windowpainting16

Correction: not that your questions are stupid, anxious, or weird. I just know mine were!! :P

lunascreatures

Oh yeah, I love the lipdubs that was what actually made me place RCN second!

lindzmm

As Lunascreatures said, thank you so much! I haven't seen the lipdubs, I'll have to look those up, but I've read way too many blogs and watched other youtube videos so I'm definitely getting a feel for it

windowpainting16

Haha omg you guys remind me so much of myself last year!!

lindzmm

Ok, turns out I have seen a few of them. I just didn't put it together that that's what you were talking about. Too bad, cause I was hoping for something more! And haha, it's funny because I feel like we are all very similar, hopefully we will all be at a UWC this time next year because I honestly believe that we all deserve it!

windowpainting16

I feel the same way! Which one of you is from Cali? Maybe I'll see you at our interview!

lindzmm

I'm from California Hopefully I will see you there. *Fingers Crossed*

windowpainting16

So what subjects do you guys like the most at school?

lindzmm

Ohh, hard question. I guess my favorite class right now is ASL (sign language), but thats probably just because of my teacher. But I kinda like everything.. As nerdy as that sounds :P I like reading and writing, so you'd think English, but I like math just as much cause it's so concrete and straight forward, and history is so interesting. The only class I don't really love is Science.. not really a fan, haha. What about you windowpainting16?

windowpainting16

My favorite classes that I'm taking right now are AP US History and AP Physics. I love history, but I'm also definitely a science person. I love seeing how concepts connect and working through a puzzle. While I, too, love books and writing, I don't particularly like English as a school subject, but that might just be because I've never had a very good English teacher.

lindzmm

Very cool Teachers can definitely make or break a subject.

Jackfamily2

My D is applying for Atlantic this year. We live 1.5 hours away from Pearson, so she went on a tour last year. We homeschool, so the grades are a little more subjective. She is currently in Gr 10, but took 4 Tenth grade and above courses last year, and received A's. She's taking English 11 this year.
She wants to be a music therapist, so the opportunities in Wales are the best location. It seems there are more positions for those who can pay- which we certainly can not.
If anyone wants info on Pearson, happy to help.

Apollo6

HL music is offered at UWC USA but the teacher is a little kooky and the private lessons are also a mixed bag. On the whole, I love Armand Hammer where oldest daughter is a current student. She is having a very good experience. I don't know about music at any other UWCs. Can Canadians get scholarships for any of the other UWCs or only certain ones? U.S. students get scholarships at any location. Unless they can't be flexible about his interview, son will be reapplying this year while he is on exchange in China.

Jackfamily2

Most Canadians end up at Pearson. They send maximum 2 students per school internationally. Our province does not sponsor students directly, and we don't have the $ to send her directly. Atlantic has a music therapy service area, so would be the best hope for her career. We'll see. She has 2 years of opportunity, so we're hoping for the best.

lunascreatures

In answer to windowpainting and lindzmm - my favorite subject this year is AP European History, and it's definitely because of the great teachers. The subject is taught amazingly at my school, the two teachers who teach it coordinate their lessons and they are enthralling. Last year, though, my favorite subject was Honors Biology - again, a great teacher. I don't know which subject I'd pick as my favorite if I were judging purely by the subject and not the class. Math, maybe? Or one of the sciences. Hm. I'm bad at deciding :P