Things I'm Doing Next Year

Next year, I will be a junior, and if I finish my CAS hours by May 14th, I am going to be inducted into the International Baccalaureate Programme. Which, if you don't know, is a BIG deal. There's schools with IB programmes all over the world, and in America (and possibly the whole world), only an average of 40-80 people graduate in each class. It is a real extensive programme, and to even get in to the ACTUAL programme, you have to be able to handle a LOT of pressure and maintain at least a 3.0 unweighted GPA, which translates to a 4.0 almost when weighted due to the courses. (True facts. Last semester I had about a 3.1 unweight because of the problems with my family, and my weighted is about 3.6, but I'm only half weighted because I'm only halfway to IB)

Along with that, I am going to be looking into colleges and talking to admissions coordinators and what have you. I am looking at schools mostly in the West-coast, Southwest regions, a couple in the Southeast regions(Since I am allowed to go to college in FL for free!), and one or two up in the Mid-Atlantic/New England areas. My favorites that I've gotten information from are Prescott, Yale, and Columbia. I also have gotten a small thing from Berkley, so... I guess you could say I'm really excited, because in a few years I will finally be putting all of my hard-earned money to its duty!

The biggest thing, I believe, is this one. I'M RUNNING FOR CLASS PRESIDENT! I came up with the idea today, and I was pretty sure NOBODY would vote for me. The reaction from the 10+ people I asked? Yes, they would. Then there were the ones that said they would if I ran against somebody they didn't like. The person that might run, nobody really likes. So, I've practically got it in the bag! I am just so excited because I'm PRETTY sure Senior Class President speaks at the graduation, before even the Valedictorian! So maybe I won't be number one, but being number fifteen and still speaking is great!