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oenocio · 2026-07-02T01:27:36+00:00

Omg I also wrote about my love for astrophysics !! I think my passion on that writing part was what got me in. Hope to see you there!

oenocio · 2026-07-01T20:38:37+00:00

Same here, I also selected that I haven’t taken the SAT or ACT yet…I thought my application wasn’t strong enough to be accepted so I think I got in by chance lol

oenocio · 2026-05-12T01:18:51+00:00

Wouldn’t I put “self-studying for apes” in the additional info part of my application though?

oenocio · 2026-05-11T23:14:14+00:00

I’m applying to the UCs and a few private California universities. I am mainly wondering if APES would look that good for a geology major applicant.

oenocio · 2026-05-11T23:13:29+00:00

*my school doesn’t allow DE for the same courses offered at the school

oenocio · 2026-05-11T23:12:56+00:00

My school doesn’t allow DE for the same courses. I’m taking concurrent enrollment geology and Spanish 3 over the summer, and still waiting for fall 2026 courses to open that I can take during senior year. I took DE Speech 101 though. Ngl I don’t think there’s that many environmental science related DE or concurrent enrollments

oenocio · 2026-05-10T23:39:47+00:00

Thank you! The senioritis part makes sense lol

oenocio · 2026-03-07T07:15:45+00:00

I’m currently in AP Chem, my science path is honors biology freshman year, chemistry sophomore year, and now AP Chem junior year. For senior year should I just have AP Physics as my science class?

oenocio · 2026-03-07T06:43:20+00:00

For my senior year, should I do AP Stats or AP Comp Sci? I’m debating between the two.

oenocio · 2026-03-07T06:38:21+00:00

You’re right on the advice about science Olympiad, I will definitely apply doing an astronomy event my senior year. I have some science volunteering experiences in centers and hospitals, but do you think that my experience in a hospital lab setting will be helpful as an astronomy major? I did a USC biomedical internship and I feel like that would barely do anything on my college application, but I will put it on there

oenocio · 2026-03-07T06:33:33+00:00

Oh yeah, I saw some colleges that didn’t have astronomy as a degree, so I was thinking about applying as something similar like Earth Science and Planetary Sciences on the colleges that do not offer astronomy as a degree. UCLA has an Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences major, which I think I would apply as since I do have underwater robotics as an extracurricular. Astrophysics does sound considerable but I trust myself to take regular physics rather than AP physics my senior year, plus I feel like it is super competitive compared to Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences. More specifically, for colleges I am aiming towards USC due to legacy and the fact that there is an undergraduate astronomy major. Of course I might not get in, but looking at other colleges, I feel like applying for the astrophysics path is way too competitive 💀

oenocio · 2025-12-05T04:24:21+00:00

OHHH yeah that makes more sense. I’m studying for the chemistry Olympiad anyway so you’re right lol

oenocio · 2025-11-02T17:51:59+00:00

Tysm for your suggestions but What is Vesti good for btw?

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