I was a Screw up all throughout my schooling(1-9) and in 9th grade I dropped out from my public school to become home/online schooled because I thought it would be easier. I’m currently on my way to be completing all 4 of my high school years in a single year due to a sudden jump in motivation, passion. I live with my grandmother and my mom, she went to college but dropped out due to being pregnant with me and my grandmother is successful so she is supporting both of us in her home. I’m typing this all out because I think it provides some context to where my mind has been in the past, I was never told WHY school mattered, WHY extracurricular s were important, WHY we couldn’t afford something, I’ve had to learn about all of this on my own and maybe to late. I’m looking for some help as to what I should do in future for my career, I plan on going to ivy league schools whether it be for my undergrad or masters or both. I screwed up very much in my past but plan on working as hard as possible to get where I want to be (Finance and Business major). Obviously this is a lot to read and understand and most likely not important at all so I thank you for your time. Adam
Are you a sophomore? I’d slow it down a little if I were you. You can’t complete 4 years of school in one year in our state because there are a certain number of hours required for each grade. You need to understand your state’s homeschool regs. There aren’t any bonus points for rushing through school, so take your time and explore what interests you.
Are you working on your SAT/ACT scores? You’ll need very high scores for super competitive schools. You’ll also need a transcript. Start thinking about who will write it and what will be in it. Can you dual enroll in a local college? Showing you have the focus and ability to do well in college will be helpful.
Why is Ivy league so very important?
There are so many options, good ones for kids of all backgrounds and abilities.
Yes, when you become a senior, apply to those schools most likely to reward your hard work and native intelligence. Just don’t narrow your focus to those few schools in a country of something like 3000 colleges.
Why are the Ivy League athletic conference schools placed on such a pedestal? I’ll never understand.
I want to go to an Ivy league school because I want to be the best and ivies are the best. I am following regulations minimum required time spent on a course is 8 weeks. I’m prepping for SAT/ACT taking when possible, I can order my transcript when I complete all of my courses. I “could” dual enroll but I’m working very hard on my volunteer/extracurricular’s along with school work and looking for a job. I’m also rushing because I turned 17 recently and I’m only a sophomore. Thanks for the reply’s!
What state? Homeschool requirements vary by state. In addition, some colleges require additional SAT tests from homeschool students.
How do people form ideas of what “the best” are?
Certainly in sports, the Ivy conference is generally far from the best in any sport and in academics, there are roughly as many schools just as good, but they are scattered across different athletic conferences.
Seriously? Maybe because all 8 are in the top 15 academically and the brand Ivy league is known worldwide. Can you think of any other term or “athletic conference” that conjures up the thought of academic excellence immediately? Now are there many other great colleges and even some better? Of course
@apraxiamom I asked my guidance counselor if this would apply to me and she said no, thank you for bringing this up!
@Muad_dib while I agree that there are def great schools beyond the ivies, your comment is really facetious. Do you honestly think most people even know that the Ivy League is an athletic conference? For most people the Ivy League is the elite group of schools synonymous with academic excellence and prestige. Which is why Stanford and MIT are routinely lumped into the term Ivy League even though they officially aren’t ivies.
@adamk122000 , it’s fantastic that you finally understand why it is important to be educated, and also that you understand there is no easy way to be educated. Doing it well requires hard work, perseverance, and TIME. Please don’t rush your education. I get that you feel you need to make up for lost time, but do it right.
Post in the homeschool forum. There are plenty of homeschool kids that get into Ivy League schools and other top universities. They do that by excelling in extracurriculars, grades and standardized tests, which I believe are even more important if you are home schooled. But they are not just doing eveything to try and get into top schools. You can’t rush into a bunch of ECs to make yourself appeal to Harvard. It takes an investment of time to develop meaningful ECs that are going to be at the calibre the Ivy leagues look for. However, ECs can also be jobs, babysitting siblings, caring for other relatives, maintaining a house, volunteering at church, and so on.
Anyone’s odds are slim. Cornell has the hgihest acceptance rate of those schools and still turns away 86% of applicants.Many of the denied students will have stellar grades, test scores, and ECs. You are starting out with the cards stacked against you. Make a list of colleges that give you more realistic odds of getting in. Do not aim so high that it’s impossible for you to consider anything else. That’s a way to ensure failure. Some Ivy League schools, such as Brown, particularly like to encouarge students from CC. Consider a full year at community college, get top grades, be involved in campus life. This will show top colleges that you are capable of doing college level work and succeeding.
Only University of Pennsylvania and Cornell have actual business majors, and most of the best business schools are actually the local instate public universities.