What should I do to become Valedictorian at my high school?

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<p>I am a freshman in high school and I currently have a 4.67 GPA, which is the highest you can have freshmen year at my school. I am taking an extra honors class so I am ahead of some other honor students who only have a 4.5 GPA. What classes should I take to become the Valedictorian for my school? </p>

<p>I am thinking of taking AP European History and AP Psychology in my Sophomore year because I believe those are the only AP classes that I can personally take. I will take as many honors classes as I can, except for Spanish 2. </p>

<p>For my Junior year, I am thinking of taking 5 AP classes and Spanish 3.</p>

<p>For my Senior year, I will be taking all AP classes, including Spanish AP. </p>

<p>Can you guys also recommend me classes I should take if I were to go into the field of medicine? Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>you should probably get good grades and take weighted classes</p>

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<p>Kill your competition</p>

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<p>^^Lol, I was thinking of doing that to someone in my Biology class because they were number one with 101% and I was number 2 with 100%. I need to get ahead...</p>

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<p>Good for you to have a goal. Make sure you understand your school's weighting policy thoroughly. Obviously take honors and AP level whenever you're pretty sure of getting a good grade. Ask your guidance counselor at the beginning of each year where you stand in the rankings. Hopefully by the end of junior year, you'll be a shoe-in because no one will be able to catch up. </p>

<p>In the non-academic courses, like p.e., health, be sure to do whatever extra credit assignments are available. Be sure the teacher knows your grades are important to you.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Sorry for my ignorance, but how can getting extra credit in non-academic courses increase GPA?</p>

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<p>At our school, PE and Health go towards your GPA.</p>

<p>I advise you to take an assistant or study hall period if your school has them. Basically anything that DOESN'T count as a credit.
I say this because in the end, the less classes you take, the bigger your averages will be.</p>

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it depends on how your school calculates GPA. some do it by percentage (in which case getting extra credit in unweighted classes would boost your GPA); some do it based on a letter-grade system. honestly, this whole thread is incredibly pointless. you must know that GPA systems vary depending on the school. and even if you didn't, you answered your own question: </p>

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<p>mmm, and way to fulfill the stereotype of Indians going into medicine. you're a freshman and you're already sure that's what you want to do? hahahaha. oooh, i'm sure you're driven by this overwhelming desire to help people!!! (and the money doesn't hurt, right? ;)) how unique and heartwarming. i wonder if your parents' pressure had anything to do with it? but i won't assume -- you know what that does! </p>

<p>what classes should you take if you're interested in medicine? tough one. don't treat my advice as infallible, since i'm just another inferior mind, but i'd say that science classes would be a pretty safe bet. biology, chemistry, anatomy -- you know, classes that teach you things that are involved in the field of medicine. it's perfectly understandable that you couldn't think of that on your own, really. </p>

<p>i know your type. there are thousands upon thousands of you. i can see exactly what you'll be like throughout high school. i can see the exact life that you'll lead. that's fine -- predictability is not necessarily a bad thing. nonconformity for the sake of nonconformity is much worse, at any rate. </p>

<p>pro-tip on using the internet: next time you post a thread that isn't actually a question, don't try to disguise it as one; it makes you look silly, which i'm sure isn't what you were going for.</p>

<p>oh, i almost forgot. this is why you posted the thread, right?:</p>

<p>Great job so far, PunjabX! It looks like you're on the right track! Keep up the hard work, and I'm sure that you'll be very successful throughout high school. Work hard and remember not to slack off your senior year! ;)</p>

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<p>=) Poseur, I knew someone like you was going to post here. Typical Indians...sigh...I also hate it when I see some little Indian girls who say they are going to be a doctor, or even people of other race say they are going into medicine when they are not capable of achieving the feat. I am not one of the thousands trying to get "good grades" and take honor classes, I just want to be number one for the glory...and maybe for college. <_<</p>

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<p>oooh, but you're capable of achieving the feat. you've got this, PunjabX. you've got what it takes. i don't doubt your prowess -- just your ability to post intelligent threads. </p>

<p>i am competitive as well, and although my competitiveness is based solely on personal pride, it would be silly to berate you for seeking glory (because hey, you've got the balls and the introspection to admit it). </p>

<p>anyways, yes. you've got your priorities in order. in an order, in any case. congratulations.</p>

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<p>Poseur, I'm surprised at you. Lowering yourself to a troll.</p>

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<p>"Be the measure of your own success."</p>

<p>Which is why I think class rank should die. Also, stop comparing yourself to others and set individual goals of which you can be proud. A desire to top others will never lead to any real happiness. :( Good luck in life.</p>

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<p>@ romani: mmm, sorry, i'm bored :/</p>

<p>shoulda see my posts the other day</p>

<p>for example:
"Seeeeaaaaaborrrrrrrrrgium has a higher atomic weight thannnnnn krypppppppton!"</p>

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<p>I thought valedictorians were just the people with the highest grade point averages. Just get all A's I guess. For my school, we dont weigh our grades for rankings, so 4.0 is the highest. We have around 20+ valedictorians every year. yes. OMG.</p>

<p>For medicine, you can take biology and chemistry, anatomy/physiology, maybe go to some camps in the summer that expose you to that kind of work?</p>

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<p>Poseur, good luck to you also, I like your outrageous sense of humor...XD. Thanks guys for the awesome replies, and if this thread offended you, I apologize.</p>

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<p>Lmao Poseur. I haven't been following for a few days, so I haven't seen your boredom :P.</p>

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<p>I think Moodrets is right. I'm taking at least 13 people out. It's a shame, because I quite like all of them.</p>

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<p>First of all make sure that you know how your school decides on valedictorian. Some look at weighted avg while others look at uw avg. If weighted avg, then only take ap/IB classes; if uw classes, then you would be better off taking easy classes like PE and Health so that they won't take much of your time.</p>

<p>Keep in mind that being val doesn't mean that you're the smartest or most qualified kid at schoo. I know many kids who get high class ranks by grade grupping, taking online or community college classes, etc. Colleges look at other things like SAT scores, difficulty of curriculum, competiveness of hs, ecs, essays, personality, etc. Colleges like Penn and Northwestern reject more than half the vals who apply yet take people with lower ranks. Sometimes the val gets only gets into state schools but other people get into ivies/top schools.</p>

<p>btw, i agree with whoever said he was annoyed with all the asians saying they want to be doctors. These kids just assume that they will become docs and rich in the future.</p>