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Academic and Applied Diff.
What's the difference between having a Academic and Aplied class? Is it the intellectual skill of the work or do you do the exact same thing but differently?
I just heard form people that you do the same thing but get no or less homework =/
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Fundementally, Academic courses lead to University level courses and Applied courses lead to College and Workplace level courses.
Taking a few Applied courses, even if you want to go to University, is just fine. Just make sure you have the Academic courses you need as pre-reqs to University classes in grade 11 and 12.
To use myself as an example: I took all Acedemic courses except for math and technology courses in grade 9 and 10, but because I didn't need university level math for my university applications, I took the appropraite Acedemic courses and was able to apply without a problem.
It is generally best, if you can manage the Acedemic course, to take it. If you think it would be more stress then it is worth, and you suspect you don't need it, then take Applied.
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Applied courses do have less homework, however that is not the only thing that is different. The material covered is also a lot easier than an academic course generally. The intellectual skill really is different, and I'm pretty sure they are taught more or less the same way. The downside of this is that universities won't look to these courses as prerequisites, and at times you can't use them as a prerequisite for another high school course (I'm assuming you're in high school). For example, if you take grade 11 applied math, you can't take grade twelve advance functions or calculus. If you take applied grade ten math, academic grade eleven math may be difficult for you, and so on. As well, taking an easier course can make you get bored of it if you are able to learn at an academic pace/ like a challenge. In general, taking academic courses is a good thing unless you really don't understand the material and are sure you don't want to go on in that subject.
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