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Should I transfer?

Hey guys, I just recently got an offer from Millennium High School in Manhattan to transfer as a rising 10th grader (9th → 10th). I currently go to Forest Hills High School in Queens, where my commute is really short. The real question is whether I should stay at my zoned school, where I'm in the Carl Sagan program (specialized program), got accepted into Science Olympiad for next year, have a solid friend group, and am planning to rejoin the track team (I quit this year but most of my friends are still on it), or transfer to Millennium, which has a commute of over an hour each way but seems to have stronger college outcomes and academics overall. Before high school started, I probably would've accepted Millennium instantly if I'd gotten in, but now that I've actually made friends and gotten involved at FHHS, I'm really torn. Getting into a good college is important to me, so I'm wondering if Millennium's opportunities are worth giving up everything I've already built at FHHS. What would you guys do in my situation? I have around 5 days left to decide, so any advice would be great.

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u/WearyEmployer4106 — 3 days ago

I go to a non competitive public hs in nyc, and i basically have no ecs. I'm scrolling through the list of people with endless lists of incredible ecs, and I feel like I have no direction. Can anyone help me out by explaining how you guys have the time to do all these ecs or any tips on how to build a list? Not many impressive things are offered at my hs, and not even aps are offered in freshman year. I just dont know where to start and if anybody here could help me out I would appreciate it.

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u/WearyEmployer4106 — 2 months ago

I go to a non competitive public hs in nyc, and i basically have no ecs. I'm scrolling through the list of people with endless lists of incredible ecs, and I feel like I have no direction. Can anyone help me out by explaining how you guys have the time to do all these ecs or any tips on how to build a list? Not many impressive things are offered at my hs, and not even aps are offered in freshman year. I just dont know where to start and if anybody here could help me out I would appreciate it.

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u/WearyEmployer4106 — 2 months ago