What science do most CAP 9th graders take?
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Anonymous
| Our 9th grader has been accepted to CAP. They were also recommended for AP Physics. Have students in CAP been able to balance CAP load and AP Physics as 9th graders without exploding or imploding from stress? Do most CAP kids take AP Physics in 9th? Why or why not? Thanks so much! |
Anonymous
| How do you know what they are recommended for if the recommendation is not based on what program they got into? DC was recommended for AP NSL Government for example, but plans to attend CAP so that won’t apply. She was also recommended for Honors Biology but that may be because her home school doesn’t offer AP Physics for 9th graders. I’m also just confused in general about how/when they register if they are attending a school other than the one currently assigned in parentvue. |
Anonymous
yes, most CAP students take ap physics |
Anonymous
| What is the rationale for students in a humanities program taking a more rigorous science class than is typically recommended in grade 9? Seems very odd. |
Anonymous
Because these kids are not good at just one subject? My Eastern humanities magnet 8th grader was accepted to CAP and RMIB -- they've gotten a lot out of the Eastern program, but they're also strong in math and science. |
Anonymous
AP Physics I is recommended to non-CAP 9th graders as well if they have completed geometry in 8th grade. |
Anonymous
My child is currently in the TPMS magnet so I’m not doubting whether they could handle it, but my understanding is that the CAP program pushes this (not just for exceptionally strong math/science students). It just seems odd that DC would take AP physics in grade 9 for CAP but not if they attended home school where this isn’t an option. That is what I am trying to understand. |
Anonymous
| Actually a number of CAP kids choose not to do AP physics as a freshman because the rest of the load is heavy - and similarly, many kids who aren’t in CAP take AP physics |
Anonymous
| A couple of years ago when DC went to the CAP info session, they said that the Honors Physics class was too easy for CAP students, so Blair asked for AP Physics 1 to be offered there. It’s not an easy class and kids sometimes need tutors, but they can be successful in it if they are logical and decent at math. A lot of CAP kids take it but DC knew kids who had to drop the class in the first semester and take regular physics over the summer instead. |
Anonymous
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AP Physics for 9th is AP Physics I. The content is doable. I have a kid in a different program who took that and APUSH in 9th. It was OK. It seems that for most APs, doing well in the class is easier than performing well on the test. My 9th grader chose to take the APUSH test but not the Physics. Got As in both classes.
I would say take the class, but maybe wait to see how Fall is going before deciding to sign up for the test. |