Where are the normal people?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I feel like although CC is motivating with the people on it, there aren't enough people at my level.</p>

<p>I'm a B student...I don't cry over getting B's on finals, and I strive for the best and I'm content with what I get. </p>

<p>Life should be more stress free, no? Where is the praise in those who do well but not out of the ordinary?</p>

<p>I'm a junior, and want to go to a SUNY school NOT an ivy league school, and I'm satisfied with that. My weighted average is a 88. By the time I graduate I will have taken 4 AP classes and 4 honors classes.
My PSAT scores are:
Critical Reading: 50
Math: 58
Writing: 60
Total: 168</p>

<p>any advice as to which suny schools I should consider?</p>

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<p>I think that I have been blessed with the gift of not caring about my grades, although I'll admit that I do want to attend a top school. I'm a low A/high B student, but it's mainly because I'm a total slacker. I'm the biggest underachieving overachiever there is. But yeah, my grades are similar to yours as well as the load of AP/honors classes. I think I got a 178 on my PSATs, but I wasn't there for the first 20 minutes of my PSATs. : P</p>

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<p>How do you find out your scores?</p>

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<p>I'm exactly the same way. It seems everyone here is 4.0/2200. Nice to see a couple 3.3-ish people.</p>

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<p>I hear ya! My average is 87 (that's an A here though).</p>

<p>Albany! It's in a nice area and a party school...you'll have lots of fun! :)</p>

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<p>double post!</p>

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<p>Mmm, even though my grades and scores are pretty good, I still feel like I fit into here. Honestly, compared to most CCers, I feel super dumb. </p>

<p>Hooray for normal people?</p>

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<p>I feel like I have the academic goals and interests (i.e. i love learning and knowing stuff, etc.) but I'm just not at the academic level as a lot of people out here. </p>

<p>Give us some time though</p>

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<p>i am a stabbing robot</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure that there are at least a few people here who are...inflating their GPAs when they brag, or adding a few points on to their SAT score.</p>

<p>However, I think that the main thing is that people who are going to seek out a college discussion forum are really conscientious students, and that keeps the population skewed and absent of many "normal" people (by your definition of "normal")</p>

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<p>Yeah, I know what you're talking about. I get good grades and do fairly well on standardized tests and what not, but I still feel inferior compared to the 4.0/2200 classes people on here.</p>

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<p>CC makes me feel incredibly dumb, when in reality I'm not at all. (just a bit of a slacker). One of the first posts I made in the High School forum included the fact that I'm #63-ish out of 300 people in my class. Someone asked me if I was going to go to community college. <em>eyeroll</em></p>

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<p>sorry this place is full of people who just arent normal
haha jk
but seriously although there are many people here on CC who are in the top of their classes and are valedictorians, dont be discouraged
i think im a B student too but i still love going on to CC and contributing to this forum
just try to ignore the fact that there are so many people here that are A+ average haha</p>

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<p>no one is normal</p>

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<p>im normal.</p>

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<p>There are more normal people here, you just have to look. I'm one of them. 3.1 weighted GPA with a top half class ranking.</p>

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<p>....busy having a life.</p>

<p>lol. sincerely tho; yeah CC is in some ways a bad influence; makes me more prone to depression over grades and scores than i already am. gahh. </p>

<p>i can tell you're motivated; that's already awesome. just keep swimminnggg</p>

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<p>OP - You sound pretty much just like me! I don't remember my PSAT scores exactly, I just remember it was a 175.</p>

<p>But yeah, in school, I get like B+s in most classes (some will be Bs and some will be A-s, but on average, it's around a B+). I might want to go to Cornell just because it's an amazing school, and I get free tuition there, but, I also kind of want to go to say a SUNY school.</p>

<p>I would suggest Suny Rochester. It's one of the best SUNY schools. I've also heard really good things about SUNY Potsdam (my dad went there), and SUNY Stony Brook.</p>

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<p>I'm an above average student, myself, though probably a bit below average by CC standards. <em>rolls eyes</em></p>

<p>I'm just here to reply about the SUNYs. </p>

<p>For those, it really depends what your intended major and occupation are. If you're thinking sciences, I'd generally recommend SUNY Binghamton. It's just a good science school in general, and apparently it's also good for nursing and business. You can do computer sciences there as well. My older brother is a current student, studying computer sciences, and we live in the general viscinity of the college. </p>

<p>In general, a SUNY is a good quality school, and you get much more than you pay for. They can be a little difficult to get into though, and my older brother complained that some of the teachers were a lot more impersonal than one might like.</p>

<p>If you're considering a career in teaching or any sort of sports medicine, then Cortland is going to be the school for you. I have a lot of teachers who went there and it's a good school in general.</p>

<p>My friend Scott is currently attending SUNY Oswego, also a good school. He seems to enjoy it a lot, and it's also apparently a really good party school, if you're into that. I think he said that the sciences there are very good.</p>

<p>My friend Chris is in his last year at SUNY ESF. He's attending this school for paper science. It sounds really really boring to me, but apparently you can start making 6 figures within a couple years of starting. He also seems to like his school a lot. I'm not exactly sure what they offer aside from paper science, but it's definitely a good school to look into. </p>

<p>I personally applied to University at Buffalo and Binghamton. I applied to the former simply because it offers a masters in Occupational Therapy, though I intend to attend Ithaca College because it's closer and has smaller classes. The reason for the latter is because I live very close to campus and would be able to commute. </p>

<p>Just because you're an average student though, definitely don't rule out some private schools. Some are actually less selective than your SUNYs, depending on the program. Ithaca College is a good example of that, as for programs excepting Physical Therapy and the arts, it's actually easier to get into than most of the SUNY schools. They're a lot more reputable than you might give them credit for.</p>

<p>SUNY is definitely a wonderful route to go if you want to get a wonderful education for not a lot of money. If you do have a little more money to pay, though don't rule out a lot of private schools, which might be a better match for you, considering some tend to have smaller class sizes.</p>

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<p>Yay, finally, people who aren't freaking out about the fact that their perfect grades aren't perfect enough. ;)</p>

<p>I'm a slacker, but people don't believe me. I used to get straight A's freshman and sophomore year, but come junior/senior year, with AP classes, I find it pretty difficult to earn straight A's with my procrastination and lack of motivation. </p>

<p>I really don't care which college I go to, nor do I care if I get into a prestigious college or not. All that matters to me is being able to finish college and getting a good job that I enjoy doing.</p>