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 Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:39 pm
☆━━We are so much alike you & I ☆Before I start telling you my story, I'm 13.
I'm applying for a school that's about 2 hours away from where I live. Why am I applying? They asked me to come to their school. This school is basically a magnet school. If you don't know what a magnet school is, it's kind of like a school for very smart, very gifted people. It has accelerated learning classes and various gifted and talented electives and such. It sounds great, right? I mean, these people think I'm smart enough that they invited me!
Problem being: you're supposed to be a sophomore or higher to be in this school. I'm in 8th grade. Usually freshman start applying for this school in the second semester, so when the beginning of their sophomore year rolls around, they can start in the school.
My mother desperately wants me to go to this school, because it'll look gorgeous on my college apps. Like, seriously. Plus, I'll graduate much earlier, and be able to start college much earlier. Thus, getting and starting a life earlier. I don't want anything to be earlier, like my mom. I want to be a normal kid, getting ready to be a stupid freshman that's going to get picked on, get lost in the high school, and stuff like that. I don't want to be worrying about cooking meals and going to wal-mart and dealing with a roommate and not getting lost on a huge college campus, which the school is on.
I'm scared of going to this school. I'm not ready to live like an adult, which is what I'll have to do. I'm not ready. I'm only thirteen! I want to fret over boyfriends and dances, not catching the shuttle to wal-mart and getting to classes on a Saturday. This scares me. But I can't let my mother be disappointed in me, can I?
All I'm asking for is a little advice on my situation. ☆ You're a hobby & I'm a killer━━☆
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:22 pm
Maybe its just me, I hated highschool. I think its odd that they'd just let a 13 year old survive on her own on a college campus. Are you sure that's how its going to be? I knew people in my highschool who lived in dorms and came from other countries, they had a great time and it stayed like a highschool experience. It was like really long sleep away camp
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:54 pm
This may be too late to say, but I have to say it.
My auntie was like you-- or rather she had it a bit worse. She finished HS at 13, or so they've told me, and started college soon after (this was years ago, she's married and has a kid now). But because of all the emotional stress and not fitting in, she couldn't take it and had a breakdown. Basically, despite being very intelligent for her age, she went back to school with students her age. Although you may be intellectually ready for higher learning standards, emotionally you might not be up for it-- especially when you say you have to live on your own. Your mother may not realize but you really experience things when you're around your peers that you may not get to if you're surrounded by those who've already gone through that phase.
Since it's just 2 grades, it might not be such a big deal, but you are going to be in a whole new environment, and therefore out of your comfort zone. I suppose for your mother's sake, try it out. You may find that you love being out on your own. When I first moved out on my own, I cried. I was scared, but having a roommate with me helped, because I wasn't alone. I pray you have a good roommate, and if you find things too difficult, just let your mom know you can't do this anymore and transfer back to your regular school.
I hope things work out for you!
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:56 pm
Talk to your Mum. Tell her everything you posted here.
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:15 pm
If you're that worried about going to this school, tell your mom. If your school offers IB or AP classes, take those. Take every one that's offered and take zero regular classes. This will do two things, it will keep you mentally challenged and it will prepare you for this school. If you enjoy taking these classes after your freshman year, then sign up for the school.
What I wouldn't do is allow yourself to get caught up in the drama of high school, because all that does, especially if it's a public school, is drag you down into the muck. YOU DO NOT WANT THIS. Unless, of course, you'r tired of being smart... But that's the Einstein complex, don't get caught up in it. What I mean by the Einstein complex is Albert Einstein always fretted for mankind, especially when he learned what his nuclear research was going to be used for. Watch the movie Idiocracy if you want to get the full effect of what I'm saying.
I am constantly regretting not applying myself in high school, for not being the intelligent individual I've turned out to be. I could have developed and cultivated my intelligence early in life and truly gotten somewhere in life, instead of wading around in the pool of life with the Neandertals and dooming myself to the working class.
What I'm trying to tell you is to treasure your intelligence, as well as yourself as a human being. If you want to learn a bit about life before being shipped off to live like a sardine, that's great, because otherwise you run the risk of losing your self-worth in a psychotic episode, like Pink C a n a r y's aunt.
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:16 pm
I just realised I used the word life three times in the same sentence...
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:12 pm
Psychoholic Slag I am constantly regretting not applying myself in high school, for not being the intelligent individual I've turned out to be. I could have developed and cultivated my intelligence early in life and truly gotten somewhere in life, instead of wading around in the pool of life with the Neandertals and dooming myself to the working class. What I'm trying to tell you is to treasure your intelligence, as well as yourself as a human being. Restart. I was you, then I went back to full time education. There is always a way to do this (before you start listing all the hurdles)...and it will liberate you more than you could ever possibly imagine. You can change your life, it is never too late.
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:50 pm
village midget Psychoholic Slag I am constantly regretting not applying myself in high school, for not being the intelligent individual I've turned out to be. I could have developed and cultivated my intelligence early in life and truly gotten somewhere in life, instead of wading around in the pool of life with the Neandertals and dooming myself to the working class. What I'm trying to tell you is to treasure your intelligence, as well as yourself as a human being. Restart. I was you, then I went back to full time education. There is always a way to do this (before you start listing all the hurdles)...and it will liberate you more than you could ever possibly imagine. You can change your life, it is never too late. I just started college, thank you very much. I came up with a goal about two years ago to be a teacher.
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