2009-04-01, 11:23 PM
HooKarez Wrote:Same. Although if you did good enough in the fail 8th grade science class, you were able to skip the 9th grade "rock class" (earth science or something) and move onto Honors Biology. Thankfully I took that route.
Ha. My 9th grade Honors Bio had to teach plate tectonics and geology for 2 weeks to meet the retarded requirements for our state's standardized testing.
Also, for all of you taking every humanly possible AP possible, my sister has a half true conspiracy theory. You always hear "take as many APs as possible" even though there are plenty of ways, some better than APs, to look good for colleges and other programs. The truth is, you're best off taking only those related to the area of majors you think you're interested in, plus whatever you know will be good for any general college requirements. Why? Many colleges (like the one I'm at) have a higher tuition rate when you're an upperclassman. Meaning those bulk credits that serve no purpose for your major just get you to the point where you pay higher tuition much sooner.
i.e. There's no reason I should have taken AP Gov't as an Engineering major. That's 3 credits I make absolute zero use out as a general graduation requirement, or a college of engineering requirement. APUSH also resulted in 4 extraneous credits for me (Out of 8 it earned me), but that's a different story.
It is a conspiracy theory, but don't kill yourself about taking APs.

