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Help! Freshman HS problem (algebra/geometry)?

  • Hi Guys, I'm a freshman in HS and lately, my favorite subject has become math and bio, albeit is used to be English (Slight preference for math over bio). I'm in all honors courses, and plan on taking the most AP's and electives possible over the course of high sschool. However, one mistake which I enormously regret is not taking the Math 9 advanced class in 8th grade. Now I'm learning algebra which is very easy, but I hear from my fellow peers in advanced math (geometry; they took algebra regents already), that geometry isn't too much of a challenge. I wish I was in that accelerated course, but I recently heard of a possibilty of learning geometry during the summer (3 hours a day), and then taking the Regents in August. Is this possible (assuming my school will give credit) from a state/legal point of view? Will I be able to take the Regents in August? How hard can it be to teach myself Geometry in 50 days? Is it worthwhile? If so, how can I teach myself (which books, what topics etc.) Please, I need counsel, and I beg of you not to poke fun, this is a serious question.

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    I took Geometry during the summer. And believe me, it is WAY easier than Algebra. You should be fine. Just look into it. Ask a counselor at school or something, and by next year, you should be caught up with your mates.

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geometry is really, REALLY easy. but I hear the regents in NY are hard. if that is where you are from.

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Yes, if you've an interest in math and/or you want to push yourself to learn the most while you're being given an education for free, this is a good idea. A resource that can help you do it would be http://www.brightstorm.com/d/math it has a ton of free video lectures explaining a bunch of topics in math, arranged by the various levels like Algebra and Geometry. You should also check with your math teacher to see if s/he has any advice on how to best prepare for the Regents test. There may also be books written by companies like Princeton Review or Kaplan that discuss the topics needed, etc for the test. The person you most need to talk to is your counselor at your HS, s/he is the one who'll make the decision about whether you'll get in or not. Typically, it is possible to move up a level if a class is too easy for you, but you generally will have to do as you're thinking, take the class during summer. Depending on who is offering the summer class, however, your school may or may not accept it. If you've talked to your counselor in advance, however, s/he should be able to guide you as to what hoops you have to jump through. Be aware that some schools will be resistant to this idea, depending on the number of times they've had to deal with students trying to "game" the system. I've worked at a school in the past where students took summer classes at a particular school that basically gave you credits in exchange for $$ w/out really teaching you anything. The math and science departments got tired of having to reteach students because they hadn't really gotten the summer course's content and started really discouraging any "skipping of classes." With the Regents test as an objective measure, hopefully that won't be a problem in your case, but talk about this with your parents, they're your best ally in case you need to be argue your case.

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