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Should I do physics even though I hate it and am really bad at it (but could get good marks if I worked really hard at it)? Because I absolutely hate it, but it looks good on college applications, right? What do you think? Just what would you do?

By Twinkletoes696 (Twinkletoes696) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 03:02 pm: Edit

Yeah, if you're looking at competitive schools, just do it. I'm really bad at anything math-based, but I'm going to at least *try* it. Colleges like seeing physics on applications.

By Crypto86 (Crypto86) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 07:39 pm: Edit

I'm gonna self-study for Physics honors this summer using the Kaplans SAT II book. My chem teacher is teaching physics, and she is awesome, so it should be a lot of fun.

By Hunter (Hunter) on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 01:18 am: Edit

I'm leaning towards "Eh, may as well" right now. After all, colleges are always crying about how you must do the most challenging courses available. Plus it doesn't look *too* hard.

By Hahaha (Hahaha) on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 02:18 am: Edit

wait crypto, i guess i'm not understanding...are you doing a self study, or are you taking the calss that the teacher is conducting??

By Yz16 (Yz16) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 03:17 am: Edit

they like physics particularly?
how about chem?

what if you plan to go into medicine - is it still physics physics physics : ) ?

By Crypto86 (Crypto86) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 03:28 pm: Edit

hahaha - I'm reading chapters and taking notes for the kaplans physics sat ii book to prepare myself for my honors physics class this upcoming year and to improve my chances for higher scores in the NJ Science League.