High School classes?

There is always Ecology, which is a blow off easy A.
And biology II, or integrated science, which is all of them in one.
 
i used to teach high school science, and although physics can be tough, its easy to relate almost any lesson in first-semester physics to flying. if you take physics, try not to get discouraged with the formulas and math involved, try to find a way to relate it to flying, and you"ll love it
 
I took both Physics and Chemistry when I was in High School. I love Physics just because thats the way I am. Chemistry sucked, just not my cup of tea. Does it matter what you take?.. No. Does it matter you graduate?.. Yes of course!! Like everyone said, take something that can relate to flying. It's hard in high school because nothing is specialized towards a specific career field. If you know what you want to take in college, then take classes that will help you for college.

Personally, I only focused on 3 reasons for taking classes in high school;

Will I like it?
Will it get me a scholarship?
Will it help me for college?
 
After my freshman year, we went to "block" scheduling, so classes that used to take a year now only took a semester (but you'd be in each class 1.5 hours everyday instead of 45-50 min). I'm not sure how many schools are doing it that way now, but it opened up more opportunities to take advanced classes and stuff normally not taken in HS. I took both Chemistry and Physics, and then AP Chemistry II and AP Physics II, although I didn't take the AP tests as seriously as I should have. The "recommended" sequence at my school used to be Biology, Physical Science, Chemistry I, then Physics I, so that's the order I did it in. Chemistry kinda sucked, just a bunch of memorizing polyatomic ions (stuff I definitely don't remember today). Physics was fun though. Take 'em both if you're trying to look good on college applications. And like others have said, once you get into the college of your choice, nobody gives a rats rear what you did in HS.
 
Yeah, I was thinking about taking both of them.
I have no room really, though. If I did I would have like no electives. lol
Unless I took Chem I my senior year. :/

But thanks guys, I'm going to take Physics I. :rolleyes:
 
Human anatomy would certainly be a good class to take for understanding the physiological factors related to flight - hypoxia, spatial kinesis, etc. etc. Plus it's just good to know the body.
 
Take AP Classes!!! They will save you so much hassle and money at college you would not believe it. Are any of those offered AP?

From those you listed...integrated science sounds pretty bogus. Are there a lot of athletes and cheerleaders in that class?

What are your long term goals?

Hey everyone! I'm sorry ahead of time if this is posted in the wrong section. :banghead:

Well... it's that time of year again, time to pick classes for next year! I'll be a junior, and I'm having some trouble with which ones to take! For starters, what science? I have taken Physical Science, freshman year, and Biology I this year, my sophomore. The choices for next year are:
Biology II,
Integrated Science (Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Earth Science all in one),
Chemistry I,
Physics I,
Environmental Ecology,
Human Anatomy.

I want to take Chemistry or Physics, but I don't know which one! I could take both of them i suppose. :rolleyes:
 
The dirty truth is that you're going to have to do it all over again if you go to college. So I'd try to take either AP classes (so you don't have to do it over again) or easy classes so you can apply for scholarships. I went to career center for two years while I was in highschool at KCC (martin luther KING CAREER CENTER) which gave me 15 college credits and let me sleep in, and then in the afternoons I did AP english, econ, etc. My KCC classes were Aviation Maintenance Tech, and were incredibly cool, wrenched on airplanes at the university, learned to weld, and did aircraft dope and fabric. Way fun. Now in college all of the classes like physics calc etc. are required for my degree, and the information, while not new to me, does make me feel like I'm learning something rather than just fulfilling the requirement for graduation.

-Pat
 
No, unfortunately there are no AP classes. We have "Honors" though, and i'm in every one possible.

I would like to go to Northwestern, DePaul, Purdue, or Univ of Hawaii and get a degree in something. Probably Computer Science or something like Computer Graphics and Motion Technology that is at DePaul, and possible a theatre/acting degree with a minor in Political Science. I will get my flight training on the side...
If I go to U of Hawaii, I want to do something like Marine Biology possibly.
 
I am not sure theatre would be a good backup degree. Considering the job market is just a saturated as aviation it would essentially not be a backup. Although I am just a bit older than you, I would go for a technical degree (Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, etc...) They seem to be good solid backup degrees.
 
I am not sure theatre would be a good backup degree. Considering the job market is just a saturated as aviation it would essentially not be a backup. Although I am just a bit older than you, I would go for a technical degree (Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, etc...) They seem to be good solid backup degrees.
Yeah, i know it wouldn't be.
I will probably end up with CS.
 
Well I am in my senior year taking physics as we speak and to tell you the truth, I am kinda bored by it and I also already see myself having trouble with the math portion being that I am horrible at math! Like everyone else is saying, just take what is easy/comfortable for you now because if you plan on going to college your/we're going to do most of it all over again anyway...:banghead:
 
I disagree with the "you'll just have to do it all again so why waste time" opinions. Don't take such a heavy courseload that you can't do extracurriculars or keep a decent GPA, but I was glad to enter college equipped with some sort of base knowledge. If you teach yourself to be a goof off now, you'll probably want to continue on the goof off path through college. Get into a habit of challenging yourself.

No, unfortunately there are no AP classes. We have "Honors" though, and i'm in every one possible.

I would like to go to Northwestern, DePaul, Purdue, or Univ of Hawaii and get a degree in something. Probably Computer Science or something like Computer Graphics and Motion Technology that is at DePaul, and possible a theatre/acting degree with a minor in Political Science. I will get my flight training on the side...
If I go to U of Hawaii, I want to do something like Marine Biology possibly.

You may be able to take AP tests anyway. Even if you can't do this, you will probably have some sort of "placement" exams at school. If you stick with the honors courses, you'll have a much better chance of getting credits when you show up.

It sounds like you, like 99.9% of high school kids, are not sure what you want to do. Take tough courses in different areas. See what works and go with it.
 
Actually I know exactly what I want to do.

Computer Science/Graphic Design at DePaul, Northwestern, Wash U in St Louis, or Univ. of Hawaii, where I would possibly do Marine Biology.
 
If you can, take some dual credit courses at your local community college.

That's what I did, so much easier than AP classes!
 
Take what you enjoy in High School. Take what you enjoy in College, and take a job that you enjoy after wards.
In college, I took some classes that I thought I would absolutely hate, ended up loving them. Astronomy, Chinese Culture, Anthropology, Middle Eastern Culture(ended up hating it at the end as it started to focus on Islam)...
I ended up minoring in Photography, and my final two semesters consisted of taking pictures of girls and hanging out with friends at photo shoots. I was truly sad to have graduated...
I went to college initially for a Computer Science degree. I don't like Math so I took up History, that is my only reason. In the end, you will make money based on what you already knew, or can learn on your own. College and school is just for a piece of paper, as most classes don't actually teach you how to make money. The single best class I ever took in High school taught me how to use a spread sheet and write a check.
 
No, unfortunately there are no AP classes. We have "Honors" though, and i'm in every one possible.

If you have the grades you might be bale to get yourself into a college program that will net you some college credits while in high school. I know someone that did this and graduated college at the age of 19.
 
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