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On June 27 2010 13:55 micronesia wrote:

AP Physics C? AP Bio? AP Environmental? All in the same year?

That seems utterly insane to me. AP Bio is quite a difficult course. AP Physics C is also. AP Environmental isn't as bad but creates an increased workload. Are you seriously going to do all three of those plus ap english, calc 3 (basically), and ap econ/civics? That seems kind of overkill... especially for junior year. Is your plan for senior year to take ap chemistry and a bunch of ap non-sciences?

On June 27 2010 12:09 LosingID8 wrote:

i agree with you 100% and i think the vast majority of people do too. in general, if you look at the type people who are committing all the offenses that you've mentioned they are the people who are getting the top scores and grades or getting the high salaries. mostly because they know that whatever grade/income they have is better than whomever they're asking and like that ego boost lol

On June 27 2010 14:42 TheNearl wrote:


I think the only really tough one will be Analysis 1. I haven't taken it, but I know some dudes who have and it's a pretty notorious course

On June 27 2010 14:56 Shiragaku wrote:
Of course we all have our evil parents who could care less when we get laid. As long as we get that 4.0 GPA, they will be content and somewhat happy if we get into Yale. What I hate about a lot of Asian parents is that they seem to want to show off their kids to show how awesome their own family is.

On June 27 2010 14:52 redtooth wrote:
rofl terrible brag blog. i hope you realize you aren't the only one that took that many APs in high school. TL has some really smart people scattered among their members.

On June 27 2010 15:02 Shiragaku wrote:
That is true...but what pisses me off is that they use their kids to show off. Not their own car they earned or their wife their house they to work for. I am very glad my parents let me do what I want for the most part.

Problem is with many other Asian friends is that their parents put education too high up there and they seem to brag about their kids when our parents meet. I understand that they will be prepared for the future but I wonder how much of this is overachieving.

I am not a straight A (3.8 by my school's system) student but I devote all my time and effort to history, a skill I know I will use in the future rather than trying to be all round. It seems more useful in the long run if you ask me.

Gah, this also makes me feel so much inferior. I understand that I have great grades and can brag about it (which I am) but I am by far one of the stupidest kids in my circle of Asian buddies. They are loaded with college classes and are future leading scientists and doctors while I am going to be a simple history professor which and I remember one mother trying to persuade me to to do something more worthwhile.

On June 27 2010 15:02 OneOther wrote:
lol yeah a little too early to start bragging about ur academic stuff. he didn't even 4.0 through the crammed courseload, he's just bragging about his little schedule next year hahaha. i don't remember ever bragging about how many IB classes i took in high school

oh and also: "i got 2310 on SAT and it was soooo low i wanted higher"
cool, dude