<p>Daughter came home from the first day as a junior in high school and told me they made two pertinent classes the same period. They dropped her publications class and put her as a student aid. I’m thinking this would not translate well for college admissions. Cheer is already paid for and this would be her 3rd year on the squad. It would also be her third year for publications. Suggestions greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Is she carrying a leadership position in either one? If no, then it really does not matter. She should stick with the one that she enjoys the most.</p>
<p>no, she does not have a leadership in either one. But since they dropped her publications class, should she keep student aid they used to fill a class for her? I just don’t feel they would translate well with college admissions?</p>
<p>what else can she take at that time slot?</p>
<p>student aid isn’t really much of anything…If she has a full schedule, would she benefit from a study hall there if there isn’t an academic choice?</p>
<p>Does student aid mean she is helping other kids? If it does, I would leave it and consider it to be like tutoring, which looks good on apps.</p>
<p>Otherwise, can she switch from cheer to publications? Forgive me, I’m a NY’er and cheer just doesn’t seem like it should be an actual course for credit.</p>
<p>Some schools will allow the student to use cheer to fulfill the phys ed requirement toward graduation. </p>
<p>In NYS you need 7 semesters of gym which is approximately 4 credits in order to graduate. One of the biggest reasons that student do not graduate (other than failing a regents exam) is lack of gym credits.</p>
<p>D was a cheerleader, it did not hurt her in the admissions process (was accepted at every college she applied to).</p>
<p>joan52, wow, my husband is a new yorker and he thinks the same way ~ hahaha</p>
<p>As New Yorkers you shouldn’t be surprised that any physical activity earns PE credit (especially if you have any recent experience with the NYC Dept of ED).</p>
<p>Could she do an independent study with a teacher during that “student aid” period? She could present a topic in a subject she is interested in, and see if a teacher would agree to supervise her independent study/project. I think this would look more impressive than just student aid stuff, if the student aid is like a gopher and just photo copying, etc. My D did an honors indep. study in history and government last year. She didn’t receive academic credit, but her supervising teacher wrote a great rec based on her work. She showed she was ready for the independent work college would require.</p>
<p>It might help if you list her other academic classes. Perhaps we could suggest another class she could look into during the same period to round out her schedule? Although the suggestion to keep the aid position if it involves tutoring is valid, as is the suggestion to do independent study during that time. Is there an AP subject she would be willing to self-study?</p>
<p>Nitnat
at our student’s school–student aid means they sit around waiting to run a note to a teacher from the front office.
It does not earn credit and is NOT praiseworthy…
so
any class than earns credit and shows incentive/interest…beyond sitting around is much better.</p>
<p>Yes, it is basically a gopher girl…and I agree with your posts. I don’t think this will translate well with college admissions process. She is transferring out and taking finance instead:) As always, thank you for all your input:)</p>
<p>Sybbie -</p>
<p>My kids need 8 semesters of gym in NYS. When I was in HS in NYC in the 1970’s, we took 7 semesters of gym (yuck!) and one of health. My kids have 8 semesters of gym, a year of health in grade 9 and a semester in 11.</p>
<p>Nitnat - Sorry about dissing cheer. One of my more humiliating moments from HS was when I tried out for the cheerleading squad (at Bronx Science). As I tried to twirl, my glasses flew off my face, went across the room and hit the coach in the head. Needless to say, I did not make the squad, which I think cheered the chess team with mime routines.</p>
<p>As for your D, I think you made a good call.</p>
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<p>The gym credits have to come out to 4.something. The credit is based on the number of minutes/times a week the course is held. If gym at your school is credited at .5 credits a semester, then you need 8 semesters. If your school credits gym at .58 (which mine does), then you need 7 semesters. Either way you need 1 credit of health.</p>
<p>Our HS is on a block system, 6 days, 6 periods of one hour each. Gym is 2 periods out of every six. Health in 9th is 2 out of 6 for the whole year and in 11th it’s 4/6 for one semester. All I know is they have to take gym every semester.</p>
<p>What kind of schools will your d be applying to.</p>