Honors in 9th Grade?

popcornpanda
Wed, 20 Jan 2016 21:42:04 +0000

Hello, so I am getting my high school classes back soon (I am in 8th grade) and I am worried that I will have no honors.

I already know that I will not get math (because there is no honors for students going from pre-algebra to algebra. Which sucks, because I do extremely well.) nor science (because they only accept students who are in algerbra in eighth grade, which if you are in that or not, is based on your scores in 4th grade which I think is extremely unfair), nor english (I know this because he called the students he recommended into honors into the hallway and talked to them, and he didn’t call me) nor Spanish (because a got a B+ last marking period, which is my lowest grade I’ve EVER gotten overall) but maybe history (because I meet all of the minimum requirements, but it says on the sheet that an English recommendation is required.)

I, by most teachers, am called smart, but it doesn’t look like they would put me into the honors classes.

Here are my grades for the first marking period:

History: A-

English: A-

Math: A (with possibly an A+ this marking period, since I got a 100% on my midterm)

Science: A

Spanish: B+

Band: A+

All of my friends are extremely academically competitive with each other. They, even now, tell me how stupid I am because I am in pre-algebra instead of algebra. (and no, I can’t get new friends, because I have a very small school, and apart from that, they are alright.) I do not want to be in that spot again when i am in high school. Apart than that, my parents will be livid. They expect nothing less than perfection. They can not wave me into any honors classes, because that starts sophomore year. Will this affect me in college? I dream to go to UCLA or Yale to be some type of chemist. I need to get all the scholarships I can, because my family does not have a lot of money. My mom says that I will not be able to get into college if my grades continue like this, is that true? I am so worried that i will not get any honors.