Further Curriculum Information: I am enrolled in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Magnet program at my high school. As a result, certain classes that I take are unconventional relative to other high schools. Below is a list of classes on my transcript that I believe would benefit from further clarification: Sys Sci A/B (Grades 9,10): These two courses accelerate the pace of Honors Biology, Chemistry, and Physics to teach students the core sciences in four semesters rather than six. H PBL 3/PBL 2/PBL 1 (Grades 9,10,11): These three courses, known as Project Based Learning, are designed to improve students’ communication and presentation as scientists. Students are assigned specific research projects to collaborate on in …show more content…
In Policy, teams research the existing legal policies regarding their topics, while in Research, groups develop white papers on their findings throughout the semester. My team and I worked on reducing my school’s energy usage by implementing geothermal heat pumps on school grounds. Math/Sci Model/Parallel Comp (Grade 11): These two courses are designed to be taken after AP Computer Science and are considered as rigorous as AP courses. The first semester, Math/Science Modeling, teaches modeling various phenomena using algebra and calculus concepts. The second semester, Parallel Computing, delves into Linux, operating systems, data structures, and multithreaded applications in Java. H Unmanned Aerial Systems/H Into UAS (Grades 11/12): This two-part course focuses on a student-decided project creating drones that can benefit their users. The project that my group designed last year and are working on this year is a deployable drone-parachute that can activate either by controller or automatically in the case of power