Report Cards

[Slim-Rob]

Hey, Judson report cards come out sometime this week. Grades were due monday at 3:05.

Just wondering how people did, with the excessive posting on here its a wonder I passed all my classes:D

AP US History- 70
AP English III- 71
Honors Physics-81
IntroToCAD- uhh.....80 or 90 something
BCIS-106 (will go on report card as 100)
Athletics- 100

[Miss Kitty]

Dude 70's in AP classes. Turn in your homework when you do it silly.:D

[garlandowl08]

Spanish III IB-88
Personal Fitness (Gym)-100
Photojournalism-98
Debate-82
Honors Orchestra-100
Chemistry I IB-87
Algebra II IB-91
English III IB-92

[Slim-Rob]

Dude 70's in AP classes. Turn in your homework when you do it silly.:D

I do....I just don't do too well on tests or quizzes....my lowest history quiz grades(each quiz is 10 multiple choice questions) A 10 AND A 0. I don't know how I managed to miss ALL 10 problems on that quiz....

[Slim-Rob]

Spanish III IB-88
Personal Fitness (Gym)-100
Photojournalism-98
Debate-82
Honors Orchestra-100
Chemistry I IB-87
Algebra II IB-91
English III IB-92
Your graduating in 08 but you are taking english 3 now? or is 08 just a number....? and where is your history grade?

[Miss Kitty]

I do....I just don't do too well on tests or quizzes....my lowest history quiz grades(each quiz is 10 multiple choice questions) A 10 AND A 0. I don't know how I managed to miss ALL 10 problems on that quiz....

College is nothing but tests for grades. Honestly, maybe you should take a class on taking tests. They do help.

[Slim-Rob]

College is nothing but tests for grades. Honestly, maybe you should take a class on taking tests. They do help.

Its not that I CAN'T do good on tests, I just don't study for them or anything. We took a test friday and I got a 70 on it. I normally average around a 45 in that class on tests...

[dragons08]

Pre-Cal Pre-AP- ahhh high 70's
IPC H- 98ish
Spanish 1- ahh 90's
English 2- 90's
Band-100
Speech-98-100
History-95-98ish

not bad at all for NOT studying, NOT doing hw at home..imagine if i tried:D

its time to sign up for next year:( ..i think i'll have all honors/pre-ap/ap next year..it'll suckkkkkkk

what sucks is i have a like 93-94 GPA and im ranked 232 out of 632..that is freaking ridiculus IMO

[Miss Kitty]

Its not that I CAN'T do good on tests, I just don't study for them or anything. We took a test friday and I got a 70 on it. I normally average around a 45 in that class on tests...

Well that makes it even worse. You better get out of that habit now.

[dragons08]

College is nothing but tests for grades. Honestly, maybe you should take a class on taking tests. They do help.
i think i might need that..like in pre-cal i do the hw before class/in other classes, and can do it..then quizzes/tests i just blank out or something

[Slim-Rob]

Pre-Cal Pre-AP- ahhh high 70's
IPC H- 98ish
Spanish 1- ahh 90's
English 2- 90's
Band-100
Speech-98-100
History-95-98ish

not bad at all for NOT studying, NOT doing hw at home..imagine if i tried:D

its time to sign up for next year:( ..i think i'll have all honors/pre-ap/ap next year..it'll suckkkkkkk

what sucks is i have a like 93-94 GPA and im ranked 232 out of 632..that is freaking ridiculus IMO

They give class rankings to sophmores there? wow, we still havent gotten ours..

[dragons08]

Its not that I CAN'T do good on tests, I just don't study for them or anything. We took a test friday and I got a 70 on it. I normally average around a 45 in that class on tests...
yikes dude!

i had a 100 in english but a 75 and a 73 test average hurt that..brought it down to the like 92-95 range

[dragons08]

They give class rankings to sophmores there? wow, we still havent gotten ours..
they give it to the fish as well, after the 1st semester everyyear

[Slim-Rob]

Well that makes it even worse. You better get out of that habit now.

I know. I studied for the last test, but not as much as I could. I am shooting for As now though. It shouldnt be hard if I read the 20 -30 pages before every class and do good on the quizzes and tests. I normally do okay on the DBQs, but I do bad on History and English essays

[Slim-Rob]

they give it to the fish as well, after the 1st semester everyyear

I could go to the counseler and find out tomorrow, but I'll just wait until they tell everyone:D

[dragons08]

I know. I studied for the last test, but not as much as I could. I am shooting for As now though. It shouldnt be hard if I read the 20 -30 pages before every class and do good on the quizzes and tests. I normally do okay on the DBQs, but I do bad on History and English essays
my weakness right there..i cant spell well at all, i suck at grammar!

[Slim-Rob]

Pre-Cal Pre-AP- ahhh high 70's
IPC H- 98ish
Spanish 1- ahh 90's
English 2- 90's
Band-100
Speech-98-100
History-95-98ish

not bad at all for NOT studying, NOT doing hw at home..imagine if i tried:D

its time to sign up for next year:( ..i think i'll have all honors/pre-ap/ap next year..it'll suckkkkkkk

what sucks is i have a like 93-94 GPA and im ranked 232 out of 632..that is freaking ridiculus IMO

do you have English and History regular? I don't have to take speech because I took Honors English 9th grade, and I took IPC in 8th grade. I took spanish 1 in 7th and 8th grade. (have to take both to get 1 credit...)

[dragons08]

do you have English and History regular? I don't have to take speech because I took Honors English 9th grade, and I took IPC in 8th grade. I took spanish 1 in 7th and 8th grade. (have to take both to get 1 credit...)
regular..i SUCK at english and world history..im taking AP US History though...its just i dont care about most of the world, but i care a lot about american histroy and its fun for me to learn, so i'll take ap for that

[Slim-Rob]

my weakness right there..i cant spell well at all, i suck at grammar!

I'm not good at argument essays. Right now we are moving on to a new type, but I can't even remember what it its:( In history he tells us the words he wanted to see in the essay AFTER we write it, and its about 4 typed pages (1 word per line, of course) at size 8 font:eek: I'm sorry, but I am not writing a book. Especially in the 45 minutes we get, right after our test.

[dragons08]

hey miss kitty, you recomend any study habits to make me acuttaly study? my parents get on my back about it, but it still has no effect

[stevefoxsc]

rofl we had a computer hacker give every one in our school a's one time great prank though my typicall report cards were 70'ish

[Slim-Rob]

regular..i SUCK at english and world history..im taking AP US History though...its just i dont care about most of the world, but i care a lot about american histroy and its fun for me to learn, so i'll take ap for that

LOL, you dont care about most of the world

Our Geograghy classes don't have maps and there is not 1 school owned atlas in any of those classrooms. Its kind of sad...

[dragons08]

I'm not good at argument essays. Right now we are moving on to a new type, but I can't even remember what it its:( In history he tells us the words he wanted to see in the essay AFTER we write it, and its about 4 typed pages (1 word per line, of course) at size 8 font:eek: I'm sorry, but I am not writing a book. Especially in the 45 minutes we get, right after our test.
yikes!!!

i can think on the spot, like lying and what not, but i cant sit and think to write an essay, i guess if i care about something, i can do good at it

[dragons08]

LOL, you dont care about most of the world

Our Geograghy classes don't have maps and there is not 1 school owned atlas in any of those classrooms. Its kind of sad...
haha, i can care less if Mary Antounete, was an austrian lady who married louie the 15th of france, and was killed by getting her head chopped off..

wow that SUCKS!! each class room at our school, has those pull down map things, plus the atlas's..its VERY helpful

[Slim-Rob]

hey miss kitty, you recomend any study habits to make me acuttaly study? my parents get on my back about it, but it still has no effect

For me to study good I put on some good music, real low, and then study, Normally on my bed, unless i get tired(dont want to fall asleep while studying). I put the music on so I don't get sidetracked by other noises, and so I don't get bored to easily.

[dragons08]

For me to study good I put on some good music, real low, and then study, Normally on my bed, unless i get tired(dont want to fall asleep while studying). I put the music on so I don't get sidetracked by other noises, and so I don't get bored to easily.
ive tried that, and i just lose focus..i study the best while on here, i dont know why..i ask my friends to quiz me on aim, and then i guess in between problems this lets me relax or something

[Slim-Rob]

yikes!!!

i can think on the spot, like lying and what not, but i cant sit and think to write an essay, i guess if i care about something, i can do good at it

I can do creative essays or freewrites, but know data and analyzing writing styles/motifs (english) isn't my best area....

[Slim-Rob]

rofl we had a computer hacker give every one in our school a's one time great prank though my typicall report cards were 70'ish

This guy asked me one day "Hey, you want me to change your grades? Pay me $20 and I can give you all As, heck, I can give you all 100s." I said no becuase I want to get what I earn, not what I want.

[stevefoxsc]

This guy asked me one day "Hey, you want me to change your grades? Pay me $20 and I can give you all As, heck, I can give you all 100s." I said no becuase I want to get what I earn, not what I want.


It's not that hard majority of the schools use a window's based programm if you had the ip to one of the main computers or a computer to a certain class you could slide pass.

[Slim-Rob]

It's not that hard majority of the schools use a window's based programm if you had the ip to one of the main computers or a computer to a certain class you could slide pass.

If you have the right password you can get in. I do not wish to know this password because I would not want to change mine or someone elses grades.

Judson uses Gradespeed

[stevefoxsc]

If you have the right password you can get in. I do not wish to know this password because I would not want to change mine or someone elses grades.

Judson uses Gradespeed

I never did but one of the teachers for my video production class was always slow on computers at times so i showed him all those thing's and what not.

[Slim-Rob]

I never did but one of the teachers for my video production class was always slow on computers at times so i showed him all those thing's and what not.

oh. I dont think you can really slip into gradespeed without a password unless you are very good. The teachers can update grades at home with gradespeed. Makes it nice for THEM...

[dragons08]

If you have the right password you can get in. I do not wish to know this password because I would not want to change mine or someone elses grades.

Judson uses Gradespeed
carroll use's WinSchool i think?

[dragons08]

oh. I dont think you can really slip into gradespeed without a password unless you are very good. The teachers can update grades at home with gradespeed. Makes it nice for THEM...
their starting to give teachers lap-tops..nice for THEM even more..

[Slim-Rob]

carroll use's WinSchool i think?

never heard of it... Can the teachers access it from home?

[Slim-Rob]

their starting to give teachers lap-tops..nice for THEM even more..

If they gave our teachers laptops they would get stolen.

[dragons08]

If they gave our teachers laptops they would get stolen.
they wanted to give ALL faculty members one, but it didnt pass in the bond, so their slowly giving them to teachers..so far department chairs, then board memebers, and probally a few others..thats sad that teachers would steal them

[dragons08]

never heard of it... Can the teachers access it from home?
im not real sure..probally not, but maybe

[Slim-Rob]

im not real sure..probally not, but maybe

OH. Gradespeed is cool because there is a parent area where parents can sign up and look at your grades. AND the individual grade for each assignment. My mom doesn't know how to get there, but she knows it exists. Me and my sister share an account, I can look at my grades whenever I want, from any computer:D

[TexasRed6x]

Chemistry-80(I hate that class)
Theatre 1-97
Spanish II-92
English III-98
P.E-100
Individual and Family-91
Algebra II-76
U.S History-90

[Slim-Rob]

Chemistry-80(I hate that class)
Theatre 1-97
Spanish II-92
English III-98
P.E-100
Individual and Family-91
Algebra II-76
U.S History-90

at least you don't have Ms. Real

[dragons08]

OH. Gradespeed is cool because there is a parent area where parents can sign up and look at your grades. AND the individual grade for each assignment. My mom doesn't know how to get there, but she knows it exists. Me and my sister share an account, I can look at my grades whenever I want, from any computer:D
im glad we dont have that..my parents would ride my *** about everything and theyd know when i have a hw and all yikes thatd suck

[TexasRed6x]

at least you don't have Ms. Real
I don't know who she is. I go to a different school.

[dragons08]

I don't know who she is. I go to a different school.
we established this a while ago didnt we?

[TexasRed6x]

im glad we dont have that..my parents would ride my *** about everything and theyd know when i have a hw and all yikes thatd suck
That happens to me alot and I get sick of them asking about my grades, but I know that I'm going to do well anyways.

[TexasRed6x]

we established this a while ago didnt we?
Yes I believe we have. :)

[Slim-Rob]

im glad we dont have that..my parents would ride my *** about everything and theyd know when i have a hw and all yikes thatd suck

LOL. its funny though. Cause my mom was always like "What do you have in history" and I'll be like "I don't know" and she'll be like "I CAN GO UPSTAIRS AND CHECK YOUR GRADES RIGHT NOW SO YOU BETTER TELL ME OR YOU WILL BE IN TROUBLE." I don't do this anymore though. Now that I know what my grade is, I say "about a 70" if I'm failing (i get yelled at, but not as bad as if I were to say 60 something), and I'll tell her actual grade if its over 70.

[Slim-Rob]

I don't know who she is. I go to a different school.

I know. Be glad you don't have her. Hell, be glad you don't even KNOW her.

[dragons08]

LOL. its funny though. Cause my mom was always like "What do you have in history" and I'll be like "I don't know" and she'll be like "I CAN GO UPSTAIRS AND CHECK YOUR GRADES RIGHT NOW SO YOU BETTER TELL ME OR YOU WILL BE IN TROUBLE." I don't do this anymore though. Now that I know what my grade is, I say "about a 70" if I'm failing (i get yelled at, but not as bad as if I were to say 60 something), and I'll tell her actual grade if its over 70.
anything below a 85 they tell me to study more blah blah blah...what sucks is i set the bar to high back as a little tot, i acuttayl did hw and what not, now i got lazy and dont do it at home..what sucks is my bro and sis both do hw allll the time and study a tonnnnnnn and get their stragiht a's..so they expect me to do the same effort

[TexasRed6x]

anything below a 85 they tell me to study more blah blah blah...what sucks is i set the bar to high back as a little tot, i acuttayl did hw and what not, now i got lazy and dont do it at home..what sucks is my bro and sis both do hw allll the time and study a tonnnnnnn and get their stragiht a's..so they expect me to do the same effort
Yeah I get that alot. If I get anything below an 80 I get yelled at. If I get in the 70's, they yell at me and I just tell them that I will bring it up and don't worry about it.(which they do because they have a right to know about it).

[Slim-Rob]

anything below a 85 they tell me to study more blah blah blah...what sucks is i set the bar to high back as a little tot, i acuttayl did hw and what not, now i got lazy and dont do it at home..what sucks is my bro and sis both do hw allll the time and study a tonnnnnnn and get their stragiht a's..so they expect me to do the same effort

yep. When I got into TAG I set the bar WAY to high.

My sister is a senior. She took pretty much the same classes last year that I am taking this year. Same physics class, same History class, same English class and she got STRAIGHT As.

[dragons08]

yep. When I got into TAG I set the bar WAY to high.

My sister is a senior. She took pretty much the same classes last year that I am taking this year. Same physics class, same History class, same English class and she got STRAIGHT As.
TAG as in the deoderent?

[TexasRed6x]

yep. When I got into TAG I set the bar WAY to high.

My sister is a senior. She took pretty much the same classes last year that I am taking this year. Same physics class, same History class, same English class and she got STRAIGHT As.
What's TAG? I'm just curious.

[dragons08]

What's TAG? I'm just curious.
my guess is the bodyspary..similar to axe

[Slim-Rob]

What's TAG? I'm just curious.
when I joined it was Gifted and Talented. the later changed it to Talented and Gifted (someone real gifted came up with that idea:rolleyes:). In elementary it is basically a class that you take where you learn at a higher level, and you do a lot of puzzle's and mind boggling type stuff (i guess thats how I would describe it...)

TAG for MS and HS is just Honors but more in-depth.

[TexasRed6x]

when I joined it was Gifted and Talented. the later changed it to Talented and Gifted (someone real gifted came up with that idea:rolleyes:). In elementary it is basically a class that you take where you learn at a higher level, and you do a lot of puzzle's and mind boggling type stuff (i guess thats how I would describe it...)

TAG for MS and HS is just Honors but more in-depth.
I couldn't do that. i would be back in the regular classes the next day.

[dragons08]

when I joined it was Gifted and Talented. the later changed it to Talented and Gifted (someone real gifted came up with that idea:rolleyes:). In elementary it is basically a class that you take where you learn at a higher level, and you do a lot of puzzle's and mind boggling type stuff (i guess thats how I would describe it...)

TAG for MS and HS is just Honors but more in-depth.
on the other end of things..do you have 'extended alg1/geometry'??

its the dumb people class, its below regular, kids BRAG about getting into that, its ridiculus, its like *******, if you cant use a calculator you should be checked out..now if their mental i understand, but these are just regular kids who dont think

[Slim-Rob]

I couldn't do that. i would be back in the regular classes the next day.

lol. Its not that bad. You get 10 points added to your gpa for As and Bs and 5 points for Cs.

so if I got an 85, it would average into my gpa as a 95.:D

[dragons08]

lol. Its not that bad. You get 10 points added to your gpa for As and Bs and 5 points for Cs.

so if I got an 85, it would average into my gpa as a 95.:D
lucky! i wish we had that here, id be all over that scam

[Slim-Rob]

on the other end of things..do you have 'extended alg1/geometry'??

its the dumb people class, its below regular, kids BRAG about getting into that, its ridiculus, its like *******, if you cant use a calculator you should be checked out..now if their mental i understand, but these are just regular kids who dont think

I dont think we have that. All of our "regular" kids are grouped in with the "dumn" kids. I wish all schools had a better learning process for the mentally disabled.

[TexasRed6x]

lol. Its not that bad. You get 10 points added to your gpa for As and Bs and 5 points for Cs.

so if I got an 85, it would average into my gpa as a 95.:D
Wow. That is so cool. I don't think they do that at my school and plus I don't want to get in the honors classes because they are too difficult for me to handle.
POST 1100!

[Slim-Rob]

lucky! i wish we had that here, id be all over that scam
thats for AP

personally, I think we should get 15, but...

[Slim-Rob]

Wow. That is so cool. I don't think they do that at my school and plus I don't want to get in the honors classes because they are too difficult for me to handle.
POST 1100!

POST 1938. (WOW, im getting close to 2k...)

I think they do that because otherwise people who wanted to be on the top of the class would just take regular classes and get 100s. This way the valedictorian has like a 102 average....

[dragons08]

Wow. That is so cool. I don't think they do that at my school and plus I don't want to get in the honors classes because they are too difficult for me to handle.
POST 1100!
their acuttaly not that bad, i dont try/study and i pull off good grades in them...you should try one see how you do

[TexasRed6x]

POST 1938. (WOW, im getting close to 2k...)

I think they do that because otherwise people who wanted to be on the top of the class would just take regular classes and get 100s. This way the valedictorian has like a 102 average....
Keep it going you only got another 62 to go.

[dragons08]

POST 1938. (WOW, im getting close to 2k...)

I think they do that because otherwise people who wanted to be on the top of the class would just take regular classes and get 100s. This way the valedictorian has like a 102 average....
i think 105ish is valedictorian, out at carroll for class of 08

[Slim-Rob]

i think 105ish is valedictorian, out at carroll for class of 08

then someone is getting extra points...

[dragons08]

then someone is getting extra points...
yes sure..ap/honors/pre-ap..

people have to drop out of athletics cause it HURTS their grade...a 100 NEVER would kill my grade

[Slim-Rob]

yes sure..ap/honors/pre-ap..

people have to drop out of athletics cause it HURTS their grade...a 100 NEVER would kill my grade

lol. If I spent ALL my time studying and working, I could easily have a 100 in every class. but WHY? OKAY, I am for real getting off now. BYE

[lonny23]

They give class rankings to sophmores there? wow, we still havent gotten ours..
They gave our first official class ranks in Mt. Pleasant when we were starting our junior year.

[dragons08]

lol. If I spent ALL my time studying and working, I could easily have a 100 in every class. but WHY? OKAY, I am for real getting off now. BYE
imagine..if i was studying when im on here..id be valedictorian! :eek:

[Slim-Rob]

imagine..if i was studying when im on here..id be valedictorian! :eek:

lol. Yeah

GOODNIGHT

[dragons08]

lol. Yeah

GOODNIGHT
you said that 30 min ago..

[lonny23]

lol. Yeah

GOODNIGHT
I thought you were posting for 4 days?:p

[DragonBand06]

I know our valedictorian and she has a 103.7
THATS FREAKING CRAZY!!!!

I have a 96.8 and I'm 109 of 580:eek:

[dragons08]

I know our valedictorian and she has a 103.7
THATS FREAKING CRAZY!!!!

I have a 96.8 and I'm 109 of 580:eek:
who gets it for class of 06? its dcrew right? :p

[DragonBand06]

who gets it for class of 06? its dcrew right? :p
Nope, my girlfriend...
I tell you, that'll give you one HELLUVA inferiority complex...:)

[dragons08]

Nope, my girlfriend...
I tell you, that'll give you one HELLUVA inferiority complex...:)
woah woah woah, db06 has a gf..and d08 doesnt? wtf???

who's this chick?

[DragonBand06]

G2G... gotta write a 2-pager that's due tomorrow :D
The worst part is I'm NOT EVEN KIDDING...

[DragonBand06]

woah woah woah, db06 has a gf..and d08 doesnt? wtf???

who's this chick?
Lauren Schneider... I'll tell U sometime

[dragons08]

Lauren Schneider... I'll tell U sometime
it appears you just did that..

[dragons08]

G2G... gotta write a 2-pager that's due tomorrow :D
The worst part is I'm NOT EVEN KIDDING...
i did that last week..i wrote it in ipc..i got a 78? or 75? on it..not bad for pulling it out of my rear-end

[lonny23]

i did that last week..i wrote it in ipc..i got a 78? or 75? on it..not bad for pulling it out of my rear-end
How did the teacher like the brown paper?:p

[dragons08]

How did the teacher like the brown paper?:p
obivously she didnt, she gave me a bad grade

[DragonBand06]

it appears you just did that..
No, I meant I'll tell U MORE sometime... :D ;)
Good job on the essay, I'm 1/2 done and gonna finish 2morrow in Band/Physics...
I'm REALLY leaving this time

[mtbray]

My advice to all you guys...(no matter what school you're going to unless it's crappy and you can get in doing whatever you like).... is to seriously take care of business in high school and do as well as possible. I never had to study in high school and made it out in 10.4 % of my class. The year before, my hs was ranked 2nd in the metroplex (for public schools) only to Highland Park as far as academics are concerned. I believe it was Dallas Morning News that did the rankings.....Anyway I'm getting off topic. The point is: take care of business NOW while it's still very easy and you'll be accepted into a good school and will be able to get into whatever major in that school you'd like. Transferring for me to Mccomb's business school from liberal arts is pretty much a pipe dream, but I could have easily been accepted if I'd only have done what I should have in high school. Now I'm gonna have to pay for it by going to graduate school in order to do what I'd like.

[lonny23]

obivously she didnt, she gave me a bad grade
I hope it wasn't HEALTH class!:p

[CyFallsMom]

I did great - got a promotion, a 10% raise and bonus comes up in two weeks - oh, wait, that's not a report card!!! It's BETTER!!

[CyFallsMom]

And that was with all the time I spend with you guys - imagine if I actually focused - I'd be running the joint:)

[lonny23]

I did great - got a promotion, a 10% raise and bonus comes up in two weeks - oh, wait, that's not a report card!!! It's BETTER!!
I thought of you when I was at Guiness Book of World Records in San Antonio on Saturday:

Largest bankruptcy ever by Enron!:D

[Slim-Rob]

And that was with all the time I spend with you guys - imagine if I actually focused - I'd be running the joint:)

I believe the correct word is ROLLING.:D

but congrats on the promotion though

[GTown02]

Your graduating in 08 but you are taking english 3 now? or is 08 just a number....? and where is your history grade?
Rocket... Most people that attend Garland High do so for the IB program. Most take English I in 8th grade, and begin HS taking English II. In order to meet the states requirement of taking a core english class every year, most students end up taking English V their senior year.

[CyFallsMom]

I believe the correct word is ROLLING.

Well, not since the UT days anyway:eek:

[ktchamp97]

My advice to all you guys...(no matter what school you're going to unless it's crappy and you can get in doing whatever you like).... is to seriously take care of business in high school and do as well as possible. I never had to study in high school and made it out in 10.4 % of my class. The year before, my hs was ranked 2nd in the metroplex (for public schools) only to Highland Park as far as academics are concerned. I believe it was Dallas Morning News that did the rankings.....Anyway I'm getting off topic. The point is: take care of business NOW while it's still very easy and you'll be accepted into a good school and will be able to get into whatever major in that school you'd like. Transferring for me to Mccomb's business school from liberal arts is pretty much a pipe dream, but I could have easily been accepted if I'd only have done what I should have in high school. Now I'm gonna have to pay for it by going to graduate school in order to do what I'd like.

Amen to all of that.

I'm sure y'all hear that from teachers, parents, family...alot of people you don't want to hear it from and you probably just blow it off.

I'm sure most of y'all think it won't apply to you...and that's normal...but take it from mtbray, myself, and many people I know that were in the same shoes y'all were in...

Learn how to study NOW and you'll be much better off when you get to college.

I was like ya'll in HS. I basically coasted all the way through AP Physics II, AP Calculus, AP English (with a 5 and a 4 on the AP tests), etc...but college kicked my *** for a good two and a half years before I truly learned what it meant to really study. By then, my GPA was pretty much set. Although it wasn't bad, it did not reflect what I was capable of and I do believe it really hurt me when it came time to interview for jobs. You do not want to be in the situation I was in...a tight job market, with not a whole lot of tangible evidence to set yourself apart from your colleagues. The result, for me, was 6 months out of college, with an engineering degree from a Top 10 university, without a full-time job.

Please, save yourselves the headache and start learning good habits now. I know, I know..."it won't happen to you." Unless you are just extremely gifted, trust me, it can.

[GTown02]

Im in college now, and can honestly regret not trying my hardest all the way through highschool. I coasted through, barely studying, and im just not starting to realize what kind of effort it takes to make the grades in college.

Like people have said. Try hard in school NOW, learn how to study properly. It will make college classes easier later.

[mtbray]

I was like ya'll in HS. I basically coasted all the way through AP Physics II, AP Calculus, AP English (with a 5 and a 4 on the AP tests), etc...but college kicked my *** for a good two and a half years before I truly learned what it meant to really study. By then, my GPA was pretty much set. Although it wasn't bad, it did not reflect what I was capable of and I do believe it really hurt me when it came time to interview for jobs. You do not want to be in the situation I was in...a tight job market, with not a whole lot of tangible evidence to set yourself apart from your colleagues. The result, for me, was 6 months out of college, with an engineering degree from a Top 10 university, without a full-time job.

I've got to completely agree, although I'm only in my 3rd semester here. My first year I sort of had a tough time adjusting to college (UT being so big and all) but this 3rd semester I've actually been trying so far about 85-90% and my grades are MUCH better with me trying, even though my classes aren't as easy as they were freshman year. Take it from ktchamp kids, learn to study now.

A bigger point I wanted to express though is that you should study now to get position on the other students while it's easy to do.

If you study now and get ahead in your class (top 2 or 3 % of your class...which really shouldn't be difficult to do since no one actually tries in high school) so you can do what you like in college.

For example, if I could have been accepted into the business program here at UT, and I wanted to transfer into any other college w/in the university to change my majopr, I'd be able to do just about anything. If you come in and get into a not-so-good major, and you decide you want to do something else you'll be screwed.

[dragons08]

I hope it wasn't HEALTH class!:p
it was english, it was over what makes people happy..i was to 'vague'..i did happiness in general, but nope not good enough

[KT2000]

Agree on all points with mtbray and ktchamp.

In our education system today, so much emphasis is placed on results that the process involved to obtain them is either eliminated (special calculators, Internet, etc.) or just plain overlooked. Results are obviously important, but don't mean much if you don't understand the steps involved to get there.

In high school, you usually test once every couple of weeks and get quiz grades once or twice a week in addition to homework grades. Then, it's onto the next phase and the previous curriculum is forgotten (until it's time to cram for that final). I think the Euro method has us far surpassed in that regard. Their high school equivalent students learn in a manner similar to what American college students do over here. You might have 3-4 test grades (or just a term length project) in a semester, and that's pretty much your result in that class. So, more emphasis is focused on soaking in the material rather than powering through to meet an ambitious curriculum requirement.

I didn't convince myself to really study the processes or steps involved in gaining conclusions until I was over a year into college. I took on the attitude of just wanting to "get by" and throw answers down. When I finally convinced myself to do otherwise and commit myself to studying the details, I finished out college by making the Dean's List in each of my final four semesters.

Getting a college degree is very important, but it doesn't guarantee you anything except unlocked doors. You have to be prepared to walk through and deal with what's on the other side.

There's a quote I like, not sure who it is by, that goes:

"Life is 10% action (what happens) and 90% reaction (how you respond)."

[garlandowl08]

Your graduating in 08 but you are taking english 3 now? or is 08 just a number....? and where is your history grade?

Sorry to quote from like...the first page, but a question was asked of me...

I'm in a program called International Baccalaureate. Basically, its very accellerated classes, so I took IPC, Algebra 1 and English 1 as an 8th grader. I do not have a history class this year because of some convoluted IB stuff that I don't really understand...I think it's cause I took a history in 8th grade or something...

www.ibo.org

[Slim-Rob]

Sorry to quote from like...the first page, but a question was asked of me...

I'm in a program called International Baccalaureate. Basically, its very accellerated classes, so I took IPC, Algebra 1 and English 1 as an 8th grader. I do not have a history class this year because of some convoluted IB stuff that I don't really understand...I think it's cause I took a history in 8th grade or something...

www.ibo.org (http://www.ibo.org)
Can't do that at Judson....

I took IPC, Spanish 1, and Algebra 1 in 8th grade....We can go into the IB program, but not until 11th grade....I am taking AP....