...it will lower my GPA, confused... (I'm entering 9th grade...) Ok, so there is this special program at my high school called teh Academy of Finance, I am thinking of joining it. The requirement is that I think maybe an interview but the problem is that I also have to take a bunch of business related required courses in order to get in the Academy and therefore get a cool internship as well as taking a more prestigious co-op course in my senior year. Problem: The electives are 4.0 and will lower my GPA a bit. Then, I have this other guy who is my competitor who is taking both PAP algebra 2 and geometry PAP at the same year and since PAP courses are 6.0, they will really raise his average and mine will lower as I have to take a 4.0 BCIS course this year in order to get into the Academy. My question is: Is the Academy good and actually worth sacrificing a high GPA, or should I forget about the academy and go all out GPA and give that guy a run for his money. if I'm in the Academy, there is no way I can become valedictorian
With all the 4.0 business courses that are required, my GPA will significantly lower. But if don't do the Academy, I can still take some business courses, miss the internship, but I have a WAY better chance to become valedictorian/salutarian/higher GPA overall. What should I do? Should I copy the ohter guy and take PAP geometry and algebra 2 or do you think I am biting off more than I can chew and suffocate? Last year, in 8th grade, I had all PAP classes and band and my LOWEST ever report card grade was a 97 and my final yearly lowest grade was a 98, and two of my classes, I got 100 averages in for the whole year. Do you think I should double up on math courses or do the academy of finance and just let the other guy become valedictorian as I heard he is extremley smart as well? Grrrr, I'm having such a dilema and the counselor didn't help much either...