@photogeek8 aw I’m sorry 
get well!
Welp… just took the National Astronomy Olympiad (round 2 of USAAAO)… probably the single most difficult test I’ve ever taken…
I think builder, now! I like events like Protein Modeling that strike a nice balance between the building and the studying aspect, because I like learning about what I have to build but I also like seeing my ideas come to life. @SugarSmarts
How long did it take for all of you who have gotten ACT scores to get your score reports? When I took the ACT, they said it would be 6-8 weeks, but is there online access before that or something?
I just want to know what I got!!!
@eyrar99 I got my results pretty quick. 2 weeks or so after taking the test I got my MC scores, and around a week or so later I got my writing results. These were online. The trend seemed to be that people got their writing quite a bit after I received mine, though.
@Faultystart ah really? Yay! I’m so anxious/excited about my score…
Quick group question: Would you pick a class that you know is more beneficial for you in the long run (i.e., how you appear to colleges) or one that you really, really want to take, regardless of how it affects the strength of your application?
One that I really, really want to take for sure.
@desideratum Hands down, the one I want to take!
UPDATE
The link I posted this afternoon is up and running again!! Check which school is the best in your state 
http:// www . forbes . com/pictures/lmh45mlii/california-pomona-colle/?nowelcome&utmsource=outbrain&utmmedium=partner&utm_campaign=obtraffictier1#68b13645ce98
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@desideratum whooaaaaa nice question…I’m going to have to say one that is more beneficial to me. I love art, but due to scheduling conflicts with Chinese I have been unable to take any art classes. But I know that Chinese is more beneficial than art will be–plus I can just do it in my free time. However, I think there needs to be a healthy balance too. You probably won’t do your best if you’re taking a bunch of classes you dislike (for example, first semester junior year: doubled up on math, two sciences, and AP economics and then I discovered that I am less of a logic-person and more of a creative thinker with a passion for writing, so you can imagine how that went down). Still, I don’t think I would sacrifice an AP class for something like Fashion and Fabrics (yes that is a class…).
@SugarSmarts ah I’m somewhat surprised that Pomona was ranked the best in California–we have Stanford. Pomona is still an amazing school, though.
AHH, okay! Thanks for the opinions. Cause I’m trying to decide between Intro to Computer Science & Leadership, because with 5 AP classes next year I know Leadership’s a huge responsibility but it seems SO much more appealing to me than does Intro to CS - plus, my dad can teach me coding/cs basics over the summer, as he’s already a computer engineer.
@desideratum in that case, I would choose leadership! If there’s a way you can do both, such as learning coding on your own, it would show ambition and would look more appealing to colleges that just taking a class.
Spring Break has finally started for me! Time to do homework and prepare for AP exams.
Took the USABO semifinalist exam today. I feel so inadequate, haha.
Anyone else going to a prom this year?
@Frigidcold I went to my schools junior prom already, it was last weekend.
@Frigidcold lol same.
@Frigidcold yep… my prom’s in April.