<p>a 75 isnt failing it’s a C, unless you have a strict grading system.</p>
<p>I actually failed a math test today. 28/52. then 3 minutes later i walked into history and got a detention for having my shirt untucked (i go to a catholic school). what an awful morning. als9o ill have to serve my detention monday after school which is also the first day of track practice. just great.</p>
<p>Ihatebeingmyself, do you know of Evariste Galois? He is the first and primary historical figure that novice mathematicians learn about being a mathematician.</p>
<p>If you don’t know him, I recommend you to read some information about him.</p>
<p>Grades do not determine how intelligent you are… you determine it. You say that you don’t “belong” anywhere… turn this negative into a positive. You’re not like anyone else in your school… that makes you so much different from anyone else. And I think that is better than being like everyone else… rich/not knowing how it feels to be poor, not experiencing the hardships of being an immigrant trying to assimilate into the American school system and its culture. It gives you a different perspective of life, and I find that more important than grades… they are not reflective of that.</p>
<p>Don’t worry so much about grades and not having a “perfect” record. I mainly see at my school (IB as well) that the students who stress ALL THE TIME drive themselves insane and get poorer grades than those of us who just CHILL. Sometimes, the kid who hasn’t a clue about the real world (sadly, kids in my class don’t know about the electoral college but are intending to vote in 2008) ends up getting a better grade. It happens. The main thing is to build up tolerance and learn from your mistakes.</p>
<p>Having said that, I can’t wait to get out of HS… -.-;</p>
<p>ihatebeingmyself- regarding the B in that one class, trust me a B CAN BE A GOOD THING. I have been a straight A student all high school until i got my first B in AP Euro History. that was only a marking period grade, so along w/ an A on the 1rst mp and on my final i have an A on my transcript. But it made all my other A’s seem so much more significant. It was refreshing. And also, u had talked about having to take care of ur siblings? write that in ur college essay, u have family doviations that take first priority, which is great. I’m sure you will be fine.</p>
<p>oh, of course a 75 is failing – asian style.</p>
<p>anyhow, it’s stupid. I obviously don’t think getting a bad grade is a good thing, but I’ve concluded that there are 2 things you can do 1) mope around and cry, or 2) put it behind you and move on. it’s really not worth your time to be depressed over something you can’t fix anymore.</p>
<p>plus EVERYONE in your high school can be stupid, that’s why you WANT to go to college. so if doesn’t really matter if you fit into your high school, you should try taking classes in a local community college or finding work to refocus on things other than school( which isn’t going well). I believe that immigrants are often very successful because they work so hard, obviously you do too. But sometimes you don’t see the immediate tangible result, your hard work will pay off someday. That easy A won’t do as much for your future as that hard C. Good luck in the college search process and have faith!</p>
<p>Guys it’s not just 1 B, there are 4 now. I mean if it get Bs Sophomore Year, I’ll probably end up failing Junior and Senior year (when the real IB classes begin). And to add to it I don’t know anything about the college application process (neither do my parents). Anyway thanks for all the encouragement.</p>
<p>Deftech Ok I’ll read about him.</p>
<p>…why don’t you work harder then, and limit your time spent on these forums. honestly, you don’t have to worry (as a sophomore) about anything aside from the SAT and PSAT. all you need to know is you need to get good grades, and have a variety of extra curricular activities.</p>
<p>Taggart like I said it’s useless. For ex I only slept 4 hours on the day of the Bio test (my classmates didn’t sleep at all). I’ve come across CC very recently. The fact that I have to work harder than EVERYONE else just annoys me (as I mentioned the whole bad education from Middle School etc. I didn’t know what pH factor was till I spent half an hour on Google looking for it. The teacher expected us to just know it. Everyone else in the class knew about it). I have decent ECs, but I’m reconsidering them (I choose Juggling infront of the school newspaper, Political Forum for Model UN, while everyone else writes for the paper, goes to the Model UN meets, plays millions of sports).</p>
<p>I’m literally at the end of my rope here. I don’t think I can work any harder. My parents don’t want me to use those pills that let you stay awake for days. I can’t afford a Private Tutor. When I had a question about Bio, my teacher actually said “Go and ask others, that’s the only way you’ll survive in IB” and the other IBers, they all plot to destroy everyone else.</p>
<p>I’m just not used to studying like this. Our school even screens people for Classes (Like I probably won’t be able to take BC calc as I pulled a 84.1 in Algebra 2)</p>
<p>I’m giving up. Our County weighs Honors, Advanced, AP and IB equally. I’ll drop out of IB, go to my local high school and just take Honors classes. Our state college is highly selective. I just don’t care anymore. There’s always the Army or some vocation which only requires 2 years of Community College.</p>
<p>staying awake does not = work. if you want to give up your future, then go ahead, but realize that you’ll have to live with looking back in retrospect and having no one but yourself to blame.</p>
<p>because if it’s as hard as you say it is, there shouldn’t be anyone passing. if there are people passing, why don’t you ask them what they’re doing?</p>
<p>and as a random note – mun is amazing.</p>
<p>Suck it up.</p>
<p>the fact that you are on CC and are concerned that much about ur grades shows that you really do care about your grades and they mean a lot to you! somone like that should not give up. u sound like a great student who is a little over ur head. just keeping working at it. maybe reduce ur course load a little, but don’t just give up, u’ll be fine. its sounds to me like ur seeing it as everything or nothing, black or white. tried to find some middle ground.</p>
<p>I’m starting to think this is a ■■■■■ topic.</p>
<p>No person would be so mentally weak that after earning a few Bs, after earning countless As, would give up. </p>
<p>Read the entire topic, this guy got 4 Bs, and now people here are trying to comfort him or her while he or she keeps griping and thinking it’s the end of the world for his or her future:</p>
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<p>Maybe he just wants attention? Not necessarily flaming, just replies…</p>
<p>You can get your grades up, don’t worry.</p>
<p>I am not a ■■■■■ or an attention seeker. I needed someplace to vent some frustration. Sorry. I’ve talked to the teachers and they agree that the mistakes I’ve been making on the tests are really ridiculous and I get the main concepts. I feel a bit better.</p>
<p>Arbiter, You’re right I should suck it up.</p>
<p>After noticing that I was a bit down, a friend came over and started telling me that Grades aren’t everything and started explaining her situation (Disabled Siblings, Dad requires major surgery and mom is severely sick) which made me realise that her situation was far worse than mine but she still maintained a very positive outlook on life.</p>
<p>I shouldn’t feel sorry for myself, I know my soft skills will take farther than any grades every can.</p>
<p>I mean besides, my AP Govt. teacher (when some kids were talking about how they want to be a doctor, medical researcher etc) asked me what I wanted to be. After I replied no, she said I should work in Think-Tank as I’m suited towards those kinds of work.</p>
<p>I have a natural interest in Politics et all, I won’t let a bunch of bad grades stop me.</p>
<p>Thanks for the encouragement and allowing to express my feelings at the time.</p>
<p>P.S. Vanderbilt just sent me a packet saying I should look into them. I had a 170 PSAT (Freshmen year), (haven’t received Sophomore year yet, turns out my schools keeps them till Junior year schedule is finalised) so why are they sending me this ? They claim 12000+ people apply for 1500 spots (Isn’t that VERY selective ?)</p>