Senior Study Hall - Ivy Hopes

Applying to College
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<p>hey.</p>

<p>my senior schedule has all honors courses except for a study hall every other day during the last period of the day. I have several options</p>

<li>take a study hall, where i could do homework, etc, for other classes</li>
<li>take a college app period to work with guidance counselors on apps for first semester, and then take something second semester</li>
<li>take a regular elective-type class for the year, as there are no honors classes offered that period.<br></li>
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<p>I’m looking to apply to ivy-level schools and other top-tier schools in the northeast.</p>

<p>advice…? thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>Speaking from my own experience - I took two study halls my senior year, this was with five ap's and mandatory gym, things turned out fine. I don't think they care about the study halls as long as you have it with reason, so don't feel the pressure to try to overcompensate when you're already presenting the most rigourous course load possible.</p>

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<p>I think any one of those would be fine, as long as your course load is as rigorous as possible otherwise. I had a 'study hall' junior year, and for senior year, I was a TA for one class and a 'peer tutor' for another. It was fine--I don't think it had an impact.</p>

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<p>thanks. where did y'all end up going to school</p>

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<p>No Ivy for you if you take study hall
No future for you if you don't get into Ivy</p>

<p>good luck</p>

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<p>noobcake, wow...</p>

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<p>I'd take the Study Hall. It'll give you extra time to fill out stuff like college apps at home because you got all your work done in school.</p>

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<p>If you need a study hall to get all of your work done and maintain your sanity, take it. College wants humans, and if your school, extracurriculars, and classes are rigorous, you'll need some time to get it all done. If you go to a so-so school, maybe it would be better to take an interesting elective. Follow your gut.</p>

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<p>I have a study hall the last period every day all year. We get to sign-out and leave if we have study hall at the end of the day. However, I'm also taking a college course after school 2 days a week, so that kinda fills that in. lol</p>

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<p>Do colleges even see study halls? My daughter's applications had a list of classes. It didn't mention lunch and it didn't mention study halls. Just the actual classes she was taking and their levels.</p>

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<p>id go with study hall- it will take some workload off you when you get home and have to work on college apps and other projects</p>

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<p>I'd go with 1 or 2 as long as your courseload right now is already rigorous.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I'd say 1 or 2. At my school, seniors have a "college counseling work shop" for the first 6 weeks of the year only, and it's really nice to have a time set aside to work on apps.</p>

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<h1>2 !!!!!!!!!!!</h1>