Summary: Accelerated Intro To Calc

I think it is safe to say math has always been a passion of mine. I remember learning to count to 1000 in first grade. When I was finally able to do it without any help, it was like swimming for the first time, eating the ripe tomatoes I grew myself, or putting together a new song on the guitar. The feeling of accomplishment cannot be recreated. As we get older, this feeling becomes more difficult to achieve. This only increases my motivation and determination to learn something new. AP calculus has been a roller coaster of learning. Despite the struggle and rigor, I learned valuable skills that will help me in my future aspirations. Taking the AP Calculus exam gave me a rush of accomplishment. I have built a knowledge base because I am constantly

Through my high school years, I have taken many challenging academic courses, extracurriculars, and community service. By taking AP classes through high school, I have become more prepared for challenging courses in high school and have become more responsible and independent for challenging work, from these Ap classes, I have become more prepared for Honors College. since sophomore year, I have taken the highest level course available. By being in a regular level course I did not feel as if I was being challenged enough and desired more. The high-level courses challenged me and pushed me further as the more challenging it gets the more prepared I would be for the future. As a highly motivated student, I like to be around other students who

Coming into your Pre-Calculus class, I was under the impression that I had all the skills necessary to succeed. Having taken (regular) pre-calculus my junior year of high school and College Algebra the first semester of my senior year, I had studied the various functions, graphing concepts, and polynomials/factoring. I also studied an ample amount of angle properties, the trigonometry functions (and applications associated with them), and trigonometric graphs. Even with this background in algebra and trigonometry, dual credit pre-calculus has proved a formidable foe as I did not anticipate learning so many new concepts, such as conditional trigonometric functions or verifying identities. Most other concepts, like inverse trig functions and the various identities, had slipped my mind since my experience in regular pre-cal from the previous school year (this was probably due to the fact that I did not

When it comes time for high school students to enroll in classes, many of them decide against taking an Advanced Placement class as a result of false assumptions. Why do false assumptions about AP courses exist when the concept was to help students further their education? While it is true that many students take advantage of these courses, the idea of taking an AP course originated as a beneficial route for students. Arguments that were previously stated in articles can easily be rebutted by analyzing the benefits of taking an Advanced Placement course. High school students may benefit by taking AP courses by developing college-level skills, saving money and time, and impressing college admission officers.

I was put into advanced math classes at an early age. In the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade I was put into advanced math classes. I was also placed into honors classes in seventh and eighth grade. Math is a very important subject to me, and I believe that these classes have prepared me for Bergen Academies.

At this point in my college career, I have reached the limit as to what the Miami-Dade Honors College can offer me. So far I have pursued an Associate in Arts degree in Biology and am looking forward to the next step in my education. My experiences here have allowed me to grow heavily both as a student and an individual, but I am limited in the amount of resources currently available to me. For example, I do not have the variety of courses and study abroad opportunities that four-year college students have. Hence, I have taken all the science and math courses towards my associates degree at Miami-Dade College, but I am left to explore other options to continue to advance my preparation for a career in the science field. This is because I have

This school year, I decided to join AP Calculus AB. It was tough for me to decide if I should join or not, especially since I'm going to be taking an AP course. I knew it will be more challenging than basic calculus, and instead of taking math for one semester only, I'll have AP Calc for the whole school year. After days of contemplating, I

I would enjoy taking pre-AP Algebra II because I want to be ready for college courses. I love challenging myself, especially in math because that is my favorite subject. I will be willing to put as much time doing things for this class, like studying and doing homework. This year, because of geometry, I have figured out how hard classes can be, but also how much help all of the homework and study flashcards have given me. Also, I can easily complete assignments on my own because I have plenty of time to work on them and I enjoy working by myself. Taking pre-AP Algebra II would help significantly in the future.

The story behind as to why I took the Pre-AP English class isn’t a very interesting one. From SLMS to CJH I never signed up for the Honors English classes, that decision for me was just one of those things you consider but never actually intend to do. I believe the reason why my 9th grade English teacher recommended me for Pre-AP was because I always performed at the top of the class. After I was approached with the offer I knew I could’ve made one of two choices; either stay in a regular leveled class or challenge my skills and proficiency in Pre-AP. Honestly, if I had taken the regular course I probably would have passed with an A and minor struggles. Profoundly deep down inside I knew the right thing for me to do was take Pre-AP to test

Throughout my high school career I have taken several rigorous classes in order to test my academic ability. However, my school has not given me the opportunity to take a particular type of course commonly found at other other high schools around the country: Advanced Placement. Rochester High School does offer thirty-eight honors classes, but these lack the prestige of AP courses. The difficulty and curriculum of an honors course varies by school and by state, so universities cannot fully understand a student’s course load when this type of class appears on his or her transcript, especially when the applicant is from out-of-state.

The second semester of this course made me question my passion for math. I understood concepts and the curriculum but I would never do well in the practice AP Tests my teacher gave us weekly. The tests would be curved tremendously and the grades I received were a lie. 9/45 does not equal a 70%. I felt true resentment.

Furthermore, I realized that this semester was going to be particularly challenging because of the Pre-calculus and Calculus hybrid course I had enrolled in; math has not always been my best subject and taking a fast-tracked math course was sure to be disastrous. Nevertheless, I was determined to make A’s in all my classes. After the first week of classes, I could already feel myself becoming overwhelmed with the amount of work I had to do in such a short amount of time. Not to mention, how disappointed I felt in myself when I received my first quiz grade for my pre-calculus class, I had bombed the quiz terribly by making a 65.

As a senior at Dixie Heights High School, I have had experiences both in school and in the community which have shaped me as a person and prepared me for the Honors Program at Cincinnati State. During my senior year, I have taken dual credit classes at Northern Kentucky University. I currently have a 4.0 GPA at NKU and have earned 12 credit hours in the fall semester. I will be taking 16 credit hours of classes at NKU in the spring semester. The training I have received from Northern Kentucky University would be beneficial to me in the Honors Program since I have already experienced a college environment and have proven that I am prepared to handle the workload that comes with expanding my education.

I know that taking honors next year is going to require more work and effort than taking an A level class, but I am more than willing to do it. I know that I can put in the effort both outside of school and in school to achieve success, because I understand the importance of hard work and care about doing well in school. As I have demonstrated this year, I always try to do my best and almost always complete assignments on time. So although taking honors will require a time commitment, I am willing to put in the extra

However, plain Algebra I may not have even gotten a basis for a number of these topics that are learned in Honors Algebra II. So even if the you are hardworking and maintains a B, it would be better to go into Honors Algebra I for reviewing previous topics and getting a basis for other important topics explored further in Honors Algebra II. Whether you go into one course or the other, you'll still be in the same place as all the other honors math students by junior year, just their timing and process on classes and topics will be slightly different, as Geometry and Trigonometry are separate years for Honors Algebra I and the same year for Honors Algebra