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Too many AP credits, possibility of burning out. Higher GPA is more important than what courses you take (as long as you take the courses required, and I don't know of a single program that requires all that AP shit) in my university.
Don't underestimate grade 12 as well, it's definitely not a year to chill out. I found grade 12 easy at first, then after first term I realized I was about 6% below what I needed to get into my university. I had to completely turn it around second term (though I still did get into my university, thank God).
Yeah also junior year is pretty well useless in comparison to senior year in Canada. It's pretty well all based on how well you do in senior year. The good thing is that senior year is probably best year in terms of fun, though there is equal work.
Please don't underestimate senior year like I did because I really paid for it.
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Baa?21244 Posts
On March 17 2009 14:14 Resonance wrote:
Too many AP credits, possibility of burning out. Higher GPA is more important than what courses you take (as long as you take the courses required, and I don't know of a single program that requires all that AP shit) in my university.
You must not go to a very good school.
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On March 17 2009 14:16 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2009 14:14 Resonance wrote:
Too many AP credits, possibility of burning out. Higher GPA is more important than what courses you take (as long as you take the courses required, and I don't know of a single program that requires all that AP shit) in my university.
You must not go to a very good school.
I go to UBC, 34th in the world last year so it's not a bad school @ all -.-
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
I mean, AP Credits are nice to have, but it's really not a necessity. It's great at getting you course exemption and credits to graduate, but it really doesn't help you that much. You still need to take all the other courses your major requires you to graduate, and that's a pain in the ass. For me, the only thing AP Credits help in are if I ever were to graduate early, in 3 years maybe.
I'll actually agree with Resonance on the aspect that AP Credits aren't really necessary, even for the most prestigious programs offered here at my college. It's mainly up to standardized test scores for prospective freshmen, but never AP Credits.
AP Credits are nice to have, but you really don't need them. Although it is good to show that you did take slightly rigorous courses, but you don't need to overload in them. It's good enough to show that you made an effort to try and take challenging courses, but you have to do well in them. It's no use taking 4-6 AP courses only to get straight Bs or Cs in them. You have to do well in order for them to pay off.
Good luck to you!
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Baa?21244 Posts
On March 17 2009 14:43 Resonance wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2009 14:16 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:On March 17 2009 14:14 Resonance wrote:
Too many AP credits, possibility of burning out. Higher GPA is more important than what courses you take (as long as you take the courses required, and I don't know of a single program that requires all that AP shit) in my university.
You must not go to a very good school. I go to UBC, 34th in the world last year so it's not a bad school @ all -.-
I don't understand your college's admissions process then. Every single college that I've encountered has encouraged applicants to apply themselves and challenge themselves with harder classes like AP ones. AP classes in the US are weighted on a 5 out of 4 scale on the GPA to account for the increased difficulty. Every single college that I've encountered says that they'd rather see some B's in the most challenging classes your school has to offer than see A's in slacker classes.
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
On March 17 2009 15:32 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2009 14:43 Resonance wrote:On March 17 2009 14:16 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:On March 17 2009 14:14 Resonance wrote:
Too many AP credits, possibility of burning out. Higher GPA is more important than what courses you take (as long as you take the courses required, and I don't know of a single program that requires all that AP shit) in my university.
You must not go to a very good school. I go to UBC, 34th in the world last year so it's not a bad school @ all -.- I don't understand your college's admissions process then. Every single college that I've encountered has encouraged applicants to apply themselves and challenge themselves with harder classes like AP ones. AP classes in the US are weighted on a 5 out of 4 scale on the GPA to account for the increased difficulty. Every single college that I've encountered says that they'd rather see some B's in the most challenging classes your school has to offer than see A's in slacker classes.
They say it's that way, but in fact it's actually not always that way. Sure taking some challenging courses is great, but I know plenty of people where I go that didn't take a single AP course and are here because their grades in slacker classes were good. There's more than one way of getting into a good college, no cookie cutter class build or that shit. It's rather a mixture of every aspect that they look at. AP Courses and GPAs are simply one aspect of them.
But from my experience, AP courses simply play into your course rigor, and determine how much credit you get once you get to college.
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Baa?21244 Posts
You'd be hard pressed to find someone in a top college with a GPA not over 4.0, signifying that they took many challenging (AP, IB, etc.) classes.
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
On March 17 2009 15:47 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
You'd be hard pressed to find someone in a top college with a GPA not over 4.0, signifying that they took many challenging (AP, IB, etc.) classes.
I could probably find plenty of people where I go who didn't take many APs and IBs and had decent grades but not stellar grades, instead making up for it in other areas.
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On March 17 2009 15:32 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2009 14:43 Resonance wrote:On March 17 2009 14:16 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:On March 17 2009 14:14 Resonance wrote:
Too many AP credits, possibility of burning out. Higher GPA is more important than what courses you take (as long as you take the courses required, and I don't know of a single program that requires all that AP shit) in my university.
You must not go to a very good school. I go to UBC, 34th in the world last year so it's not a bad school @ all -.- I don't understand your college's admissions process then. Every single college that I've encountered has encouraged applicants to apply themselves and challenge themselves with harder classes like AP ones. AP classes in the US are weighted on a 5 out of 4 scale on the GPA to account for the increased difficulty. Every single college that I've encountered says that they'd rather see some B's in the most challenging classes your school has to offer than see A's in slacker classes.
Well ya it is a bit weird actually. They recommend you take harder courses, what university wouldn't want AP students. However w/our school, really all that matters is the GPA. My friend decided to take AP courses two years ago because it was supposed to be better. However when the grades came, he only had about 83% average, and wasn't even high enough to get in. He got on the waiting list and he just barely got in. He worked his ass off that year, and he just BARELY got in. Compare this to some of my other friends, who take the minimum amount of courses required, get 95% average, and get into sciences or some really good faculty (sciences is like 90% avg. to get in).
Basically for MOST faculties (I am not sure about ones like music or other smaller faculties), first years take general courses according to their faculty, then second year declare a major. So basically as long as somebody gets in first year, it doesn't really matter TOO much what courses they took (AP or not AP) as long as they filled the requirements, because everybody in their faculty is doing general anyway. This is in Canada @ least, I am not sure about US, China, etc.
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On March 17 2009 15:32 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2009 14:43 Resonance wrote:On March 17 2009 14:16 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:On March 17 2009 14:14 Resonance wrote:
Too many AP credits, possibility of burning out. Higher GPA is more important than what courses you take (as long as you take the courses required, and I don't know of a single program that requires all that AP shit) in my university.
You must not go to a very good school. I go to UBC, 34th in the world last year so it's not a bad school @ all -.- I don't understand your college's admissions process then. Every single college that I've encountered has encouraged applicants to apply themselves and challenge themselves with harder classes like AP ones. AP classes in the US are weighted on a 5 out of 4 scale on the GPA to account for the increased difficulty. Every single college that I've encountered says that they'd rather see some B's in the most challenging classes your school has to offer than see A's in slacker classes.
I think the difference might be Canada vs the USA. Its much easier to get into a good school in Canada than it is in the USA from what I understand. Our government pumps a lot of money into schools so as long as you have respectable grades you can get into any school you want because there is tons of room.
I go to UBC as well. I did shitty in high school then got straight As for 2 years at some crappy community college and UBC admitted me with nothing more than a transcript. I dont even have English 12 lol, and I am graduating in 2 months with a degree.
I feel sorry for you americans that have to work your asses off to get into a good school, than pay ridiculous sums of money. I pay about 5k a year for full time study and will come out with a highly reputable degree. I would seriously recommend you consider a Canadian school. Its quite easy for foreigners to get in and it will cost you far less even as an international student than any american school would cost.
High school should be all about slacking off and partying hard. Enjoy yourself.
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Wow thanks for opening up options Mastermind!
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AP credits help a lot in college (if they accept them). I have a few friends that graduated in two years because nearly all of their damn lower division breadth requirements were satisfied just from APs.
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On February 24 2009 10:20 EsX_Raptor wrote:
do it man.
damn if i could go back in time i would've taken ap classes, trust me it makes stuff easier for you in the long run.
im now starting my junior year edit - in college - edit and i still havent covered up all my core courses when i shouldn't have if i had taken those classes.
and yes, junior year was tough as ****, i felt my senior year in a most relaxed type of atmosphere.
u gotta realize though that some college won't give F**K about the AP courses u took and won't give u any creds for them and u'll just have to take them again...
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United States10774 Posts
who else is suffering senioritis? dont feel like doing shit...
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Baa?21244 Posts
Oh, yeah, definitely lots of senioritis. To be fair, I've had senioritis since about 9th grade, but still, I'm hitting new lows...
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doing the bare minimum as a senior is harder than i thought it would be
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On April 07 2009 12:56 OneOther wrote:
who else is suffering senioritis? dont feel like doing shit...
you think its bad in high schoool? Just wait until you suffer from it in college.
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On April 07 2009 12:56 OneOther wrote:
who else is suffering senioritis? dont feel like doing shit...
Not really... at my school no one has really let down on their work (although we all feel like slacking off haha)
Oh god I can't wait for this week to end and spring break to begin... School/Track/lack of sleep has taken such a big toll on my body T____T
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
I've had this feeling of wanting to do nothing ever since elementary school. Sucks cause it's still going on in college. There's always another day.
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On February 24 2009 14:54 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
I'm just going to community college and then transferring to a UC school.
Fuck working hard in highschool when you can get the same degree for less money and effort.
dumbass, you get what you put into college its not a cost to work hard... community college is a major pit fall in my opinion.
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