Class of 2010!

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>Next year’s seniors!</p>

<p>What classes are you taking next year?</p>

<p>Colleges are you planning on going to, or are sending requests to?</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities do you engage in? </p>

<p>What are your fears/expectations for next year?</p>

<p>I will start:
Classes–AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Government, AP Literature, CIS, and AP Spanish Language.</p>

<p>Colleges (I hope) are-- Va Tech, Clemson, Penn. State, Uva, and Finally MIT (yeah right though).</p>

<p>My Extracurricular activities are–BETA Club, Anime Club, Marching Band, American Red Cross, Governor’s School for the arts (9th and 10th grade years), Pruden Center (11th grade year but not next year), Volunteering at a soup kitchen, and finally working at a movie theater for 1 and 1/2 years.</p>

<p>My fears–that I will have horrible AP Teachers who don’t know how to teach and I will fail the AP exams.</p>

<p>Expectations–Ready to be out of that crazy school!!!</p>

<p>Discuss!!!</p>

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<p>Classes: AP English, AP Spanish, AP Calculus AB, AP Biology, some electives that will depend on scheduling.</p>

<p>College visits: 1) Cambridge for Harvard and MIT, stop by Cornell along the way
2) Central NJ for Rutgers and Princeton
3) Pennsylvania for Swarthmore
There’s no way I can get to California, but I’m pretty sure I’m also applying to Pomona, Claremont McKenna, and Stanford.</p>

<p>Activities: Academic Decathlon, tutoring, dance class. Some other stuff that doesn’t take up too much time.</p>

<p>Expectations: Awesome classes/teachers :). Representing NJ at AcaDec nationals again (hopefully <3). Mental health days with my friends. 8DD</p>

<p>Fear: Not getting into the colleges I want to get into. D:</p>

<p>Hey don’t be afraid of having horrible AP teachers and failing the AP exams~ At least it doesn’t matter for college apps? Relax a bit for senior year eh? =D</p>

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<p>Classes: IB English, IB History (20th century topics), IB Physics, IB Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, IB Spanish, IB Theory of Knowledge. Also Calculus III, Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra at local university</p>

<p>College visits: 1) Cambridge for Harvard and MIT - did that at spring break
2) Duke, UNC-CH, NC State, all less than 30 minutes drive so will probably get to that soon
3) California - Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, may take a trip this summer
I think I’m applying to NC State, Duke, UNC, Chicago, CMU, Cornell, MIT, and a few more out of a huge list I need to narrow down</p>

<p>Activities: Band, soccer math club and tutoring are my major ones. Several academic teams as well, some other minor stuff</p>

<p>Expectations: A lot of fun, great teachers, and a MUCH easier year than junior year :)</p>

<p>Fear: The month of December. College apps, end of the final semester that really counts, IB Extended Essay, I won’t be sleeping that month</p>

<p>The month of May will be awesome. I will go to class maybe once or twice because of exams.</p>

<p>^I’m trying to convince myself that I won’t get into any college. That way I won’t be disappointed when I’m rejected and I’ll be extremely ecstatic when accepted. (Not ben very successful so far :D)</p>

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<p>Classes: AP Bio, AP Physics C Mech, AP Lit, AP Spanish, H. Grecian Philosophy, AP Art History. If I can’t take AP Art, then I’ll take that over the summer. Otherwise, my math will be Calc III over the summer.</p>

<p>Colleges: not finalized, but MIT, Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, Yale, UCLA, Cal, UCSD, Duke, Penn. I did all my visits last summer so I’m good.</p>

<p>Activities: same as last 3 years</p>

<p>Fears: April 1</p>

<p>Expectations: working really hard until getting (hopefully) accepted somewhere. Then I’ll get even lazier than I am right now (being done with AP’s and all).</p>

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<p>Quick Stats: White, male, upper-class, Central Jersey.
GPA: 95.4 UW / 103.6 W. PSAT: 233, 229. SAT: 2250 (retaking).
Other random stuff.</p>

<p>Classes:

  • AP English Literature
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Spanish Language
  • AP Statistics
  • AP European History
  • AP Physics C</p>

<p>Activities:

  • Model Congress/UN (officer: mentor, was president this year)
  • Mock Trial (Team Captain / Lead Attorney)
  • Not important: NHS, Spanish HS, small math and science competitions
  • Volunteering (retirement home, Christie’s campaign)
  • Internship with local prosecutor
  • Church orchestra
  • THIS SUMMER:
    • NJ Gov School of International Studies (free woohoo!)
    • NJ Boys’ State (freeee)
    • JSA Symposium (Princeton) ($500 :-C )
  • Maybe other stuff?</p>

<p>College visits:

  1. Have visited: Rutgers, Princeton, UPenn
  2. Will visit (summer): Harvard, Yale, Columbia, maybe UPenn again haha</p>

<p>Expectations: Will kick ass and take names. Assumedly salutatorian, improbably valedictorian. I am a conscientious worker and look forward to finishing high school.</p>

<p>Fear: Not getting into Princeton. I’m pretty confident I’ll get into good schools based on my friends’ EC’s and stats (Duke, Cornell, etc.), but HYP are reaches for everyone.</p>

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<p>Lol @ all these overachievers. </p>

<p>classes
Literature and Film
AP Gov/Econ
AP Eng
Journalism
TA
Pastries</p>

<p>colleges - UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCD, USC</p>

<p>activities - nothing much. a few clubs, 400 volunteer hours</p>

<p>expectations - a fun year, disappointments come college letters</p>

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<p>What classes are you taking next year?
Either Functions/Statistics/Trigonometry or Statistical Analysis
English 4
Spanish 3 MCR
Broadcast Journalism 2
Video Production 4
Environmental Science AP</p>

<p>Colleges are you planning on going to, or are sending requests to?
USC
Chapman
Loyola Marymount University
UC Santa Cruz
UCLA (I know i’m not getting in…but…idk…you never know…)
Cal Poly SLO
Cal Poly Pomona
San Diego State
UC Santa Barbara</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities do you engage in?
Internship at local TV station
Student Council/ASB
Director of weekly school news</p>

<p>What are your fears/expectations for next year?
Rejection, a bad teacher, hard classes, stress
I’m excited though…I know I have lots of rejections coming my way, but hopefully some nice acceptances!</p>

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<p>Honors French 4
AP Stats
English 12
Honors Physics
Pre-Calc
Honors Gov/Economics
Computer Graphics
Marketing</p>

<p>EC’s:
Golf Team
Peer Tutoring
Church Service Trip
Reffing for Hockey</p>

<p>Schools:
Wisconsin Madison
Michigan
Iowa
Boston College</p>

<p>Nothing compared most people on here.</p>

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<p>Alrighty let’s see:</p>

<p>Classes:
AP English Lit
AP Spanish Lit
AP Stat
AP Human Geography
Advanced Acting
Mind & Soul (Senior Seminar)</p>

<p>Right now my college list looks like:
Brown
Harvard
Penn
USC
LMU
Boston U
Boston C
Tufts
Amherst
Vassar
Northwestern
(but I’m pretty sure it’ll change in the coming months)</p>

<p>Activities:
Newspaper (co-editor)
Speech and Debate (President)
Honor Council (Senior Member)
Drama productions (2, maybe 3 next year)
Boys’ Soccer
Admissions Ambassadors</p>

<p>Fears: Rejection, a horrible senior year w/ no time for relaxation, bad test scores =P</p>

<p>Still excited for my final year though! Woo!</p>

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<p>Wow @ these responses…</p>

<p>What classes are you taking next year?
Normal english
Normal Gov
Human Anatomy/Phys
Ap Comp Sci
Ap Art Studio
Art 4
Adv Info Systems</p>

<p>Colleges are you planning on going to, or are sending requests to?
Couple of schools in the city, VCU etc</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities do you engage in?
Track and Field</p>

<p>What are your fears/expectations for next year?
I expect a prom date and financial aid… for the prom date.</p>

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<p>What classes are you taking next year?
No AP offered, but according to school, “all courses are equal in rigor or more rigorous than the honors or AP courses available at public schools.”
So I’m not actually a huge slacker hah.</p>

<p>Modern World History
English 12
Spanish 5
Student Government
Advanced Biology
Calculus</p>

<p>Colleges are you planning on going to, or are sending requests to?
Ole Miss
Auburn
U. South Carolina
SMU
University of Richmond
Rice
Villanova</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities do you engage in?

  • Model UN
  • Student Body President
  • Junior Civitan (community service)
  • National president of an equestrian association
  • Showing horses nationally
  • Spanish Honor Society
  • Lacrosse
  • Managing cross country team</p>

<p>What are your fears/expectations for next year?
Expectations - Senior year is gonna be a blast, so much freedom (only 70 kids in my grade), top of the school finally (6-12 school), president… Yeah.</p>

<p>Fears - Calculus and Advanced Bio? Yeah. Haha. Not getting to just hang out with friends enough.</p>

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<p>Classes: English, Chinese II, AP Comp Sci, AP Calc AB, AP Physics C Mechanics</p>

<p>Colleges: I’m doing visits this summer b/c my ECs and some other stuff didn’t allow for visits before - I will be visiting Columbia, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, Swarthmore, MIT, Harvard, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, and Smith. I know I will be applying to UCs for sure… </p>

<p>ECs: Ballet (takes up a ton of time; v. committed - both outside of school and a dance group thing at school), tutoring at a local (very underprivileged) elementary school, summer program with the Joffrey Ballet, and this summer I’m doing the Summer Science and Engineering Program at Smith College…oh, and studying Hebrew on and off outside of school…</p>

<p>Fears: Not getting the classes I want, having to leave my high school (which I love, unlike many people here!), and not getting into the colleges I want…
Expectations: I think senior year is going to be really fun!</p>

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<p>RonPaul_2012: REVOLUTION!</p>

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<p>I can’t wait until college! (Bet that hasn’t been said a million times)</p>

<p>Classes:</p>

<p>AP Calculus BC
AP Physics C
AP Literature
AP Biology
Religion IV</p>

<p>Top Colleges:
UC Berkeley
UC San Diego
Harvey Mudd</p>

<p>EC:
Chess (President, Trophies), Poetry(Publication), Art(Merit Awards), JSA (Treasurer), etc.</p>

<p>Expectations/Fears: I just want to get into Berkeley mann! D: (Also have an awesome school year. :])</p>

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<p>joshcasto: Strange, also from Central Jersey and going to Boy’s State. I live like 10 miles from Rider’s campus, so the drive will be like nothing for me haha. Maybe we’ll be in the same city if your username matches your real one (I’m Br-). Where do you live in the “dirty jerz”?</p>

<p>ANYWAY…</p>

<p>Classes:
AP Calc
AP Physics
AP English Lit/Comp
AP Art History
Honors Italian V (Would be AP if the exam wasn’t removed after this year :P)
Honors World History (Have to take it after taking AP US this year, may take the AP exam though with self-studying)
Study Hall or Chinese II (haven’t decided yet, my guidance counselor said I could change between the two at any point before the schedule is set though, so w/e)
Psychology at a local community college</p>

<p>Activities:
Cross Country and Track (like big time)
Interact (organized a 5k by myself this year, hope to expand it next year)
Boy’s State (should be fun!)
FBLA
NHS
President/Captain/Founder of Consumer Bowl (should be winning counties this year)
Writing for local newspaper
Work at Pump it Up! (throw birthday parties in room filled with inflatables if you haven’t heard about it)
TON of other little things</p>

<p>Expectations: A LOT! Last year in XC, we finished 4th in the state as a team with no seniors, so everybody is coming back and we are expecting BIG things. In this there is XC Camp in the summer (greatest weeks of my life), trip to RI for an invite, maybe regional (Northeast) championships if we decide to go. In track, I’m hoping for an individual sectional title in the Mile (4th this year, top returner).
Off the track, I just want to enjoy senior year as much as I can. I already know I’ll be going on the senior trip, and I just want to make the best of my last year here.
In terms of colleges, I’m pretty confident on most of them, except for UNC and UVA. I don’t want to go into specifics, but I know my scores and such are more than good enough, and I’m extremely confident in my essays and recommendations. I just can’t wait for senior year!</p>

<p>Fears: rejected from colleges, injuries in running, umm…zombie apocalypse, that would suck like a lot</p>

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<p>Classes ( not complete list): Ap Calculus, Computers, Ap Us History, Ap Chemistry or Physics, Ap Literature or Ap Compostion, Human Anatomy, …</p>

<p>Colleges plan to apply to/ highly considering: Michigan State University, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, Arizona State University, University of Arizona, University of Colorado- Boulder, Pennslyvania State University- University Park, University of Wisconsin- Madison, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities, University of Illinios- Champaign, Purdue University- West Lafayette, Cornell University (?)</p>

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<p>dang there are some smart kids in here haha.</p>

<p>Classes for next year:
Ap Chemistry
Ap Statistics
Honors Physics
Anatomy and Physiology
English Elective</p>

<p>Colleges going to apply (and possibly visit): *Note I’m going for pharmacy, schools that don’t have pharm programs are if I switch to premed

  • Northeastern
  • Purdue
  • University of Michigan Ann Arbor
  • UNC CH
  • Boston College
  • Boston University
  • UCSF</p>

<p>I really need some more, I can get into some pretty selective schools but just all the ones for pharmacy are easy to get into</p>

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<p>So exciting! One more year then we’re free! =D</p>

<p>What classes are you taking next year?
Hon Gov, Hon Physics, AP Chem, DE College Comp, Hon Visual Basic, Adv Arch, and Trig (I’m really hopping to find a pre-calc online course for summer [I found one but it’s $500 :S]).</p>

<p>Colleges are you planning on going to, or are sending requests to?
I believe U.Va, CWPU, Syracuse, One of the following: GMU, JMU, or CNU, and finally my uberduber safety: Radford (I can make honors program there no problem lol).</p>

<p>I’m always changing where I want to go though. U.Va always remains on the list as my first choice.</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities do you engage in?
Key Club, maybe German, technology club thing (doesn’t even have a name), Volunteering, yada yada, nothing big.</p>

<p>What are your fears/expectations for next year?
I have no fears and am completely confident. I just have an expectation for my school – better senior privileges! This year students can only get out of class 5 minutes early for lunch and the end of the day, and that only happens on Fridays! Next year will be fun. =)</p>

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<p>Classes:
Concert Band
AP Gov
AP World
AP Spanish Lang.
AP English
AP Physics
AP Statistics
AP Psychology
Percussion Ensemble</p>

<p>Colleges: </p>

<p>FIRST CHOICES
Indiana University-Bloomington (visited this last week and it was amazing)
U of Illinois-Urbana Champaign</p>

<p>SECOND CHOICES
Wisconsin-Madison
Ohio State
Emory
U of Washington</p>

<p>THIRD
U of Montana
Wagner College
North Dakota State
UMN-Twin Cities</p>

<p>…And then Stanford just for the hell of it even though I know I won’t get in…</p>

<p>And due to budget cuts, only like half of my EC’s will actually exist next year. I don’t even know which ones yet.</p>

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<p>I’m so excited to be FREE!! :smiley:
What classes are you taking next year?
AP Statistics
AP English
AP Econ
AP Physics C
Band
AP Spanish
AP Bio</p>

<p>Colleges are you planning on going to, or are sending requests to?
Reaches: Harvard, Yale SCEA, Princeton, Stanford; Matches: Duke, Berkeley, UCLA; Safeties: UCSD, UCD, UCI</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities do you engage in?
Math, Debate, Volunteering, XC, Jazz</p>

<p>What are your fears/expectations for next year?
Not getting black on USAMO (argh 3rd attempt), not being able to see my friends again at the TOC, my essay being far too generic…</p>

<p>GL everyone! We will make it through!!!</p>