friends help: So, I’ve gotten the course registration papers for High School today… - Help.com

wow. well you are quite the studious, ambitious, little busy bee, now aren’t you?
but that’s a good thing.
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amazing that you know exactly what you wanna do. Dont be afraid to go after what you want no matter what no on else says because in the end the only person you want to please is yourself

I know nothing about the American education system. Just do your best not to take any courses that will never be useful to you ever. Aside from that, no thoughts.

Okay, I did this last year and i live in Florida too. Definitely take the biology 1 honors class, i love mine. You’ll have to take it eventually, im taking 2 science courses this year.

Then again, you also need foriegn language, so whichever you want if you have to only choose one.

Oh, and the major thing, you have to pick one every year, and it really doesn’t change anything at all. It’s pretty stupid, it doesn’t do anything. Well, in Palm Beach it doesn’t, idk if it’s a county or state thing.

Get ahead of the game :) Try to get credits out of the way in your freshman and sophomore years, and then you’ll basically be coasting through most of your classes in your junior and senior year. :)

Go for hard science first, then languages second. Forget chorus.

If you’re aiming for a highly selective college, focus on taking the harder classes. Essentially you want four years of a foreign language, four years of math, four years of social studies, four years of a science, and four years of english. As a junior about to get ready for the college application process for next year, I recommend you to take the harder courses because it looks much better on your college application. Try getting some extracurricular activities and volunteer hours too. Of course, this is only if you want to go to a really selective college. Generally though, for electives, just try choosing what you’re interested in.

Once upon a time I was a professor. I knew that hard science was something most students didn’t get in sufficient quantity. And, to be totally honest, it’s not the high school activities that will be so memorable–it will be what activities you engaged in during college, e.g., sororities, academic societies, varsity athletics. I have a stepdaughter who is a veterinarian, and it was very important for her to take all of the chemistry and biology and math in undergraduate school that she could. You’ll need to do the same thing. You will probably need to major in biology or psychology–your academic advisor can tell you. I would advise getting a baccalaureate degree in one of those fields; you won’t really need an associate’s in English literature.

Good luck!

from personal experience, i regret signing up for the hardest possible classes my freshmen year. Just keep in mind its better to get an A in a slightly easier class than a B in a harder class. like i wish i didnt take biology my freshmen year cause then my sophmore year i had to take chem and i got a B in bio and im barely getting an A in chem… if i took life science freshmen year and bio this year i probably wouldve gotten a solid A in both…

and plan ahead, try to map out all the classes you will take for the next four years.
sigh i wish i took geometry and algebra 1 in my freshmen year, cause i find them both easy…if i took them both the same year then i wouldnt have to take a math my senior year and i would have time for another elective….
oh well.

Ah, PPP, my son took a “diversion” on the road to his doctorate in theology–he went for a second master’s degree in theology rather than the doctorate. So did his wife. “Streamline” your academic path as much as possible, without cutting anything you need. The point is that you can stretch out and “pad” things too much, and the money and time required for college are in finite supply! But I am sure you are going to really do well!

Glad you won’t have to be worrying about money! That’s one less worry! When you get there, just make sure you don’t get distracted! Dating can take up a LOT of time, and many courses will require you to hole up in your dorm room or the library like a monk or nun! But you are quite focused, and I am predicting that you will do quite well. Now, a lot of courses you will have to take are “quantitative” in nature, so just tell any “math anxiety” to go away. You will do fine!