<p>I go to a school in an upper-middle to upper class community. Even though this is my third year at my district, I still can't wrap my mind around how spoiled and selfish some of my classmates are. Like, the other day my friend told me that her dad would pay anything her to take summer gym, so she could fit an extra AP into her schedule. And it's not even related to what she'll be doing in college (engineering, taking AP Geo). For starters, my parents would never pay 500 bucks just for me to be able to take an extra AP. And even if they did, I would feel really guilty for them trying to do that. </p>
<p>Other school districts nearby refer to our school as 'the rich snobby school'. It's pretty pathetic; every time I say I'm from ---- school, they say, "Oh, you go to /that/ school. Isn't it full of rich kids?" I really don't care about other people saying this about me, since my family isn't even in the upper-middle class, but it really annoys me how spoiled some of my classmates are.</p>
Does this really qualify as spoiled? I mean, if someone has money, I don’t see the problem with paying $500 to send their daughter to summer school so she can take an extra AP. She may be spoiled if she didn’t show appreciation for it, but I don’t think you should look down upon someone and deem them “spoiled” just because her parents have extra money they are willing to spend on her education.</p>
<p>^I wouldn’t call that a waste of money. she is getting to take an extra class, which benefits her education.
I think this particular situation is more about having different priorities and placing a different amount of significance on education rather than being spoiled.</p>
<p>“500 bucks just for me to be able to take an extra AP”</p>
<p>I’m assuming you expect them to pay at least part of your college costs, though. AP will save you money in college. Same difference. Private college courses can cost well over $600.</p>
<p>It doesn’t have to relate to this student’s major; it can help her get out of taking classes like that in college. Exactly, she won’t have to take as many classes that don’t relate to her major, therefore she can take more classes that actually are about engineering.</p>
<p>LOL. Why are people trying to justify that? Students should be motivated to take AP classes by themselves, not pressured by their parents, let alone bribed hundreds of dollars.</p>
<p>Taking summer school in order to take an extra AP isn’t spoiled…some people in my school go on month long trips to Europe and stuff with their friends during the summer. All paid for by their parents of course :P</p>
<p>But there is this other girl I know…she threw a fit last year because her parents would only pay her $50 per A on her report card instead of $100 like her brother got.</p>
<p>Is the $500 a bribe or just the money for gym?
If it’s a bribe, it’s stupid, but I want her parents to adopt me. If not, it’s okay.
My parents paid for two online AP classes, at which point I got a job at McDonald’s out of my own volition/guilt. Unfortunately they still haven’t been paid back because I get pretty much no hours and it’s taken me about 8 months to make $900.
I promised them when I’m rich I’ll buy them a house in Florida. </p>
<p>But can’t she just self-study Human Geo?</p>
<p>“she threw a fit last year because her parents would only pay her $50 per A on her report card instead of $100 like her brother got.”</p>
<p>Hell, I’d throw a fit too. Not because I felt entitled to money, but because my brother got more. What’s that about?</p>
<p>Oh wait, she’s being bribed? I thought she wanted to take the class just to take it.</p>
<p>Regardless…</p>
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<p>No, but most colleges require “other” courses…you know, English, Science 101, etc., and having AP credits can get you out of some of those classes.</p>
<p>I live in a wealthy town where my friends in school get high everyday/throw ragers on weekends and go to like cancun or the bahamas for spring breaks (paid by parents), collect have like 7-13 different pair of sneakers to match each outfit (the guys) and drive some pretty nice cars to school and they complain that their parents “suck” and that they are “too strict”… These aren’t kids that are like high school peaks either, a lot of them are pretty smart and get excellent grades in school but are just really spoiled…</p>
<p>Yea its really annoying being a child of a single mom who can’t afford any of this stuff that everyone in my town can afford but whatever</p>
<p>Sorry, the $500 is for summer gym so she won’t have to take it during the school year; therefore, she could take an extra class, she is NOT being bribed.</p>
<p>Why is taking gym over the summer for $500 such a big deal? I did it for a little less just because gym is probably the most useless class anyone will ever take in high school. In my opinion it’s better to get it out of the way and take another class that is more challenging/interesting. I wouldn’t consider that being spoiled at all.</p>
<p>This might just be my opinion, but 500 dollars is a lot. It’s a drop in the bucket compared to college tuition, but to me it’s a lot. 500 dollars can go a long ways. I was really surprised when my student fees were almost $200, so I would never do summer gym for $500.</p>
big difference.</p>