Momto6inIN Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) He's a very STEM oriented kid - looking to hopefully attend Purdue probably in Comp Sci with an interest in AI and robotics, but possibly engineering or even a pure math degree. He's already taken several electives along these lines though and is looking for something a little more outside of the STEM box, although he doesn't want to take anything with absolutely no application to his future at all. He is not interested in history or language/English much at all, so more of those subjects than is required is not really going to appeal to him. He's already taken AOPS C&P and NT and will be taking Stats at a local CC as well as AOPS Calc so probably no math either. He's already going to have a full and rigorous year with both of those math courses as well as physics and so we don't want something really super-challenging or time-consuming, but don't want to just skate by either. Electives he's already taken/will be taking: Intro to Logic & Rhetoric, Computer Science using Java, Health, Small Business Entrepreneurship, Intro to Computer Engineering using Python, Personal Finance, ETA: Speech He's considering Psych because of how it might relate to the AI angle, and possibly some type of emergency first aid course because it would be just generally useful in life, but he'd like a larger list of possibilities to choose from and he's stumped and I told him the Hive would surely come to his rescue! :) TIA! Edited April 18, 2017 by Momto5inIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 (edited) DE Micro or Macro Economics Music Theory (beyond what is covered in piano) Scuba Diving, Raquetball, Tennis or Weightlifting via the CC Photography Cooking Criminal Justice Edited April 19, 2017 by Heigh Ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I would say MicroEcon, NOT DE at IU or Purdue, both are notorious for it being a weed out class, IVYTECH is a bit easier but it is still a 200 level course. He could CLEP (I think) Purdue accepts the Econ CLEP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I was thinking Econ too :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Logic Linguistics Genetics Accounting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I'd do psychology for sure with that interest, specifically cognitive psychology or cognitive science. Do some syllabus searches for cog science and AI and I'm sure you will get an excellent reading list. I'm ABD PhD in cognitive neuroscience but my skills are decades old now. There's so much crossover! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Are there any CAD programs in your area? That might be something that would interest him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 (edited) Human factors. It is the study of how psychology interacts with engineering. http://www.apa.org/action/science/human-factors/education-training.aspx Also called human factors engineering or engineering psychology. http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2007/03/engineering.aspx Edited April 19, 2017 by ElizabethB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Maybe Econ ? My computer science 9th grader loves economics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Ditto on ballroom dancing...Some kind of activity/sport that he could do for a lifetime? Racquetball, tennis, running, etc. I'm thinking of having my ds take hip hop only because he wants to not look stupid on a dance floor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 He took Econ this year with some Great Courses videos and he did love it! He's intrigued by cog psych and human factors and music theory ideas ... and I'm loving the sports/activity options you all mentioned, I totally had never thought of anything like that for him! Please keep the ideas coming :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 He's considering Psych because of how it might relate to the AI angle, and possibly some type of emergency first aid course because it would be just generally useful in life, but he'd like a larger list of possibilities to choose from and he's stumped and I told him the Hive would surely come to his rescue! :) TIA! I think Psych is a good idea. If he's looking for something that can apply in multiple ways, I highly recommend looking into local volunteer emergency services. Our fire department pays for fire school and related training (including EMT) and it's built-in community service. But it can certainly eat up much more than .5 credits worth of time and effort, which won't work for everyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Cognitive Science or Computational Linguistics would both be good .5 credit courses that relate to his interests in CS and AI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Electronics. Depending on his previous experience you can Make: Electronics by Charles Platt or the volume 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 How about Forensic Science? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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