Shakopee high school graduation

Hi, I’m a High school junior from America who will be applying to MUW next summer.
If anyone can please tell me if I have a chance of getting accepted please comment: A in Biology (one grade is an 87) and regents is a 90, A in Chemistry (Regents 87,) and A/A+ in Physics (No regents yet, probably will get in 80s.) I had a lot of B’s in other subjects and 2 C’s in Geometry (☹️) I have no extracurriculars except volunteering at my local hospital if that’s important. Cant speak Polish well. Wont be taking SAT.
Thanks!

I had a major accident on my AP CSP exam day and couldn't attend to take it last week My school told me to pay $40 on mypaymentplus website and wouldn't allow cash, but it hasn't show up on mypaymentplus and I'm worried (they say it will take a while for it to show up). I'm a senior and I won't be able to get my diploma unless I pay for my exam, which I graduate on the 22nd next week... How am I going to pay for the exam if it doesn't even show up on the website the school made me go to?

Demographics:

• US citizen
• Suburban PA/ Greater-Philadelphia
• Public non-magnet high school
• No legacy, female, Immigrant parents
• African-American descent (Ethiopian)
• High-Income

Intended Major(s):
Neuroscience/Neurobiology (Maybe pre-med)
Minor in general chem?
UW/W GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

• UW GPA: 3.9/4.0 and W ~5.2/4.0
• Rank: 1/492
• Test scores: 35 ACT

Will be taking a total of 14 AP classes by the end of high school (in 5 right now so I don’t have many scores to put on here but my record is pretty good as of the 3 I already took)
Awards/Honors

• Public Speaking 5th place Pennsylvania - TSA
• Biotechnology 6th place in Pennsylvania – TSA
• Debating 7th place in Pennsylvania - TSA
• Audio Podcasting 4th place in PA
• AP scholar w distinction (projected)
• Class treasurer
• Valedictorian

Extracurriculars (incl. summer activities, competitions, volunteering, and work experience)

• Yale Young Global Scholars Alum
• 2 year researcheintern @ Drexel College of Medicine with Harvard Alum professor
• Intern @ medicinal chem. biopharmaceutical firm for 3 years w/ PhD professionals
• Neuroscience youth network - founder and executive manager of int’l neuroscience network for HSers founded with fellow students @ Brown pre college
• TSA (3 years) - Worked with fellow students to develop projects to compete at the regional, state, and national levels (see above for awards)
• Leukemia and Lymphoma society student visionary of the year -- 1.5K raised individually, 40k+ raised with team for leukemia research and patient help
• Environmental club president -- Led school chapter in planting over 500 native plants around the school, attended conferences and gave speeches on the importance of environmental help
• Orchestra - 10 year violinist, volunteer in helping students learn violin throughout HS
• Community service – 200+ hours/year in volunteering misc.
• NHS member
• Brown PreCollege programs (2 neuroscience courses)

Essays/LORs/Other

• Essay will be written about how I lose a part of my Ethiopian identity when I straighten my hair and I ended up quitting sports and finding myself in neuroscience because of it (probably)
  • I plan to get it reviewed by some amazing writers i know in my life (teachers, friends, etc.) so i think its safe to say this could be like a 9/10?
• LOR #1- PI @ Drexel Uni lab (Harvard Alum) (10/10)
• LOR #2/#3 - either my 2 year bio teacher or 2 year chem teacher (9/10 for either)
• Should be a good counsleor rec (probably around a 8/10)

School list:
Reaches:
All ivies, MIT, JHU
Targets/Hard-targets:
Villanova, Lehigh, NYU, Boston College, UMich (Ann-arbor)
Safeties:
University of Delaware, University of Pittsburgh
Please let me know what you think/ what I can do to still improve my app!!

When he noticed it was actually the glint from a rifle scope, his jaw dropped.....along with the rest of his body.

Had a rough day last week. I’m a teacher and a kid essentially swatted the school, causing a 2 hour lockdown. Wife surprised me with a little (huge) pick me up. Best piece in my collection by far!

I(56m) have a small baseball cap collection. I only collect hats I like and hats from the universities my kids went to. My only rule is that they can give me a hat once they graduate from that school. I started my collection when my step daughter, "Michelle"(33f) graduated and gave me a hat. And I've gotten hats from my bio son, "Andy"(28m) and my step daughter, "Jennifer's"(23f) schools too. My step son, "Mark"(29m) is still figuring things out. He went to business school for a year then he burned out, and he's been working retail since. Don't get me wrong, if a school's not a good fit, I get it.
Mark keeps wanting me to take a hat from him. I told him the same thing I told my other kids, I'll take a hat once he graduates. I know colleges and universities are expensive and I'm willing to help a little bit, but it seems like he doesn't have a plan. He also keeps accusing me of being more proud of Andy since Andy went to Columbia while he burned out of business school. That's not the case but Mark's convinced.
Andy and his girlfriend, "Emily"(30f) recently visited. The two of them, my wife and I were chatting and my hat collection got brought up. Emily went to Harvard and she said she had a hat I could have. I don't have a Harvard hat, and she graduated from the school. And her and Andy have been dating for 2 years, so she's basically family, so I accepted. They came Iverson again yesterday and Emily brought the hat. I'm gonna mention here that I did the same for Michelle's husband and Jennifer's boyfriend. And if Mark had a girlfriend I'd do the same for her.
Mark saw the hat today and he blew up. He went off on me for exluding him. I tried explaining that I wasn't excluding him and that if he goes to school and graduates, I'll gladly take a hat from him, but he wouldn't listen. He went off on me and then stormed up to his room. A little later, my wife told me I was being a dick and told me to stop excluding Mark.
And now I'm here. AITA for "excluding" my son?

I had a major accident on my AP CSP exam day and couldn't attend to take it last week My school told me to pay $40 on mypaymentplus website and wouldn't allow cash, but it hasn't show up on mypaymentplus and I'm worried (they say it will take a while for it to show up). I'm a senior and I won't be able to get my diploma unless I pay for my exam, which I graduate on the 22nd next week... How am I going to pay for the exam if it doesn't even show up on the website the school made me go to?

I had a major accident on my AP CSP exam day and couldn’t attend to take it last week🥲 My school told me to pay $40 on mypaymentplus website and wouldn’t allow cash, but it hasn’t show up on mypaymentplus and I’m worried (they say it will take a while for it to show up). I’m a senior and I won’t be able to get my diploma unless I pay for my exam, which I graduate on the 22nd next week… How am I going to pay for the exam if it doesn’t even show up on the website the school made me go to?
(not to mentioned I’m moving on the 29th so I need my diploma before then)

Hello! I was seriously considering homeschooling my kids… and then I found this Reddit sub. I wasn’t planning on doing it for religious reasons or any other weird radicalized stance. I genuinely value education and want my kids to succeed. We live in an inner city and our public school system is not great and we don’t have the money for private school.
I planned on putting my kids in sports / music lessons of some sort and joining a homeschool group or co-op so they have adequate socialization. And I was hoping to get them into some kind of dual enrollment or college courses by the time they enter high school so they can take whatever they want and push themselves more than I may be able to do on my own.
I’m genuinely curious: what made your homeschool experience so bad? Were you parents just not adequate teachers? Lack of socialization opportunities? Do you think that if things were gone about differently you would have liked homeschooling?
Please be nice to me in the comments I’m genuinely looking for pros and cons and want to know if there’s really even a good way to go about this. Thank you.

I want to hear your stories of stepping forward as a doctor out in the real world before you actually feel like a doctor!
So here is my story of how the first time in my life that I said “I am a doctor” was to a flight attendant who asked me to go back to my seat because they need a doctor. 😂
As a freshly-minted doctor, only two weeks after graduating, and traveling via airplane, of course I had the thought ”wait. I’m a doctor now, what if they ask for a doctor on this flight? Can I really even call myself a doctor?”
Anyway, so I graduated medical school 2 weeks ago and am traveling before starting residency. I’m on a late night flight when suddenly the lights pop on and overhead they say there’s a medical emergency and ask any medical personal come forth. In my head I’m like “no way, I actually mentally prepared for this event” so I did my mental 30 second wait and watch for an “adult doctor” to come forth. I saw two people come forth to my relief, but then overhead they asked for an MD or DO to come forward. So I reluctantly stand up and walk forward to assess the situation. Turns out it’s just me and two nurses on the flight.
I stand by and observe a confused and slightly agitated lady trying to get out of her seat being held down by the flight attendant and nurse. Right on cue someone in the back say she needs water and the nurse and flight attendant frantically get her a bottle of water and proceed to accidentally pour it on her face and right down her chest 😂
Still a little skeptical that I am the only doctor onboard, i have to ask 3 or 4 times what happened before the flight attendant finally said she had a seizure.
At this moment the lead flight attendant embraces my imposter syndrome and asks me to sit down because they need a doctor. So for the first time in my life, I say that “I am a doctor… graduated 2 weeks ago”
Feeling a little relieved that this was the best case scenario as far as “emergencies” go, I speak up a little more confidently asking her name and where she is right now. She says her name and that she is on a plane. So I know she is mostly over the post-ictal period. I ask her if she takes any medications to stop seizures which she says she does. So I have her take another dose of her anti-seizure medication then go back to my seat for the rest of the flight.
Best part was at baggage claim the cool skater dude that up in first class fist bumps me and says “good job back there doc!”
TL;DR 2 weeks after graduation, had to call myself a doctor for the first time on an airplane after being told to sit down because there’s a medical emergency. Told a lady to take her antiepileptic med, and got a first bump from skater dude.

Bi mal ORIF ankle surgery in Aug 2024. Represented by legal counsel. PTP released me to full duty ( high school security guard) with no restrictions in Dec 2024. PTP declared me as MMI with no zero impairment rating and no future medical. Examined by QME 30 days ago - he declared I am not yet MMI and recommended cortisone injections and future medical to cover possible hardware removal at some point. He stated he could not rate me yet because I have not reched MMI. I have not beem able to discuss development yet with my busy attorney - wondering if anyone has any experience with thgis kind of scenario.

So I'm 44 years old, after 24 years of marriage my STBX told me she wanted out, took a job 2 1/2 hours away and moved out. Left the kids, the dogs and furniture hold apartment with our joint account.
So now I'm working on being comfortable with being uncomfortable. I've been working on myself for the last 4 months, seeing a therapist and actively working on my physical health too. I've lost about 50 pounds but have another 60 to go.
I'm relatively successful making just north of six figures a year plus my youngest graduates high school this week, so I'm soon to be an empty nester.
Recently I've been on about 5 dates with a 30 year old but I don't know how honest she is being with me. She already wants me to meet her dad, tells me she misses me but recently got out of a long-term relationship. She has a couple small children so I'm thinking there's more to the reason why she likes me then not. Also I haven't spoke with her in about 48 hours which isn't common, since we went on our first date we've texted at least daily but I'm also not trying to be pushy because I'm keeping my expectations low.
I'm primarily focusing on myself and paying down the debt I occurred in my marriage as well as focusing on my mental and physical health of separating from such a long-term relationship.
I don't know where the 30-year-old's going but in the event it fizzles out I don't even know where to begin. Any help from anyone that's been in my position and where they saw the best path to focus on would be greatly appreciated.

Pediatrician recommended medical tapes but even the so called “hurt free” ones, well, not so hurt free.
Anyone had any success using any kind of head bands? Baby is around 2 months old at this point.
P.S. We do love our baby regardless how the ears are but think correcting them will help prevent high school teasing/bulling. For us this is no different than using braces for teeth alignment.

So, the school year is ending. We're in 8th grade and about to go to high school next year. I've known them since the beginning of 7th, and liked them since December of that year. Then I lost feelings around the summer, but it came back a few months ago, and isn't going away. We've been in choir together for the past two years, and our school has one class for each choir, and we've always been at the same level, so we've been guaranteed a class together. Next year, they aren't doing it, because there's a lot more opportunities and credits and stuff like that, and I totally understand, but I'm worried that we won't stay connected. I honestly don't care if we end up together or not, I just don't want to lose them as a friend.
Like, I wouldn't be that worried if we were best friends, but you know how people spread apart in junior high/high school, and we aren't extremely close, but we've known each other for a while and know each others pasts and how to make each other laugh and generally just get each other. So we'd probably slowly drift apart if we didn't have a class together.
Of course there are other chances besides choir, but it's not guaranteed, and I have audhd (autism and ADHD) and I feel like I need that security.
And I don't feel like this is a crush. I've had crushes on people before, and it's never been as extreme as this. Or I never liked guys in the first place, which seems unlikely, but you get the point. I'm so scared that I'll lose them. Or confess and it doesn't end up well.
Here's the thing, I probably would confess to them if I was more confident in myself. But they're so perfect, and I'm not; I don't have clear skin, I can be an asshole sometimes, and I don't think they like me. But I'm so scared of losing them as a friend, and that could happen with both confessing and just generally drifting apart.
I only have 3 and a half more days left of this year. That could be it, plus texting our schedules to each other when we find them out. I might practically never talk to them again. And that's terrifying.
And I've always felt the need to be in a relationship, like, I feel like that's the only way I could really feel confident about myself. Friends or family tell you that you look good, there's a decent chance they're lying. But when someone that you love, someone that's told you they love you, says it, it's believable. That's how I see it. But I can not see myself in a relationship with my friend, and I could feel the same amount of love for someone else, but they'd still be in my mind. And no one would like me anyways, I haven't had someone tell me they seriously liked me since last November (I realized I liked them sometime after I broke up with my girlfriend at the time).
Should I go for it? Should I try out an actual relationship next year and see how I feel, if I still like them and are ready to confess, or if I don't and would rather stick with the person I'd be with? Cause I honestly don't know what to do.
TLDR: pretty sure I'm in love with my friend, scared of losing them when we aren't guaranteed classes next year. Should I try being in a relationship with someone else to feel good about myself, or just go for it and see what happens, with the high chance of losing them?

I’m looking to find a specific drawing potentially published in a magazine between the 2000s and the early 2010s, though it isn’t out of the question that it was published earlier.
The drawing depicts a man driving a motorcycle on a snowy night with a woman sitting on the back. He is wearing a helmet, goggles and a face covering. The woman (iirc) has a helmet on but her face is not obscured, she is pointing with her thumb towards a diner they have just driven past with a worried/annoyed expression. It’s quite a realistic looking drawing and is not cartoon-ish.
The funny thing is I know the name of the drawing. It’s “Hey! What about…?”, however, I can’t find it online. I don’t remember who drew it or what magazine it was published in. The only reason I know and remember it is that it was on the wall in one of my high school English classes. Does anyone know the drawing I’m on about?
Thanks in advance.

Since I'm about to graduate high school, I've been trying to get together with all my closest friends for the last few times before we all go our separate ways. While doing this, it's been really hard to get my friends alone because they're all doing things with friends that they're closer with. It's all started to make me realize that even my best friend has other people that they're closer to. I'm starting to figure out that I'm nobody's closest companion, and I'm not the most important person in the world to anybody. Even the person I am closest with and I love the most is way closer to somebody else then they are to me. It's all made me start to question my place in the world; if I'm not that important to anybody, then what's my point? If I love someone to the extent of calling them my closest companion and they still have stronger feelings for another, and nobody is giving me that kind of love, then what am I really doing? It's a really sad outlook on life, and I know I am loved, but I'm just thinking that even when I make someone my highest priority, I'm never going to be their highest priority.
What are your thoughts?

Hello all! I’m here for advice. My grandparents (mid 80s) have legal custody of my cousin (15F) in the state of Colorado. They are incapable of taking care of this child. They are in and out of the hospital constantly. My cousin is smoking weed, failing out of high school and is now pregnant. What can I do to start the process of gaining permanent custody? What would my next steps? Any help is appreciated.

Hello all! I am a current DPT student, I took a year off from my program for mental health reasons and am about to re-enter my first semester again of physical therapy school. I’m currently feeling conflicted between two passions I have, one in physical therapy/rehabilitation, and one in clinical psychology.
To give some context, whilst on my gap year I was working on my mental health, as I was recently diagnosed with GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and was receiving treatment/medications for that, working at an incredibly non-profit in the area specializing in underserved communities in mental health, and traveling! This position in mental health is one of the healthiest work environments I’ve ever had and that’s coming from someone who was used to inpatient high-acuity settings in both rehabilitation and psych wards. I’m feeling really torn because I relate to both fields on a very personal level, as I had a spinal fusion surgery and endured years of rehabilitation which inspired me in physical therapy, but I also had a really neglectful childhood where I grew up performing psychological tasks biologically because my family was so dysregulated that makes therapy fairly intuitive for me.
I was contemplating completing a few semesters of PT school to just see if I get my passion reignited post-mental health break and want to continue down that path, or if I want to drop my PT program and apply to PsyD/PhD/MA Clinical Psych programs in the area, which seems like the most reasonable option.
I guess what I’m looking for is any insight someone who has also faced a similar dilemma may have, not necessarily specific to these programs.