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Loser777
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
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? It's honestly not that bad. Consider if you were in college you'd be taking about 4 or 5 of 3/4 cred classes or approximately 30 creds a year. Basically, it's approximately a years worth of classes. Except depending ont he school you go to you may not even get half the credits even if you get 5 on all of them. However, there is something to be said for people burning themselves out..... and taking lots of hard classes for no reason. Or taking them so they can brag about it. So actually I take that back and I do agree with you. -_- For most of these kids it would be better for them to drop a couple AP classes, play a high school sport, and develop a social life. The latter two of which will actually help you be more successful with women and with life in general in the future. Yeah, your AP classes won't really help you be successful with life sorry to say,. | ||
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lazz
Australia3119 Posts
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
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goswser
United States3548 Posts
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 Totally agree with Hot_Bid on this, I don't think its appropriate to classify people and judge them in these such ways. Tests are just tests, and in the end they are meaningless, if you score worse than someone it doesn't mean they are smarter than you, for example, I had incredibly high scores on tests in like 4th grade but I'm they were flukes because I've just scored average on every other aptitude test since then lol. Also I don't understand why you and your friends would interact in such a way, its like asking people what they got on their IQ test when you meet them, which is completely rude. I believe in multiple intelligences, and that none of these tests define a person's intelligence, because everyone is intelligent in different ways. | ||
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Thratur
Canada917 Posts
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 I hope so then. I'm always down for some challenge. | ||
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rredtooth
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Shiragaku
Hong Kong4308 Posts
EDIT: 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. | ||
Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21244 Posts
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. What's wrong with that? People show off their house, their cars, their wives, why not their kids? Not remotely close to an Asian thing, everyone does it. | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
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. 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 | ||
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Shiragaku
Hong Kong4308 Posts
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. | ||
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Alou
United States3748 Posts
Laughed really hard at this, as I'm color blind  | ||
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vlaric
United States412 Posts
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0mgVitaminE
United States1278 Posts
Create thread so that you can show off AP classes. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
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. Exactly, Asian parents are crazy. My father is 'disappointed' that I am only doing Master's, when his friend's son in China is doing his PhD in the States. I spent almost an hour arguing with him that a PhD will often hinder you in the job market unless it's research oriented (which I do not wish to pursue) and he just wouldn't listen. =( | ||
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Dave[9]
United States2365 Posts
I'm just curious, as I am a math major in the Monterey Peninsula area and it feels like math education is SCREWED up in california.. I don't mean to derail, just curious. | ||
Manifesto7
Osaka27166 Posts
Part time teaching job on Saturday. Evening tutoring Tuesdays and Thursdays. Taking care of a 1 year old and 3 year old, ensuring their bilingual upbringing. Keeping a wife happy. Publishing a paper on extensive writing. Pre-reading for doctorate courses starting in January. Studying Japanese. Volunteering for the local festival group / river conservation group. Weekly reading sessions with a political science professor about historical influences on modern Japanese politics. I want to be back in high school again  | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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rredtooth
5461 Posts
On June 27 2010 15:02 OneOther wrote: the best part is when he bragged about bragging. only pro braggers can do that.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 + Show Spoiler + On June 27 2010 11:26 Kironide wrote: psh i don't need to be subtle about my bragging. hiding it is underhanded and shameful, i clearly put my bragging out into the open for all to see | ||
Heyoka
Katowice25012 Posts
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