<p>For UPenn ED.</p>
<p>I'm taking the most rigorous courseload possible; except for math. Really, I'm terrible at math. For all of the other classes, it doesn't get any harder than what you see here. All of the As that I do have are really high. Spanish = 95%, World History = 96%, English = 96%, Faith = 96%, Weight Training (of course) = 100%</p>
<p>10th:
Honors Chemistry: B/A
Spanish II (honors not offered): A/A
Honors World History: A/A
Honors English II: A/A
Faith & Tradition/Prayer & Spirituality: A/A
Weight Training/Psychology: A/A
Geometry (I can't handle honors; just having regular is hard enough): B/A</p>
<p>ECs:
JV Volleyball, Varsity Softball, Astronomy Club (President), Science Olympiads, Key Club, National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, ASPCA volunteer, Junior Educator for the Aquarium; I am a Fingerstyle guitar prodigy (possible hook?) (composer), and I play the piano (classical), editor for the St. Petersburg Times, nursing home volunteer/candy striper at the local hospital</p>
<p>I'll graduate w/ Pre-Calculus, btw. </p>
<p>Target: </p>
<p>Minor in Economics, Major in International Law</p>
<p>Graduating with Pre-Calc is eh. Did you have to repeat Alg 1 from 8th grade?
But it looks good,</p>
<p>No. I was really lazy and stupid in 8th grade and didn’t take Algebra I. I’m still kicking myself in the face for that because all I had to do was ask. </p>
<p>It’s really annoying that people are so crazy about math. I’m horrible at it. I can’t test out or skip anything or go back in time. I cannot graduate with calculus. That’s all there is to it. THIS is the hardest math that I can handle. It would be foolish to go into honors geometry just to make the adcoms happy and get a D.</p>
<p>But other than that, EDCornell2013, is everything cool?</p>
<p>Try taking SAT Practice Tests, because it’s just as important or even more important than your classes. Yeah, I’m assuming that you go to some type of religious-affiliated school?
And is Weight Training/Psychology required? Pick something that you like as a potential major, and try to double up on classes in that specific subject. Not sure how electives run in your school, but I am taking multiple English Courses. Ivy League schools are all about numbers. So you will need a 700+ in math, and if this a serious place that you struggle in, seek help because it will come back in the end. I started out in Geometry Acc. with a straight C the first quarter, got a tutor and ended up with a B+ and on the SAT have repeated 700+. Tutoring might sound cheesy, and make you seem less intelligent, or some thing like that but in the subjects that I need help in, I get that tutor and I am primarily a straight-A student.</p>
<p>“Try taking SAT Practice Tests, because it’s just as important or even more important than your classes. Yeah, I’m assuming that you go to some type of religious-affiliated school?
And is Weight Training/Psychology required? Pick something that you like as a potential major, and try to double up on classes in that specific subject. Not sure how electives run in your school, but I am taking multiple English Courses. Ivy League schools are all about numbers. So you will need a 700+ in math, and if this a serious place that you struggle in, seek help because it will come back in the end. I started out in Geometry Acc. with a straight C the first quarter, got a tutor and ended up with a B+ and on the SAT have repeated 700+. Tutoring might sound cheesy, and make you seem less intelligent, or some thing like that but in the subjects that I need help in, I get that tutor and I am primarily a straight-A student.”</p>
<p>Yes, I do go to a religious-affiliated school! 
Yeah, my guidance counselor wants me to complete Weight Training so that I can get my required number of P.E credits to graduate. I took one last year, this one counts as .5 credit, and next year I’ll take health, which will complete my 2.0 credits that I need.
As for Psychology, it was either that or Television Production, haha. I thought that Psych sounded more useful, so I just chose that.
My English teacher told me that I’m somewhat of a prodigy when it comes to writing and philosophy. I have a great ability to learn languages and I love history.
At my school, we can’t really have dual courses; with the exception of science and math. So this is the toughest schedule I can possibly have. </p>
<p>What if I get a 700 on the math section of the SAT? Will that make up for my standard math courses (somewhat)? Good tip, btw! I’ll find a tutor.</p>
<p>It will not make up for your math courses. To be honest, its the average at uPENN, it is a must you need to make sure that you are in that range just to be considered as shocking as it seems.</p>
<p>Even though I’m not a math or science major?</p>
<p>Yes Yes and Yes. If you need a more pronounced example, take MIT. English majors basically need an 750+, and most people accepted get a perfect score in math even if they do not plan in majoring in math.</p>
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<p>I disagree. Definitely a perfect on Math II is probably the norm for accepted MIT applicants, but I’d say a majority get between 750-790 on SAT I Math (in the -1 range)</p>
<p>But anyways, no more derailing. You are definitely on the right track if you’re getting all As in one of the most rigorous schedules offered at your school. Colleges understand that not everyone is strong in every subject (for you, math. for me, science)</p>
<p>I mean if you are doing as well as possible in the most rigorous track possible that would be the “right track” does that mean you will for sure get in? Absolutely not: however keep going what you’re doing and enjoy yourself. When it comes time to write apps then you take stock of what you spent your time doing.</p>