<p>I am not sure if this is in the right fourm, sorry if it's not! I would like some advice, I am currently a junior in high school which focuses on graphic communications, I really like graphic design but when I get out of college I'd probably have trouble finding a job so now I'm very unsure of what I want to major in! I have a 4.3 weighted GPA as of my progress report and have had all A's and one B my high school career.
I do okay in school but when it comes to psat's i'm not that good I recently got a 57 on the critical reading, 58 on the mathematics, and a 44 on the writing skills (I just hate that part and dislike English in general). I'm thinking I should take the SAT. I like graphic communications but I feel like I should do more with my life.
I really liking AP Environmental Science, but dislike math every since I got to high school (I think it's my teacher though) and dislike English as well.
I did swim freshman year but other than that no sports so far (afraid it might interfere with my studies), have been in ASB 3 years of high school and am taking a community college class as well (I think I have a B+ or a low A). I'm just unsure of it all and this past psat results just made me depressed especially because I don't do many extracurricular activities and am not a minority (i'm white) and on top of that won't receive financial aid either! (So many negative things sorry!) Any advice would be appreciated (sorry if there are any errors I'm typing this under a time constraint)</p>
<p>Don’t feel pressured to decide what to do with your life yet. You are only a junior and you can apply to schools ‘undecided’ without penalty. As for the PSAT (or the SAT), you need to practice. It’s that simple - these tests are tests you can study for. If you don’t, you are just penalizing yourself needlessly. There are also a number of good test-optional schools out there if testing is a major barrier - but don’t decide that until you’ve really made some effort to get your scores up. Your good grades suggest that you should be able to do this with some concentrated effort over the summer.</p>
<p>Also, you don’t need a lot of ECs - just one or two that you really care about and put effort into. A laundry list just looks like resume padding and doesn’t help you at all. Find your ‘sweet spot’ and put your creativity, commitment and energy into that. And make sure you get to know at least two teachers this year so they can write you solid letters of recommendation.</p>
<p>Once you have your final test scores, and some criteria for what you are looking for in a school (cost, size, location, culture), come back to CC and we can help you identify some good choices. </p>
<p>Good luck with your search. This is a journey of self-discovery so take the opportunity to figure out who you are and who you want to become. Where you end up in school is just incidental - there are many places where you can get a great education and have a good experience. The more you know about yourself, the more likely that is to happen.</p>
<p>Thank you very much!</p>