Classes Options

[transcendentalis...]

General discussion. Maybe we can turn this into an opinion overview of them or something funky.

What classes are you taking now? What do you like about them or dislike? How are the teachers?
What classes do you want to take?

Next year, I have lined up...

SEM 1:
Honors Orchestra
AP English IV
Calculus BC
AP Physics B
AP Microeconomics
AP European History

SEM 2:
Honors Orchestra
AP English IV
Calculus BC
AP Physics B
"World of Ideas"
AP European History

Eschool: Government, BCIS
Credit by Exam: Chinese I

After I test out of Chinese I, I'll decide if I want to fit Chinese II into my schedule.
If I don't take Chinese II, then I'll have six periods a day :)

I'm probably most excited about Orch, World of Ideas, and APEH. Orch because they're creating an elite ensemble without a minimum number of people so everyone will actually be decent, World of Ideas because it's history/philosophy/literature/art (!!!!), and APEH because the teacher is a badass. I'm interminably excited for APENG IV because I'm a nerd and always love my english classes. ;x

[Tung]

LOL at highschool classes and all the AP classes that are useless. trust me on this one. epic fail

I'm taking interesting courses this spring quarter

1. Cultural Anthropology
2. Woman's Studies
3. African American Studies
4. Contemporary Asian American Studies

[*absinthe*]

^ my AP classes in high school came in handy for me.
Hmm, let's see i'm taking

1. Geo
2. Music Comp
3. English Comp
4. Anatomy

[Tung]

it's pointless if you took AP classes, and didn't pass the test so it was all useless. also, if say you're a bio major, and you took APUSH. lol do you really need the history units? LOL.

[*absinthe*]

it's pointless if you took AP classes, and didn't pass the test so it was all useless. also, if say you're a bio major, and you took APUSH. lol do you really need the history units? LOL.

LOL, true. I`m guessing that happened to you, Tung?

[aaayotiffany]

it's pointless if you took AP classes, and didn't pass the test so it was all useless. also, if say you're a bio major, and you took APUSH. lol do you really need the history units? LOL.

i took APUSH my freshmen year in high school and i hated hated hated it. like i understood it and all, but i always thought that it was going to be useless for me in the future. lol.

i hate ap/ib exams. O_O
i dread them as well. especially since i have 5 ib exams coming in next month.

exams:
ib contemporary history.
ib spanish 5.
ib english 4.
ib biology 3.
ib math studies.

classes:
ib contemporary history.
accounting applications 1/2.
ib theory of knowledge.
ib spanish 5.
ib english 4.
ib biology 3.
ib math studies.
research 6.

[Tung]

Yup, i'm a pre-med student, and I took APUSH, and look at me now. I look back, and realize I wasted all that effort in Highschool for nothing. I mean it would make sense if say you took AP chem since it's a requirement for my major and I would save alot of money and time in college. but if you're taking AP classes which is totally differnt from what you are going to major in college, than i think thats pretty stupid.

[Melissa]

I got credit for AP Calc and that was about it. But AP classes def. helped my GPA which helped my ranking... so that's def. a plus.

Currently:
- University Writing (req)
- Mind, Brain, & Behavior
- Science of Psychology
- Literature Humanities (req)
- Gen. Chem II
- Piano :)

Next Sem:
- Chem Lab :(
- Contemporary Civilizations (req)
- Intro to Microbiology
- Science of Personality
- Art Humanities (req)
- (possibly) Physics
- Piano


booooo.

[transcendentalis...]

^WTF @ ib. I'm scared of ib, but if I had the opportunity I'd probably take on as many as possible. How much harder is ib than AP anyway?

Mostly I just take AP classes for the challenge (GOD I SOUND LAME). I don't care too much for GPA and I really don't keep track of ranks... the only time I know what rank I'm at is when the counselor asks me what classes I want to take next year. I actually enjoy my AP classes this year, even though they're kind of killer... but I think the experience is worth it.

As for AP exams, that's totally different. I really and seriously think those are mostly pointless, especially since the colleges I'm aiming at won't take the credit anyway.

I'm in APUSH right now and I just think it's interesting. My only other AP classes right now are Music Theory (which I'm going to need, not that I'll be getting credit for it anywhere) and English. I can't even begin to explain how much I love that class :(

[dustbunny]

if my school lets me:

1. honors phys
2. apush
3. honors precalc
4. honors english
5. ap music theory
6. spanish 3 honors

the questionable class is AP music theory, since my school originally wasn't even going to let me take my other 5 classes together to begin with. our school's curriculum is a bit more intense than others, so they're quite keen on keeping the students alive. hopefully i'll be able to get in AP music theory because I it's not a completely foreign subject to me and I have a background/foundation that will keep the class fairly cruis-able. Let's hope the school will say okay.

[*paperplane*]

Oh shit, this topic just reminded me I can sign up for classes today.

But not for another 35 minutes?!?!? gahhhhh

This post has been edited by paperplane: Apr 18 2008, 10:26 AM

[queen]

either summer and fall sem:

- physics 2
- orgo 2
- intro to research
- special topics chem
- micro econ
- micro bio
- bio 1 and 2
- whatever else i could fit in there.

[S-Majere]

Not sure on my second year studies, but my first year consisted of:

(Journalism)

- Media Law
- Public Affairs
- Practical Journalism

(English)

- Nineteenth Century Literature
- Nineteenth Century Poetry


Needless to say, I much preferred Journalistic studies!

[*paperplane*]

Ok, I've just scheduled my classes. As of now I'll be taking

The political science major class
Statistics, because apparently the above class is mostly stats
Italian, because I have to
And a Greek culture class and/or a history of western civilization

And oh shit, I'm late for English again

[Teesa]

^WTF @ ib. I'm scared of ib, but if I had the opportunity I'd probably take on as many as possible. How much harder is ib than AP anyway?

Mostly I just take AP classes for the challenge (GOD I SOUND LAME). I don't care too much for GPA and I really don't keep track of ranks... the only time I know what rank I'm at is when the counselor asks me what classes I want to take next year. I actually enjoy my AP classes this year, even though they're kind of killer... but I think the experience is worth it.

As for AP exams, that's totally different. I really and seriously think those are mostly pointless, especially since the colleges I'm aiming at won't take the credit anyway.

I'm in APUSH right now and I just think it's interesting. My only other AP classes right now are Music Theory (which I'm going to need, not that I'll be getting credit for it anywhere) and English. I can't even begin to explain how much I love that class :(

as a former IB student, all i have to say is that you have to be really dedicated and be ready to do a lot of work (and a LOT of busy work) to be successful in it. i also took AP classes and the main difference i found was that in IB, you have to take all of your courses at the IB "level", but with AP, you can pretty much choose to take subjects in it that you feel you will do well in and therefore, pass the test.

with AP tests, i felt like they were much more straightforward whereas IB gave me more room to show what i knew. but i really didn't have a preference.

anyway, i'm just glad i got a lot of college credit from IB :)

back on topic! this semester, i'm taking:
-Ancient Egyptian Civilization
-French Composition
-Psychopathology + Lab
-Principles of Journalism + Recitation
-Shakespeare

my favorite class is psychopathology because i LOVE learning about different disorders, etc. my most challenging class is surprisingly french because my teacher grades super hard and i've never thought french to be particularly difficult in college. the class that i completely and most utterly despise is shakespeare. love the reading, hate how the teacher teaches. i feel like i'm in middle school all over again, filling out dumb packets of questions about the text.

next semester, i'm taking:
-Physics I
-Chemistry I
-Public Affairs Reporting
-French Composition II

i ufortunately did not have enough room to squeeze in a psych class

[misoshiru]

I liked IB so much more than AP. AP was plain stupid.


Spring Sem:
- Imperial Japan Seminar
- Music Theory 3
- Music History 2
- Intro to Astronomy
- Performance Piano
- Chamber Ensemble

Fall 08:
- History Independent Study
- Music and Film
- Topics of Music: 19th century Chamber Music
- Intro to Geology
- Performance Piano
- possibly Chamber Music
- Springboard Diving


and then hopefully, I GO ABROAD SPRING 09

[xbanana]

as of now (second semester)
digital imaging
spanish 2
ap calculus a
ap us history
biology
ap english language.

i plan on taking political science and economics during the summer, and for my senior year:
ap literature
ap calculus ab
physics or physiology
leadership
peer college counseling
spanish 3

[Rachel]

Fall 08:
- History Independent Study
- Music and Film
- Topics of Music: 19th century Chamber Music
- Intro to Geology
- Performance Piano
- possibly Chamber Music
- Springboard Diving
and then hopefully, I GO ABROAD SPRING 09

Damn girl, you are taking MAD credits!!


Spring 08:
Spanish Conversation 1
New and Emerging Diseases
Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
Family Violence
Basic Statistics
Human Environmental Impact- Past and Present

Fall 08:
Research Methods I
Sociology of Crime
Juvenile Delinquency
ntroduction to World Religions: Indigenous and Eastern
Africa through Film: Images and Reality
^Thats the class I am most excited for!

[Elba]

I am finally in Upper Division this semester, but still not in the accounting major until my GPA is at least a 2.9 and I take my finall lower division accounting class. I should be good by the end of May. So, right now, I have to take three upper division general ed classes because I can't take the upper division business classes yet D:

Accounting 202 - Managerial Accounting
Social Work 350 - Cultural Pluralism
Chicano/a Studies 350B - Chicano History
Microeconomics 321 - Intermediate Microeconomics
Geology 303 - Natural Disasters

During the summer, I am going to take Accounting 321. Don't know about the fall, yet.

[misoshiru]

Damn girl, you are taking MAD credits!!
Spring 08:
Spanish Conversation 1
New and Emerging Diseases
Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
Family Violence
Basic Statistics
Human Environmental Impact- Past and Present

Fall 08:
Research Methods I
Sociology of Crime
Juvenile Delinquency
ntroduction to World Religions: Indigenous and Eastern
Africa through Film: Images and Reality
^Thats the class I am most excited for!

So are you!!

[Just_Dream]

Spring 08
Physics 1B
Physics 1BL (lab)
PS 12: International Relations
PS 100C: American Political Parties
Psychology 1

Summer Session I 08 (not finalized)
PS 142K: Politics and Warfare
PS 110B: Sovereigns, Subjects & Modern State

I'll post Fall 08 later when I sign up for classes :P

[rnicron]

Currenty
Art History 151
Math 110
CSIS 110
Indian Lit

Fall 08
Biology
Sociology
Math 120
Karate
Art 115 - Orientation to Graphic Communications
History 121 - US History since 1865

[Rachel]

I WANNA TAKE KARATE!

I think we have "Self-Defense" or something like that. We also have a .5 credit class "Run, Walk, Jog" and "Run, Walk, Jog II"

[rnicron]

Dude it's going to be killer awesome, and it's only for a couple of hours on Friday.

[Just_Dream]

I WANNA TAKE KARATE!

I think we have "Self-Defense" or something like that. We also have a .5 credit class "Run, Walk, Jog" and "Run, Walk, Jog II"

wtf I want to take a class like that. I wish I could take a PE class during the school year. I need to exercise more, but I don't really want to play sports. Just you know, actively moving and stuff. I don't think my university has that. D:

[transcendentalis...]

Dude it's going to be killer awesome, and it's only for a couple of hours on Friday.

Have you ever done karate or another martial arts class before?

[misoshiru]

wtf I want to take a class like that. I wish I could take a PE class during the school year. I need to exercise more, but I don't really want to play sports. Just you know, actively moving and stuff. I don't think my university has that. D:

We're required to have 6 PE credits to graduate.

[*paperplane*]

Wow, that would suck. I have to have one credit of PE, which I'm putting off until senior year in case I for some reason decide to double major.

[rnicron]

Have you ever done karate or another martial arts class before?

NOOOOOOOOOOO!

[transcendentalis...]

I think you'll like it if you dig the mad discipline. All the people I knew that do/did karate were hardcore, so I doubt the instructors will be much different. What other martial arts does your school offer?

[rnicron]

I don't know. It's just a simple PE elective and I need 17 elective credits to transfer next year.

Besides, I'm sure it's taught by an unexperienced gym teacher who will be teaching it out of a book.

[gordita]

im a freshman in high school these are the classes im takin this year:

(H) Lit and Comp
Spanish 1
Computer Applications (1st semester)
PE (2nd semester)
Church History (1st semester)
Catholic Christianity (2nd semester)
(H) Algebra 2
(H) Conceptual Physics
(H) Ancient World History (EWWW!)

[misoshiru]

...and why would Ancient World History be "EWWW!"

[Eryi]

Senior Year of '08-'09:

AP Statistics
AP Psychology
AP Chinese
AP Economics (Micro & Macro)
AP Physics
AP Literature
Spanish II

(Most of the AP courses are college courses taken at BU or Harvard)

[manny-the-dino]

this year (my senior year)


1st semester:
anatomy
computer science II
college composition
christian leadership
trigonometry
economics

2nd semester:
anatomy
lifetime fitness
u.s. government
christian leadership
trigonometry
world literature

[gordita]

...and why would Ancient World History be "EWWW!"

cuz all the teacher does is talk and talk and talk and test us on crap that she doesn't teach us

[misoshiru]

imo, ancient world history is pretty easy.

[stephinika]

Yay summer semester and only taking 2 classes, both being electives, haha.

Criminology 101 and Spanish 102. Easyyyy.

[Flaunted]

Summer courses: At my cc.

Accounting 110, cause my university is a bitch for accounting. Its really hard there.

Chem, like a beginning lab class to get rid of my lab req.
Ugh 8am-11am everyday @_@;

[Joanne]

BUMP!


This coming fall, I will be taking:
ECON 105 - Principles of Macroeconomics
ENGL 103 - Introduction to Drama
IAT 102 - Graphic Design
SA 101 - Intro-Anthropology

[Tomates]

My friend is taking 3 AP classes and maybe a college class.
He is going to have no life.

[Joanne]

^ Naw, my friend took a bunch of AP classes in grade 11 and he still had a life....... mind you, he pretty much failed all the exams.

[aaayotiffany]

i had 6 ib classes and a job and i had a life. and i passed all my exams.
it just depends on the person.

[Tomates]

^ Naw, my friend took a bunch of AP classes in grade 11 and he still had a life....... mind you, he pretty much failed all the exams.

Yeah. I mean it seems like a lot of work and a lot of stress to be put on
Plus he and I are going into 11th grade and we have to worry about the ACT's

[Joanne]

I have no idea why I told you about my failing friend LOL... he had absolutely no motivation.

I should have used a better example... my high school is known for the variety of AP classes it offers, so it is/was full of multi-AP students. Most of them actually did very well and had a fun year too! So I wouldn't worry too much about your friend. =]

[Tomates]

I have no idea why I told you about my failing friend LOL... he had absolutely no motivation.

I should have used a better example... my high school is known for the variety of AP classes it offers, so it is/was full of multi-AP students. Most of them actually did very well and had a fun year too! So I wouldn't worry too much about your friend. =]

dont worry. I know a few friends who have failed ther AP classes/exams.
but yeah luckuly im not too worried.
He just seems overstressed because now he is working and taking a college class.
So i dont want him to get overworked

but he has been a cocky bastard latly so his friends might as well just be school work T3T

[karmakiller]

This Fall my schedule will be pretty easy, because I haven't gotten into a major yet.

So I'll be in Alegebra and English 1 and German (which I haven't been placed in yet.)

[Tomates]

My scedule is wack at the moment.
I had to change part of mine now due to a teacher i didnt want
Turns out Two of mine might not be teaching next year.

My math teacher i was going to have before fantasises all overthe females...wait, maybe i could get an A then...

[The-March-Hare]

I'm not entirely sure what all of my subsidiary modules will be for the next year, nor can I remember what classes go with which semester, but I know that I will be taking the following. I study Politics and American Studies, btw.

American Thought and Culture 1: Settlement to World War 1
American Thought and Culture 2: 1917--Present
Designing Political Research (UGH, prelude to my dissertation, which is actually optional, I believe, and I intend to opt for taking more classes to compensate, but I still have to take the preliminary module.)
Approaches to Political Studies (Again, SNORE)
Government and Politics of the USA.

Plus, either Film and Television Culture of the USA, or The residency from Truman to Clinton, depending on which classes I get.

[pinacoolada]

Junior yearrr.

Enlglish I 11
AP U.S History
AP Latin
Jubilee Singers
Math I II

[xoxo_proud]

If my schedule gets changed (hopefully!)

1st Semester
-Advanced Math
-French 3-A
-Journalism
-AP. Psychology A
-Band A

2nd Semester
-AP English Lit.
-Gov.
2
-Gov 1
-AP Psychology B.
-Band B

3rd Semester
-AP English Lit.
Aid? I'll probably change this and take a class the community college
Journalism (might change this and take class at community college)
Trig
French 3-B

[Joanne]

^ I really hope you'll enjoy AP Psych as much as I did. =D

[xoxo_proud]

^ I really hope you'll enjoy AP Psych as much as I did. =D

I've been wanting to take a Psych class since sophomore year. So hopefully my schedule will get changed. I really wanted AP American History but I know Psych will be just as good.

[*paperplane*]

POLS 2000 - Introduction to Political Science (3 hrs)
STAT 2000 - Introductory Statistics (4 hrs)
ITAL 1002 - Elementary Italian (semester 2) (4 hrs)
HIST 2302 - History of Western Society Since 1500 (3 hrs)
ENGL 2320 - English Literature from 1700 to the Present (3 hrs)

As that makes 17 hours, I probably need to drop something. And that drop would need to come from one of the last 2 classes, which of course I am most interested in. Annoying.

Apparently I have the same Italian teacher as I did last semester, which is probably a good thing, since in the end she seemed to understand my inability to pay attention in class pretty well. Now I just really need to remember to write her the "letter of commendation" she requested from me.

[Smarmosaur]

at the moment:

A Days (even calender days...2nd, 4th, so on):
1. Language Arts 2
2. Accounting 1
3. Biology
4. American History 2
5. ACT Prep

B Days (odd calender days):
1. Art 2
2. Team Sports 2 (first semester), Health 2 (second semester)
3. Choir! <3333
4. Algebra 2
5. Geography 2

the chick who did my schedule was a bitch. wouldn't let me talk. I want to change Algebra 2 to 5th period every day second semester so I can take my yearbook class 4A. and I'm not sure about Algebra 2 or Geography 2...

[jerusalem]

6th form.. feck.
NO MORE UNIFORMS, MWAH.

- Photography/Media
- Trad Art
- History
- I.T.

[transcendentalis...]

01 govt ap / econ-mic ap
02 calc bc ap
03 phys 2b ap
04 string orch 4
05 eng 4 ap

any warnings?

[towntown2]

My junior year schedule will look like this:

AP Calculus AB
AP Bio
AP English
AP U.S. History
French II
Peer Tutoring [Which is like being a T.A., but you help kids with their work and stuff.]

I was supposed to take AP Art History--the one class I looked forward to the most. But my French class was only offered in the same period as the AP Art History.

[Blyat]

i dont know my certain order but yeah
definetly not smart enough for honors calsses or ap (well i could do them but i choose not too)

1 Windsymphony band Band (aka good band)
2 english 11
3 french 2
4 biology
5 government (i think,,,)
6 geometry

i havent really looked at my schedule
i really want/need to take an art class

[Rogue_Ewok]

Monday I start the new semester... I have:

Soc-methods and statistics
Advanced Interpersonal Communication
Writing for the Arts & Sciences
The psychology of sociology
Psychology

[moninja]

unofficial schedule.

01 - physical education
02 - coordinated science
03 - geometry cl
04 - info tech
05 - spanish 1
06 - english 1 honors
-- monitoring

[dannyordinary]

Courses

1. World History
2. Accounting
3. Fundamentals of Computer
4. Creative writing

[iDecay]

I didn't get my schedule yet, but these are the classes I signed up for.. My teacher probably screwed me up and put me into honors English and they never posted up the list for the people who got into Chem honors. :\

English 3/4
World History AP
Alg. II (H?) 1/2
Chem Honors 1/2
Mandarin 3/4
Tennis Theory (theory = team for our district.. IDK.)

I want an elective! I was thinking about taking a business class for 7th period, but I dunno.

EDIT//
I got my classes. Boo.

[AimeeLynn]

-ESSENTIALS OF BIOLOGY
-GENERAL,ORGANIC+BIOCHEM
-FILM:INTRODUCTION
-PSYCHOLOGY-W/GATEWAYS

College classes

[pandemonium]

i just got my whole schedule changed but one class lol..

English 4
Multimedia & Animation
Calculus
SAT Prep
Dual Credit Government / Economics
Architectural Drafting & Design
Architectural Drafting & Design again.. lol it's a 2 period class

[xDarkHope]

I take AP because the regular classes in my school are SLOW and the teachers talk to us like we are stupid and can't understand any of it..they piss me off..

SEM 1:
Drama II
AP gov
German II
AP econ.
English 111 at college

SEM 2:
Drama II
Ceramics II v_v
German II
don't know because I've taken everything...
English 112 and a theatre class at college
[maybe a design class as well if it's open this time]