<p>What kind of summer work do you guys all have to do this summer?</p>
<p>I have to read a couple books for english, and probably do a math packet… I don’t know about any other subjects though</p>
<p>4 books for English with 2 assignments accompanying each. Then a biography report on one of the authors (***?)</p>
<p>I believe that is all. However I’m taking two community college classes (required to get the credit for Pre-Calc) and may/may not self-study AP. D:</p>
<p>i have to read a couple of books which we will subsequently (once the year begins) have to write essays about. I am spending my summer entirely avoiding anything academic. I am going on a program to Israel for six weeks then just bumming around there for two weeks, beaching, partying, drinking etc. Then the harsh reality of school will kick me in the butt and I will thoroughly enjoy every moment of pre-school shopping until plop I die under my course-load. crap. now that i have been smushed to a pancake I might consider self studying for the literature AP…</p>
<p>I am self studying pre-calc and have to do all the homework (from a year of calc) in one summer. I have to read 3 chapters and write a page summary on each of them for history, also a 1-2 page essay on the accumulated chapters and how those years affected the world. I need to read 10 short stories for english and annotate and log them 1 pg. min for each (but we are allowed to have quotes). Then two chapters in the tecnical writing book. No annotating or logging though… (YAY!) and a 4-5 page synthesis paper (I don’t even really know what that is yet…). And a packet for physics. Ontop of that I have my summer job interning. AHH!!! I will explode… yepp yepp.</p>
<p>I worry about what college-bound high school kids will be doing in twenty years. :(</p>
<p>^ I second that…but it HAS to peak soon, or all the teens will be having nervous breakdowns. </p>
<p>for summer: audit calculus, maybe a 2nd class at CC (art history?)
planning to basically write as much as possible on my own, enter it in places…but I never win anything :(</p>
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I’m sure the gap will decrease between the top schools in terms of student quality, but I agree that it will be very stressful.</p>
<p>And for English this summer, I only have to read one book lol. English 11H is a joke at my school, I wish they had AP Lang. :(</p>
<p>Review first 5 chapters of AP Chem, probably 2 books for AP English and Lang, something for APUSH I’m guessing, working on a science project/research, further preparing for my new Science Olympiad team, and some prep work for my Academic Decathlon team.</p>
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Although this was probably in jest and exaggerated, don’t worry about GPA too much - even in top schools, as long as the grades aren’t atrocious, it’s fine (I know too many people, but if you dislike anecdotal evidence you can always go to a college website and check their median GPA - and it’s usually more lenient than people assume).</p>
<p>It’s what I thought too, since my GPA isn’t a flawless 4.0 UW and lots of borderline cuts are shown in my transcript (and I’m aiming at upper-tier schools for financial aid), but after some thought I thought is ridiculous and moved onto stuff like poker.</p>
<p>I need to write for Davidson. And then I need to figure out all the essays. It’s harder than I thought.</p>
<p>Summer plans - travel to east coast, staying at Boston for a while (have relatives there).</p>
<p>Relax, try to read a couple books and stuff like that here and then, but nothing major.</p>
<p>My summer plans- (Figured this out today, literally)</p>
<p>Photography class in philadelphia for a month
volunteering at the library
playing lots of field hockey and running, etc. (yay for preseason!)
going to the beach a couple times</p>
<p>I’m applying for Davidson too…at least that’s what I intend to do, but I’ll probably never finish. Even if I do, my odds are like 1: 1000000000000000000000000000
Oh well, it can’t hurt to try, I suppose.</p>
<p>Excuse my ignorance but what is davidson?</p>
<p>chocobok, that’s the wrong attitude! I mean, I think Davidson winners are pretty self-selective because of the long process and all the work involved…so by just applying, you’ve got a pretty good chance. :]</p>
<p>@ boinkkk: Basically, it’s a scholarship contest for people under the age of 18. You submit “extraordinary” works in music, science, technology, literature, mathematics, philosophy, or another category called Outside the Box. It takes a lot of work, but if you’re chosen, you can win lots of college moneyz…lol. [$10,000-$50,000] And from my understanding it’s a pretty big deal to colleges, which always helps. Anyway, here’s the link: [Davidson</a> Institute ~ Programs & Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.davidsongifted.org/fellows/]Davidson”>Scholarships for Gifted Students | Davidson Fellows). :)</p>
<p>How many people here have computers in their room?</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/724813-computer-hs-students-bedroom-good-bad-idea.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/724813-computer-hs-students-bedroom-good-bad-idea.html</a></p>
<p>@rachael
Thanks!</p>
<p>I have a computer and a TV in my room—I wouldn’t advise it unless you’re “academically mature.” Meaning…you know how to get things done despite distractions. (I don’t. :p)</p>
<p>For the summer:
-The first five days I’m in MA for the MIT InvenTeam Competition.
-The night I get back, I have to pack again and head of to the Garcia Center at Stony Brook University for the like six weeks.
-AP work which is the first 2 chapters for Chem, three books and 3 essays for Lang & Comp, and for USH, not sure yet, but most likely the first 2 chapters.
-During the weekends I come back from Garcia and I’ll just hang out with friends and do as much fun stuff as possible.
-Every Sunday I go to court dance practices since I’m in my friend’s sweet 16 court.</p>
<p>-_- just thinking about it makes me tired.</p>
<p>I guess I am being a bit pessimistic, but honestly, I don’t think the things I write about would in anyway fit these requirements: “a work that is recognized as an outstanding accomplishment by experts in the field and has the potential to benefit society”</p>
<p>but as it’s a sort of portfolio, and the writing can be used for other occasions, I thought I might as well. It’s not really on my mind to win (but $50,000 would make paying for college a lot easier). I’m just glad of an excuse to give my writing scheldule more motivation and structure.</p>