<p>I know that taking a gap year is good to find yourself and elarn new things ect... I have bad grades my junior year and plan on taking hard classes and getting good grades my senior year. </p>
<p>Can I apply after my senior year to show my improvement in school? I took ap classes junior year, and got bad grades because I didn't do the work. Colleges look at junior year because it's the most recent and it shows how you've grown, will it be the same with senior year grades? </p>
<p>Also will this give me a gap year between when I apply and go to college the a year later?. I thought a gal year was when you explore your interest and then apply, but that would mean 2 years before college.</p>
<p>What schools are you interested in attending? And how bad did you screw up? </p>
<p>It’s possible there’s absolutely nothing you can do if you’re aiming very high and it’s possible you’ll be fine without the gap year if you have a strong ACT/SAT, good first semester senior year, and you’re aiming mid to low. Attending a CC for two years and then transferring is also a possibility - but without more info, it’s impossible to give a good answer. The more info you give, the better.</p>
<p>A gap year could potentially make things worst. For one, you can’t predict how you will do in the future, anything can happen to alter those plans. Two, you may not be able to find anything a college would actually care about in your gap year. 3. You might find yourself not wanting to go back to school because of new priorities. Don’t take a gap year because your grades are low. There are amazing colleges out there that practically have open admissions.</p>
<p>Question:Hello I have the same concern as the person above,only my concern is whether to take AP Calc BC OR AB:</p>
<p>My situation:</p>
<p>involves the fact that currently I’m in Pre-calculs and maintaining a high A.However, i have heard that AP Calc BC is strenous and fast-paced. I have always been good at math, but I do not want to end up with a C in the class.</p>
<p>So my question is AP Calc BC worth it with a B for the year to AP Calc AB with an A hopefully?
AP Calc BC presumably has a better curve and the AB Subscore but, is this worth my time considering my schedule which it this next year:</p>
<p>I am trying to decide if my senior course load is rigorous enough:
AP Calculus(AB or BC)
AP Physics
AP Stats
AP Macro-Economics
AP Govn’t and Law
Advanced Senior Seminar(English)
Science Research Honors Program( like the one that that enter Intel ISEF competition and SIEMENS)</p>
<p>I have taken this AP’s so far:
-AP Euro(5)
-AP Bio(4)
-AP Chem(dk no yet hoping for a 5)</p>
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<li>Is this enough for a Straight BS-MD Program and would Med School require a math class caliber of BC Calc as it provides 2 semester of credit.</li>
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<p>*I’m not neccesarily aiming for a prestigious university but a decent one</p>
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<li>I would tremendously appreciate your help!!! Thanks!=)</li>
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<p>Please get your own thread and don’t hijack this one lifeishard.
Anyway, is improving during senior year a sufficient reason for taking a gap year as long as I put useful time into the gap year. I can do very good things during my gap year, its just that those things aren’t my reason taking it. </p>
<p>Hold on I will post my grades and colleges in a minute my last comment about it apparently didn’t get approved.</p>
<p>I think you should see how well you do in the admissions cycle before deciding. With a balanced list of safeties/matches/reaches, you should be okay.</p>
<p>I won’t do well at a ll in the admission cycle as of now and they will deny me before they will be able to see the first senior year quarter grades.</p>
<p>Taking a gap year WILL NOT improve your chances, as your junior year grades will always be on your transcript no matter how well you do senior year.</p>
<p>What WILL improve your chances is to do well the first semester senior year and have your guidance counselor write an explanation in your SSR to colleges about how your first semester senior grades are more reflective of your potential due to your improved work ethic and maturity. You should speak with your guidance counselor ASAP, as even if you take a gap year, your GC will still need to submit an SSR on your behalf whenever you apply to college.</p>
<p>The other option is to apply to a community college, do well in your classes there, and then apply as a transfer student somewhere else, as Admissions will be more focused on your college grades than your high school grades.</p>
<p>^very helpful I didn’t even know an SSR existed lol. I think I am going to goto community college then transfer. The only real reason I preffered a university for the first 2 years is because I thought I will learn better with the better teachers, but I think I’ll do fine since the major related stuff is in the latter year. What do you guys think? Anyway thanks for the help.</p>
<p>^very helpful I didn’t even know an SSR existed lol. I think I am going to goto community college then transfer. The only real reason I preffered a university for the first 2 years is because I thought I will learn better with the better teachers, but I think I’ll do fine since the major related stuff is in the latter year. What do you guys think? Anyway thanks for the help.</p>
<p>If you didn’t do so well in high school. Go to a CC. I’m not so sure if this is the same for every place but in Florida if you get your AA degree at a CC; You get to pick any choice of school with grantee of acceptance I believe. </p>