calc. You just have to know your stuff. Stats is much easier than AP Calc but not a walk in the park.

 

[CScull]

I think, think I'm going to do AP Stats, AP Chem, and Physics. Physics isn't AP and it's trig based so I think I'll be alright... I still hate it with a passion though... why I left it for my senior year I have no idea...

 

[Crazyday]

I don't know how many AP's I will be taking next year just yet so I will have to see how much time I have. I'm not taking a math next year. That is why I want to self study.

I'm thinking I might still self study Calc I and just take it first sem. of CC. Get and A, and move on from there. Even if I cannot self study Calc I, I still want to make sure I am prepared. There are tons of students who never took Calc I but most of them def. took a Trig/Alg II/pre calc course or something like that.

I'm debating on whether I just prepare myself (but not self study Calc I) or, prepare myself, self study Calc I, nail it down in college, and then move on to Calc II and beyond.

Well if you don't have a true innate talent for mathematics and engineering, and you aren't planning on becoming an engineer or physicist, then all you need for all medical schools (pretty sure all) is Calculus I.

I'd personally self-study it if you have time, or at least give it some looking over the summer before you start college if you can't during the school year. If you feel like you know it pretty well before the end of senior year, take the AP exam to see how you do. If you get a 4 or a 5, you don't necessarily have to take the credit, but it gives you a good indicator of how well you understand the material on a standard college level.

I don't know about you, or other students, but this semester I am taking 3 AP classes (out of 4 total classes per semester), with three upper level science courses and an upper level history course. I'm making all A's, and contrary to popular belief, you do not have to study and write essays for 12 hours a day to do well. In fact, I'd say I might even have to do less than some of the easier course loads I've had, because homework is much less abundant. It feels a lot more like college, except you still spend 9 hours a day at school. You just have to understand the material for quizzes and tests, and it's up to you to do that. They don't push a ton of homework and required reading on you.

Maybe I'm just special though, but it isn't hard at all to me.

 

[xnfs93hy]

How do you have 5 APs if you're not taking a math?

Schedule:

AP English 12
Physics CP with lab (non honors)
Gym/Health
AP Art Hist.
AP US Hist.
AP Euro Hist.
AP Psychology
Humanities Honors (only honors level elective in school)
Marine Biology CP (non honors science elective)

As for math, I plan on self studying/nailing down the basics so I can get an A in Calc I in college.

I am still waiting on English/Euro/Psych/ and US.

English I might just stick with honors. Psych I def. got into. Art hist I'm into already and I am really just waiting to see if I passed the test to get into the two history AP's. Hopefully I can get into all of them.

 

[xnfs93hy]

Well if you don't have a true innate talent for mathematics and engineering, and you aren't planning on becoming an engineer or physicist, then all you need for all medical schools (pretty sure all) is Calculus I.

I'd personally self-study it if you have time, or at least give it some looking over the summer before you start college if you can't during the school year. If you feel like you know it pretty well before the end of senior year, take the AP exam to see how you do. If you get a 4 or a 5, you don't necessarily have to take the credit, but it gives you a good indicator of how well you understand the material on a standard college level.

I don't know about you, or other students, but this semester I am taking 3 AP classes (out of 4 total classes per semester), with three upper level science courses and an upper level history course. I'm making all A's, and contrary to popular belief, you do not have to study and write essays for 12 hours a day to do well. In fact, I'd say I might even have to do less than some of the easier course loads I've had, because homework is much less abundant. It feels a lot more like college, except you still spend 9 hours a day at school. You just have to understand the material for quizzes and tests, and it's up to you to do that. They don't push a ton of homework and required reading on you.

Maybe I'm just special though, but it isn't hard at all to me.

Yeah, but don't people take up to Calc III for MS usually?

 

[Crazyday]

Yeah, but don't people take up to Calc III for MS usually?

I don't think so...

 

[CScull]

Dang, your school offers an annoyingly large array of APs. It makes me very sad...

 

[CScull]

I'm doing something like...

Adv Mixed Chorus IV
Intermediate Spanish (UNA)
AP Stats
AP Chem
Physics
AP English 12
Intro to Pharmacy

I might switch Physics to another couple of UNA classes, like one semester of Psychology and one of Speech, but then I loose Physics... ick... idk... how do you have 9 class periods in a day?

 

[xnfs93hy]

Dang, your school offers an annoyingly large array of APs. It makes me very sad...

My school? That isn't even all of them..I'm pretty sure we offer as many AP's as most other schools do. We offer a little more than half of the AP's that collegeboard offers. I guess that is pretty good.

We also have:

AP Bio
AP Environmental
AP Stats
AP Spanish
AP Latin
AP lit
AP lang
AP Calc
AP Euro
AP US
AP Art Hist
AP Psych
AP Physics

I'm sure I'm missing some but those are the ones I can think of right now.

 

[CScull]

... I really want to kick you right now...

 

[xnfs93hy]

I'm doing something like...

Adv Mixed Chorus IV
Intermediate Spanish (UNA)
AP Stats
AP Chem
Physics
AP English 12
Intro to Pharmacy

I might switch Physics to another couple of UNA classes, like one semester of Psychology and one of Speech, but then I loose Physics... ick... idk... how do you have 9 class periods in a day?

Intro to Pharm sounds intersting 🙂

That schedule looks fine. I like Spanish as well. I might take that next year if I do not get into one of my AP's.

IDK how we have 9 periods. That is just how it is.

40 minutes per period. 4 minutes in between. First period starts at 7:30 AM and 9th ends at 2:02 PM.

 

[xnfs93hy]

... I really want to kick you right now...

hahaha. Jealous much? 😛