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i been thinkin alot lately about college. im in all ap classes and its fuckin hard. everyone is tellin me that shit'll pay off but idk. so anyways i was just wonderin about wat it takes. if ur in college or went to college tell where, what ur overall highschool gpa was, and whether or not u took any special classes.
What do you mean by special classes? Like AP? Or once we got to college?
Yeah, AP is hard. And yeah, college is hard, too. But compared to AP, it's probably about the same or more relaxed. Getting that much college credit simply through doing those AP classes is a really big gift, only you can't realize it when you're mired down in having to study, especially at this time of year.
Stick with it. Finishing AP courses in the spring of your senior year sucks. But colllege, if you're meant to take that avenue in life, is an amazing time. Tons of fun. Hard work, too. But it makes a huge difference in your future. You can't always see that when you're there or beforehand.
I took AP English, AP history, and AP biology. I was nearly ready to have a nervous breakdown. But it paid off when I didn't have to take those courses in college and got to take other stuff I was more interested in instead. Keep that in mind!
I go to the University of Missouri. I love it here; I'm so glad I picked it. My highschool GPA was 3.3 if I remember correctly. And I was the slacker type that was naturally smart or good at testtaking and never took any book home, but still got A's and B's. I don't think college classes are bad, though. My spanish class is kinda hard, cause its advanced composition(like there are spanish professors taking the class). But I got 16 backcredit hours for being in advanced spanish(free semester pretty much). I'm a freshman. I'm not going to take any more advanced classes though. Not that its that hard for me. I'd just rather take my time a little bit and enjoy the time I have here.
I do hate my english teacher though. I swear if she were just the slightest bit dumber, she'd probably get checks from the government.
Oh and statistics. I hate it. The textbook doesn't explain anything. I wrote the publishers a letter cussing them out about how terrible the book was.
Other than that, classes aren't bad.
Oh god, I love college. I don't wanna go back home for break, but I don't have any vacation plans so whatever.
AP is the right track - between the AP exams and dual enrollment in my local college I graduated from high school (at age 16 I might add) with 20 hours credit or so. I had about a 94/100 average (my high school calculated GPAs in an odd way) and a 4.0 all through college. College is a totally different experience. Trust me. You need to work your ass off in high school and get into the college that best fits your needs. Then life gets exactly 1,000,000 times better. You're doing things you want to do, taking classes you are interested in (for the most part), learning from teachers who are excited about teaching and with students who are excited to be learning - at least I was. It is a wonderful experience and well worth a couple of shitty years in high school. You will be preparing yourself for the rest of your life. Go for it.
You thinking about the future shows your maturity and understanding of the world around you. I'm in school at The University of Tampa, high school gpa was a 3.8 unweighted and a 4.3 weighted, I took AP classes and many an online course. Just keep your mind open and have a good perception on life and you'll be fine.:thumbsup:
I graduated highschool with a 1.8 GPA. I didn't do anything the last couple of years. Currently in a University due to decent ACT scores. It really just depends where you go. Some schools are easy some aren't.
I go to Southern Oregon University...with a 3.0...and I am almost a JUNIOR.Quote:
Originally Posted by passitplz
..I graduated high school with the bare minimum of credits...and a 2.2.
:) My senior year I was only enrolled in 3 classes and had 93 absences.
..oh...and I never went to a single detention.
:)
...and I am 21 years old.
I never took any special classes in high school, in fact I hardly took the bare minimum.
I have a 3.9 GPA, I take advanced classes for a few classes. I really enjoy college life alot better than high school life. its just so much more chill.
Damn fucking 3.9 in college props to that i go to Montgomery County Community College in Pa its easy but my determination to go drive 30 mins each day is not that great i think actually living on a college campus would be a better experience
When I went to community college that was a 30 minute drive away..I loved that damned drive. It would get me all psyched for class..I would just blare the music and sing my little heart out....I looked forward to that drive. It was nice...Quote:
Originally Posted by GratefulDead4ever
The drive back was the one that sucked though....
...now my drive to school is only like 8 minutes..but whatever..makes it a nice drive back!
I lived on campus for awhile...and yeah it was nice having my classes like literally accross the street..but student housing sucked my asshole.
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My gpa in high school was 3.8. I took a few ap classes but I have a stigma of not taking any classes seriously so I didnt do good enought o get any credit.
College is for so so far is alot easier than high school it seems. Everything is more laid back. You have to write some harder and longer papers but besides that its about the same or even easier. I dont even go to half my classes and I get Bs in most of my classes. If I really applied myself im sure I could ace all the classes.
Exactly. College is pretty much cake once you get the hang out it. I can whip out a 10 page paper in 4 hours and get a B on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by 40oz
Why just a few weeks ago I whipped out a 7 page paper in 3 hours...got it back Tuesday..and I ACED that biotch. I thought it was a really hard subject matter too. I literally did it right before class..hahaha.
Anyway, college is easier for me because I find it more interesting than high school. Sure I ditch a class here and there, or I leave early...so yeah, I am sure I would get A's if I applied myself..rather than the B's I'm getting now.
..but I'm chill with B's. There's a saying...."C's get DEGREEs!"...hahah.
I feel what I learn in college better applies to my real life and I like to learn it. Learning is fun!
i slacked off MAJOR in junior and senior year. i earned maybe a 2.3 GPA and didnt study for the SATs. I'm regretting it cause I didnt get accepted to any of the colleges I applied to, I ended up going to my safety school. it isnt so bad, but I know that if I hadn't fucked around so much, I would be at a better college.
So now I'm working really hard, getting 3.2 last semester, I'm trying to transfer. As mush as it blows, it really does pay off to work hard. I hate the whole system but there's no way out of it. I went to a private school with brilliant, driven kids. We were all flashed these bright and shiny private colleges that were so cool and so edgy. All of my friends ended up going to really great places like Barnard, Cornell, Hawaii Pacific, Brown and Drexel. I was almost guaranteed that I would get into a really great school. But I took advantage of that and suffered the consequences. Pull yourself together. College is amazing, but you have to work to get there.
yea some of u are the exact people i cant stand(school wise) i dont understand how u hav a 1.0 or 2.0 gpa and still get into a college. im taking ap spanish ap biology ap geometry ap world geography and ap english. all this and some dickheads dont do shit and still end up getting into college without even trying. idk sometimes it seems pointless. also sometimes since these classes are harder my gpa isnt quite what it would be if i took a regular class. would colleges rather see a little bit higher gpa or all the ap classes?
well honestly half of getting into college is your extra-curriculars and performance in class. not the grades you get, but how you apply yourself. I was a good kid, I made real friends with my teachers and they reflected that in my personal reports. Your teachers have to write reports about you and send them in. I of course picked the teachers that I was friends with, so they wrote accordingly. One of them was my AP Spanish teacher, whose class I always excelled in.
also I was very involved in my community. I did a lot of builds for habitat for humanity and I tutored after school and organized a county-wide bike drive for poor local folks who needed bikes. these are the things that got the admissions board's attention. you also have to send in a list of extra-curriculars and awards, not just your transcripts.
I also wrote thank-you letters to the admissions people when I visited and emailed the offices frequently. I was a rela stick in the mud, I made it a point to make myself known. I scheduled meetings with the admissions boards and with the heads of the foreign language department. they really like it if you stick your neck out there
so while my grades were mediocre, i was acting like a star student.
remember, its more than just good grades. supposedly colleges are looking for good people, not just good grades.
The only AP class I took was english/literature, and let me tell you - it definitely paid off! If I put effort into a paper, I get at least a B. On papers that I am passionate about, I never get anything other than an A. Being able to write well is a HUGE asset in University for sure.
As for University in general, it's pretty awesome. I really liked last year, but I have sort of lost motivation this year. It's super important to choose classes you like, and are interested in. That's what will keep you going. Good luck! :)
ok well im in 9th grade so u think it'd be ok to just chill this year or should i just say fuck it and start working hard now? ...id really like to just chill lol
9th and 10th grade are the most important ones. If you do good during those years you can slack a little junior year, then if you don't do too bad junior you can do nothing senior year.
^^^ i was always told its sophomore and junior year. after all, junior year is when youre supposed to start looking for colleges.
Yea your probably right Bizzle. Bottom line, do decent so you can do nothing senior year
EXACTLY, senior year is CAKE!!!
FUCK!! i was always told it was junoir and senoir year... im so glad u guys are here to confuse me more. THANKS:thumbsup: lol
Im in college. AP Classes are worthless (unless you pass your AP test) which isn't easy. I say fuck AP classes. Go to community college for 2 years and then transfer.
just work hard on junior year
By the time you are a senior you will usually have already been accepted to a college so as long as you dont fail out you wont have to do anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by passitplz
It depends on what college you go to. I breezed through high school I missed over 100 days of school my junior year and only had to go to class the last period of the day my senior year. I gadiated with a 3.7. I was fucked up in high school though I did lots of hard drugs and didn't care about anything. I did a little stint at a community college and lived in Florida for awhile. Now I am back here going to Ohio State and holy shit, wake up call, real world dead ahead. You actually have to study, and go to class or you will fail. Even the blow off classes are kinda hard. It's way different, I am glad I took time off before I started though because I would never have been able to handle it straight outta high school. Just be ready to take responsiblity and work hard or you won't make it.
I can't remember what my high school GPA was but combined with an almost perfect SAT, it was enough to get me into one of the US military academies.
Which I promptly transferred out of to go to UMass.
Which I charged through in 3 years pulling 22 credits a semester... overall GPA 3.0... LOVED my major... LOVED my classes... not so thrilled about homework, lol... just wanted to go fishing...
I took all honors courses in high school and found that college was EASIER than high school, wtf. Good times.
C's don't get you degrees in graduate school. ;) Why wouldn't you go to class every day and do all the work every time? I mean, it's college! You are there for your own good. Make something of it.
taking ap classes in highschool really doesnt help you out in college. i coasted through them not doing shit in highschool and coming out with like a 3.5. i tried to do the same in college and ended up in academic probation. if you get stressed over highschool then you definitely will over college. if you can get into college you are probably smart enough to graduate with decent grades just do the required work not a lot to it
They do if you go into a career that will pay for you to get your masters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marijuana connoisseu
Then you get first dibs.
:)
There is loop holes through everything.
You can always bullshit your way somehow!!!
You're paying for college... bust your ass or the only person you are cheating is yourself... there's always gonna be someone who DID work hard, ready to go get the best-paying job after they graduate.