<p>Whoever made me blessed me with incredible memory. Well, I also worked really hard on my homeworks. HOMEWORK IS SO IMPORTANT, YOU GUYS DON'T EVEN KNOW! Well... this is CC< so people might know.</p>
<p>"Next year I'm taking AP English lang (required), IB Computer studies, AP US govt/VPS (required), AP Calc AB (required), AP stats, PIB Chem 1 (required), PIB French 3 (required)."</p>
<p>How is it that you had pre-calc your freshman year? Most kids at my HS don't even get to pre-calc before they graduate.</p>
<p>I have straight As. just pay attention in class and do all your hwk</p>
<p>I took alg. 1 7th grade and geometry 8th. I go to a magnet school and my program required me to take precalc 9th grade so I took alg. 2 over the summer. It's kinda scary cuz when you see a freshmen in precalc at my school, it's not unusual. There are 4 classes of freshmen precalc classes. At least there was this year. I got an A in it though. I think it's because my teacher had me for alg. 2 over the summer and rly saw an improvement in my attitude, stress, and ability in the class. Also, I was apart of Mu Alpha Theta (she's the coach for precalc) and my brother was in her class.</p>
<p>The problem is that I do do all my homework and I try to study (never studied before freshmen year). Yet, I still get a B in stupid English >:o.</p>
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1) The person who studies really hard and works really really hard
2) The person that is "gifted," so material comes to this person easily. However, this person still has to work hard (obviously to complete all work), but it is just easier.
3) The non-deserving person (athlete, super grade inflation, etc.)
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<p>This is pretty much true.</p>
<p>or,</p>
<p>4) The person who does drugs and either a) does drugs and is naturally intelligent and still manages to get an A in the class or b) is naturally intelligent but the drugs eff him up
5) Intelligent person blowing off work until the last hour or during passing time (previously mentioned)
6) The most lucky person; active in school, naturally intelligent, get's the A, does 3 varsity sports a year, and still manages to have friends and be social</p>
<p>I'm more of a #1 with a little #6. But I don't do 3 sports (went from 2 jv frosh/soph year to 1 jv now).</p>
<p>Dont blow off easy assignments..just get them done.
Mainly, establish a connection between yourself and the teacher..gain a reputation as a hardworking and good student, because there ARE times when you forget or are too tired to do homework, and as a hardworking student the teacher will give you a break..whereas if you have a lazy rep you wont get that break.
Also, it depends on your high school. If its really tough, aim for your best. If teachers go by curves, break the curve.</p>
<p>I get straight A's with a majority being A+'s but that's only b/c my school sucks and is really easy and I'm going to be a soph in fall so I haven't gotten a chance to dig into AP classes yet so ya</p>
<p>agree w/ above- blowing off easy assignments, like homework cost a nice chunk</p>
<p>spend enough time studying!</p>
<p>Why is it SO necessary to earn straight A's? 10 years from now, NOBODY will care. And straight A's won't guarantee you admission to the Harvards of the world. The fact is, the more selective a college is, the more unpredictable the admissions decisions are. Harvard admissions is NOT a souped-up version of Ball State University admissions. If it were, anyone with sufficiently high credentials would be guaranteed admission. But the fact is, you could earn straight A+s, earn a 5 on every AP Exam known to humankind, end world hunger, create world peace, cure cancer, be a captain of multiple all-state Varsity athletic teams, earn perfect 800s on every College Board test known to humankind, and have enough community service to qualify as the next Mother Theresa and STILL BE REJECTED because the admissions officer looking at your application happened to be in a bad mood at the moment, the phase of the moon wasn't quite right, or the temperature in Scottsbluff, Nebraska wasn't quite right.</p>
<p>So given all this, why knock yourself out for something that's a long shot for everyone?</p>
<p>''But the fact is, you could earn straight A+s, earn a 5 on every AP Exam known to humankind, end world hunger, create world peace, cure cancer, be a captain of multiple all-state Varsity athletic teams, earn perfect 800s on every College Board test known to humankind, and have enough community service to qualify as the next Mother Theresa and STILL BE REJECTED''</p>
<p>umm no lets not get too caried away now. You will not get rejected if you have those. However, you are right about the fact that getting straight A's has no real value.</p>
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Why is it SO necessary to earn straight A's?
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So given all this, why knock yourself out for something that's a long shot for everyone?
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<p>I wouldn't go that far and say that we shouldn't TRY to do our best. You're making it sound like we should just get straight B's or something... which would not be such a great idea. We would all like to atleast get into a top university. It doesn't necessarily need to be HARVARD or its equivalent, although that'd be nice ;) The point is that getting straight A's, good grades will benefit us IN THE FUTURE also, and it will affect the present and the future. Kind of a big deal... What university you go to, what job, or how easily you get that highly-desired position in a company will be affected by how you do in HS and college. What skills you obtain in HS by earning good grades and being a high achiever will most likely be of use in college, so it's pretty important to always do your best in order to be "successful" later on in life, which I assume is what most of us would like.</p>
<p>Uhh. I do not have straight A's anymore after I bsed a class and got a B. Funny thing is that was the only non-AP class I had that term. Go figure.</p>
<p>I hate myself now. Just got my yearbook and so many freaking seniors are the #6 type people. ("6) The most lucky person; active in school, naturally intelligent, get's the A, does 3 varsity sports a year, and still manages to have friends and be social") I don't have any single attribute of the #6 person and it's going to hurt my college apps Senior year :(</p>
<p>< I wouldn't go that far and say that we shouldn't TRY to do our best. You're making it sound like we should just get straight B's or something... which would not be such a great idea. ></p>
<p>wxmann exemplifies what I'm telling you.</p>
<p>I never suggested slacking off. But the fact is, the Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns comes into play. Most of you on this board can sit back, relax, and still have academic credentials in the top 10% of students nationally but with only half the work, anxiety, stress, and frustration that the top 1% of students endure. If you're a top 10% student, you'll have nearly as many opportunities as the top 1% students. </p>
<p>I was salutatorian, AP Scholar with Honor, and National Merit Finalist. 15 years later, NOBODY CARES. On the other hand, nobody cares that I couldn't hack it in AP US History and had to switch to the regular class after a month. NOBODY cares that I wasn't firing on all cylinders as an undergraduate and had to work hard to BS my way through several classes. NOBODY cares that I earned my MSEE 3 years ago at or near the bottom of the class.</p>
<p>Come to a school in Oklahoma? You'll have instant success!</p>
<p>you must give up sleep.</p>
<p>I don't agree w/ giving up sleep; I manage to get enough sleep to function, and make up for it on the weekends (even though that doesn't really help with your circadian rhythm, mind you)</p>
<p>I NEVER stayed up late or pulled all-nighters, and I got a 4.0 and managed quite nicely (;)) with college admissions, too. :cool: :D</p>
<p>^ I think I'm probably going to need to for projects (in the IB program junior and senior years). Also, next year won't be easy either. That's why I'm rly worried. My schedule is very demanding and my teachers were trying to get me to take AP Physics (teacher is rly good but makes the class harder than anything in the world).</p>
<p>6) The most lucky person; active in school, naturally intelligent, get's the A, does 3 varsity sports a year, and still manages to have friends and be social
<- gracieloos
those people are always weird -_-;; no joke and they have really weird friends</p>