<p>Hey all!
I am an NCSSM junior and if you guys had any questions such as chances, school, or even just general questions about NCSSM, ask away! Also if you wanted to talk to me during a discovery day, just let me know and we can work things out!</p>
<p>How does CD 8 compare in terms of difficulty?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say it is an easy district as it encompasses a fair amount of Charlotte, which has a lot of applicants. However, it is not the hardest. I would rank it 3rd hardest in terms of difficulty. Although its a hard district, if you have good enough credentials, you will certainly get in. Do you mind sharing yours?</p>
<p>Not good enough to get in, if what you say is true. If the admissions committee does decide to have mercy on me, I’ll shoot you a PM, but I don’t feel like wasting either of our times on something that is unlikely.</p>
<p>A few questions for current students willing to answer them:</p>
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<li>Sports: Girls basketball and soccer: Competitive to make or not?; Any chance Field Hockey or Lacrosse will be school sports or even intramurals?</li>
<li>Band: Is it any good, do the kids in band like it?</li>
<li>Are kids ‘picked on’ if they come from schools where they could not take AP classes in 9th and 10th grade and are in lower level classes at NCSSM to start because of that (academic bullying of sorts)?</li>
<li>Do most kids go home on weekends or hang around?</li>
<li>What do you do on discovery day other than take the math and writing tests? What do parents do while waiting?</li>
<li>Race relations: Do kids hang out and/or date across racial lines or stick to certain circles?</li>
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<p>Thanks…and we’ll probably come up with more questions!!</p>
<p>I’d be glad to answer your question!
- Girls basketball is not that competitive while girls soccer is. Neither of those are intramurals or school sports. They probably will not become ones either.
- The band is great. I haven’t talked to many kids in band.
- Yes, they are picked on due to not being as academically challenged. Once, I witnessed an argument and several attacks included “What’s your SAT score.” Although this may seem like a facepalm, it can be quite hurtful to some. At NCSSM there are 3 levels, Inquiry, General, and Above. They will only pick on you if you make yourself a clear idiot. If you have a good social life, noone will make fun of you.
- Most kids stay and hang out
- Other than the tests, you get a tour of the school and just listen to people talk basically. Parents have their own activities.
- I have seen some cross dating and this is a really tough question to answer. Some people have circles and african americans seem to “Flock” toward each other. However, here are interracial couples. </p>
<p>Also, which discovery day are you attending?</p>
<p>What is the discovery day test like? I am officially taking it march 17th, of this year. I just wanted to know what exactally to study in order to do well.</p>
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<p>Wow! That’s quite the endorsement. </p>
<p>Those who are truly gifted do not have anything to prove. Many of them are embarrassed by the faux-intellectual brats who try way too hard and do tend to act in the way the OP described. Unfortunately, the latter group comprises a significant and growing portion of the student body at NCSSM.</p>
<p>Interesting stuff about the intellectual bullying. I wonder, for those that are comfortable with themselves, confident with their abilities (meaning, not bothered by the fact that they are NOT super bright) and engaged in other things at the school (sports, music, etc.)…if that stuff impacts them less.
Also, along with the earlier poster…what should be expected on the Discovery Day?
THanks!
T</p>
<p>Is CD 5 competitive? I think that’s where I live in… So far I only know a few people in my county who are applying and I have one year of math more than them, so that might be an advantage.</p>
<p>So, can anyone tell me if CD 1 is as easy of an area as I have heard?</p>
<p>Doesn’t District I include the Outer Banks? Because if it does,they will apparently let anyone with a pulse in from that region. (Not trying to be rude, just being honest). I can’t imagine this one guy I know ever getting in the school if he had been from anywhere else in the state.</p>
<p>If your stats are even half decent and you are from that area, I would say the odds are definitely in your favor.</p>
<p>@LutherSetzer - WICKED funny video! You need to go to Harvard and write satire for the Harvard Lampoon! (I’m assuming you are or were a student - did you survive?!)</p>
<p>I am currently a 9th grader and I’m going to apply next year. My current activities are: HOSA Club, Latin Club, and History Club. I also “observed” our science bowl team and I will probably compete next year. I will start participating in World Cultures Club, Key Club, and be a competitor in Science Bowl. I will also do the clubs I did in my 9th grade year. I will volunteer in the hospital during summer time. (I might volunteer at the library as well.) Also I volunteered in my 8th grade year by tutoring students and I hope to do that in my 10th grade year since Key Club requires 50 hours fo community service. I would say one of the greatest accomplishments I have had is getting strait As through middle school. Also I hope to maybe start a math club. Also, I have played 6 years of recreational basketball and 3 years of recreational tennis. I have also completed a recreational course in basic tennis and can thoroughly play the tabla drums. (I live in CD6)!</p>
<p>My classes/grades are (93-100 is an A; 85-92 is a B):
9th Grade Classes:
Geometry Honors-A
Biology Honors-B (92)
PE/Health-A
English I Honors-B (92)
World History Honors-A (currently)
Latin I-A (currently)
Algebra II Honors- A (currently)
Biomedical Technology- A (currently)</p>
<p>10th Grade Classes:
Pre-Calculus Honors
Civics & Economics Honors
English II Honors
Biology II Honors
Latin II
AP Statistics
AP Biology
Chemistry Honors</p>
<p>Also I want to take Chemistry Honors over the summer if I can get it. I may not be able to get it because other people have to make up their failed classes. If I do get it however, my 10th grade schedule will look like this:</p>
<p>Pre-Calculus Honors
Civics & Economics Honors
English II Honors
Biology II Honors
Latin II
AP Statistics
AP Chemistry
AP Enviornmental Science or Physics Honors (Please tell me which I should choose between these two.)</p>
<p>I was actually thinking about switching to Pre-Calculus Honors over the summer instead of Chemistry Honors. Can you compare these two schedules and tell me the better one? (Also, did you make it to NCSSM?.. just wondering) </p>
<p>My schedule if I took Pre-Calculus Honors over the summer:
AP Calculus AB and BC (Year long)
Civics & Economics Honors
English II Honors
Biology II Honors
Latin II
Chemistry Honors
AP Biology</p>
<p>My schedule if I took Chemistry Honors over the summer:
Pre-Calculus Honors
Civics & Economics Honors
English II Honors
Chemistry II Honors
Latin II
AP Statistics
AP Chemistry
Physics Honors</p>
<p>(By the way, everyone I know who have went to NCSSM have finished AP Calculus AB and BC in their sophomore year.)</p>
<p>Please just give me YOUR OPINION on the post above and tell me which schedule I should choose.</p>
<p>@LutherSetzer</p>
<p>I have a TI-Nspire and my dad is very good at math so he said that he will teach me if I need help. He also said that we could maybe get a textbook from amazon.com or somewhere. I see people saying that you have to set yourself apart in different ways; even though there might be people that have completed AP Calculus also, there probably will not be many like this in my district.(Also, I want to avoid AP Biology because I feel that since Chemistry has more mathematics involved, I would be able to do better than in AP Biology.) So here I ask, “Do you think I can make it to NCSSM?” Please tell me anything and everything I can work on. Please do not hold back on saying anything negative.</p>
<p>@LutherSetzer</p>
<p>Yes, that is what I mean about AP Biology. I feel that I learned a great lesson when I got two 92s in my first semester in high school. I learned that nothing will come easily in high school. By “easily” I mean without having to work for the grade. I feel that stress is just something that is thought of by our minds. I feel that I am working hard towards a goal and the future will be easier. This is how I get through what people call “stress.” I looked through the course guide and I saw that it was 129 pages. That alone says that it has so much variety. My school’s course guide is about 10 pages (including covers). I looked through half of it and saw elective courses that will actually teach me something. We have to take elective courses at my school and they have absolutely no work needed to get an A. With this said, I feel like I can thoroughly handle the “stress” factor of NCSSM.</p>
<p>@LutherSetzer</p>
<p>I believe that you are right. I am still mostly relying on NCSSM just because that is my dream school. I feel that it is the place where I can feel normal with the students there. I also would want to know your opinion about the SAT scores. I am not very good at taking long test like the SAT. How important is it in your acceptance to NCSSM? I took the practice test online, only for math (I didn’t want to do the reading or writing parts because I do not like them) and got a 780/800. I took the SATs in 7th grade and got in the high to mid 400s in reading and writing and got a low to mid 600s in math. As you can see, I am good at math but not very good with writing and reading. How important is SAT when applying to NCSSM?</p>
<p>@LutherSetzer </p>
<p>Alright. I will let you know if I have any questions</p>