I have all the requirements for my Core 40 with Academic Honors diploma (I'm a Junior in high school right now), and many of you know that I want to be a surgeon. I am taking the "Medical Assisting" vocational class my senior year, to get a bit more experience while I'm still in high school.
However, to get my honors diploma, I must get 6 credits of ONE foreign language. I am taking French 2 right now (I already have 2 credits from French 1. It's a 2 trimester class), and It's not too early to transfer out, but that would mean forfeiting my honors diploma.
The thing is, I'm not that good with French. The teacher makes us do ridiculous things (she assigned 28 cross words over the weekend, wtf?) and I'm afraid I will get a low grade. I also have French 3 ahead of me...
However, I was just thinking that it would be better to get a normal Core 40 with a higher GPA, than a Core 40 with Academic Honors, with a lower GPA, right?
So should I stick with academic honors, even though it's MUCH more work, and work that really doesn't matter to me... (I hate French, I have no passion in it whatsoever, and the teacher doesn't even teach good. She makes everything way to dramatic and outrageous), or should I just get a normal Core 40?
Will an acadmic honors diploma make me have a higher change of getting into a good college, thus a good medical school?
EDIT: Also, is it true that you need straight A's all through high school to get into a good college/medical school? I know college grades are VERY important, but are high school grades something to be concerned about? I would say my average grade is a B+, and I also have a 3.5 GPA. Am I just worrying about nothing?
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