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ATRL: College help!
Member Since: 9/28/2009
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Originally posted by Haus_of_Will
Senior of HS reporting in. Could anyone tell me how Community Service plays in how attractive you are to colleges? I have like 100+ hours racked up and no idea what do with them.
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If they're from an activity that's important to you, list and describe it in the Common App activities section. There are ten spaces for activities, I think. It's a good idea to have some activities that you've done consistently from grades 9-12, and even better if you have high achievement / recognition in a couple.
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Member Since: 8/20/2011
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Originally posted by Purr
UCLA is a good college for students wanting to go into the medical field.
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I'll check it out, thanks!
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Member Since: 8/10/2010
Posts: 9,489
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Originally posted by RobynYoBank
Yes, it's a Top 10 school.
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Thank you. I was pretty sure it was prestigious but I didnt want to make the wrong choice when it came to my major. I'm also looking at syracuse and penn state. You have any other suggestions?
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Member Since: 12/26/2010
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Member Since: 5/14/2011
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Hi! I look forward to posting here a lot because I'm afraid of my Guidance Counselor ever since he tried to get me into psychiatric help because I told him I bite my lip a lot when I'm stressed with my workload.
Anyway I was wondering... I've done community service before high school...will that count for anything?
Also how do I "break the ice" with teachers and "become friends" with them? I want to make some connections but I don't really know how to do it..
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Member Since: 2/16/2010
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^ I think it's pretty normal to bite your lip when you're stressed, so your counselor exaggerated to the extreme length. People always have habits when they get stressed; whether it be biting their lip or biting nails, etc. I bite my nails.
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Member Since: 10/13/2008
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Originally posted by Auraeolus
Hi! I look forward to posting here a lot because I'm afraid of my Guidance Counselor ever since he tried to get me into psychiatric help because I told him I bite my lip a lot when I'm stressed with my workload.
Anyway I was wondering... I've done community service before high school...will that count for anything?
Also how do I "break the ice" with teachers and "become friends" with them? I want to make some connections but I don't really know how to do it..
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For sure interning if you have a free period! I got really close with my English teacher interning with her with my friends! Shes amazing! Also, going for them for help or advice. But if you intern, you get on their good side + they become a possibility for someone who can write your college letter of recommendation.
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Member Since: 2/16/2010
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Rîhrøx, how much sleep do you get on a school night?
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Member Since: 10/13/2008
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Originally posted by MusicTalker
Rîhrøx, how much sleep do you get on a school night?
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*Mark.
Usually 7 hours. That NEVER is enough for me, and I usually get sick within a week. I dont know why, but my body has always been like that.
Thats why I think Im not gonna take an elective this semester so I can sleep in, especially with the tests, apps, auditions and everything all coming!
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Member Since: 5/14/2011
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Originally posted by Rîh.røx.
*Mark.
Usually 7 hours. That NEVER is enough for me, and I usually get sick within a week. I dont know why, but my body has always been like that.
Thats why I think Im not gonna take an elective this semester so I can sleep in, especially with the tests, apps, auditions and everything all coming!
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Do you take vitamins? It sounds like something is at a low level.
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Member Since: 2/16/2010
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Originally posted by Rîh.røx.
*Mark.
Usually 7 hours. That NEVER is enough for me, and I usually get sick within a week. I dont know why, but my body has always been like that.
Thats why I think Im not gonna take an elective this semester so I can sleep in, especially with the tests, apps, auditions and everything all coming!
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I don't need a lot of sleep. I'd prefer 9-10 hours, but I function perfectly fine on 6-7 hours. My body has become used to it. Anyway, my school offers a vast amount of APs. I could've taken 3 this year, but I decided not to. 2 is enough.
I'm a junior in AP Calc. Is anyone else high up in math?
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Originally posted by Auraeolus
Do you take vitamins? It sounds like something is at a low level.
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Nope. And I never drank milk or ate cheese so I don't have that much Calcium. I do take Vitamin D supplements though.
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Member Since: 3/3/2011
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Originally posted by MusicTalker
I don't need a lot of sleep. I'd prefer 9-10 hours, but I function perfectly fine on 6-7 hours. My body has become used to it. Anyway, my school offers a vast amount of APs. I could've taken 3 this year, but I decided not to. 2 is enough.
I'm a junior in AP Calc. Is anyone else high up in math?
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Just out of curiosity, does your school offer AB and BC, or just one or the other? If both, do they encourage students to take AB and then BC, or one or the other?
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Member Since: 11/5/2009
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I think it's really important what school you go to, and this is regarding the "it's about who you know" comment. I've posted this before but my friend's aunt graduated from Harvard and now, well... Let's say just she's worth too many zeroes to count - literally. Graduating from Ivy Leagues is important and 99% of the time you come out, you will be successful. I spoke to her about it, and it's probably because she's being bias or she really believes in it, but Ivy leagues is really important in her family because it guarantees success. She said that community college you won't find success, and the people who do just hit it lucky. She told me no one in the family (not talking about just her family, but including her cousins, aunts, uncles, etc) would ever consider going to a community college.
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Member Since: 2/16/2010
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Originally posted by RobynYoBank
Just out of curiosity, does your school offer AB and BC, or just one or the other? If both, do they encourage students to take AB and then BC, or one or the other?
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They offer both. They haven't really encouraged me to any math next year yet. They only encourage AB immediately after Pre-Calc Honors though.
I plan on taking BC. My school also offers AP Statistics.
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Member Since: 12/26/2010
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Originally posted by MusicTalker
They offer both. They haven't really encouraged me to any math next year yet. They only encourage AB immediately after Pre-Calc Honors though.
I plan on taking BC. My school also offers AP Statistics.
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You should definitely take AP Statistics. I really enjoyed that class! You should have no problem passing the AP exam, too - it's pretty straightforward! : )
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Member Since: 9/28/2009
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Originally posted by MusicTalker
They offer both. They haven't really encouraged me to any math next year yet. They only encourage AB immediately after Pre-Calc Honors though.
I plan on taking BC. My school also offers AP Statistics.
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I liked BC. This year's test wasn't too bad. Although for one of the questions the answer was 121 and I put 120
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Member Since: 10/16/2010
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I took AP Calc BC last year (junior year). 5 on the exam, which surprised me, but not really since it's curved so much.
The most important thing in this process is knowing your strengths and playing to them. And also making yourself stand out. The stats, gpa, test scores, etc aren't the only things that matter. Don't stress yourself out over it.
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Member Since: 9/28/2009
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Originally posted by Guy
I took AP Calc BC last year (junior year). 5 on the exam, which surprised me, but not really since it's curved so much.
The most important thing in this process is knowing your strengths and playing to them. And also making yourself stand out. The stats, gpa, test scores, etc aren't the only things that matter. Don't stress yourself out over it.
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My class figured out that if you got every MCQ correct and answered essentially no free response, you'd get a 5.
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Member Since: 2/16/2010
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The reason I won't take Stats in my school isn't because of the class so much - it's the teacher. I don't want to badmouth a teacher on the Internet though.
As for BC, I'm waiting to see how AB is. It's not off to the best start. I don't see what other choice I have though.
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