good on you
im beginning to understand how grades work in america, but its really incomparable to the system in australia :(
HSC gives you a number to 2 decimal points out of 100.
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good on you
im beginning to understand how grades work in america, but its really incomparable to the system in australia :(
HSC gives you a number to 2 decimal points out of 100.
It's around 90%, correct me if I'm wrong.
I have a question, this year I decided to take four classes I do not need to graduate (to keep myself busy) and I end up enjoying them, (but doing crappy in them). I got a 1610 on the SAT's and I applied to my colleges before the SATs wewre done. Does anyone think I will get rejected? Because I worked my ass of last year :(
A- - Honors Physics
A- - AP Statistics
A - AP Calculus AB
A - AP Economics
A - English 12
A - Gym
A - The Sixties (Elective)
hard senior year. i don't like science nor am i good at it, i'm bad at stats and calc takes an insane amount of prep to keep the grade up.
hopefully i can get into georgetown or tufts, if not then george washington or syracuse. it'd be annoying dealing with super rich kids though.
A- - AP Statistics
A - AP Calculus AB
A - AP Economics
A - English 12
A - Gym
A - The Sixties (Elective)
hard senior year. i don't like science nor am i good at it, i'm bad at stats and calc takes an insane amount of prep to keep the grade up.
hopefully i can get into georgetown or tufts, if not then george washington or syracuse. it'd be annoying dealing with super rich kids though.
Probably not.
I've got a few questions for anyone living in Ontario:
When you select your top 3 program choices on the OUAC, does it only allow you to select your major program of study before you submit the form? And if so, when do you select the rest of your courses for next year?
Also, are there any restrictions for the programs you're allowed to take? I know some schools require at least one course each from the faculties of: Science, Humanities, and 'other'. I really don't understand what restrictions apply, if any, beyond that. Selecting a major that would restrict the rest of my courses over my four years would probably turn me off from selecting it to begin with. Those viewbooks don't really explain this very well.
Thanks.
When you select your top 3 program choices on the OUAC, does it only allow you to select your major program of study before you submit the form? And if so, when do you select the rest of your courses for next year?
Also, are there any restrictions for the programs you're allowed to take? I know some schools require at least one course each from the faculties of: Science, Humanities, and 'other'. I really don't understand what restrictions apply, if any, beyond that. Selecting a major that would restrict the rest of my courses over my four years would probably turn me off from selecting it to begin with. Those viewbooks don't really explain this very well.
Thanks.
What major are you planning on?
GWU is full of rich kids, but it's a nice place to live and a few people there are certainly worth a damn.
if you can't narrow it down to a field (which is pretty common in high school) i'd recommend just doing a year in the faculty of arts and science if the school has one, and then switching to the appropriate faculty once you know what you like.
ouac is stupid because it makes you choose a program to apply to but each faculty has their own restrictions on what is needed for entering a given program. selecting classes is a matter of the actual university so that only comes after you're accepted.
English 9 - A
Gym - A
Algebra B - A
Biology - B
French Cooking and Culture - A
So I've got a 3.8 right now. I'm holding on for dear life on that B for Biology, but realistically after exams, I'll have a C in there. So if I slipped there, I'd only have a 3.6.
My next trimester is easy though.
Gym - A
Algebra B - A
Biology - B
French Cooking and Culture - A
So I've got a 3.8 right now. I'm holding on for dear life on that B for Biology, but realistically after exams, I'll have a C in there. So if I slipped there, I'd only have a 3.6.
My next trimester is easy though.
Guys, just a question. How much harder is uni math than high school math? I personally find high school math to be pretty dry, since we just do the same shit over and over. But does it get more interesting in uni?
I haven't found Applied math to be that boring, because I really like word problems, and actually relating math to real life. However, Pure math is a pain to deal with, and that's mostly the kind of stuff we seem to do in high school.
Also, I'm planning to try and minor in Spanish so that I can have both Math and Spanish as teachables. With uni Spanish, is it mostly just language, or mostly just history?
I haven't found Applied math to be that boring, because I really like word problems, and actually relating math to real life. However, Pure math is a pain to deal with, and that's mostly the kind of stuff we seem to do in high school.
Also, I'm planning to try and minor in Spanish so that I can have both Math and Spanish as teachables. With uni Spanish, is it mostly just language, or mostly just history?
semester hasn't concluded yet. but by the looks of things, my calculus grade is really, i mean really gonna drive the hammer on my overall GPA. I've never had a problem with Math in all my previous years. in fact, i pretty much averaged the highest in my pre-calc class all throughout my HS senior year....but whatever
Other class scores are looking pretty impressive so far though and that's always a plus
Other class scores are looking pretty impressive so far though and that's always a plus
A- AP Macroeconomics
A- bullshit art class that I need to graduate high school because I put it off
A- AP English Literature
A- AP Calculus
B- AP Statistics
If anyone has taken the AP tests for any of the subjects above, can you give me a bit of heads up on any of them? If I'm paying 430 fucking dollars for them (two for Macro/Microeconomics) I want to prepare myself for them as much as possible.
A- bullshit art class that I need to graduate high school because I put it off
A- AP English Literature
A- AP Calculus
B- AP Statistics
If anyone has taken the AP tests for any of the subjects above, can you give me a bit of heads up on any of them? If I'm paying 430 fucking dollars for them (two for Macro/Microeconomics) I want to prepare myself for them as much as possible.
Depends on the person. Are you math-oriented, or more adept at analyzing written works and writing essays? As for me I'm more numerically inclined. I can't take apart a literary piece to save my life (Yet I still got 3's on both English exams for whatever reason. Must've done something right) If you're well-rounded and get As on everything however none of them should be challenging. Also, your motivation level plays a role too. You could be smart but have no desire to do homework or crack the books. That's obviously going to affect how well you do.
And wow, $430? Where I'm at the school pays for it all.
Micro/Macro are a joke...simple multiple choice + essays, one of which was a multiple choice (the essay that is). As long as you have common sense and a little bit of knowledge of how economics works, should be cake (was for me last year).
What calculus? BC is simple, AB is usually more studying because the material is more unique and distinct. Once you get to BC, you basically know derivatives and integrals like the back of your hand. If you know how to evaluate basic derivatives/integrals, and more importantly, how they apply to actual real life problems, AB shouldn't be a problem. The non-calculator portion of the test is always easy, whereas the calculator portion is half easy half difficult. The free response is where you basically decide your grade, and as I said, if you can apply derivatives/integrals to basic problems you should be good.
I never took the Stat AP Exam, but from what people tell me, it is ALL common sense, so that should be indicative of how hard it is...
Lit is virtually the same as Lang, and since I took Lang, I can chime in a little. Get ready to do the basic analysis of boring passages/answering multiple choice questions about tone, diction choices, syntax, you know the deal. The essays last year for Lang were ironically linked content wise (had to do with economics lol). There are three of them if I remember correctly, and all of them deal with your ability to write cohesively and descriptively within the time period. As long as you pace yourself for each essay, shouldn't be a problem. I'd personally study a list of tone words so that the analysis essay of rhetorical strategies doesn't take forever, as that kinda cost me in the actual exam (I couldn't characterize the tone of the essay with a distinct word).
Thanks a lot Twist of Fate, all that is very reassuring.
Calculus AB or BC not sure. I feel pretty confident for that test. The problem would most likely be the free response, as the word problems do trip you up a bit. The cool thing about Calculus is that it's not just memorizing all the formulas, and if you really know the basics, all of it just sort of connects.
As for English, last year I scored a 2 on the English Language exam. I just don't "get" English and what they're looking for. It doesn't make much sense to me. I thought we were done analyzing things like tone and diction, but apparently not. I'm good with pacing and time management, it's just getting your ideas onto the paper and not repeating yourself is my problem. That's probably the one I'm least confident about.
Statistics I'm fine, Economics I'm fine.
Everstone, your school pays? Do a lot of schools do that? Or is my school just cheap as hell? Everyone has to agree $86 for a test is pretty ridiculous.
Calculus AB or BC not sure. I feel pretty confident for that test. The problem would most likely be the free response, as the word problems do trip you up a bit. The cool thing about Calculus is that it's not just memorizing all the formulas, and if you really know the basics, all of it just sort of connects.
As for English, last year I scored a 2 on the English Language exam. I just don't "get" English and what they're looking for. It doesn't make much sense to me. I thought we were done analyzing things like tone and diction, but apparently not. I'm good with pacing and time management, it's just getting your ideas onto the paper and not repeating yourself is my problem. That's probably the one I'm least confident about.
Statistics I'm fine, Economics I'm fine.
Everstone, your school pays? Do a lot of schools do that? Or is my school just cheap as hell? Everyone has to agree $86 for a test is pretty ridiculous.
Following up with my actual grades.
Did better than I thought =) My GPA went up for once instead of continuing its steady drop! cGPA went from 3.200 to 3.260.
It depends on the math. Once you get to a class called Proofs or, if the school lacks one, Linear Algebra (not Linear Algebra with Applications) the math becomes completely different. I have a really hard time believing you've done much pure math in high school -- do you know what a group is? How about a ring, or a field?
I'm doing pretty miserably right now. I had straight A's freshman and sophmore year, but I don't know if my average is an A right now. These are my current grades.
AP Physics: A+ Easy class, I rock at it. Not to mention my teacher is awesome.
AP History: A+ I rock this class too. Its tough, but I get it done.
Level 1 Orchestra: Being concertmaster means I get A+ automatically basically. And its level 1 so it actually counts!
AP Statistics: B+ Pathetic. This is supposed to be a joke of a class, yet I have a B+. I had basically straight 100s in Calculus and I have a fricken B+ in Statistics? WTF!!! I definitely need to improve this
Honors English III: B+ Ugh, not much I can do here. I had an A last year because my teacher was a pushover, but CRJ's are kicking my ass.
Honors Spanish IV: C+ Yep, a big fat C+ I had an A last year in honors spanish III but my teacher was a joke. Now I'm totally paying for it. Its getting a bit better; I write great essays since I can utilize a dictionary for it. But my listening and answering of oral questions is what totally kills me.
Anyone have tips for me to improve?
AP Physics: A+ Easy class, I rock at it. Not to mention my teacher is awesome.
AP History: A+ I rock this class too. Its tough, but I get it done.
Level 1 Orchestra: Being concertmaster means I get A+ automatically basically. And its level 1 so it actually counts!
AP Statistics: B+ Pathetic. This is supposed to be a joke of a class, yet I have a B+. I had basically straight 100s in Calculus and I have a fricken B+ in Statistics? WTF!!! I definitely need to improve this
Honors English III: B+ Ugh, not much I can do here. I had an A last year because my teacher was a pushover, but CRJ's are kicking my ass.
Honors Spanish IV: C+ Yep, a big fat C+ I had an A last year in honors spanish III but my teacher was a joke. Now I'm totally paying for it. Its getting a bit better; I write great essays since I can utilize a dictionary for it. But my listening and answering of oral questions is what totally kills me.
Anyone have tips for me to improve?
Well, yeah. We haven't done much actual pure math in high school. When I say pure math, I mean shit like drawing tangent curves and such. Stuff that doesn't really have much application to real life that's just math for the sake of math.
To tell you the truth, I'm not actually going to uni next year, I've decided to take another year of high school, because there's no way in hell that I'm ready for it. When I do go next year, I might not be doing a major in math, but most likely a minor, because I currently have a 69 in ADV Functions, and although it's rising a bit, it's still horrendously low this late in the semester. All depends on how well I do in calculus next semester.
