<p>I’d advise that you get off this site as soon as possible and come back in a couple years.</p>
<p>Middle school is a great time. Work hard, play hard, do your homework, go to practice. College can wait for a few more years.</p>
<p>no askjeeves, thats bad advice.</p>
<p>that’s NOT bad advice, it’s excellent advice. Don’t worry about college quite yet.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>I’m guessing you’re 12 or 13 years old. Fwiw, the best students in my class that I’ve known since middle school didn’t even bother looking into colleges until the middle of their junior year. Most of them will be going to ivies + comparable schools.</p>
<p>I can probably list thirty things off the top of head that would be more beneficial to you than worrying about getting into an ivy league school.</p>
<p>Don’t freak out. Its impressive a young child like you cares about their education. If you don’t get into this advanced high school, its not the end of the world.</p>
<p>If you go to a public high school, take AP courses and join many clubs. Also, try to get into summer programs held at colleges like Governor School in Drew or Rutgers.</p>
<p>no its not an advanced high school its a more advanced science class in 8th grade that gives u a highschool credit</p>
<p>You REALLY do not need to be worrying about this now. Take the hardest classes you can, do well, but DO NOT let it overwhelm you or take over your life. Be well rounded! Join clubs, play sports, volunteer, and find something that you LOVE. I’m a senior now, and trust me, what I wanted in 7th grade is COMPLETELY different from what I want now. I’m not saying you won’t still want the Ivies when you’re 17/18, but five years changes things. You may find that they are not a good fit for you. A million things can happen between now and then.</p>
<p>You’re driven; that’s obvious. That will serve you well in high school AND whatever college you go to. But what I’m saying is don’t kill yourself now trying to get into an Ivy, because colleges don’t look at anything before high school and things will change between now and senior year. </p>
<p>I second what askjeeves said. Don’t worry about this for a few more years.</p>
<p>The sad thing is the OP doesn’t realize half the posts are mocking him; after all he’s thinking about IVY (you always have to say it with capitals, and a few exclamation points don’t hurt either)</p>
<p>The Ivies are not really known for being top in math and science. I would look toward Cal Tech, Wash U, MIT, and a few others if it is math and science you want. The Ivies can do that too, but ivies generally are better for futures in business and law and politics and making those connections. No one is going to know or care if you got in to some science program in the 7th grade. Sorry. I mean…I care, you care…but the college applications won’t even know about it. You list nothing from middle school. </p>
<p>Also, you need to figure out why these schools are your dream school. I have heard too many times from young people that Yale, Princeton, Harvard…etc…are their dream schools. Then these same kids don’t even know what they can major in there, what town it is in, what the dorms or campus life might be like…and so on. There is no such thing as a dream school. There will be plenty of good schools you like, but no one-and-only.</p>
<p>badgolfer shutup ur a noob.</p>
<p>lol’ing at this thread</p>
<p>This is what my advice would be.
First, relax! It’s great that you’re thinking about college, but if you spend too much time thinking about it, it will waste your time. The time you use stressing out could be used in other, better ways. So keep college in the margins of your mind (don’t completely forget about it, but don’t do everything you do because of it) until your sophomore or junior year when you can bring it into focus again. The reason for this is that you will probably change in a few years, and you college goals may be different by the time you are ready to apply.
Second, just try really hard. No matter what you do, don’t give up and give it all you’ve got. It doesn’t matter which activities you do, but if you do them well, colleges will see that and like it. So pick some things you like and try. Also try hard at school, but don’t risk your lively hood. I don’t think colleges are looking for people who spend all of their time studying in their rooms.
Third, I don’t think the special 8th grade class will kill you. If you don’t make it this year, you can compensate by trying harder and playing catch-up later. Sometimes schools can make exceptions. My brother missed the special 8th grade Spanish class because he forgot to hand in the form on time. But the teacher thought he was really good at Spanish, and he will be taking the advanced final to see if he can be in the same class as the advanced kids next year. So don’t stress!
So have a good time (middle school is such a better time than high school), study, and try some activities. Don’t center your life around ivy league colleges. Be yourself, and remember that a college that doesn’t want you should not be a college that you want.
Good luck! And don’t let the people on CC aggravate you, they like to wind people up sometimes ;)</p>
<p>This thread is the reason I love this site haha.</p>
<p>But should i study for SAT? Starting now? I feel that my classmates dont study in algebra yet they manage to get 98%s! How is this possible? Should i start studying for all my classes? Is there anything i can do this early? Thanks so much in adv.</p>