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The 2011-2012 college season is about to open with CommonApp starting up tomorrow. Good luck to everyone as they begin to apply to colleges!
The 2011-2012 college season is about to open with CommonApp starting up tomorrow. Good luck to everyone as they begin to apply to colleges!
Wow! iPads for all of them? Holy cow. The AP Lit class gets Kindles at my school (we haven't gotten them yet but will soon apparently), but that's about it. Glad to hear things are going well for you so far, though! My year has started off pretty well also. I think my favorite class this year will be honors physics (we don't have AP physics :/), the teacher is a really cool dude and it's been interesting so far.
Well, they're "supposed" to. One of our vice-principals thinks that the only thing the kids will have to bring to school is the iPad, so I doubt it'll work out that well. Once the iPads are broken/stolen/lost, I have a feeling our school will change the way they handle things.
Sounds like you're having a great year so far. Haven't taken physics in high school, so really can't speak about it. But at least you have a decent teacher for it.
Wow! iPads for all of them? Holy cow. The AP Lit class gets Kindles at my school (we haven't gotten them yet but will soon apparently), but that's about it. Glad to hear things are going well for you so far, though! My year has started off pretty well also. I think my favorite class this year will be honors physics (we don't have AP physics :/), the teacher is a really cool dude and it's been interesting so far.
AntiHouseMD said:Well, they're "supposed" to. One of our vice-principals thinks that the only thing the kids will have to bring to school is the iPad, so I doubt it'll work out that well. Once the iPads are broken/stolen/lost, I have a feeling our school will change the way they handle things.
Haha, oh trust me, I was quite surprised when I heard about the Kindle thing last year. We're a fairly small school (only 800ish students total) located in a somewhat rural area and have experienced some funding cuts as well, so we don't have a ton of money lying around either from what I understand. I'm excited about getting to use the Kindle though, I've been contemplating getting an e-reader of some kind so I'm looking forward to trying one out.
Ahhhhh, I see. I would doubt it would work out that well also. It'll be interesting to see what impact technology like the iPad has on education in the future, though.
Have you guys started working on your CommonApp essays? Right now, I can't decide between several essay topics, and I wanted to know whether any of you guys had any suggestions one way or the other. Here are some of the topics that I've thought of doing. My ideas are in bold.
. Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence. (My grandfather, who's played a big role in who I am today. Worried it's too common, though.)
. Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence. (Leaning towards Pope John Paul I, not the II. Possibly either Sherlock Holmes or Watson also from Doyle's books, even though it sounds really weird).
. Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. (My work at the local newspapers, covering sports and what I have learned as a result).
So, as you can see, I'm somewhat stuck. I'm leaning towards Option 1 with my grandfather, but I just wanted to see what you guys thought.
Have you guys started working on your CommonApp essays? Right now, I can't decide between several essay topics, and I wanted to know whether any of you guys had any suggestions one way or the other. Here are some of the topics that I've thought of doing. My ideas are in bold.
. Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence. (My grandfather, who's played a big role in who I am today. Worried it's too common, though.)
. Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence. (Leaning towards Pope John Paul I, not the II. Possibly either Sherlock Holmes or Watson also from Doyle's books, even though it sounds really weird).
. Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. (My work at the local newspapers, covering sports and what I have learned as a result).
So, as you can see, I'm somewhat stuck. I'm leaning towards Option 1 with my grandfather, but I just wanted to see what you guys thought.
In other words, it'll give you a chance to "show yourself off"
I've started one of my apps but I'm waiting for my ACT results from this past Saturday before I finish the rest. Speaking of, did anybody else take it this weekend?
Hey guys. How is the college search/application process going for you? I wrapped up my college essay a few days ago soexcited and getting ready to send in my CommonApp and various supplements to a few schools. Was able to get two of my teachers (one of which is head of our science department) to write recommendations for me. Just have to hope that my guidance department doesn't screw anything up. If all goes well, I'll know by Christmas whether my top choice accepted me. Good luck in the process!
On a side-note, AP Chemistry is going great and my A&P class is also pretty good.
Officially a college applicant!
Me too. All of my colleges have received my transcripts, so I am now officially an applicant. Now I'm stuck in the waiting game. How long do you have to wait for your schools? Most of my schools said around Dec. 16th for a decision.
Update: I was right!
Anyways, how's everyone doing? The thread has been a little quiet lately...
Now having some regrets over not doing a lot in high school (a lesson for younger hSDN'ers) and wishing I had become involved in some school stuff. At least now I'll make up for it in college.
How's AP Chemistry going? I'm doing okay with some bumps along the way. Everything else is going pretty good.
Great to hear that AP Chemistry is going well for you, GammaKnife. Our teacher (who ended up at our high school after a biochemistry PhD at Oxford, for some odd reason) has done a great job with teaching it. Now working on bonds.
Can someone please read over one of my essays? I would greatly appreciate it.
GK, full year class.
Oh, ours is a semester class, but I guess that a year class would make it easier to take the AP test.
Anyways, interesting story with my UNMC visit... Never happened. At around 9:10 AM Central time, our bus was rammed into a barrier by a semi who was trying to merge into our lane. The bus jumped up onto the barriers and slid on them for about 30 feet before stopping. The front of the bus was ripped apart from the rest of the bus. Aside from shock, headaches, and minor bumps and bruises, my teacher broke her finger, my other teacher fell out of the bus and is currently stable, A girl broke her hand in three places, and their were a few concussions. So yeah, pretty interesting day.
Everyone's doing okay, but apparently I broke my nose during the crash. Didn't really notice it until this morning, but X-rays confirmed it.Wow. That puts me getting lost while going to Saint Michaels in perspective.
Hopefully you guys were okay and everyone else wasn't critically injured.
Everyone's doing okay, but apparently I broke my nose during the crash. Didn't really notice it until this morning, but X-rays confirmed it.
New topic: Are you taking Calc this year?
Yep. I'm taking Honors Pre-Calc this semester, and then I'm taking Honors Calculus next semester. The calculus teacher at my school is really good, so I'm looking forward to it.
Nice, I just started this term because we have a weird schedule for the class (3 terms). My teacher's pretty good, and explains things very well. The only thing I don't like about the class is that we got new TI-Inspire calculators this year, and it seems like we waste half of the time messing around with the features. So, does your school use a block schedule or a traditional/both?
EDIT: This may seem like an odd question, but do you guys use notebooks or binders for school? I've been going back and forth between the two for the entire year, and I'm trying to settle on which one to use this weekend.
First post on SDN.
I got accepted to Rutgers and Pitt (full tuition). 2/2 so far.