School

I am in high school and I want to be an author. I need to know what would be the most helpful classes to take while in high school. I am signed up for animal science and Latin because I heard that it is very helpful. Any other classes I could take? What classes would I need to really really really pay attention to?? Please and thank you! I know that you need to be good at English. I don;t know much about what you need to become an author.

Veterinarian-Be very fond of science. I wanted to be a vet, and once I started college I realized that I needed to take 4 chemistry’s, 4 biologies, and 3 physics, plus some other basic classes just to get into the vet school. After realizing that only about 5 out of 100 applicants get into veterinary school a year, I changed my major because I don’t like science much. If you have a passion for writing, stick with it.

A lot of people have been telling me that if i wait a year before going to college after high school the chances of me actually going back to school are slim. I was wondering what the actual % is for high school students that do that and actually go back to school after taking the year off?

I haven’t seen any statistics on that. If you’re sure you want to go back, the best way to do it is to go through and apply to colleges, get accepted somewhere, and then defer admission for a year. That way it’s all set up for you, so it’s not a huge pain while you’re working or doing whatever in your year off. The longer you wait, the more work it is.

I am almost defiantly going to Kilgraston boarding school for 4th year (i’m in 3rd year now) and i’ve read loads of stories about boarding school but i have no idea what’s going to be like bcoz everyone says it’s either a great experience and it’s great living with friends or they say it was horrible and they got bullied and it was the worse time of their lives, so what will it be like?

I have visited the school before and it looks really good and the girls look nice and it doesn’t look that strict, i’ve looked at what people wrote about it on bebo, face book, etc and they all said that they love Kilgraston, so i’m guessing that i will like it but i don’t know.

My uncle went to boarding school and he hated it so are the people who wrote that they hate it people that went their ages and ages ago and the people who wrote that they love it people who went there recently and boarding school is alot better than it was ages ago and i will like it?

So can someone tell me what boarding shool is like nowadays, preferable girls only bcoz Kilgraston is an all girls boarding school ( ;
And will there be bullies there? My family said that there won’t be bcoz this is like a really good expensive school and they wouldn’t allow trouble makers to stay, are my family right?

I’m sure it’ll be fine, you’re just getting worried for no reason, everything happens for a reason. at least now you will concentrate on your education rather than worrying about the minor things in life.

and the more expensive, the bigger the bitches, maybe that’s not the case for this particular school but I have 2 friends that are from wealthy families, one complains about the girls in her school "their too bitchy and are two-faced, they’re vain because they think they have money" ect ect, and the other loves her friends and loves the atmosphere and she’s always happy,

i think it all just depends on your perspective towards the school and what kind of person you are, but make sure you make good and true friends, don’t try and mix in the wrong crowd and ALWAYS remember to be yourself but make an effort too make friends with everyone and use some charm, remember to try and be yourself and be as friendly as possible, if you don’t then that’s when things start go terribly wrong.

best of luck!
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My high school recently did an exchange with students from France. Students at my school hosted a class of students for free of charge and it was successful. I would like to do another exchange in which students from Spain come and students would host the students from Spain for free. Is there a program that help with this? How can this be done?

When I was in high school, my school also had a sort of mini-exchange with a school in Mexico City. One year, a group of students from there came to see us for a week and the next year a group of students from my school (including myself) went there for a week. (We just had to pay airfare and food when not with our host families.) In both cases, it was just a teacher at each school that took care of everything (except for getting the airline tickets – the teacher contacted just a regular travel agent for that). That was 20yrs ago. I would think that better communications would make it easier to do not than back then.
I’m not sure if there’s any kind of list or something of schools in Spain who would want to do this or not. Perhaps your Spanish teacher has some kind of contacts (s)he could use to get the ball rolling.
Good luck!

EDIT:
Since the time the students are abroad is so small and this a private arrangement, I would think that the immigration people would just see this as a large tourist trip – no visas (at least nothing beside the stamp one gets at the airport after touching down) required. (Other countries would be different.)

Hi,
I love dancing more than anything but I live abroad and dancing opportunities here are not very good. I have just got a place at a full time academic/dance school in the UK and I have a scholarship which covers the dance fees, only the boarding fees are really expensive and my parents can’t afford them. We have spoken to the school but I can’t get a scholarship for the academic and boarding fees. This is a great opportunity and I don’t want to miss out. Anyone know of any charities that could help me or have any suggestions?

You can get info about such college scholarships and grants online here – universities.atwebpages.com

AND DOES A WELSH BACCALAUREATE COUNT AS AN A LEVEL? I want to be a primary school teacher, how many A levels do I need?

A degree. You need three A levels, plus GCSE English and Maths, to get onto a degree course.

How secure is teaching jobs in a private school? Thanks.

The economy drives the train on whether any position is secure or not. I just read where a prominent private school in London is closing its doors after being open for 137 years. There is no fail safe determination on whether you will survive as a teacher in a private school, but certainly the track record of a school should be taken into consideration. The local economic situation, student enrollment, how well you are respected by the school and parents of students, and other factors will all have a bearing on your "security" in a private school as a teacher. Also consider that you likely don’t have credentials, or a teacher certificate (licensure), otherwise you would likely be teaching in a more secure but not totally secure public school. Good luck and I hope this has helped you to make a sound decision on your future and your career.

We are moving to Petaluma soon and are trying to figure out what the best school to send our two children (going into grades 2 and 5) to is. We have been in a private school, but want to change to public. Waldorf is not for us. We want a school that is academic and has art, music, and advanced programs. We want a community school where parents are involved and the school must have good leadership. Any help at all would be much appreciated. We would also consider moving to sebastopol or west santa rosa. Thank you so much!

You can check out the ratings of public schools at these websites:
http://www.greatschools.org/
http://www.schooldigger.com/

Good luck!

I live in very close proximity to both Perry Elementary and Grover Cleveland Elementary. What determines what school my kids should go to or do I get to pick? Is there some kind of area map that determines this? I can’t seem to find any information online.

where does the neighborhood kids go?

of course when i was a kid i went to irving – kids one block east went to columbus 2 blocks south went to Perry so maybe your best bet is to either call the school district or call or stop at one of the schools and ask them which school you should register at.

I want to know how to start a private school program for kids k-6. Thank you.

who would want to go to a private school