sophomore in hs

sleepydoh
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:19:18 +0000

okay it’s almost the end of freshman year and all of a sudden i just realize i have completely wasted my freshman year, and if i don’t wake up any time soon, my goal of getting into duke is probably down the drain. so i need some help, big time. I was on the swim team, french competition, and was in ITS, Interact, and photography club. not very impressive i know, like i said, freshman year was a complete waste.

im in ib and i have gotten TWO b’s (rips hair out). i can’t believe i have slacked off to the point i am getting b’s. but it’s the time of the year for scheduling. and my required courses are: algebra II honors, ChemistryI honors, English II preib, AP Gov and French II preib. Im usually really good at math, but by the third quarter, i was procrastinating like crazy, and thus i didn’t get recommended into math analysis. (rips hair out again). So now, im trying to get into either AP or honors courses to replace at least one of my electives, so i dont’ fall behind too much. My school offers serval Ap courses, but there isn’t any science, math related courses i can take. my only options are really history and English. hmm, any suggestions for what i should take for sophomore year? also, is it possible to get a A and a 4 or 5 on my AP exam, if i do decide to take two AP courses in my sophomore year? seriously, i am just entering the whole AP thing. im not sure how hard it will be. some help would greatly appreciated.

ps. my goal is duke (at this rate, this is most likely impossible), what are the basic things that’s required to be accepted in duke? please! do help me.