Lives of Potential Med Scholars

<p>yea so relax and eat some curry</p>

<p>Sangeetha, why are you slamming on those who take more AP classes than you do? First off I doubt any schools let you take 10 AP courses in a school year. Most schools have a 7 period day or maximum with block scheduling, 8 classes, so where are you pulling the number 10 from? From your past posts it just seems like you're a whiny pig and you haven't even started college yet. Soon you'll be whining how someone got an "A" on an Organic Chemistry exam, and you never saw them ever come to class, bc you feel that everyone should have to put in the same hours you do to pull a good grade. Newsflash to you: Life is not fair.</p>

<p>If you are not mentally equipped to handle it, then fine, leave it at that. Some people are able to handle more than you, or to put it in terms you can understand, they're just plain smarter than you. That doesn't mean either they have less of a life just because they are able to handle more on their plate than you. Naturally competitive colleges/programs will want the best, and the more AP classes the students enrolls in and does well in, the better academically the student is and thus is wanted by the college. Why are you jealous? And don't say that you aren't because your last 2 posts establish how insecure you are. Be happy with what you are able to do.</p>

<p>In my opinion life and work are two different things...I may have a lot of WORK but my LIFE is fantastic and I love it. </p>

<p>It seems to me like the "lives" of potential med scholars are pretty exciting and i don't mean to offend you sangeetha93 but maybe you should reconsider if you find that taking on all this stress regarding making it into such programs interferes with your "life".</p>

<p>That's true... if you view doing these med programs only as "work" and that it shouldn't interfere with "life", then you really must not find it enjoyable, and that might be a problem for you.</p>

<p>OKAY guys thank you but I don't need you attacking me. But thanks for the perspective some of you guys offered.
I agree sometimes I am a bit jealous of the fact that others can do more than me because I do want to do a lot, but also I want to be a balanced person. And this is why I ask how much is too much.
But I guess it takes a lot more than I thought it would, and a lot of these students sacrifice a lot more than I thought.
But still I'm going to try because it's worth a shot.
So none of you guys, don't HATE.</p>

<p>Jeez guys, cut the girl some slack. I fully understand her concerns, and what's the point of living at all if you're just going work and study all the time? It's important to have fun in high school, sangeeta. No, it's not all about studying, it's partly about fun, and yes, colleges want to see a well-rounded individual, not some loser who studies all day, but has no other life.</p>

<p>That, and she's in 10th grade. How is she expected to know the balance between work and fun in a med program? Same goes for me. Lighten up.</p>

<p>If you don't want to study, you can always order yourself up a nice, delicious pizza and some hot wings, get a big 2-liter bottle (or two) of Coke, Pepsi, or some other favorite soft drink, grab a big cup with plenty of ice (and more cubes in the freezer for backup), plop yourself on the couch and chill out in front of the tube this Saturday night !!!</p>

<p>It's JoePa (Penn State) vs. Tressel (Ohio State) !!! 8pm EST on ABC !!!
Saturday Night Football !!! It's the biggest game of the season so far for JoePa !!!</p>

<p>Granted, watchin' the game won't help you get into any Medical Scholars Program, but hey, who cares??? It's JoePa !!!</p>

<p>Penn State has a great med program, amazing college football and fun! For some, Sangeeta, working hard in HS is worth putting in the extraordinary effort to be able to attend Penn State AND be in a bs/md program.</p>

<p>Okay Gomez,
You took it a little bit to far there. I did nothing to offend you. And no, I don't slack off! So don't be such a ***** too me. I work really hard, and you just don't know the entire story, as I've said several times before. I'm simply asking, how much more do you guys sacrifice, because that's an important factor in my life. And when I mean how much more, I ask this so I have time to spend with my family and friends. Not because I want to sit in front of my TV and watch football games. So shut the hell up Gomez. Oh, and I don't even watch football. I hate football.</p>

<p>Okay guys, sangeeta's right, this thread is starting to get a little too mean.</p>

<p>sangeeta, if you look at gomez's post history, you will see that the only thing he talks about is Joe Pa from penn states football team. he is a nutter.</p>

<p>so yea, he wasnt trying to offend you.</p>

<p>yea hes like that (and penn state is beast so....)</p>

<p>Lighten up guys, JoePa is 81!!! Even with all the continuing advances in medicine and bioengineering, how many of you are going to be able to PASSIONATELY do what you REALLY LOVE all your life? Are you still gonna be able to make the rounds and actively practice medicine at 81? Or will medicine have to be actively practiced on you? (ROFLM Buttocks Off !) </p>

<p>Anyway, check out the game!!! It's gonna be super-duper GREAT !!!</p>

<p>8pm EST on ABC!!! At the Horseshoe!!! </p>

<p>GO JOEPA !!!</p>

<p>***? Why? That's um pretty special writing about football on a forum dedicated to college</p>

<p>Sangeetha93, we would probably be able to give you a better answer if we see what your schedule in 9th and currently in 10th grade is. Some schools only offer a certain number and very few of Pre-AP/AP courses, other schools like mine (and I went to public school) offer every Pre-AP/AP course in the book.</p>

<p>Most people at least those applying to BA/MD or BS/MD programs do at least have Pre-AP/AP courses in the 5 cores: English, Science, Social Studies, Science, Foreign Language.</p>

<p>Ah YES!!! The changing of the seasons, the cool autumn breeze, Paternoville, the pep rallies, the tailgating, the student section, the Marching Band (including numerous non music majors who now get to perform their elementary-to-high school instruments in front of sold-out, 100,000+ people and on National TV!), the rivalries, the road trips, the quintessential ...</p>

<p>RAH-RAH, CIS-BOOM-BAH!!!</p>

<p>Now we're gettin' the SPIRIT !!!</p>

<p>Remember, this Saturday night, 8pm EST on ABC!!!</p>

<p>Go JoePa !!!</p>

<p>Okay Gomez you really gotta stop. That's annoying.</p>

<p>As for happytograduate, my courses are listed below, but please read what I wrote before reading my course list. My school is a typical suburban middle class shcool, with the ordinary overachievers, but rarely are there are any extraordinary people. We've got a variety of everyone, but no one is EXTREMELY talented or anything of that sort. As for choosing classes, they are really limited. In freshman year, the only classes where you have a choice are your math and language. Everyone has to take regular biology and plus you're not allowed to take history. In sophomore year, the only classes where you have a choice are science, math, and language. Everything else is regular. For the science, you're allowed to choose between regular chem, chem honors, physics, or physics honors. </p>

<p>So freshman year:
1) Biology
2) Algebra 2/Trigonometry
3) Lit 9
4) Spanish 2
5) B Choir
6) PE 9</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
1) Precalculus Honors
2) Chemistry Honors
3) Spanish 3
4) World Lit
5) World History
6) PE Dance</p>

<p>O by the way, thanks HappytoGraduate, for taking into consideration what I'm actually trying to say. I in no way am trying to offend you or others who are in this program or attempting to be in this program.</p>

<p>Ya gotta study for the ENJOYMENT of learning ... don't look upon it as a chore. Think of it as a WONDERFUL opportunity to grow and enrich your brain, your knowledge of science, of mathematics, and of the world in general. What about all the kids in the world that don't have these opportunities? As much as things might sometimes seem to be a pain, we are so, so, so very LUCKY here in America.</p>

<p>And if you think you got it tough now, wait until you get to college. Here, courses move along at a much faster pace with more work, problem sets, papers, assignments, tests, and significantly more intensive material. And you have REAL deadlines. (You can't fake a sick day because you haven't finished your homework.) No matter what college program you are interested in (Med Scholars or anything else), it is good to work hard in high school, if not only to help prepare you for college.</p>

<p>And that's also why it's good to have one or more fun diversions in college, LIKE JOEPA!!!</p>

<p>Remember, Saturday night, 8pm EST, on ABC. Check it out.</p>

<p>Go JoePa!!!</p>

<p>holy **** im gonna ****ing slaughter you if you dont stop talking about joe pa</p>