<p>Hi there guys. I'm in a struggle at the moment because my parents are thinking of either moving me from Kansas to Texas or to a private school in a bigger city in Kansas because I live in a small town which doesn't really have classes here that challenge me and only 2 AP classes. So here are some of my stats and class schedules.</p>
<p>Class Rank: 1/129 - There are about 10 of us at rank one right now.
GPA: UW: 4.0 W: 4.125
School year: Sophomore
SAT score: N/A
PSAT score: 1490 i think...it was something close to 1500
ACT score: 26 (expecting 30+ junior year)</p>
<p>Class Schedule:</p>
<p>Freshman Year:
English 9
Physical Science
Algebra I
P.E. & Health
Spanish I
Geography
Fundamentles of Art
Word Processing</p>
<p>Sophomore Year:
Honors Algebra II
Spanish II
Geometry
Honors English 10
Library Aide
Biology
World History</p>
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<p>Ok so here is what is going to happen now. Now i get to make the decesion between Plano West High/Coppell High or the private school in Wichita (Collegiate).</p>
<p>Junior Year: (this is what i expect to take)
Pre Calc
AP Lit. I
Chemistry
AP US History
Spanish III
AP Computer or AP Economics
Debate</p>
<p>Senior Year: (this is what i expect to take)
AP Calc AB
AP Lit. II
AP Government
Humanities
Physics
AP Biology
AP Computer or AP Spanish 4/5</p>
<p>EC:
National Honor Society - Historian
KEY Club - Secretary
Student Council - Secretary
Peer Tutor - 30 mins every school day
Gifted and Talented Program
JV/Varsity Tennis
JV/Varsity Scholar's Bowl
Work at dad's motel 20-30 hours a week (for free)</p>
<p>I know I have more ec's but can't think of them at the moment.</p>
<p>Total Hours: >100</p>
<p>It would be helpful if you guys would chance me both in-state and out-of-state.</p>
<p>One last concern is that will my class rank fall heavily if i move from Kansas to Texas?
And do MOST high schools in Texas start letting MOST of their students take AP's in junior year?</p>
<p>Thank you to everyone who posts and helps me make a decision!</p>
<p>Your rank will fell dramatically if you move to coppel or plano west.
top 10% juniors usually take about 3-4 AP classes and top seniors usually take about 5-7
Don’t move hastily unless you are sure that you’ll be in 10% of a texas school</p>
<p>Also they are changing the 10% law this year, so you need to look into that</p>
<p>yes, but I’ll also be a junior next year elligible for 3-4 AP classes and will my chances of attending UT be greater quite a bit if I was in state?</p>
<p>A weighted GPA of 4.1 will probably put you on borderline top 10% in Plano (it varies across the 3 high schools, of course. Plano is the most competitive).</p>
<p>As a junior in Plano (I dont know about the other places you mentioned), you should be eligible for more than just 4 AP classes (I know I was), and you better take them and do well in them if you’re hoping for top spot.</p>
<p>I thought it was a given that in state would be favored? </p>
<p>I would move to Allen or Frisco instead, if I were you…just saying xD</p>
<p>If you’re coming from a small and relatively uncompetitive town, I really would suggest steering clear of Plano unless you’re absolutely sure you can handle the busywork.</p>
<p>even if I don’t make top 10 percent, will I still have a pretty good shot at UT? </p>
<p>And my parents want me to go to a good school because if I really wanted to cheat my way to top 10 percent, I could just go to a small town in Texas. I want the challenge because it would be good. Right now, I have some honors classes but I never have homework really. I figure I can do well if I just use my time wisely.</p>
<p>I don’t think you’ll be able to get in the top 10% at any of the public schools unless you do REALLY REALLY good in all the classes. The people already there who have been at these Texas schools since freshman year will have had a head start in accumulating their rank. People who move their junior or senior year will have almost an impossible chance of getting up to 10%, especially in schools such as Plano.
You might need to check out the rank criteria for each of the schools, to see if you have a chance. There’s almost NO way you can cheat the rank system if you haven’t started in a Texas public school your freshman year, or if you don’t take the right number of honors classes. Trust me, I know this from experience.</p>
<p>Your best bet is to go to a not so great school; you’re more likely to get into the top 10% there. And once you’re in the top 10% - no matter what - they cannot deny you. It’s automatic. At least for now…I don’t know what they’re going to do in the future since there was such a big clamor for our class…way to go seniors 09! (that’s sarcasm.)</p>
<p>ok. heres the deal. i called plano and they said id be ranked about 85 ish / 953. i also called arlington high school and they said id be guranteed top 10% in their school with my current gpa (4.125). my other option is to go to a private school in kansas and do well and go for a chance at ut as an OOS. i really dont want to move to texas if i dont get to be in the top 5%-6% because it would be a waste of my time to go there if i dont get accepted at UT. i know i can apply as a normal applicant considering they accept 90% in-state. so i dont know right now between this private school or public in dallas area.</p>
<p>You may be better off staying Kansas. Most students in competitive high schools in Texas start taking AP classes their freshmen year. Some students even take Honors Algebra in middle school.</p>
<p>Wow AMom2, that is definitely false. lol
The top students in my class took 0 APs their freshman year. 0-2 Sophmore year. 2-4 APs Junior year. 5-8 APs Senior year.</p>
<p>AMom2 is definitely correct. My son attends a very competitive high school in Texas and took PreAP/Honors Algebra I in the 8th grade. He is currently a junior taking AP Calculus; some of his peers elected to take AP Statistics instead. Honestly, he has never taken anything BUT PreAP/AP/GT classes. Next year he will take AP Gov’t., AP Eco, AP CalculusAB, AP PhysicsC, AP Psychology & Dual Credit English. We are fortunate to live in a district that offers exceptional academic programs & prepares its students well for college.</p>
<p>I moved from Louisiana to Texas in between my Sophmore and Junior years of High Shool. I moved from a large public school to an academic private school and my rank was not affected much at all. If you will be starting your junior year that gives you two years to move up in rank if you need to. If you are coming from a school that has weighted G.P.A it helps but if not it will frustrate you. A friend moved from a school that did not weight their G.P.A so she had a much lower rank even though she had a 4.0. If you arent top 10% it will be very hard to get into UT Austin in-state but if you are a qualified applicant you will probably get accepted for the summer term right after your high school graduation.</p>
<p>To 1dsnhs:
Your explanation to refute my honest and valid statement is extremely vague. You say your son took all exceptional classes but that does not answer how the top students at a highly competive school take so many AP’s starting their freshman year, because this is absolutely false. I ATTEND A HIGHLY COMPETIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN TEXAS. I TOOK ALGEBRA 1 IN 8TH GRADE. I HAVE ONLY TAKEN PreAP/AP/GT CLASSES ALL 4 YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL. What i said in my earlier post about how many AP classes the top students take per year is correct. If anything, you ultimately agreed with my statement, but began your post doubting it…NOBODY TAKES AP CLASSES THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR. HONESTLY.</p>
<p>This is also what we see at the our local high school:
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<p>Some especially bright freshmen take an AP test or two (around here, BC calculus and Chinese especially) but I think it is unlikely that at Texas high schools, even top Texas high schools, that many freshmen would take AP classes. Page 12 of the AP manual lists the AP classes (and this year’s test dates). Which of these classes are often taken by freshmen? </p>