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AP means advanced placement. It basically meas honors but in a fancy way...

No, APs are actually a level above honors. In fact, they're college level courses, and passing an AP course means that you won't have to take that course in college, whereas if you pass that course at an honors level, you still need to take it in college.

[Domino]

Whyy Livvy?! Why would you ever take four APs? I would probably end up shooting myself in the face. That, or have a major/never ending panic attack. Ugh. I've decided that next year, I'm probably gonna take AP Bio, AP US history, and Honors Spanish 4. And Honors English. Now that I type it all out, it seems like -a lot-.

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I'm actually going for AP Bio, AP German, AP Gov, and AP Calc senior year. That's four APs too :P

 

Really depends on how well I do next year in APs though. I may or may not take AP Gov.

 

But yeah, honors classes are too easy for me. I'm actually kinda looking forward to the challenge :nerd:

[Domino]

Haha. Wow. That really sounds like a lot of work. Are you taking any normal classes? And is this senior year? I thought senior year was the take-it-easy year... o_O

[Captain Awesome Pants]

Oow okay. And are APs required or do you take it just to look smart? :P

 

Umm well in high school here, you have 4 'difficulties'; vmbo, havo, vwo and gymnasium. I did 'havo', and after 3 years you get to choose what classes you want, but there are 4 different 'packs'; Health and science (with chemistry, physics and biology and I think maths), nature and science (chemistry, physics, maths), economy and society (economy, maths, stuff like that) and culture and society (economy, french/german, music/art/anything).

 

Okay those were pretty litterate translations.. but something like that. And I chose the last one, thinking I didn't want to specialize in health later on.

 

But, now I'm doing nutrition and dietetics so that's pretty much just chemistry and biology.

 

 

Is your Gymnasium the same as Germany's? It probably is, if not very similar.

 

@Will: Are your AP courses a semester or a year? AP Gov isn't too bad, and I'm taking it in a semester right now. Our school doesn't offer AP German or AP Calc though. At least, I don't think. We have Precalc AB and Precalc BC, and then Calc. I think. Well, there's the honors and academic versions as well, but no AP to my knowledge.

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Haha. Wow. That really sounds like a lot of work. Are you taking any normal classes? And is this senior year? I thought senior year was the take-it-easy year... o_O

Well it kinda is, because usually you're accepted into a college by then. Just that if I can take AP courses now, I won't have to take the in college. Save some money in those cases.

 

Is your Gymnasium the same as Germany's? It probably is, if not very similar.

 

@Will: Are your AP courses a semester or a year? AP Gov isn't too bad, and I'm taking it in a semester right now. Our school doesn't offer AP German or AP Calc though. At least, I don't think. We have Precalc AB and Precalc BC, and then Calc. I think. Well, there's the honors and academic versions as well, but no AP to my knowledge.

Yeah we have those for Calc too, but I'm pretty sure it's AB (or BC, I dunno...) that counts as a college credit, and I was using AP as a term for any class that counts as a college credit.

 

We don't do block scheduling, so those classes would be year long. AP Gov would be year long too. I think it'd be interesting, because we'd be talking about world governments, and it's cool to see how other countries function.

[Domino]

Ohhhh. I got it. I always forget that taking an AP class actually has some other meaning than just looking good on your College Application.

 

We have Calc AB and BC here, instead of Precalc AB and BC. I'm pretty sure both Calc classes are AP. Ugh. Math.

[Captain Awesome Pants]

Well it kinda is, because usually you're accepted into a college by then. Just that if I can take AP courses now, I won't have to take the in college. Save some money in those cases.

 

 

Yeah we have those for Calc too, but I'm pretty sure it's AB (or BC, I dunno...) that counts as a college credit, and I was using AP as a term for any class that counts as a college credit.

 

We don't do block scheduling, so those classes would be year long. AP Gov would be year long too. I think it'd be interesting, because we'd be talking about world governments, and it's cool to see how other countries function.

 

Oh, our AP Gov class is American Gov. Forgot to say that. :P Yeah, we don't have a world government class, I don't believe.

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Well I'm pretty sure it's World Government. If not, then I'll just take AP US History, or AP World History. Whichever one Mr. Reynolds teaches (because Mr. Reynolds is the best teacher ever :P)

[Captain Awesome Pants]

I know we have APUSH for sure.

 

We also have APES. We have all these great acronyms for classes. xD (AP Environ. Sciences)

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xD Those are great.

 

We had a chance to come up with another name for our civics class other than Civics and Economics, and my idea was Our Magnificent Federal Government. Think about it :P

[CAV of Gang Green]

I got Windows 7. It's just as good as everyone says it is.

 

Oh, and we're at 2012-THE END OF THE WORLD!(?)

[Captain Awesome Pants]

xD Those are great.

 

We had a chance to come up with another name for our civics class other than Civics and Economics, and my idea was Our Magnificent Federal Government. Think about it :P

 

It's so funny because my Gov teacher never fails to remind us that our government is 'f-ed' up (he says the 'f' stands for federalism xD) but then he iterates that really, our government is quite amazing, as it was essentially built on trust and reliance.

[livvy]

Our government is quite amazing. In the form of anything but lectures. x_x My AP US Gov class is an Early Bird (meaning it's an hour before school really starts, so 7:30), and all we ever get are lectures. When no one's awake. It doesn't work out too well.

 

Our APUSH teacher is wonderawful!

 

Wonderawful (adj.) - One of those things to which it is impossible to take a neutral liking; loved by some and hated by others.

Granger's Dictionary

[Captain Awesome Pants]

I ought to get myself a copy of this dictionary.

[livvy]

It's a very rare book. If I find another copy, I'll certainly send it to you. :yes:

[Captain Awesome Pants]

Well thank you. :D I'm honoured to be on your Granger's Dictionary waiting list. Very prestigious, I hear.

[livvy]

Very prestigious. :business: And because of your commendation in

, I can bump you up to the top of the list. ;)

[Nyssa]

Very prestigious. :business: And because of your commendation in

, I can bump you up to the top of the list. ;)

 

Hahahah your room (well, Laura's room) is just as messy as mine :D people always complain when they see my room, don't you have that too? :P

 

Have you ever watched the O.C.? You kinda remind me of the 'Anna' character, only less makeup. (sorry if this is an insult ;p).

 

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[Captain Awesome Pants]

Haha, mine is usually worse. :P And only my mom, because nobody else ever really sees my room. My mom dislikes people coming over.

 

No I have not. Describe this 'Anna' character to me.

 

Oh, and P.S. I usually have much more eye makeup on. That was just the middle of the night, so what's the point of having it all on?

[-Ryan]

Same here, the only people ever at my house are my friends when they come into the living room so I can show them something on my laptop. xD

 

 

[Tyler.]

I never have anyone at my house. I'm a hermit :P

[Theresa2]

lol Iam the same why Iam aways home by my self or with my kids so O dont get go out any wahre

[CAV of Gang Green]

I have only my best friend at my house, we just play video games all day.

[Nyssa]

Haha, mine is usually worse. :P And only my mom, because nobody else ever really sees my room. My mom dislikes people coming over.

 

No I have not. Describe this 'Anna' character to me.

 

Oh, and P.S. I usually have much more eye makeup on. That was just the middle of the night, so what's the point of having it all on?

 

Hahah oh, yeah well me neither but my boyfriend and my mom always complain about the mess in my room. Leave me alone, it's MY room ;p I just come there to sleep and change my clothes hahah.

 

Hrm well maybe not so much in how you act than how you look *googles picture*

 

 

Hrm well maybe not a lot.. but you reminded me of her. (though that might not be the prettiest picture. Well in any case I don't mean it as a bad thing hahah).