Schools and Colleges

USF and high school grades—am I managing it all? Spring break is just around the corner, but I have my orchestra MPA this Thursday and I’m feeling completely worn out.

I’m looking for some advice! In two days, I need to finalize my schedule for next year, but I’m unsure about which classes to choose. I plan to take Honors Math, Honors English, and AP World History, but I’m debating between selecting AVID as my elective—knowing that I’d have to […]

Cringe-worthy moment alert… We had to write an essay in English comparing a graphic novel to a traditional book. I chose to highlight how the book had a more formal style while the graphic novel was simpler and reflected modern speech. Wanting to sound a bit fancy, I used the […]

What do you think? In math, the essentials for real life seem to boil down to just addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. As for physics and science, it feels like we could do without most of it. School did teach us how to write, though. So why not make school […]

AP Gov Mock Election Project: Are We in Trouble? Currently, we’re leaning blue. The undecided states, which are still gray, will be determined tomorrow, wrapping up the results. The opposing team is ahead in nearly every state, except for West Virginia and Montana, which are too close to call. However, […]

No way, you won’t believe this! We were taking a French listening quiz, and our teacher asked the class if we found it easy, normal, or hard. Almost everyone said it was hard or normal, except for one kid who insisted it was easy. The funny part? He never manages […]

Exciting Times Ahead! As I approach my graduation from 8th grade and prepare to step into high school this August, I can’t help but feel a mix of excitement and nerves. Since I’ll be starting fresh in a new environment, I’m looking for advice on how to make friends and […]

High school biology or chemistry? Hey everyone! I’m about to start my senior year of high school in Japan. I’ve completed one year of physics, two years of biology, and two years of chemistry so far. Since I plan to become a nurse in the US, I have to choose […]

I’m feeling utterly defeated right now. It feels like Harvard is about to toss my application into the flames. Guys, I really don’t know what to do. After pouring my heart and soul into academics for the past 17 years, it feels completely pointless. I just received my SAT score: […]