Ugh...school schedule...

[ShoogarBear]

And the percentage of that happening is pretty slim.

Nobody stated any probability limitations. Besides, it's just a joke.

[FromWayDowntown]

Ah, you know I'm just tweaking you.

You would have been right to add "non-athletic", because a porn star or lap dancer doesn't get their jobs from something that happens as part of going to high school.

At least, not any high schools I know about.

I know.

I've been writing about mind numbing crap all day.

Not doing well formulating witty responses at this point . . . .

[FromWayDowntown]

By the way, Shoog -- your response DID crack me up.

[usckk]

Okay...Maybe I wasn't clear, but what I meant by "not wanting to work to hard" is taking less classes each semester. Because of all my AP credits, in truth, i'm able to graduate college in 3 years easily. However, I want to enjoy college life and graduate in the normal timespan of 4 years. In my college, we are required to have 120 hours of credit, so I am able to average about 12 hours per semester.

Yall don't understand what I went through in HS. In the middle all those hard academic classes, I had tennis practice and matches everyday. Sometimes when we have a match, I don't get home until 11:00, and with that many AP classes, sleep is almost an after-thought (Our team won 3 state champions by the way, so i'm not doing it just to feel my resume). And if that wasn't enough, I was also concert master of my orchestra and had after school reahersals 3 times a day. Tennis and Orchestra often conflicted too.

[FromWayDowntown]

Okay...Maybe I wasn't clear, but what I meant by "not wanting to work to hard" is taking less classes each semester. Because of all my AP credits, in truth, i'm able to graduate college in 3 years easily. However, I want to enjoy college life and graduate in the normal timespan of 4 years. In my college, we are required to have 120 hours of credit, so I am able to average about 12 hours per semester.

Yall don't understand what I went through in HS. In the middle all those hard academic classes, I had tennis practice and matches everyday. Sometimes when we have a match, I don't get home until 11:00, and with that many AP classes, sleep is almost an after-thought (Our team won 3 state champions by the way, so i'm not doing it just to feel my resume). And if that wasn't enough, I was also concert master of my orchestra and had after school reahersals 3 times a day. Tennis and Orchestra often conflicted too.

I feel you. I had an academic schedule that rivaled yours; if a course that I took had an AP or Honors section, I was in it. I also played varsity football for two years and varsity baseball for two years and participated in a number of other on-campus and off-campus organizations and honor societies. When you're in that environment, it's not easy; you're right about that. Of the people who formed the core of my high school peer group, there are now at least 5 attorneys, 4 surgeons, 2 non-surgeon doctors, 4 engineers, and at least 2 exremely successful entrepreneurs. It was a pretty significant feat to remain academically compe ive in that group, and as the only varsity athlete in that group, my ability to accomplish that feat was burdened by the extra pressures brought on by daily practice schedules and games. As a baseball player, I can assure you that 11 p.m. was frequently long gone when I got home from games. As a football player, I had at least 3 occasions when weeknight road games meant that I wasn't in bed until 3 or 4 a.m. With that resume, I'm sure that I can completely sympathize with your plight.

But, since you've sought advice elsewhere about college, I'll offer some admittedly unsolicited advice here: I think you sell yourself short if you think that you've somehow earned the right to take it easy after doing that -- even if you're only talking about taking reduced hours in each semester of your collegiate career.

In the first place, and very much in my own way, I think that clepping hours through AP credits is a pretty significant disservice to academic advancement, because while you've certainly demonstrated some degree of academic prowess, you've done it in a fairly contained and controlled environment. You've also done it under the tutelage of high school teachers, rather than collegiate professors. I understand that you've passed AP exams and that isn't an insignificant accomplishment. But, I think you should understand that what you'll learn in college is mostly about reshaping your thinking and expanding your ability to apply critical thinking to solve problems. There is some percentage of that process that occurs by starting at the fundamental level in the collegiate environment and moving forward from that point. Obviously, my view of the value of AP credit and the wisdom of eschewing low-level collegiate course work is very much the minority view of such things. But I'm absolutely convinced that my achievement through college and graduate school was fueled, at least in part, by the fact that I had to go back to basics in my first year of college and start an entirely new learning process.

That issue aside, I recall that some of my friends who chose the path that you've chosen (limited hours each semester at a large state university), found out too late that they had relaxed too much and struggled to recover from that mistake. Again, my unsolicited advice to you is to work as hard as you can and to push yourself as much as you can. Success in college, academically, can frequently be as much about mentality as it is about ability. If you're convinced that you don't have to work as hard as others because you're taking fewer hours, you'll likely find that soem of the others have passed you by because the limitations on their time cause them to be more focused. Late in my collegiate career, I had semesters where I took 18 upper-division hours and worked Monday through Friday, 20-25 hours per week. In those semesters, my GPA was significantly higher than it had been in semesters in which I had 12 hours or 15 hours and wasn't burdened with a job. Many of my friends had similar or identical experiences.

I don't know you at all. For all I know, you are the most self-motivating student in the history of academics. I hope for your sake that you are.
Your path is entirely your own. I chose a post-high school route that was very different than the path that you've chosen. I don't regret my choices, though they brought about great challenges and required hard work; I hope that you won't ever regret yours. From those experiences, though, I fear that you might if you don't maintain the same at ude and drive that apparently served you so well in high school. On that count, I hope that I'm wrong.

[usckk]

I feel you. I had an academic schedule that rivaled yours; if a course that I took had an AP or Honors section, I was in it. I also played varsity football for two years and varsity baseball for two years and participated in a number of other on-campus and off-campus organizations and honor societies. When you're in that environment, it's not easy; you're right about that. Of the people who formed the core of my high school peer group, there are now at least 5 attorneys, 4 surgeons, 2 non-surgeon doctors, 4 engineers, and at least 2 exremely successful entrepreneurs. It was a pretty significant feat to remain academically compe ive in that group, and as the only varsity athlete in that group, my ability to accomplish that feat was burdened by the extra pressures brought on by daily practice schedules and games. As a baseball player, I can assure you that 11 p.m. was frequently long gone when I got home from games. As a football player, I had at least 3 occasions when weeknight road games meant that I wasn't in bed until 3 or 4 a.m. With that resume, I'm sure that I can completely sympathize with your plight.

But, since you've sought advice elsewhere about college, I'll offer some admittedly unsolicited advice here: I think you sell yourself short if you think that you've somehow earned the right to take it easy after doing that -- even if you're only talking about taking reduced hours in each semester of your collegiate career.

In the first place, and very much in my own way, I think that clepping hours through AP credits is a pretty significant disservice to academic advancement, because while you've certainly demonstrated some degree of academic prowess, you've done it in a fairly contained and controlled environment. You've also done it under the tutelage of high school teachers, rather than collegiate professors. I understand that you've passed AP exams and that isn't an insignificant accomplishment. But, I think you should understand that what you'll learn in college is mostly about reshaping your thinking and expanding your ability to apply critical thinking to solve problems. There is some percentage of that process that occurs by starting at the fundamental level in the collegiate environment and moving forward from that point. Obviously, my view of the value of AP credit and the wisdom of eschewing low-level collegiate course work is very much the minority view of such things. But I'm absolutely convinced that my achievement through college and graduate school was fueled, at least in part, by the fact that I had to go back to basics in my first year of college and start an entirely new learning process.

That issue aside, I recall that some of my friends who chose the path that you've chosen (limited hours each semester at a large state university), found out too late that they had relaxed too much and struggled to recover from that mistake. Again, my unsolicited advice to you is to work as hard as you can and to push yourself as much as you can. Success in college, academically, can frequently be as much about mentality as it is about ability. If you're convinced that you don't have to work as hard as others because you're taking fewer hours, you'll likely find that soem of the others have passed you by because the limitations on their time cause them to be more focused. Late in my collegiate career, I had semesters where I took 18 upper-division hours and worked Monday through Friday, 20-25 hours per week. In those semesters, my GPA was significantly higher than it had been in semesters in which I had 12 hours or 15 hours and wasn't burdened with a job. Many of my friends had similar or identical experiences.

I don't know you at all. For all I know, you are the most self-motivating student in the history of academics. I hope for your sake that you are.
Your path is entirely your own. I chose a post-high school route that was very different than the path that you've chosen. I don't regret my choices, though they brought about great challenges and required hard work; I hope that you won't ever regret yours. From those experiences, though, I fear that you might if you don't maintain the same at ude and drive that apparently served you so well in high school. On that count, I hope that I'm wrong.

Wow, very nicely written. Thanks.

But to answer your question, yes I am a very self-motivated person. I always strive to be the best, whether its academics or sports, and by not doing so, it will annoying me. However, although I am taking very few hours my freshman year, I will and must (Honors requirements)take about 18 hours each semester after my first.

I really need the break, or I'll drive myself crazy. I am naturally a nervous person, so having a difficult 1st year would be devastading. Also, by graduating in 4 years rather in 3 will help as well. Once I hit dental school, however, most of my attention will be focused in school, similarly to high school.

The reason I worked so hard in high school was for the scholarships. Now that i'm pretty much getting paid to school, I don't have to worry about rushing threw college. I want to have fun for once, unlike HS where I had no time at all to socialize.

[dirk4mvp]

Only 2 more days till starts.

[Leetonidas]

I actually don't mind going back to school. I have a feeling this year is going to own

[dirk4mvp]

Maybe. It just seems this summer flew by fast.

[Leetonidas]

It really did...

[spurs=bling]

I actually don't mind going back to school. I have a feeling this year is going to own

i have a feeling that this year is going to suck.

[1Parker1]

I feel you. I had an academic schedule that rivaled yours; if a course that I took had an AP or Honors section, I was in it. I also played varsity football for two years and varsity baseball for two years and participated in a number of other on-campus and off-campus organizations and honor societies. When you're in that environment, it's not easy; you're right about that. Of the people who formed the core of my high school peer group, there are now at least 5 attorneys, 4 surgeons, 2 non-surgeon doctors, 4 engineers, and at least 2 exremely successful entrepreneurs. It was a pretty significant feat to remain academically compe ive in that group, and as the only varsity athlete in that group, my ability to accomplish that feat was burdened by the extra pressures brought on by daily practice schedules and games. As a baseball player, I can assure you that 11 p.m. was frequently long gone when I got home from games. As a football player, I had at least 3 occasions when weeknight road games meant that I wasn't in bed until 3 or 4 a.m. With that resume, I'm sure that I can completely sympathize with your plight.

But, since you've sought advice elsewhere about college, I'll offer some admittedly unsolicited advice here: I think you sell yourself short if you think that you've somehow earned the right to take it easy after doing that -- even if you're only talking about taking reduced hours in each semester of your collegiate career.

In the first place, and very much in my own way, I think that clepping hours through AP credits is a pretty significant disservice to academic advancement, because while you've certainly demonstrated some degree of academic prowess, you've done it in a fairly contained and controlled environment. You've also done it under the tutelage of high school teachers, rather than collegiate professors. I understand that you've passed AP exams and that isn't an insignificant accomplishment. But, I think you should understand that what you'll learn in college is mostly about reshaping your thinking and expanding your ability to apply critical thinking to solve problems. There is some percentage of that process that occurs by starting at the fundamental level in the collegiate environment and moving forward from that point. Obviously, my view of the value of AP credit and the wisdom of eschewing low-level collegiate course work is very much the minority view of such things. But I'm absolutely convinced that my achievement through college and graduate school was fueled, at least in part, by the fact that I had to go back to basics in my first year of college and start an entirely new learning process.

That issue aside, I recall that some of my friends who chose the path that you've chosen (limited hours each semester at a large state university), found out too late that they had relaxed too much and struggled to recover from that mistake. Again, my unsolicited advice to you is to work as hard as you can and to push yourself as much as you can. Success in college, academically, can frequently be as much about mentality as it is about ability. If you're convinced that you don't have to work as hard as others because you're taking fewer hours, you'll likely find that soem of the others have passed you by because the limitations on their time cause them to be more focused. Late in my collegiate career, I had semesters where I took 18 upper-division hours and worked Monday through Friday, 20-25 hours per week. In those semesters, my GPA was significantly higher than it had been in semesters in which I had 12 hours or 15 hours and wasn't burdened with a job. Many of my friends had similar or identical experiences.

I don't know you at all. For all I know, you are the most self-motivating student in the history of academics. I hope for your sake that you are.
Your path is entirely your own. I chose a post-high school route that was very different than the path that you've chosen. I don't regret my choices, though they brought about great challenges and required hard work; I hope that you won't ever regret yours. From those experiences, though, I fear that you might if you don't maintain the same at ude and drive that apparently served you so well in high school. On that count, I hope that I'm wrong.

In case you couldn't figure it out...FWD is a lawyer.

[MissAllThat]

At least you get out way earlier spurs=bling.

That's doubtful. We don't start till the 30th, but chances are pretty good that I'm going to finish classes way before all of you.

[ALVAREZ6]

That's doubtful. We don't start till the 30th, but chances are pretty good that I'm going to finish classes way before all of you.

I meant earlier than me.



I'm not getting out til mid-June.

[ALVAREZ6]

I actually don't mind going back to school. I have a feeling this year is going to own

Neither do I.

I don't know why but for the past 3 years or so, I have never minded going back to the school. I almost look forward to it. I like starting the school year after great summers, and I always look forward to football season. That's why I always get pumped, football games.

In about 3 weeks, we are playing one of the best teams in the state that have won the state championship a bunch of times.

[MissAllThat]

I had semesters where I took 18 upper-division hours and worked Monday through Friday, 20-25 hours per week. In those semesters, my GPA was significantly higher than it had been in semesters in which I had 12 hours or 15 hours and wasn't burdened with a job. Many of my friends had similar or identical experiences.

I'm going to have to second this one also. I had a pretty tough little schedule during high school also. Some semesters it wasn't entirely caused by class difficulty but rather by extracurricular activities (of which I had a lot), but either way, I rarely ever had time for things like sleep or even sitting down and enjoying a meal. My first semester I started off with 15 hours in an attempt to choose a minor and after the 2nd or 3rd week decided that I liked one option better than the other, so I dropped a class, putting me back down at 12 hours. Anyway, on paper it looked like a pretty easy schedule from then out, but my GPA doesn't show for it. The following semester I took 17 hours and joined another organization in addition to the couple I was already in, and even though my free time drastically went down, I did a lot better that semester than the first. Granted I've taken only 12 hours every semester since then (although I did take 9 hours my freshman summer which is a lot when you consider that I'd just come off 17) and I've been fine, but I think I did need that one really hard semester to get myself completely focused. With only 12 hours you're going to have more free time than you even know what to do with, and I'm just not sure if thats the best idea for someone coming off of a really busy/tough high school schedule. I'm not against taking more hours now, but I have my reasons for sticking to 12 (1 being that I don't want to graduate any earlier than I am). I also am very actively involved with those organizations I joined freshman year. So maybe extra classes is not the only way to go, but I will suggest that you join at least a couple good organizations (perhaps one related to your major) and get involved in those instead of staying at home and sleeping/playing XBox all day.

[ALVAREZ6]

Now that i'm pretty much getting paid to school, I don't have to worry about rushing threw college.

All those AP courses and you can't spell through right...

I want to have fun for once, unlike HS where I had no time at all to socialize.

I took a different route on that one, I'm trying to have as much fun as I can in High School. I won't ever get these years back, I'm gonna live it up. But even with that mentality, I still get good grades, well at least in my standards. I don't know how good you did but probably better than me. I'm satisfied with a 91-92% average, and I do take hard courses, play sports, and have a job.

[spurs=bling]

ing walmart should stock up on their , i had to go to heb buy the rest of i need for school.

[usckk]

All those AP courses and you can't spell through right...



I took a different route on that one, I'm trying to have as much fun as I can in High School. I won't ever get these years back, I'm gonna live it up. But even with that mentality, I still get good grades, well at least in my standards. I don't know how good you did but probably better than me. I'm satisfied with a 91-92% average, and I do take hard courses, play sports, and have a job.

haha, come on...give me a break.

[furry_spurry]

For me, college was "easier" than high school- and not because I went the easy route or anything like that. I have a Bachelor's degree in mathematics and am almost half way through my Master's, which I am getting part-time. I just found the schedule so much better if you are a self-motivated person. So much time is wasted in high school classes that college courses don't waste. I found plenty of time to go to school, work part time, and have a life. I did give up my most time-consuming activity from high school, even though someone at my university begged me to be involved in it, but I was ready to move onto the next phase of my life.

As for taking advanced courses in high school- the 29 hours I got credit for saved alot of time and $$$$. I had no problem at all with taking the courses that came next- actually discovering that in many ways I was still ahead. For example, my high school only offered Calculus AB- so when I took the AP test and scored a 5, I got credit for ONE semester of calculus (4 hours). When I went into second semester calculus, I discovered that I had already covered at least half of that semester's material in high school, as well. I got the only "A" in the class.

[dirk4mvp]

My last free night . Whatever am I to do?

[spurs=bling]

My last free night . Whatever am I to do?

watch the mavs championship dvd

[dirk4mvp]

watch the mavs championship dvd

Do they make WCC dvd's?

[spurs=bling]

Do they make WCC dvd's?

nope its not worth Warner Bros time.

[dirk4mvp]

nope its not worth Warner Bros time.

Ah well, I'll buy one next year.