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WORST SENIOR SCHEDULE EVER! why i am going to see rejection letters
OtisLove
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Let me start off by saying that I go to a small school (80-100 kids per grade)
Schedules got totally screwed this year and I am in the worst position. Here's what my senior schedule was supposed to look like:
Dual Credit Ethics
Honors English IV
AP Calculus
AP Govt and Economics
AP Physics
That senior schedule really is not totally terrible. AP Calc and Physics and the other advanced courses make it look like I may be taking it a little easier, but it is not a disaster. Unfortunately, our crappy scheduling put me into AP Physics C and left a hole in my schedule that I would have to fill by being a student aid. Moreover, I would get out of school an entire 2 hours later. Originally I was supposed to get out at 12:50, but the schedule they gave me had a hole and moved me to AP Physics C 6th period, which gets out at 2:15. Moreover, my hole was 3rd period, so I could not even use that opening for an extra lunch period. To avoid these things, I am thinking about making my schedule:
Dual Credit Ethics
Honors English IV
On level Government
AP Govt and Economics
AP Calculus
I actually have 5 science credits already with a credit from middle school and I took two sciences last year. I literally can't pick up another science. (I actually might be able to take AP Bio 3rd period but that is our schools hardest course and I don't even know if it is worth it). So right now I am about to only have 5 periods and 2 of them are government courses and one of those is on level. I mean this is a joke of a senior schedule, but there is no other way I can do things unless I want to suffer at school lunch and get out much later in the day and have to quit my job - yes getting out that much later means I would probably need to quit my job.
Guys what the hell am I supposed to do? This senior schedule is actually giong to get me rejected at schools like HYPS. I might not even make it into the BHP program at UT Austin, which is where I really want to go. Just to give you guys a perspective:
I have a 2300 SAT
I am ranked #1 in my class
My EC's are an 8 out of 10 on the scale
My essays and recs will be like an 8 out of 10
I scored 760 us history 760 world history and 780 math II on SAT subject tests
no hooks - I'm a middle classed white kid. But my life just got ruined.
18 replies Schedules got totally screwed this year and I am in the worst position. Here's what my senior schedule was supposed to look like:
Dual Credit Ethics
Honors English IV
AP Calculus
AP Govt and Economics
AP Physics
That senior schedule really is not totally terrible. AP Calc and Physics and the other advanced courses make it look like I may be taking it a little easier, but it is not a disaster. Unfortunately, our crappy scheduling put me into AP Physics C and left a hole in my schedule that I would have to fill by being a student aid. Moreover, I would get out of school an entire 2 hours later. Originally I was supposed to get out at 12:50, but the schedule they gave me had a hole and moved me to AP Physics C 6th period, which gets out at 2:15. Moreover, my hole was 3rd period, so I could not even use that opening for an extra lunch period. To avoid these things, I am thinking about making my schedule:
Dual Credit Ethics
Honors English IV
On level Government
AP Govt and Economics
AP Calculus
I actually have 5 science credits already with a credit from middle school and I took two sciences last year. I literally can't pick up another science. (I actually might be able to take AP Bio 3rd period but that is our schools hardest course and I don't even know if it is worth it). So right now I am about to only have 5 periods and 2 of them are government courses and one of those is on level. I mean this is a joke of a senior schedule, but there is no other way I can do things unless I want to suffer at school lunch and get out much later in the day and have to quit my job - yes getting out that much later means I would probably need to quit my job.
Guys what the hell am I supposed to do? This senior schedule is actually giong to get me rejected at schools like HYPS. I might not even make it into the BHP program at UT Austin, which is where I really want to go. Just to give you guys a perspective:
I have a 2300 SAT
I am ranked #1 in my class
My EC's are an 8 out of 10 on the scale
My essays and recs will be like an 8 out of 10
I scored 760 us history 760 world history and 780 math II on SAT subject tests
no hooks - I'm a middle classed white kid. But my life just got ruined.
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Replies to: WORST SENIOR SCHEDULE EVER! why i am going to see rejection letters
doubt it tbh
@discipulusbonus - I actually have taken as many online classes as my school can offer. I took 8 classes last year (though it appears as 9 on my transcript) so I am out of luck in that department. I will try to get my guidance counsellor to explain - that is really my best hope. Unfortunately, she can probably see that I am indeed sandbagging a little bit.
@foolish - okay? hahahahahahahahaha
But that's just my $0.02
@anniebeats - Well is my EC's were a 2.5, they would show a lack of focus and be unbalanced. If they were a 5 they would show mediocre focus but maybe lack depth. EC's at 7.5 show that I care about something and may have lead some projects, but I probably haven't accomplished anything groundbreaking. EC's of 9 would be like leading a huge project and a 10 would be like developing a breakthrough that would walk me into an elite school. I put mine at an 8 because they show focus and leadership, but they are not ground breaking by any means.
@cso1640 - Could you offer an explanation?
Thanks guys
If you have any questions about MOOCs or other online classes, let me know. I'm homeschooled, so I'm able to complete 10+ courses/year from sites like Coursera, edX, and MIT OCW (in addition to other classes).
Also, even though there is no "universally accepted scale" for extra-curriculars, you can see College Confidential's "List of Top Prestigious Awards," which ranks awards on a scale from 1-10:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/302001-list-of-top-prestigious-awards-p58.html
Therefore, by CC standards, it is unlikely that your ECs are an 8 out of 10.
Joking - I forgot how hardcore this damn site is. I'm like a 6 on this scale. In real life people **** their pants when they hear you are national merit. On this site you're a 3 hahahaha. I was just assuming a 5 would be your average Joe, guess that's actually a 0 hahaha. That's right guys - we're all 0's.
Thank you for that well thought out response though. Some of those opportunities sound really awesome actually. I am looking at Coursera courses right now and will get back to you if I have any questions. In the meantime, do you think this baddie schedule with some Coursera stuff could be good enough to scrape by?
With your available resources, what more can you do?
Anyways, EC's are better if their focused. Applying to JHU? You should be better off with a bunch of biology and research on your resume rather than stuff related to computer programming. U see?