Daniel, Sarah, Mary and Jenna, you guys had some great questions. I'm going to answer them in a new post so that everyone else who might have been wondering the same thing can see.
Daniel, your question about which colleges are good academically is a good one, but tough to answer! I'm not going to try to give you a full list of which colleges are the best, but I can give you one tip. Lots of universities have something called an Honors College. It's sort of like the college versions of the honors courses you can take in high school. An honors college usually offers courses that, instead of just teaching you a set of facts, teach you how to think, how to express yourself, how to reason through other people's arguments and how to form your own arguments. Those are pretty valuable skills that can apply to lots of different careers. LSU has an Honors College, and so do OU, UT and Mizzou. I'm sure there are plenty of other universities with Honors Colleges. Maybe you can do a bit of research on your own and find out.
Sarah, Louisiana Tech is part of the University of Louisiana system. It's a smaller university, so it doesn't have as many majors as LSU or anything. I think it's mostly things like Engineering, Science, Business, stuff like that. I know my uncle went there, and he has a degree in Civil Engineering.
Mary, wow that's a really cool career that you want to have! I looked on the CollegeBoard.com careers and majors page for pediatrics, and it said that you'll need a bachelor's degree, plus four years of med school, plus three years of residency. So that's a total of 11 years of schooling. I don't know which universities are better for that, but you can research it yourself on CollegeBoard.com.
Jenna, Beta Club is a national service organization for high school students who do well academically. Being a member of Beta Club looks good on a college resume, because it shows the university that you are a serious student and one who is involved in the community.
Thanks for all the questions guys! Let me know if you have any more. It's a bit easier figuring out this whole college thing if you have friends to talk to about it.
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thaanks amy. :]
ReplyDeletesarah c.-roberie 3
Hey. What's up. My name is Charlie (not the unicorn). I'm new to this and I have a few questions. You're in Beta right? Are you planning on going to Convention. I'm in Beta too. Secondly, what's the earliest a person should be concerned about college. Are there any summer courses that you can take in middle school to prepare for high school/colleg? If so, what are they and where can we take them?
ReplyDeleteCharlie Nguyen, Roberie 4
Yo, it's Charlie(not the unicorn) again. How hard are some of the courses in high school? Also, here's a math question for ya: Using 3,3,8,and 8, find a way to create the number 24. You have to use all and only the four numbers and you can't use square roots. Find the expression or equation using all four numbers that equals 24.
ReplyDeleteCharlie Nguyen, Roberie 4
P.S.Hint: It involves fractions
P.P.S Daniel Hulgan know the answer.
P.P.P.S. Roberie 4 ROCKS!!!!!!
Thanks so much Amy that really helps and i dont think 11 years is that bad for what the job is so once again thank you very much
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