Okay you have lots of questions for me. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you about them. So here goes...
The National Merit Scholarship Competition is a two-step process. The hardest part to get past is the first one: the PSAT. The minimum score you need varies per state. I have a friend who was a National Merit Scholar from Texas a few years ago, and the minimum score for her was something like 220. The highest score you can make is a 240, so you have to be ready to do well on the test! So anyway. You get a practice round as a sophomore in high school, then you take the PSAT for real in the fall of your junior year. The next fall, when you're a senior, you find out if you scored well enough to be a Semifinalist. If you did, then you have to submit to them an SAT score that is similar to your PSAT score, a high school transcript to show you're a good student, and a recommendation from your principal. You also have to send a resume to show you've done extracurricular activities and write a 500-word essay. The good news is, out of 16,000 semifinalists, 15,000 of them become finalists. And once you're a finalist, you're eligible to win lots of scholarships from various universities!
I think it's great that you want to be a CEO! I'm sure it would be challenging, but you can do it!
Kinesiology is the science of human movement. I think it would be a potential major for me, because I'd learn more about how a person's joints and muscles work. That would definitely help me run a rehabilition clinic or something like that.
As for colleges that are as inexpensive as UNO, that is actually the most expensive of the three colleges I looked up. Tuition for a semester at UNO is $3488. It's $1700 at ULL and $2541 at LSU.
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OMG! Thanks for the whole post devoted to my questions! That was pretty cool! Sorry, I couldn't get back to you. I've been doing three different projects for three different classes, and preparing for the placement tests at BRMHS on Saturday! So middle school isn't that easy after all...:P
ReplyDeleteSo, about what you said. That was all really good info! That must have taken you a long time to look up! But I'll you the info to the fullest extent.
Since the contest is over, are you gonna come visit again? It was pretty cool when you guys came. I'm sure Ms. Roberrie won't mind! And tell Mrs. Brock that you're here for "educational" reasons!
Until then(if ever),
--Kelsey Anderson :D Roberie 4