<p>dhl3, I absolutely agree with that kind of mindset! :D</p>
<p>Definately agree with DHL there, my first semester I got 2 Bs one in English 1A and one in Art History. Gave me a 3.73 to my gpa. I was mad at myself and ever since then Ive gotten all As and manage to bump my Gpa back to a 3.9</p>
<p>For those of you who applied to Cal, did you get an email yet regarding their grade update website/extra supplements?</p>
<p>For all the people applying to Haas:</p>
<p>These factors are evaluated and weighed as follows:
50% Course Work/GPA
35% Essays
15% Resume</p>
<p>I'm sure most of you know about this already, but just as a reminder :D</p>
<p>some of u guys are pretty deep fellows! striving for straight A's!!
but have u ever considered getting a F in some of ur courses? will it mean the end of ur life? i bet some people with bigger minds will not even flinch when hearing that they failed all their classes. these are ones that become great ones!! i could imagine plato failing all his classes and still maintaining a happy disposition.<br>
i wish i were like the great ones, mindless to their worldly concerns. but, i choose the BETTER path!!what if i get straight A's AND become great!? i am taking 6 courses next semestre (3 of which are honours), but i shall get straight A's again! AND maintain my heavy outside study of philosophy.</p>
<p>my new year's resolution:
read Gibbon's unabridged 3500 page work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
read Peter Green's Alexander of Macedon (thus comprehending my alexander readings)
read Thuyclides' The History of the Peloponnesian War
get straight A's for my last semestre in ccc and my first semestre in my new school.</p>
<p>none of the calculative attitude! in all things i shall give my bestl!! in school, in chess, in church, and in death!!</p>
<p>umm.........</p>
<p>There are four types of people that fail all their courses:</p>
<p>1.) One with extraordinary idea/thoughts that is beyond what can be taught in classroom
2.) One with gifted talent in music/art/etc who feels more benefits outside the school.
3.) One who is a good-for-nothing slacker who fail at everything he does and live his life as a trash
4.) One who just do not find school as the place to develop their area of interest</p>
<p>Einstein, who failed math, and Edison, who was also a big "failure" of the classroom learning, are the Type 1 people. Of course there are people like this but extremely rare; these are the ones that come up with some of the greatest inventions/ideas of the era. Perhaps 1 in a million such person exists (and certainly not me).</p>
<p>Now the type 2 people are the pop/rap stars, professional athletes, artists, and others who work especially entertainment industry who becomes millionaire in a matter of few years if successful. Also something that very few gifted people may achieve.</p>
<p>The type 3 people are the most common type of people who fail every single courses at school. They simply do not care about their future, have no sense of ambition or success, and is just satisfied with whatever they do. These are the ones that fall to the lowest class of people that make the minimum living wage. They are very common because these people neither have any extraordinary ideas nor talents.</p>
<p>The type 4 people, which is also common, are the people who may find other things more interesting such as hiking, studying the nature, traveling the space, fighting for the country, etc. These people are free-willers who do not find money as an attraction, so no negatives there.</p>
<p>Now as far as I'm concerned, I'm none of the four types of people. I understand that I do not have some kind of brilliant idea nor any special talent that I can live off making big bucks. Also, I can't really seem to find out what my real interest is. It's not like I'll devote my life studying or fighting for the country or anything. What's the only choice left for me? Success at school because believe it or not, that is THE EASIEST way for "commoners" like me to succeed.</p>
<p>when is the deadline for fall 07 transfers? wasnt it back in november?</p>
<p>Yes it was.....</p>
<p>hopingtotransfer, are you serious?</p>
<p>Whoo! Application update is UP!</p>
<p>yeah i am serious. I am not applying to any UCs, but i had thought about it. The whole process seems byzantine, and wholly unuserfriendly to anyone outside of california. Having to apply by November when every other school requires apps between march and may is slightly ridiculous, and not doable for me.</p>
<p>Once I update my courses, can I resubmit my update at a later time. Our once it is submitted, it's final? And is it ok if my planned courses for the spring might change, because it's never guaranteed that i will get the spot in the class even though i plan on taking? thanks for help.</p>
<p>Why is applying in November more difficult than applying any other month of the year? It is all the same to me.</p>
<p>I think it's because November is crunch time for a lot of schools. The March deadlines are definately better since winter break just preceded it, which for the most part should give people enough time to get all of their stuff ready. But then again, why not prepare you're stuff for the UCs during the summer if you really wanted to go? ;o</p>
<p>HC1813, they give you the option to modify your changes once you submit. to do so, just log back in with your application ID # and your pswd and then choose modify under whichever portion. you must update whatever and anything that comes up before the deadlines (around february?). such as if you are in a semester system and your school offers a 3week winter session and your grades come out before that deadline, you should update the grades.</p>
<p>and for your second part, they'll understand if you can't get classes. but if its a crucial course to take before you transfer (a pre-req), make sure you do everything to get into that..</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for your help BayAreaLivin.</p>
<p>hey what are you guys typing in the comments section for each semester, i.e fall.</p>
<p>You only need to type something in if you had no classes that semester or there was an unusual circumstance that occured. They have a help icon right next to the box that gives you a guideline.</p>
<p>In the comments section Im going to write about how I had to take a W for a class because I missed a day of class where there was a test due to being sick, and the teacher would not let me make it up. That meant that I could only get a C in the class, so the comment box is going to let me explain that.
Also, I have 18 units in the spring, and Im going to write how I feel I have improved as a student and can handle a busy schedule like that while still getting good grades.</p>