EPTThis signals a period of 9 months where school doesnt matter to me anymore :DD
Time to slack off and get straight B's
<3
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kineSiS-
Korea (South)1068 Posts
This signals a period of 9 months where school doesnt matter to me anymore :DD Time to slack off and get straight B's <3 | ||
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Roe
Canada6002 Posts
On December 11 2011 07:45 kineSiS- wrote: Finally got into Northwestern! This signals a period of 9 months where school doesnt matter to me anymore :DD Time to slack off and get straight B's <3 I think that's the opposite of what you want to do. they'll reject you if you go below a certain grade won't they? | ||
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thebike
United States157 Posts
On December 11 2011 07:50 Roe wrote: I think that's the opposite of what you want to do. they'll reject you if you go below a certain grade won't they? No - they'd only revoke your acceptance if you did absolutely awful (failed all your classes). Grats OP! | ||
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redoxx
United States333 Posts
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Gonff
United States686 Posts
On December 11 2011 07:45 kineSiS- wrote: Finally got into Northwestern! This signals a period of 9 months where school doesnt matter to me anymore :DD Time to slack off and get straight B's <3 Congrats man! Northwestern is a really good school, and a lot of fun. A couple close friends of mine went there, and after two random weekend visits and two Dillo Days I never came away disappointed. It's not easy, but I'm sure you'll do great. | ||
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THE_DOMINATOR
United States309 Posts
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hp.Shell
United States2527 Posts
On December 11 2011 08:00 THE_DOMINATOR wrote: If you're taking out student loans...don't! Yeah, student loans are the worst thing ever. I agree, man. I'm like $10k in debt and it's horrible. | ||
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CreeDo
United States82 Posts
No but I have a lot of friends there and it's a beautiful campus. Earn those Bs son! | ||
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
Imo, 10k debt is worth it (in this economy, name value schools will make your job search easier, even if the system is honestly flawed), 100k debt is not. | ||
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Sc1pio
United States823 Posts
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Gummy
United States2180 Posts
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-_-
United States7081 Posts
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
On December 11 2011 08:33 -_- wrote: people laughed at me my whole life becuz i never (and frankly my parents instilled this me) trusted credit in any way period. "go to the best college go to the best grad school it'll be worth it." i understood them, but now i'm very happy with my decisions (and happy I got yelled at by my parents when i whined about not going ND or Duke or Cornell. Might have been worth it for yale/harv... but I never had that problem ;p How can you turn down Notre Dame? Have you had no shame? | ||
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nohbrows
United States653 Posts
On December 11 2011 07:53 redoxx wrote: Congrats! I think they'll ask questions if you drop more than 1/3 of a grade (A to A-). I find out Thursday and I'm so nervous >< I'm pretty sure they're not that extreme lol  but congrats man! I just turned in my apps a few weeks ago so its gonna be a long ass 5 months for me. | ||
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
Glad you got in, now enjoy the rest of your Senior Year But don't slack off too much I remember I did and I had an F and a C- at one point lol I brought them all up so it's all good~ | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On December 11 2011 08:23 Sc1pio wrote: Is grade inflation so bad now that slacking off the end of your senior year only results in B's? For shame. Slacking off is measured on a relative scale | ||
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The_Pacifist
United States540 Posts
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Roe
Canada6002 Posts
On December 11 2011 08:43 thedeadhaji wrote: Slacking off is measured on a relative scale people are always so grandiose with their self judgements. "yeah i didnt even go to class and i got Bs, that class is so ez" "I don't even have to pay attention and I'm getting 90s", always saying "yeah I'm getting around 85%, that's average, that's ok." I keep wondering if people are actually just bs'ing. what kind of person would do that? | ||
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heroofcanton
United States167 Posts
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See.Blue
United States2673 Posts
On December 11 2011 08:43 thedeadhaji wrote: Slacking off is measured on a relative scale I think past a certain intellectual threshold its not, people just mouth off in varying amounts. | ||
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Jonas :)
United States511 Posts
On December 11 2011 07:45 kineSiS- wrote: This signals a period of 9 months where school doesnt matter to me anymore :DD Time to slack off and get straight B's <3 This probably isn't the right attitude to have. If you go into college being like "whatever, school" it will be pretty hard to get your act together again when college does start for you | ||
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On December 11 2011 14:12 Jonas  wrote:This probably isn't the right attitude to have. If you go into college being like "whatever, school" it will be pretty hard to get your act together again when college does start for you eh, senior year you can slack off though once you've been accepted. I did so and had no problem working hard(ish) again in college. Congrats OP! Having grown up near NW and having tons of friends go there, it's an awesome place to go to college. | ||
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danl9rm
United States3111 Posts
On December 11 2011 09:04 Roe wrote: people are always so grandiose with their self judgements. "yeah i didnt even go to class and i got Bs, that class is so ez" "I don't even have to pay attention and I'm getting 90s", always saying "yeah I'm getting around 85%, that's average, that's ok." I keep wondering if people are actually just bs'ing. what kind of person would do that? I'm not saying one way or another with the OP. I figure he's probably telling the truth. But, I will say this much, and that is that all through college, people were constantly saying how they never studied and didn't even have to in such and such class, blah blah..., because if anyone found out they had to actually "try," they would be ashamed of their own intelligence level. It's funny how in the States people are embarrassed if they weren't born with obscene levels of talent, while in Korea they are ashamed if they didn't earn it. I think both cultures miss the mark, though, because you should work hard in life, but not everyone starts on a level playing field. Talent is a gift you cannot earn. | ||
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babylon
8765 Posts
On December 11 2011 14:12 Jonas wrote:This probably isn't the right attitude to have. If you go into college being like "whatever, school" it will be pretty hard to get your act together again when college does start for you It depends on the person. You can say that some people don't pick it up again, but there are just as many people who slack off senior year and then get straight As in college. Besides, once you're in college studying something you (hopefully) like, you'll (hopefully) work harder at it by virtue of the fact that you like it and therefore get better grades. | ||
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Melchior
United States112 Posts
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LosingID8
CA10829 Posts
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Hynda
Sweden2226 Posts
On December 11 2011 16:21 LosingID8 wrote: congrats, just remember that getting into college is just the beginning of your real academic career. a lot of high schoolers have the mindset of "if i get into xyz college i am set!" and end up being on academic probation once they get to their dream school. It's even worse if you never put any effort in highschool. I have 19.2 out of 20.00 (an A gives 20, a B gives 15 and C gives 10, add all your courses up and divied them and I put 0 effort into highschool. Does that mean I'm a smartypants? Fuck no I just have real easy for the school formula of doing things, when I got to Uni I got smashed to the ground cause it actually aquired some effort something I wasn't used to at all. | ||
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mierin
United States4943 Posts
On December 11 2011 08:17 thedeadhaji wrote: Awesome! Imo, 10k debt is worth it (in this economy, name value schools will make your job search easier, even if the system is honestly flawed), 100k debt is not. I have 2 degrees and am working at a gas station...well that's in NC, but I'm kinda bitter about that. Anyhow I'm close to 10k in debt, but luckily since I don't make much at all I get to put off loan payments until I can get a job worthy of my education -,- | ||
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LosingID8
CA10829 Posts
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kineSiS-
Korea (South)1068 Posts
On December 11 2011 16:21 LosingID8 wrote: congrats, just remember that getting into college is just the beginning of your real academic career. a lot of high schoolers have the mindset of "if i get into xyz college i am set!" and end up being on academic probation once they get to their dream school. For sure... I really hope I don't f myself over, but life is life and I guess the best way to look at things istwo ways. 1. Preparation is key. 2. Never make the same mistake twice. | ||
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
Poor saps. | ||
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jamesr12
United States1549 Posts
On December 12 2011 07:56 Primadog wrote: 10k debt is not that bad (and probably below average), I have friends who graduates bachelor's with 200k in debt. Poor saps. the national average is 23k I think. 200k is madness, and stupid. NO undergrad is worth the risk of 200k not even the best schools. | ||
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PharaohLarry
Canada70 Posts
 Also, who the heck graduates with 200k in debt?!?!?!?! They are doing SOMETHING WRONG! lol | ||
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Horrde
Canada302 Posts
I heard recently the Canadian avg debt by the end of uni is ~27k. And pair that with the difficulty and competitiveness to find a job... ouch. | ||
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Ephemerality
United States203 Posts
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