EPTLosing My Best Friend - Page 2
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FlaShFTW
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thedeadhaji
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On September 05 2011 05:05 Torte de Lini wrote: The guy who says moderation is right. What he didn't detail is that literally everything is in moderation. Some studies, some video-games. Sacrificing one, doesn't mean the other improves. I had a college roommates ban himself from videogames only to spend the same hours (if not more) into browsing websites. | ||
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saltywet
Hong Kong1316 Posts
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marttorn
Norway5211 Posts
On September 05 2011 04:50 thedeadhaji wrote: meh, if you're serious about your studies, videogames won't get in the way of your success b/c you know what you gotta do to get the grades. Speaking from experience. Holy shit! Has anyone told you before how amazing it is that all your posts (the ones ive seen anyway) suit your icon so well? :D! | ||
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Catch]22
Sweden2683 Posts
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rift
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
On September 05 2011 05:35 FlaShFTW wrote: lol id say the same intotheheart. xD if you guys think so i mean i dont think its the hardest schedule, i just think that im gonna need to put in more effort. i want higher grades lol. So do I, I'm starting Gr.12 with a full IB year. Man you NEED some way of cooling off. A friend of mine got a 96 average with around 20 hours of swimming a week plus swim meets. I mean if he can do that, you can play a bit of SC. | ||
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garlicface
Canada4196 Posts
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FlaShFTW
United States10175 Posts
On September 05 2011 06:59 garlicface wrote: I thought your best friend died. What a shitty title. lol rage. i was trying to make a creative title. soz lol if you dont like it. | ||
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CooDu
Australia899 Posts
On September 05 2011 05:21 IntoTheheart wrote: I'd personally keep it anyway as a stress reliever. You need these things man! Agreed man, you'll go batshit-crazy without something to relieve the stress. At least try and get some leisure in on weekends, whether it be starcraft or something else. | ||
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Rasun
United States787 Posts
On September 05 2011 05:21 IntoTheheart wrote: I'd personally keep it anyway as a stress reliever. You need these things man! Yes absolutely, SC has become a stress reliever for me. If I don't play for awhile, I get agitated and frustrated much more easily then when I'm playing regularly. Studying all the time and cutting out something you really enjoy will hurt you way more than occasionally playing some SC. You will get stressed out, burn out and your grades will slip if you devote 100% of your time to studying. Fuck that, play games, enjoy yourself, AP US is easy peasy, AP Chem is tricky, but its just more of what you already learned in regular Chem. It sounds like your a smart guy, so don't totally make your self miserable in some of the best years of your youth. If you really want to go to med-school, then you need to have fun while you still can. | ||
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
On September 05 2011 09:03 Rasun wrote: Yes absolutely, SC has become a stress reliever for me. If I don't play for awhile, I get agitated and frustrated much more easily then when I'm playing regularly. Studying all the time and cutting out something you really enjoy will hurt you way more than occasionally playing some SC. You will get stressed out, burn out and your grades will slip if you devote 100% of your time to studying. Fuck that, play games, enjoy yourself, AP US is easy peasy, AP Chem is tricky, but its just more of what you already learned in regular Chem. It sounds like your a smart guy, so don't totally make your self miserable in some of the best years of your youth. If you really want to go to med-school, then you need to have fun while you still can. ^ Pretty much that. IDK about American Med schools, but Canadian ones REQUIRE a ton of extra-curriculurs too. How does SC help? Well you see involvement in the eSports community would probably give you a ton of help... eSports is a new thing and you might as well... ride the lightning. \m/ | ||
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TheHova
United Kingdom2612 Posts
 Nobody gives up SC. | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On September 05 2011 05:47 thedeadhaji wrote: I had a college roommates ban himself from videogames only to spend the same hours (if not more) into browsing websites. My mother, when I was a child, took away my video-games during my high-school so I would learn french faster and essentially graduate from my high-school (I went to a french high-school unfortunately). If I got good grades, she would think her method worked. If I didn't, it's because I found an alternative to waste my time. | ||
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Lysenko
Iceland2128 Posts
I'll also put out there that going into 11th grade, the vision you have for your future doesn't necessarily resemble what you'll actually wind up doing. It's possible that you will become a medical doctor, if that kind of work is really your passion -- but you don't have to make that decision now. I'm not saying that you shouldn't make the most of your education, but it's pretty clear to me that you already are. The grades you're getting tell me that you are attending to your work and doing well. I'd say you should be enjoying the increasing freedom that you enjoy with every year you get older as a teenager, and trust that you're already putting the effort into your work that you should. Edit: If your grades are on a scale of 0-150 or something, I take it back, but if they are 0-100, what's the problem? | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On September 05 2011 06:08 marttorn wrote: Holy shit! Has anyone told you before how amazing it is that all your posts (the ones ive seen anyway) suit your icon so well? :D! I have high standards for myself and others, because I believe we are all capable of doing great things and having ironclad discipline | ||
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pyaar
United States423 Posts
I'd even argue that a few hours of StarCraft every week would be beneficial to you: it'd give you something fun to do to take your mind off the stress that junior year will definitely put on you at some point. I took BC Calc, Physics 1, AP US History, AP Latin: Vergil, and Artificial Intelligence last year, which was an absolute nightmare sometimes, and during those moments my time with my friends and playing StarCraft was absolutely critical to keeping me sane. edit: additional thoughts low GPA of 93.5 Really? On our grading scale that's an A (we don't have A+'s). Like others have said, relax a little. High school is a time to learn to be responsible, sure, but that doesn't mean you have to turn yourself into a machine. Cut loose sometimes and have a little fun. If your GPA is that high you can definitely afford it. Do what you think is best for you, but be sure to think it through. | ||
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mizU
United States12125 Posts
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Complete
United States1864 Posts
You're from America, unless you're at like the hardest private high school ever, or you're in a toooooooooooon of extra-cirricular activities there is no reason to stop playing/watching. You'll have the most free time of your life in the next few years, don't torture yourself. High school isn't that important (nor difficult). Do this when you go to college (but not really, until your junior year cos its still pretty easy lol). That being said, I suppose if you have horrible priority management this could be somewhat necessary... | ||
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