<p>Hi,
I'm new to the CC community, and since I have no idea what to expect in high school, perhaps some veterans could enlighten me.
Some questions:
Tips for succeeding
What MIT looks for in a student
Most regretted decision in high school to avoid
Best decision made in high school
How do AP's work
Does Science Olympiad help on the application?
What is the Siemens competition?
If anyone could answer these questions, it would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>With AP classes, you sign up for the class on your high school schedule and it prepares you to take the national AP exam in May. You can earn a score of 1,2,3,4, or 5, but a 3 is generally considered passing my most schools. For MIT, you probably need 4s and 5s to pass. The AP exams allow you to earn college credit so you can be exempt from certain classes and have “advanced placement” where you can enter more rigorous classes sooner. One of the best decisions I made in high school was to take a bunch (15) of AP classes, so that I can now graduate a year early.</p>
<p>See the accepted students for MIT on CC. It is as hard as Harvard to get in. They train their UG Bio and UG Chem grads to be research physicians rather than Practicing physicians , I have been told from an engineering grad from there. </p>
<p>Again 4 years ago , I read 20 college books and 5 Ivy League college books . Hands down “A is for admission” is the best how to get into the Ivy League or other highly competitive school/ program that I read. It tells you what to do at each stage of your high school career.</p>
<p>Ivy type schools love the Siemens science competition. My D 's high school did not support it and Yale asked my D about it twice. But but she attended a semi rural school with very limited resources. These schools get so many Val’s and Sals that you need a Siemens or some great research project because shadowing physicians and a dozen great EC’s are not enough anymore.</p>
<p>Thank you all very much for the information,
I heard that the siemens competition is more about the professor, not the students.(Is this true?)</p>