ALREADY.
Oh dear god. Is it really gonna start ALREADY?
Okay, so today was the first day of school.
I'm a senior. Whoop de fucking doo.
Might be fun if I wasn't an IB student.
IB is hell on Earth.
Ever heard of AP? This is WORSE. Harder. More homework. More projects. More crazy teachers.
Trust me. I've taken AP. This is WORSE.
Anyway. So IB makes my life a living hell, kills my muse, and essentially burns out my general soul.
First day of school was fine... For the first three periods.
Then comes Math, the bane of my existence.
Now let's face it, I'm a math person. I like math. I'm decent at it. I want to become a Mechanical Engineer which is ALL math.
But one tiny fuck up on my part has RUINED my math since Middle School.
I signed up for Algebra 1 instead of Pre-Algebra and in that class, our teacher gave us a test to see if we were right to be there.
My teacher told me that it might be a good idea to move back to Pre-Algebra. So thinking "What's the harm?" I did just that.
FUCKED ME UP.
Set me back an ENTIRE year in math and I would have been FINE in Algebra 1!
So, in high school, I needed to take a course called Pacesetter to catch up.
It's a class that shoves Algebra II and Pre-Calc into one year. Not a bad class, but it left out SO much I needed to know.
So that had haunted me in my classes because now I'm completely LOST.
Now that you know the background, let me explain my current problem.
So, in IB we have to take three Higher Level (HL, two year courses) and three Standard Level (SL, one year).
Because I was so messed up in Math, my teacher suggested I not take the HL course because if I failed the end of the year test, then I would lose my IB diploma (I would still get my high school diploma though).
So, we worked out a way to buffer and better my chances.
I took the SL test, but still went on to take the second part of the course, the HL and I intended to take the HL test this year.
Got my results from my SL test. I got a 4, which is a passing grade.
Then, after jumping into my HL Math class today (BC Calc or Calc II), I realized just how over my head it all was.
I didn't understand a WORD of what she said and then I remembered how hard this course was gonna be and I started to panic.
Halfway through the class I realized I could just drop the class, no problem. I don't NEED to take it because I passed.
It would be easier if I just dropped it right?
I wouldn't even have to take AP Calc BC, which would be the easier choice.
Unfortunately, it's the same teacher, but her teaching style is so wonked up I can't learn anything from her.
So I planned on just not taking a math class, taking a break. I'd rather take that class in college and learn it right, you know?
So then I started to feel good, felt a touch of freedom...
Then I looked up the UCF college application for undergrad.
Fuck guys.
Course Units: Specific high school course units are required for admission as a first year student (an academic unit is a year-long course which is not remedial in nature):
4 units of English (at least three with substantial writing requirements)
3 units of mathematics (Algebra I and above)
3 units of natural science (at least two with laboratory)
3 units of social science
2 sequential units of the same foreign language
3 elective units, preferably from English, mathematics, natural science, social science, or foreign language areas
Okay. Good, good. Got all that down. Taking 4 years of everything at this point anyway.
Then I see this:
For students applying for Summer 2011 and beyond, 4 units of mathematics (Algebra I and above) and 2 elective units are required.
GODDAMMIT!
I've taken freaking Calc AB! I'm way ahead of everyone else, but I have to take ANOTHER math class now?!
Ugh....
Only the first day of school and I wanna scream and tear my hair out...
Guess I get to take AP Calc BC cause I am NOT dealing with that IB class. Fuck that.
No WAY.
*curls up in a ball and tries not to die from stress*
fml
Okay, so today was the first day of school.
I'm a senior. Whoop de fucking doo.
Might be fun if I wasn't an IB student.
IB is hell on Earth.
Ever heard of AP? This is WORSE. Harder. More homework. More projects. More crazy teachers.
Trust me. I've taken AP. This is WORSE.
Anyway. So IB makes my life a living hell, kills my muse, and essentially burns out my general soul.
First day of school was fine... For the first three periods.
Then comes Math, the bane of my existence.
Now let's face it, I'm a math person. I like math. I'm decent at it. I want to become a Mechanical Engineer which is ALL math.
But one tiny fuck up on my part has RUINED my math since Middle School.
I signed up for Algebra 1 instead of Pre-Algebra and in that class, our teacher gave us a test to see if we were right to be there.
My teacher told me that it might be a good idea to move back to Pre-Algebra. So thinking "What's the harm?" I did just that.
FUCKED ME UP.
Set me back an ENTIRE year in math and I would have been FINE in Algebra 1!
So, in high school, I needed to take a course called Pacesetter to catch up.
It's a class that shoves Algebra II and Pre-Calc into one year. Not a bad class, but it left out SO much I needed to know.
So that had haunted me in my classes because now I'm completely LOST.
Now that you know the background, let me explain my current problem.
So, in IB we have to take three Higher Level (HL, two year courses) and three Standard Level (SL, one year).
Because I was so messed up in Math, my teacher suggested I not take the HL course because if I failed the end of the year test, then I would lose my IB diploma (I would still get my high school diploma though).
So, we worked out a way to buffer and better my chances.
I took the SL test, but still went on to take the second part of the course, the HL and I intended to take the HL test this year.
Got my results from my SL test. I got a 4, which is a passing grade.
Then, after jumping into my HL Math class today (BC Calc or Calc II), I realized just how over my head it all was.
I didn't understand a WORD of what she said and then I remembered how hard this course was gonna be and I started to panic.
Halfway through the class I realized I could just drop the class, no problem. I don't NEED to take it because I passed.
It would be easier if I just dropped it right?
I wouldn't even have to take AP Calc BC, which would be the easier choice.
Unfortunately, it's the same teacher, but her teaching style is so wonked up I can't learn anything from her.
So I planned on just not taking a math class, taking a break. I'd rather take that class in college and learn it right, you know?
So then I started to feel good, felt a touch of freedom...
Then I looked up the UCF college application for undergrad.
Fuck guys.
Course Units: Specific high school course units are required for admission as a first year student (an academic unit is a year-long course which is not remedial in nature):
4 units of English (at least three with substantial writing requirements)
3 units of mathematics (Algebra I and above)
3 units of natural science (at least two with laboratory)
3 units of social science
2 sequential units of the same foreign language
3 elective units, preferably from English, mathematics, natural science, social science, or foreign language areas
Okay. Good, good. Got all that down. Taking 4 years of everything at this point anyway.
Then I see this:
For students applying for Summer 2011 and beyond, 4 units of mathematics (Algebra I and above) and 2 elective units are required.
GODDAMMIT!
I've taken freaking Calc AB! I'm way ahead of everyone else, but I have to take ANOTHER math class now?!
Ugh....
Only the first day of school and I wanna scream and tear my hair out...
Guess I get to take AP Calc BC cause I am NOT dealing with that IB class. Fuck that.
No WAY.
*curls up in a ball and tries not to die from stress*
fml