<p>Hurt, what kind of school did you go to?</p>
<p>one where all the sophomores take calculus.</p>
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His name is DataBox.
You should talk to him...and then see how he crushes your hopes and dreams.
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<p>Aww....I'm not that bad am I? Seriously, there are people on here with stats far exceeding mine....</p>
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Aww....I'm not that bad am I? Seriously, there are people on here with stats far exceeding mine....
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<p>LOL You win, I'm sorry. And there's nothing you can even do about it. </p>
<p>I mean how can I brag about taking high level math courses with your USAMO/Stanford-Math-classing-taking self is around? :p</p>
<p>I get a real ego boost though, because my peers pretty much worship me. lol Maybe it's better to be a "regional genius" in an area of low intelligence than a "global genius" in an area of high intelligence.</p>
<p>Isn't Databox so modest? :)</p>
<p>^
I would suggest an award, but he has so many. :p </p>
<p>DataBox, I hope you know we're just picking on you. ;) It seems to be a social habit to identify the perceived smartest person and designate him or her the group nerd.</p>
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I would suggest an award, but he has so many.</p>
<p>DataBox, I hope you know we're just picking on you. It seems to be a social habit to identify the perceived smartest person and designate him or her the group nerd.
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<p>Haha, um, aigiqinf I realize that, and I'll happily bestow upon you the honor of the being the HSL nerd
Personally, I don't think I'm fit for the honor with my weightlifting, polo-playing, class president-self :D jk</p>
<p>Jokes apart, personally I don't really get an ego boost when my peers "worship" me. For me, it's better to stay away from that kind of limelight.</p>
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I don't get this hype about calculus; all of my friends took as a sophomore if not a freshman..
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<p>I have to concur here.</p>
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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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<p>Wait, so 2300+, 3.9+, 750+, Calc in 9th/10th grade IS a big deal?</p>
<p>Tell me more, son...</p>
<p>Public HS in Socal, but I suppose taking the top 30 of the class is unfair?</p>
<p>On a more serious level (I was partly being facetious in my above post), yes... there was a freshman who took AP Physics C, a sophomore in my Calc III class, held at a local community college, a senior who graduated two years ago and went to Harvard with his gf, rejecting his dream school Stanford while doing so (and self-studied Spanish and got a 5; he took 15 AP's and got all 5's), let me think of more...</p>
<p>Yeah, that's me...</p>
<p>they lower my self esteem</p>
<p>This is the scenario</p>
<p>Obviously our schools are loads different. The system is different from school to school though.....I'm going by my school's standards in terms of what is really good.</p>
<p>some people take BC calc or AP physics in 8th grade, whatever, but still I just wanted to point out</p>
<p>these kids are ballin.</p>
<p>^ woww..ap physics in 8th grade?..thats pretty impressive</p>
<p>^^ i was just making up some scenarios, i dont know anybody who has ever taken any APs in 8th grade.....</p>
<p>I'm sorry but I'd like to differ, taking AP classes early is not any type of achievement, it just shows that you have parents who tried to shape you into an overachieving nerd when you were a child. What makes you a genius is not what classes you take, but how you apply your knowledge towards accomplishing things. </p>
<p>Just two scenarios:</p>
<p>Kid A: Took Algebra in 4th grade because his parents sent him to "challenging math classes." Ended up taking Calculus BC as a 8th grader and took Multivariable Calc, Linear Algebra, and Differential Equations before graduating high school. (Had no other significant mathematical accomplishments)</p>
<p>Kid B: Took Calculus BC as a junior, qualified for USAMO, did mathematical research that garnered awards at Intel/Siemens. Was "only" able to get through Multivariable Calc and Linear Algebra</p>
<p>It's up to you to decide who's better....</p>
<p>LMFAO @ ego boosts over knowing calculus and physics...oh man, that's simply sad.</p>
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I'm sorry but I'd like to differ, taking AP classes early is not any type of achievement, it just shows that you have parents who tried to shape you into an overachieving nerd when you were a child. What makes you a genius is not what classes you take, but how you apply your knowledge towards accomplishing things.
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I actually agree with this, that earlier might not be necessarily smarter. A guy can be a genius while starting Algebra I as a senior or something.</p>
<p>I've seen it happen. This kid was deprived all his life of education, never got the potential to shine and use his talent, was abused or something until 11th grade when he moved to the U.S. He started learning english and etc, basically started with the real basics as a junior what most "dumb people" would do in elementary school, and in like one year he owned everyone: went through Alg I, geo, algII/trig, precalc, and calc BC in an entire year rapidly, his academics improved drastically and while he didn't go to a "good" college (was too late for that), he went to a kickass grad school and he's considered a genius now, far above the level of those "I'm-such-a-prodigy-at-age-5-lol" people.</p>
<p>It's just a head start. "genius" can be a late bloomer as well, and also there's so many aspects and stuff involving it that it's hard to categorize.</p>
<p>How do I know him?</p>
<p>He's my cousin, *****.</p>
<p>yeah there's a genius in my grade... but i don't think he comes in contact with females often.</p>