<p>What is your school’s language requirement? I think colleges care more about if you do more than what was required compared to how many actual years you took. So if your school requires one year and you took 2-3 years than that is more impressive compared to a student who took just the required courses. in my opinion anyway.</p>
<p>Schedule for next year:
AP Spanish 6 Literature
AP English Literature
AP Calc AB
AP Calc BC
AP Computer Science
AP Human Geography
AP US History
Honors Wind Ensemble 4</p>
<p>I am worried about the literature classes, APUSH, and band, believe it or not. I have the Spanish teacher now, and I worked for 73 hours straight -no sleep -over a weekend; I only finished half of the project. APUSH is known for work. Band, contrary to popular belief, is difficult. A 3 page paper due each week on a different composer, Learn all of the major scales first month, all of the minors the second, all of the harmonic scales the third, blues scale the fourth, etc…
And 3 playing tests a week to be submitted online; the average grade on one of these tests for the class is a 71.
Since when did an “easy” class require effort?</p>
<p>Don’t stress over APUSH. If it’s structured anything like my class is (which it may very well not be I suppose), your grade is heavily based off quizzes over chapters. For some reason a lot of people find that difficult, but if you stay dedicated to your reading (not very difficult if you love history like me) and WRITE DOWN NOTES it will be your easiest class. Seriously, you don’t even have to study the notes. Just writing important stuff down helps enormously in memorization.</p>
<p>What I’m planning:</p>
<p>AP European History
Participation In Government
Economics
Food Science
Forensics
Calculus
English 12
AP Studio Art 3D</p>
<p>We’re limited at two AP’s a year.</p>
<p>I don’t have it finalized yet, but maybe first semester:
DE-dual enrollment</p>
<p>DE Composition
DE Speech
DE College Algebra
DE Physics
DE Environmental Science
DE Spanish
World History or DE Microeconomics
DE Anatomy and Physiology.</p>
<p>Second semester:
DE Comp II
DE Statistics
DE Calculus
DE Government
DE Spanish II
Dramatic Lit
World History or DE Macroeconomics
Intro to Business</p>
<p>I’m jealous of all of you who are taking AP Computer Science; I’ve wanted to take it since freshman year :/. I’m excited for my 2 AP/4 DE/2 elective workload though, haha. Especially because my school only offers 6 APs anyway, and I’ll have taken 5 (sixth being Studio Art).</p>
<p>I went to my counselor today to talk about my classes, here’s how that went:</p>
<p>Me: I want to take <em>insert my courses</em></p>
<p>Her: 5 APs?!?!? LAWLLLLLL not happening, cut it down. Oh and also you can’t take 7 classes only kids with 4.0 unweighted GPAs can. </p>
<p>Me: <em>stale face</em></p>
<p>I’m sad. :’( So I’m probably cutting out AP Economics and possibly AP Stats. I’m meeting with our AP coordinator Monday, hopefully she’ll allow me to only cut out 1 AP. Also, I guess I have to take Economics at a college or online over the summer. I really do loathe my school sometimes. They can be such an elitist mess. <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>That is crazy, next year my schedule will be
- AP English Lit
- AP Calc AB
- AP Bio
- AP Euro (I might drop it though since the person who is supposed to teach it is an awful AP teacher)
- Anatomy
- Yearbook
- DE Abnormal Psychology
Then in my major - Portfolio development in painting
- Portfolio development in fiber arts
- Portfolio development in drawing
- Painting 4
- Drawing 4
- Fiber Arts 4
- Digital Media 4
- Art History 4</p>
<p>I have better SAT scores than most people(2260 sat, 800 math level 2), but mediocre ECs and relatively bad grades, around 3.3-3.4. It’s kinda annoying, but whatever. I’ll just do what I can to make my life interesting.</p>
<p>“Oh and also you can’t take 7 classes only kids with 4.0 unweighted GPAs can.”</p>
<p>Lol, what? Whose brilliant logic was responsible for that rule?</p>
<p>^^Yeah I only have a 3.4 GPA. And mediocre ECs. And mediocre SATs</p>
<p>I have a 3.5, so-so ECs and so-so SATs… But I’ve had issues and stuff so my college admissions will be interesting (SCARY).</p>
<p>By the Way, is anyone taking the SAT tomorrow?</p>
<p>@quidditchcat I am! :(</p>
<p>I have good grades/rigor, great ECs, but a low SAT/ACT.</p>
<p>What I’m planning for next year:
AP Lit
AP Euro
AP Stats (Alternate: AP Calc AB)
Athletic Medicine 3 (Alternate: Anatomy/Physiology)
American Sign Language 3
Beginning Studio Art (Alternates: Choir or Photography)</p>
<p>I REALLY have to take an art class next year so… ugh. Unfortunately 3 or 4 of my preferred classes are offered only once a day, so I’ll probably end up in at least one alternate class :(</p>
<p>So I landed myself a volunteer research assistant position at a top tier university for the summer. I’m wondering about what else I should look into doing for over the summer. What is every one else’s plan?</p>
<p>^why look for more?
I’m going to be working as usual. Possibly taking Calc I at a community college. And I am planning on running for FBLA national officer position. Any FBLA members out there?
I have a good rigor to my classes and a 3.9, pretty good ec’s but I only have a 31 ACT and I’m taking the SAT today :0!</p>
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<p>Probably the counseling department. My school has an issue of too many kids taking 7 classes so they now put a higher requirement on who can take 7 classes. It used to be having a 3.7W, now it’s having a 4.0 UW. One of the downfalls of going to a competitive school tbh. :(</p>
<p>@brandewyn- I was talking to one of my senior friends and he was saying that my summer plan didn’t seem unique/special enough… I’m applying to schools like Stanford and upenn and such but I’m not sure what constitutes as “special” then. I did apply to Clark scholars but I think I’d rather stay close to home.</p>
<p>I’m planning on going HAM in cross country summer training and hopefully getting a job. And of course I’ll have to read 3 novels for AP. Not exactly a CC-quality summer, but it’ll keep me busy enough to not get bored.</p>
<p>HAM?! umm… lol. not familiar with that…
Guys, what Can I do other than get an internship in a hospital? and the summer job at that private school? Sth that will be nice on my resume, and not super expensive you know… orphanages? I always wanted to volunteer in one! anything else?!</p>