Life as a Highschool College Student

October 9, 2006 at 3:38 PM

I return again!

Life right now is crazy. I decided to dual-enroll at Ave Maria University. So I'm taking my normal highschool classes of English, American History, Advanced Third Year Latin, and Theology Scriptural Studies. Then I'm taking Chemistry 211 and PreCalc 150 from Ave. Chemistry is SO HARD! Most of my classmates are Juniors and Seniors in college, and Bio-Majors at that. Nevertheless, I'm doing pretty well, even according to my Dad's standards. Funcions aka PreCalc is challenging too, but it's an area I've covered a bit already, so I feel a little more stable with it.

Orchestra is going okay, despite the fact we lost lots of excellent players and our conductor. I'm still concertmistress, but I feel like I'm a bad one. I haven't been playing very well and my solos have been seriously stinking. I get SO nervous before I have to play them...it's awful.

Mr. Neal has declared that I am "in the thick of it" violin wise. I had to turn down an offered job in a local professional orchestra because I'm so busy. I was really upset, but Mr. Neal said I can work with them next year. I'm still chugging along at Viotti 22, unfortunately, but I also have a stack of solo Bach to keep me happy. I also have a Haydn Concerto for a competition in December and the promise of the Symphonie Espagnol for my spring competitions. I'm begging for the first movement, but Mr. Neal is debating...

As if I didn't have enough to do, I volunteered to teach "RCIC" Classes at church. I figured that since I've had a lifetime of religious education, i might as well put it to good use. I split a class of about fifty kids with two other teachers. Yeah, it's insane. But I think it'll all work out.

And that about sums up my current life. I'll try to keep a little more updated here as things happen, but as you can see, things are crazy. As always.

~natasha

From Linda Lerskier
Posted on October 9, 2006 at 5:09 PM

Wait! Are you a junior now or what? Gah, confusing homeschooledness. Not even going to try to think about where the university came in.

From Jenna Potts
Posted on October 9, 2006 at 8:49 PM

wow.

From Natasha Marsalli
Posted on October 9, 2006 at 9:28 PM

I'm a junior in highschool and a freshman in college simultaneously. Pretty much, I'm spreading my first year of college over my last two years of highschool.

From Sydney Menees
Posted on October 10, 2006 at 1:26 AM

Chemistry isn't that bad...well, once you've had the second semester twice! Precalc is confusing, I'll admit. Our class average is about an 80%! O_o

From Rick Floress
Posted on October 10, 2006 at 3:33 PM

Wow!!!! ....and in your spare time? ;)

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