Class of 2019 - help

awesomepolyglot
Sun, 27 Sep 2015 01:44:54 +0000

FWIW I’m not rolling my eyes over your MIT dream. I can totally relate to the whole “I’m blown away by everybody else, I’m not going to make it” mentality. This girl who’s in Science Bowl with me took the SAT last year and scored pretty well in addition to getting a 4 on the APCS exam. She was in eighth grade…

Colleges won’t fault you for not taking honors classes that aren’t offered, so you’re fine on that front. Just study your math and science, but know your English, foreign language, and current events as well. Get involved in what interests you.

Everybody else on this site seems infatuated with “How to be a High School Superstar” by Cal Newport, so read it? (idk, I’ve never read it). The MIT Admissions Blogs and admissions website have a ton of great info on what to do in high school, but don’t make high school all about college.

Best of luck, and there’s a Class of 2019 thread with a ton of other freshmen if you’re interested.