@acomfysofa We have a half decent ACT/SAT prep class built into our schedule everyday. It’s 25 minutes long.
@acomfysofa For my school we don’t have classes or time periods for SAT/ACT prep, it’s purely individual. Sometimes my school might hire a SAT/ACT prep tutor to come in and do a full day test prep session, however, its never mandatory and costs like $60.
@acomfysofa nope. I was totally on my own. Some of what we learn can be applied, but it is up to us to find time outside of school to prepare.
Also, both my calculus and physics tests got pushed back!! I was so happy I nearly cried tears of joy.
@acomfysofa SAT/ACT Prep is mostly individual but my school has an after school program called Prepworks every Tuesday and Thursday that cost $50. My calculus and English teacher have given us SAT and ACT practice booklets to work on when they were absent instead of giving us busy work that they would never grade. Also last week Saturday I attended a mock ACT test day at my school for free. I should get my results this week.
But in classes like AP Calculus and other advanced Math/English classes it’s almost impossible for teachers to set aside the time since they have to prepare us for the end of the year exam. But I have heard of Calculus honors teacher in my school going over SAT and ACT math for a month because he didn’t have to teach for a test.
@LeopardFire sorry, I haven’t visited either of them. I know some friends who go to both of them, though.
How scary on my NIDDK Step Up portal it says that my application form was last updated yesterday. Perhaps they have already made a decision! It says “Review in Progress” and I won’t know decision till later this month
For KA’s SAT reading, I’ve reduced the time I’m giving myself on the practice from 50 - 60 minutes to 15 - 20 minutes!
What’s really helping me solve the questions faster is getting the “big picture” of the passage (which can rule out the choices in all of the questions that obviously do not relate to that big picture) and highlighting in KA (so circling/underlining IRL) the important parts so I can easily refer to sections of the passage (instead of reading the whole passage again to find one little thing to refer to) when I get a question that requires detail. That’s usually enough to rule out one choice in a question, but if there are two good choices, then deductive reasoning works well 
How I’m doing in AP Computer Science currently: Spent a good 7 hours trying to figure out a program. Turns out I just mistakenly typed next() instead of nextLine().
@soccer1235 I applied to NIDDK Step Up too, mine says the same thing.
Matriculate/CollegePoint apps opened. If your family makes under 80k, act/psat/sat is greater than 28/1220/1340 respectively, and gpa is >3.5, you’re eligible for Matriculate. For whatever reason, CollegePoint’s psat/sat cutoff is a little higher than Matriculate’s.
Both programs set you up with a free counselor (usually a current college student) who can help you finish common app/fafsa/css, answer questions about college life, and edit your essays.
I’m not entirely sure if they offer the same services. Their applications are virtually identical. I applied to both just in case.
Just registered for the SAT I in May! Booked it a month in advance so I have a spot available because when I took my subject test in January, the room for the SAT I was completely full. Applying for EA depends on me doing well on the May test date, so I can do well on the October/November date for my second subject test or last SAT!
@acomfysofa I had a dream we had a fight on the thread. I don’t remember what about, but there’s that. :))
I checked the SAT Twitter and apparently my scores come out March 28th. I’m thinking high 1300s or low 1400s, but we’ll see. ~:>
So I updated by senior year schedule, let me know what you all think!
English: Honors Composition first semester, Survey of Humanities second semester
Social Studies: AP US Government first semester, Intro to sociology second semester
Math: AP Calculus AB
Science: Honors Zoology (I’ve already taken AP Bio, AP Chem, and AP Physics)
Elective: Biomedical Innovations
Art (required): Creative writing first semester, Interior Design second sester
My schedule will most likely be changing, but currently I’m put down to take:
Stats (college credit)
French 4 (college credit)
Infectious Diseases (.5 credit)
Gym (required, .5 credit)
AP Lang
Digital Photography (.5 credit)
Vocal Jazz (.5 credit)
Band and Chorus (together = 1 credit)
AP Gov
@neptuna We could start one right now! jk
Good luck with your SAT score! Checking it for the first time is probably one of the most anxious things you can do in your entire life :))
My Senior Year Schedule
AP Chem - Double Period
AP Biotech - Double Period
AP Lit
Calc w/ apps
Yoga
At my school Biotech is an easy A class. Chem I know will be the hardest class on my schedule, does anyone have tips to help in that? Or what I should study over the summer for it. Or even whats the best review book for the class.
So for next year I’m planning on spending a half day at a college campus. My options are Lehigh University (which is more competitive) and Moravian College. Lehigh is more competitive and would probably look better to colleges, but high school students usually get the leftover classes that no one wants to take. At Moravian, I’ll get to take some better classes and I’ll have some choice in what I take. I’m thinking about doing Moravian, but I’m not sure because it is less competitive. Even if I choose Lehigh as my first choice, I may not get in and end up at Moravian anyway. I’m not sure yet, but I have until April to decide. I thought junior year was supposed to be more stressful than senior year.
I’ve realized through scheduling this week that my counselor treats high school like pre-college in a lot of ways and it kind of bugs me… Like I want to take certain classes but he pushes me to others because I would get college credit or because it would look nice on my transcript. He loathes the fact that I didn’t want to take Chem, and instead am taking fun science electives that I would prefer, because he feels that they aren’t rigorous enough or that colleges will frown down upon it.
While I understand that, I really don’t like the idea that my high school experience is only a stepping stone into college, which is only a stepping stone to grad school, which is only a stepping stone into your career. Obviously, all of those things lead into each other, but I prefer to look at it as many different experiences rather than “I have to do this this and this in order to get into college.”
Does anyone else feel this way, and has anyone’s counselor done similar things?
@carmen00 choose Moravian. You’ll want to study classes that you are interested vs. getting leftovers. While Lehigh is more competitive, any college classes you take and get excellent grades in will look great to any university.
I turned in my course card a couple days ago. I’m wary of conflicts/lack of interest because three of my classes are offered only one class period.
AP Chem
AP Calc BC
AP Physics C
AP English Lit
AP Music Theory
A Cappella Choir (H)
Symphony Orchestra (H)
I have the same question as @lycoris . What’s the workload for AP Chem? Also, is anyone familiar with AP Music Theory or signed up for it next year?