<p>hi I<code>ve mentioned this before on the parents forum, but I</code> m currently a junior in HS and I couldnt do the full IB diploma for various reasons( GC <code>s bad advice, etc) Therefore, I</code>m thinking about doing a post graduate yr(PG) or 13th grade to finish the diploma. I<code>ll only have to take 2 classes during the 13th grade because I</code>m currently doing 5 IB subjects right now, and I<code>ll be finished with them next yr after the IB exams. Thus, I</code>m thinking about also doing some community college classes if possible while finishing the diploma.
On other sites, I<code>ve heard some positive comments about doing a PG yr, becasue it</code> s a chance to show colleges that you are ready for this challenging courseload.
However, do you know any disadvangages of doing a PG?
Thanks to evryone who replied!</p>
<p>I would only do a PG-year if you don’t feel ready for college. A full IB diploma is great, but with a hs record, standardized tests and the other elements of college applications, adcoms will be able to make a good assessment of your academic accomplishments and readiness for college.</p>
<p>I’ve been looking at common data set information for various colleges since you posted last, and I can’t find ANY colleges that require a high school diploma for admission. Just get a good record with the best situation you can arrange now, apply at the normal age, and see what happens.</p>
<p>thanks reidm and tokenadult!
tokenadult: thanks for the research! i appreciate it. what I am afraid of is that I will get rejected at my no1 choice school( which is rice) and that I wont have I chance again. Thus, if I do an extra yr, I could probably have a better application-better SAT scores( because i<code>ll have an extra yr), IB diploma, more chances to show my grades because I skipped sophmore yr, more commitment in ec</code> s.
This is just my opinion( it maybe biased). However, I do not want to do it if there are any disadvantages ( as in, will colleges frown on doing an extra yr in hs)</p>
<p>If your first-choice school is Rice, are you interested in an engineering program? In that case, you may have distance learning math courses you could take (which you would probably find easy enough to do after being educated in Japan) that would strengthen your application. Try </p>
<p><a href=“http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/math/[/url]”>http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/math/</a> </p>
<p>for one source of those.</p>
<p>Thank you so much!
Engineering is one of my choices, however, I` m also leaning towards pre-med as well at Rice ( the Rice/Baylor program)
If I were to take those classes, should I take them regardless of doing an extra yr or not?
Once again, your help is greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Japstdent12 Maybe this will help you with Rice:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~instresr/ricefacts/students.html[/url]”>http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~instresr/ricefacts/students.html</a></p>
<p>This link may help you in researching a few other schools. Most schools which have a common data set, the report can be found at the office of insitutional research.</p>
<p><a href=“Institutional Effectiveness, Research & Assessment :: Swarthmore College”>Institutional Effectiveness, Research & Assessment :: Swarthmore College;
<p>ok thanks sybbie-but what shud I look for on the Rice site?</p>
<p>whatever information you need to know about currently enrolled freshmen</p>
<p>Taking the hardest math you can take is a good idea, so if your current courses aren’t challenging, the distance learning classes can help broaden your education.</p>
<p>ok thanks everyone!</p>
<p>I decided to waste some time? and do some research.</p>
<p>Rice University:</p>
<p>SAT I SCORES OF ENTERING STUDENTS (Fall 2004)</p>
<p>Entered 727</p>
<pre><code>25th Percentile 75th Percentile
</code></pre>
<p>Verbal 660 760
Math 670 780
Composite 1350 1510</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~instresr/ricefacts/students.html[/url]”>http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~instresr/ricefacts/students.html</a></p>
<p>University of Texas (Fall 2003)</p>
<p>Entered 6544</p>
<p>978 enrolled Verbal 700-800</p>
<p>1538 enrolled Math 700-800</p>
<p>2605 enrolled Vebal 600-700</p>
<p>2856 enrolled Math 600-700</p>
<p>2960 enrolled Verbal less than 600</p>
<p>2159 enrolled Math less than 600</p>
<p>My conclusions of 6544 enrolled first time freshman at UT roughly 2600 of those with ( 700 plus verbal or 700 plus math) are equivalent to the average Rice student class of 727. </p>
<p>An additional group of approximately 2800 are perhaps comparable with the bottom 25% at Rice U. (600 plus verbal or math). 2600 are not competitive with Rice students.</p>
<p>In sum approx 2600 out of 6466 freshman entrants at UT are competitive at Rice U. This is 39.73 %. Being harder on UT lets say it is 25%. My experience at various colleges is that the smarter students tend to find each other.</p>
<p>Thus The primary distinction is school size with all the pluses and minuses that entails… </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/academic/oir/cds/03-04/CDS2003-C.pdf[/url]”>http://www.utexas.edu/academic/oir/cds/03-04/CDS2003-C.pdf</a></p>
<p>ok thanks texdad for the info! i appreciate it very much but i have done alot of research on rice already and ive seen alot of info on admissions-my initial question was about doing a PG or not.
thanks anywayz for the help tho.</p>