The Academic Thread

[Eulaliaaa!]

I haven't seen it, actually.

[Skyblade]

Odd... how many high schoolers know exactly what they're going to do for a career? I'll be an author, and I'm going into the Army (maybe an Army Ranger... that's what I'm going for). I've already finished my book, now I'm looking for an editor to send it to (when I'm done proof reading).

Sounds great.

I'm almost done with high school and I don't know Consider yourself blessed.

[Banya]

I just found out that I'm getting academic credit for this summer job.  It's their way of bypassing the proper visa process, since the Turkish work permits were taking too long to come through.  We entered Turkey with special student visas, and giving us a transcript and academic internship credit is the only way they've found that they can pay non-Turkish citizens without a work permit.  I'm happy with the way this has turned out.

[Skyblade]

Great!

I sound fake, but I'm just trying not to be saccharine 99% of the time, I'm being serious.

[Banya]

You don't sound fake.  Even if you were being sarcastic, I think it's great, so I wouldn't care.

[Hickory]

My sister wan to be a Marine biologist; at least she likes it... For sure I'll do something with my viola, but writing, (thanks Brian and every writer ever) is my thing.

[Lutra]

Graduated what seems like ages ago (2002).

I've skimmed the thread a bit.  For those who are graduating soon, or will be in the next few years, just a piece of advice.  You never truly know what you will do or what you are capable of until you try and you might be surprised at where life takes you--even if it goes away from your original decision.  I had no real plan upon graduating, except attend a two year school and get a generic associates degree in liberal arts that will basically go towards anything.  Its a good start to get your feet wet with the scheduling of classes, homework and papers to complete, and hopefully won't be a waste of money starting off with a degree (or decision) you later decided you didn't want.  I didn't know until my second year in school that I truly could be a teacher, that I wanted to be a teacher, or that I would be good as a teacher.  Fast forward to the real work world and I ended up teaching in a tough school, in fields and with students I never thought I would be able to handle.  Glad my life took me here since I feel I can handle just about any situation thrown at me in the career. 

So be prepared for some things that get in the way---and maybe they're not all bad.

[MatthiasMan]

I graduate in 2018. Man, I'm so sad the first year of high school is already. Only three more years of it. Really, Gonzaga is the best place I've ever been; I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

[Skyblade]

Lutra, that sounds great. Thank you for the advice.

I wish you all the best in your academic endeavors. Keep calm and battle on.

[Wylder Treejumper]

Well, I'm either crazy, have a death wish, or both. I'll either be attending college early and graduate with my associates degree or be taking 5 AP classes at the same time. In addition, due to weird class arrangements, I've skipped a year (or half of one, anyways) of math- therefore I'll be taking calculus without having taken pre-calculus. I am now studying like mad to learn what a derivative is and how to use it in the remaining 4 days before the school year begins- and that's not even counting my summer assignments.

And that's the improved version of my schedule.

[Skyblade]

And I was complaining about my own academic life...

We wish you only the best. Please don't overwork or burn yourself out. It sucks. I reckon you know that already, though, which should give you more reason not to do it again! Life is short, might as well do our best to enjoy it. So please rest enough.

Feel free to PM me if you need anything.

[Wylder Treejumper]

*sigh* Worst part of it is, I still don't know what school I'm going to...

Ah, well. I'm sure I'll be fine. I've survived what, 8 years of school? This can't be that much worse. It's just absolutely impossible for me  to take anything less than the most challenging classes possible- even if I hate the subject *coughenglishcough*

Still, I can't be studying that frantically- I'm on here, aren't I? I think I've got it mostly down. Review basic parent functions, take a quick look at limits and derivatives on KhanAcademy and check out a couple very useful although slightly insulting (I am not a dummy, thank you very much. At least, not about math, anyways) books, and I've pretty much got the basic idea.

To me, burnout is the definition of school. A necessary evil, so it is. See, what I really need is a time-turner, like from Harry Potter! Then, I could do school, homework would take up no time, I could do whatever I wanted and I'd have clones! Now why doesn't somebody invent one of those... *scribbles notes*

[Skyblade]

I don't understand everything you're going through. However, I understand your turmoil - to an extent.

School is rough. It sucks sometimes. But there are good things about it too, trust me. It is amazing we even get an education.

I'm not sure what else to say. Not stressing out from school is a very difficult thing to do. But rest assured that it will all pay off in the end.

Plus, who said taking challenging courses is all bad? It shows where you are in your class: at the top.

Life is not just what happens to us, but how we view what happens to us. You're a fine person with good qualities; clearly, you're a good student and that's a blessing. I could compliment you more, Wylder, but some people don't like that.

Not sure how much this helps But I felt like writing it.

- Sky

[James Gryphon]

Just signed up for another course. I'm already worried.

[Vilu Daskar]

2020 I think.