I am going to the 10th grade next year and I am taking these classes. Algebra 2 Honors Rhet Comp Honors Biology Honors World History AP Business Management Art 1 (Must take it to graduate)
<div class="quote_poster">Skillz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Wow hearing you guys talk about colleges and stuff like that really makes me worry because I haven't gotten into any of that yet. I don't even know what I want 2 study nor If i want to study in NY or some other state. I get good grades, 84 average and that was with getting a 45 in Math. What should i be doing to get on the right track?</div> What grade are you in? Unless you're a senior, just focus on the present. You know, improve your grades, get involved with some extra curriculars, etc. If you're a senior though, you'll probably be working with your guidance counselor in the next few months to start applying to different schools.
<div class="quote_poster">Voodoo Child Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">The top five schools are usually considered to be Northwestern, Columbia, Wisconsin, Missouri, and North Carolina. If you've got the grades to get into Northwestern, I'd go for it. I was enrolled there until I had this opportunity with Tulane come around. I was thinking very seriously about going into journalism myself back then. At the end of the day though, there's really not much $$$ in covering sports, and once you get a family, you won't want to be away from them half of the year. Very true. Like I said earlier, I had really ****** grades but really high test scores, and I got into most of the schools I applied to because of it. Test scores really are more important than they make them seem, because I slacked off my entire time in high school and still got into some great universities.</div> im sordof banking on that too, i have like a 85 averege. but my sat score is in the range of the schools i want to get in, so ima try to get my self up this year and pray for the best
If you don't have a great GPA, but score really well on the SATs, it makes up for the GPA. Also, if you get involved in a lot of extra activities, it makes up for the GPA as well. Colleges don't base everything off of just grades
My class times are terrible. I couldn't find the classes I wanted/needed lined up one after another. I've got classes on Mondays and Wednesdays. 8:00AM - 9:00AM: History 101 - U.S. History Through Recon. 9:30AM - 10:50AM: Administration of Justice 106 - Police Ethics 12:30PM - 2:50PM: Spanish 101 - Spanish 1 4:00PM - 5:50PM: Math 50 - Beginning Algebra Yes, go ahead and laugh at me for the Beginning Algebra, but I'm absolutely terrible at math.
<div class="quote_poster">Mamba Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Yes, go ahead and laugh at me for the Beginning Algebra, but I'm absolutely terrible at math.</div> Wait, what grade are you in and is it lower than Algebra 1?
<div class="quote_poster">Umair Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> World History AP </div> We don't have AP for world History, I wish we did, I want more weighted GPA... Lol, i need to make up for my 3.667 GPA average. Side question, I heard a rumor that UC's do not count your freshman year? Is that true?
<div class="quote_poster">The Legend Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Side question, I heard a rumor that UC's do not count your freshman year? Is that true?</div> Dunno but I know they look most heavily at Junior and sophomore year, possibly first semester of senior year as well. I believe they also look at your cumulative HS GPA (which would include freshman year).
<div class="quote_poster">Master Shake Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Hey, you wanna be a sports writer? Same here. I'm going to try to get into Ryerson, a journalism college. I see all the guys here on the writing team, I wanna try to get on that, but I doubt it will ever happen. I'm trying to get into co-op with The Star or Fan 590.</div> Ryerson is an amazing school for Journalism. I got rejected even though my marks surpassed the requirements and my essay was really good (edited my Journalism/Writer's Craft teacher among others). The competition is really tough so you better have very very good marks or a good writing portfolio.
Usually in England at 6th Form (Junior at HS), you take just 4 subjects. I'm special and am taking 5 , lol: Maths Further Maths (meaning I do a 2-year maths course in 1 year, then a harder 2-year course the next year) Economics Business Studies Government & Politics Unfortunately, there are no doss subjects here.
<div class="quote_poster">P.A.P. Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Ryerson is an amazing school for Journalism. I got rejected even though my marks surpassed the requirements and my essay was really good (edited my Journalism/Writer's Craft teacher among others). The competition is really tough so you better have very very good marks or a good writing portfolio.</div> Really, man, I'm gunna work my ass off. Thanks for the advice.
<div class="quote_poster">P.A.P. Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Ryerson is an amazing school for Journalism. I got rejected even though my marks surpassed the requirements and my essay was really good (edited my Journalism/Writer's Craft teacher among others). The competition is really tough so you better have very very good marks or a good writing portfolio.</div> In the 10th grade, I wanted to get into journalism and writing, but decided against it, because I realized that I am a fairly good public speaker and basically love reading, writing and analyzing/interpreting any form of writing. I decided to get into law for that very reason. I'm planning on taking a public speaking course at University sometime next semester; the course is basically one that consists of giving three 3 minute speeches, which make up the bulk of the marks. I've never visited Ryerson, but a couple of my friends are going there, and it's not for journalism. I'm curious; how is the campus? And what was the cut-off to get into the journalism program? On another note, high school in Canada places way too much importance on just grades. If Canada adopted a testing feature like the States, it would be a better indication of one's intelligence. The Canadian system is kind of annoying in that there are people I know who basically just ride the co-tails of others towards a mark. They partner with a "smart" person throughout the whole course for the group/partner assignments, do a low-level job, make the partner fix everything (basically do the entire assignment), and then give high-fives when they get close to perfect. I'm saying this because one of my friends actually did this to another girl for 2 courses, and ended up with 90's in both of them. If she had done it by herself, it would have been 60-70 at best. It's VERY easy to inflate your marks in high school.
I start August 27th. But i'm finally a senior!! 1st Quarter: 1: Honors Spanish 5 2: Advanced Placement U.S. History I 3: Studio Art 4: Health/Phys. Ed 2nd Quarter: 1: Honors Spanish 5 2: Advanced Placement U.S. History I 3: Studio Art 4: Educational Internship 3rd Quarter: 1: Advanced Placement U.S. History II 2: College Prep English 12 3: College Prep American Government and Economics 4: Microbiology 4th Quarter: 1: Probability and Statistics 2: College Prep English 12 3: College Prep American Government and Economics 4: Microbiology
Full-Year Courses: Ancient Philosophy Politics in Europe Modern Political Thought Fall Courses: Early Medieval Philosophy Law & Morality Spring Courses: Politics & Morality Daoism in Practice I'm probably taking 3-4 courses during the summer too. This is a make-or-break year for me.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/stor...e_ja&id=2973919 For all of you aspiring writers, that's a great piece by J.A. Adande on why he became a sports writer. He's a Northwestern alumn, btw, as are Michael Wilbon, Mike Greenburg, Rich Eisen, and most other successful sports writers these days it seems.
Wow, thats a great article. Along the lines, What amount of pay does the average Journalist receive? I'd love to become a sports writer.
<div class="quote_poster">Skillz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Wow, thats a great article. Along the lines, What amount of pay does the average Journalist receive? I'd love to become a sports writer.</div> Join the club. Lol, Swish, Legacy and I are all trying, With you we can start our own show, like The Reporters, but better.
