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A high school sophomore currently enrolled in an honors geometry class expresses regret over past poor performance in math due to a lack of interest. Now engaged and finding the material easy, the student questions whether math will become more challenging in high school or if they will need to wait until pursuing a physics or engineering major. Responses suggest that high school may not provide enough challenge, recommending local university courses for college credit as a better option than self-studying. Additionally, there are specialized books available that can offer more challenging material for high school students.
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hello all, I am a sophmore in high school, currently taking a geometry honors class (my high school goes alg2/accel -> geo -> precalc -> intro to calc/ab/bc, for the higher level math classes-- no multivariable, linear alg, etc.) last year, as well as the year before, i did terrible in math, but that was because i couldn't have cared less about it. not sure why i had that mindset, and sadly, I am kicking myself for it. but, now that I'm actually applying myself, its so absurdly easy that i feel as if it'll never be remotely challenging. so, a question- will math become even slightly challenging/interesting in high school? or will i have to wait until my physics or engineering major for that(meaning plenty of self-studying will be in order)?
 
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If you find that there aren't enough challenging courses offered at your high school, you can always go to a local university and take courses there. I would suggest you do this over self-studying, as this could count for college credit.
 
It almost certainly won't. If you want a challenge you'll have to look elsewhere unfortunately. There are a lot of books you can find designed to challenge high schoolers.
 
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