When you’re just a freshman, you don’t really have a ton of options for different classes to take. You’ll probably have a history class, science, math, english - the typical stuff. But you might have opportunities to take advanced classes, and since colleges care about what you’ve been doing since Day One of high school, we think you should take them.
Classes in High School for Veterinarians
Turning a love of animals into a career is awesome. While many people dream of becoming veterinarians when they are young, usually if you are still serious about it when you get to high school that means you are committed to taking the next steps. While eventually, you’ll need to go to veterinary school, but first you have to go to college. Yes, there are a lot of steps to becoming a vet and your goals can feel very fall off. But there are many steps you can be taking now to set yourself up well. One of the biggest is taking the right classes in high school. What are those classes? Let’s break it down.
What Classes Should You Take Freshman Year of High School?
We sometimes start working with students as young as 9th grade, but we usually don’t enter the scene until after class selection for the 9th grade. Class selection is a big deal–a huge factor in admissions to top-tier colleges–and we help each and every one of our clients with this task.
Classes to Take in High School for Mechanical Engineering
It’s never too early to start exploring your academic interests, especially if you are looking into often competitive fields like Mechanical engineering. Before applying to an engineering school, it’s helpful to gain some skills, pack a resume, and have a competitive transcript. Many engineering schools are competitive to get into and taking the right classes in high school can help your application stand out in a crowd. So what classes should you be adding to your course cart if you are a hopeful mechanical engineer? Let’s break it down.
What Classes Should I Take in High School to Become a Surgeon?
We love students who know what they want to do early. It takes a lot of steps to become a surgeon. Medical school is the largest part, and while that won’t be for several years (usually, we assume you aren’t a Doogie Houser or anything), there are steps you can take now to help you on your journey. Med school is competitive and going to a great school as an undergrad can help you get into the program of your dreams. TL;DR: Taking the right classes in high school can help you get into college which will help you get into med school. Colleges are looking for applicants who have good background knowledge and skills in their hopeful field. Let’s break down what classes are great choices to take for hopeful surgeons.
What Classes Should I Take in High School to Become an Electrical Engineer?
Engineering is a hot field right now. More and more students are dreaming of becoming engineers. If you hope to be an electrical engineer, going to a great undergrad engineering program should be your first step. However, these programs can be competitive. With more students becoming interested in engineering these programs are also getting more selective. To really stand out as an applicant, you want to show that you have the skills and knowledge base to hit the ground running as an engineering student. But how do you do that? Let’s break down some of the classes (and extracurriculars) that you should get on your transcript.
What Classes Should I Take in High School to Become a Dentist?
While most students will decide to become a dentist later in their academic careers, some students just know that they are destined for dentistry before they even apply to college. While there is no one set of courses you have to take in high school to become a dentist, there are some classes you can take to help you build a set of skills and an impressive resume that will help you on your journey to dentistry.
Classes to Take in High School for Aerospace Engineering
Ok, first off, let us just say you are cool. Not a ton of people know in high school that they are serious about Aerospace engineering. It’s a fairly specialized major, meaning not every college is going to have a program in it. Future aerospace engineers thus have to start planning a little earlier than your average engineer. Many of the schools that offer this major are highly competitive, so you should make sure you are the best candidate you can be. Part of this is choosing the right classes to take in high school. So what classes should you be taking? Let’s break it down.
What Classes Should I Take in High School to Become a Therapist?
There are many types of therapists. Whether you hope to work at a school, in an office with a chaise lounge, or in a social work office, therapists are there for people in need. While there are several steps to becoming a therapist, it’s never too early to start planning. Let’s break down what you can start doing/taking in high school.
Classes to Take in High School for Business
Are you hoping to get into business schools like Wharton, Haas, Stern, Ross, Tepper, McCombs, or the like? Undergraduate business schools want applicants who have already shown commitment to the field and have some business experience. While you can show this through internships and clubs, you can also show this through the classes you take. So you might be asking yourself, what classes should I be taking? Let’s break it down.
What Classes Should I Take in High School to Become a Lawyer?
Getting into law school? What like it’s hard? Ok, in all seriousness, it is. While many decide in college that they want to go to Law School and become a lawyer, more and more students are figuring out that this is their path earlier. We work with high school students all the time who hope to become lawyers and they always ask us “what can I do in high school to become a lawyer?” It’s kind of a hard question to answer. But we like to start by suggesting classes and clubs that will build the right set of skills to become a lawyer. Let’s break down what those classes look like.
What Classes Should I Take in High School to Become a Doctor?
Being a doctor is the goal for a lot of students. We work with pre-meds every year and they are some of the most serious and prepared students out there. While very few colleges have a specific pre-med major, pre-meds often gravitate to top-tier schools to study topics like Biology, Biochemistry, Neurobiology, and Physical sciences. Hopeful doctors should be taking classes not only to make themselves competitive college applicants but ones that will help them later on in their careers. Let’s go over the high school classes that we recommend for hopeful doctors.
Classes to Take in High School for Architecture
Architecture, it’s not just for Romcom protagonists. Many students dream of becoming architects. There are a couple of paths to becoming an architect, but many choose to study Architecture as an undergrad. Not every school has an Architecture program, but many offer 2 types of degrees for undergrads interested in becoming architects. These are usually called a Four-year Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (B.A.) and a Five-year Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) Before applying to a school you will have to carefully check their offerings and the architecture programs they have. Many of these programs can be competitive. Having the right transcript can make you a stronger candidate. We wanted to break it down so you know what classes to take to prepare you for your dream architecture program.
Classes to Take in High School for Lawyer
Are you dreaming of being a lawyer? It’s a great profession. However, unlike becoming an engineer or a historian, there isn’t one specific major you need to do in college to become a lawyer. Some schools have a “pre-law” track, but you can major in almost anything before going to law school. Popular majors for hopeful lawyers include History, Political Science, Criminal Justice, Sociology, and more. Since there is no one track for lawyers in college, there is no set list of classes you need to take in high school. That being said, there are some classes that you should consider taking that will not only look good to colleges but give you important skills that will help you on your path to being a lawyer.
Classes to Take in High School for Computer Science
Computer Science has become an increasingly popular major. We work with students every year who dream of getting into top-ranked computer science programs. Many of these programs can be really competitive. If you are dreaming of getting into a top-tier computer science program, we suggest starting to explore the field while still in high school. A great way to start is by taking the right classes. Let’s break them down.
Classes to Take in High School for Psychology
So you want to be a Psychology major in college? It’s a great and very popular choice. While there are no formal prerequisite classes you need to take in high school to become a psych major in college, taking certain classes might help you get in. Why is that? Well, colleges are looking for applicants who feel passionately about their academic interests and have already demonstrated interest in the field. There are many ways to do this, but taking certain classes in high school is a great way to show your interest and commitment to psych. Let’s break down some classes you should consider to help you get into the Psych program of your dreams.
Classes to Take in High School for Nursing
Are you hoping to get into your dream nursing program? There are a lot of schools that offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and many of the best are competitive. You might be asking yourself, how do I stand out? Well, one of the best ways is to show your academic interest in Nursing. By the way, this works for all academic majors, however, it might be easier for a History Major to show an interest by taking APUSH… after all, schools don’t really offer AP Bedside Manner. However, there are still a lot of classes that, if your school offers them, you should consider trying to take.
What Classes Should I Take Junior Year of High School?
We get a lot of questions about which classes kids should take senior year. Somewhat surprisingly, this can be a contentious topic. While we always want to encourage our students to follow their hearts, junior year can be make-or-break and your course load and schedule are crucial components. We have a bit of advice for students who are really grappling with the potential academic paths ahead: keep trucking along.
What Classes Should I Take Freshman Year of High School?
We sometimes work with families as early as 9th grade, but oftentimes we don’t start working with them until after they’ve begun their freshman year. This means that they’ve already selected and started their classes. Class selection is a big task that we tackle with each and every one of our students, and because we often miss out on this process with 9th graders, we wanted to clue every rising freshman (and their parents, who we’re going to assume are reading this right now. Hi.) in on some considerations to have when you’re making your class selections.
Will Taking Harder Classes (honors, AP, advanced, IB) Help me get into Top Schools?
We receive dozens of the same questions during every single application season. They range from questions about testing, grades, time management, and class selection, but we want to make sure that you know we hear you. Every time you email us, we reply to each individualized question. But in order to make this knowledge as accessible as possible, we’ve started to address these questions in the public forum (on the blog) so that you can understand our stance on the hot topics of college applications. Let’s get started with a question that plagues every single student around this time of year as they’re selecting classes for next year: “Should I take the AP class?”