<p>Well, I think my dillema is unusual. I am currently a high school freshman, and my courseload is fairly typical compared to those of the average CC. There are not any harder courses that I can take at my school, since there are pretty limited options for underclassmen. Unfortunately, I am finding all my classes to be very easy...</p>
<p>I have an A+ in every class (98+) and perfects in most of them. I requested to be allowed to take some AP history or psychology classes, but they would not allow a freshman to take such a class. Their rationale is basically that a freshman can not possibly succeed in such a class.</p>
<p>The local community college will only consider requests to take classes from high school seniors, so that option is out the window. </p>
<p>Are there any suggestions as to ways that I can pursuade the administration to allow me to take harder classes, or should I just hunker down until my junior and senior years and college?</p>
<p>Honors Algebra 2
Honors Biology
Regional World Studies (mandatory history class)
Literature and Composition (mandatory English class)
Wellness (mandatory P.E. class)
Spanish
Band</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. I guess I will just do my best for now, and wait until junior year. My only school-related EC right now is Mock Trial. I am trying to co-found a Literary Magazine club. I'm also trying to publish a bioethics paper I wrote over the summer; no luck so far. </p>
<p>My main passion is music composition, but there aren't any local non-college-level competitions.</p>
<p>I actually think sophomore year is way easier than freshmen year w/ APs. I don't know why, but freshmen year was really hard for me (and killed both my rank and GPA).</p>
<p>Or you could work on some other project. Like program a computer game or something. Go do something fun that'll help you stand out. It'll -- well -- help you stand out. And it'll be fun :)</p>
<p>Just wait till junior year, just wait till junior year... That's when you begin to question the meaning of your life at three in the morning doing homework. </p>
<p>HYPS? By that time, you really won't give a ****. You may just be happy to leave high school and go to college.</p>
<p>That's kinda how my freshman year was. For some reason administrations are restrictive with freshmen. If you really are interested in learning, start preparing for some of the harder AP classes that you'll face in the next few years so that you can just breeze through when you get to them.</p>
<p>Like someone else suggested, check to see if your state has a virtual high school. Knock out some easy courses online while you have the time.</p>
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Just wait till junior year, just wait till junior year... That's when you begin to question the meaning of your life at three in the morning doing homework.
<p>It's really great that you have so many interests outside of school. Pursue them. If I were you, I'd give myself a project, like teaching myself another language, writing a novel, or something.</p>
<p>yeah.. that happend to me at my school too. freshmen arent allowed to take APs except AP calc, if ur a super genius and skipped 5 years of math by 9th grade...
seriously wait till junior or senior year</p>
<p>Prep for the SAT's. It's boring, but it'll give you an advantage. Trust me, you don't want anything to do with the SAT's Junior and Senior year, so if you have the time just go through the Blue Book, Princeton Review, Barron's, etc. Freshmen year was easy for me too. I could easily get A's without studying, but hey, I wasn't complaining.</p>
<p>It looks like you are getting some good suggestions. I had another thought. Since the school doesn't Allow you to take APs, could you self study for one in a subject you are already taking the honors class for? It doesn't seem like it would be much more work (?). I never took any APs, so I don't know how true the last statement is, but if you did well on the test, you'd have proof for your school that you were capable of taking higher level classes.</p>