<p>It won’t be too bad. 
In fact, I think it’s gonna be really fun.</p>
<p>I don’t know if “fun” is the overarching adjective I’d just to describe it, but certainly fun in some aspects. I was thinking more along the lines of stressful, exciting, and independent. 
Though fun as well.</p>
<p>Exciting’s the word. It’s going to be really exciting.</p>
<p>Basically. Back on the topic of Lawrenceville, do you (or anyone else) know about if there are any House “stereotypes”? Like if you say, “Oh, I’m from – House” they’re going to assume something?</p>
<p>Well, the stereotypes are kind of based on the housemasters, I think. Like Cleve, for example, is run by an ex-Marine, and so it’s really strict there. But besides those little things I’m not sure.</p>
<p>Has anyone received their course selection/placement?</p>
<p>Not yet. But that email they sent, it said that it would come on or after April 15, so it’s got to come relatively soon. Do you know if they’re mailing it or emailing?</p>
<p>I’d assume emailing? I know that the math placement is online and the language you have to print out and mail. But yeah, I’d assume that it’s emailing.</p>
<p>Yeah, sounds right. I was just wondering if the language placement was something mailed and then mailed back. </p>
<p>Anyway, I’m hoping that the placement test doesn’t go far above what I’ve learned in classes, if there’s a huge gap between what we learn in public school and what they learn in ninth grade. I don’t think there is, though.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m kinda concerned that I’m going to be right in the middle of two language levels. I’m supposed to go into the third level, but private/boarding school education goes so much faster that I’m thinking I might be staying at the second level class (even though the second level class is probably the third level class at my school).</p>
<p>It also sort of depends on the teacher you have at your school and how fast they go. All public schools are different, especially if you go into the difference by state.</p>
<p>Though, with the new Common Core, from what I understand it might be normalizing.</p>
<p>@greyeyedgoddess @mrnephew don’t get freaked out, thats the point of the placement test, so what if you don’t score well, as long as your public school meets the same requirements, you can always test out in the fall. Say you didn’t cover enough material to pass the placement, just explain that to them in the fall and they will let you move up. </p>
<p>@greyeyedgoddess that’s what I’m worried about, too. But yeah, @squashisawesome , that is something like a safety blanket. Thanks.</p>
<p>P.S. I love your new avatar. :)</p>
<p>Don’t mention Common Core in front of me. </p>
<p>Just don’t. It’s for your own good. </p>
<p>Haha, I don’t think that private schools are going with it. California doesn’t have it until next year, do you guys have it yet? @stargirl3</p>
<p>@squashisawesome Yeah, I’ll put my faith in the test (anyone notice the divergent hint?). </p>
<p>I’m just wondering if it’s better, if one did land between to levels, to go into the easier or harder class.</p>
<p>@stargirl3 I hesitate to ask, but why? If you don’t want to answer for mental sanity reasons, don’t worry about it, but I’m always curious about other people’s opinions on, well, everything.</p>
<p>@greyeyedgoddess depends, if it is something that you probably wont affect you much throughout the rest of your academic career (geometry) then take the harder class. Something that you might actually need to be sure you need for school take the easy class and solidify your skills. Also, there is no point in taking the easy class if you know in your gut that you can do fine in the higher class and just didn’t have a great day during the test. </p>
<p>Well, I agree with @squashisawesome with everything there except for the geometry part. You’ll need that for Precalculus and Algebra II Trig, so you might want to redo that one if you’re pulling a stinker in that class.</p>
<p>@mrnephew I disagree I have friends in Alg II and they say really the only geometry used is in coordinate planes and like pythagorean theorums, I guess the geometry part is up to your own discretion. </p>
<p>Also, if you’re exceedingly good at math, it’s probably advantageous to take a risk, and if you’re not great at language it’s probably best to get some repetition so that you can ease into the difficulty.</p>
<p>Man, thinking about all this stuff makes me nervous for how much homework we’re all going to have next year. o.o</p>