<p>My school is the highest ranked school in my state, and we have over 3300 kids. I’m quite excited for my Freshman year.</p>
<p>This is how it works at my school: AP > Gifted > Honors > CP</p>
<p>Here is my schedule:</p>
<p>AP Biology
AP Human Geography
Geometry Gifted
LA I Gifted
PE/Health
Spanish II Gifted</p>
<p>@shmluza, yeah I was thinking the same way. My science teacher can’t do math, I swear! and she makes science so boring and horrible.
btw, does anyone here want to be a future scientist, like engineer, chemist, or something?</p>
<p>I can’t take any APs…</p>
<p>In Freshman year</p>
<p>@nomatterwhat, I want to be a heart surgeon but I’ll probably major in either math or biomedical engineering in college.</p>
<p>I’ll take honor bio. We can’t take AP bio until next year.
I just watched David Attenborogh’s The First Life which is really cool. </p>
<p>@golf, you will save lifes!! I don’t really know what I want to do but I know what I don’t want to be - I don’t want to be a doctor. I’m scared of blood. :(</p>
<p>Class of '13 here! Basically what I would say is:
<p>^Thanks for the advice.
Just a question to all of you. Do you do anything that defies your supposed stereotype?</p>
<p>Yes, I’m pretty and play a bunch of sports yet I’m smart</p>
<p>^So modest. JKJKJK 
I’m Asian but do a lot of non-Asian activities, I’m heavily whitewashed in my activities. In fact, when I applied to a summer program, the person who interviewed me thought I was white due to my resume.</p>
<p>Good luck freshmen. You’ve got a long couple of years ahead of you :P</p>
<p>^That’s what they all say. Any good books that are helpful?</p>
<p>The Official College Board Book + Direct Hits for SATs</p>
<p>I mostly use Princeton Review and Barrons for SAT IIs…</p>
<p>Yeah, I heard Barron’s is really good. Do you recommend taking subjects in 9th if you can?</p>
<p>I’m special. Nothing can stereotype me.</p>
<p>@PoliticalProtege: Yes, definitely. It makes life so much easier. If you are a math/science person, I recommend the following: </p>
<p>9th Grade: Biology
10th Grade: Chemistry
11th Grade: Math 2c</p>
<p>I ended up taking two SAT IIs ** this ** year because I didn’t plan properly. It’s doable but hard.</p>
<p>“I’m Asian but do a lot of non-Asian activities, I’m heavily whitewashed in my activities. In fact, when I applied to a summer program, the person who interviewed me thought I was white due to my resume.”</p>
<p>I’m kind of the opposite. I’m white and I do a lot of Asian activities. Also, I’m the only non-Asian person in the math club</p>
<p>My biggest piece of advice: Try as many new things as possible. Joining the school newspaper and volunteering at the Humane Society were some of the most enriching experiences I had. I learned so many skills that I would have never gained from sitting in a classroom. </p>
<p>Another piece of advice: Look into classes/teachers before you enroll in a class. I’ve determined that I would have learned so much more had I taken regular econ and gov as opposed to IB Econ/Gov.</p>
<p>our school is 99% white so nothing at our school is an “asian activity”</p>
<p>Digerati: Although I’m not a math/science person as much as I am a social science/humanities person, I have an affinity for ecological biology. I plan to take that at the end of 9th, with World History in 10th and USH in 9th as well. I also plan to get my SAT over in 9th.
Golf: That’s cool. I play highly competitive team sports, which is rare among MOST Asians where I live.</p>