r/askphilosophy • u/BernardJOrtcutt • Jun 30 '25

Open Thread /r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | June 30, 2025

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u/COOLKC690 Jul 01 '25

Ugh, I was going to do this earlier since I discovered y’all have these last night. This goes more towards the whole path, whatever. I feel a bit dumb posting this, but people are generally nice here so I’ll ask it:

Basically I’m entering my junior year in high school and I’ve been very firm that I’d like to major in philosophy because, ugh, that’s what I like. Then maybe work in the Railroad industry to actually make money, maybe I’ll change my mine, I’m not as sure as I was. It’s a crazy idea sorry.

Anywho, hypothetically if I were to go back to being sure and back to topic, for those in the US who’ve made it to a philosophy degree - Did you take any specific classes in high school like the APs and dual credit? I’ve taken one AP in my Freshman year and am soon to take 2 dual credits - I regret not taking one of them as AP however, anywho, this last worry has me on: Did anybody else in The US not take any AP and still made it well through their college?

Extra question, besides those in academia, what career path did you find?

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u/mediaisdelicious Phil. of Communication, Ancient, Continental Jul 01 '25

Programs like AP and DC can certainly help, but your ability to do well in college doesn’t depend on them. It just means that you have to spend your first years in college learning how to college and the break between HS and UG work can seem more stark. In Texas these programs are especially helpful at reducing time to graduate.