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MB, I agree that it could be a personality conflict. I have that issue with my current employer now. I do agree that his employer should have spoken to him much earlier. Werg, Moonbear's right, by showing that you can handle all the simple things, more responsibility will be allocated to you...

I agree with Andy. However I do also think that it is your employer's responsibility to bring things to your attention if there are behaviors or habits that are negatively affecting your work performance or that of others. If you are unaware of the issue then you have no way to fix it. While...

Pre-calc should do that, but my class was dumb. Cover everything I mean. ~Kitty

That I think is better advice than just skip it if you have to. I can agree with that. Although I think I may go back and take it before I jump straight into calc to make sure I have a very strong base. I already have one since I'm in calculus now as a senior in high school, but I just want to...

I don't know if I would agree with skipping Elemtary Functions. Merely for the fact that I have done what you are talking about doing and I skipped that class. Now I know very very simple trig and very very complex trig but not the stuff in between. However it depends on what that class does...

Math, I think I have to disagree with the just drop into a regular class. I would advise that only as a last resort. Njkid, don't get too down on yourself! It's a progres report. Meaning all it does is show you how you are fari right now. Usually there aren't many grades on these reports so...

Ah...now that would be helpful now wouldn't it :biggrin:. Right now I am using the Physics Principles with Applications Fifth Revised Edition By Douglas C. Giancoli. I think published in 2002. Does that help at all? I hope so. Thanks everyone. :smile: ~Kitty

Almost forgot: ZC what would you recommend as a companion book for the physics? The one I have isn't cutting it. I've tried finding a tutor...no luck with that yet though. :frown: ~Kitty

That's what worries me. He's been unwilling to really help out with the problems. He's gone through a few with me at each session but then when I ask questions about other problems, he just tells me to go back and rework the problems even though I don't understand it. ZC, your thought process...

Hi everyone, I need some advice on what to do about my AP Physics course. Last year when I was taking my CP Physics course as a junior in high school I got sick (am still battling now) and I self taught 2/3 of the material because I wasn't able to attend school regularly until the last...

I got it. You are very welcome.

Wow, not to put hte pressure on jeez :bugeye:...A topic in physics huh. Hmm, :rolleyes:can it be anything within the field of physics? You could do something in sound. A close tube experiment perhaps. That wouldn't take very much time. You could show how to find the speed of a wave in a closed...

I do mean that sincerely as well. Really.

Wow, I just want to say good luck to the both of you! :smile: I know the feeling of preferring a heavy course load. Its more fun. At least in reading your posts there are people here who can help with you figure out what it is you want to do in college and grad school. :smile: Good Luck!

Earning grades is more important than being given them because you enrolled in a course. I can agree with what your saying. I can tell you there is no such policy in effect in my district. People who enroll in AP courses are informed and prepared for these classes because of how rigorus they...

Graphic7, this is unfortunately true. Especially at my school. It doesn't help anyone if the guidance department approaches these kids to tutor other kids in the same subject they have as an AP class. For example, a senior in AP physics who is tutors a junior in Cp physics. This happens FAR to...

:bugeye: Never thought of it like that...Excellent perspective Cronxeh.

Wow, that was a bigger post than I thought! :shock:

There's a little something for everyone here: I'm just going to go down the list in no particular order, :smile: For Gale: When I read your post (#55), I couldn't help but think to myself: That is so true its ridiculous. Stress is a huge problem for many high school students who are...

Believe it or not, there are some people who can not perform an internet search to save their souls! :smile: You're talking to one. Andromeda would be a good person to ask. That's her current college major. Briefly, and if I'm lucky Andromeda will expand/or correct me if I'm wrong...

There is a reason for why you withdrew from the course. Explain it to the best of your ablility. That is all you can do. Never stop trying. Perserverance will always goes further than regret and oh well. I'm sure they won't look down on you if you want to do your best and have suceeded in...

Gale, suddenly I feel so much better to know that there are people out there who I can relate to. I TOTALLY get where you're comming from. I've had quite the uphill battle this year, (as you know), and I've been feeling stressed and depressed. Thanks for typing that because it really uplifted...

That is some of the best advice I have heard yet. Sir, thank you very much. I have had many teachers give me advice, there are few I remember. This shall be one of them. I do indeed know that by showing your teachers your attention they will want to teach you and help you achieve your full...

Zach, that's awesome advice. Thanks so much...:biggrin: yay for direction. Do you know where I could get copies of the college essays for my schools and where to look for scholarships? I've been to the websites for all my schools, but I can't find the essays. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong...

That is the only reason why I care so much about my scores. Its because that's the only schools care about. Not to mention my guidance counselor lead me to believe that is the only thing that matters. As far as what to do next, the reason I asked my guidance counselor what to do is because I...

Funny you should mention my guidance counselor, I have been meeting with her whenever she has an open appointment. I've told her what I've been doing and gave her all the basic information I gave you and then asked her what I should do because I've done everything I can think of and I need help...

I'm taking the SATs again this june. I took them as a sophmore last year and did fairly well...980 combined, which according to the statistics was the same ball park as the average senior. I'm taking them again to improve my scores and my scholarship possiblities. I'm going to take the SAT IIs...

The study habits differ from school to school. However there is usually a group of people who spend most of their time studying. Depending upon where you are looking to go to school, MIT, Northeastern, U of Maine, just to name a few, have very good programs and there is a high likely hood that...

Didn't know that. Good information Moose.

Good advice. That is a bit more my speed. It is definitely good to remove your mind from your studies everyonce in a while. I'd burn myself out if I didn't have something to take my mind off of my studies. I'm still trying to take Andromeda's advice. It kinda bugs me that I didn't get into a...

True, but the GPA is going to help me get in...or at least I hope so. I'm not much into parties as it is :shy: I'm not a big social butterfly.

Thanks everyone. Its good to know that not everyone on this cite has an unwavering 4.0 since freshman year in high school. YOUR HUMAN! :biggrin: Awww!But Aszyteen, can't I party just a little? :wink: just kidding, :biggrin:

Good to know that I'm not the only person this happens to. Thanks for the advice.

What if you put your all into it? How do you negate the frustration? I put in my damnedest into my education, especially having to teach myself advanced algebra and cp physics? Can that be considered a good GPA considering my situation? When this happened I feel like I got seriously shafted...

My school is scheduling for next year. I'm going to be a senior. Scary. After fixing some problems with my transcript (people messed up my grades and credits and such), I began putting together my schedule. I mostly have "A"s and a few "B"s and a couple of "C"s (physics and geometry). I'm...

I'm curious to see how much different the new SAT is. I'm a wicked nervous about taking it to be honest. As far as I know the ACT is not being revised. They must be happy with the format its in. I completely agree college is no place to be struggling with any kind of basic skill. However...

Of course. Otherwise there would be little point to get an objective view of a person. I just don't think that your scores are All the college considers. Its more about who you are as a person and not what kind of a test score you are. Some people who score highly, have nothing or vey little to...

I had the same problem with my scores. I don't think those test are accurate measures of anything. I'll give you an example. I reviewed and prepped for my SATs, I wasn't thrilled with my results...(however I was only a sophmore). My friend took them as a senior, guessed on a ton of the...

Some colleges starting to look more closely at a student as a whole person instead of just a test score. So even though the test has changed (again), colleges aren't requiring these tests. It helps to have them, but some colleges don't require them. Granted that definitely doesn't apply to...

I'm not sure what to think of the new SAT. I'm retaking it this year to improve my scores. Some people say it's an advantage to taking the new one. I'm not sure though. Everyone I've spoken with makes it sound like you'll never get anywhere if you score below a 1500. That's intimidating and VERY...

It does sound like an excellent place to be.

There are a lot of things involved with getting a doctorate in anything. How some people manage to complete everything and do it well is beyond me.

To get a PhD its 8-10 yeas of school total. But where as you aleady have your Masters in (I'm assuming) engineering, you probably have another 4 years. I'm not 100% sure on that though.

Ah, thank you. How is that school? I don't know very much about it at all.

Not to sound stupid...what does RIT stand for?

Wow, that is pretty cool stuff. Sounds way more complex than people make it out to sound.

I'm not going to pretend that I have an extensive knowledge about the mathematics field, because I don't. Part of why I spend time on this forum is so that I can learn more about different fields and expand my own knowledge. Scholzie, going on the posts I have read from you, you're very...

Akarmis, is right. You'll need to show them your a well-rounded person, seriously seeking grad work. Make them want you to come to there school. Show them something that you have that very few of their other applicants have. Hey, you never know, you might even have grant and scholarship offers...

Wow...to graduate with a GPA of 4.0 is something that makes other people who work their butts off to TRY to do that well want to cry. As long as you don't go flaunting and bragging in other people's faces, then I would say that having a GPA that high is something to very proud of. I'm not...

Thank you for all your good advice. It is helping me out more than you might realize. JasonRox, I'm sorry I flew off at you...the way you had worded your responce made me feel as though you were attacking me. Now I know that your not, my mistake. As far as the ballistics and music applications...