<p>I'm freshman, and I want to become a business major in a good college.</p>
<p>Good meaning extremely good ie. IVY LEAGUE</p>
<p>I'm doing pretty well, meaning straight A's (OK fine one A-)</p>
<p>but in Honors English I got a B- in the second marking period.</p>
<p>My teachers (not my English teacher of course!) told me that if I want to major in business, colleges don't care about English that much, as long as it doesn't lower your GPA.</p>
<p>I'm not so sure.</p>
<p>Second, will colleges look at your classes planned for Senior year?</p>
<p>And how many A.P. classes do they want? I have 6 planned out so far.</p>
<p>also some classes i'm taking have A.P. weighting but no A.P. exam (ollege Accounting and Business Org. and Management)</p>
<p>Umm...Oh yes! My EC's....I'm in FBLA and Key Club..there's a pretty good chance that I will be an officer in either or both clubs.</p>
<p>As for community service, I haven't done a thing yet.
I don't know what to do.</p>
<p>I might take a lot of summer programs, but I wonder what other EC's I should do.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, I took the old SAT in 7th grade and got a 1070 on it :(</p>
<p>Okay. First of all, and this is very important:
Breathe. Deep breaths. You're a freshman in high school? Please, enjoy it. It goes by really fast, and even an Ivy League acceptance isn't worth spending four years worrying about nothing but college.</p>
<p>Now...
- A B- in your freshman year is fine, even if you want to be an English major. Relax. If possible, talk to your teacher about how you can do better next time.</p>
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<li><p>Yes, colleges look at your senior class schedule. </p></li>
<li><p>How many APs you should be taking depends on your school. It only matters inasmuch as you get your counselor to rate your courseload as "highly challenging". If everyone at your school takes a ton of APs, you should too. If most people only take one or two, it's not as big a deal.</p></li>
<li><p>For community service, try getting involved with a school community service organization, or just finding out what's going on in your neighborhood. What interests you, or what do you like doing? I'm sure there are plenty of places that could use your help.</p></li>
<li><p>As for other ECs, just do things that you're interested in. Finding somewhere you can get a leadership position is also good.</p></li>
<li><p>Key words here: 7th grade! I got my score up over 200 points from the first time I took it. Right now, you shouldn't be worrying about it. In sophomore year, start studying for the PSAT, in junior year, the SAT. Take some prep classes, read a book, whatever. I'm sure you'll be fine.</p></li>
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<p>Best of luck with your college search! And I know I said it before, but as a senior: enjoy high school. That's not to say that you shouldn't work hard, but don't stress out too much, okay?</p>
<p>ok well my advice is........ 1) you are doing the right thing planning early!!! I wish I had done the same thing, and this lack of planning (SAT prep) definitly hurt me!!! 2) Get a few SAT books and practice and practice.......the more and more you do, the better you will be off! 3) plan when you are going to do your SAT subject tests, I messed up there too. 4) Don't stress too much.....I have stressed my entire senior year about college and I can't imagine doing that for 4 years!!!!</p>
<p>First of all, relax, Ivy is not the "be all end all". (of course you will never believe that if you keep reading CC).</p>
<p>Second, absolutely English DOES matter for business majors...but a B - as a freshman isn't going to harm your chances of anything, regardless of your major. Think about it....business....writing proposals, giving speeches and presentations, etc.... - all English related. </p>
<p>You will want to do well in math and English, have a sound understanding of the economy, political science and global government, take 3 -4 years of a foreign language, make sure that many of your ECs are related (business or leadership related), consider volunteering at a local chamber of commerce or city government office - tutoring would also be another volunteer opportunity. Take the most challenging classes offered at your school but the difference between 4/5 APs and 6 is really no big deal. Show interest and passion in your desired major (and not so much emphasis on wanting "Ivy League" just because it is Ivy League - does that make sense? There are many, many people who want the preceived "best" but there are far fewer who are driven by an internal passion for the joy of it. All selective schools are looking for the kid with the passion - not the greed.).</p>
<p>And you should know that some IVY schools don't offer an undergraduate business degree, like Harvard and Columbia. Most students substitute their economics major for business, so if you are looking at either of those school's economics majors, then take an econ class at your school and see if that is what you want.</p>
<p>"also some classes i'm taking have A.P. weighting but no A.P. exam (ollege Accounting and Business Org. and Management)"</p>
<p>It would not be called AP weighted, it would be called honors weighted. You can't call a course AP or AP weighted if there is no AP exam for it. </p>
<p>If Ivy is really what you are shooting for, they you need to worry more about your EC's than your grades (although your grades are also very important). Get involved with your community, start a new hobby, establish an organization within your school. </p>
<p>You should also look at other schools besides Ivy.
Why is going to an Ivy school so important to you?</p>
<p>Seeing as how I got a ~1070 in 6th grade and now I have a 1580 (old), you did well. </p>
<p>Oh, and for class rank, depending on how things go, you may have f#%$ed yourself (if you end up with a B for the year). Pray that your school doesn't do absolute ranking but rather does percentile/refuses to rank. Because, sure as surefire, someone will get a perfect 4.0, and often quite a few will. I have three B's (all 92s) and I'm ranked 14th in a class of 220. </p>
<p>That doesn't mean you won't get into ivy caliber schools (my school is special for a number of reasons), I've gotten into UChicago and am making a run for Yale/Stanford. It will just be that much harder. </p>
<h1>1. Get a life. Not to sound harsh but if you're flipping out about getting into an Ivy NOW you'll probably slip into a deep depression when you realize in three years how slim your chances of getting in actually are. Most schools don't even take freshmen grades into consideration. Use this year to take your face out of the books, get involved, and make connections.</h1>
<h1>2. SAT in 7th grade? Why the hell are you going by that? I took the SAT in the 7th grade too and I got a 900... I'm a junior now and I've been consistently scoring around high 1300's to mid 1400's... then again I know a kid who took it in 7th grade, gotta 1200, and has barely improved since then. PS stop worrying about SAT prep. SAT prep is your life? You've got two years before you've gotta take them so concentrate on your classes, not a test that's two years off.</h1>
<h1>3. Four year plan? Again, chill out. Most freshmen in college don't even have a definite major, but you're worried about having one as a freshmen in high school. I've got a four year plan for you: study and do well in school. It pretty much ends with that. And no. It's not because your Asian. Stop stereotyping yourself.</h1>
<p>OH MY GOD YOU ARE A FRESHMAN! RELAX
Seriously, if you don't relax now there is a good chance you will be instituionalized by the time your eighteen anyway
let's try to avoid a panic attack
Colleges basically don't give a crap about freshman grades
if you put that much pressure on yourself for the SATs you wont' do as well, chill
If you spend all of high school studying at home YOU WILL REGRET IT
Plus you won't have any real life experience
Take it down a notch, relax, you are FINE</p>
<p>You still have plenty of time to do community service, so don't worry about that. You could start in the summer, I guess. Consistency is good, so you might want to consider habitually volunteering at one or two organizations/places throughout these next few years. Try your local public library and/or hospital. And since you're in Key Club, you'll definitely have plenty of chances to... do stuff.</p>
<p>As for other ECs, maybe look into joining a sport. And then try to make Varsity.</p>
<p>SAT in the 7th grade? When I was in the 7th grade, I had a very faint idea of what the SAT even was. Many people say that more practice equals improved scores, so if you have the motivation, just keep on doing more practice problems. And if your score does not improve by much... Well, some people just do not do well on it. Though since you have pretty good grades in school, I would assume that you could pull at least an average score on it.</p>
<p>Like other posters have stated, it is good to already be planning for college admission. Better too early than too late, I suppose. But do not freak out over it. Keep in mind that even if you do not end up going to an Ivy League school, it is not the end of everything. And try to make the most of your high school years - spend time with friends and make sure you actually enjoy your ECs.</p>