Career questions tagged uci
Should I take AP Biology or Honors Anatomy/Physiology HS Junior Year?
I've already discussed with my counselor on what classes I will be taking next year as a Junior. I'm taking two APs for sure, which are AP English Language and AP US History. However, I'm determined to do another AP which is AP Biology. I don't know whether I should take AP Biology or Honors Anatomy or maybe do both! The problem is I have to replace one class, and I thought of replacing my art class but I still need the one-year requirement for visual and performing arts to get into a 4-year college. Right now, my counselor has placed me to be in Honors Anatomy next year. I haven't talked to her yet about changing my schedule if possible, but I will very soon. Because I want to major in medicine hopefully in college, AP Biology would help me later on and I plan on taking AP Chemistry in my Senior year. #uci #highschool #advancedplacement #aps
Is it too late to be involved in extracurricular activities HS Junior Year?
I remember when I was just an upcoming freshman at my high school and I was eager to get involved with my school and the community around me. However... I'm getting more and more stressed out on one area where colleges/universities like to see in their applications: extracurriculars. I haven't been doing any extracurriculars, such as participating in clubs or doing volunteer work for almost 2 years. Right now I'm in the middle of my Sophomore year of high school and I feel I should've taken earlier action, and to think it would be weird to just participate in something all of a sudden in the middle of the school year when I should've just done so in the beginning. The thing is that I have been so caught up with my academics that I hardly considered time to do the activities I am passionate about or to even find out on more things that I could be interested in. I've also looked at the application process of the schools I want to get into and by the looks of it, it seems pretty complicating. My dream school is to go to UC Irvine but other schools are definitely worth considering. I just want to at least get into the UCs but the competitiveness is something I'm not ready to endure yet. #college-admissions #extracurriculars #uci