<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>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>
<p>Overall, good, but I, as a graduating high school senior, have just a few words of wisdom:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>You know Korean/ plan on learning Korean, it seems? Take the SAT Subject Test in both of them.</p></li>
<li><p>Focus more on getting leadership positions in a few extracurriculars that you are really dedicated to, rather than spending a little bit of time in many. This will become easier after freshman & sophomore year, since you’ll have discovered more about yourself.</p></li>
<li><p>Use your summers doing something, other than taking one small class. Do some volunteer work, study abroad, get a job, acquire an internship in a field you are passionate about, etc.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Just as a tip (not sure if your school offers it) but if you speak Korean take Korean A (literature or language&literature) Sl instead of Chinese B Sl. You will receive a bilingual diploma which is also great. If your school does not have a teacher you can do Self-Taught (of course only if your school offers that option)</p>
<p>Collegeeager I totally agree! All these 7th and 8th graders are worrying about college. Like ***. They need to calm down. And my school is magnet so honors languages are at lvl 3 and we have to take chem and bio before moving on. Its so gay.</p>
<p>The thing I’m most worried about if this is an eighth grader is that he is already planning his activities and the years that he will be in it. I’m not sure how anyone can figure out his passion and what he enjoys the most in eighth grade, especially before doing any of it. And the worst part is, the clubs look like what a typical laundry list would look like. I don’t see a center. Just looks like each one is an application padder in its own right.</p>
<p>How do you know that when you take Trig/math analysis you wont think its the hardest thing ever and not want to take Ap calculus. Or that when you take computer science you think its the most boring subject there ever is and not want to take Ap computer science. How do you know youll get accepted into wrestling and etc. I don’t know you kid, but I can promise you and I would bet all the money in the world, that something in your plan will go wrong or something will change. You cant just walk into high school with everything planned out, live a little. And go one year at a time. You don’t need the next 4 years of your life planned out to go to some very top selective school.</p>
<p>Okay, okay. You can’t really blame this person for drawing all this out ahead of time. College admissions are getting tougher and tougher and education is getting more and more important in today’s society. However, I do agree that this is very much a laundry list and will need to be edited as time goes on.</p>
<p>yunallen, I would keep in mind everything that WildcatKY said. Quality is much more important than quantity. Internships are great. I would drop some of those EC’s so you can narrow your focus. Colleges like to see passion in specific areas, not just well-roundedness. Additionally, as you take all these IB courses you’ll find that you won’t have enough time to do everything. </p>
<p>Trust me, as a 9th grader I also had my hopes and dreams but eventually ended up sticking to mostly academics, with a couple EC’s. If you stick to a limited number of activities, you’ll have more time to devote to academics and higher chances of getting officer positions. Do what you like and do it well.</p>
<p>The courses look very good. If you really narrow your focus for EC’s and work really hard, you should be able to handle it somehow. Also, I would recommend that you always break things up whenever possible. For AP exams, don’t wait till May to study. For the SAT, study a bit every month from now till your test date (and extra during vacations), even if it’s two years from now. It’ll make your life much more balanced.</p>
<p>Good luck and keep an open mind. I know you feel like you’re smart and can handle this, but it’s always better to do you what you like and do it well. It’s not always ability that limits what you can do, but time.</p>
<p>Man… Being an Asian is tough But you should know that your planned schedules can’t go as you wish. There are going to be tough classes that you might need to drop or other classes you find interesting. Colleges not only look at your class curriculum but also at what you are passionate about. By the way, it’s from my personal experiences: don’t do too much extra-curricular when you are taking IB program… It gave me a hell out of it. Just take few clubs and take the leadership positions in clubs you really like; that’s all you gotta do. Don’t do too much. If you are taking Math HL and English HL, you will only have 3 hours of sleep. (btw, which English HL are you taking? There are two of them, you know.) Even if you say English would be no problem, math definitely would be if you didn’t study Korean math. In my previous school that had IB program, the class only had 6 students, and 4 of them were Koreans who had completed their high school math programs in Korea. Either you are going to take my advice or not, good luck!</p>
<p>It will depend a lot on what you are interested in majoring in when you get to college. It is also complex to mix AP and IB high school coursework when trying to get placement or awards (AP scholar, for example).</p>
<p>Since you mention MIT, you may be interested in sciences and engineering. I would suggest completing AP BC calc, AP chem and AP physics if they are available, rather than IB chem (not as in-depth and many schools do not award placement for IB chem). APs are better in math and science, and more generally get you placement or credit, than IB. </p>
<p>However, MIT does not award credit or placement for any advanced HS coursework, but you can’t really depend on just one school’s policy… </p>
<p>You can get this information by looking at the college admissions or academic websites under AP and IB credit and placement. It actually is a very good idea to do this, to get an idea of how the courses you plan to take will impact on your college curriculum choices.</p>
But you should know that your planned schedules can’t go as you wish. There are going to be tough classes that you might need to drop or other classes you find interesting. Colleges not only look at your class curriculum but also at what you are passionate about. By the way, it’s from my personal experiences: don’t do too much extra-curricular when you are taking IB program… It gave me a hell out of it. Just take few clubs and take the leadership positions in clubs you really like; that’s all you gotta do. Don’t do too much. If you are taking Math HL and English HL, you will only have 3 hours of sleep. (btw, which English HL are you taking? There are two of them, you know.) Even if you say English would be no problem, math definitely would be if you didn’t study Korean math. In my previous school that had IB program, the class only had 6 students, and 4 of them were Koreans who had completed their high school math programs in Korea. Either you are going to take my advice or not, good luck!</p>