Going to High School Next Year

Hey guys,

I'm going to TJHSST (a high school that got ranked #1 by US News), and one cool thing is that it allows for AP classes in earlier years (as in freshmen or sophomore years), and I found out I can take Computer Science over the summer, and take the AP test for it over the summer, so I could possibly start off with an AP Computer Science I am also wondering about taking the AP physics (for AB, as I'm not taking Calculus until my junior year) exam next year for my sophomore year. I was wondering on any tips that you guys could give me, and any experiences you've had with AP exams. All help is appreaciated.

I can't help you with the AP part but I can give you a word of wisdom about HS. Enjoy every second of it while it lasts and don't work yourself too hard. :)

Don't waste your time with AP, like my sister did. Just take the easy classes. Oh and take my word for it, after high school don't bother with either a 4 year college or community college, it's a waste of time. Either go to a trade school or skip college altogether.GeForce2187

Don't waste your time with AP, like my sister did. Just take the easy classes. Oh and take my word for it, after high school don't bother with either a 4 year college or community college, it's a waste of time. Either go to a trade school or skip college altogether.GeForce2187

Don't waste your time with AP, like my sister did. Just take the easy classes. Oh and take my word for it, after high school don't bother with either a 4 year college or community college, it's a waste of time. Either go to a trade school or skip college altogether.GeForce2187

Member since 05'. Just going to High School....hmmmm.....Dylan_11

I originally did it only for the demos!

I swear

I can't help you with the AP part but I can give you a word of wisdom about HS. Enjoy every second of it while it lasts and don't work yourself too hard. :)

Pirate700

Well thanks for the advice, but next year is going to be relatively relaxed (nothing too crazy), and I'm not doing it for the credit, but because I'm interested in the subject manners.

Don't waste your time with AP, like my sister did. Just take the easy classes. Oh and take my word for it, after high school don't bother with either a 4 year college or community college, it's a waste of time. Either go to a trade school or skip college altogether.GeForce2187

Why would I skip college if I want to go into physics? And also, my high school requires at least one AP class your time there (not lying), and most students take around 4-7 in their time there.

Ranked number one that is quite impressive.

Don't waste your time with AP, like my sister did. Just take the easy classes. Oh and take my word for it, after high school don't bother with either a 4 year college or community college, it's a waste of time. Either go to a trade school or skip college altogether.GeForce2187

Don't waste your time with AP, like my sister did. Just take the easy classes. Oh and take my word for it, after high school don't bother with either a 4 year college or community college, it's a waste of time. Either go to a trade school or skip college altogether.GeForce2187

[QUOTE="GeForce2187"]Don't waste your time with AP, like my sister did. Just take the easy classes. Oh and take my word for it, after high school don't bother with either a 4 year college or community college, it's a waste of time. Either go to a trade school or skip college altogether.WheresKinggiAt

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[QUOTE="GeForce2187"]Don't waste your time with AP, like my sister did. Just take the easy classes. Oh and take my word for it, after high school don't bother with either a 4 year college or community college, it's a waste of time. Either go to a trade school or skip college altogether.Pirate700

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[QUOTE="WheresKinggiAt"]Just do exactly the opposite of what this guy says.

WheresKinggiAt

I'm going to High School next year, too. :) High Five!

[QUOTE="GeForce2187"]Don't waste your time with AP, like my sister did. Just take the easy classes. Oh and take my word for it, after high school don't bother with either a 4 year college or community college, it's a waste of time. Either go to a trade school or skip college altogether.DANTE12345

Why would I skip college if I want to go into physics? And also, my high school requires at least one AP class your time there (not lying), and most students take around 4-7 in their time there.

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[QUOTE="GeForce2187"]Don't waste your time with AP, like my sister did. Just take the easy classes. Oh and take my word for it, after high school don't bother with either a 4 year college or community college, it's a waste of time. Either go to a trade school or skip college altogether.cs45F

Why would I skip college if I want to go into physics? And also, my high school requires at least one AP class your time there (not lying), and most students take around 4-7 in their time there.

I know, and not surprisingly, I'm a social recluse, but I do like the way things are, hanging around with a close group of friends who are always there.

Besides, I feel annoyed when I feel like I can do better.

I'm going to High School next year, too. :) High Five!

cheesyjon

Good luck! High FIVE:x

Hey guys,

I'm going to TJHSST (a high school that got ranked #1 by US News), and one cool thing is that it allows for AP classes in earlier years (as in freshmen or sophomore years), and I found out I can take Computer Science over the summer, and take the AP test for it over the summer, so I could possibly start off with an AP Computer Science I am also wondering about taking the AP physics (for AB, as I'm not taking Calculus until my junior year) exam next year for my sophomore year. I was wondering on any tips that you guys could give me, and any experiences you've had with AP exams. All help is appreaciated.

DANTE12345

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Hey guys,

I'm going to TJHSST (a high school that got ranked #1 by US News), and one cool thing is that it allows for AP classes in earlier years (as in freshmen or sophomore years), and I found out I can take Computer Science over the summer, and take the AP test for it over the summer, so I could possibly start off with an AP Computer Science I am also wondering about taking the AP physics (for AB, as I'm not taking Calculus until my junior year) exam next year for my sophomore year. I was wondering on any tips that you guys could give me, and any experiences you've had with AP exams. All help is appreaciated.

auron_16

What school do you go to?

And yeah, while the school has the greatest acceptances into MIT (which I want to go to) it's going to be hard to stand out. I hope I don't get too stressed out.

I am going to be a Senior next year with no honors classes all 4 years :D

[QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

I'm going to High School next year, too. :) High Five!

DANTE12345

Good luck! High FIVE:x

Thanx, but what's with the face?

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[QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

I'm going to High School next year, too. :) High Five!

cheesyjon

Good luck! High FIVE:x

Thanx, but what's with the face?

No clue!

Be careful, it seems that you're a little bit overconfident.

I hated every inch of high school. Though my biggest word of advice is to ENJOY it. Please, socialize and try to find a good group of friends to hang out with. Your life will be so much better and you can look back on fond memories.....I only have a couple of them :(. Just don't be a recluse!!!!! Join clubs dammit!Lethalhazard

Well, I have a selection of really good friends that I can always hang out, and I will join clubs obviously (nerdy ones most likely). Besides, even if I wasn't an introvert, few would naturally hang out with me because I'm pretty weird, nerdy, and don't share similar tastes to most (most people in my school like rap and pop, while I listen to Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens, and other bands like The Beatles).

Be careful, it seems that you're a little bit overconfident.

SgtKevali

Sorry, didn't mean to come off like that, it's just that I was wondering on any advice for trying to get into the courses. I didn't mean to come off as overconfident, I'm actually quite the opposite. I'm always nervous and doubting myself.

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[QUOTE="WheresKinggiAt"]Just do exactly the opposite of what this guy says.

dreDREb13

Well I know 3 or 4 really good friends who are also going, and I have always stayed in touch with friends who have gone to other schools.

Sounds to me like your high school is going to suck

Just saying, you need to live a little son. As someone who is graduating this year, it's one of my greatest regrets that I didn't live it up a little from Grade 8 to 11.

Geezus you people take your damn classes so seriously...

Geezus you people take your damn classes so seriously...

SilentSoprano

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Geezus you people take your damn classes so seriously...

Pirate700

I hope he listens, I swear I'm the only one who never took one AP class and I still got into a 4 year school that I wanted to go to.

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[QUOTE="SilentSoprano"]

Geezus you people take your damn classes so seriously...

SilentSoprano

I hope he listens, I swear I'm the only one who never took one AP class and I still got into a 4 year school that I wanted to go to.

It's a requirement by the school (at least one AP), and I'm not doing it for the credit, but because I find it interesting. I really enjoy physics, and I need to learn AP Physics before I get to be able to understand the good stuff (like quantum), and I find programming interesting. Also, I want to go to MIT (it's nerd paradise), and taking such classes can help me.

Besides, I'm pretty laid back as a person, and I rarely take many things overly seriously. I just want to make it clear that I don't have to do this, but I want to do because it interests me, just like how some people work on gaming mods, because even though they can be difficult, it's fun and interesting.

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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]I told him to not work to hard...

DANTE12345

I hope he listens, I swear I'm the only one who never took one AP class and I still got into a 4 year school that I wanted to go to.

It's a requirement by the school (at least one AP), and I'm not doing it for the credit, but because I find it interesting. I really enjoy physics, and I need to learn AP Physics before I get to be able to understand the good stuff (like quantum), and I find programming interesting. Also, I want to go to MIT (it's nerd paradise), and taking such classes can help me.

Physics made me want to shoot myself, but I think that was mostly because of the teacher. Good for you though man, you're actually doing them because they interest you.

Besides, I'm pretty laid back as a person, and I rarely take many things overly seriously. I just want to make it clear that I don't have to do this, but I want to do because it interests me, just like how some people work on gaming mods, because even though they can be difficult, it's fun and interesting.

Physics made me want to shoot myself, but the insane teacher didn't help either. Good for you though, taking them because you are actually interested.

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[QUOTE="SilentSoprano"]

I hope he listens, I swear I'm the only one who never took one AP class and I still got into a 4 year school that I wanted to go to.

SilentSoprano

It's a requirement by the school (at least one AP), and I'm not doing it for the credit, but because I find it interesting. I really enjoy physics, and I need to learn AP Physics before I get to be able to understand the good stuff (like quantum), and I find programming interesting. Also, I want to go to MIT (it's nerd paradise), and taking such classes can help me.

Physics made me want to shoot myself, but I think that was mostly because of the teacher. Good for you though man, you're actually doing them because they interest you.

Besides, I'm pretty laid back as a person, and I rarely take many things overly seriously. I just want to make it clear that I don't have to do this, but I want to do because it interests me, just like how some people work on gaming mods, because even though they can be difficult, it's fun and interesting.

Physics made me want to shoot myself, but the insane teacher didn't help either. Good for you though, taking them because you are actually interested.

Well maybe it was just due to it being introductory, but when you get to stuff like dark flow (which is actually causing things to contract opposite of dark energy), strange matter (which has been made on earth before, one teaspoon of it is heavier than the whole entire planet, and if contacts nuclear matter (matter with nuclei) of an opposite charge, it converts it to strange matter), and black holes and the multiverse. I know that many find the actual math boring (I personally love math), but find some of the discoveries interesting.

Recently, they made an object barely visible to the naked eye act like a quantum object; it was exactly still and spinning at the same time. I find that pretty amazing. That's why I'm interested in it, and why I'm not doing it just because it would look good.

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[QUOTE="DANTE12345"]

It's a requirement by the school (at least one AP), and I'm not doing it for the credit, but because I find it interesting. I really enjoy physics, and I need to learn AP Physics before I get to be able to understand the good stuff (like quantum), and I find programming interesting. Also, I want to go to MIT (it's nerd paradise), and taking such classes can help me.

Physics made me want to shoot myself, but I think that was mostly because of the teacher. Good for you though man, you're actually doing them because they interest you.

Besides, I'm pretty laid back as a person, and I rarely take many things overly seriously. I just want to make it clear that I don't have to do this, but I want to do because it interests me, just like how some people work on gaming mods, because even though they can be difficult, it's fun and interesting.

DANTE12345

Physics made me want to shoot myself, but the insane teacher didn't help either. Good for you though, taking them because you are actually interested.

Well maybe it was just due to it being introductory, but when you get to stuff like dark flow (which is actually causing things to contract opposite of dark energy), strange matter (which has been made on earth before, one teaspoon of it is heavier than the whole entire planet, and if contacts nuclear matter (matter with nuclei) of an opposite charge, it converts it to strange matter), and black holes and the multiverse. I know that many find the actual math boring (I personally love math), but find some of the discoveries interesting.

Recently, they made an object barely visible to the naked eye act like a quantum object; it was exactly still and spinning at the same time. I find that pretty amazing. That's why I'm interested in it, and why I'm not doing it just because it would look good.

So you're still in Junior High and you already know all this stuff?

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[QUOTE="SilentSoprano"]

Physics made me want to shoot myself, but the insane teacher didn't help either. Good for you though, taking them because you are actually interested.

SilentSoprano

Well maybe it was just due to it being introductory, but when you get to stuff like dark flow (which is actually causing things to contract opposite of dark energy), strange matter (which has been made on earth before, one teaspoon of it is heavier than the whole entire planet, and if contacts nuclear matter (matter with nuclei) of an opposite charge, it converts it to strange matter), and black holes and the multiverse. I know that many find the actual math boring (I personally love math), but find some of the discoveries interesting.

Recently, they made an object barely visible to the naked eye act like a quantum object; it was exactly still and spinning at the same time. I find that pretty amazing. That's why I'm interested in it, and why I'm not doing it just because it would look good.

So you're still in Junior High and you already know all this stuff?

I am a freak, geek, and nerd. The people I know refer to me as the largest nerd in the school, including the ones who also got into the same high school.

[QUOTE="GeForce2187"]Don't waste your time with AP, like my sister did. Just take the easy classes. Oh and take my word for it, after high school don't bother with either a 4 year college or community college, it's a waste of time. Either go to a trade school or skip college altogether.Pirate700

agreed

college will always be there, your late teens and early twenties wont be.

Dont go to college until you know what you want to do

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[QUOTE="GeForce2187"]Don't waste your time with AP, like my sister did. Just take the easy classes. Oh and take my word for it, after high school don't bother with either a 4 year college or community college, it's a waste of time. Either go to a trade school or skip college altogether.mrbojangles25

agreed

college will always be there, your late teens and early twenties wont be.

Dont go to college until you know what you want to do

Community Service, AP classes, Help your school, Join a club, team, Take SAT. Make sure you don't screw up and study.

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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]Some may scoff at this, but you speak the truth.

Jfisch93

agreed

college will always be there, your late teens and early twenties wont be.

Dont go to college until you know what you want to do

yup

hopefully you will realize at a younger age than I did that your parents are generally as wrong as they are right, especially concerning your future.

be respectful, but as you get older (and closer to graduating) learn to heed their advice less unconditionally, and more objectively.

As someone who will be graduating in just a little over a month from high school I can tell you one thing: Don't ever let yourself go through that "self-loathing, high school sucks" phase during your freshman and sophmore year. Almost everyone does that at some point, whether because they hate the cliques, the gossip and drama or just want to grow up faster-- enjoy all four years you have there, because you will never get them back.

Join clubs, play sports, go to school events and dances--be school spirited! People mock the preps and people who actually care about their school, but believe me, that's what makes it so fun and that's where you will make a lot of great friends.

I'm sitting here as a senior with my graduation robes in my closet wondering where four years of my life just went; don't let that happen to you.

High School .... I remember starting there when I was like 12.

Can't help with tests but enjoy the time, you will make friends for live there. Also, if it's anything like our school, don't give a **** until year 10 :D

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[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

agreed

college will always be there, your late teens and early twenties wont be.

Dont go to college until you know what you want to do

mrbojangles25

yup

hopefully you will realize at a younger age than I did that your parents are generally as wrong as they are right, especially concerning your future.

be respectful, but as you get older (and closer to graduating) learn to heed their advice less unconditionally, and more objectively.

Actually, going through with everything, like going through the process of getting into the school, was all my idea. My parents are generally supportive of what I want to do, unlike some who try to mold your path in life.