<p>Do you guys think doing IB helps admission into colleges?</p>
<p>Does taking a foreign language up to AP 4 help ur odds?</p>
<p>How about being in the Magnet program at your school?</p>
<p>Rank? How important is it? Cause i am in like all top classes with the top students? I am not THE top student but i am up there with them? Our rank 1 students hes like not that smart either but he studies for pretty much everything.</p>
<p>Search button is your friend. You can find a lot of information for past threads that will notbe answered here</p>
<p>How do you know your rank 1 isn't that smart? =P. Out of curiosity.</p>
<p>hahah, i sense it's a typical response indicative of sour grapes here xD</p>
<p>but then, if you're up there with the best, that's already good enough. it's really up to your ECs now. what's the point of trying to jump from say #5 to #1? if your SATs and ECs are good, plus the APs you intend to take, you're definitely gonna do better than a guy who "studies for pretty much everything".</p>
<p>lol. Never mind i said that cause number 1 is like lacking understanding concepts, and he takes like less rigor classes then me and overall is not smart. Thanks anyway guys.</p>
<p>lol student 101, theres a girl in my school
she studies for EVERYTHING but yet i think she does really bad on standardized tests...but she's an EXCELLENT runner and shs gotten a million trophies for running.
...haha i feel your painnn, because she's not that smart but she studies for everything. she's getting into princeton because of her running things so i think its unfair</p>
<p>how could ur #1 be talking less rigorous classes than u and be #1. at my school u cant even be in the top 10 people if u do athletics all 4 years of high school since it is a regulars class and below honors and ap gpa range.</p>
<p>Okay just forget about the top rank number 1. (less rigrous like he is in honors pre-calc (gets honors credit) and i am in AP Calculus. I am doing AP Physics hes doing honors physics!!) So yeah he gets same credits but easier class.</p>
<p>So yeah can you guys answer my questions cause i searched and it didn't help. So can someone answer my previous questions about IB, foreign language 4, and magnet program. O yeah i am ranked like top 15 of my class does that help? Is that good.</p>
<p>I hate to bump but i need same answers cause i am going to be making some decisions on course selection. I know people on this forum can help me the most. Plz help answer my questions.</p>
<p>Because so many ivy-caliber students pursue a language to the fourth year, I don't think it would be anything major. That said, colleges always like to see dedication. I'm not sure it would help your chances hugely, but it certainly wouldn't hurt.
As for the Magnet program, I'm not sure. Magnet programs at schools work different ways. At my school, I don't know if the fact that I'm a magnet transfer would even show up on my application. I don't think it's anything big.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input Elanorci.... Foreign language always LOWERS my gpa its annoying, cause i had a bad spansih II teacher and i cant do good in Spanish III now. Anyway our magnet program makes us take classes geared toward medicine.... and only select few are in it. I wouldnt say its a big deal but its nice to be in it gives you a focus during high school. And i am in Chemistry this year? Should i take AP Chem? or AP Physics?</p>
<p>Sorry for some reason i cant edit my post above?? The last question should have been should i take AP Chem next year or AP Bio? And any other input about my previous questions is appreciated.</p>
<p>thats a really broad question ... but it's pretty much everything. looking at common data sets gives you some info on what colleges look for.</p>
<p>Trust me, use the SEARCH BUTTON. </p>
<p>There's such a comprehensive, archived history of the forums that you can find dozens of answers on multiple threads for everything you're asking...why are you re-hashing? I use the search button every day so I don't make topics, trust me, it is a godsend. </p>
<p>Just my .02</p>