Anybody Go to TAMS?

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>I've asked about TAMS before on these forums, but only in terms of the college application process. I realized however, that if I'm going to be living somewhere for two years I probably should know something about it.</p>

<p>I mean, I know UNT's party line on the program front and back, but I'm curious as to what actual experience is like from people slightly less invested in the program's success. So if there are any TAMS people, what is life really like there, in terms of social life, academics, etc? Are people really nerdy? And if so, in the cool, quirky way or the misanthropic sociopath way? Are classes really challenging and are the professors any good? Lastly, I googled around a bit and I found a couple of complaints that the discipline is really strict and completely arbitrary. Is it really that bad?</p>

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<p>I know two people that went to TAMS...one got kicked because he took drugs and another had commuited suicide..I dont mean to put a negative influence on the school but that is all i know about tams kids.</p>

<p>btw..they were really smart</p>

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<p>TAMS rocking, Tams rockin, TAMS rock, TAMS rock, TAMS rockin, TAMS rockin. Sing it....tams rock tams rock tams rock tams rockin tams rockin</p>

<p>w00t</p>

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<p>Excel: 0.o! Seriously? Is TAMS that cutthroat, or is it just typical teenage issues which would have occured regardless of the environment?</p>

<p>LW: Wah?</p>

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<p>Anybody who is actually at/ went to TAMS?</p>

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<p>I did not mean to give a bad impression of tams..I was just saying that. tams is GOOD</p>

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<p>Bumpety Bump</p>

<p>Maybe I can get a response from someone pulling an all-nighter...</p>

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<p>I heard you get your own huge a$$ lab for yourself.</p>

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<p>Bump.</p>

<p>Are there NO TAMS kids here?</p>

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<p>TAMing the night away, TAMmy boy, TAMmy boy. TAMing the night away...</p>

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<p>i wish i could help u, but wuts TAM?</p>

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<p>Let me tell you bout the TAMs and the bees and the flowers and TArees and.la di da don't know this part...crazy TAM called love.</p>

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<p>it is a school for smart kids, it was one of the top schools according to the rankings..texas academy of math and science..i think</p>

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<p>Yeah, it's a program at University of North Texas where high schoolers interested in a career in math and science can, in the place of their junior and senior year, go to college instead. At the end of these two years, the kids get a state-issued high school diploma, and have 60 hours of college credit which in theory can be transferred to other colleges, though in practice only Texas schools accept the credit.</p>

<p>Excel, what rankings? I know they do well in Seimens, but is their some sort of USNews thing for high schools?</p>

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<p>The TAMifications call for immense ramifications.</p>

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<p>Logisticwizard, could I just ask something?</p>

<p>WHAT IN THE NAME THAT IS GOOD AND HOLY ARE YOU RAMBLING ABOUT???</p>

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<p>TAM for the money, TAM for the show, TAMS for the action, go TAMS, go!!!!</p>

<p>TAM'in and jammin, I'm all about rammin', that tammin' pajammin'</p>

<p>To answer your question Bob, I like to ramble random things that incorporate the name of the program when I get sick of the thread hanging around. I did the same for TASP to spice things up, many people ignore it though.</p>

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<p>ahh.</p>

<p>Sorry about the bumping that I did earlier, I was just hoping for some first hand info.</p>

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<p>Random bob...
newsweek rankings..it was really high up there</p>

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<p>Excel, TAMS isn't on the newsweek list at all as far as I can tell, as it looks at ratio of AP tests taken to number of students, and TAMS kids don't seem to take AP tests. They also don't appear on the Wash Post list, because they violate the requirements by accepting less than 50% of those who apply to it.</p>