I'm a senior in highschool...what should I be doing?

[wolfdemon1235]

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I am begining my senior year of high school does anyone have any advice or step by step directions i should be doing right now? I'm on home school so I'm not sure what im taking right now since i haven't exsactly started. After high school i plan on going to Victor Valley College for my pre reqs or gen ed or what ever you want to call it. After I am planning on going to Washington State University. Any advice on what specific classes i should take?

If you can step by step would be nice thank you🙂

 

[EMS5]

As I said in the other forum, search for it and you will find answers.

For future reference, don't ask the same question in multiple forums it gets repetitive and annoying.

 

[smsc2009]

I am begining my senior year of high school does anyone have any advice or step by step directions i should be doing right now? I'm on home school so I'm not sure what im taking right now since i haven't exsactly started. After high school i plan on going to Victor Valley College for my pre reqs or gen ed or what ever you want to call it. After I am planning on going to Washington State University. Any advice on what specific classes i should take?

If you can step by step would be nice thank you🙂

Try not to take any of the medical school prereqs at your community college. When you are at the community college take the courses required to transfer to WSU but try to avoid taking the medical school prereqs at the CC and wait till you get to WSU. Goodluck

 

[Vicviper]

Try not to take any of the medical school prereqs at your community college. When you are at the community college take the courses required to transfer to WSU but try to avoid taking the medical school prereqs at the CC and wait till you get to WSU. Goodluck

The problem with this is that if you avoid taking pre-reqs, such as gchem, basic bio, and ochem, you can easily put yourself far behind schedule. You are definetly going to want to finish most if not all of your general education requirements, but if you avoid taking pre-reqs completly you'll be forced to take all of your lower division (gchem, ochem basic bio) and all of your upper division sciences (biochem, molecular bio, genetics, etc), in two years, which would be far more difficult than it needs to be - and would likely result taking additional years to graduate.

What I would recommend is to look at what freshman and sophmore Bio (or pre-med, or whatever major you wanted to be, I think WSU has a pre-health major from looking at their website), and do your best to take those classes. For me that was taking My year of general bio and general chem in my first year at my community college. You don't have to go overkill like I did and took just about all of my pre-reqs at the CC level, but just don't let yourself get too far behind your counterparts at the 4 year university level. The general consensus I've seen is as long as you don't take too many sciences at the CC, you do well in your upper division sciences once you transfer, and you do decently on your test (MCAT, DAT, etc), it's really not a big deal. Granted, there are a few schools that don't take CC credit, and if there are any schools you particularly have your heart set on, I would simply call and ask them if they accept CC credit.

Good luck, and remember to do your best, and you'll get there sooner or later, even if it does seem a long way off. 🙂

 

[tennisball80]

Have fun in high shcool.

 

[Caesar]

Read the FAQ's please. What should I be doing NOW?

 

[FutureCTDoc]

As a senior in HS, A) Take or retake the SAT and ACT if you haven't done so already or were dissatisfied with the results B) Begin the application process including applying to dual admissions programs if you are sure you want to go into a health care field C) maintain a strong GPA D) Make sure you have Letters of recommendation from teachers.

 

[DearSky]

Ask your counselor.
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August
- Review your career plans and decide which type of school is right ofr you
- Visit some college campuses
- Narrow your college list
- Request catalogs and admissions information
- Contact your high school counselor for registration materials and test dates for SAT and/or the ACT if necessary

September
- Meet with or talk w/ the admissions reps who are visiting your school
- Make a list of test names, dates, fees, registration deadlines, and deadlines for college admissions and financial aid applications
- Begin asking teachers, guidance counselors, and employers for letters of recommendation to include with your admissions and/or scholarship applications

October
- Take SAT or ACT exam if necessary
- Work on admissions application essays if you haven't started already
- Visit top school choices, interview some students, faculty, and staff
- Attend special programs such as college fairs, seminars, and financial aid nights
- Find out which financial aid applications your college choices require and when forms are due

November
- Take SAT or ACT exam if necessary
- Obtain financial aid applications; read them carefully to determine what information is required and when the applications are due
- Begin preparing your college applications.
- Fill out the FAFSA in January; start gathering the information required

December
- Prepare to file your on-line FAFSA, visit www.fafsa.ed.gov to obtain a FAFSA on the web pre-application worksheet.
- Apply for outside funding or scholarships
- Ask high school counselor to send your GPA

January
- Submit your FAFSAA
- Keep copies of all forums you submit

February
- Check to see if your midyear transcripts were sent to school you have applied to
- Submit FAFSA if you have not already done so
- Rakn your finalized list of colleges

March
- FAFSA deadline
- Submit your SAR (Student Aid Report)

April
- Watch mail for college acceptance/denial and financial aid award letters. Compare the financial aid awards you receive
- make your final decision and send in a deposit by the deadline
- Check with the college you've chosen about the details of signing and returning financial aid award letters
- Notify other schools you will not be attending
- Watch for important deadlines (housing, financial aid, etc) at your chosen college

May
- Take AP exams if necessary

 

[EyEnStein 07]

EC's and studying for the SATs so you can get into a good college.

 

[MilkmanAl]

Staying out too late and chasing girls.

Exactly. you have plenty of time to resume build. Have fun while you can and what you do is irrelevant.

 

[Dissected]

yep, have some fun.

Sounds like you already have your plans in order which colleges..so just make sure you get all your ducks in a row and don't stress too much about it! Have fun at Wazzu (pullman is one heck of a town....haha)!