I'm in the middle of course selection-\nI'm going to take AP English Language and AP US History and am choosing which honors to take.\nDoes anyone know if colleges will look more favorably upon Honors Biology or Honors Spanish 4?  I'm more interested in taking Honors Spanish but am worried it will seem like I'm taking the easy way out.  \nThanks!
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Honors Bio is extremely hard and with two other college level courses on your plate, it would not seem like your taking the easy way out if you opt for Honors Spanish 4.\n\nHope that helps and good luck on your classes.
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If you are thinking "future", which you should be right now, then spanish is the only class you should be taking. Our spanish population has exploded in the past 10 years, think about what it will be like when you graduate from college. Look at the want ads right now....companies are seeking bi-lingual applicants.\n\nIn 10 years from now if you can't speak spanish, the job market is going to be slim pickins for you and me my friend.
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my favorite subject has always been math, but honestly, when are we ever going to use calculus? i think english is pretty important. you can always improve on your vocabulary. writing and reading is good for your brain.
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is it AP IB or regular?\ntry here:\nhttp://www.bboinc.com/actghome/
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okay, trust me, if you're too lazy to write a paragraph, then AP european history is not for you. and it shouldn't be a hard thing to do. just BS your way through it. "i feel like i could learn a lot, regular classes don't challenge me enough, i'm really interested in the renaissance, blah, blah, blah." no one's will actually be sincere. if you care enough about school to want to be in the class, i'm sure you can do it.
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I'm just coming out of middle school, so I can definately tell you that it's not to hard. Just watch out for Algebra/Pre-Algebra ...Pre-Algebra isn't all that different from Algebra. In Grammar, they pretty much teach you the same stuff over and over and over and over again, so that isn't to big of a worry. You'll be getting into Chemistry, and that is sometimes a little tricky with all of the terms, and lastly, History is pretty good, but not if they want you to memorize every single date....I hope that this has helped...good luck!
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I actually got interested in how the body works my senior yr of hs and was pretty much hooked on science. After that moment, I evaulated what classes were the easiest for me to succeed in and it all came down to science. The decision was between Chemistry and Biology. Chemistry had more math and could have definite answers so I chose Biology because you have no set answers(research) and have to come up with hypothesis to get an answer plus it was less math(which I dislike but was pretty good at). I had a lot of fun partying in college because Biolgy came easy to me.\n\nPrairie View A&M University Class of '05  BS Biology\nUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Class of '10  Ph.D
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This is not a decision you have to make now. I would say at this point just take General Chemistry and General Biology along with general education courses at the community college and concentrate on making good grades. After you have completed these courses you will have a better idea of what you would like to major in - Biology or something like English or History.\n\nIt is true that the more science you have, the better chance you will have on the MCAT but medical schools do not require that you major in a science. In fact, they are pleased when a candidate for med school has a broad liberal arts education in addition to the pre-med requirements.\n\nI wish you well at the community college. It is really important that almost all of your grades are A.\n\ns
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Ap class credits are counted towards the college you choose, almost all major colleges do accept them. But its all about whether you pass the AP exam (3 or better out of 5, although most want a 4/5 or 5/5). It still looks good to take ap classes and the colleges wil lonly know your score if you try to get credit for it if you apply for exemption, Calculus is a hard class and its quite impressive that you are taking that class. Good Luck to Ya.
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Biology or Chemistry or a devoted pre-med program as offered by some schools.  Pre-med isn't so much a major as a set of courses recommended by the AMA - it includes general Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, Organic Chemistry, Calculus and higher level electives in chemistry and/or biology, as well as courses in literature and writing.\n\nYou might also consider taking a course in Latin - any number of med students say that it either did help them or that they wish they had taken one.  It's not essential, but given the amount of Latin used in medical terminology, at least being familiar with the language will make studying and your recognition of terms easier.  Some universities offer Latin for Pre-meds or something similar - I think that it's less about grammar and more about vocabulary.
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Sounds like you're looking for interesting freshman year courses to take--I'd definitely avoid declaring a major at this point, and look more for courses that will fill some requirements for general electives!  Based on your interests, some classes to consider would be:\n\n--Art Appreciation / Art History\n--2-D or 3-D design / Drawing / Graphic Design / Photography\n--Any freshman English or English literature class\n--Any introductory biology class\n--An introductory astronomy class\n\nIt would be helpful to read the course descriptions in your college catalog to see which courses appeal to you on paper!\n\nPlease recognize that as a first-time student selecting courses, you may get the "bottom of the barrel" to choose from.  The trick to improving the selection process is to find out through the student grapevine which professors/courses you should avoid, and which are worth your investment of time and money.  As you complete more credits, you'll get to select earlier in the process.  \n\nAlso, sooner or later, you'll probably have to take that dreaded "Intro to Math" course.  Get the right professor, and the course could even be enjoyable for you.\n\nGood luck in choosing courses that appeal to you, and finding out what you'd like to major in!  \n\nPennsylvania teacher
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I love Science(Specifically Chem. related things), Music(Jazz band or AP music theory) and PE. Ooo and history too GO AP EURO. I'd like to take a psychology course too, its always sounded interesting to me.
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It depends, if you take/took any adanced classes in middle school or junior high, they would probably be easy. That is not always true, for me I was in an at-risk program in tenth grade and am now in AP classes that are easy, and I have friends who took Honors classes and struggle with AP classes. So, i guess I'm saying that the answer is a very firm and definite maybe.
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Well, its better to get an "A" in a regular class than a "C" in an honors class.\n\nWhen colleges look at your resume, they skim a bit. First, they see if your application looks good (A's) , THEN they look at the classes.\n\nA lot of colleges do not look at your FRESHMAN year as much as the rest.\n\nIf its only one class, then thats fine, as long as you take at least 1-2 AP's Junior year and 1-3 AP's Senior year.\n\nIts good that you worry about your grades! Good luck :]
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I used to be. I graduated many years ago. Truthfully, if it hadn't been for the Honors College, my education would have been lacking. We had special lectures and challenging courses in economics, the arts and sciences and many other fields that simply weren't available to the rest of the campus (which I think, in retrospect, was a crime because everybody could have learned from them). I'm not sorry I did it, and would recommend it to anybody. You may end up not liking it and eventually make the choice to leave the program, but at least give it a try.
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It's mainly for juniors, but you go ahead. It's great you like challenging academics. I took AP Chem in my Frosh year.
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I concur. Also with the ACT, but I'm starting to believe more in it now since I got a very high score, higher than what my grades would put me as, showing I am unmotivated :D I got suckered into an AP exam and I guess it's okay if you want to pay 80$ and die slowly yet surely when the questions keep coming and coming... I liked the SAT, though, because it was based more on grammar and literature, though I don't know a use for it.