<p>ok but what are other electives to tkae</p>
<p>9th grade is the year to get your act together for the insane grind that is sophomore-junior year.</p>
<p>You will be unable to learn anything of any significance in computer science or electrical engineering.</p>
<p>Take college courses as early as possible. That is where you can get exposed to legit practice.</p>
<p>Try to find an internship in those industries/jobs. Preferably one that actually allows you to utilize your skills.</p>
<p>I suggest you self-study AP Computer science in 9th grade. Learn Java/Python/C+.
Then go do elective classes in things that interest you, such as parallel processing/etc.</p>
<p>Do Intel/Siemens and work on creating new and more efficient algorithms for various applications.</p>
<p>There is no “you can’t get in or you can” line. Our suggestions are merely to “enhance your chances”.</p>
<p><a href=“http://alisoniguel.net/advisement/CurriculumGuide200809.pdf[/url]”>http://alisoniguel.net/advisement/CurriculumGuide200809.pdf</a></p>
<p>thats the schools curriculum. go down and u find classes</p>
<p>bump…</p>
<p>Some of these posters are extreme overachievers.</p>
<p>Just take the hardest classes that your school will offer you. If there is a subject that you are particularly interested in, maybe take something online/in the summer to get ahead, but otherwise you should be just fine with what your school offers. Colleges always say that they look at you within the context of your school and that they are not expecting you to take classes that are not offered to you.</p>
<p>In terms of math, if you are in geometry, you are already ahead of grade-level, although most college-bound students do take geometry in 9th grade at the lastest. Don’t worry about it and don’t skip any classes because you’ll just have a harder time later. If you’re bad at math, defiantly don’t take any online/self study classes for it. I took Algebra 2 online and had a hard time with it and didn’t really learn enough and I am really good at math.</p>
<p>In terms of the photography, if you like it and you have a place in you schedule take. You should check with your graduation requirements because you might even be required to take some sort of art. But, are you taking history/social studies? If you’re not, you need to be. It’s probably a graduation requirement and colleges defiantly expect 4 years of social studies.</p>
<p>The best thing you can do freshman year is make sure you do your best in all your classes, whatever they end up being. Try to get all As for freshman year. Make sure that you ALWAYS turn everything in on time. Also, try to get involved in some good extra-curriculars, but make sure they are ones you care about, not just ones for your college resume. Also, make sure you actually have fun. You might have to work hard, but freshman year is still probably your easiest year, so try to enjoy it.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Overachieving does not exist on CC, because overachieving exists only when there is a predefined social standard of achievement that can be surpassed.
This does not exist on CC, or I have yet to see it.</p>
<p>The easiest year gives you more time to work harder on your ECs and course rigor.</p>
<p>Ahead of grade level does not mean anything.
Your personal experience is not very helpful mngirl, because I took Algebra II online and blasted through it in a month/learned a lot. Also, I am not very good at math (comparatively).</p>
<p>If you want to do art, do choir/band. It is a lot more legit than “photography”.</p>
<p>our school doesnt have history ninth grade but next year im taking ap euro</p>
<p>could i self study ap bio?</p>
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<p>Might I introduce you to DataBox?</p>
<p>Databox is only above average.
He has not broken this (yet to have seen) overachieving barrier on CC.</p>
<p>Also, yes you can arya.</p>
<p>I self-studied ap bio in 9th grade, and it was a breeze.
Just don’t procrastinate.</p>
<p>Also, I would like to take note that overachieving means going above what is expected.
When you’re on CC, MANY things are expected/not surprising.</p>
<p>What’s breaking the overachieving barrier on CC?</p>
<p>Making it to IBO/IChO/IMO/IOI?</p>
<p>would my school let me self study ap bio?</p>
<p>the school site is alisoniguel.net</p>
<p>arya, this is a side note, but i know your school because you guys have a very good xc runner. haha weird :)</p>
<p>Ok, thought some one else might laugh at this, [How</a> are my classes for Freshman year??? - Course-Notes.Org Community](<a href=“http://www.course-notes.org/forum/showthread.php?t=66138]How”>http://www.course-notes.org/forum/showthread.php?t=66138)</p>
<p>Ostonzi, thank you. I cracked up.</p>
<p>At my school, geometry as a freshman is considered ahead already. Don’t listen to these people. Most who take Calc BC their junior year don’t really have a math class worth anything senior year. I am taking Calc BC next year as a Senior and probably will take Calc 3 at a junior college during the summer and maybe differential equations. You have a good solid schedule and if there are no more honors classes then you’re good. Good luck next year, I’m sure you’ll do fine. Just don’t worry about your math class.</p>
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This is worth considering. Some schools (very few, really) offer math courses beyond BC Calculus. If this is the case, and you’re not weakening your foundation in other mathematics classes to get there, there’s certainly something to be said for trying to get ahead. By doing work on your own and then doing well in the following courses, you show colleges that you’re motivated, as well as being able to further challenge yourself. Getting ahead for the sake of getting ahead when it means you’ll have nothing to take as a senior or even a junior, however, doesn’t make as much sense, since the colleges won’t see grades for 4 years of math. I’d imagine a decent number of schools are set against students jumping levels, particularly because they’d end up in classes with older students. This happened to me even before high school. Do what you can with what you have, don’t accelerate blindly, since doing so may harm you more than help. And most of all, think it all through, talk with parents, etc.</p>
<p>You have to have the same amount of pe classes as math and science at your school!!
That’s crazy.</p>
<p>self study ap euro and environmental this year they are the easiest! see if you can take a course over the summer so you can get into ap calc BC next year that is very very important!! also, do not take photography add another AP (maybe economics?)…</p>
<p>have fun:)</p>
<p>Ah, what is wrong with you people. Don’t try to take Calc BC as a sophomore because that is just ridiculous to do if there aren’t any math classes beyond it. Take the courses you want to take. The people on here will say “no, take AP classes freshman year”. I took no AP classes freshman year and I’m doing fine. Just wait until these people get into college, they will se how ridiculous they have been acting. Once in college you don’t even care about all of this AP stuff and ACT you did in high school becuase it NO LONGER matters. Yes, achieve all you can, but be a teenager too. Don’t overwork yourself. You have one life, so why not live it. That is why I’m going to a smaller school undergrad and then probably taking the leap to a well-regarded engineering school. Grad school is what matters. Wait until you have to take the GRE, which throws the ACT in the dust. Just HAVE FUN. Work hard and have fun at the same time. A good amount of the people on here do not know the meaning of FUN. Not all, but some. GOOD LUCK</p>
<p>If you are going to self-study any math classes, it should be geometry.
That was the easiest one for me, anyway. But honestly, I don’t think being in the math level you are in right now is really going to be a problem as far as getting into college goes.
You could take AP Euro if you are concerned about Photo not being a good enough elective… idk I’m just browsing through your high school site (cuz I’m in CA too).</p>