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  • Flobby Bobby

    9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Flobby Bobby's post “When should you start pla...”

    When should you start planning? I am only 10 years old and I am in fourth grade, is it too early to start planning?

    (41 votes)

    • Magistra H

      9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Magistra H's post “At your level, it's best ...”

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      At your level, it's best to focus on your current studies and interests so you have a good basis for middle school and high school. Then you'll have more academic options and be able to pursue your interests more deeply.

      (82 votes)

  • Sohini

    10 years agoPosted 10 years ago. Direct link to Sohini's post “what can you do to get re...”

    what can you do to get ready for college when you are in middle school. what extra curricular things can you do?
    -so

    (16 votes)

    • sunny

      10 years agoPosted 10 years ago. Direct link to sunny 's post “There is actually a LOT y...”

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      There is actually a LOT you can do. The first thing is to think about what you might like to do as a career. Think about what you enjoy. If you like animals you might enjoy being a vet. If you like kids and are patient you could a teacher. Try volunteering (probably with a parent or other adult as they don't always let kids under 16 volunteer) Start off by working to make solid A's and forming good study habits, such as note taking and time management. Because this will become very important in high school and college. Also try out lots of extra curricular activities to see what you enjoy most. From soccer to music, dance, arts, writing, sports, nature, crafting, photography or building your own website and so much more. I am sure you will find something. This could give you a guide as to what classes to take. Also, do a lot of writing, It will be handy later. Try writing some stories poetry or a narrative. Last thing. Choose a country or area you love and make a project out of it. Study the culture, geography, architecture, food, music, dance, religion and customs. Or you could choose a topic you love and write a little booklet about it. Complete with a table of contents and at least 5 chapters.Have fun! And if you want, let me know what you chose and how it is going.

  • AmeliaAlice

    9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to AmeliaAlice's post “I'm Home schooled and don...”

    I'm Home schooled and don't have many opportunities to take classes outside of my home. How would I fill out my college application form without having the usual high-school background?

    (21 votes)

    • Conrad Long

      9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Conrad Long's post “If you still have a norma...”

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      If you still have a normal number of credit hours, you should have no problem. They'll just ask you to write out your classes in the years you took them along with your grades. (And ask for a bunch of personal info and essays...) I am homeschooled, and have been accepted at both places I applied.

      (17 votes)

  • Tahlia Reynolds

    9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Tahlia Reynolds's post “I'm taking geometry in 9t...”

    I'm taking geometry in 9th grade what math will I most likely be taking in 12th

    (12 votes)

    • CZ

      9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to CZ's post “The order usually goes (f...”

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      The order usually goes (from my experience):
      Pre-Algebra
      Algebra
      Geometry
      Algebra 2
      Precalculus
      Calculus

      From that list I would say you'd likely be taking Calculus. Trigonometry is usually included with either Precalculus or Algebra 2.

      Edit: Just use the order listed in the article.

      (27 votes)

  • gabbiea1710

    10 years agoPosted 10 years ago. Direct link to gabbiea1710's post “I am thinking of being a ...”

    I am thinking of being a science major in college. Would it be better to take extra science courses in high school but only 3 years of history; or take 4 years of history and a normal amount of science courses?

    (12 votes)

    • Barrett Southworth

      10 years agoPosted 10 years ago. Direct link to Barrett Southworth's post “If your going to focus on...”

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      If your going to focus on Science I'd think showing more science courses with good grades would help you.

      (17 votes)

  • Rishab Chatty

    8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to Rishab Chatty's post “Ok so I wanted to know, a...”

    Ok so I wanted to know, are the courses I have selected for next year (9th grade) good if I want to be a science major?
    My courses are as follows:

    Beginning Composition (required)
    Honors English 9
    Spanish 1
    AP Human Geography
    Biology
    Principles of Biomedical Science
    Integrated Math 3 (equivalent of Algebra 2)
    Fitness 1

    (15 votes)

    • Vrishin

      7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to Vrishin's post “It is pretty amazing. It ...”

      It is pretty amazing. It is a hard course but a lot of studying really makes it easier. I changed my thoughts abt it over the year.

      (8 votes)

  • Intel

    9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Intel's post “So it is good that I took...”

    So it is good that I took Algebra 1 in 7th Grade and now am going to start Geometry in 8th?

    (8 votes)

    • Ayushi Mittal

      9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Ayushi Mittal's post “That's great. I did that ...”

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      That's great. I did that last year. Now you can take AP Stat in 12th grade if you do Algebra 2 in 9th, Precal in 10th, AP Calc AB/BC in 11th, and AP Stat in 12th. Colleges will like that.

      (16 votes)

  • mish.armstrong

    6 years agoPosted 6 years ago. Direct link to mish.armstrong's post “Does Khan Academy have ac...”

    Does Khan Academy have accreditation? If not how difficult would it be to get? A good way for you to bring in some money and better serve the people who like to use your courses would be to offer credit for your courses. The courses are free, but if someone wants to get transcript credit you sign up and pay an amount. Other online courses and schools are still way behind you when it comes to the quality and simplicity. Also many of the online schools don't allow one to take individual courses only. Even fewer allow for self paced learning.

    (18 votes)

  • Shawn Pereira

    9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Shawn Pereira's post “Would learning at Khan Ac...”

    Would learning at Khan Academy count as "challenging yourself" in case AP courses are not available in your high school?

    (11 votes)

    • Jonas Aqua

      9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Jonas Aqua's post “I think you can write it ...”

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      I think you can write it in your essay, that you liked to expand your knowledge in your free time with sites like Khanacademy or even books, if you have some. But the jury won't punish you, because if they'll know your school doesn't offer AP or IB courses, they'll set the bar like your school can offer. Hope this could help!

      (16 votes)

  • 𝕞

    a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to 𝕞's post “I'm a rising junior who's...”

    I'm a rising junior who's also going to be taking dual enrollment classes (I'm planning to graduate hs w my associate's). I've already taken algebra 1, geometry, and algebra 2, so should I take precalculus to prep for the SAT? I'm not sure if it's on there

    (4 votes)

    • David Alexander

      a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “You don't need precalculu...”

      You don't need precalculus to prepare for the SAT. You may need it for something else, but not as part of SAT prep.

      (3 votes)

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