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School Courses for the 2006-2007 Year

I remember taking those good ol' AP classes. Did absolutely nothing for me when it came time to get into colleges. Unless you plan on applying to Yale or Harvard, it is really not worth the time taking AP classes. Another reason I took them was because a lot of my friends were in them, so if this is your case by all means take them. I scored a 4 on 3 AP tests and got 2 A's and a B and still could not get into University of Washington (I never intended on going there anyways but it was more of seeing if I could get in). But hey, I feel for the "take an AP classes and get an A and you can get into the big universities." :rolleyes:
 
cycocelica said:
I remember taking those good ol' AP classes. Did absolutely nothing for me when it came time to get into colleges. Unless you plan on applying to Yale or Harvard, it is really not worth the time taking AP classes. Another reason I took them was because a lot of my friends were in them, so if this is your case by all means take them. I scored a 4 on 3 AP tests and got 2 A's and a B and still could not get into University of Washington (I never intended on going there anyways but it was more of seeing if I could get in). But hey, I feel for the "take an AP classes and get an A and you can get into the big universities." :rolleyes:
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Are you a caucasian male? That might have more to do with it.

I haven't schedule my semesters yet, since I'm (hopefully) switching to a new uni, but they will probably similar to this:

Honors Calc II
Physics for Engineers I
French III

+ some combination of CS courses (lots to choose from).
 
Well, currently I'm taking the following at Penn State:

Physics 211 (Mechanics)
English 202D (Business Writing)
Economics 002 (Microeconomics)
Spanish 002 (Elementary Spanish)
Accounting 201 (Financial Accounting)

I'm working on a Computer Science major as well as a Business/Liberal Arts minor, so that's why I'm taking Physics along with all those business courses. :rolleyes:

My Fall 2006 schedule will probably look something like this:

Physics 212 (Electromagnetism)
Economics 004 (Macroeconomics)
Accounting 202 (Managerial Accounting)
Math 220 (Matrices)
Computer Science and Engineering 103 (Intro to Programming)

Gotta get that business stuff out of the way!
 
Oh no! Double Potions with Snape again!


Junior year looks like...
AP US History
Gifted English
Gifted Precalculus
Symphonic Orchestra
AP Physics B
Honors Spanish II

fun, fun, fun for everyone
 
steelphantom said:
Well, currently I'm taking the following at Penn State:

Physics 211 (Mechanics)
English 202D (Business Writing)
Economics 002 (Microeconomics)
Spanish 002 (Elementary Spanish)
Accounting 201 (Financial Accounting)

I'm working on a Computer Science major as well as a Business/Liberal Arts minor, so that's why I'm taking Physics along with all those business courses. :rolleyes:

My Fall 2006 schedule will probably look something like this:

Physics 212 (Electromagnetism)
Economics 004 (Macroeconomics)
Accounting 202 (Managerial Accounting)
Math 220 (Matrices)
Computer Science and Engineering 103 (Intro to Programming)

Gotta get that business stuff out of the way!
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^ that's pretty cool man! computer science all the way :D

In MSU's comp. science program, you're given the option of completing the school of business, or a few other options, one being 4 courses in a foriegn language.

I picked the foriegn language requirement, and went with French (it was either French or German).
 
Josh said:
^ that's pretty cool man! computer science all the way :D

In MSU's comp. science program, you're given the option of completing the school of business, or a few other options, one being 4 courses in a foriegn language.

I picked the foriegn language requirement, and went with French (it was either French or German).
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Nice! Unfortunately, Penn State doesn't do anything like that. :( I started this year working towards a Business major but just couldn't see myself doing anything totally related to business, so I switched majors to Computer Science. Needless to say, I had already taken a semester full of business-related courses and didn't want them to go down the drain. I decided to apply them to Penn State's Business/Liberal Arts minor and that's where I am today! Gotta love that Accounting... :rolleyes:
 
realityisterror said:
Oh no! Double Potions with Snape again!


Junior year looks like...
AP US History
Gifted English
Gifted Precalculus
Symphonic Orchestra
AP Physics B
Honors Spanish II

fun, fun, fun for everyone
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My track coach (also the Science Department head) wants me to take AP Physics B, but I'm not sure yet. The other Physics class is basically Pre-AP and lab days are building robotics. I'll be deciding soon enough though...

Were does "Gifted" fall in course levels? I hate that name, I think of special needs when I hear it. My school's levels are Advanced Placement, Honors, College, Level 1, and Special Needs.
 
Plymouthbreezer said:
My track coach (also the Science Department head) wants me to take AP Physics B, but I'm not sure yet. The other Physics class is basically Pre-AP and lab days are building robotics. I'll be deciding soon enough though...

Were does "Gifted" fall in course levels? I hate that name, I think of special needs when I hear it. My school's levels are Advanced Placement, Honors, College, Level 1, and Special Needs.
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From top to bottom, we have AP, Gifted, Honors, College Prep, Technical, VPP, and Resource. Of course, not all classes are taught at all levels, but most classes are Gifted, Honors, CP, and Tech.

Gifted and Honors have the same curriculum and often the same tests. "Gifted" students are just labeled as such because they give us a test to prove we're "smart". Basically it's just that more is expected of us, and because we usually pick things up quicker, we actually usually have less work because teachers don't need to make sure we understand everything every step of the way.

reality
 
No! Not Junior year! No! I don't want to go Mom! :eek:

Haha. Here's my list of painful courses:

English 3 Honors
Spanish 4 Honors
Physics Honors
Plane Trigonometry/Advanced Math
Language and Composition AP
U.S. History 2 AP
Physical Education 3
Junior Health
 
cycocelica said:
I remember taking those good ol' AP classes. Did absolutely nothing for me when it came time to get into colleges. Unless you plan on applying to Yale or Harvard, it is really not worth the time taking AP classes. Another reason I took them was because a lot of my friends were in them, so if this is your case by all means take them. I scored a 4 on 3 AP tests and got 2 A's and a B and still could not get into University of Washington (I never intended on going there anyways but it was more of seeing if I could get in). But hey, I feel for the "take an AP classes and get an A and you can get into the big universities." :rolleyes:
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I respectfully disagree. In my school being in AP courses helps a lot. AP and Honors courses add an entire GPA point to your average in the class. ex. (4.0(A) becomes a 5.0). This can be extremely helpful in raising one's GPA. Since class rank is decided by GPA, it can be very helpful.

Plus I would really love to go to Yale ;)
 
_Matt said:
I respectfully disagree. In my school being in AP courses helps a lot. AP and Honors courses add an entire GPA point to your average in the class. ex. (4.0(A) becomes a 5.0). This can be extremely helpful in raising one's GPA. Since class rank is decided by GPA, it can be very helpful.

Plus I would really love to go to Yale ;)
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They don't do it that way at my school. AP classes have 10 points added to your final grade which is effectively a letter grade and they're the only classes you can have a grade about 100 in. But anything above a 100 counts as a 4.0. Granted, our class ranks are determined by a percentage GPA, so AP classes can help tremendously.

On the other hand, effective this year, Georgia's Hope Scholarship (which basically pays for anyone with a B average's college tuition) is going to be calculated without the 10 points. There's been a lot of controversy over this, especially with upperclassmen who may have taken different courses if they had known about this before.
 
_Matt said:
I respectfully disagree. In my school being in AP courses helps a lot. AP and Honors courses add an entire GPA point to your average in the class. ex. (4.0(A) becomes a 5.0). This can be extremely helpful in raising one's GPA. Since class rank is decided by GPA, it can be very helpful.

Plus I would really love to go to Yale ;)
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Only a few universities look as AP classes being on a 5.0 GPA scale. It doesnt matter if your high school does, what does matter is the college.
 
cycocelica said:
Only a few universities look as AP classes being on a 5.0 GPA scale. It doesnt matter if your high school does, what does matter is the college.
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Okay. But the first criterion that almost every college looks at is your class rank. It's not about taking the AP course and getting the extra point, it's about the AP course's effect upon your individual ranking, which in my school is determined by GPA.
 
Seven class periods in all...one will be taken by our school's senior "double lunch" priviliege.

The remaining six are:
1.) AP English
2.) AP Calculus
3.) AP Government
4.) AP European history
5.) Honors Anatomy
6.) Honors Orchestra
 
StealthRider said:
Seven class periods in all...one will be taken by our school's senior "double lunch" priviliege.

The remaining six are:
1.) AP English
2.) AP Calculus
3.) AP Government
4.) AP European history
5.) Honors Anatomy
6.) Honors Orchestra
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Why you would ever want to take that many classes or that hard of classes your senior year is beyond me. Senior year is all about having fun man. Its all about no worries or any of that.
 
StealthRider said:
Seven class periods in all...one will be taken by our school's senior "double lunch" priviliege.

The remaining six are:
1.) AP English
2.) AP Calculus
3.) AP Government
4.) AP European history
5.) Honors Anatomy
6.) Honors Orchestra
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Wow. That is one impressive schedule. Congratulations. Don't slack off just because it's senior year. ;)

What are you currently taking?
 
wow i have no idea how that system works...
on university i have few courses until the summer
database-systems 2
xml databases
formal methods
operating systems
scientific calculations
and a course i'm still not sure what it is about

i remember having along 14 subjects in the last school year (2001)....
 
This semester
Biochemistry (CHM 461)
Microbiology Lab (BMS 213)
Phsiology Lab (BMS 291)
Terrorism (CJ 405)
US Diversity (US 201)
History of Warfare (HST 377)

Next Semester
Pathophysiology (BMS 310)
Statistics (STA 215)
Intro to Research (BMS 301)
Human Genetics (BIO 355)
Analytical Chemistry (CHM 220)
 
I will be a Senior in high school next year. Here is my current course selection.

AP Microeconomics
AP Government
AP English Language
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Spanish
Calculus II @ a local college
Simultaneous Equations @ a local college
 
As far as class rank, I'm 24 out of 382.

Stupid Spanish III (an 85 last report card) grade keeps me from being around number 15-18. Although my class is a smart class at the top end. After about 50, it drops dramatically. Ranks 1-7 students all have at least four 100's on their report card, and through rank number 18, all are straight As.
 
pianoman181 said:
I will be a Senior in high school next year. Here is my current course selection.

AP Microeconomics
AP Government
AP English Language
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Spanish
Calculus II @ a local college
Simultaneous Equations @ a local college
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Good lord, I hope you're a member of MENSA to have the will to pass all those classes!
 
wow you guys are taking some real tough courses! all im taking is a lowly four course set at my university.:eek:
 
rockthecasbah said:
What's engineering Physics, is that considered an actual class under your science program like Physics or what? It's rather neat how classes vary so much within schools, there have been quite a few courses both not offered nor that i have heard of already:)
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Finally getting to reply to a fellow New Jerseyian...

Our sciences work as follows:
Freshman year - Biology
Soph - Physics
Junior - Chem
Senior - AP of any of the above, with Physics C being the Physics choice.
Senior electives include Current Global Issues, AP? Statistics, AP Envi Sci, and next level of language (only req'd for 3 yrs)

You sign up for a "tech elective" for your junior and senior years. They include:
1) Community college course - CAD1 and then CAD2 senior year
2) also at Community college - programming - and then more programming senior year
3) Digital Electronics
4) was Cisco CCNA, but that's been eliminated for Civil Engineering and Architecture.

with 1 and 2 you have to take some frowned upon classes during the winterim when there are no CAD or programming classes held

with 3 and 4 you do not, but you do have to take Engineering Physics. For my class it will be a 2 credit half year course. This year's students have a 4 credit full year course.

EP is taught by the same teacher that I have for my sophomore Physics class now.

EP for Digital will focus on structures, stress, bridges, etc. Stuff not covered in the digital electronics curriculum.
EP for Civil will focus on electronics, waves, etc., which is not covered in the civil engineerng and architecture curriculum.
 
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