<p>Hey im just wondering if anyone here is doing or has done Running Start or even anything simular to it. If so, what schools outside of Washington did you get into? Do schools look down on Running Start?</p>
<p>In case you don't know, Running Start is a program in Washington State in which high school juniors and seniors can go to a community college instead of high school and get both college and high school credits for it. I have been hearing some rumors that schools outside of Washington look down on Running Start so im getting a little worried because im a senior and im in Running Start. Any input is appreciated, thanks</p>
<p>I'm in the Idaho version of Running Start, so this makes me a little bit nervous too. I'm interested to see what people have to say. </p>
<p>Oh, and to the OP, it's not just community colleges. I know people in Washington who are going to Eastern Washington University and Gonzaga University for their Running Start credits. :)</p>
<p>Yeah...it's an unbelievable opportunity for them. One over-achiever I know is graduating from both high school and EWU (with his bachelor's degree!) this spring. </p>
<p>What are you taking with Running Start this semester? Full-load, or? I'm taking (only....grr, I'm going to try take 18+ next semester) 15: Anatomy & Physiology 227, A & P Lab, Algebra II/Pre-Calc, English Literature 267, and Political Science 101. Next Semester I'll take A&P 228, A&P Lab, Calc, Poli Sci 102, some English class (not sure yet), and something that is yet to be determined! :) I'm taking French IV at my high school. </p>
<p>I'm applying to: </p>
<p>University of Washington (OOS, which hurts. A LOT. 1st Choice.)
Marquette
Creighton
Gonzaga</p>
<p>I've got a few <em>other</em> schools, but they honestly depend on how I do on my ACT in September and/or October. They also depend on what I take 2nd semester. If I get through the first semester of A&P with an A, I'm hoping to add microbiology next semester.</p>
<p>wow a bachelor's degree? o ur taking 18+? i took that last winter, it was tough but ull be fine. this quarter im taking chem 101 and calc 2 at running start and im taking french 3 at the high school (looks like ur one year ahead of me in french) i took bio 110 and health during the summer. it was tough. im applying to UW also, but im gonna apply to several schools down in california as well. Thats why I was worried about running start looking bad. looks like no one else is replying lol. what are u planning on majoring in?</p>
<p>im in running start. ive taking precalculus, trigonometry, intro to anthropology, cultural anthropology, and chemistry. this quarter i am signed up for biological anthropology, american govt, english, and pe.</p>
<p>from what i have heard, ap classes are preferred to running start classes. but i had a huge scheduling problem at my school, so i ended up taking running start classes this year (senior year). also, there is a good chance you wont get credit for your stuff if you go to a school outside of washington. i am thinking about going to grinnell, and i am not planning on getting any credit. but at least i have the experience.</p>
<p>azn, probably kenyon, and UW of course. those are the only ones i am pretty certain about. i am also looking at brandeis, and maybe macalester, carleton, and whitman. hopefully i will know more after i do some college visits. what about you?</p>
<p>It depends on where I'm going, honestly. At Marquette, I'm interested in their clinical laboratory science major or their bio-medical sciences major. I'm interested in the neurobiology major at the UW. At Creighton/Gonzaga, I would be majoring in biology.</p>
<p>If it wasn't obvious based on those majors, I am hoping to attend medical school after undergrad. (This is exactly why Running Start has made me a bit nervous! I really had to fight with the admitting department at my college to let me take A&P before college-level general biology and general chemistry. Thankfully, I took those during my time "in" high school. I want my BCMP credits to come from a four year university.) :) </p>
<p>how hard does your college grade? i am a little worried because running start is making my gpa go down.</p>
<p>at the college, the grades go:
99-100 4.0 (A)
98 3.9 (A)
97 3.8 (A-)
96 3.7 (A-)
95 3.6 (A-)
94 3.5 (A-)
93 3.4 (B+)
92 3.3 (B+)
91 3.2 (B+)
90 3.1 (B)
89 3.0 (B)
88 2.9 (B)
87 2.8 (B-)
86 2.7 (B-)
83-85 2.6 (B-)
81-83 2.5 (B-)
there are no curves or anything.</p>
<p>at my high school, the grading goes:
94-100 4.0 (A)
88-93 3.7 (A-)
85-87 3.3 (B+)
81-84 3.0 (B)
77-80 2.7 (B-)</p>
<p>so even if i get about the same percent grade in a class, say an 88, thats a 2.9 B at college, but would be an A- at my high school. right now, my college gpa is only about a 3.2, even though i have been scoring pretty well in my classes. i had a 98, 94, 89, 88, and 82. that would be about a 3.7 at my high school.</p>
<p>i know im rambling, but does anyone else have that problem?</p>
<p>right on Ibellibie! im going for med school too. for my undergrad im going for aeronautical engineering, i know its kinda random but its my plan. im planning on applying to uw, usc, univeristy of virginia, case western, and stanford just for kicks and giggles. </p>
<p>andreaaaaaa my college grades little easier than yours but my high school grades harder.</p>
<p>at the college, the grades go:
99-100 4.0 (A)
96-98 3.9 (A)
94-95 3.8 (A)
92-93 3.7 (A-)
90-91 3.6 (A-)
88-89 3.5 (B+)
86-87 3.4 (B+)
and so on</p>
<p>at my high school, the grading goes:
94-100 4.0 (A)
90-93 3.7 (A-)
87-89 3.3 (B+)
84-86 3.0 (B)
81-83 2.7 (B-)</p>
<p>my high school gpa is 3.9 and my college gpa is 3.71</p>
<p>u know i think its really unfair that universities frown upon running starters. in my opinion it is twice as hard as AP classes because we have both balance the responsibilities of college as well as that of high school. Plus, we have do a whole year's worth of work in just 8 weeks. And those teachers at college dont care about us, at my high school the ap math teacher has a policy that everyone in the class gets atleast a B+, even if they do bad, he ll give them a b+. ugh, sry im just frustrated with it.</p>
<p>I'm really glad there is someone else shooting for med. school from Running Start, aznsens. You're both seniors this year, I assume? Are you graduating with your associate's from your respective colleges? </p>
<p>I have to agree; we shouldn't be frowned upon. I'm not about to compare AP/college classes, but I should think that we're about equal. And regardless, the outcome is the same...we just went a different route to get our "early" college credits. </p>
<p>Given the choice between AP and going to CC, I'd probably choose CC. My CC has residence halls and is pretty big for a CC. It's interesting, and is preparing me better for actual college life. </p>
<p>You know--I'm not too worried about that "what's" and "why's" of running start. I (along with pretty much everyone else here!) <em>know</em> I'm smart, I <em>know</em> I'm capable of getting into a good school, and I <em>know</em> that with hard work...med school is VERY feasible. I just need to put in the work, and I (and anyone else) will be fine.</p>
<p>right on Ibellibie, way to be optimistic. yes im =senior, i would guess that ur a senior too right? i will not be graduating with an AA because my sister did that and she said that it didnt help since she ended up getting a BA. she said for her it just waisted her time because she had to take all the required classes for an AA that were not going to be required for her BA, but thats just how it worked for her because she got her BA in electrical engineering. are u going to be graduating with an AA Ibellibie?</p>
<p>I'm not, either, for similar reasons. I'll have about 36 credits when I'm done with this college. If they don't apply to my next school, that's fine. They helped to get me through this hell known as high school ;), and they've helped to further educate me.</p>
<p>lol i agree. i have to take french 3 at the high school this year. man its so hard going back to high school after spending a year at college. the thing thats causing me the most trouble right now is the fact on my applications, the schools require a letter of recommendation from a teacher of your 11th or 12th grade years and who taught a core subject. the problem i have is that my college uses the quarter system so i dont ever get to really know my teachers. what system does ur college use?</p>
<p>yeah, me too aznsensation. we have the quarter system, and i never get to know my professors either. plus a lot of them commute, and therefore dont have office hours. so i will have to ask my high school teachers. my recs probably wont be that great though.</p>
<p>My college is on the semester system, which makes me VERY happy. It's nice to have our finals done before the Christmas holiday, and we'll be done the first week of May. :) I'll only have one class to finish up and that'll be done the first week of June.</p>
<p>Ugh, recs. I'm scared about this. Very scared. I need to get working on that in the next week. I went to online school for my "high school" classes, and while it's a big, private, live-class online school...it's definitely not going to get me recs. Because of my situation, colleges have told me to ask other adults that know me well & in various facets of my life. I just don't know who to pick.</p>