March 17, 200620 yr I was tempted to take a year off, as well, but have decided against it. I'm currently having a love affair with a couple of colleges that I'm so determined to get into. Mainly because one's in NYC and I think going to school there would be amazing. I go to the city so often I might as well live there, anyways! :lol: Yeah, so as you can see, I obviously am slightly vain when looking at my future. First thing I look at is location. THEN what classes they offer. Where are you from? The US? If so, check out http://www.princetonreview.com and look at some places there. They have top lists in all different categories and everything. It's actually pretty fun! I've been going through a lot of emotional issues that have been kind of caused by all this college searching and the stress Junior year in HS brings (especially at my school in the honors program, it's INTENSE). Don't let it get to you. Everything will work out, eventually. I honestly have no clue what I want to do when it comes to a JOB in the "real" world, but I do know that my job when I get out of HS is to go into third world studies. That's how I am viewing college. Not as a path to get a job. But as a job in itself. That probably made no sense, but it sort of makes sense to me and keeps me motivated. I'm not thinking that far ahead, and I don't suggest anyone to. If you do, you're going to go crazy. My dad was training to become a police officer, then decided he wanted to be a psychiatrist. Life is random. :lol:
March 17, 200620 yr That's what I'm worried about: "wasting" my time. I don't want to go through all that and end up making donuts. I have to figure out what'll be useful AND lead me in a way doing something I love, but I really have no idea what career I want in the first place! NJAL;IRGHAELRGHW
March 17, 200620 yr Author I'm in Canada by the way for anyone who is wondering. :p YEah i don't want to waste time either.
March 17, 200620 yr Just a warning: If you want to go into the medical profession, think very VERY carefully before applying to a school specializing in that. My dad's a doctor and I live the problems he goes through. It's not an easy life (but none the less, extremely rewarding :) ). The training you have to go through is really hard, as well. Many, many of my friends are going to be applying to medical schools because for some reason since we were all little kids our teachers stereotyped the smart kids "doctors, engineers and teachers!" and all the other ones "not". So people in my classes feel a need to live up to this expectation. I don't like to see that, because it's not dealing with reality. Do what seems best for you, what you know that you can enjoy and strive in and most importantly, LEARN from! I sound like my therapist. :lol: :lol:
March 17, 200620 yr So where is the comfy couch? :lol: No WAY am I doing anything medical. I don't even trust myself playing Operation.
March 17, 200620 yr Ditto!! :lol: I've thought of majoring in chemistry just as a joke (I'm currently very close to failing). :P
March 17, 200620 yr Haha. I guess that'd be like me going into engineering. Let's make it a dare, dur dur. :lol:
March 17, 200620 yr im going full hardcore nerdgirl this year, being my last i want to get a good overall grade so i can have a few options when i venture to uni. i wanna study business then maybe go overseas and see what happens. its so scary though, just the thought of being done with 12 years of schooling then what? saying goodbye to all those people you grew up with and saying hello to the real world. AAARGH
March 17, 200620 yr Right on, sometimes time off is good. I had a pretty crappy first , then I took some time off and moved to Spain for a bit. When I came back I was much more focused on my objectives and really did quite well. Just be prepared for the transition to university studies, it can be a shock to some people considering how poorly they prepare you in high school. good luck dude
March 17, 200620 yr Author Yeah you can get through high school in cruise control, without using your brain too much.
March 17, 200620 yr I'm going to have a mental breakdown next year. Today I made my official/semi-unofficial schedule for Senior Year. Advanced Placement English Honors Problems In American Democracy Honors Journalism I & II Band IV Pre-Calculus Honors Spanish IV Heath and Gym, sadly :lol: .....:( That's going to kill me. AP English and Problems in AD are apparently the two hardest classes in the school. I don't think I can do both of those along with Pre-Cal (which I wasn't even going to take). So I might drop the math and take Portfolio Art or World War II History to Present. :lol: I'm going to be writing a lot of essays next year. Sorry, I know that probably meant nothing to anyone, but I just needed to think about it somewhere. I know that it's my last year and I really want to shine, completely geek out. The schools that I'm applying to really stress writing and history, so that's what I'm going heavy on. It feels excellent not to take science ever again after this year!!! Phew! That is, if I pass this year and don't have to repeat..........
March 17, 200620 yr im going full hardcore nerdgirl this year' date=' being my last i want to get a good overall grade so i can have a few options when i venture to uni. i wanna study business then maybe go overseas and see what happens. its so scary though, just the thought of being done with 12 years of schooling then what? saying goodbye to all those people you grew up with and saying hello to the real world. AAARGH[/quote'] yeah...going to uni it's really strange, not only because of what you said (saying goodbye to everyone) but also because (and this is gonna sound strange) i don't feel old enough...i feel like i'm not that mature and i look at people in uni and think that they seem so old and me so short and child....
March 18, 200620 yr You usually have alot of thoughtful things to say, an_cat, and you always say them well, which is exactly what they're looking for in english stuff. No worries. :wink2:
March 18, 200620 yr Author I know :laugh3: Precisely why I'm signing up for so many english classes :wink3: Good plan. I don't mind so don't take that comment the wrong way.
March 18, 200620 yr Author I didn't think you did haha. I wouldn't pick on somebody whose top 5 albums of all time are the exact same as mine in the exact same order. By the way with this post I know have 1000 posts. Wooooo party!
March 18, 200620 yr Amen to that :lol: (wow, I miss the old lol, this lol looks kind of manic.....) 1000 post party! :mad: :juggle: :smoking: :nice: :sunny: :wacko:
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