Rank: Senior Student
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Joined: 3/26/2008
Posts: 63
Location: Ontario
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It depends on if you have got everything done you wanted like if you want better marks then you should stay in highschool. Also if you dont know what you want to do yet you should stay. But if your just scared then take the chance and try something new!
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Rank: Senior Student
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Joined: 3/6/2008
Posts: 247
Location: Toronto
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I'm currently in my fifth year, and honestly it was a really good choice for me. It's given me a lot of time to think about my future and also to save up some money as well. The only con that I can think of, is that your friends have moved on and you haven't. I didn't really feel the effects of that, since I transferred to a different school for the fifth year. I saw it as an opportunity to make lots of new friends that I wouldn't normally have made since I wasn't at that school previously. Going to university when you're already 18 or 19 is really not that big of a deal. University doesn't have any age boundaries and things like that, and not everyone is the same age in first year. It's kind of like taking a year off, because obviously the course load isn't as heavy. Remember when there used to be OAC? Think of it like that, and it's really no different. I'd recommend it if you are unsure about what you want to do and need some more time, or if you're not ready to leave yet, or even to just work part-time and save money.
Also, I met a lot of people in their fifth year as well, so chances are you won't be alone if you make that choice. =D
McMaster '12!
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Rank: Valedictorian
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Joined: 3/7/2008
Posts: 552
Location: toronto
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Jazminie wrote:I'm thinking about taking an extra year in highscool... like I'll have all my credits but i'd like to get some more different classes... because i haven't been able to pick any electives because the french immersions at our school don't get many choices... what should i do...? wat will colleges think about having a grade 13? If you have the marks you need, and the courses you need, I'd say no. Of course, I know nothing about you. However, it does look bad (if scholarships are what you're thinking for htis one) but unis probably won't care (most of it's computerised anyway as to who gets accepted to what). However, you have to decided if a year of your life (potentially an extra year in retirment living the high life with all other factors equal) if worth those extra electives you're looking at. This extra year might even be better spent in uni, where you'll learn unique and valuable (contrast to high school) information, or working.
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