<p>I take naps too. Plus, cyber-school = I do my homework during the day, so I don’t have to worry about homework…</p>
<p>Ahh thanks for all of your responses! I usually take an hour-long nap after school…I actually haven’t been procrastinating that much recently (? surprise) so there’s no way to fit in more sleep, but I’ll survive. 25% done with junior year, at least :)</p>
<p>I have an anatomy test tomorrow aaaaaa</p>
<p>Ugh I’m nervous about SAT Spanish II. I’m fluent in Spanish but my specialty is Argentinian street Spanish…not exactly Quixote…and Spanish-related ECs are a super important part of my app/resumee so I obviously need to do very well (hopefully 730+) on SAT Spanish…I really don’t think the test can be as easy as the practice tests on the college board site…Has anyone taken SAT spanish yet?</p>
<p>@evan241 </p>
<p>I know someone who was fluent in Spanish (Mexican Spanish to be exact and she got a 750).</p>
<p>@Chrysanthemum14 - Ooh, awesome. I found a practice test online and got a 750 so…hopefully I’ll be okay.</p>
<p>Study abroad scholarship apps are good practice for college apps, I suppose…One down…One almost done…Only four more to go! </p>
<p>33% done with Junior Year here. xD</p>
<p>@evan241, What study abroad scholarships are you working on? It sounds interesting and I would like to look into it.</p>
<p>What summer programs are you all applying to?</p>
<p>None so far. I teach at a summer camp though. I wanted to do NYLF Medicine but I weighed the benefits against the costs and I could not justify it.</p>
<p>@glasshours I wanted to do Carnegie Mellon’s SAMS, but I really don’t know anything about it at all…
What summer program(s) are you applying to?</p>
<h1>rhapsody17 - I’m applying to several! One is NSLI-Y, which is a full scholarship to summer and year language-intensive programs, sponsored by the government (the deadline is already passed though) - I applied to a year program to Turkey. Then, I’m applying to a YFU summer scholarship (full scholarship) to Japan - they have full scholarships for summer programs in Japan and Finland, some full scholarships for year programs to Germany, and some partial scholarships. If you’re interested in these, the deadline is coming up really fast (December 1st) I’m also applying to CBYX, a government-sponsored full scholarship for an academic year in Germany, and YES Abroad, which is another full government scholarship for academic year programs to countries with significant Muslim populations (Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, etc). They’re all pretty selective programs, but they’re really amazing!</h1>
<p>@glasshours Looking at Notre Dame’s, but it’s expensive as heck, so…</p>
<p>Where are you applying?</p>
<p>Most likely 1-2 business ones and 2-3 science ones (namely NIH’s SIP)! I was considering applying to RSI for the heck of it, but I suppose it’s better if I just focus my energy on programs that I actually have a chance at. 
Not that the NIH one isn’t difficult to get into, but at least the acceptance rate is over 10%?</p>
<p>I’m only planning on applying to MITES, I would apply to RSI but I don’t think I’m experienced enough in scientific research to do that. If I get rejected from MITES I’m only doing Upward Bound. My income level is too low to apply to programs that cost money.</p>
<p>Scrounging around the internet for PDF books because I don’t technically have time to read books so I can’t go buy or borrow any. </p>
<p>But anyway, I’ve gotten into this whole social sciences and philosophy thing. I just finished Freakonomics, and I’m attempting the Genealogy of Morals and Oxford’s Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic. Anyone else know any good books of this nature?</p>
<p>(I’d love to get back to fiction, but I usually get sucked into them and stay in that world for a few days, and I don’t have that time)</p>
<p>Freakonomics really opened my eyes to a lot of things.
Last year I read a book titled Tested that was almost revolutionary to me. It described perfectly how flawed the education system here is. </p>
<p>What are the flaws in our education system according to the book “Tested”?</p>
<p>@rumorsareflying Unfortunately, much of Freakonomics was proven wrong, so I’m not too sure how to look at it right now. </p>
<p>@Woandering - Wait, really?! Freakonomics was one of my favorite books… :(</p>
<p>Have you read anything by Malcolm Gladwell yet? Blink was pretty good, and I’ve heard from others that Outliers is amazing.</p>