<p>i def loved that you’re black and you took a hebrew test</p>
<p>“Teaching vector calculus in the 7th grade…LOL”</p>
<p>I think your hebrew and artistic deficiencies are definitely going to hurt you.</p>
<p>1337.</p>
<p>I donno dude prob a reach / high match . Remember it’s out of state… </p>
<p>ROFL love the EC’s . Beat the #1 south Korean in Starcraft hahahahah .</p>
<p>Checking in one more time, just to inform you guys, I decided to apply to UVA as well on the off chance that I would get in. I got accepted! I hope to meet all of you 2014ers and play Starcraft with you! Peace.</p>
<p>haha one of the best posts ive ever seen. its gunna be a reach</p>
<p>I just want to revive this because it’s beyond hilarious.</p>
<p>Thanks, theman. I thought it was funny when I read it last year, and it is still funny:).
I needed a laugh this morning too. Last night I attended an orientation with my rising 9th grader and found out that they are adding AP courses to our school; 9th graders will have the “option” of taking 2 AP courses next year. I wonder how many APs this group will end up with by senior year?</p>
<p>Wow, oldUVAgrad…9th graders allowed to take APs? Son’s prep school offers numerous APs, but students aren’t allowed to take them until their junior year. Even in the public sector here, students have only one AP available to them their sophomore year (World History), and the rest they can begin their junior year. As a teacher and the mother of a rising 9th grade son, I’m not sure allowing this age to take APs is such a good idea. Our childrens’ prep is very rigorous and students tend to be super competitive. So many would be compelled to take APs in 9th just to ensure that they stay competitive for valedictorian and out of fear they wouldn’t get into “top colleges”. 9th grade, IMO, is a huge transition period where students need the freedom to be able to adjust in a supportive, non-threatening environment. (Just my 2 cents as someone who teaches kids at this level 
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<p>Thanks for your 2 cents, JC. I wish things were different. My school started offering AP courses to 9th graders this year with the addition of AP World History. Prior to that, the first AP class offered was to 10th graders (it was AP Euro—both my senior and my junior took it). Next year the 9th graders will be offered AP World History and AP Geography. The 10th graders will also have the option of AP English Lang (currently offered to juniors). It is getting out of hand. My daughter is in the top track, having completed Honors Algebra, Honors Geometry and Spanish 1 in middle school. In order to continue on the top tier track and be considered to be taking the most rigorous curriculum (and be a competitive candidate in top tier schools like UVA) , she will need to take all those APs when they are first offered to her grade level. </p>
<p>With the new 4 x 4 block schedule, it is possible to for a student to complete 2 years of math or a language in one year. There will be students who will, once they take their fine arts class, probably do just that. Starting with my daughter’s class, there will be more kids completing multiple languages through Level 4. I heard one boy angling to complete calculus in 10th grade. (He will be able to, but not the AP level because our school added a required trig class. He would be able on that track to finish AP Calc BC junior year.)</p>
<p>This new world we live in is on a fast track. I am worried that we are pushing too hard too soon. I face it in my own classroom—Kindergarten isn’t what it used to be. Will this generation be able to think critically? Is there enough time for reflection? </p>
<p>That said, I am glad I am not the only one who feels like this isn’t the best plan☺.</p>
<p>good job.
Some people in CC just are just arrogant like shiiiiiiit…</p>
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<p>I don’t ever recall anyone beating me in starcraft…</p>
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<p>OldUVaGrad…A book I’d STRONGLY recommend – The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins. It discusses the very concerns you and I both have. As a parent, you want your kid to be challenged, but where should it stop? Our D sounds like yours. She graduated last year with 11 APs and 1 DC, participated in NUMEROUS EC’s and functioned off a mere 4-5 hours of sleep both her junior and senior year just so she could be competitive. I can only imagine what it would have been like had her school offered AP courses her freshman and sophomore years. :eek: The good news for your high schooler is that although UVa is by no means easy, our D has found that unlike high school, she now has time to leisurely pursue things of interest and has time for a more active social life. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks, jc. I’ll look for the book.
I am glad to hear that your D has found that she has time now. I am hoping that my S, a senior, will have that experience too. I am sorry that the bit of leisure comes AFTER they leave home. I am conflicted about what to do with D2. It may be time to jump off the treadmill and take a stand.</p>
<p>I know this is not taken seriously, but how would the applicant be? You don’t get your IB scores until you’ve finished senior year?</p>
<p>made my day</p>
<p>lol no it is impossible to beat a s. korean at starcraft</p>
<p>rofl "Play 15 Varsity sports and am a recruited athlete for all of them "</p>
<p>That starcraft comment made me lol</p>
<p>jc40, I would absolutely cry if I functioned off of 4-6hrs of sleep. Was your D efficient in starting her hw? I’m in bed by 9 every night except when I have a TV show lined up. Then I’m in bed by 10 LATEST.</p>