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[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

[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 :(

[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