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On July 14 2012 07:00 SeeKeR wrote:
14 yr old GM?
Damn impressive
Enjoy it buddy. The minute you enter your sophomore year of high school it's going to be hell. PSATS/SATS/ACTS/College Applications/After School Activities/Community Service Hours/College Applications again/HELL
lol. I did not of that.
Only the super nerdy Asian kids do PSATs anyways, and almost no one I know actually studied for the SATs or ACTs. Generally speaking I did not feel they were very important tests (the SAT at least, I didn't take any practice tests or take the ACTs). I went into the SAT with a massive hangover from partying the night before and wrote my college application the actual day it was due, including the essays, without having them proofread. Before it sounds like I'm bragging, I would put myself in the majority of the people with this mentality that went to the same college as me, UCI. Although no Ivy League, it's still ranked 13 for public universities in the nation. And everyone I know that went to Stanford or Berkeley (sample size: 5) didn't study extensively either - they might have taken a practice course, and worked on their college applications for a week or so, but that's it.
High school is a joke compared to college in terms of stress. If you're stressing out ridiculously in high school, something is wrong, and you just stress out easily. Only thing has school has is a shitton of time consuming busy work, but it doesn't matter, because you never have to worry about scoring well on tests because not only are they super easy as long as you listened in lecture (which you have to attend, you're in high school), but all tests combined are like 35% of your grade.
I did less than 5 hours of community service as well.
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On July 14 2012 11:28 FabledIntegral wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2012 07:00 SeeKeR wrote:
14 yr old GM?
Damn impressive
Enjoy it buddy. The minute you enter your sophomore year of high school it's going to be hell. PSATS/SATS/ACTS/College Applications/After School Activities/Community Service Hours/College Applications again/HELL lol. I did not of that. Only the super nerdy Asian kids do PSATs anyways, and almost no one I know actually studied for the SATs or ACTs. Generally speaking I did not feel they were very important tests (the SAT at least, I didn't take any practice tests or take the ACTs). I went into the SAT with a massive hangover from partying the night before and wrote my college application the actual day it was due, including the essays, without having them proofread. Before it sounds like I'm bragging, I would put myself in the majority of the people with this mentality that went to the same college as me, UCI. Although no Ivy League, it's still ranked 13 for public universities in the nation. And everyone I know that went to Stanford or Berkeley (sample size: 5) didn't study extensively either - they might have taken a practice course, and worked on their college applications for a week or so, but that's it. High school is a joke compared to college in terms of stress. If you're stressing out ridiculously in high school, something is wrong, and you just stress out easily. Only thing has school has is a shitton of time consuming busy work, but it doesn't matter, because you never have to worry about scoring well on tests because not only are they super easy as long as you listened in lecture (which you have to attend, you're in high school), but all tests combined are like 35% of your grade. I did less than 5 hours of community service as well.
I'm glad that you found a path that was comfortable for you, but there are a lot of people in high school who take academics seriously enough for undergrad admissions at top American universities to be extremely competitive.
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hey i'm 14 yr old GM too! : P
Why do people think that being young means that you will play worse? :/
EDIT: Although, I'm still not as good as this guy!
Best of luck man! I will watch your streaaaaaaaaaaam <3
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On July 14 2012 11:40 chenchen wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2012 11:28 FabledIntegral wrote:On July 14 2012 07:00 SeeKeR wrote:
14 yr old GM?
Damn impressive
Enjoy it buddy. The minute you enter your sophomore year of high school it's going to be hell. PSATS/SATS/ACTS/College Applications/After School Activities/Community Service Hours/College Applications again/HELL lol. I did not of that. Only the super nerdy Asian kids do PSATs anyways, and almost no one I know actually studied for the SATs or ACTs. Generally speaking I did not feel they were very important tests (the SAT at least, I didn't take any practice tests or take the ACTs). I went into the SAT with a massive hangover from partying the night before and wrote my college application the actual day it was due, including the essays, without having them proofread. Before it sounds like I'm bragging, I would put myself in the majority of the people with this mentality that went to the same college as me, UCI. Although no Ivy League, it's still ranked 13 for public universities in the nation. And everyone I know that went to Stanford or Berkeley (sample size: 5) didn't study extensively either - they might have taken a practice course, and worked on their college applications for a week or so, but that's it. High school is a joke compared to college in terms of stress. If you're stressing out ridiculously in high school, something is wrong, and you just stress out easily. Only thing has school has is a shitton of time consuming busy work, but it doesn't matter, because you never have to worry about scoring well on tests because not only are they super easy as long as you listened in lecture (which you have to attend, you're in high school), but all tests combined are like 35% of your grade. I did less than 5 hours of community service as well. I'm glad that you found a path that was comfortable for you, but there are a lot of people in high school who take academics seriously enough for undergrad admissions at top American universities to be extremely competitive.
He made it sound as if that was the norm. I graduated with over a 4.0 and 24 units for AP credits, I did fine and took academics "seriously." But what he is stipulating is absolutely ridiculous. And it's not like 13 in the nation for public universities is low tier either. Even to get into a school like Stanford, you didn't need to prepare anywhere near a level that would be "like hell."
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On July 14 2012 06:59 syriuszonito wrote:
you will never play sc2 for money or fame so you decided to stream, makes sense
User was temp banned for this post.
You're just jealous that a kid is better than you.
I actually think that you have a good chance to go pro. If you do think so, do it after high school.
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Check it out guys, very educational stream for Terrans of every level. High level play and quality commentary.
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On July 14 2012 11:40 chenchen wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2012 11:28 FabledIntegral wrote:On July 14 2012 07:00 SeeKeR wrote:
14 yr old GM?
Damn impressive
Enjoy it buddy. The minute you enter your sophomore year of high school it's going to be hell. PSATS/SATS/ACTS/College Applications/After School Activities/Community Service Hours/College Applications again/HELL lol. I did not of that. Only the super nerdy Asian kids do PSATs anyways, and almost no one I know actually studied for the SATs or ACTs. Generally speaking I did not feel they were very important tests (the SAT at least, I didn't take any practice tests or take the ACTs). I went into the SAT with a massive hangover from partying the night before and wrote my college application the actual day it was due, including the essays, without having them proofread. Before it sounds like I'm bragging, I would put myself in the majority of the people with this mentality that went to the same college as me, UCI. Although no Ivy League, it's still ranked 13 for public universities in the nation. And everyone I know that went to Stanford or Berkeley (sample size: 5) didn't study extensively either - they might have taken a practice course, and worked on their college applications for a week or so, but that's it. High school is a joke compared to college in terms of stress. If you're stressing out ridiculously in high school, something is wrong, and you just stress out easily. Only thing has school has is a shitton of time consuming busy work, but it doesn't matter, because you never have to worry about scoring well on tests because not only are they super easy as long as you listened in lecture (which you have to attend, you're in high school), but all tests combined are like 35% of your grade. I did less than 5 hours of community service as well. I'm glad that you found a path that was comfortable for you, but there are a lot of people in high school who take academics seriously enough for undergrad admissions at top American universities to be extremely competitive.
Yes, but even if you do all of the above it doesn't eat up all your time, especially if your smart AND efficient with time management and schoolwork. No, you won't be able to play SC easily for 4-6+ hours everyday, but it's still possible to have plenty of time for a "life" on the side.
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Oh man. I'm 14 too. Not nearly as good... 
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Hey guys I had a really fun time streaming today, thanks for all the feedback and I'll be back to stream tomorrow! If you want the latest updates just check my channel.
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Awesome that you have decided to stream! Good luck.
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On July 14 2012 07:00 SeeKeR wrote:
14 yr old GM?
Damn impressive
Enjoy it buddy. The minute you enter your sophomore year of high school it's going to be hell. PSATS/SATS/ACTS/College Applications/After School Activities/Community Service Hours/College Applications again/HELL
Also high-school is not hard.
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Ooh, up and comer, and an American AND Terran to boot, I'll definitely keep an eye out for your upcoming results :D. Also, to people trying to dismiss age - seriously? It's not that tough of a concept. Young = more potential. More time to play [in terms of having many years ahead of them], more malleability and thus potential for growth, etc.
While that comment from syriuszonito was out of line, there is some understandable confusion due to the phrasing of the OP. You should edit to point out that you are not playing with the sole purpose or intent of merely making money/becoming famous, but for the thrill of competition/repping the US and whatnot.
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On July 14 2012 14:04 LlamaNamedOsama wrote:
Ooh, up and comer, and an American AND Terran to boot, I'll definitely keep an eye out for your upcoming results :D. Also, to people trying to dismiss age - seriously? It's not that tough of a concept. Young = more potential. More time to play [in terms of having many years ahead of them], more malleability and thus potential for growth, etc.
While that comment from syriuszonito was out of line, there is some understandable confusion due to the phrasing of the OP. You should edit to point out that you are not playing with the sole purpose or intent of merely making money/becoming famous, but for the thrill of competition/repping the US and whatnot.
Ah an extremely good point I suppose, me streaming really has nothing to do with though, I am streaming TO pay for my Uncle's Daughter's tuition, I don't know her, infact I've never even talked to her but I know her father is extremely irresponsible, and I've heard she's really smart, so I decided I would help her out.
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On July 14 2012 07:00 SeeKeR wrote:
14 yr old GM?
Damn impressive
Enjoy it buddy. The minute you enter your sophomore year of high school it's going to be hell. PSATS/SATS/ACTS/College Applications/After School Activities/Community Service Hours/College Applications again/HELL
This reminds me of when I was in 11th grade and recent graduates from my school had come back to visit. They we're talking about how crazy demanding college was and how you'd have to write a 10 page paper every week (keep in mind these people were freshmen). Yeah, I quickly learned once I started going to the same college they all did that that comment was complete bullshit.
This stuff is only necessary if you want to go to an ivy league school and you don't come from any form of a wealthy background. I applied to one college (UCSD), the week before the application was due, after I had regain consciousness from being knocked out to get my wisdom teeth pulled (I'm not even lying here). I Never did after school stuff because I was a bus student. Community service, lol wtf did you commit a misdemeanor and get your jail time converted or something? I took a PSAT I didn't study for (my mother pushed me to do it), I took an SAT I didn't study for. It's been too long for me to ever remember what the ACTS is (sounds familiar though).
As sad as this is going to come off, I think the main reason I got accepted was because I wrote a good sob story for my personal statement; talking about how my parents divorced at 6, I never really had a steady household to live in, my family doesn't have much money, I'd be the first person in my family to go to college, etc etc, that cliche crap. And while technically that shit is true, it's not like it ever had any baring on me psychologically or on my schooling.
TLDR: Most of that stuff in the quote is unnecessary (save for SATS, obv. college apps), come up with a good sob story showing how you've overcome adversity in your life.
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^^
not sure if thats the most reliable route haha
Also I got a few messages asking what happened in the BO3 vs AL.Darkangel in Playhem. Basically Playhem has Ohana LE and Daybreak LE so there are no supply depots at the bottom of the ramp, g1 on Ohana I decided to 11/11rax with the intent of blocking the bottom of the ramp with 2 bunkers, I did so and it resulted in a win. However DarkAngel wanted a re-game because Playhem shouldnt have such a odd tournament map pool, talked to admins an was denied. I ended up agreeing to the re-game because I felt like I was abusing something that would never happen in real tournament play (barring Nestea vs ByuN haha). The score reset to 0-0 and he Roach rushed me and won the first set, but I came back 2-1 with a 2rax/3oc bio expand.
tl;dr playhem really needs to change their map pool.
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On July 14 2012 14:17 XenoSC wrote:
^^
not sure if thats the most reliable route haha
Oh don't get me wrong, I'm not saying my experience is reliable but rather a lot of that extraneous stuff is not necessary. I wont deny that it does help though. If you wanna go the "better to be safe than sorry" route, all power to you. I (and obviously many others in this thread) are just trying to convey one doesn't HAVE to do these things to get into a decent university (GPA > Community Service any day). My sophomore - senior years were not stressful, nor need they be. There will be plenty of time for stress in college if you want to continue your education into graduate school and a PhD program. (However if you want just simply an undergraduate degree, there really isn't that much stress in that either.)
Actually on that note, this is probably the best advice I can give. Before you ever start your undergrad, consider if you even want to continue into a graduate program and further. Myself and a lot of people I know simply just went into college because it was simply what was suppose to naturally come next. But if you don't really have a plan for what you want to do after you get your undergrad, you may end up feeling lost while racking up some good debt (assuming your parent wouldn't fit 100% of the bill). And college is where extracurricular stuff really starts to matter since it's stuff like that that starts to pad a resume; stuff like internships and whatnot, whether you plan to go to graduate school or just try to simply get a job after your undergrad. Take advantages of the resources your college provide you. They are there for a reason. They expect you to ask for help or to ask about the opportunities they can offer.
Sorry to sidetrack your thread, so to stay on track I say GL to your SC2 endeavors. It's always great to see up and coming NA players (and looking at your results, you definitely seem to be that).
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Where dat snitch at?37025 Posts
I think I have to explain why I said what I said.
My family always have high expectations. I'm also the youngest of four so it was essential that I got into a big name college.
I was really lazy in my high school years. Only after I got into Purdue did I truly realize I behind I was. I knocked out high school too simply. Now in college, I'm suffering because I have 0 studying experience.
Which is why I said what I said. I did everything I mentioned but I did it abysmally. Just barely got into Purdue :/
Just saying, if you put in the effort now, it'll be easier in the future
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Your post really impressed me. So young, yet so mature. 
I sincerely wish you all the best!
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