Are people on CC just smarter than your average teenager?

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>I go to a public school, but it’s considered a really good one, though perhaps it’s just because I live in suburbs. Academic counselors recommend only TWO AP/Honors classes per year, even though it’s possible to take all AP/H courses junior and senior years. The teachers here treat AP/H classes seriously, though, making them harder (in most cases) than regular, like they should be.</p>

<p>However, everyone here seems to be taking at least 3 APs and a lot of Honors. Is my school just not as good as people make it out to be?</p>

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<p>Yes they are, just think what average student would look and sign up for a website like CC?</p>

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<p>People who are concerned with their college goals will most likely make the plans to get them there…like taking 345 AP’s and Honors</p>

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<p>But you have to be smart to handle that many AP/H courses. I guess I just assume that all the people signed up for a ton of APs know they’ll do well on them. So if you’re one of those people, are the classes actually harder than regular classes or is it like some schools where higher level courses aren’t taught at a much higher level?</p>

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<p>People on CC aren’t necessarily smarter, but generally are more hardworking.</p>

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<p>Doing well in school doesn’t mean you are of high intelligence.
There are plenty of kids in my school who have straight As in loads of AP/honor classes.
But I wouldn’t ask them their opinion on Quantum Mechanics or the Unified Field Theory. Or hell, what T.S Eliot’s symbols in The Wasteland mean.</p>

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*value different things.</p>

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<p>Smarter and more intelligent? Generally, no. CCers are actually pretty average in regards to having any real insight, from what I’ve picked up. The key distinction is that CCers are able to handle more workload than others and, as has been previously stated, put their values and time into different areas.
Some of the most intellectually challenging people I know dropped out of high school their sophomore and junior years. Others are getting close to “C” and “D” averages. Eh.</p>

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<p>Im happy when i get a B and here people are like upset when they get a B+ even. Its wierd and some people are too serius.</p>

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<p>Probably not smarter but definitely more egotistical.</p>

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Not really. That’s a CC stereotype that isn’t true for everyone, and people in general are egotistical, and I see no significant difference between CC students and non-CC students in the ego department.</p>

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<p>Only on prep school forums…</p>

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But compared to the average prep schooler?</p>

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<p>Does a ten pound bag of flour make a really big biscuit?</p>

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<p>I don’t think CC kids are egotistical. Just because one has very good stats it does not make them egotistical. They just care a lot about college or want help. Consequently, those who care want to aim for top schools and have good academics.</p>

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<p>It seems like most people on CC just care a lot about school and grades (unlike some people most of us probably know at our own HSs), so they end up doing really well in multiple AP/Honors courses.</p>

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<p>CCers are not smarter per se…just more education-bound.</p>

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<p>I think that it’s pretty safe to say that CCers are very ambitious and driven.</p>

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<p>a lot of them just want to brag about their grades TBH >.<
lol</p>

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<p>duhhh the people on here represent the top 1-5% of high achieving HS students… obviously not a good representative for your average teenager :D</p>