I am going to be a freshman, so I know there is no need to rush, but everything from here on out counts. I really want to attend an Ivy League college(Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, Brown, etc.). Not only do I need to be good enough to get in, but I really do need a scholarship or any financial help I can get. If not, my parents want to send me to community college for two years first, then to another college, but I don’t want to at all. The classes I am taking are as followed;
-Science 9 (My only regular class. :/)
-Academic Geometry
-Advanced Language Arts(Sophomore year;; Should I take Journalism or Advanced English 10?)
-Advanced American Studies(What do you recommend for sophomore year?;; AP U.S. History, AP U.S. Gov&Politics, AP World History. I’m thinking world history?)
-Spanish 3
-Computer Literacy 1 & Career Exploration as electives.
Fall sport; XC (Cross country)
Spring Sport; Softball (Playing since I was 5) and/or Track.
I don’t expect to do what I was able to do in 8th grade; Wake up at last minute, look semi-decent, go to school, do homework in study hall (do not have that luxury anymore), go home, eat a snack, computer, tv, text, bed. That was my easy schedule.
Next year I plan on waking up earlier and going to bed earlier. Taking the hour that I need to shower and get ready. Possibly actually eating breakfast this year (It is the most important meal of the day, after all), going to school, go to XC, come home, do homework, study, have a couple hours before bed, relax and sleep, and then do it all over again. I’ll have time for all that other stuff on weekends.
I enjoy reading and writing, photography, and athletics.
My goal is to have a very close-to-top class rank. There are 450+ in my grade. I want to be top thirty at the least, but prefer top ten.
How does my schedule look? Any advice on what to do over the years to get into an Ivy League school? Any suggestions for scholarships? Any advice would be lovely(: Thanks!
If your family financially cannot afford to send you to college, you can also apply for financial aid and the less you make, the more you get. If you keep you grades up you will definitely get a scholarship. There are also schools out there that are not ivy league but are just as good. You should look into those schools also.
March 3rd, 2010 at 6:06 am
If your family financially cannot afford to send you to college, you can also apply for financial aid and the less you make, the more you get. If you keep you grades up you will definitely get a scholarship. There are also schools out there that are not ivy league but are just as good. You should look into those schools also.
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March 3rd, 2010 at 6:51 am
Very good.
I hope you don’t follow your 8th grade schedule next year. I told myself the same thing and ended up doing it Freshman year.
You should take Advanced Language Arts 10, Ap World History, and at least get into one club or a group.
When I first got to high school, I thought that many people were going to try to achieve but most didn’t. So getting a high class rank with that schedule and your work ethic won’t be difficult.
Good luck and stick with your schedule through out the year and don’t give up.
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