Honors in 9th Grade?

nugraddad
Wed, 20 Jan 2016 23:09:16 +0000

Popcornpanda - Let me reiterate what vamom said - “Whoa - Take a deep breath” - and add a little story top make you feel better!

My D has a degree in Chemical Engineering, and son is a Chemical Engineering student at the same top school. D was held back in advance math - probably because she is a girl GRRRR and D took pre-algebra in 9th grade. Son took pre-algebra in Middle School - partly because Big Sister helped him. They will both graduate from the same school with the same engineering degree.

BTW - IMHO - 9th grade is NOT too early to consider your educational track and consider what alternatives are available to you to get to where you want to be. However, it is NOT GOOD to obsess or over re-act to what’s on your immediate plate. One of the keys for you might be to commit to doing the best job possible each and every day, week, month, term in school - which will open up opportunities for you later.

One more quick lesson from my kids - Only do the Extra Curricular activities that YOU want to. Don’t sign up for an EC because you think it might look good to an AdCom later on! Good Luck!