High School Class of 2014

Pre-College Topics High School Cafe
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<p>I’m thinking of majoring in health administration or business (Business is more versatile) and the getting a masters of health care administration or business administration. I’m still figuring out which degree combination is best since I want to be a health/medical administrator in a hospital or something. I know I want to be in the medical field in some way. </p>

<p>I mean it looks obvious which majors to chose and which degree to go for since I want to be in health care administration but I also want to think about versatility.</p>

7603

<p>I want to be an ophthalmologist and go to med school, but I have a strong interest in anthropology and linguistics so im thinking about double majoring in chemistry/biology and anthropology with a minor in linguistics or maybe German. My varied interests is what drew me to my dream school, U of R.</p>

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<p>I want to major in math and maybe go to grad school but I don’t know what I’ll do with that. It’s hard to get a job in academia.</p>

7605

<p>I love how interactive Rochester’s admission website is. It’s so fun. It makes me want to apply.</p>

7606

<p>Guys…
What’s the difference between a recommendation letter and a character reference?</p>

<p>Would prestigious uni’s accept character letters for the two letters of rec they usually ask for?</p>

<p>sorta confused here o.0
plus… what is the definition of a “good” letter of rec?I’ve read some online, but what makes one stand out and not the usual mainstream one?</p>

7607

<p>@TinnyT, I agree. </p>

<p>Also MIT’s admission blog is really interesting to me. I’m applying but there’s like 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% chance that I’ll get rejected. </p>

<p>@2200andbeyondXD: I think that a character reference is more for jobs. However, I guess they could work for rec letters. Depends on who’s writing them. Other than that I really don’t know.</p>

7608

<p>I liked your first post before editing better @quidditch :D</p>

<p>And thanks yeah… Have no idea why she said she’d prefer that though :/</p>

7609

<p>haha yeah i wish. that would be so awesome…</p>

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<p>hi!! have any of you thought of what essays you guys’ll write about?</p>

<p>I’m freaking out. This summer I have an internship with NY Times so if my essay sucks it’ll seem pretty ridiculous.</p>

<p>This is my senior class load:</p>

<p>AP Economics Macro+Micro
AP Statistics
AP Literature
AP 2D Design
AP Chemistry
!</p>

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<p>^ The internship seems pretty cool, but your schedule is crazy lol. Good luck.</p>

7612

<p>The Common App only needs one essay plus whatever the college wants as a supplement right?</p>

<p>Next year, or at least the first three months, is probably going to be my hardest year of high school. I go to a private school and next year will be my first year living on campus, so it will probably be an adjustment. My course load isn’t helping either:</p>

<p>AP Macro/Micro
AP Lit
AP Physics C E&M
AP Calculus BC/Multi
Advanced Latin Seminar
Honors Greek 3</p>

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<p>@IndigoPlateau good luck!! I took AP Calc BC as a junior, you’ll be fine. I heard AP Physics is a ***** though…</p>

<p>@FantasyVesperia what classes are you taking :o</p>

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<p>@ceyago, I’m taking:</p>

<p>Latin II
Horticulture II
AP Calculus AB (yearlong)
AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP Poly Sci
AP Language & Comp
Sports Medicine (Anatomy and Physiology-ish)</p>

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<p>@FantasyVesperia, your school offers a lot of courses! I’d love to take a horticulture class.</p>

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<p>Horticulture is pretty fun, you get to make a lot of really cool things.</p>

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<p>My senior class load is probably death. At least I’m applying to colleges in August ASAP
AP Physics C
AP Bio
AP Chem
AP Gov/AP Econ (each is a semester long)
AP English Lit
IB Math SL 2</p>

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<p>I have to try to complete my apps by August too, three out of the six schools I’m applying to have a rolling admission policy… -.-</p>

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<p>I know at least 5 out of 9 schools on my list open applications on Aug 1 or earlier :/</p>

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<p>@redhuntinghat</p>

<p>Yeah, I go to a private school that has it. Combining Latin and Greek I’ve taken seven years of language.</p>

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<p>What are everyone’s top schools?</p>