Thursday, December 31, 2009

Does any1 have an personal advice?

Ok im a freshman in high school and im pacled in 2 honors ocurses. But i dont want to be in one of them and thats science. Im already in Geometry as a freshamn not to mention in geometry honors soim high on my math skills, but the reason i dont wanna be in honors science is that no one of my friends are in it and that noe class jacks up my whole schedule for my other regualr classes. I want to get in a great college but i cant i do that with jsut getting an a in regualr science and have a good time in high schoo lwith my friends?Does any1 have an personal advice?
Friends are wonderful, but you shouldn't decide your college career just cause your friends are in a different class. Your friends should still be your friends even though you guys are in different classes. You got afterschool right?





So stick with your honors, and your friends should respect you for your decision. Hope all goes well.Does any1 have an personal advice?
Sometimes you just have to do what's best for the bigger picture. My only suggestion is that you take your English studies seriously. If your spelling and grammar don't improve by the time you have to write your college essays, you will be in big, big trouble.
I think from reading your question, you should enroll in an English grammar class instead.
umm I think your question is can I get into a good college without taking honors science?





It depends on what you mean by great college. There are many great colleges that aren't ivy league and that you can get into without taking an honors science or whatever. Honors science will help you, and if you take it, you will make friends and you will still have time to hang out with friends. Trust me.





As for college, you'll never get into ANY college if you don't start paying attention in English class. Jesus Christ.
Having a chance for honors in science and math will give your more options for you future college or university.


Having just math honors is kind of plain, so you will have to have super grades (A's) in all your other classes for colleges to be interested in you.





Have you ever thought...that maybe...in that science honor class, you may meet someone new...make a new friend!?





Ask yourself: do I want to go to college and to a University?


(if yes)


What do I want to be, what do I want to study/ major in?


(then)


Make the correct choices, regardless of what your friends do, what classes they take, etc...





You are in charge of your future...not your friends!
I am going to tell you something and hope that you will truly think about your options before you make any major decision.


My son graduated with 2 college courses in calculus when he was 16. He is an expert in math, and he was in honor courses, did not like them because ';school was supposed to be fun';. His friends were not as smart as he was and he wanted to be around them. After he graduated he was offered a full scholar ship by Wake Forest--and declined, telling me he wasn't ready for college. So he decided to do what all his friends did--he joined the military and ended up in Iraq. He came back with a messed up back, tood a medical discharge, and now he is on his own, for the military does not take care of their own(unless you come back an invalid you got to fight for any assistance). So here is my son, a war veteran at age 22, a job at Time Warner, and struggling to go back to college to achieve his dream of journalism(he just enrolled, and the courses are hard-it would be better if he would not work). So when you look at this and then look at yourself--is it worth it to give up a great opportunity just because school is supposed to be fun and because your friends are not in the same courses? Of course, you probably say that you won't be so stupid and join the military, but then, suppose you do for your friends and not for yourself, where are you going to be when you finish high school?


As far as the school schedule is concerned, I happen to know that you can re-arrange courses within the first 10 days or so, where you could actually line up your courses in a manner where none of the courses will interfer with the rest of your day. My son had to do that quite a few times. The question for you to answer is this: do you want to drop honors science because you want to be with your friends, or do you want to drop it because you don't like it. And regardless of what you do, remember this: even though you are still in school, any decision you make will affect the rest of your life---so consider your options carefully before you drop your honors science. You know, it is easy to be good in a subject we love, it is a challenge to be good in a subject we hate, but that's where our efforts count. Because to be good at something we don't like requires us to do a little more thinking, a little more work--and that is what is expected from the leaders. Good Luck
If you're taking honor classes in high school America is doomed.
You can still get into a good school without taking honors classes, they just help your odds. Of course, there should be times outside of class (like lunch) that you can still be with your friends. Not to mention the fact that you might make new friends in the more advanced classes that think on the same level you do.
Maybe you'll meet some new friends in your science class. Friends come and go but your education is for life! ;)

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