XCMiler wrote:
bullshit, I hate high school, work, SEVERAL tests a week, studying at home, having parents, liking girls who aren't into you, etc
You know, if I knew then what I know now, I would have enjoyed high school a lot more. On the other hand, there's no way I'd do again. Wait, what am I saying? I start teaching high school in the fall. Curses! Foiled again!
Ap tests are not a joke, but they aren't that hard either. I took quite a few senior year and I survived. High school is a pain but it pretty much has to be done.
XCMiler wrote:
2 more ap tests this week. finals 4 weeks after that! AAHHHH!! At least summer is in 5 weeks
Good luck in college, pussy.
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it's not the difficulty of AP, homework, or any of the stuff that we generally complain about that is at the root of the problem. Yeah, compared to what college is gonna be, HS work is easy. the problem is that the pressure is still high. if you fail, you're screwed. AP tests shouldn't be that big of a deal--even if you only have a 10% chance of passing a test, that's still cheaper than any college credit from anywhere! But it freaks people out because they put $86 dollars down and they can't come back empty handed!
[quote]Grad Student wrote:
you sound pretty lame.
The AP's aren't that hard mate. I took 8 when I was in high school and went into undergrad with about 30 credits.
You are talking about how easy APs are, but you only got 30 credits from 8 classes. By my math that means you failed at least three exams. That gives you around a 63% pass rate. Nice work.
i agree so much, HS sucks so bad. at least people who have a job get paid. i am getting nothing out of this. i have 7 finals coming up next week, nothing is worse! i can't wait for summer when my only focus is XC.
haha, sucks for you guys. 7 days left in GA
kozelek wrote:
[quote]Grad Student wrote:
you sound pretty lame.
The AP's aren't that hard mate. I took 8 when I was in high school and went into undergrad with about 30 credits.
You are talking about how easy APs are, but you only got 30 credits from 8 classes. By my math that means you failed at least three exams. That gives you around a 63% pass rate. Nice work.
Or it means that he took some AP tests that only grant like 3 credits per test or that maybe he got a 4 and the school required a 5 for credit. I got 5's on both english tests, a 5 in US history, 5 in physics, 4 bio, 3 french, and went in with only 17
Man, if you have to work this hard to get through high school, maybe college isn't for you, buddy. High school was a breeze for me; I earned a 4.09 GPA, got 5 on AP Physics, 5 on AP Stats, 4 on Calc BC, 31 ACT, and a 2100 SAT. Those are pretty good considering that I studied maybe ten times for any of my classes and never for any AP test or standardized test. In high school, the material is basically spoon-fed to you. All you have to do is listen.
When I got to college, it was a huge wake-up call. I found myself studying more hours for each one of my four chemistry tests this past semester than I did for all four years of high school. Plus I always had upcoming exams in other classes, plus papers to write, plus I was living on my own for the first time, etc. I came out of this year with a 3.6, which is okay, but not great.
There are two possible pieces of advice I can give you. 1) If you actually have to work as hard as you say you do to get good grades on tests, then maybe you should rethink the direction your life is taking you. High school should be easy for someone who will do well in college. 2) There's a chance you're actually very smart and just stress too much. In that case, don't study so much. You'll do just as well (if you use time wisely in class, that is), and you'll enjoy life a lot more.