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MournSanity

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OMG this is so great. We were scheduling for next year's classes today and I ended up with a group of classes beyond my wildest dreams:

Journalism
Yearbook Staff
Filmmaking
AP Computer Science
AP Literature
AP Government

Sounds boring to you? To me this is like Christ coming down and being my homeboy for a week!

Journalism - My school newspaper is the biggest piece of crap I have ever read in my life. The people writing for it (if you can call it writing) don't know what the hell they are talking about and half the time what they write is incomprehensible and boring. I joined just for the sole reason that I felt sorry, and I am a decent writer.

Yearbook Staff - All throughout highschool, I have never done anything with student leadership. This is my chance to be part of something special, something that thousands will read, and cherish for years to come. Writing is my forte, and I plan to r0xorZ their b0XorZ.

Filmmaking - I have determined my destiny, and that is to become a film maker. I love movies, but I love making them even more. I am just taking this class for the sole reason of saying I have had experience int he field for college application. This should be fun as hell.

AP Computer Science - I am looking forward to this immensely. I have right now three Java books sitting on my desk, collecting dust. I just don't have the time and inspiration to read them and learn to program. But this class will change all of that. I will be forced to learn how to program, a goal that I should have accomplished a couple of years ago.

AP Literature - As I said before, writing is my forte. I love to write and develop my grasp on the English language. Every day I learn something new about English, and every day I get better and better at it. AP Literature will test my resolve and turn me into a genuine skilled writer.

AP Government - U.S. History is my second favorite subject, and now I will finally learn all of the minuscule details and aspects about our government. This should be a challenge, but a worthy one.


If you have read this far, I salute you. I don't know why anybody would have the sanity and attention span to read about my schedule for next year. Think about that for a second. YOU SPENT FIVE MINUTES READING ABOUT MY FRIGGIN CLASS SCHEDULE. Haha, loser *makes L on forehead*
 
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Anubis

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journalism and filmmakeing sound like fun

i took AP C++ and well it sucked , AP govt is really easy, i didnt take AP lit cause i hate lit
 
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BigJ

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If you're even semi-intelligent, AP CS and AP Gov are not hard classes at all. Although with AP CS there is a decent amount of material you need to know, and if you've never programmed before it is going to be a task.
 
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BigJ

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Originally posted by: Pex
c++ > java...









java is dying.
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How so? I'm pretty sure it's a leading technology now in mobile devices such as cellphones and is popular in the business world.
 
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MournSanity

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Originally posted by: BigJ
If you're even semi-intelligent, AP CS and AP Gov are not hard classes at all. Although with AP CS there is a decent amount of material you need to know, and if you've never programmed before it is going to be a task.
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I'm getting a head start by reading one of the books this summer :D
 
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Hubris

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I think "great" writers know that the word is incomprehensible, not "incomprehendable".
 
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BigJ

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Originally posted by: hypersonic5
Originally posted by: BigJ
If you're even semi-intelligent, AP CS and AP Gov are not hard classes at all. Although with AP CS there is a decent amount of material you need to know, and if you've never programmed before it is going to be a task.
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I'm getting a head start by reading one of the books this summer :D
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In that case, take my advice on this:

Don't even bother with anything GUI. You do not nead to know about it. These are the areas you should concentrate on:

Stacks
Queues
Trees
Sets
Maps
Algorithms (How they work and their efficiencies, best, average, and worst case scenaro)
The MBS Case Study
Abstract Classes, Interfaces, Inheritance
Iterators
LinkedLists and ArrayLists (and how long it takes for their methods to run)
Hashing
Recursion (This is very important to understand)

Brush up on those over the summer and AP CS will be an absolute breeze.
 
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PowerMacG5

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Originally posted by: Pex
c++ > java...









java is dying.
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I agree that C++ > Java, but I can't say Java is dying.

Also, AP Computer Science is the easiest class I ever took in High School. I took the AP Computer Science AB class in C++ (the harder one versus level A). Finished both parts of the test in a grand total of 40 minutes (like 20 minutes per part) and had over two hours to twiddle my thumbs.

My Senior year of High School has been great. This is my schedule:
AP Calculus BC
AP Biology
AP Physics C
AP English Literature
and Normal Government and Economics.

Out of those classes, my favorite are Calc and Physics. I am looking forward to going to college next year, and I wish you luck with your senior year of high school.
 
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Templeton

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Originally posted by: Pex
c++ > java...









java is dying.
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No, java is flourishing right now, just maybe not in areas you see.
Regardless, java is a great language to learn on, there aren't many languages that expose you to as many OO concepts while still being somewhat practical.
 
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Orsorum

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My schedule for the next year? (assuming I get into the business school...)

Summer 2004 (17)
Acctg 301 (3) Intermediate Accounting I
B CMU 302 (4) Basic Written Communications for Accounting Majors (yawn)
I Bus 300 (5) International Environment of Business
I S 300 (5) Introduction to Information Systems

Autumn 2004 (18)
Acctg 302 (3) Intermediate Accounting II
Acctg 311 (3) Cost Accounting
Acctg 320 (3) Introduction to Accounting Information Systems
Mgmt 320 (4) Business, Government, and Society
Econ 483 (5) Applied Econometric Modeling

Winter 2005 (14)
Mktg 301 (4) Marketing Concepts
Mgmt 430 (4) Business Policy
Acctg 303 (3) Intermediate Accounting III
Acctg 411 (3) Auditing Standards and Principles

Spring 2005 (13)
Acctg 421 (3) Tax Effects of Business Decisions
Acctg 440 (3) Accounting and Financial Management Decisions
Acctg 450 (3) Business Taxation
Opmgt 301 (4) Principles of Operations Management

If not then I spend a year reading a whole lot of Greek and Roman literature. And working at a finance firm.
 
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notfred

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Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: hypersonic5
Originally posted by: BigJ
If you're even semi-intelligent, AP CS and AP Gov are not hard classes at all. Although with AP CS there is a decent amount of material you need to know, and if you've never programmed before it is going to be a task.
Click to expand...

I'm getting a head start by reading one of the books this summer :D
Click to expand...


In that case, take my advice on this:

Don't even bother with anything GUI. You do not nead to know about it. These are the areas you should concentrate on:

Stacks
Queues
Trees
Sets
Maps
Algorithms (How they work and their efficiencies, best, average, and worst case scenaro)
The MBS Case Study
Abstract Classes, Interfaces, Inheritance
Iterators
LinkedLists and ArrayLists (and how long it takes for their methods to run)
Hashing
Recursion (This is very important to understand)

Brush up on those over the summer and AP CS will be an absolute breeze.
Click to expand...

Any particular reason you didn't say "Take a college data structures class"?

My advice is DON'T focus on data structures and algorithms analysis, not because they're not important, but because you can take classes on the subjects (and will have to if you go into CS) in college. Start with the basics.
 
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BigJ

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Originally posted by: notfred
Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: hypersonic5
Originally posted by: BigJ
If you're even semi-intelligent, AP CS and AP Gov are not hard classes at all. Although with AP CS there is a decent amount of material you need to know, and if you've never programmed before it is going to be a task.
Click to expand...

I'm getting a head start by reading one of the books this summer :D
Click to expand...


In that case, take my advice on this:

Don't even bother with anything GUI. You do not nead to know about it. These are the areas you should concentrate on:

Stacks
Queues
Trees
Sets
Maps
Algorithms (How they work and their efficiencies, best, average, and worst case scenaro)
The MBS Case Study
Abstract Classes, Interfaces, Inheritance
Iterators
LinkedLists and ArrayLists (and how long it takes for their methods to run)
Hashing
Recursion (This is very important to understand)

Brush up on those over the summer and AP CS will be an absolute breeze.
Click to expand...

Any particular reason you didn't say "Take a college data structures class"?

My advice is DON'T focus on data structures and algorithms analysis, not because they're not important, but because you can take classes on the subjects (and will have to if you go into CS) in college. Start with the basics.
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Those are the exact topics that are covered on the AP CS Java AB exam. I'd expect him to have a working knowledge of the basics before doing that, but he did choose to enroll into the class.
 
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silverpig

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Fundamentals of Astrophysics
Cosmology
Astronomical and Astrophysical Measurements
Astronomical Laboratory
Quantum Mechanics
Electromagnetic Theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics
Statistical Physics
General Relativity

Gotta pick some arts electives too... :(
 
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LS20

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4 geology courses
1 upper div advanced german grammar

my sched owns.. no more BS filler/gen classes
 
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FacelessNobody

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Originally posted by: hypersonic5
AP Literature - As I said before, writing is my forte. I love to write and develop my grasp on the English language. Every day I learn something new about English, and every day I get better and better at it. AP Literature will test my resolve and turn me into a genuine skilled writer.
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No, it won't, unless that's what you decide to make it. I'm one of the few people on these forums with a background in English (mostly Rhetoric) and I'm a writing tutor at the U of MN. One thing we do a lot of work with is applying writing to pedagogy across several disciplines. No matter how well designed a course is, it won't make you a better writer without a conscious, continued effort from you. And if you really wanna get good, just doing the specified assignments as they're meant to be done won't be enough. Make the assignments yours. Though to really do that, you need to be capable of accepting low grades. Judging by the classes you're taking, I doubt you're used to discarding the 'system'. Are you really gonna learn what you need by doing what you're supposed to do? I hope I've irritated you into proving me wrong :).
 
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MournSanity

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Originally posted by: FacelessNobody
Originally posted by: hypersonic5
AP Literature - As I said before, writing is my forte. I love to write and develop my grasp on the English language. Every day I learn something new about English, and every day I get better and better at it. AP Literature will test my resolve and turn me into a genuine skilled writer.
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No, it won't, unless that's what you decide to make it. I'm one of the few people on these forums with a background in English (mostly Rhetoric) and I'm a writing tutor at the U of MN. One thing we do a lot of work with is applying writing to pedagogy across several disciplines. No matter how well designed a course is, it won't make you a better writer without a conscious, continued effort from you. And if you really wanna get good, just doing the specified assignments as they're meant to be done won't be enough. Make the assignments yours. Though to really do that, you need to be capable of accepting low grades. Judging by the classes you're taking, I doubt you're used to discarding the 'system'. Are you really gonna learn what you need by doing what you're supposed to do? I hope I've irritated you into proving me wrong :).
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I understand what you are saying. Maybe I worded it wrong. When I get to that class, I shall put forth a tremendous effort to go above and beyond what the course requires. I'm aiming at a 5 on the AP exam. Any less and I have failed as a disciple of English ;)
 
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