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Originally posted by Corndog
Or sleeping since it was first class in the morning. Usually sleeping, now that I think about it.

That was AP physics for me. God damn started at 7:30. I've never had a job that required me to get in that early.

I needed a negative 20% on the final in that class to get a 4.0. The final was building a bridge, so I built a beautiful model of the Sydney harbor bridge that didn't stand a chance in hell of carrying the weight, but it looked cool and my partner only needed an 8% to get a 4.0.

Teachers were mostly pretty lenient if you participated in class and got good grades, or, in that class, just the good grades were enough.

Originally posted by Cuivienen
That was AP physics for me. God damn started at 7:30. I've never had a job that required me to get in that early.

I needed a negative 20% on the final in that class to get a 4.0. The final was building a bridge, so I built a beautiful model of the Sydney harbor bridge that didn't stand a chance in hell of carrying the weight, but it looked cool and my partner only needed an 8% to get a 4.0.

Teachers were mostly pretty lenient if you participated in class and got good grades, or, in that class, just the good grades were enough.

Oh no, don't get me wrong. AP Calculus was my highest grade class my senior year, but I still slept through most of it. The 10 minute wrap up at the end came naturally enough to get the grasp of the other 50 minutes that I slept through.

Then again, I had given up trying at that point. My English teacher was in charge of National Honors Society acceptance, and despite meeting all of the criteria, I was denied because I, as she said, "should go to church". I ended up just kind of cruising through senior year with like a 3.5 or something, and taking joke classes like "nutrition and wellness".

I had gotten a hefty scholarship for my ACT scores, so that kind of took the pressure off a bit. Then my "guidance counselor" tried talking me into giving it to the small town darling because *reasons*.

And I guess not "hefty" enough, because it still took me longer than it should have to pay off my student loans >_>

Originally posted by Corndog
My English teacher was in charge of National Honors Society acceptance, and despite meeting all of the criteria, I was denied because I, as she said, "should go to church". I ended up just kind of cruising through senior year with like a 3.5 or something, and taking joke classes like "nutrition and wellness".

I had gotten a hefty scholarship for my ACT scores, so that kind of took the pressure off a bit. Then my "guidance counselor" tried talking me into giving it to the small town darling because *reasons*.

wow

I got denied Salutatorian at my final high school because the parents complained that some foreigner shouldn't be able to come in and get it not having attended all 4 years there. I wouldn't have gotten Valedictorian as the tie breaker on the 4.0 was AP classes and I wasn't there long enough to accumulate enough to take over that person (I was only in that school for senior year and the last 3 months of junior year).

Yeah, the scholarship was given to one student in every school district, based on ACT scores and GPA.

My GPA was "okay", I didn't put much effort into classes that (at the time) I thought were stupid...like Spanish. My ACT scores, however, were just so much better than the tryhards that I ended up getting the scholarship.

I found it quite comical, especially when they tried to convince me to give it away.

The National Honors Society thing was dumb, though.

I get that extracurricular activities play a role, but I started on the football team for all four years of highschool...seems that would have counted for something. I guess it wasn't church, though.

Did you guys pray as a team?

Originally posted by Corndog
The National Honors Society thing was dumb, though.

I get that extracurricular activities play a role, but I started on the football team for all four years of highschool...seems that would have counted for something. I guess it wasn't church, though.

I've been on a couple of NHS review panels, and in really small rural districts church can be one of the limited opportunities to show volunteering and leadership. 'church' on its own merits, though? yeeeaaah....can't say I've ever considered that as a factor

Originally posted by seths99
I've been on a couple of NHS review panels, and in really small rural districts church can be one of the limited opportunities to show volunteering and leadership. 'church' on its own merits, though? yeeeaaah....can't say I've ever considered that as a factor

Yeah, I mean, in a town as small as the one I grew up in, being "involved with the community" means "being family friends with teachers".

My graduating class was 27 people, in a town with a population of less than two thousand people. There's not much community action to be had there.

Originally posted by Corndog
Yeah, I mean, in a town as small as the one I grew up in, being "involved with the community" means "being family friends with teachers".

My graduating class was 27 people, in a town with a population of less than two thousand people. There's not much community action to be had there.

ours isn't quite that small...about 60 people per class, but same idea....honestly, when I review NHS applicants, I put most of the weight into the essays. Show me that you're a competent writer capable of putting together a well thought out argument, and I'll likely give you the nod. Write like a 6th grader and use some text speak? not so much.

Well, as fun as it is to bitch about it, it's also funny to look back on how little shit like that matters.

Big deal at the time, over a decade later...not so much.

Random thought: How the hell does Christie Brinkley still look that fucking good at 61 yrs old?

would smash.

A whole team of people putting makeup on her.

Originally posted by Corndog
A whole team of people putting makeup on her.

her body still looks pretty damn good too though http://www.rantsports.com/clubhouse/wp-content/slideshow/2013/04/10-hottest-si-swimsuit-issue/medium/Christie-Brinkley.jpg

Yeah, if it was makeup then they could make other women that age look that good. Christie Brinkley looks amazing.