<p>@biovball: Thanks! And sorry to hear about your illness. :(</p>
<p>It’s not so much an illness as in I can’t go out because of pain or anything. It’s more like I don’t want anyone to see me. I have a really bad skin disease so I kind of don’t want my friends to see me until it gets cured.</p>
<p>@ biovball</p>
<p>Is there like a website link to the ROP health careers?</p>
<p>As for the nylf what exactly do they do there? And I heard that they provide some sort of scholarship??</p>
<p>ROP is a regional program done through my high school, so you’d have to live in the Central Valley in Cali.</p>
<p>@Nate: Congrats!</p>
<p>Guys, how difficult would it be to self-study Spanish IV? Long story short, my schedule is solid except for blocks 3 and 6 (APs are only taught 1 block, and I’m taking 3), and all of the offered regular, honors, and AP classes don’t fit in either of those blocks. </p>
<p>Basically two other kids & I would go to another Spanish class and do our own stuff while the teacher teaches Spanish 3 (or 2, 1, whatever), and then if we have questions we can ask, but we’re basically on our own. My guidance counselor thinks it’s feasible and is encouraging us (but he thinks I can do anything, so…), and another guidance counselor thinks it’s ridiculous and impossible.</p>
<p>Oh haha, nevermind then…
And speaking of Spanish, do you think three years is enough to get into like an Ivy League school?</p>
<p>My Ec’s are nothing :(</p>
<p>Costumes-9th/10th grade
Student Government-9th grade
Sound board Op-9th grade
Assistant House manager-9th grade
Youth group general board-11th grade
A few small roles in some plays
Stage manager for a show-11th grade (hopefully, not sure yet)
A couple of clubs
National Novel Writing Month/Script Frenzy participant for all of High school</p>
<p>@lldm21: Unless you are a native speaker, foreign languages are one of the few classes that I would NOT recommend self-studying or skipping. If you’re having scheduling issues, try and see if you make an arrangement to take it online?</p>
<p>@onuho123: They’re not going to say auto-reject you or anything for only three years, but I think four years would be optimal. </p>
<p>@superstarlala: That’s a good list so far, I think. Now that you’ve had your freshman & sophomore year to experiment, you should start settling down in two or three ECs that you really enjoy, and really make those ECs pop.</p>
<p>I am about to take
AP Language Arts
AP US History
AP SPanish four
AP Calculus
Anatomy
Art
and 0 period pe however i am undecisive about whether i should take AP Bio or AP chemistry instead of Anatomy. My friends already discourage me from taking four AP classes although they know that the potential to pass all my classes with A’s is within me. What should i do?</p>
<p>Can Someone Rate my EC’s, please?</p>
<p>Freshman:
Weekly Voice Lessons; monthly recitals
Writing Fiction </p>
<p>Sophomore:
-Weekly voice lessons; monthly recitals
-Piano practice 4x a week
-Blog Manager (randomfilmbuff.■■■■■■■■■■■■■); I critique films, write movie reviews, and discuss cinema-related topics
-Avid Writer Currently Writing PSA Script for local film grant
-Volunteer at Women In Film Society, helping with local events and film projects</p>
<p>Also, I plan to audition for American Idol in the future. Would that be an EC, or just a potentially great essay topic?</p>
<p>^ Idol would be a great EC if you could make it to Hollywood Week. A legitimate hook, even. Your ECs look pretty good so far.</p>
<p>@studious: I plan on taking one of the math SAT subject tests in December. Which one do you suggest, level I or II? </p>
<p>Sent from my DROID2 using CC</p>
<p>New here, but a sophomore from New York. My top choices for college are Howard University, Columbia, NYU, American, Clark Atlanta, Lynn, Delaware State and Suffolk U in Madrid. I’m really focusing on acceptance to Howard, Suffolk U and Lynn. I’m a varsity track and field/cross country athlete since freshman year. I have a long list of extra curriculars ranging from research projects at Pace University to a summer honor program at Vassar College. I’ve also held leadership positions and founded my school’s newspaper. I have over 40 hours of community service and I’m looking to improve that. I have a projected 3.5 GPA by graduation. I hate math and science but I am good with english/history.</p>
<p>Any plans of where you guys are applying?</p>
<p>@nate: Level 2, definitely. Virtually every college values it above Level 1, and it has a much nicer curve. While a harder test, Level 2 can be easily prepared for using the Barron’s book. Study your way through it, take the tests at the end, and if you’re scoring in the 650+ range, you’ll most likely get a great score on the real deal.</p>
<p>Darn it. That means I need to take Spanish 4. I’m just so fed up with it… I for what to take on top of my for ap classes next year… But I heard that if you don’t have enough of years of foreign language that is required they won’t even look at you…:(</p>
<p>^I’ve never heard of a college that requires four years. Many only require two, but recommend three; however, four really isn’t necessary, especially if you take other rigorous courses in place of it.</p>
<p>@Studious: Alright, Level 2 sounds good. I will probably take it next December after Pre Calc. How much time would you say is sufficient for making a 750+ ? Thank you!</p>
<p>@onuho123: Yeah, only 2 years is required but it is recommended to take 3. I already have 3 levels of Spanish done and I don’t plan on doing any more. I dreaded going to that class everyday, it was SOOO boring!</p>
<p>My friend had above a 4.0, took multivariable calculus at a neaby university, had good ECs, and was rejected by UVA. He suspects it was because he had only three years of foreign language. Many colleges don’t <em>require</em> four years, but it’s the same thing as not <em>requiring</em> calculus. They still really want to see it.</p>
<p>@nate: It’ll vary from person to person. I studied for about a month and got an 800. If you’re good at precalculus, it’s not bad at all. Again, try to get into the 650+ range in Barron’s (I was scoring around 740) if you want a good score on the official test.</p>
<p>@StudiousMaximus : Maybe your friend who got rejected from UVA just wasn’t a good fit for the school in the mind of the admissions office. It just all depends. My sister is a rising third year at UVA and she only took 2 years of Spanish in high school, didn’t have even close to a 4.0 GPA, and some EC’s. It’s not necessary to take 4 years of spanish or another foreign language, especially since most students don’t have the space.</p>