Next Year's Classes

[Quik]

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• AP US History
• AP Literature
• AP Spanish
• AP Calculus
• AP Biology
• AP Art History

Fun!

I like how the majority of schools limit the amount of AP classes one can take per-year to 4, the rest just hit you for being retarded if you sign up for more. If this is your class schedule for next year, you're truely stupid. If it's not, then your post is irrelevant.

Hey, sorry if you're too stupid to keep up with >4 AP classes.  Not everyone is.

Just because I can handle 6 AP classes and you can't handle even 4 doesn't mean I'm stupid. :0

It's not my fault my school's AP classes are either "go AP, or go college prep".

Essentially, go honors, or go with all the failures in life.

No fucking thanks will I do college prep classes again, from this year's experience in them.

I do nothing and pass with an A. I'm sick of it. I do nothing to the point where I have a 20% in homework in math and I still manage to have a 90%. Argh.

AP classes are designed to be college-level and extremely difficult.  Many college students don't even have 6 classes per day. If you can get sufficient grades in all AP classes, your school needs to re-evaluate their difficulty level. I was saying that many schools do not allow you to take more than 4 per year because, at the difficulty level they should be, it would be too much effort.

Besides the fact that, even if the college you want to get into weights grades, they will not weight AP classes more than 4 for the entire high school transcript (iirc). This means that if you try your hardest and the 6 advanced classes are too much for you and you get B's, chances are they will drag your overall GPA down.

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• AP US History
• AP Literature
• AP Spanish
• AP Calculus
• AP Biology
• AP Art History

Fun!

I like how the majority of schools limit the amount of AP classes one can take per-year to 4, the rest just hit you for being retarded if you sign up for more. If this is your class schedule for next year, you're truely stupid. If it's not, then your post is irrelevant.

Hey, sorry if you're too stupid to keep up with >4 AP classes.  Not everyone is.

You're inferring that it takes alot of intelligence to do sufficiently in an AP course, which is a blatantly incorrect assumption. The reason AP classes work for all students who are driven is because that's all that is necessary to succeed: drive.  It's alot of work, and some of it may be difficult, but it's by no means rocket science. I'm merely suggesting that the workload may be too much for his comfort level, and that the quantity (as opposed to quality, or difficulty) of work one would get from 6 AP classes per-night would be extreme.

Newby, I would suggest taking Honors classes to supplement your schedule, there are alternatives to Advanced Placement.

[deadly7]

Clearly a lot if someone like Newby is taking Art History.  It's actually a popular class at my school (even among the smart
people) too.

Haha.  Most schools force art classes to be taken.  Mine does.  Honestly, I think that required classes should be dropped and students should learn what they want to.  Forcing people to take classes they will NEVER use in life is retarded, and a waste of the 7k that taxes spend on me.

It's something to look at.  You basically said it was useless.  Your mistake. :P

Art in my opinion is useless. ;)

It was (and I realized it, too), but don't expect me to not reply.

You like picking apart posts, I see.

[Sidoh]

Haha.  Most schools force art classes to be taken.  Mine does.  Honestly, I think that required classes should be dropped and students should learn what they want to.  Forcing people to take classes they will NEVER use in life is retarded, and a waste of the 7k that taxes spend on me.

If you lack the insight to see the use of forcing children to take a wide variety of subjects, I pity you.

Art in my opinion is useless. ;)

Again, I hope you're not saying that in a serious tone.

You like picking apart posts, I see.

It's easier to reply when it's made clear what I'm retorting. ;)

[deadly7]

If you lack the insight to see the use of forcing children to take a wide variety of subjects, I pity you.

I don't lack it, I just find it stupid.  I already resent the subjects I'm forced to take.  If I had some real interest in them, I might pay attention during class/would take them if they weren't forced upon me.  As you might know, these include English and Art predominately.

Again, I hope you're not saying that in a serious tone.

I wasn't.  I like art, but not "pretty-picture" art.  I like the art that goes into computer design (i.e. making of Shrek and video games and stuff) but I don't like the "physical" art that's hanging in museums.  Now if those were in lossless quality...

It's easier to reply when it's made clear what I'm retorting. ;)

Or so you think!

[Sidoh]

I don't lack it, I just find it stupid.  I already resent the subjects I'm forced to take.  If I had some real interest in them, I might pay attention during class/would take them if they weren't forced upon me.  As you might know, these include English and Art predominately.

Need I say it again?

I wasn't.  I like art, but not "pretty-picture" art.  I like the art that goes into computer design (i.e. making of Shrek and video games and stuff) but I don't like the "physical" art that's hanging in museums.  Now if those were in lossless quality...

Things you don't like are clearly useless.

[Newby]

I know. My comment was @ Quik.

You quoted MyndFyre. :P

Who quoted Quik. I'm lazy.

[Newby]

Newby, I would suggest taking Honors classes to supplement your schedule, there are alternatives to Advanced Placement.

That's just the thing. There is no honors classes.

It's either AP US History, or college prep US history.

It's either AP Literature, or college prep literature.

AP Calculus, or AP statistics. There is no honors for either.

Spanish 7/8 College prep, or AP Spanish.

Physics college prep, or AP Biology/Chemistry/Physics.

AP Art History, or college prep Art History.

See how my shitty school works?

[Ergot]

So... is it like slapping the "AP" part on then giving you the best teacher of the subject ;O ?

[Quik]

Newby, I would suggest taking Honors classes to supplement your schedule, there are alternatives to Advanced Placement.

That's just the thing. There is no honors classes.

It's either AP US History, or college prep US history.

It's either AP Literature, or college prep literature.

AP Calculus, or AP statistics. There is no honors for either.

Spanish 7/8 College prep, or AP Spanish.

Physics college prep, or AP Biology/Chemistry/Physics.

AP Art History, or college prep Art History.

See how my shitty school works?

I contest that there most be non-AP AND non-college prep courses that fulfill the graduation requirements, like.. normal courses. If not, then your school is encouraging too many people to join AP classes, a clear indication that tey are not up to par with the level that should be expected of a college course.  That means you're really not getting any favors, chances are you will fail the exam due to lack of preparation, and all your work (if any) will be for naught.

Do you understand why I am telling you that it's not a good idea to take so many AP classes? Or even advanced classes that are easy?

[Towelie]

Newby, I would suggest taking Honors classes to supplement your schedule, there are alternatives to Advanced Placement.

That's just the thing. There is no honors classes.

It's either AP US History, or college prep US history.

It's either AP Literature, or college prep literature.

AP Calculus, or AP statistics. There is no honors for either.

Spanish 7/8 College prep, or AP Spanish.

Physics college prep, or AP Biology/Chemistry/Physics.

AP Art History, or college prep Art History.

See how my shitty school works?

I contest that there most be non-AP AND non-college prep courses that fulfill the graduation requirements, like.. normal courses. If not, then your school is encouraging too many people to join AP classes, a clear indication that tey are not up to par with the level that should be expected of a college course.  That means you're really not getting any favors, chances are you will fail the exam due to lack of preparation, and all your work (if any) will be for naught.

Do you understand why I am telling you that it's not a good idea to take so many AP classes? Or even advanced classes that are easy?

I am in the same boat as newby, there is no honors english next year for me. Its college prep, or AP, no other choice. Same with my math, same with my science, same with my history. Its AP or CP. I thought my 4 ap classes was goign to be a load, you should consider takeing 5 classes like me newby.

[dark_drake]

You guys have no idea how lucky you are to have so many AP classes.  In my town, we have AP Gov. and AP Calc.  We also have Concurrent English.


Seriously, I'd kill to have that many AP classes.

[dark_drake]

AP classes are designed to be college-level and extremely difficult.  Many college students don't even have 6 classes per day. If you can get sufficient grades in all AP classes, your school needs to re-evaluate their difficulty level. I was saying that many schools do not allow you to take more than 4 per year because, at the difficulty level they should be, it would be too much effort.

The thing is, how many classes in college do you go to 1 hour a day five days a week?  AP classes don't have you do as much work per class period I would assume. At least that's the way I see it.

[Eric]

I believe mine will be as follows:

CISN 300    Network Systems Administration                       3   Units  9 Weeks
CISP 360    Introduction to Structured Programming           4   Units  Full Term
CISP 370    Beginning Visual Basic                           4   Units  Full Term
CISC 324    Intermediate Linux Operating System               1   Unit   9 Weeks
CISS 300    Introduction to Information Systems Security    1   Unit   9 Weeks

[Sidoh]

I believe mine will be as follows:

CISN 300    Network Systems Administration                       3   Units  9 Weeks
CISP 360    Introduction to Structured Programming           4   Units  Full Term
CISP 370    Beginning Visual Basic                           4   Units  Full Term
CISC 324    Intermediate Linux Operating System               1   Unit   9 Weeks
CISS 300    Introduction to Information Systems Security    1   Unit   9 Weeks

Beginning Visual Basic?  What the hell?  Are you teaching or something? >_>

[Eric]

It's a requirement for two of the Associates Degrees that I'm going for.  If it wasn't for that then I wouldn't be taking it.  The name's also misleading—It's Visual Basic .NET.  ;p

This summer will mark the end of my boring intro classes.   hehe.