Episode 004: How to Best Select Your High School Courses

It’s that time of year! Yes, it’s that time of year where you meet with your high school counselor to decide your next year’s classes. So, today, I’ll be discussing with you how to best select your high school courses so that you portray yourself as a competitive candidate for admissions. -- I’ll be going over all that and some more in a few.

 All high school students choose their academic classes with the direction of their high counselor, which is a good thing, but without really thinking through how these classes may affect their college admissions strategy and ultimately their college admissions. Today, I’ll discuss what colleges expect of you in terms of the choices of your academic courses. I will go on to discuss five things to consider before selecting your classes for the next year while providing you admissions tips, tricks and secrets on what you should do specifically if you are applying to a highly selective college. This is some really important information, so stay tuned. Remember, We’re going to get through your college admissions journey together. Yes, we’re in it together.  

 In this episode I highlight:

[03:42] Subscriber spotlight shoutout[04:55] Today’s episode is sponsorship by www.ivyboundconsulting.com[06:33] Download transcript at http://www.ivyboundconsulting.com/004  [7:03] High School Counselor perspective[8:35] Admissions Officer perspective[10:20] Free download-- How to Best Select your High School Courses IvyBound Worksheet[10:37] Five ways to best select your high school academic courses[10:42] 1. Start with the high school profile [13:39] Contact me, Ruchi S. Kothari for guidance and support through your college admissions journey [14:37] 2. Fulfill your high school graduation requirements[16:39] 3. Take the “Core 5 all four years”[16:54] Admissions Tip[18:40] Admissions Trick[20:14] Admissions Secret[20:54] 4. Take the most advanced class of each subject if possible.[21:56] Word of Advice[23:37] English[24:30] Math[25:21] Admissions Tip[25:41] Admissions Secret[26:12] Science[26:33] Admissions Secret[27:16] History/Social Studies[27:52] Foreign Languages[28:20] Admissions Secret[28:47] 5. Choose your electives wisely[30:11] Admissions Trick[31:26] Admissions Tip[31:57] Admissions Secret[32:14] Recap of five ways to best select your high school academic courses[32:46] Recap of all the admissions tips, tricks, and secrets [35:41] To be featured in Ivybound Consulting’s Instagram and Facebook[36:12] Live Office Hours with Ruchi S. Kothari where I answer three real-time college admissions questions[36:37] Office Hour Question #1[37:32] Office Hour Question #2[39:05] Office Hour Question #3

Today, I answer the following questions:

Is it better to get a B in an AP class or an A in an Honors or regular class?It isn’t easy getting an A in an advanced class. Can you suggest resources that I can use so that I can strive for that A?If I do not plan to major in Spanish, do I still need to take it for four years?

Don’t forget to join me next time for an entire episode dedicated to rapid-fire Q&A session about everything and anything under the sun about college admissions in Live Office hours with Ruchi S. Kothari.

I hope you enjoyed this episode and thanks so much for tuning in!

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