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School is so stressful, man.

I'm so envious of you little kids doing almost nothing in school and still getting good grades. It's not that easy for me, in 11th grade. I have too much homework. It was much easier last year. I didn't do any homework at home at all, I just copied it or did it during class and I had way better grades. I still did good on the tests. Everything was so easy before this year. Right now I'm getting 2 A's (yeah one is in p.e., nothing to brag about) 2 B's 1 C and 1 D. I have no idea why I'm working harder and getting much worse grades. When colleges see my grades, they will never accept me. I don't think it's fair that your life is determined by these stupid letters. They mean nothing to me. Doing homework pisses me off, doing projects pisses me off, writing essays pisses me off, taking notes pisses me off. I just want to read directly from the textbook and take the test. I wish they just straight up gave you a test to see if you're stupid or smart and if you're not dumb then you can have this job. They make life so complicated by making us learn these unnecessary things that we don't need and take classes to waste our life. A big chunk of our lives are wasted because of this. Some teachers just give us busy work and we don't learn anything from it. Some of them don't even teach. I have this one old man who just tells us stories from his past and complains about how the Giants are better than the Dodgers. Why do some high school teachers still make us draw and color things? Wtf. How am I learning from that? Thanks for wasting an hour of my time, teacher. I will never get that wasted time back. Anyway, I just wanted to complain because my life is so stressful and I had a bad day.

October 29, 2010

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LowWillpower

[quote=MilkyChocoxD]This. People who pay attention in class get good grades whereas people who don't try fail and then complain that they did horrible.[/quote]
That's not always true.

The amount of effort I put into high school was a joke. After grade 10 I only had 1 class that wasn't a serious academic class, and I still never tried.

I did perfectly fine. Some people are just built differently for this kind of stuff. I can go into a classroom, loosely follow what the teacher says, and do fine on tests and quizzes (especially in math).

By the end of grade 12 I was high for calculus every second day, and I still got good grades.

I've also seen people work their butts off and struggle to get above 70. It's not all about how well you pay attention/the effort you put in.

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xFaceIess

I'm so scared for college/university. ._.
At the moment, (i'm in Gr10) I wish I could just stay home, study, do work, study, and go to school only for getting more homework, and for doing tests.
I wish I could just stay home..

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Dragontearz

Lol @ the people thinking college is harder than HS.

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Omelet

[quote=iWalkAtNight]@Omelet: So.... what does that mean exactly? Sorry, I'm only 13 o.O[/quote]

Oh, GPA wise.
Take some AP/IB courses (college courses), and get mostly a's and maybe a couple of b's.
It's not as hard as some people think, you just have to actually study

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ScaredyCat

man, I'm right there with you, school's a waste of time. They need to find a way to get us to actually learn.

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Omelet

[quote=iWalkAtNight]What grades do you have to get to go to a good college?

I'm in 7th grade, so I don't have to worry about it for awhile.[/quote]

3.5+ college scale
4.2+ high school scale

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OmNomBom

[quote=dopeazn]i don't want to learn, man. i want good grades.[/quote]

Okay, I just read this post on the first page. This is why you're failing. You can't have one without the other.

Nothing on life is handed to you on a plate. People think I get really good grades because I'm smart, but to be honest, I find understanding work harder than most of my friends seem to. They grasp it in the lesson, I have to sit and re-read the notes for two hours until I understand it.

I'm not smart, I'm just dedicated. A perfectionist, even. Because I try and put the effort in, I get top grades. Not because I magically understand everything. After every Physics lesson last year I would go up and ask the teacher about things I didn't grasp in the lesson, even though everyone else understood it there and then. I ended up getting 93% in the A-Level, only two other people in the class got that.

Do that.

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supernoob

Try having 3 math classes and 2 science classes...
OT: Just try harder? School is stressful for me, too. On an average day, I can't even sleep until 12. That one day where I only had 3 assignments was a godsend. Set aside some leisure time to review your notes each day? If you look at the same thing multiple times in different places, it becomes much easier for you to remember, rest assured.

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OmNomBom

Your attitude towards essays, homeworks, and projects are the reasons you're getting those grades. Accept them for what they are - the key to your future whether you like it or not. Once you get over that, you'll feel more motivated.

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BobR

[quote=xNekomarax]you think that is stressfull? try juggling a full time job, rent, bills, a family, moving, bereavment AND injury at the same time. you dont know how easy you have it.[/quote]
Add to that a furnace that's trying to kill you and a water heater that wants to blow up the house. And don't even talk about the septic tank.

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Coffee

[quote=jonatan]Seems like you can't understand that people are different, some peoples have a hard time remembering stuff from a book. Simple as that!

Also, if the american school is just about remembering stuff from a book then I'd have to say that it's pretty easy. A big part of the school here is about [i]understanding[/i], like evaluating historical events from a personal view, see pros and cons etc. etc. Thoose are the things that give you the high grades here, being able to list alot of fact just means that you will get a pass and not the high grades.

To the TS, I study at the university atm I'm starting to realize why I learned all thoose "idiotic" things in school. For example painting, your math will get soo much easier if you are good at drawing, for example; drawing 3 dimensional surfaces is pretty hard. [/quote]

i do understand that people are different, and i understand that school CAN be hard for them, but it definitely CAN be less hard if they choose classes they can handle and study! school is only as hard as you make it out to be in the long run, really. it's all about your attitude too- if you think something is pointless, you're less likely to want to do it, and the less you want to do something the less effort you'll put into it- psychologically. america's school systems are horrible- i agree. and i understand that if the TS has bad teachers that school WILL be terribly impossible- but if he has good teachers and the only reason he's not doing well is because he's limiting himself, that's not anybody's fault but his own.

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Eeveepony

@shaddow55: Idk what university your friends are going to, but even in AP classes, I barely studied and finished high school with a 3.8 In university, I have to work for everything and some professors couldn't care less to help you or anything. I've had 40pg essays due the same day I have a major exam in the same class. On top of that, high school classes are a joke compared to upper level classes and most universities need you to take "division credits", classes to make you "well rounded" that have 0 to do with your major

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shaddow55

[quote=Eeveepony]If you think that is bad, wait until university [/quote]

University is easier than school. Mostly everyone says this.

In school you juggle multiple subjects, in Uni you juggle maybe 1-2 or 3. Not as much, more time out of lectures. The work you are doing is to fish out the idiots from the people who are committed.

[quote=sonikuboy]

Year 7 i was classified as a nerd. I cared about my grades and always did my homework on time and correct[/quote]

That's not what nerd means.

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jonatan

[quote=Coffee]i understand why it's hard for other people- what i don't understand is why they don't put enough effort into it. if a certain percentage of people can get passing grades, so can you. you're not stupid, you're just not trying.
all school is is listening to things, remembering them, and copying answers out of books. if you can't do that, your priorities are obviously messed up and that's not anybody's fault but your own.[/quote]
Seems like you can't understand that people are different, some peoples have a hard time remembering stuff from a book. Simple as that!

Also, if the american school is just about remembering stuff from a book then I'd have to say that it's pretty easy. A big part of the school here is about [i]understanding[/i], like evaluating historical events from a personal view, see pros and cons etc. etc. Thoose are the things that give you the high grades here, being able to list alot of fact just means that you will get a pass and not the high grades.

To the TS, I study at the university atm I'm starting to realize why I learned all thoose "idiotic" things in school. For example painting, your math will get soo much easier if you are good at drawing, for example; drawing 3 dimensional surfaces is pretty hard.

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Coffee

[quote=zyxfba]way easier said than done, your brain is not the same as everyone else's brains. since you say you go to a private school with top academics and you get straight A's, it would be logical for me to assume you're smart but you couldn't even figure out why school is hard for other people?[/quote]

i understand why it's hard for other people- what i don't understand is why they don't put enough effort into it. if a certain percentage of people can get passing grades, so can you. you're not stupid, you're just not trying.
all school is is listening to things, remembering them, and copying answers out of books. if you can't do that, your priorities are obviously messed up and that's not anybody's fault but your own.

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Coffee

i go to a private school with one of the top academics in the united states and i get straight a's without even trying.
don't understand how people can even be bad at school, it's so easy as long as you pay attention and do your work

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Irony

Everything in high school is just practice and memorization. Wait til college.

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SunsetChaos

so in college/university, would that mean there's no more time for maple or basil?

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link6930

Im a senior with 4 classes, 1 a study hall and taking a class on computers in college, and i have no homework.
Lol school is easy and fun for me

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megaf6

I go to a private university and so far I haven't had a tough time o_o I was averaging B's and C's in high school, and last semester I got straight A's. I like the way I'm treated in college which probably makes me work harder. In high school I had to ask to use the bathroom, get a drink of water. I couldn't leave campus for lunch. I'm not a child >.> College is great

Reply October 29, 2010 - edited
blahsand724

I feel the same way. I admit, I'm a lazy person. I procrasinate all the time and always tell myself I'll study when I don't. I wish there were more hours in a day, lol. I guess you just gotta learn that good marks don't just come flying to you. They need to be earned through hard work; to be successful takes 1% brains and 99% diligence and work.

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bombinator

@JennWoo: I've been only doing the assignments that are worth marks, but not really reinforcing my learning with the textbook; got a 50% on my physics midterm recently

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dopeazn

[quote=matrixphijr]If life is so unnecessary, why do you bother living it? For God's sake, stop dragging the rest of us down with your self-deprecation. Life sucks. Work harder.[/quote]

I'm not forcing you to read my thread. And I never said life was unnecessary. For God's sake, stop dragging the rest of us down with your lack of reading comprehension. Work harder.

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dopeazn

[quote=imjesse]It gets harder and harder, and that means you have to try harder and harder. If you try your best, [b]want[/b] to learn, and stay focused you can accomplish whatever goal you have set for yourself in school.[/quote]
i don't want to learn, man. i want good grades. i thought that was the objective. the thing getting in my way is the teachers that waste my time and stress me out with busy work. i'm learning these stupid things that i don't need. pretty much all the information you learn from classes in high school are useless to you in the future.

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bombinator

[quote=JennWoo]This. I'm only in my first year, and I'm struggling [/quote]

So, is it procrastination that's hitting you hard, or is it the actual learning? ): It's procrastination for me zzz

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imjesse

It gets harder and harder, and that means you have to try harder and harder. If you try your best, [b]want[/b] to learn, and stay focused you can accomplish whatever goal you have set for yourself in school.

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Eeveepony

[quote=dopeazn]eevee, do you think universities would actually accept me with grades as mediocre as mine? i hope i can make up for it with sat scores.[/quote]

Depends on the University. They also take into account letters of recommendation, volunteer service, work experience, extra-circulars, etc. If it doesn't go well, do 2-3 semesters at a community college, then transfer.

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dopeazn

[quote=Eeveepony]If you think that is bad, wait until university [/quote]

eevee, do you think universities would actually accept me with grades as mediocre as mine? i hope i can make up for it with sat scores.

Reply October 29, 2010 - edited
ulti25

Quite a big portion of basil is actually older than you

High school was a breeze, wake and bake every day, go to classes and do nothing, lunch, and then school was over.

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SilentXynh

I just had an end of semester Macroeconomics exam which just kicked my morale down a few notches. =(
Absolutely destroyed by it
University FTL this time.

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lolomgbbq

Have fun with college and university then dude.

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Eeveepony

If you think that is bad, wait until university

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