So I just made it through my first week of school and I know I haven’t posted on this thread in like a month but for all of you guys starting on Monday enjoy your last day tomorrow. I spent my last Sunday before school catching up on a BUNCH of summer homework due that Monday, and I really didn’t get a chance to breathe with such a packed schedule including ECs until about 2 hours ago.
@oPhilippos I go back to school next Monday, but definitely great advice. I haven’t even finished my AP Chemistry summer assignment yet.
Also, for all of my YouTube subscribers, my second video will be up within the next hour and a half! Sorry for the delay!
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You guys start too early. Every public school in my state can’t start till after labor day
First day of school tomorrow ughh. Need to study for this AP chem test and AP bio quiz today
@kassh4 You’re having a test and quiz on the first day?!
@nyuhopeful44 Some of our schools decide to start earlier so they can get out earlier. Our schools decided to start one week earlier to hopefully lessen the amount of accumulating snow days.
@ak2018 Yeah. Chem test is over chapters 1 and 2 and the Bio quiz is over chapters 2,3,and 5.
The second video is up! I repeat, the second video is up!
I just discovered I’m going to Kings Island today!!
I live nearby but I haven’t been there all season, so this is going to be fun. I’ll let y’all know how it went
Just letting you guys know Khan Academy added two more SAT practice tests.
:)>- B-) :-bd
Guyssssss I’m getting absolutely steamrolled by AP Calc BC
@kassh4 I’m not seeing it on the website. Where are they?
Click the show all tests tab. You have to finish the first 4 to unlock 5 and 6, but thats not really a big deal.
Last Minute Question:
I’m going to Virginia Tech tomorrow and have a few options.
First Option: Go to 11:15am College of Engineering Information Session, which ends around 12pm, go to a general information session at 1:30pm and go on a 2:30pm tour.
This option would give us an hour and half of free time, but I don’t know what to do with said free time. Any ideas? My parents aren’t exactly ecstatic about going to VT, especially with us going to GMU first and seeing how good and inexpensive it would be. My father also doesn’t really like that I’m focusing too much on Engineering and wants me to also look at the medical field. I’ve explained and hinted multiple times that it’s unlikely I’ll go into the medical field, but he wants me to be opened minded about it. I don’t know how he’ll feel about going to an Engineering information session.
Second Option: Go to 10:30am general information session and go on 11:30am tour.
This option wouldn’t allow us to go to an Engineering information session. We wouldn’t be able to schedule the tour later as my parents stated that we’ll have to leave by 3pm as it’ll be a 3-4 hour ride home. We’d also leave in about two hours which I feel is kind of short.
Then there’s the whole “tour” situation. Since I could not register in time to go on a tour and information session, Virginia Tech said that it would be fine if I go to the information session, as space can be made there, but I might not be able to go on a student-led tour. They said that I would have to wait until the day I visited, tomorrow, to see if there would be any space available, meaning someone cancelled last minute. I don’t know how likely that’ll be as we are going in a group of three, no more than four, so it’s more likely we’ll have to go on a self-guided tour, which I feel will likely be rushed.
My main question is do you think going to the engineering info session is worth it? I mean, I found the presentation online and since it’ll likely be the same presentation that’ll be presented at the info session, I’ll just call if I have any questions.
I’m going to talk with my parents about this ASAP, but I just wanted to get another opinion.
So, which do you think you will be the better option?
@kassh4 Thanks for letting us know!
Hey guys! How is everyone doing? School started back on the 4th of this month for me… things have been going well. I’ve had two quizzes in AP Calculus and I got a 100 on both. I also got the highest score on my chemistry test.
Favorite Memories from High School
9th: beating a senior for a marching band trombone solo
receiving rookie of the year and most outstanding wind player in band
10th: being vice president of the sophomore class
one away from going to state in a writing contest
Now: another solo in marching band
Woohoo! Love high school :))
Anyways, has anyone watched Stranger Things on netflix? It’s so good… I guess I should start studying for the SAT like all of you have… I’m slacking
@ak2018 the first option. you love engineering, so go to that session! also spectacular second video
I had actually talked with my parents and I have some good news and bad news.
My dad has a shift tomorrow that just came up, so we won’t be able to go tomorrow.
We had actually had a good discussion about the whole thing. My dad said that he’d be willing to cancel his shift tomorrow as I’ve been waiting for this visit all summer, but I decided that we could just go tour the school on a Saturday in September, an option he had prosposed.
Based on VT’s schedule, the next best day for us would be September 10th.
What made the discussion really good was that I felt like he was really listening to what I had to say, with little GMU bias. The only thing he said about GMU during the discussion was that it’s highly unlikely a visit to VT will be like that one we had experienced at GMU. I had agreed with this, but only because the GMU visit day was specifically for rising Juniors. He told me that we’ll definitely go on the tour and that we’ll even try to go to UVA as well.
Overall, I’m personally okay with waiting another three weeks. At this point, I’ve waited all summer, I can wait a little longer. With school starting next Monday for me. I’ll be kept very busy. We would’ve gone on September 3rd, but VT is having one of their infamous home football games that day and this Saturday, my father is working again.
At least now, my fear that the self-guided tour would be rushed are diminished. My father said he really wants me to see the school, but with him just back now, waking up at 6am would be a little tiring for him. We both want the tour not be rushed, so we both decided an open Saturday should be best.