<p>I have no EC’s at all, no sports. nada. I’m thinking of making a debate team, doing Aca Deca, and then Water Polo. I can’t think of a lot of other things to do right now. My school doesn’t have many clubs. Not a lot of research to do for someone going into social science/ economics. I wish I could do more. All I do is go home. Nothing at all. </p>
<p>Anyone thinking about self studying? So many kids do it at CC, thinking about trying it myself. Most likely its gonna be AP Micro, AP Macro and AP Stats. I feel so incompetent.</p>
<p>Definitely not planning to self study. I don’t have nearly enough self discipline to do it and I also always saw it as something that kids whose schools offer very little do. My school has 25 APs and the IB Diploma so I’m all set in that department. </p>
<p>Also, don’t feel incompetent, hailbo. Seriously. Everyone’s right when they say that CC is a very small minority of students. You’re definitely not incompetent. Chin up. :)</p>
<p>Yeah, I’ve read some threads about rejections letters ‘rolling in’ to students who do the right things in high school. It’s crazy how much stress they put upon us. The funny things is, no one realizes it except the students. The adults think we are just over exaggerating.</p>
<p>I do not think that anyone other than students realize how much stress there is being in these classes. Most adults probably think: Oh they’re high school students who take harder classes. It drove one of my friends to having a nervous breakdown in the middle of class.</p>
<p>Yeah, I get what you mean. My parents are immigrants who couldn’t afford to finish even high school. They mean well, but sometimes they don’t understand that things aren’t as easy as they think.</p>
<p>I’m constantly fretting, and because of my constant switch in curriculums, there are gaps to be filled at times. Not too long ago I didn’t know how to divide decimals, but I knew how to factor quadratics. It’s an interesting life that started way before high school.</p>
<p>Really, I love High School. I hate my high school, though. It costs too much but the teachers are extremely poor. There are no worthwhile clubs or sports, and I always feel like I can do more. I’m trying to make up for it from now over summer. </p>
<p>It’s a good thing I’m still a freshman. I’ve got time.</p>
<p>I really hope they don’t mess this one up. Cars 2 was horrible. I didn’t know that Monsters University was sort of like a prequel. It tells the story when the two main characters met.</p>
<p>On the subject of Finding Nemo, am I like the only person alive who really doesn’t like that movie? It seems like we have to watch it on every coach bus or class for no reason and I always end up taking a 1.5 hour nap :)</p>
<p>-------------------------------------------If it is to be, it is up to me…</p>
<p>I’m pumped for the Monsters Inc movie, but I’m not sure why they needed to make a Finding Nemo sequel. Hopefully it doesn’t turn out to be stupid.</p>
<p>@typeakid: Same here lol. That movie and Polar Express have been shown pretty much every time my school (this includes elementary, middle, and high school) put on a movie, for whatever reason, so they’ve gotten stale.</p>
<p>Being a freshman at my school isn’t that bad. Nobody really hates on us. I actually like being a freshman. It’s my excuse for being clueless and plus I like being the youngest in the school.</p>
<p>@metsfanAJM Oh my gosh Polar Express always really got on my nerves, too. </p>
<p>Well, I guess I’m excited to not be a freshman anymore, but most of my friends are already sophomores (or, even worse, upperclassmen), so it’s just going to remind me how alone I’ll be when they graduate lol. Right now I’m just anxiously awaiting my choir audition results. Crossing my fingers to get into our highest level concert choir and our mixed show choir, yet I won’t find out until Monday Good thing those choirs are in desperate need of first sopranos since all but one of them are graduating.</p>
<p>-------------------------------------------If it is to be, it is up to me…</p>
<p>@Swinter I agree. Plus, I don’t want to leave my teachers who are all amazing, especially my English teacher. My biggest fear is that I’m going to go visit them one day, and they’ll have no idea who I am. Super awkward.</p>
<p>i don’t want to be a sophomore because it increases the pressure that you need to conduct yourself and your achievements in a higher caliber. i mean as a freshman we can get away with things and we have an excuse to be “mediocre”. According to the mainstream opinion, we don’t have to worry about college yet.</p>
<p>my mom always yells at me for staying up until 2:00 to finish up a position paper. she thinks being a high school student is easy, and that if i simply just participate as a member in many clubs i’ll get into a prestigious university. she doesn’t understand why i try so hard. i come home at 8:00 most nights because i have a research internship and transportation sucks (my parents don’t feel entitled to drive me so I usually take the subway). i work super duper hard, yet it feels as if these efforts are going to waste. I have like +4 hours of homework each night. My teacher expects me to finish half of Romeo and Juliet by tomorrow, with only today and yesterday in advance.</p>
Good thing those choirs are in desperate need of first sopranos since all but one of them are graduating.</p>