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On November 03 2007 16:32 lil.sis wrote:
by the way you have no chance at a great school like berkeley or MIT
the people that get into those schools have been excelling from day 1
actually the people that get rejected from those schools have been excelling from day 1
edit: if you are truly as smart as you say you are then just embrace your fate, go to CC and make good grades (it should be ridiculously easy to do this. you can probably train a parrot to make straight A's in CC). If you 4 at CC then you can transfer into a decent state school (probably not the best). that's the best way to show real schools you've cleaned up your act
you guys must have shitty community colleges where you live
Our Math Department is easily >>>>>>>>> Michigan States here at Lansing Community College.
(at least up until DFQ and Linear Algebra, I dont think they offer anything after that)
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On November 03 2007 22:24 Sadist wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2007 16:32 lil.sis wrote:
by the way you have no chance at a great school like berkeley or MIT
the people that get into those schools have been excelling from day 1
actually the people that get rejected from those schools have been excelling from day 1
edit: if you are truly as smart as you say you are then just embrace your fate, go to CC and make good grades (it should be ridiculously easy to do this. you can probably train a parrot to make straight A's in CC). If you 4 at CC then you can transfer into a decent state school (probably not the best). that's the best way to show real schools you've cleaned up your act you guys must have shitty community colleges where you live Our Math Department is easily >>>>>>>>> Michigan States here at Lansing Community College. (at least up until DFQ and Linear Algebra, I dont think they offer anything after that)
If the OP is as smart as he says he is, Lin Alg and Diff Eqns will be a joke almost anywhere. Those aren't exactly the kinds of courses where the leading mathematical talents of the next generation reveal themselves 
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I missed 70% of one of my courses at A level last year (17-18 year old) but aced the exams so I got the grades I needed. My advice, move to England.
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your iq score states you should go to MIT rofl
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there is no fucking way a normal human being can get a GPA below 1.00.
Seriously, the best you can do is start over with a CC get a 4.00 GPA (cus your IQ is borderline genius so np) and get into a nice state college.
ps did the counselor say your IQ is so high that you should be attending MIT? lmao, that's so ridiculous and stupid of her.
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Night school and correspndance. Get upgrades. If your guidance councellor told you to learn to design a video game to get into college then she is a fucking idiot and should be fired. You fucked yourself and should of been expelled from school. What did you think was going to happen? How are you even going to graduate with a 0.5? Isn't that fail? Shouldn't you be repeating highschool until your GPA is that of a passing one?
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Transfer to a community college, get a 4.0 GPA, and transfer out. By far your best choice as of right now.
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On November 04 2007 01:04 MiniRoman wrote:
Night school and correspndance. Get upgrades. If your guidance councellor told you to learn to design a video game to get into college then she is a fucking idiot and should be fired. You fucked yourself and should of been expelled from school. What did you think was going to happen? How are you even going to graduate with a 0.5? Isn't that fail? Shouldn't you be repeating highschool until your GPA is that of a passing one?
I was wondering about that as well. Also WTF were your parents doing when they got your report card and saw you were failing for your first two years of high school?
Edit: Everyone who is blaming him is being a bit unrealistic based on his age although it is partly his fault the school/his parents should have done something about this well before now.
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lawl great school like barklee. BARKLEE NUMBA 1 >> MIT Stanfurd Yell Dook Pton
Honestly, most schools place a huge emphasis on two things: GPA and SAT. If you don't meet the cut for those, then your chances of getting in are a lot lower. Cal has an average incoming GPA of 4.3, and the only way you'll get in is if you can possibly kick Marshawn Lynch in football.
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On November 04 2007 01:04 MiniRoman wrote:
\How are you even going to graduate with a 0.5? Isn't that fail?
Best quote ever.
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On November 03 2007 22:24 Sadist wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2007 16:32 lil.sis wrote:
by the way you have no chance at a great school like berkeley or MIT
the people that get into those schools have been excelling from day 1
actually the people that get rejected from those schools have been excelling from day 1
edit: if you are truly as smart as you say you are then just embrace your fate, go to CC and make good grades (it should be ridiculously easy to do this. you can probably train a parrot to make straight A's in CC). If you 4 at CC then you can transfer into a decent state school (probably not the best). that's the best way to show real schools you've cleaned up your act you guys must have shitty community colleges where you live Our Math Department is easily >>>>>>>>> Michigan States here at Lansing Community College. (at least up until DFQ and Linear Algebra, I dont think they offer anything after that)
fyi, there are two community colleges in my hometown. one of them is the top cc in the US. the other has a guaranteed 100% entrance into UCLA transfer if you maintain above a 3.9 (which is fucking easy)
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NOTE: This is insanely long and I actually spent some time writing and thinking about this. Please save it somewhere so you can refer to it later, so that my effort doesn't go to waste, and so that you can maintain your focus in the future. It's worth reading, in my opinion, and worth considering, so don't feel like you have to read it all at once - save it and read it when you have time. I have written a LOT of things you have to do, so get ready for a large workload. But, don't forget, in the end it is all worth the joy and prosperity of having the job and life you want. I didn't speak about your specific profession much because that's YOUR job to find out about.
Thanks and good luck in the future.
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Like Decaf said in his first response, you're fucked. Considering you have a .586 (right?) as of the first 3 years of school, even if you get a 4.0 on the 4th year it will only bring you up to 1.440 (rounded), and even then you have barely enough to go anywhere but community college. I'm not trying to discourage you, I'm just giving you the facts.
Now, the question is, what should you do to remedy the situation? You need to take back your life, after all. Take a lot of time to make your KNOWLEDGE catch up to the INTELLIGENCE (IQ) you claim to have. Even if your major is not offered at a community college, find out all relevant courses and take those to better prepare yourself for the future:
Let's say you want to be an engineer, but there are no engineering courses. This means you have to take mathematics and mechanical physics in the community college, which I'm sure are offered there.
Let's say you want to be a scientist. Study biology or chemistry or whatever is most relevant to your major in community college.
So on and so forth. You must get amazing grades at CC and then use the scores and the fact that you have a concrete goal in your life (and thus the basic courses that push you towards your major) to transfer into a better college where your major is available.
This obviously won't be easy. You have to start working as of now. This is the first good step towards you ultimate goal - finding out and planning what to do. The first thing you have to realize because of all these topics is the only person who can do your work for you and help you the most is only yourself. We here on TL.net might give you a few links or tips, but it is YOU that has to do all the work. So far I have seen Bill and others give some great advice (also seen some shitty posts, but ignore the haters [: ). Here is what I would do:
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1. Research within the next week what courses are offered in the community college that lead to your major. Research what knowledge you will be attaining in those classes, what the requirements are to take them, so on and so forth.
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2. See what you can do to get into, or prepare yourself for those courses. Chances are you will be eligible anyways, but it is extremely helpful to prepare yourself for them anyways. Even though the difficulty of the courses will probably not be too great, you must realize how much you have missed over the past years of high school. Like I said, catch your KNOWLEDGE up to your INTELLIGENCE. One without the other is useless. Go to the library often, find books on the subjects relevant to your job, and STUDY. Study the basics until you've mastered them, and then move on to harder things. Back to my engineer example - you would need to review something along the lines of Algebra -> Geometry -> Trigonometry, and maybe more. Don't think that just because the course will be offered in college that you should just wait until then - PREPARE yourself so you can ace it easier, understand it easier, and have more FOCUS on the path ahead once you are in college. Think subjectively: "What would a [your major here] need to do their job? What topics must I learn to achieve these skills?"
Simply put: WORK. YOUR. ASS. OFF.
On top of this, it might help to just read literature that is unrelated to your topic. A person who is worldly and well-read is respected in any social setting, and has a better understanding of life. They are interesting to talk to and you want to keep them around, whether it be as a friend or employee. It's not mandatory, but I find it helpful. Ask some friends that you respect intellectually about what kinds of books they like, or look here for a few great examples.
But don't forget, you're doing this for yourself, so don't work so much that you see it as a punishment. Work at a self-conscious rate. Work with honesty to yourself and your goal. Give yourself rewards for things you've done well. Do practice problems in the books (if possible) to see what specifically you need to work on and then work on it.
Be sure to give yourself some free time too though, because if you are miserable from the workload you will get depressed and not want to work anymore. Give yourself time with friends, family, and your new girlfriend. But you must always always always reserve time to study over everything else.
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3. Step 2 was studying for the future. But do you think that's enough? No. You have to also do amazing at school this year to show to the school and most importantly YOURSELF that this is serious, that you have changed, that you have a PURPOSE in your life and will do anything to achieve it.
To show this, you have to of course keep up in the courses you have now. This means not only doing great on tests and examinations, but also STUDY, do HOMEWORK, and show enthusiasm in class. You want to get the teachers to like you, and then you can get mass letters of recommendation for your future. If you make the impression that you LOVE to learn, eventually you will in fact love to learn in earnest, and that is the purpose of school. Teachers who see students who love to learn love those students, and write good things about them and will actually TRY to get you where you want to go in the future. Teachers are experienced in general and can give tremendous help and advice. Be GREAT for your teachers.
Don't misunderstand me - don't be that annoying faggot kid who sucks the treacher's clit at every opportunity. What I mean is do your work, answer a few questions a day when they ask them, don't interrupt or be rude to them, come after school if you need extra help, and ask questions when you don't understand. Those are the golden rules.
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4. Work hard on your college-related matters. What does this mean? Like many have already said, it means letters of recommendation, talking to your counselor about ANY and EVERY option you have to accelerate the whole process and enhance your chances of getting to your GOAL.
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5. Research the actual jobs available for your major. This is important so that you can have a grasp on exactly WHAT you will be doing with that degree we all know you will get from that good college after community college. Research what is expected of those with that profession. Maybe even ask around to see where you can see first-hand what these people do. If you want to be a car mechanic, for example, you can almost always call a car workshop and just ask to have an interview or something like that. Some people in my school have done this for their respective majors, and they say that they got an enormous amount of knowledge about what the job entails. Many of them loved their choice of profession even more, and some realized they needed to change their choices. In any case, it will be great to see first-hand the things you will be doing with your life, and it will definitely give you a new perspective on things.
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That is what I came up with in around 30 minutes off the top of my head, but there may be more things. Feel free to PM me with any comments or question, or just respond on here.
Most importantly:
KEEP YOUR CHIN UP AND GOOD LUCK ;D
To get yourself together and be ready to ACHIEVE: this is the best decision you have ever made in your life, I promise.
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IF you ace the next two years, I don't think you have to go to community college. You won't go to a top institution, but you will be able to get into decent state schools or even lower reputation privates.
Everyone LOVES a person who turns things around. Get the marks to turn things around, and develop other stuffs, and you should do ok.
PS: To help attendance, start riding MORE people to school. I mean, what if you and your gf break up? Well it is right back to bad attendance. So offer rides to people who you know take school seriously.
Also this counselor lady seems to have taken an interest in you, so use that to your advantage. I dunno make a bet with her, and every day that you miss you have to give her $5. And every 'A' on your report card is 20 from her. This will motivate her to at least check the rolls for you every day, and give you a hard time when you miss.
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AND do not, under ANY circumstances click this link if you want to ever study again.
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On November 04 2007 01:17 davidgurt wrote:Show nested quote +On November 04 2007 01:04 MiniRoman wrote:
\How are you even going to graduate with a 0.5? Isn't that fail? Best quote ever.
I'm serious. In Canada you would have to repeat the classes you failed until you could take the next level courses. IE his ass should be in grade 9 still. It's diff in America?
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It's same in USA where I live. Not sure 'bout him.
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im a little lost as to how you could be a senior with .5.....
go to cc and ace that shit. do awesome on your sat's and pray youre a lot better in terms of your gpa in two years. and stop fucking cutting class
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What great early morning ready, thanks for everyone who stayed positive, and those who were necessarily negative. Thanks for not crushing any dreams too much  and giving me hope, on monday i'm going to switch into some more classes, get rid of my 5 study halls and hopfully fill it with something more useful, and look some more stuff up, and i read it all fantascist, first or second biggest post here, and undoubtably one of the more useful, with the advice from people like you, bill, i beleive charlie also posted something useful, and anyone else i actually forgot, well point is i know some of what i have to do now, and i guess i will figure more out as shit goes on.
I'm going to go make my dumb mom buy me some books, transfer into classes, and not be so retarded about most things. And by the way, i have read EVERYTHING in this thread, i haven't missed a word, so when you post something you know i'm going to read it.
And the lady said my IQ is equal to or higher then the average MIT stupid, and i should be going to a good school. Not a community college, but i don't really care. I will do what i need to do, if i need to go to a CC for a few years and up my GPA, thats just what i will have to do, if i can get itno a better school, which is doubtufl unless i slam SAT's and step up at every aspect of life, which i will undoubtably try to do, and i think i can. I'm going to start playing baseball aswel, which should look good. Volunteering and joining groups too, but i need to make sure i have time for the necessary things in life, like friends, because having no friends is what led me to that state of mind where i had no motivation and no goal to do anything, and that inevitably my life would end up boring and mundane, and the worst of all repetitive I cannot stand anything with a repetitive nature, working 9-5 in a desktop would kill me.
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