<p>Hi,</p>
<p>This is your chance to chance an unorthodox student! I'm applying to college this autumn. I'm one of the more unusual homeschooled students: I did my Maths, Further Maths, and Physics A-levels quite early on and got As on all of them, but up until recently, I hadn't done much Biology/Chemistry/History/English. These are my courses:</p>
<p>English:</p>
<p>-English Literature (May '09 - Dec '09, 4 months. Primary textbook: Letts GCSE English & English Literature, + loads of classics (although I read a lot of them before starting my textbook, as I read for fun))</p>
<p>-English Grammar (Dec '08 - Jun '09, 6 months. Primary textbook: Collins Good Writing Guide)</p>
<p>Math:</p>
<p>-Pure Maths, A-level, A (Primary texts: P1-P6, Edexcel)</p>
<p>-Mechanics, A-level, A (Primary texts: M1-M2, Edexcel)</p>
<p>-Statistics, A-level, A (Primary texts: S1 - S2, Edexcel)</p>
<p>^The above took ages, because I did them when I was quite young. I only decided to apply to college last year.</p>
<p>Science:</p>
<p>-Physics, A-level, A (Aug '05 - Jan '08, 29 months. Primary texts: OCR Physics 1 and 2)</p>
<p>-Biology (May '09 - Dec '09, 8 months. Primary text: going through all of Campbell's Biology, International Edition)</p>
<p>-Chemistry (May '09 - Dec '09, 8 months. Primary text: going through all of Zumdahl's Chemistry, International Edition)</p>
<p>Social Studies:</p>
<p>-World History (Dec '08 - Dec'09, 1 year. Primary text: History: The Definitive Visual Guide)</p>
<p>Foreign Language:</p>
<p>-I'm probably doing a Chinese course sometime later this year.</p>
<p>*Arts:
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-Drawing (Feb '08 - present time. Primary text: Drawing For the Absolute And Utter Beginner).</p>
<p>-Web Design (Jun '09 - Oct '09, 4 months. Primary text: Dreamweaver For Dummies)</p>
<p>Other:</p>
<p>-Computer Programming (Feb '08 - Oct '08, 9 months. Primary text: Python Programming: An Introduction To Computer Science)</p>
<p>-Creative Writing (Sep '08 - present time. Primary text: Writing A Novel)</p>
<p>-How The Universe Works: Open University part-time course (May '05 - Jul '05, 3 months. Primary text: How The Universe Works)</p>
<p>-Introduction To The Human Genome: Open University part-time course (May '05 - Jul '05, 3 months. Primary text: Introduction To The Human Genome).</p>
<p>^I'm taking the SAT Subject Tests in Math II, Lit, World History, Biology, Chemistry, and possibly Chinese near the end of this year. I'm also considering doing classes in Economics or something, to work on my Social Studies.</p>
<p>So how does my courseload hold up if I'm applying to HYPSM etc.? Is there anything I should do more of? What do you reckon?</p>
<p>Thanks :).</p>