High School Class of 2018

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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@kassh4 Thanks. I’ll probably take the untimed test tomorrow. My brain kind of feels fried after all of those tests. I usually circle all of the problems I guessed on. I’ll look over the article tomorrow.

@apple1893 Thanks for the support. It’s nice to know someone else is also going through this horrific test prep nightmare with me.

@OMPursuit Starting from the end is actually what I originally thought of doing. Come to think of it, that actually sounds like a very good idea. It’d make sense to start with the harder questions first as you’ll more stamina at the beginning of the test than at the end. I’ll definitely try that on the next test.

@ddeebaa The SAT 2 Tests are mainly used to show schools that you have an interest in a certain subject area. If you don’t absolutely love U.S. History, DON’T take the test.

@bubblylaugh Definitely do it! The people on this thread, including me, will all likely subscribe to you the minute you do it. These guys are definitely supportive. Your channel has potential to become popular. Who knows? Maybe we’ll do a collab together, like the more famous YouTubers. BTW, what do you plan to do with your channel.

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@Kelvin82 Thanks! The background music was part of YouTube’s free audio library. The audio library provides songs, that are mostly void of copyright, that you can use as foreground or background music. Robotics doesn’t really start until I hear when the first meeting is. We’ve just been preparing at this point. I’ll keep you posted.

You should definitely make one if you want to. To be honest, in real life, I’m actual more of an introvert and pretty antisocial at times. But, if you were able to actual have a good conversation with me, you’d see that I can be pretty funny/witty. I’ll admit, even I have my awkward moments. Also, I’m ugly AF, but that didn’t stop me from making videos! :))

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Since it’s already getting late and I’m really tired, I’ve decided to postpone the episode to tomorrow or Thursday. Today, I volunteered at the library and decided to stay after my shift ended at 3pm. I stayed to prep for the ACT until 9pm. I have another shift at 12pm today, so should definitely get some sleep! Thursday will be my only off day this week.

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@ak2018 I haven’t really had time to start mine yet, I"ll let u know when I do!
@apple1893
9th Grade:
–the first day of high school
–getting a 5 on the AP World Exam
–starting my own club
– our mean softball captain
– meeting my group of friends
– when we took each other’s blood pressure in my medicine class, and I was taking my friend’s blood pressure and I made the cuff go way too tight.
– my funny english teacher
– my first District convention for Key Club

10th Grade
– being elected as LTG of Key Club
– my funny APUSH teacher and his great lectures
– touring NYU
– meeting with my friends every day during passing time after 4th hour because that’s when we were all in the same building
– being my softball team’s starting second basemen
– going to the cadavor lab at UofM and watching an autopsy
–getting my first job
– taking the ACT for the first time

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I just got a Princeton Review book at the library for each of my AP Classes. I might just renew them all year so I can keep up with the classes

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Today was my first day and I am super excited for this school year, here’s how each class went.

PLTW Medical Innovations: I’ve had this teacher for 3 years now, so very comfortable
AP Chemistry: Will definitely be the hardest class of this year, but I am ready for a challenge. Plus I had the teacher for Chem 1 Honors, so very comfortable with him
Spanish 2: It’s a new guy from Spain, so very hard to understand, plus I am with a bunch of slackers who don’t really care, so not my favorite class by far
AP Calculus: Had the teacher for pre-calculus, she is very chill, going to be a tough class, but definitely doable.
AP US History: I don’t really like the teacher, she is a first year AP teacher :frowning: and she over hyped the class. She was like; “this will be the hardest class you take, the exam is a beast”. But after AP Bio I doubt College Board can come up with anything worse
AP Lang: Don’t like the teacher that much, she is very sarcastic, and she gave us an AP practice exam that we took in class. Surprisingly though the exam felt just like the SAT Reading section.
Symphonic Band: Same people in marching band so not too different

Then I take AP Psychology and AP Seminar independent study so, I have to meet with the teachers sometime this week to get it all set up.

I feel like this year will be really hard, but definitely doable, nonetheless I am really excited for this school year!!!

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@Tobster18 How long do you think this excitement will last until it turns into misery

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@nyuhopeful44 Doesnt your library have a limit on the number of times you can renew a book?

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@kassh4 guess we’ll find out lol

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@kassh4 Very soon, I keep telling myself, if I keep saying it will be exciting it won’t be as bad. Lets see how long that lasts :))

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ART HIST AP
SPANISH 4 AP
ENG 3 AP LANG
US HIST AP
CHEM AP
CALC BC AP

Open critique welcome. Pros? Cons?

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My first full day of classes were this past day.

LOL RIP

AP Lang, APUSH, AP Calc BC, AP Comp Sci, AP Physics C, AP Chem

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@WorryHurry411 That schedule is actually identical to the one that I picked for my school. I didn’t end up getting AP Calculus so I am taking AP Stats, but other than that, it is exactly the same.

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@Kelvin82 Yeah, it comes with a lot of long school days spent after school in preparation for spring presentations and in meetings with your industry/academic mentors. Your year-long project has to hold up with other students from surrounding districts in the hope of getting a scholarship and being named the first-place team. It’s an amazing program and I think I’m going to stay in it unless this year goes badly. I think I’ll do fine, but I don’t exactly know what I’ve signed up for yet.

I was doing research on the college app process and I didn’t realize the ACT/SAT makes you pay $12 for each school you want to send any score to. Everyone automatically gets four free schools and the SAT gives those who qualify for fee waivers 8 total, but those costs for anything extra add up. A disclaimer is that you have to send your “complimentary” score reports BEFORE you even see your scores. Another extra cost is sending score reports for subject tests. The policy for subject tests is exactly the same as the sat. The ACT [unlike the sat] makes you pay for each score from any past tests separately. This is an issue when some schools require ALL of your scores for each test you sat for. The SAT lets you use score choice, so schools can’t see scores you don’t want them to (be aware of if they require all scores), but those costs just add up too. I’m actually really anxious about the cost of applying to college because I hate unnecessarily taking money from my parents that could have been used for utilities, food, etc. Now I feel like I should focus on the SAT for sure because it’s more cost-effective for me. I got scared when I read the SAT only gives out 4 college application waivers which is true, but later read that you always have the option of contacting a university and asking them for a fee waiver directly. I think I’m going to make a thread later asking CCers/CC parents how much they paid in total during the college application process and a breakdown of where most of those expenses came from. I feel like these hidden costs just give kids from more well-off backgrounds the upper hand.

I know the Common App has been discussed, but has anyone heard of the Universal App and the Coalition App? I’m not exactly sure why they exist because they each have a lot less schools on their lists than the common app does. Do they serve a particular purpose or are they just trying to compete with the common app?

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I recommend using your free ACT reports on Safeties. Chances are you will score high enough to get into them and its free. If you score poorly and send it to a match/reach you might regret it.

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@Hamlon I didn’t really realize this either, until just now. What even are those “complimentary score reports”?

Anyway, I know for the most part that while asking my parents for the money will be a very long discussion, it would be best to try and at least let them now about it. If you’re very concerned with how much money your parents are going to spend, you should at least have a plan of what tests you’re going to take and how many you’re going to take, preferably NOW!

Here’s a link to figure out how much you’ll likely be spending for the SAT tests. I don’t really know much the waivers will factor into this: http://blog.prepscholar.com/sat-full-fees-and-registration-whats-the-total-cost-of-the-sat

The ACT, as of right now, is $39.50, while the SAT is about 45, without the essay. For the SAT, after you’ve requested your fourth score report, you’ll be charged $11.25 for any school after that.

Here’s a link to figure out how much you’ll likely be spending for the SAT tests. I don’t really know much the waivers will factor into this: http://blog.prepscholar.com/act-full-fees-registration-whats-the-total-cost-of-the-act

Hope this helps!

@kassh4 Good point. I second that notion!

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@WorryHurry411 That schedule looks pretty good! If you think you can handle it, then I guess you can handle it.

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My schedule pickup is on the 24th, so I’m imagining the best and worst case scenarios regarding the order of my classes. I know we sort of did this earlier but I never posted anything so here it is now.
Best Case:
1st: AP Lit
2nd: AP Economics
3rd: Honors Precalc
4th: AP Chemistry
5th: Medical Interventions
6th: AP Physics 1

Worst Case:
1st: Honors Precalc
2nd: Medical Interventions
3rd: AP Physics 1
4th: AP Lit
5th: AP Economics
6th: AP Chemistry

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@nyuhopeful44 Do you think you would get worse grades if you got the “worst case” compared to “best case” or is it just a preference thing

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So my brother just went to his freshmen orientation two days ago and what he told me basically confirms how I feel about his high school, the high school I was supposed to go to. We’ll be going to two separate schools for once, which is probably for the best.

First of all, they have color-coded bathrooms! When a student needs to go to the bathroom, they must have a bathroom pass. The bathroom pass is color-coded and so are the bathrooms. You must go to the bathroom, likely the nearest one to your classroom, that has the same color as your bathroom pass. If you get caught going to the wrong bathroom, you’re sent straight back to class. If you’re caught a second time, it’s a detention.

At my school, they honestly don’t even care if you’re just roaming the halls. Usually, during the last ten minutes of the period, if the classroom door is open, you’ll see students walking around the floor, talking with their friends. I’ve done it before, and it’s actually kind of fun. :)) Sometimes, during my boring Algebra 2 class last year, I would say I have to go to the bathroom, actually go to the bathroom, which takes like two minutes, and spend 8 minutes roaming all three floors of my high schools. So yeah, I guess you could say I have skipped class before, but only minutes of it! I remember I would see my friends doing the same thing. We would just walk together. We have hall passes at my school, but most of my teachers either made me use the hall passes paper in my agenda or just say “You can go!”, no hall pass needed. We don’t even have a hall monitor. So yeah, my school’s pretty chill about that.

I’m pretty sure they’re doing the whole color-coded bathroom thing after what happened last year. Last year, a guy from the school my brother’s going to robbed a store. The whole school was put on lockdown, along with any neighboring schools.

My parents have their opinions about that school and honestly don’t want him to go there. The first thing people associate with that school is a lot of fighting, gang activity, drugs, and a high number of Hispanic students (one of my friends who goes there told me this). I saw this one video of these two girls twerking on a vending machine in the school and I was “Oh hell naw!” My dad pretty much calls it “your average inner-city thug school” but that’s my dad’s opinion. He says the only good things about that school is the IB and JROTC (prepares you to enter the army) programs.