This. After this year I will already possibly have 7 college credits, and next year probably 1 or 2 more.AP courses are worth it in the sense that you get the workload of a college student. Most do not pass the AP test, but you still take the exp out of it. I took AP and never passed any exams (for college credit)
i did take a couple of dual enrollment which was basically a college class in high school, and passed them and earned college credits for like 4 classes.
That was like in 09 or 08
What AP math classes could you have taken even with Algebra 1 in 8th grade? AP Stats requires the lowest math skills, and you need Algebra 2 completed for that.at my high school i just went to register, picked up my schedule and saw i had AP classes. if i wanted to change to AP all i had to do was tell my counselor to make it happen. but they would only allow you to change schedules the first 2 weeks of semesters.
except math, i couldn't take any AP math classes freshman year because i hadn't taken algebra in 8th grade. also if you had failed, or weren't doing godlike in the normal class, they would deny you for AP classes. basically if there was no proof of you actually being smarter, working harder/faster or excelling in general, you were stuck in normal classes.
my high school was so free.
i'm not sure, my school had a weird math program. if you took algebra 1 in 8th grade, you got put into an AP class that counted for dual credits. that or they just threw your ass in algebra 2 with a bunch of juniors.What AP math classes could you have taken even with Algebra 1 in 8th grade? AP Stats requires the lowest math skills, and you need Algebra 2 completed for that.
I am already in AP, the point of this thread was to see how everyone elses high school handles AP/Honors. It appears everyone's school pretty much has the strict prerequisites similar to my school.In my high school the prereq was to have a good grade in the class you would normally take before the AP (probably like a C or higher, but I can see why they wouldn't let anyone in who got below a B), and you had to let the teacher know you wanted to take his/her class. Taking AP classes was the best thing I did in high school. I wish I would have taken more. Be prepared to work hard, friend.
Sigh, please read my prior posts and the title...Man, if you want to be in an AP class just ask. Understand that you're going to have to put in a bit more work, but so long as you're disciplined you'll only have to sit down and study an hour or two a week per class which is no time at all. Those college credits mean a LOT man.
I skipped an entire semester of college from AP classes, I am $25,000 richer because of it, so do yourself a favor and put the time in because it will pay dividends when you go on to college
Here's the thing. It's just highschool. Literally go and ask to be in an AP class. They can't just tell you no, keep pushing and pushing to get in them and you will get in them. It's 100% your choice if you want to give them a go, regulations be damned. "oh, you only got an 84% in your english class, we don't recommend you take an AP class" is the worst they can say. So long as you waive that you're golden.Sigh, please read my prior posts and the title...