“In summary, high school is a tedious long 4-year process.”
Surgery is also tedious and long. Get used to it.
High school is too simple to take all whole 4 years. In college, you can go through material like a wildfire spreads. This is the reason why college exams cover multiple chapters while in my whole high school career (I am assuming to be the same for many others too), I never had an exam over more than one singular chapter. You can’t take back time, but you sure can waste it.
College exams cover multiple chapters because you only take 2 - 3 exams over the course of an entire semester. In HS, exams can be given every week.
OP - I would recommend you stop looking for short cuts.
Where do you go to school? (which state or country)?
Since you intend to transfer, does a HS diploma versus GED actually matter?
Also, you may think that only elite colleges and medical schools fit you, but those colleges and medical schools may decide that you do not fit them.
momofsenior1, I know what I am doing, believe me. I have years of experience in the admissions process. If you could please answer the question I have asked concerning “combined classes” that would be much appreciated. As mentioned before, I believe the sky is not even the limit.
ucbalumnus, I do strongly prefer a HS diploma as the GED is not viewed as highly. Just as in my response to momofsenior1, if you have any insight which you would offer me on my question that would be great!
Is there a reason that one of the many self-paced online high school programs won’t work for you? Which Cornell transfer requirements do you think you’ve met, and how do you only have the equivalent of a year and a half of high school after meeting them?
Self-paced online programs take much longer than they claim they will. Some will say “2 hours a week, and you will complete a course in 4-6 weeks”. Wrong. At that rate one course will take 3 months.
As a message to all those commenting on this thread, I have gone back and forth on the topic of concerns for what I desire to do. Please set aside these from your comments as I will no longer respond to these comments. The reason for why I made this thread is to have the two questions mentioned in my previous comments answered. Period.
You have three months; you need 15.5 classes; 2 hours a week is 31 hours a week. You’re not likely to find a program that requires less time than that. If you figure a 3 credit hour college course is equivalent to a year of high school, you’d have 45 hours a week of classroom time to cover that same material.
There are no combined classes that I know of that will give you the number of credits you need ,in the time frame you desire.
I’m not sure why you are here if you have “years of experience in the admissions process.”
I think I can answer your questions. Are you a NYS resident? If not, what state are you from?
momofsenior1, by “years of experience in the admissions process”, I am referring to the years of research I have done on the admissions process along with planning I have done to correspond with my research. Also, even though you do not believe that any of the combined classes will not work for me please list all the combined classes you know of so as I know of some potential options.
austinmshauri, at the moment I am a resident of Iowa. However, I am definitely open to moving in order to find the solution I desire. It seems that New York is the state you are specifying due to a program there you believe would suite me. I do not mind moving to NY, in fact I was a resident of NY.
@Michael3423, what grade were you in when you moved to Iowa? How old are you now?
Why would that matter for the solution you seem to know? Just give me the program(s) name(s) so as I can do my own research on it.
@austinmshauri, please respond to my previous comment.
Perhaps @austinmshauri was put off by your previous comment. I know I was. Users are willing to share their knowledge with applicants, but generally don’t respond well to snark (which violates Terms of Service as well).
Michael3423: You have come to CC and asked the CC experienced adults what you should do.
I have to tell you
YOUR PLAN WON’T WORK. THERE IS NO WAY ON EARTH IT WILL WORK. SO STOP.
We have researched how colleges and medical schools work.
Your goal:
Go to medical school. Preferably a top one.
First you must go college and take the pre-med courses: Chem, Calc, Bio, Ochem, Physics, Calculus.
Medical schools don’t want you to take those courses in community college.
They will accept someone else who took them at a 4 year college.
So to go to college, preferably a top one, you need a HS degree.
Top colleges don’t want GED. Colleges want students who will attend classes. By getting a GED, you are showing you don’t want to/can’t attend HS classes.
Also think about who you are competing against. If I am Harvard, do I admit someone who took an online class and crammed 4 years into 2?
No, I want students who take normal HS classes and do well. Ones who have 4 years of extracurriculars and community service.
Clearly you don’t like HS.
Go to your Guidance counselor and talk about the dual enrollment program and how you can get college credits.
Take electives like Psych and Sociology there.
HS is a tedious 4 year process.
College is a tedious 4 -year process.
Med School is a tedious 4 year process.
Residence is a tedious 3+ year process.
There are no shortcuts. Except if you do dual enrollment and then go to your state U. Then you could graduate in less than 4 years.
@michael3423, Your age matters because you’re bound by the laws of your state. If you’re over 21 you’ve aged out of Iowa’s public school system. In that case, the TASC/GED exam might be the fastest route to meeting high school equivalency requirements.
If you were still a NYS resident your options for showing high school equivalency would be different. That’s why your state matters. Since you’re in Iowa, you have to satisfy Iowa education law. If you’re under 21 your options seem to be public school, private school, or homeschooling.
In Iowa, education is governed by the Iowa Dept. of Education. Your local district has some leeway to set policy and they would be the ones who would approve early graduation, but you still have to complete all the requirements. Some districts limit the courses they accept for early graduation to high school courses, so make sure to read your district’s regulations closely to see what programs they allow.
If your parents are willing/able to pay for college courses then that may be a good option for you. You’re limited to 24 college credits per year (8 three-credit courses), so if your district accepts one college course per high school credit it will take you 2 years to complete the ~16 credits you still need for high school.
I can’t find any policies in Iowa education law that permit completion of 16 high school credits in 5 months. In addition to meeting the requirements of your state education regulations for completing high school, if you want to apply to OOS colleges (such as Cornell) you need to understand the education regulations of those states. To receive a degree from any NYS college your high school has to provide a copy of your high school diploma or proof of completion of a program substantially equivalent to a 4-year high school program. I’ve been involved in NYS education for many years, and no college that I know if will accept a high school program that was completed in 20 weeks.
Why are you so intent on completing high school by the end of this summer? If you can help us understand your situation better we might be able to offer you actual options. Completing 3 years of high school in 20 weeks won’t be one of them.
It appears you are ahead in math but no other subject in terms of credits so currently no college would accept you as a student other than dual enrollment. There is no such program that would allow you to register for that many courses in such short order. While your hs may test you on every chapter that is not the case everywhere. Your current option is a GED where you could then in enroll in a community college if you must get out but you seem to want to attend a top 10 school which is anything but guaranteed for top students with stellar resumes. While you may be bored in high school and you may be very bright you are exhibiting on this forum some noticeable immaturity that will not serve you well. Like many bright bored students you have to find avenues that challenge you but this is not the way to do it. Have you even taken an ap course, the sat or act? How did you do? And have you taken a foreign language? The most competitive colleges require four years of english, history, foreign language, science, mathematics and usually a fine art.
Currently, I am under 21. I desire to complete high school so as I am join college quickly. The admissions process to medical school is not an issue for me currently as I have plans for college to boost my application beyond any. I have some college credits (around thirty). I do not want to apply these credits though as I do not want to waste my effort on them for a singular credit. Why would the requirements for high school equivalency in NY be different and how so?
The requirements for high school equivalency are different for NYS residents because NYS education is governed by the NYS Board of Regents. Since you’re a resident of Iowa your options are determined by your state education department.