<p>Although I am not an expert in education, I am certain that my school's classes are near-totally idiotic. Not in that they are lazy, but in that the teachers and students don't seem to know or care why the heck they're sitting in class, bored to death, memorizing all these numbers and facts that they'll forget the day after the exam. </p>
<p>My teacher told me that "I'm good at what I'm interested in, and mediocre at what I'm not," and I think he's right, looking at my grades compared to my peers. I did my best only in subjects I found educational value in, and focused on learning things outside of my school curriculum. And I am certain that if I have learned anything past few years, the school classes have little to do with that matter compared with the enormous change all the reading, writing, drawing, experiencing, and talking I have independently sought outside of school prison. But, will the college I'm applying to sympathize with my situation? Or would they see me as some dumb student too lazy to make up better excuses?</p>
<p>This is what they'll see:
"Or would they see me as some dumb student too lazy to make up better excuses?"</p>
<p>Admissions officers are impressed by students who are self motivated and rise to difficult challenges, not students who are crushed by relatively minor bumps in the road.</p>
<p>It will help you to demonstrate your strengths with strong scores on your AP tests and other standardized tests.
You will also want to demonstrate your academic strength outside of your school, for example, by participating in academic summer programs or classes at a local community college.
This is an issue that you will need to actively manage in college, as well. It is up to you to get a schedule that will make the most of your strengths.</p>
<p>There is nothing wrong with being better in some subjects than others, and achieving more in some subjects than others, but you still need to perform acceptably in the others.</p>
<p>If the rest of your application shows true dediation to the subjects you love, colleges will see that. Colleges, however, do not oten overlook unachieving. Few colleges have no requirements, so they would ave to assume you'll slack in the subjects youi don't like there too. Blaming your grades on anything but you is never a good idea. Most schools and teachers are bad to mediocre.</p>
<p>You're not the first kid to notice that high school is often a big waste of time. Ferris Bueller was talking about this before you were born, and he was no pioneer, either.</p>
<p>There are LACs that are sympathetic to spotty transcripts (up to a point), but whatever you do, play down how much high school sucks when you talk about your record in essays and interviews. It's never advantageous to play that theme.</p>
<p>it is not a good idea to trash-talk your school (or disrespect it, or whatever); although my high school is not the greatest experience ever, i learned to deal with it. admissions officers will be turned off by any excuses.</p>