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What are you talking about? That's way above average, even on CC. And it is definitely something to be recognized for. 95%+ of people don't take BC until 12th grade assuming they take it at all.</p>
<p>Honestly, this whole admissions process keeps getting more and more ridiculous. Soon a 2300+ really won't mean that much. It'll be expected. Same with a 3.9+ or 750+ SAT II's. It will no longer be special to take classes at a JC. Everyone will be doing it. Calc AB in 9th or 10th will no longer be a big deal.
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I'm with this, the "average" is in reality the Algebra I (9th/freshman), Geometry, AlgII (and/or trig), then precalculus. Most high schoolers don't even take calculus, and quite a bit don't even get past like Geometry/Algebra II/Trig.</p>
<p>Now this is low for websites such as this, but I still think that AP calculus BC as a junior/11th grade isn't "average". That's pretty ridiculous...people on this website truly have a skewed image of what it means to be "average".</p>
<p>As for the original topic, there's a couple of them at my school, I guess. A lot of them are inept in many other areas so I don't really pay attention to them.</p>
<p>I don't think there's any genius that everyone knows about, not in my school. There IS an eighth grader who comes from junior high every morning to take our Honors Precalc class, though, which is pretty impressive.</p>
<p>Unfortunately that kid's probably me...not because I'm a genius, but the awards I've won have been in the news a lot, so everybody recognizes me and thinks I'm smarter than I actually am.</p>
<p>Really there's no genius kids. We're a pretty average school. One French kid is taking Calc as a freshman, though, and last year a Ukrainian 14-year-old took calc too. But both of them are exchange students lol.</p>
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geniuses don't really lower my self esteem but motivate me to work harder.
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^ you mean.. GENII!- LOL, I've always wondered about that. Shouldn't Latin plurals always carry over to english words? I think genii is correct, but NOBODY uses it. lol.</p>
<p>YES. He has 5s in over 17 APs as of the end of junior year, memorizes lines like there's no tomorrow, processes advanced calculus at astonishing speeds, and debates with the efficiency of a senator. He can stop time, slow bullets, and make out with four girls at the same time. He killed a man using only a piece of paper and a lemon skittle, is responsible for the current sharp decline in gas prices, and has successfully bought the rights to the O2 molecule. He saved Simba's father from Mufasa and Nemo's mother from certain death. He's watching you, controls what you think, and is inescapable. He is not Chuck Norris (:rolleyes:)</p>
<p>I'd type his name down, but my computer would probably explode.</p>
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YES. He has 5s in over 17 APs as of the end of junior year, memorizes lines like there's no tomorrow, processes advanced calculus at astonishing speeds, and debates with the efficiency of a senator. He can stop time, slow bullets, and make out with four girls at the same time. He killed a man using only a piece of paper and a lemon skittle, is responsible for the current sharp decline in gas prices, and has successfully bought the rights to the O2 molecule. He saved Simba's father from Mufasa and Nemo's mother from certain death. He's watching you, controls what you think, and is inescapable.</p>
<p>I'd type his name down, but my computer would probably explode.
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^ you mean.. GENII!- LOL, I've always wondered about that. Shouldn't Latin plurals always carry over to english words? I think genii is correct, but NOBODY uses it. lol.
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<p>Thank you, that was eating me up but I didn't want to be quite so rude as to point it out. :) Oh, did you know that cannon is plural and singular?</p>
<p>And in response to the OP, there aren't really any uber-intelligent kids at my school, but there are a fair many of us with above average intelligence.</p>
<p>My school is like Moodrets', although there are 3 kids who just know random stuff and facts that most kids wouldn't know or they know a LOT about each subject and spew random knowledge about it and get people in class uber confused.</p>
<p>LOL this thread's name caught my eye b/c i'm usually viewed as the "genius" at my school. Like ana ivanovic said above, I also get the awkard "Hey, I heard about you!" from random ppl in the halls. Although some ppl have posted things that certainly seem to trump me:
I am taking the most rigorous schedule available at my school.
I just turned 15, and I am a senior. It's kind of funny b/c there's a sophomore in my Calc BC class, but he is sort of not recognized b/c I'm still a year younger than him.</p>
<p>Just to touch upon the issue of antisocial genii, that's not the way it is (in my case, at least). I've got tons of friends, really enjoy going out, and get along with people very well.</p>
<p>well, i guess i'll stop since I'm starting to sound like some snob or something :)</p>
<p>Same as Moodrets, for me. I mean, one kid took AB Calculus as a sophomore (class of 08), but that is about the extent of it. I would like to say I am up there (I'm top in my class and such, took Calc AB as a junior, which is good for our school), but I don't hold a candle to some of the feats being described.</p>
<p>His name is DataBox.
You should talk to him...and then see how he crushes your hopes and dreams.</p>
<p>Anyways, I'm sort of like the person in the OP. Except my grades arent' exactly the greatest, everyone knows me as a whiz-kid. :D I am Hispanic too, so I know Spanish (your OP said the particular student already knew Spanish :P)</p>
<p>Hmm, whiz kids... There was one at my school last year. Basically, he was pure genius, didn't study and knew everything magically. Flossed all the standardized tests and took supercomplex classes. He went to Stanford...</p>
<p>was just reading the rest of this thread and noticed aigiqinf's post.
Yes, you are not alone in knowing that cannon is the same singular and plural! I personally think its strange to say it though and so I still say cannons (on the infrequent occasion that the word pops up in my conversations...)</p>