Diverting from all the stress:
What are some things that you want to do?
I’ve been thinking and I really want to take a pottery/ceramics class, visit a candy or chocolate factory for a day, learn how to knit, and LASTLY, learn how to bartend and make drinks (in college, of course hehe)
Anyone here applying to Medill Cherubs??
Actually, i am going back to stressing. I have a dilemma: I still have not made a list of the school I want to apply to.
It makes me so sad when people ask me what school I want to go to and I say “I don’t know.” I should know and I should be confident about saying “Yale, or Stanford, or Brown,” but I can’t bring myself to say it. It’s so weird because i am overconfident but also super insecure. I have no idea and I’m sort of just going with the flow but I really need to start looking. Any thoughts, opinions, advice, etc? Thanks beautiful people
Just took my first SAT on the 21st. I think it went ok, but I’m nervous and impatient to get my score back
@Thejoe I have a list but whenever people ask i feel like they’re gonna judge me for it lol.
@snowfairy137 Exactly!! I’m always thinking “what if they think I’m way too overconfident and what if they don’t think I’ll be able to go there.” I get embarrassed and feel like it would be humiliating if I am all “Yale that, Yale this” and not get in.
@thejoe I would say to look at your GPA and your test scores and compare them to average GPA and test scores of certain schools. This can help you create a “reach and match” list. Do you have a major?
So I apparently have a second chance in Pre-Calc. I am able to redo three sections of the tests. It looks like I might just have a high B, B+ for the semester. Thank God! ^:)^ I’m still sticking to my plan since I can’t rely on retakes all my life. Also, Khan Academy is working like a charm. I knew almost everything in class today!
@thejoe I want to learn how to knit too! If I have money in college, some piano lessons woukd be cool. I weirdly want to learn how to pole dance. It seems fun.
Also, there’s a difference between knowing what you want and expecting it. People who know what they want have broader goals and if they fail, bounce back immediately.
Considering taking AP Calc AB and AP Stat next year. Do you guys think it would be possible/doable?
AP Stat is one of the easier math AP. AP Calculus AB in senior year is easy if you are a math person but can be hard for ones without good foundation. I would suggest looking at your math scores so far to get a better idea.
Apparently to buy AMSCO US History from the publisher AMSCOPub, it’s $18.50 for the book… and $80.41 for shipping to Canada $-) !
That better be a good book because that’s about the going rate to buy it locally…
On the flip side, at least that dollar amount will motivate me to study :))
@cprepster18 Definitely doable in my opinion. AP Stats just requires basic algebra and if you’ve done well in your math classes so far, AP Calc AB shouldn’t be too much of a struggle.
@thejoe I agree with @Hamlon that pole dancing seems fun, if I could ever get the strength and flexibility required for it. I would love to visit New York or Boston, I’ve gone to the Bronx Zoo several times but I really want to explore the whole city, and I haven’t gone to Boston since elementary school.
@acomfysofa That’s insane! Are all the APUSH prep books the same way?
Day two of midterms for me…
Seeing all of you apply for summer programs makes me feel behind, but I’ll start focusing on that once midterms are over. orz
@acomfysofa Is Princeton Review or Ethel Wood cheaper where you live because both are comparable to AMSCO. Ethel Wood is essentially the same thing.
@LeopardFire The review books are cheaper (Barron’s/Princeton Review), but I’m not familiar with US History at all so I’m not sure if those are a sufficient replacement for something like AMSCO.
@Hamlon Ethel Wood is $70+/- on eBay and Amazon (as a Canadian). Princeton Review is $20, but would it be a suitable replacement for someone who is not at all familiar with US history? I am definitely interested in learning US history, as I found the minimal amount of US history taught in my Canadian history class to be interesting. I’ll be studying for the SAT US History test, and I’ll be taking it in 3 or 4 months.
After talking to the publisher, they quoted the wrong shipping price. It’s $35.49, and not $80.41 #:-S
Almost Every Girl At My School Today: “Cash me outside, how bout dat” :)) :)) :))
And it looks like we have our first new meme of 2017!
@cprepster18 I am taking them both this year. As long as you have a solid math background and are willing to do the work you will be fine
the semester ends in a week for me and I am stressing big time
Do you guys know about any ACT prep stuff that’s free? I’ve just started thinking about the ACT and I was wondering if there was anything like Khan Academy but for the ACT?
@ak2018 I’m low key an avid Dr. Phil fan, so I’m loving this. :))