<p>I am a high school junior, and I am planning on taking 4 graduate level courses next year (at my local university). They are Quantum Theory, Topology, Emotional psychology, and some other math class (I have not decided yet). However, I got VERY low grades in school (Mostly B, few A, and 3 C’s) What will be my chances?
Thanks bud</p>
<p>You may want to think twice about taking graduate level courses. I feel you should focus on acing your high school subjects first (ie. scoring straight As). Sorry dude, but I seriously do not see the point in taking graduate level courses when you yourself admit that you have very low grades in school.</p>
<p>I highly doubt you are qualified to take graduate level courses. Topology is an extremely difficult field of mathematics and almost incomprehensible unless you have had a rigorous undergraduate mathematics education. Emotional psychology I can see but as far as your other course selections, I feel you randomly pulled courses to attract attention. These courses will not make up for your lack luster high school performance and I strongly advise you to pull up your GPA before considering taking such course (assuming you are qualified to take them which I highly doubt.)</p>
<p>There is an exception to the rule in which you attend a highly difficult international school, I can think of a few in which case then you should take the graduate level classes. I don’t believe this to be the case though.</p>
<p>What math have you taken before? How?</p>
<p>Buddies,
I got low grades in school because I didn’t really care about school (It’s way too boring). I currently take a senior level course in introductory topology–Acing it. I study a lot by my self.</p>
<p>I then assume you have taken the required math courses leading up to topology. While the material presented in that course is somewhat isolated from other fields of math, the maturity necessary to understand the subject fully requires one to have the logic that years of math practice brings. If you are mathematicallly gifted as you say you are, I only wish you the best.</p>
<p>I doubt those courses alone will. Unless you have something else very strong going for you as well, or very strong math extracurriculars at the same time (Olympiad level at least) I think it will be tough to make up for very low gpa in school. especially if you have done little to show that you are competent at other subjects. I think you may also be underestimating the difficulty of taking 4 graduate level courses during high school.</p>
<p>Is there a reason you stats changed from your earlier posts in other threads? So what’s the story.</p>
<p>Hey Ducky, my main man!
Buddy, thoses were hypothetical stats I expected to make months ago. I just wanted-- at that time-- to make sure that I was on the right track, so to speek. Now things are different…Thats the story man.
Also, I think that if I drop out of school next year, I can handle those courses. My current introductory topology professor said that I could handle topology with not much trouble.
Finally, I am also a seimen-westinghouse semifinalist (11 th grade) I will try for finalist this year
Thanks fellars!
my GPA is 4.2 weighted (not 2.3 or something)</p>
<p>Wow your school must weight hevily. How about unweighted?</p>
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Why will you care about Princeton? You will be required to take a wide variety of courses, and if your current attitude is any indication, many of them will not live up to your overly high expectations. It sounds like you do much beter when you are responsible for your own learning, so attending a school like Princeton really doesn’t make much sense. If I were on the admissions committee, I would be reluctant to admit you. </p>
<p>By the way, are we talking about point-set or algebraic topology?</p>
<p>ditto weasel8488, i agree with you 100%. </p>
<p>quert, i think just because school is ‘way too boring for you’ is not sufficient justification for your ‘low grades’ in school. You’d need a pretty damned good reason to put in your application to explain away your grades other than ‘I got low grades in school because I didn’t really care about school (It’s way too boring).’ That’d just not impress the admissions committee.</p>
<p>I hope I’ve not offended you, and all the best in your application.</p>