Thoughts on high school activities
High school is an important time in your development. It represents 4 years during which you're growing rapidly, and what you do in high school plays a major role in shaping your future prospects.
Your high school experience will include:
- Coursework
- Extracurricular activities
- Standardized tests
- College applications
Coursework
High schools have graduation requirements. Depending on your high school's requirements and your future ambitions, your coursework will likely include at least the courses required for admission by the University of California:
- World history and United States history
- Four years of English
- Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2.
- Two of biology, chemistry and physics.
- Two years of foreign language.
- One year of visual or performing arts.