NO! NO NO NO NO NO! Sure, I can bang out an essay in a super-decent amount of time (thanks Sawyer, Maitoza, Pontes), but that is IT. In no way was I prepared for the science I'd have to endure in college. My lack of lab experience is shameful, and my background in chemistry is nearly nonexistant. My passing grade in college math is due only to the wonderful Mr. Mitchell. Otherwise, I'd probably be drowning in that too. I highly advise ANYBODY planning on taking ANY college science to:
(a) find instruction elsewhere- do a summer program or reading on your own
(b) hey, remember how Mr. G said all science was based on physics and you laughed in his face? Yeah, turns out he's right. Take physics and try to actually understand what's going on- TRUST me on this one. I see kids coasting through gen chem, and it's because they have strong lab, chemistry, and physics backgrounds. You'll learn in college that all science is, in the end, physics. Biology is physics. In gen chem, we talked about what I would consider "chemistry" for about a week, and it's been all physics since then. You should see the equations we're working with. I'd type them here, but there are too many symbols that aren't on a standard keyboard. It's absolutely insane.
Is anybody else here taking any science that can give another perspective? I feel like there were hardly any sciency kids at MHS to begin with.
Mansfield is such a English/History-centric school that the science and math programs are sorely lacking. Sure, writing papers is easy for me, but that's not really helping me in my chemistry and calculus classes. I doubt writing papers will help in the biology, organic chemistry, and physics classes that I'll be taking in the future. Fortunately, college is designed so that any level student can find a class that will start from the very beginning, but life (and your gpa) is so much better when the stuff sounds a little familiar.
(a) find instruction elsewhere- do a summer program or reading on your own
(b) hey, remember how Mr. G said all science was based on physics and you laughed in his face? Yeah, turns out he's right. Take physics and try to actually understand what's going on- TRUST me on this one. I see kids coasting through gen chem, and it's because they have strong lab, chemistry, and physics backgrounds. You'll learn in college that all science is, in the end, physics. Biology is physics. In gen chem, we talked about what I would consider "chemistry" for about a week, and it's been all physics since then. You should see the equations we're working with. I'd type them here, but there are too many symbols that aren't on a standard keyboard. It's absolutely insane.
Is anybody else here taking any science that can give another perspective? I feel like there were hardly any sciency kids at MHS to begin with.
Mansfield is such a English/History-centric school that the science and math programs are sorely lacking. Sure, writing papers is easy for me, but that's not really helping me in my chemistry and calculus classes. I doubt writing papers will help in the biology, organic chemistry, and physics classes that I'll be taking in the future. Fortunately, college is designed so that any level student can find a class that will start from the very beginning, but life (and your gpa) is so much better when the stuff sounds a little familiar.
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