I feel like I've already wasted my life

[Pathogen03]

Huh my GPA is 2.35 (Unweighted), I got a 5 on AP English, a 4 on AP Calc BC, a 4 on Comp Sci, a 3 on US History and a 4 on Gov't. My SATs are 1510. AKA I am the stereotypical smart lazy kid.

Im going to community college for two years and then transfering to a good college where im going to go for a masters in Comp Sci / IT / Network Admin(Security)


Volunteer work or Community Service... most good schools require 80 hours? I dont know whos ass your pulling that out of, but thats ridiculous. If you absolutely had to, you could get 20 hrs a week (during school) working at a local library, i have a friend who did exactely that.


Your portrayal of your life is depressing, your life is above average.

chin up, your just a puss.

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: hypersonic5

Originally posted by: wkabel23
What schools require 80 hours of community service?

My college counselor basically informed me that its almost silly to apply to a school and not have at least 80 hours of community work done. Plus I've been force fed this same crap every year of my high school career.

Your counselor's full of even more sh!t than mine was.

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: hypersonic5

Originally posted by: FleshLight
I feel practically the same way. I have a 3.6 unweighted gpa, about 300 hours of community service, 1410 sat score, and several other extra curricular activities.

I wish I didn't slack off so much in school 🙁

Fvck you.

I agree

 

[Pathogen03]

Originally posted by: hypersonic5


I would seriously consider enlisting to the navy or air force, but why would they want a 5'5" fat kid?

Oh snap! I get by on doing NO work and then impressing people at the last second to squeak by... I cant see you impressing much with your SAT/Build/Aspirations.


Your a fairly average kid with fairly average aspirations..

ONLY BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING NOTHING TO PURSUE THEM. A HS Diploma is a diploma, regardless of A's or D's. The only difference between an A or a D in high school is what you do immediately after high school.


If money is any sort of issue, go to community college like me for two years, during the last year gear up for film, do a short movie, learn a fsckload about film.. then go impress someone and get a scholarship. You will be set for the next 4 years of your life, plenty of time to worry about a job.

 

[Pathogen03]

Originally posted by: faenix
2 weeks of studying and I got a 1510. I'm sure you'll do fine. Just concentrate hard.

Studying is for the weak. I havent done it since the Elementry school spelling quizzes.

 

[Siva]

Ok, I understand the feeling of having wasted your life, but don't worry about it, because it?s barely begun. You can get into a school, just apply all around. Community service is NOT a prerequisite, there are very few college apps that require it, and even fewer colleges that look at it. As much as college councilors push extra curriculum activities on you, its not that big of a deal. Pull your 2.8 up to a 3.0 (its not all that hard) and get over a 1200 and you are more than set.

Trust me and avoid community college (unless there's no way to pay for a 4 year school), get away from home and learn about the world the way every teenager should, that is drunk or stoned, surrounded by members of the opposite sex. College will be the greatest four years of your life, just work hard to get in and make sure you take care of your grades while you're there too. Drunk is cool as long as you are getting in an A in the class you're hung over for.

As for your parents being clueless, maybe, but there are plenty of people to talk to out there who will know how to help you find what you're looking for. Parents aren't always the best option and I know guidence councilors suck mostly, but if you can find a good teacher who really cares, they might just know a little about life and be able to point you in the right direction.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: minendo
2.8 is not bad at all.

Actually it is.

 

[Siva]

Studying isn't for the weak, a D may stand for diploma in college, but an A stands for a $20,000 scholarship in high school.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: hypersonic5
I've been pretty depressed lately. I'm going to be applying to college in the fall and I feel like nobody is going to accept me. My grades are crap (2.8 GPA, before weighting it with APs), I have done Zero volunteer work or community service (when most good schools require 80 hours minimum), and I haven't made a single film yet (I want to become a film director). I feel lost and confused. I have nobody to turn to (my parents are clueless as to how the world runs). I don't know what I am going to do after high school. I wanted to go to the New York Film Academy for a year but I don't have $25K to burn.

I feel like I have already wasted away my life, even though I know that I have still yet to live a day of it. This can't be teenage angst--I got over that long ago. Maybe it just myself worrying too much. But I can't help but worry being in this situation.

I'm afraid. I don't know what to do. Not just about the college thing, but I fear for the rest of my life.

Sounds like you're just lazy and lack self-confidence. The first thing you need to do is try to take on something. Be it a film, coursework, the military, whatever. But you need to give yourself a short-term goal and strive to achieve it. Only by doing something and feeling as though you are making progress or achieving your goals will you start to feel better about yourself and your capabilities. But if you shut yourself in, wallow in self-pity and tell yourself that you're a failure nothing is going to change for the better.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo
2.8 is not bad at all.

Actually it is.

How so?

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo
2.8 is not bad at all.

Actually it is.

How so?

Well it's a C+. So in college, it might be at or above average, but at the high shcool level it is generally at or below average. With no extracurriculars or community service to help, a 2.8 is not going to get someone in a decent college unless their test scores are solid.

 

[Gnurb]

It matters alot to colleges that you show improvement next year in High School. However, it's never the end of the world even if you don't get into good college right away. Just go to a JC. I think it's a plus that you're the first in your family to go to college. If you can work on that story it'll probably help you. Life's a sham, get good at BSing now if you want things to go your way.

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo
2.8 is not bad at all.

Actually it is.

How so?

Well it's a C+. So in college, it might be at or above average, but at the high shcool level it is generally at or below average. With no extracurriculars or community service to help, a 2.8 is not going to get someone in a decent college unless their test scores are solid.

Here that would be an 88 . 88 = C+ ?

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo
2.8 is not bad at all.

Actually it is.

How so?

Well it's a C+. So in college, it might be at or above average, but at the high shcool level it is generally at or below average. With no extracurriculars or community service to help, a 2.8 is not going to get someone in a decent college unless their test scores are solid.

I've known several people who have gotten into decent colleges with 2.7-3.0. Then again that all depends on how you define decent college.

 

[FuZoR]

I'm 20 and i feel that way...
sucks but just do what you can and work with what you got, then strive to get to where you want to be... (damn did that make sense ahah)

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo
2.8 is not bad at all.

Actually it is.

How so?

Well it's a C+. So in college, it might be at or above average, but at the high shcool level it is generally at or below average. With no extracurriculars or community service to help, a 2.8 is not going to get someone in a decent college unless their test scores are solid.

I've known several people who have gotten into decent colleges with 2.7-3.0. Then again that all depends on how you define decent college.

Which ones?

 

[ectx]

Then stop wasting your time on this forums and get to work.

 

[Klixxer]

You do what we all do, you try until you get it fixed, i enlisted but in todays climate it is nothing i would recommend.

It's up to you to fix this, so do whatever you can to fix it, it is YOUR future.

 

[Klixxer]

Originally posted by: FuZoR
I'm 20 and i feel that way...
sucks but just do what you can and work with what you got, then strive to get to where you want to be... (damn did that make sense ahah)

When i was 20 i was in the army and had my first kid coming. Now i have kids that i can relate to, get kids early, only good advice i can give anyone.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: amdfanboy

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo
2.8 is not bad at all.

Actually it is.

How so?

Well it's a C+. So in college, it might be at or above average, but at the high shcool level it is generally at or below average. With no extracurriculars or community service to help, a 2.8 is not going to get someone in a decent college unless their test scores are solid.

Here that would be an 88 . 88 = C+ ?

I assume you mean an 88% and if that's the case you're school has a seriously f*cked up grading system.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo
2.8 is not bad at all.

Actually it is.

How so?

Well it's a C+. So in college, it might be at or above average, but at the high shcool level it is generally at or below average. With no extracurriculars or community service to help, a 2.8 is not going to get someone in a decent college unless their test scores are solid.

I've known several people who have gotten into decent colleges with 2.7-3.0. Then again that all depends on how you define decent college.

Me too but they either had great test scores or gobs of extracurriculars.

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: amdfanboy

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo
2.8 is not bad at all.

Actually it is.

How so?

Well it's a C+. So in college, it might be at or above average, but at the high shcool level it is generally at or below average. With no extracurriculars or community service to help, a 2.8 is not going to get someone in a decent college unless their test scores are solid.

Here that would be an 88 . 88 = C+ ?

I assume you mean an 88% and if that's the case you're school has a seriously f*cked up grading system.

It seems to be multiply by ten and add 60.
2.5 = 85
1.5 = 75
4.0 = 100
3.0 = 90

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: amdfanboy

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: amdfanboy

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo
2.8 is not bad at all.

Actually it is.

How so?

Well it's a C+. So in college, it might be at or above average, but at the high shcool level it is generally at or below average. With no extracurriculars or community service to help, a 2.8 is not going to get someone in a decent college unless their test scores are solid.

Here that would be an 88 . 88 = C+ ?

I assume you mean an 88% and if that's the case you're school has a seriously f*cked up grading system.

It seems to be multiply by ten and add 60.
2.5 = 85
1.5 = 75
4.0 = 100
3.0 = 90

I've seen a lot of grading systems but nothing like that. The best I've seen a 2.8 equate to is a B-.

Frankly in high school there's no excuse not to get at the very least a 3.0 unless they ascribe to a fuct up grading system like that one.

 

[Klixxer]

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: amdfanboy

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: amdfanboy

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo
2.8 is not bad at all.

Actually it is.

How so?

Well it's a C+. So in college, it might be at or above average, but at the high shcool level it is generally at or below average. With no extracurriculars or community service to help, a 2.8 is not going to get someone in a decent college unless their test scores are solid.

Here that would be an 88 . 88 = C+ ?

I assume you mean an 88% and if that's the case you're school has a seriously f*cked up grading system.

It seems to be multiply by ten and add 60.
2.5 = 85
1.5 = 75
4.0 = 100
3.0 = 90

I've seen a lot of grading systems but nothing like that. The best I've seen a 2.8 equate to is a B-.

Frankly in high school there's no excuse not to get at the very least a 3.0 unless they ascribe to a fuct up grading system like that one.

The only fuct up thing in this thread are you morons trying to analyze it. It's 4+ or A- if you need a letter to make sense of it.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: Klixxer

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: amdfanboy

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: amdfanboy

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: minendo
2.8 is not bad at all.

Actually it is.

How so?

Well it's a C+. So in college, it might be at or above average, but at the high shcool level it is generally at or below average. With no extracurriculars or community service to help, a 2.8 is not going to get someone in a decent college unless their test scores are solid.

Here that would be an 88 . 88 = C+ ?

I assume you mean an 88% and if that's the case you're school has a seriously f*cked up grading system.

It seems to be multiply by ten and add 60.
2.5 = 85
1.5 = 75
4.0 = 100
3.0 = 90

I've seen a lot of grading systems but nothing like that. The best I've seen a 2.8 equate to is a B-.

Frankly in high school there's no excuse not to get at the very least a 3.0 unless they ascribe to a fuct up grading system like that one.

The only fuct up thing in this thread are you morons trying to analyze it. It's 4+ or A- if you need a letter to make sense of it.

WTF are you talking about?

And who's the moron - the guy who popped out a kid at 20 (and is trying to convince others to do the same) or people who actually went to college?