Course selection help?

Prep School Admissions
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<p>I know it's not really the time for selecting courses yet, but I'm just curious. Any advice is appreciated =)</p>

<p>I will be entering Hotchkiss as a freshman. Does anyone have recommendations for which courses I should take or which teachers are really really good?</p>

<p>I am (very) passionate about Visual Arts, and I really want to take a course on web design and animation. I'm interested in photography and film making, but I don't have a lot of experience. However my parents disapprove of my pursuing art as a career. I am thinking of becoming a doctor.</p>

<p>I am taking Algebra I this year. Good at math, but not Math Olympiad Champion level. How do math course selections work?</p>

<p>I am fluent in Chinese, so I may start learning French in high school. However, I am concerned that this will take up a lot of time. (If I don't take French, and just fulfill language requirement with Chinese, I will have lots of 'free time', right?)</p>

<p>I can play violin or viola. Will join orchestra.</p>

<p>Will aim to participate in an environmental club, MUN or debate team, choir, publication (yearbook, magazine, newsletter)</p>

<p>My 'dream jobs' include:
- working for dreamworks/pixar in animation (or movie making works too XD)
- becoming a doctor (eye doctor or dentist).
- more to come in the future :P</p>

<p>Is all of this too much or just right?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>You’ll be required to take the Humanities core. Within this you select an art category for the year (i.e. visual arts, music, theater, etc.) I believe the electives will come later on.</p>

<p>You should inquire about the language requirement. Since you are already bilingual, you may be exempt from having to study a language, but you definitely need to confirm this. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Buummpp…</p>

<p>Are there any current Hotchkiss students?</p>

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<p>I’m thinking the same. I’m fluent in Spanish, but want to take French badly.</p>

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<p>I suggest you take French then, since you really want to learn French.</p>

<p>I think I will be taking Latin =)</p>

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<p>I’ve taken Latin I, it’s really easy if you know Spanish or any of the romantic languages. My dean really wants me to take Spanish though, but I really want to take French… I guess I’ll have to talk to her :)</p>

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<p>Oh… I’m actually hoping it will be the other way around! I want to learn Latin first, so that in the future I can learn other romance languages if I want to =)</p>

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<p>It works both ways actually :)</p>