NYU is my college of choice for many reasons. One reason beyond the obvious is that the Empire State Building glows purple and white on graduation day.
My guidance counselor absolutely refuses to challenge me like a bright student because based on the sole fact that I do not meet the prerequisites for any AP/Honors course at my high school, it is within her strong belief that I will fail that class if I was in it. I have often been called a bright person by my entire family, but apparently, my high school believes otherwise. I have autism and I have been in special education classes since second grade. Here are my grades so far. I know any elite university will throw my application in the dumpster if they don't improve:
1st block: Special ed English: B (all year)
2nd block: Concert Band: A, Jazz Lab: A-, PE: A
3rd block: Geometry (fall semester): C+, Practical Biology (spring semester): B+
4th block: Special ed Social Skills, not to be confused with social studies: B (all year)
I am currently a sophomore. I am strongly into science, technology, engineering and mathematics. My Aunt Paula believes the reason for the less than exemplary grades is because I do not show the teachers what I am capable of.
My high school is one of the best in Pennsylvania. Every single student in my homeroom except me is taking at least Precalculus/Trigonometry III next year as a junior, and half of them are taking AP Calculus AB! I used to be phenomenal in mathematics back in elementary school. It was very rare I'd get anything less than a B on a quiz or test in grades 1-5 back when we learned basic arithmetic skills. In 2nd grade, a well-heeled man pulled me out of class and sent me to the library for a random math assessment. He called me a math wiz after I finished, and that compliment resonated across my family! But try telling that to any high school guidance counselor. In 6th grade, it was out with adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing and in with the concepts of algebra and geometry. There was a dramatic increase in the number of challenges 6th grade math held in store for me compared to how much the material got more challenging in previous years, and my grades plummeted. As a result, I was placed in the class that taught pretty much the same material as 6th grade math in 7th grade. Although my grades got back up to speed that year, they plummeted once again when I got to high school.
My guidance counselor absolutely refuses to challenge me like a bright student because based on the sole fact that I do not meet the prerequisites for any AP/Honors course at my high school, it is within her strong belief that I will fail that class if I was in it. I have often been called a bright person by my entire family, but apparently, my high school believes otherwise. I have autism and I have been in special education classes since second grade. Here are my grades so far. I know any elite university will throw my application in the dumpster if they don't improve:
1st block: Special ed English: B (all year)
2nd block: Concert Band: A, Jazz Lab: A-, PE: A
3rd block: Geometry (fall semester): C+, Practical Biology (spring semester): B+
4th block: Special ed Social Skills, not to be confused with social studies: B (all year)
I am currently a sophomore. I am strongly into science, technology, engineering and mathematics. My Aunt Paula believes the reason for the less than exemplary grades is because I do not show the teachers what I am capable of.
My high school is one of the best in Pennsylvania. Every single student in my homeroom except me is taking at least Precalculus/Trigonometry III next year as a junior, and half of them are taking AP Calculus AB! I used to be phenomenal in mathematics back in elementary school. It was very rare I'd get anything less than a B on a quiz or test in grades 1-5 back when we learned basic arithmetic skills. In 2nd grade, a well-heeled man pulled me out of class and sent me to the library for a random math assessment. He called me a math wiz after I finished, and that compliment resonated across my family! But try telling that to any high school guidance counselor. In 6th grade, it was out with adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing and in with the concepts of algebra and geometry. There was a dramatic increase in the number of challenges 6th grade math held in store for me compared to how much the material got more challenging in previous years, and my grades plummeted. As a result, I was placed in the class that taught pretty much the same material as 6th grade math in 7th grade. Although my grades got back up to speed that year, they plummeted once again when I got to high school.
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