darkSpyro

Next year I'm taking:

AP Statistics and Probability
AP Government and Politics
AP Psychology

What were these classes like for you? Any advice?

I am in government, not sure if its AP though.

I took an AP class, but it was none of those subjects. You have a lot of work to look forward to, but it's worth it. I wish you lots of luck~

Quote: theuone

I am in government, not sure if its AP though.

Pretty sure you'd know if it was AP

Well, my schedule isn't on me, not that ive really looked at the exact name anyway.

Quote: AvatariDragon

I took an AP class, but it was none of those subjects. You have a lot of work to look forward to, but it's worth it. I wish you lots of luck~

Quote: theuone

I am in government, not sure if its AP though.

Pretty sure you'd know if it was AP

I've taken two AP classes before, so I do know about what AP is like, in general. The two classes I've taken were actually pretty easy.

Ahh okay, well that's good to hear!

i took AP psych last semester. but honestly it kind of depends on your teacher cause my teacher literally taught stuff like twice the whole semester. so im kind of screwed for the AP exam. but psych overall is honestly pretty easy to understand anyway so itll probably still be a breeze

None of those.


I've taken:


AP Environmental Science (Don't want to talk about it.)
AP U.S. History (Made a 4 on the exam)
AP Language and Composition (Made a 5 on the exam :) )

This year I'm taking:

AP Literature and Composition (Going to knock it out of the park)
AP Calculus (Not so much)
AP Government (Feel pretty confident about it, too)

Quote: Metallo

None of those.


I've taken:


AP Environmental Science (Don't want to talk about it.)
AP U.S. History (Made a 4 on the exam)
AP Language and Composition (Made a 5 on the exam )

This year I'm taking:

AP Literature and Composition (Going to knock it out of the park)
AP Calculus (Not so much)
AP Government (Feel pretty confident about it, too)

Well, what has AP Government been like so far?

Quote: Mrmorrises

Quote: Metallo

None of those.


I've taken:


AP Environmental Science (Don't want to talk about it.)
AP U.S. History (Made a 4 on the exam)
AP Language and Composition (Made a 5 on the exam :) )

This year I'm taking:

AP Literature and Composition (Going to knock it out of the park)
AP Calculus (Not so much)
AP Government (Feel pretty confident about it, too)

Well, what has AP Government been like so far?

It was a half semester class, so I'm finished with it (exam is not until May, though). It wasn't that hard. It shouldn't be hard for you at all, since you love politics.

Quote: Metallo

Quote: Mrmorrises

Quote: Metallo

None of those.


I've taken:


AP Environmental Science (Don't want to talk about it.)
AP U.S. History (Made a 4 on the exam)
AP Language and Composition (Made a 5 on the exam )

This year I'm taking:

AP Literature and Composition (Going to knock it out of the park)
AP Calculus (Not so much)
AP Government (Feel pretty confident about it, too)

Well, what has AP Government been like so far?

It was a half semester class, so I'm finished with it (exam is not until May, though). It wasn't that hard. It shouldn't be hard for you at all, since you love politics.

Ah. Well, at our school it's a full year.

I'm doing AP Psychology next school year

I'm taking AP English right now...

AP Psych was ons of the best and I mean best Ap classes I have ever taken right next to AP US History. I loved both subjects, but the teachers made it soooo much better. Teachers can either make the class really fun or extremely boring.

I am taking IB classes as well.

My list of classes:
AP Human Geography
Ap European History
Ap Physics B
AP Psychology
AP US History
AP Calculus
IB/AP Biology
IB/AP Spanish IV
IB English HL 1 and 2

AP classes are a load of bs lmao

Quote: Coocie2

AP classes are a load of bs lmao

It really helps for college

Quote: AvatariDragon

Quote: Coocie2

AP classes are a load of bs lmao

It really helps for college

only if you pass the exam

Quote: Ninpire

Quote: AvatariDragon

Quote: Coocie2

AP classes are a load of bs lmao

It really helps for college

only if you pass the exam

Well yes of course

AP's? Frigging standardized testing! GRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! =_="

Quote: AvatariDragon

Quote: Coocie2

AP classes are a load of bs lmao

It really helps for college

Not really
You take the same classes over in college anyway

Quote: Coocie2

Quote: AvatariDragon

Quote: Coocie2

AP classes are a load of bs lmao

It really helps for college

Not really
You take the same classes over in college anyway

Going to agree with Coocie on this one. While my high school didn't offer APs, I have friends at school who either A) had to take the introductory course that they took the AP in anyway or B) had a difficult time in a higher level class after getting credit for their AP.

Besides, the AP's are EVIL standardized tests thought up by that accursed College Board. >.<

Quote: HIR

Quote: Coocie2

Quote: AvatariDragon

It really helps for college

Not really
You take the same classes over in college anyway

Going to agree with Coocie on this one. While my high school didn't offer APs, I have friends at school who either A) had to take the introductory course that they took the AP in anyway or had a difficult time in a higher level class after getting credit for their AP.

Besides, the AP's are EVIL standardized tests thought up by that accursed College Board. >.<

AP classes reduce the credits you need to earn to graduate from college, provided you get a satisfactory score on the AP exam. Also, at our school, AP classes are made even more desirable because they recently made it so that your grade in AP is given a curve, so if you get a B it counts as an A, so in addition to being helpful for college they also provide "padding" for your GPA.

Tell me about reducing credits when you go to college and retake all of your AP classes again

I took AP classes and passed the exams with flying colors, however colleges still make you take gen eds and introductory courses depending on your major

Quote: Coocie2

Tell me about reducing credits when you go to college and retake all of your AP classes again

I took AP classes and passed the exams with flying colors, however colleges still make you take gen eds and introductory courses

It really depends on the college you go to. Is your college less lenient in terms of credits? Some colleges will accept lower scores, some only accept higher ones. Some don't even care about AP scores, and will make you take their general ed classes regardless.

Quote: Mrmorrises

Quote: HIR

Quote: Coocie2

Not really
You take the same classes over in college anyway

Going to agree with Coocie on this one. While my high school didn't offer APs, I have friends at school who either A) had to take the introductory course that they took the AP in anyway or B) had a difficult time in a higher level class after getting credit for their AP.

Besides, the AP's are EVIL standardized tests thought up by that accursed College Board. >.<

AP classes reduce the credits you need to earn to graduate from college, provided you get a satisfactory score on the AP exam. Also, at our school, AP classes are made even more desirable because they recently made it so that your grade in AP is given a curve, so if you get a B it counts as an A, so in addition to being helpful for college they also provide "padding" for your GPA.

Again, the credit thing is a half-truth the College Board is feeding you. Some colleges will offer you credit for a satisfactory score. Others will say the score and course are insufficient, especially if the school is academically rigorous. And if the subject is a year-long one (e.g. physics, calculus, macro and microeconomics), you can be sure that you're not getting the full year's worth of credit. >.>

I took AP World History and Honors LA 10.

Then homeschool happened.

Yes. It was okay.

Quote: HIR

Quote: Mrmorrises

Quote: HIR

Going to agree with Coocie on this one. While my high school didn't offer APs, I have friends at school who either A) had to take the introductory course that they took the AP in anyway or had a difficult time in a higher level class after getting credit for their AP.

Besides, the AP's are EVIL standardized tests thought up by that accursed College Board. >.<

AP classes reduce the credits you need to earn to graduate from college, provided you get a satisfactory score on the AP exam. Also, at our school, AP classes are made even more desirable because they recently made it so that your grade in AP is given a curve, so if you get a B it counts as an A, so in addition to being helpful for college they also provide "padding" for your GPA.

Again, the credit thing is a half-truth the College Board is feeding you. Some colleges will offer you credit for a satisfactory score. Others will say the score and course are insufficient, especially if the school is academically rigorous. And if the subject is a year-long one (e.g. physics, calculus, macro and microeconomics), you can be sure that you're not getting the full year's worth of credit. >.>

^It also depends on the subject. English is a more widely-accepted one, as are the humanities and social sciences. The physical and life sciences (math, physics, chemistry, biology, A&P, etc.) are less likely to yield the credits. <.<;

^Of course not, because those are much more specific to career fields.

But getting other AP credits can save you a pretty penny.

My AP classes helped me get accepted to the university of my dreams, and they accept the credits: I already checked. Don't shatter my innocence yet.

Quote: Metallo

^Of course not, because those are much more specific to career fields.

But getting other AP credits can save you a pretty penny.

My AP classes helped me get accepted to the university of my dreams, and they accept the credits: I already checked. Don't shatter my innocence yet.

When they decide to stop making standardized testing (and college applications) an industry then I will go back to being Happy Funtime HIR. But until then (and while I'm trapped in it) I'll be as salty as a bottle of seawater. <.<;

Quote: HIR

Quote: Metallo

^Of course not, because those are much more specific to career fields.

But getting other AP credits can save you a pretty penny.

My AP classes helped me get accepted to the university of my dreams, and they accept the credits: I already checked. Don't shatter my innocence yet.

When they decide to stop making standardized testing (and college applications) an industry then I will go back to being Happy Funtime HIR. But until then (and while I'm trapped in it) I'll be as salty as a bottle of seawater. <.<;

A lot of colleges are starting to slowly phase them out of importance anyway.

Quote: Metallo

Quote: HIR

Quote: Metallo

^Of course not, because those are much more specific to career fields.

But getting other AP credits can save you a pretty penny.

My AP classes helped me get accepted to the university of my dreams, and they accept the credits: I already checked. Don't shatter my innocence yet.

When they decide to stop making standardized testing (and college applications) an industry then I will go back to being Happy Funtime HIR. But until then (and while I'm trapped in it) I'll be as salty as a bottle of seawater. <.<;

A lot of colleges are starting to slowly phase them out of importance anyway.

But not the professional schools! If you think your APs and your SATs are bad, you're kidding yourselves. Aha... ha... *twitch*