Schools and Colleges

I would love to hear your thoughts or suggestions! In our World History class, we’ve been exploring the topic of genocide, and as part of our research assignment, we selected the California genocide to focus on.

Searching for Summer Programs (Am I Too Late?) Hi everyone! I’m currently a junior at an international high school, and I’m eager to participate in a summer program in the US. However, I’ve noticed that many application deadlines have already passed. My GPA is a bit low at 3.65 (unweighted), […]

I just had a ten-day break from school, and now I’m dreading going back. The thought of it is overwhelming — being around so many people, the noise, the bright lights. I don’t know how I’m going to handle it. My phone broke recently, and music has been my only […]

I faced repercussions for plagiarism. Recently, I started 9th grade and had an assignment to summarize a text for my English class. Unfortunately, I was unwell and had already requested an extension from my teacher. In a moment of desperation, I turned to Wikipedia and copied a summary. The following […]

How could this happen? I was home with a fever and checked my email around 12:30, and saw this.

I’m planning to tackle one project or competition every month while I’m single. I’m serious about this—I’ve been thinking it over for a month! Is this a healthy motivation or just a bit delusional?

Check-In Time! Hey everyone in high school! How are your grades looking? Have you made any new friends this school year? What goals do you have to wrap up this year positively? If you have any advice to share or if you need some tips, feel free to ask. And […]

Does your PowerSchool use letter grades? I was browsing through my grades and realized I’m the only one with numbers instead of letters. Come to think of it, we also receive our test scores as numbers. I’ve never gotten a test back with a letter grade. I always thought that […]

10th Grade Course Selection Hey everyone! I wanted to get your input on what the workload is like for 10th grade courses. Just to give you some context, I’m planning to take honors pre-calculus over the summer since I’m currently in honors Algebra 2/Trigonometry, and my counselor approved it due […]