<p>Doesn't it annoy you when some of your peers like to brag about the fact that "their daddies went to Yale" and that their "brother/sister goes to Harvard", and they use that as a means to say that they are amazing? I mean, they brag about it, but their stats aren't as glamorous. Yet they think they're on top of things. And then there's the lower class kid who seems to have things going great for herself (ie. Me), and she's faced with antipathy from those very people. Do you get this a lot at your school? And it's funny, because during geometry, when one of those people asked me which world history class I would take my soph. year, she laughed at me when I said "AP". Honest to goodness, she told me, "You'll have no life. And I think you're going to fail". </p>
<p>I know exactly how you feel. One of my classmates' mom went to UPenn, and the girl thinks she's going to attend an Ivy League as well even though the only thing she pays attention to in school is boys. She gets on my nerves because everything is so easy for her and it's her mom that has all of these connections and she doesn't have to even lift a finger.</p>
<p>I wonder how much money her mother gives to U. Penn, if that's what she does...</p>
<p>Well, at my school, I'd say there's perhaps 2 of those people (I have a very good friend with Ivy-graduate parents, but she's not at all snobby. She works very hard and I love her for it). There'll be an oncoming freshman who fits the aforementioned criteria, and if he's going to be on the debate team, I guess I'll have to sit and suffer the whole "which college do you want to go to? Your parents can't afford it? Too bad". Eck. </p>
<p>It also got really ugly when class rankings came out.</p>
<p>But it kind of sucks because maybe their hatred will spread to the rest of the student body and I won't be elected as Sophomore Class President this fall...</p>
<p>Your school seems pretty prominent, Kman. Do students like the ones I have described roam within your halls?</p>
<p>These people are all over my school. Their parents are ridiculously wealthy and are extremely intelligent people (mostly ivy-league educated). Some kids take it for granted (the girl who did crap in school, but let mommy and daddy pay her way into UPenn) and others who genuily work hard (like most of the grade). You just get used to it after a while.</p>
<p>Her mother will more than likely pay for her college education. The girl loves to go on a tangent about how much money she has in her trust fund. I'm so mad I'll have at least one class with her next year. It's APUSH, which her mom made sure she was in.</p>
<p>We have many matriculants to top colleges but not too many of those. Said students are usually siphoned of to the hells of Hathaway Brown and Laurel, two private schools in the area noted for the sheer monetary wealth of its girls. (Naturally, these women are among the most desired in our school, because it gives clout to those who are able to attract their attention. The few that are able to do so are quite popular.)
Our subset of rich people is all over the distribution of GPAs, so some brag, while others don't. There is a recognition that a bad freshman year here can crush someone's rank, because of weighting, and the lack of APs freshman year combined with middling grades are highly detrimental to one's GPA. Had I gotten the straight As freshman year and nearly straight Bs this year I would have had a higher average by .1, or a rank difference of 14 of 400.
When I was enrolled in APUSH it was not only the rich students that prevailed but also the overly competitive ones; however, it was noted at the end of the year that I was the biggest improver. The highest grade, refreshingly, went to one of the nicer people in the school, and not the overachieving and egotistic Korean.</p>
<p>Oh, of course. I usually volunteer at the beginning of the year when it comes to taking stock of textbooks, handing them out, and going through student schedules. There's always that one narcisstically affluent family that brags about the daughter's intelligence and how she's an "English star". Seriously, give me a break. Why is it that most of my friends' parents (but not mine) have this belief that getting your kid into Harvard makes you the perfect parent?</p>
<p>Concerning the Korean thing... people never get my ethnicity right. It seems that in the public eye, I'm either half-Chinese, half-Caucasian, or Hispanic. But really, I'm Filipino. But then again, I'm just another Asian.</p>
<p>My parents r not like that nor my sisters r...my dad payed his way thru state undergrad and grad has his own company and my mom is able to be a stay at home/ go to a local college and has been aiming at a degree for a bilion yrs. IVe never been a big fan of those rub it in ur faces there was quite a few at my old school. Now we have few good college aimed students at my school and if i go to a crappy State university they will be happy if i go to nyit(never will i go to there main campus tho manhattan Old westbury campus is 10 minutes away!) they will be happy if i go to Hofstra they will be escastic. So i dont have to run Into any of these people..but theres a reason y im on this website i want to do better go to a better college</p>
<p>And I applaud you for that, lesmizzle. I'm the oddball in my family. My dad's the only one who went to college. Our Lady of the Lake University, to be specific. Ever heard of that? Probably not. So I'm screwed when it comes to ethnicity and alumni relations.</p>
<p>There are some that value bragging rights to other parents, since it can increase societal position when one has raised a Harvard student in some circles, particularly those involving traditional Asians. (There was the joke about how two Korean mothers talk about each other's daughters that was quite applicable to this situation. It explains part of the Japanese term 教育の母 or kyoiku mama, a mother who pushes in and extreme manner for their child to succeed. Many times this is for family pride and for extolling it among others to increase their importance wherever.)</p>
<p>We might as well go back to the golden days, when dukes, nobles, and lords ruled the land. And this time, it will be based on what college your child attends.</p>
<p>"My brother goes to Harvard. Did you know that 1 out of 37 people get into Harvard? Do you want to go to Harvard? [condescending stare]". I will shank you!!!</p>
<p>The last time I checked, it was 9 out of a 100.</p>
<p>And that's definitely an advantage, Olive_Tree. You sound so ambitious. Kudos.</p>
<p>Thanks! It's super uber fun! But the lawyer is in court all the time, so she hasn't yet told me if I can come with her next week. I now know so much about family law, even though I really want to get into criminal law. </p>
<p>There's quite a bit of the traditional Asian family over here. I pity some of my friends who come from them; they always complain about getting their butt whipped 'cause of a "bad grade". </p>
<p>The Asian families probably will hate me too.</p>
I can take that one of four ways:
1. You will be aided because of your immigration, a good thing.
2. Because your parents don't know much about the process they won't push you over the top.
3. Your parents won't be able to help you much or give you support because they don't know too much about it.
4. You may have to apply for a large chunk of financial aid if it is true that the Cuban government has a tax rate of 92%.</p>
<p>The Asian students at my school don't seem to be the stereotypical brainy Asians. However, the top student in my algebra class is from Vietnam and he always makes sure to rub it in my face since we're each other's competition in all of our classes.</p>