<p>Oh!! okay i see, very cool. Sorry I don’t quite get the IB program hahaha. XD</p>
<p>Yeah, it’s pretty complicated at first xD And so structured, ugh.</p>
<p>@globalwolf go with option 2, it sounds like it’ll fit you better, you’ll appreciate it if you do. You’ve already taken 3 years of Spanish so I imagine you’d be fine!</p>
<p>Think I already posted my Junior year schedule but it changed a bit for anyone who cares…</p>
<p>Gym (Req.)
US History II
Honors Geometry
AP Lang
Honors Computer Science (Dual Enrollment)
Economics*
Theology</p>
<p>*Maybe Self-Study an AP Econ exam as I go along in my class</p>
<p>Theology? What will you guys be learning? Things from the Torah, Tao Te Ching, Bible, etc. ? I could never figure out how one would teach a theology class.</p>
<p>My schedule changed as well.</p>
<p>AP Chem
Statistics
AP Lang
AP Calculus AB
AP USH
Entrepeneurship
Accounting
Pilates & Yoga</p>
<p>Second year evading Spanish! Now all I have to do is get my Dari to a good level and figure out Mandarin.</p>
<p>Sent from my WX445 using CC</p>
<p>Schedule next year:</p>
<p>AP Chem
AP Bio
AP Lang
AP Lit
AP Gov’t
AP Econ
AP Calc I
AP Calc II
Health
Physical Ed.</p>
<p>^ You really should have loaded up on more AP classes. Colleges will think you are slacking.</p>
<p>hehehe studious comes on CC!</p>
<p>^ The triumphant return! After… what is it now? A full day?</p>
<p>I don’t understand where your parents are finding these special schools. I go to a nice public school which offers the best education in my region. I haven’t heard if any of these “you must apply” type of schools anywhere near me. Are these generally just east and west coast types of schools? Or just big city types? I wish I had a school that focused on the gifted and talented more than the ones who need extra help to learn. Both ends of the spectrum should get equal attention.</p>
<p>Where are you from? I was in the same boat until 8th grade but then I heard about a private school in the area from a friend. Ended up applying, got in, and honestly I think it’s the best thing I’ve done as far as pursuing colleges goes. My academics, athletics, and extracurriculars look much better than they would have had I stayed at my public school. I went to a nice public school too, in southeast PA, and it was actually one of the best in the state, but frankly public schools just can’t compare. Most private schools are in New England / mid atlantic region and some I’ve heard of on the west coast, so if you live in the midwest you might be short on options.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about magnet schools like the ones some people in this thread go to, but if they’re anything like the boarding school I go to then they’re almost certainly worth it.</p>
<p>Well I go to a magnet school in Southern California, and it is absolutely amazing!!! By far the best school around. It’s really diverse and full of friendly happy people, and everyone has a really good attitude because its a MAGNET school so only people who want to be there go there. Ours is a magnet for the Arts, Technology, and Academics. If you find a magnet school, I would definitely suggest it. Ask around first though.</p>
<p>Heheh, studious, your absence left a whole in my heart. So yes, it felt like a very, very long time.</p>
<p>My absense tends to do that to people. They grow attached–dependent, almost–so when I’m gone for even a short time, they feel empty.</p>
<p>studious! what a pleasant surprise.</p>
<p>Don’t do that to me ever again. I don’t think I can handle it once more.</p>
<p>Oh, no. I meant “hole”. I promise, I do know the difference. Hehe.</p>
<p>Someday, I’ll forget about CC for a week and you will implode emotionally. And possibly physically.</p>
<p>What are you all doing this summer?</p>
<p>I’m shooting myself over the fact that I didn’t attend interviews to become part of the teenage advisory group at the local art museum. Now I have no way to productively spend my time…</p>
<p>^Engineering program… so excited!</p>
<p>Hi, I’m new here. Well, not really new, I’ve been lurking for a few weeks. I’m a sophomore like you guys. And over the past 4 or so years of my life, I’ve been a really lazy kid. Instead of going to clubs, or playing sports, I just played video games 6 hours a day. My middle school performance lacked. I did better in 9th grade, earning all As plus 100s in both geometry and algebra 2. But I still feel like I really haven’t applied myself.</p>
<p>I played orchestra, but only at a mediocre, doesn’t care what position he gets level in a mediocre orchestra. I’ve never attended any competitions, and never really cared about applying to extra curricular stuff. My dad applied me to ncssm, but I’ll admit that I did a mediocre job in my Sat (1890), and my essay, because as much as I love science and math, I didn’t really feel like being into it. My classes weren’t very high level either (biology + precalc), and the only thing I really had going for me was my high standard in math (100 in all classes I’ve taken since geometry) and class rank (2). But this site has inspired me to be more active. Although it’s too late to apply for stuff like summer ventures, and I probably won’t make it into ncssm (but my district is pretty mediocre, so crossing fingers on that), I decided to self teach myself Calculus AB from my sister’s old princeton review book (decided against BC because I’ve heard you could only learn a lot of the valuable stuff in class). Also taking Ap psychology, and I’ve bumped my grade up in that class to an A. And I’m planning on taking summer classes through ncvps (latin 3, don’t know what else). My junior schedule will probably include:</p>
<p>-Orchestra 2x, this time entering for stuff like allstate
-Calc BC
-AP Chem
-HN English 3
-Latin 4
(still note sure on what to fill the 2 other spots with)</p>
<p>My goal is to do really good for the rest of high school + undergraduate college, then hopefully get into MIT for postgraduate (getting in undergraduate is practically impossible at this point, lol.) Despite my inborn laziness, my love for science has never waned, and I always like to read stuff about science. So, what other stuff do you guys think I should do to improve myself?</p>