<p>Wow, freshman on this board? In my opinion, thats a little bit crazy. Sure, in my frosh year, I knew I wanted to go to a good college, but I wasn't really in the position to go on a college admissions oriented message board.</p>
<p>Why are you people on this?</p>
<p>To cannednish: I don't think it's crazy at all. My counselor recommended this site to me because I'm graduating early. For a while, I was a lurker, and I read all this good advice other people gave to people regarding life, academics, college admissions, etc, and I decided that I wanted to be part of it also. So, I joined CC. I've been to many message boards of all various things, and this site is one of the most useful to me. Maybe it's because the moderators do a very good job on here, or maybe it's because of the people this site attracts. Whatever it is, it's very good. Another thing to throw in, teachers and counselors are encouraging freshmen and even as young as sixth graders to start the college search early because getting into colleges are getting more and more competitive every year. I'm am very sorry that you and others think that freshmen shouldn't be on this board. I can't change your opinion about freshmen. I have learned that people will think what they want regardlessly. That's the way life is; I just take it in stride.</p>
<p>To young_one: I did Oratory only once, but I was substituting for someone who didn't bother to show for the tournament. I didn't really like it; maybe it was the material the person chose that I didn't like. Yeah, debate is so much fun. Sometimes I miss it.</p>
<p>NickyJane18, bluethunder06, aim78: Even though, I don't need any lessons on how to have fun. Whenever I'm feeling stressed out over something academic, I will take your advice and just chill, party, and not think too much of it. Partying does actually clear my mind; I guess that's why I do it so much. Thanks for the advice. :)</p>
<p>Good. "Fun" is only part of it, the part that takes place at Lunch. Going home and watching a good amount of TV is necessary for the "chill" part, to keep you loose and happy.</p>
<p>Now get the hell off the board.</p>
<p>lol..I watch T.V., but I talk on the phone and do instant messaging all the time. Like I'm doing right now.</p>
<p>Add me to the list of freshmen...</p>
<p>Current Schedule:
--Honors English I
--Honors World History
--Honors Geometry
--Honors Environmental
--Latin II
--Spanish I
--Band</p>
<p>Sophomore:
--Honors English II
--Honors History/Civics
--Honors Algebra II
--Honors Biology
--Latin III
--Spanish II
--Band</p>
<p>Junior:
--AP English Language
--AP U.S. History
--Honors Pre-Calculus
--Honors Chemistry
--AP Latin Vergil
--Spanish III
--Band</p>
<p>Senior:
--AP English Literature
--AP U.S. Government
--AP Calculus BC
--AP Chemistry
--AP Latin Literature
--AP Spanish Language
--Band </p>
<p>I'm really enjoying high school so far. I am ranked #1 in my class of ~100 kids. I run year round as a member of my school's varsity cross-country, indoor track, and outdoor track teams. Music is my greatest passion and I practice my instrument for at least one hour every day. I made the regional band this year and hope to make All State as well. I am also President of my class. In my spare time, I do A LOT of reading. I love Victorian and modern American literature. This is my third year on this board. It's good to finally see some other freshmen here :)</p>
<p>Damn. I had 9th grade in JUNIOR HIGH. I hated my 9th grade mor ethan any other year. Well - if I run into a thread about freshman, I don't even want to think about it.</p>
<p>I came to this board as a freshman seeking advice for colleges, because I wanted a goal to stick to and have found one. It's especially useful for me because it inspired me to catch up from stupid 9th grade classes by self-studying APs and SAT IIs.</p>
<p>Dang, you joined the board in the sixth grade? I didn't even think of college then. I mean that is over half a decade until you need to think about it. It's just gotten even more crazy. When my brother applied to college about 9 years ago, it was much less competitive and low stress. I'm applying now and it's way more competitive and stressful and it looks as if the trend is only going to continue.</p>
<p>To Patrick: Where did you get the idea that I joined the board in sixth grade?, or was it from Justin's post that you were referring to? What I was saying in my other post is that counselors are encouraging kids,presently, as young as the sixth grade to start the college search early. There was a thread recently colleges getting more competitive because the baby boomers children are growing up. Statistics show that the most selective colleges could go down even to 4 % acceptance rate (from that thread), but sometimes statistics aren't always accurate. I remember when my cousins were applying to colleges back in the '90s, and I agree it has become way more competitive. It's to the point that at the local elementary, the couselors at that school are already talking about the benifits of the ten percent rule to them.</p>
<p>To Justin543: Nice to meet you. Yeah, it is nice to see freshmen on the board. I love to read, too, many people think it's odd that I read a lot because based on first impressions I don't seem like I'm a reader, or so I'm told. You are very versatlile, music and sports is a good combo. It must take dedication to run year round. I know I would get tired of it. That's why I'm glad our track program is only during the winter and mid spring. You must be very good if you are already on varsity. The track coach that has been trying to get me to run, says that I would be in varsity if I joined. I guess we'll see about that.</p>
<p>I was referring to Justin (wasn't he the only one who said that was when he joined?).</p>
<p>Naw..I think I said in another post when I joined, but I was mostly lurking in the beginning, and etc. I'm sorry that it's stressful for u, but atleast possibly around this time, you'll know where you are going.</p>
<p>I meant he was the only one freshman who said he joined three years ago. Eh, it's not bothering me too much because as much stress as there is I know it's over after this semester. Buckle down and in four months I am done. I'll apply to college next fall but all of the important testing and grades are done with. I'm pretty pleased with my life right now. :)</p>
<p>I hate testing,too..we have so many standardized tests here. I'm glad that you are pleased with your life right now. I will respond more later, after ballet class.</p>
<p>For all of you freshmen who are trying to map out all 4 years of your high school career right now: you are making a mistake. By the time you get to be a junior or senior, your academic interests could be wildly different from whatever they are now. It's ok to have a general idea, but don't get yourself stuck in the trap of deciding on one path now and never even thinking about wavering from it. I've gone from being interested primarily in math to being focused on history over the past 2-3 years, and my class selections have reflected that. You can make a rough sketch, but being absolutely committed on what classes you want to take is a bad idea.</p>
<p>Well, I'm here partly because of college but more because it's an active teen board that is not just FILLED and DROWNING in "LIEK OMIGODDD DOES MYYY CRUSH LIEK LIEK ME?!!111eleventyone!111!11" threads, like most teen girl boards are. (In answer to that question: If you don't know, he probably doesn't. But if you don't know, and he does, we sure as hell wouldn't know either.) </p>
<p>To mesotired and everyone else talking about partying:
Just cuz we're here doesn't mean we don't party! Not like part of the contractual agreement to signing up here was "you shall not do anything else in life but sit here at this message board." I also don't think that anyone here has a solid map. My post was a sketch that could easily change. But it's GOOD to have a sketch so that you don't end up forcing yourself to take on a huge load one year when you could've easily divided it over the years instead. I know that with all the classes a lot of my friends want to take that if they weren't careful in their class schedule planning they wouldn't be able to try out as many as they'd like.</p>
<p>Im a freshman.
Freshman:
PreCalc honors
Biology
English Honors
Government Honors
World Cultures Honors
Spanish I
PE + Health
Orchestra
Study Hall!!!</p>
<p>Summer School :( Chemistry</p>
<p>Sophmore
AP Calc
AP World History
AP Biology
AP Art History
Physics
Spanish II
Orchestra
and other stuff</p>
<p>I agree with chrysalis, so many things can change. For example, if you go to a public school, they might have budget cuts. Therefore, they wouldn't be able to fund some of the classes you may want to take, or scheduling conflicts may occur. But, it is nice to have a sketch. When you are doing a big piece of art, you always do a sketch first, so you know what it may look like, you might change your mind later on about some things about it, but atleast you have something to fall back on. Also, it's kind of required at my school, that if you are graduating early, then you have to map out your schedule, so the counselors can approve them, and make sure that you aren't missing any classes needed to graduate. </p>
<p>And also, if I can't handle three AP's junior year, while other people are handling seven AP's with the hard sciences in the same class, then I would seriously need to reevaluate graduating early or my work ethic. But, I will be able to handle it, because there are so many people who think that I can't, based on stereotypes. So, I will be proving them wrong in the near future.</p>
<p>To quitip: I am also going to summer school. This summer I'm going to take the required technology course needed to graduate, and the next summer I'm taking gov't and economics, also classes needed to graduate. I am only going to summer school, so that I can make room in my schedule to have classes I enjoy, for example, dance or theatre.</p>
<p>To Patrick: I see many people stressing over the SAT's or the SAT II's, did you stress over them?, or were you more moderate when it came to those tests?</p>
<p>thesiren, I thought about graduating early but ultimately decided against it. If you are going to a top 10 university they really prefer for you to have 4 years of high school. Also, your GPA will suffer due to the (I'm assuming) non-honors and AP credits you'll get over summer school. Don't try to be macho and power through the pain just to prove people wrong. It isn't worth it. I believe you can do it, but should you is the better question.</p>
<p>Just something to think about.</p>
<p>I mapped all 4 years out in freshman year, but now my plans are changing, due to shifting interests. My junior schedule is quite drastically different from the schedule I created for my self last year.
I think that it's nice to keep yourself motivated through planning, but don't rely too much on it.</p>