Is This A Good Schedule Throughout HS?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Okay so I'm just going to post up my plan throughout high school including extracurricular activities and all that so can you guys tell me if it's a good plan?
By the way, I'm aiming for places like MIT, Cal Tech, and Stanford.
(The 10th and 11th grade years are allowed to have seven periods.)</p>

<p>9th Grade:
English 1 Honors
Biology Honors
Trig/Math Analysis
Modern World History
Chinese 1 (I Speak Korean/English)
Band</p>

<p>9th Grade Summer:
Computer Systems</p>

<p>10th Grade:
English 2 Honors
Chemistry Honors
AP Calculus AB
AP European History
Chinese 2 Honors
AP Computer Science
Band</p>

<p>10th Grade Summer:
Health (Online-Required)</p>

<p>11th Grade:
IB English HL 1
IB Physics HL 1
IB Math HL 1
IB History SL
Chinese 3 Honors
IB Chemistry SL
Band</p>

<p>11th Grade Summer:
Civics & Economics (Required)</p>

<p>12th Grade:
IB English HL 2
IB Physics HL 2
IB Math HL 2
Theory of Knowledge
IB Chinese SL
Band</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Marching Band (4 Years)
Math Honor Society (4 Years)
National Honor Society (4 Years)
Model United Nations (4 Years)
Technology Student Association (3 Years)
Wrestling (3 Years)
Golf (3 Years)
Key Club (3 Years)
Link Crew (2 Years)
Wrestling Summer Camps (? Years)
I Might Do Other Clubs But They're Undecided</p>

<p>I'm enrolled in the IB Program and a STEM Program in my school.
Planning on doing internship.
I will be taking the SAT and some SAT Subject Tests including AP Tests.
If you guys need any more info I'll be glad to tell you more.
Thanks~~</p>

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<p>I think it’s pretty good. Just remember that most kids applying to those schools will have similar stats, so it’s important to find a way to stand out from the rest of the applicants.</p>

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<p>I’ve always wondered:
What kinds of things would get you to ‘stand out’?
Are there any examples?</p>

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<p>Volunteering/community involvement would be a nice boost. Higher up colleges like well rounded students too. Plenty of people think being well rounded means being smart and athletic, but having small parts of artistic or philanthropic in an app with be nice additions and shows signs that you are open minded and have initiative to branch out and contribute. But overall, very nice plan. I can’t really comment on the IB course load since I’m not familiar with it, but just make sure you’re not overloading yourself! :slight_smile: </p>

<p>As for “standing out”, I think passion will shine through and set an application apart from the hundreds of others. Don’t fake anything, but let your interests show.</p>

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<p>By doing things that almost nobody else does. For example learn how to fly an airplane, win the professional hot dog eating championship, travel to the edge of space in a weather balloon, etc.</p>

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<p>What grade are you in?
Seems like a cool schedule, but at my school, freshmen can’t be in the National Honor Society, so I’m not sure how you’ll be in it for 4 years.</p>

<p>GL</p>

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<p>^In my school it’s 4 years…
I’ve been in NHS since 9th grade.</p>