I just realized that 2017 is going to be hell.
Jan-Feb: Study for SAT
Mar: Take SAT and study for AP exams
Apr: Study for AP exams
May: AP exams and study for Bio SAT Subject Test
June: Take Bio SAT Subject Test
June-September: Study for ACT and Math Level 2 SAT Subject Test
September: Take ACT
October: Math Level 2 SAT Subject Test
September-December: College planning
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh
@ak2018 If you’re applying to MIT, applying for HYP would be a good decision as well 
The chance of getting into those prestige schools is next-to-none like me and everyone else, but you’ll never know until you try!
December: Study for SAT Math 2
January: Take SAT Math 2 & School Exams
February - April: Study for SAT I and SAT Chemistry
May: Take SAT Chemistry
June: Take SAT I & School Exams
October 2017: Apply for EA
December 2017: Get accepted (5.2%) or apply for every other university on my list (94.8%). Excellent odds right here 
But there’s Christmas break in two weeks, so there’s something to look forward to!
@acomfysofa @ak2018 i disagree. Don’t apply to HYP just cause.
@neptuna to cut down on work and save money take a practice SAT abd a practice ACT and just study for the one you do better on. No need to take both.
@snowfairy137 My state/school is requiring juniors to take the SAT in March at their expense, but I feel like the ACT suits me better. Still, I don’t want to bomb the SAT, so I’m going to have to study for both unfortunately.
@acomfysofa I can’t wait until Christmas break. I know we just had Thanksgiving break, but I don’t feel refreshed in the slightest yet.
@Neptuna ah I see. I already took the ACT and got a 36 and I might take the SAT when my school pays for it in April if I do well enought on the PSAT to be a contender for NMF, but since I’ve already got the ACT score I’m not gonna bother studying lol.
@bubbylaugh Small world, technically! :))
@snowfairy137 @acomfysofa If HYP stands for Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, then I say no, no, and no! :)) I don’t really like the idea of going to HYP anyway.
@frazzledazzle Would you mind briefly describing what the campus felt like? Since it’s highly unlikely that I’ll be to visit campus, I’ll probably just take their virtual tour.
So I have an update on the permit test thing. Apparently, there is a possibility that my social security card number was stolen. I’m probably jumping to conclusions here, but I have been to the DMV two times now and have been told that my social security number does not match to my record. The only possibilities are a) someone at another DMV office made a mistake sometime ago and used my number instead of someone else’s (this is what potentially could have happened as my father told me the DMV is independent of the Social Security Administration and cannot directly access my records) or b) someone has been using my social security number for the last year or two for God knows what. I concluded that this would have had to have happened recently because my social security number was last used to register me for school and it’s in my passport info, not on the passport itself. In all honesty, I’m not that scared. I’m pretty sure this isn’t identity theft and there’s really nothing of signifigance they could take from me, except maybe my identity. I don’t have a credit card and nothing’s financially signed in my name, so I think I’ll be fine. It’s a little weird. If anything, I have a newfound hatred for DMV. You literally have to wait for so long!
On the bright side, my online college class is going great. My teacher is really helpful and encouraging. I’ve made a checklist of due dates and got a notebook for the class since I’ll need it. I’m pretty stoked actually. Based on the letter I just got today, I’ll only be competing with people in my class of 32 for a spot in the summer academy. The top 20 students from each of the 4 class will be selected for the academy, so do go fingers crossed I get In!
@Ak2018 have you seen Zootopia? All the DMV workers are sloths lol.
Jan - Feb: Prime musical/winterguard rush, so very little studying for anything happening there
March: Musical is over, winterguard still a thing, so a little more time to study for the SAT I or my AP tests
April: Focus on studying for APs
May: After APs, study for SAT I
June: Take SAT I
June-Aug: Do AP summer work/study for retake of SAT I if needed (sincerely hope not), also get the basic Common App stuff done; also in Aug: first option for retaking SAT
Sept - Dec: Apply to colleges y’all!
Oct: Another possible SAT retake if need be
Is anyone else excited to apply for college?
@snowfairy137 I’m excited but also nervous at the same time haha
@snowfairy137 @OMPursuit @ak2018 Thank you all for the kind words. I met with my AP Lang teacher and she reassured me that I’m plenty capable of the taking the class, so I feel a bit better now. I suppose everyone has flukes sometimes.
@neptuna Well… At least it won’t be 2016 anymore, right? 
@neptuna My tip is to start studying for AP exams during Winter break. Sounds too early, right? I actually find it easier to break my studying up across months to combat procrastination/exhaustion.
No full on cramming, just light review to get the material refreshed in your mind so there’s less information to study when April comes around. I also use Winter break to skim ahead of where my class left off so I can get the general theme of the class. Really helpful for history where each class has specific viewpoints (bias good or bad depending on who you are).
An example would be how World History revolves around connections and interactions formed from trade and expansion. Just memorizing trading patterns tied the whole course together for me after I previously struggled to keep track of all the info. Starting early allowed me to be more efficient w/ my learning.
@snowfairy137 I’m excited! It’s coming up freaky fast, though, and I’m a bit worried 'bout my age and all.
And the SAT IIs, of course o.o;
@snowfairy137 @ak2018 Just curious, why :-/? If you meet the MIT admission requirements and you’re a competitive candidate there, the only barrier from those other schools is an application fee, a couple essays, and maybe a few phone calls/interviews if they’re interested in you. The benefit is that if you qualify for significant need-based financial aid from MIT (which is what you’re looking for), you’ll probably also qualify for significant need-based financial aid from a couple of the ivies which are on the east coast (also what you’re looking for), among other things.
Unless you don’t like those schools in general, then that’s fine :))
@acomfysofa I personally don’t like the idea of going to an Ivy League school as much as I used to. I considered MIT more for its STEM focus. Virginia Tech is known for engineering, so I thought why not apply to a school where STEM is a known to be a big focus. That’s partially how I came up with MIT. That and I was having a conversation with one of my friends and the librarian about it.
That and I definitely wouldn’t call myself a competitive candidate based off of my stats. I’m probably pretty below average. I’ll likely be riding the “holistic review” train until I get my acceptance/rejection letter.
I’m going to be volunteering at a VEX competition for most of the day. I’m running on 5 hours of sleep too. So I’m getting some coffee.
@ak2018 Look into Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, University of Illinois Urbana, University of Maryland, Penn State, Virginia Polytech, and Purdue too.
@acomfysofa Same, Im interested in schools like Worhester Politechnic Institute, Carnigie Mellon, and MIT. I like MIT bc its quirky and presents and academic challenge. I dont want to go to a “stuck up” school like Harvard etc. My family’s pretty well off, but I dont wanna waste my time or money applying to schools I don’t wanna go to. MITs actually not my first choice, WPI is even though its a lot easier to get into. Prestige isn’t everything.