How to approach my counselor

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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I just received my schedule set for next year and I didn’t get my first choice of electives that I want, which is something related to what I want to major, instead, I got both guitar workshop and piano lab, which I’m not interested in learning both instruments, I don’t mind one but not two.

My other classes I’ll be taking next year are APWH, AP Chem, Pre-calc H, English 10 H, and physical education (required). Would it look bad that took two instrument classes that I don’t have much interest in?

Also, how should I ask my counselor to change it? Because I did put those as my choices during course selections, but it was like one of my last choices, and I’m not sure how to say it because I don’t think I have a legit reason to ask for a change in my electives.

Thanks :slight_smile:

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I don’t think you should take an instrument class you don’t have much interest in. The best thing for you to do is to make an appointment with your GC, and talk about your reasons for switching out. You say you have none, but in your post you mention legitimate interest. For example:

  1. Lack of interest - expand on that. Talk about the risk of developing stress and unhappiness
  2. Ask your GC to let you try to take one of the instrument classes, and switch out the other one with any other available ones.
  3. If none of these work, either ask a parent to ask, or take both classes.
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See if there is an alternate class you can take that you have interest in

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For my post I meant to say: “but in your post you mention legitimate reasons.” Not interest

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You could say that learning two instruments at once in a single semester might be too challenging (even if that’s not the case) and that you only planned on taking one at a time. Do you need to have a legitimate reason beside interest, though? People always change their minds. Drop/add exists for a reason (well multiple reasons, but interest does play a roll) :stuck_out_tongue: You could drop one of them and add another class at the beginning of the school year and say that you had different expectations of the class

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@ElloLove I tried to meet my counselor today, but the lady in front of the office said that counsellors won’t meet anyone for next years classes, what should I do? I thought about just going straight to my counselor instead of making a appointment first, but I felt like she might have a bad impression of me…

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Have a parent email your counselor to request the change. Your parent should offer to meet in person if necessary. In our district schedules are not finalized until some time in the summer so there should be time to sort this out.

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@JAMCAFE I thought of that before, but my parents doesn’t speak English :frowning:

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Ask when you should make an appointment to talk about next years classes

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Email your counselor if they won’t let you schedule an appointment. Or have a parent come in.

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I agree you should email your counselor if you can’t schedule an appointment.

Are you taking a foreign language? I don’t see one on your schedule. Perhaps you can switch one of the music classes to that.