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something that i am worried
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<blockquote data-quote="sinister" data-source="post: 24194" data-attributes="member: 208"><p><strong>Re: something that i am worried</strong></p><p></p><p>wow, you have no idea how close of an experience I had to yours during high school. I quickly found out that the best 'students' in the class were those who, like you said, did nothing but study and memorize. I found they had no true grasp of the concepts, and although this may have allowed them to have a beefy GPA, I was still able to get into UCSC and am having a great time. A lot of my classmates (ya I went to ****ty college prep school) went off to Stanford, CalTech, Yale, etc., and although I can't know for sure, I'm pretty confident that I'm having a lot more fun than they are. Just remember that no matter what happens, there's always a way to fix it if it's what you really want. Nothing is set in stone at the age of 13, not even for me at 20. Also, remember that not everything is about school. It's important, that's for sure, but there are other things that are just, if not more, important. Just the fact that you are on this board tells me that you have a curiosity for information, and honestly that is probably the number one thing you can hope to have. I feel smarter just being on this board for an hour or so than after an hour of econ class. Also, just remember that memorizing everything in a book is not a skill special only to a few people. It may take you more time or effort (trust me, I'm just like you, with all the weed and general laziness, I became very bad at memorizing), but memorization is a skill that all humans can muster. Also, here's a tip for high school. Although it may seem nerdy or crappy, my parents MADE me take an SAT review class, where I was told that the SAT is a test of how well you can take the SAT. There are tricks to everything, even those damn AP tests, you just have to figure out the right combination. In some cases, it might be straight memorization, but often times you just need to figure out how to beat the test. Education is very important, I'm not advocating that it's not, I just remember times in high school where things were so hyped, far past reality. So don't worry, take things slow, and more than anything, don't be hard on yourself. You may not be the best at memorization, but all that means is there's room in your mind for being better at other things, arguably more important things as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sinister, post: 24194, member: 208"] [b]Re: something that i am worried[/b] wow, you have no idea how close of an experience I had to yours during high school. I quickly found out that the best 'students' in the class were those who, like you said, did nothing but study and memorize. I found they had no true grasp of the concepts, and although this may have allowed them to have a beefy GPA, I was still able to get into UCSC and am having a great time. A lot of my classmates (ya I went to ****ty college prep school) went off to Stanford, CalTech, Yale, etc., and although I can't know for sure, I'm pretty confident that I'm having a lot more fun than they are. Just remember that no matter what happens, there's always a way to fix it if it's what you really want. Nothing is set in stone at the age of 13, not even for me at 20. Also, remember that not everything is about school. It's important, that's for sure, but there are other things that are just, if not more, important. Just the fact that you are on this board tells me that you have a curiosity for information, and honestly that is probably the number one thing you can hope to have. I feel smarter just being on this board for an hour or so than after an hour of econ class. Also, just remember that memorizing everything in a book is not a skill special only to a few people. It may take you more time or effort (trust me, I'm just like you, with all the weed and general laziness, I became very bad at memorizing), but memorization is a skill that all humans can muster. Also, here's a tip for high school. Although it may seem nerdy or crappy, my parents MADE me take an SAT review class, where I was told that the SAT is a test of how well you can take the SAT. There are tricks to everything, even those damn AP tests, you just have to figure out the right combination. In some cases, it might be straight memorization, but often times you just need to figure out how to beat the test. Education is very important, I'm not advocating that it's not, I just remember times in high school where things were so hyped, far past reality. So don't worry, take things slow, and more than anything, don't be hard on yourself. You may not be the best at memorization, but all that means is there's room in your mind for being better at other things, arguably more important things as well. [/QUOTE]
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