Honor Roll? Valedictorians?

[Guy]

Anyone here belong to the smarter part of the school? I used to be on the honor roll, but I screwed up in my sophomore year. I couldn't get a good GPA. Now, my last semester's GPA was 4.0 weighted. Anyone else here on their school's honor roll? Anyone here a valedictorian? How is life for people like you? I think it must be really hard to be on the honor roll. I slacked off in my sophomore year, which made me lose my name on the honor roll. However, I do know smart people who never studies and still get A's all around... I envy those people. But maybe they were all lying and just trying to fool me. So, how hard is it to be on the honor roll at school?

[Jeem]

I'm on honor roll :D I'm a sophomore; I'm a 4.0 unweighted, and a 5.0 weighted. It's not too hard for my school; ya just gotta do your work and pay attention.

[Guy]

Wow, you're smart! I wish I was as smart as you. I have a 3.6 GPA unweighted, and a 4.0 weighted.

[DFlux]

I slacked off Junior and Sophomore year (average 70%), then rebounded in Senior with straight As... at our school/system, we were weighted by percentage GPA... mine was 95% (yyooooooooshhhhh!) and I graduated with honours. :D

I can assure everyone it's much harder NOT being on the Honour Roll, worrying about teachers breathing down your neck because you failed your last math test, etc. Sucks.

[Silhouette]

I got into the Honor Roll for last marking period. But um...I've been slacking...a lot, so my grades probably went from A's to....D's? >.>;

[Guy]

LMAO! Dflux, you have a good point. I'd like to add to the fact that your own parents might kill you for failing. I dunno, maybe my school is just too competitive. Or maybe I just suck...

[DFlux]

OMG I thought my mum would murder me when I told her I failed math... but then my dad (former straight A student himself) revealed that he once had *gasp!* failed a course and had to retake it in the summer. And then we went on a road trip. XD

I actually slacked the most in Year 12 *shhhhh!* It was just too easy.

[Pipp-ORK]

I'm on the honor roll, but at our school, it isn't too difficult. =O

As long as you have at least a 70% average for all your subjects, you're good. :Domo

[Jeem]

@guy Nah, you don't suck; a 3.6 is good. If straight A's is really something you wanna strive for, talk to a guidance counselor or somethin, or just put a little extra effort in at classes. You'll find out it's easier than you think :)

[Guy]

At my school, an honor roll grade must be above 88% in all subjects averaged.

EDIT: Thanks for the encouragement, jeem. ^^

[Jeem]

I don't know the exact percent in my school; but your GPA has to be at least a 3.0 unweighted (all B's), I think.

[Guy]

Lol, I also think you have to take into consideration about how challenging the courses you take. I guess if I really want a good GPA, I can just take all easy classes (PE, teacher's aid, lmao). I think it also matters what sort of challenging classes you're taking.

Lol, still waiting for a valedictorian to post here...

[Silhouette]

I think my school's the same. High B's - A's get you in the Honor Roll.

*sighs* Stupid teachers....and their annoying ability to give random 5-7 page research papers at the same time as other teachers.. -_-"


PE? Psh. I hate that class. If you don't get changed 5 times, you fail. Yes, 5 times.. Considering that a marking period is a little over 3 months... That sucks...

[Guy]

Lol, good one, Tasogare. I find it amusing that a lot of my teachers assign research papers and projects to be due on the same day, same thing with tests. One of my teacher once gave me three projects in one day!

[Jeem]

Three in one day? Man, they've got it in for you! English can be annoying, at least for me, like that; I seem to get the most projects there.

[Phasmatis]

I'm on the Dean's List for last semester here. I'm not sure what the requirements were, but my grades were two A's and a B.

This semester I'm shooting for the President's List (which requires an A grade in all classes).

[DFlux]

I was going to be valedictorian (there were only three candidates), but then decided it was too much responsibility. So I decided to run my friend's voting campaign and she won :)

[Guy]

You passed up the chance to be valedictorian? No offense but... WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? I'd do anything to be a valedictorian! Colleges will drool over your resume if you say you're a valedictorian.

[Jeem]

You guys voted for valedictorian? We just go by highest GPA...or were you all tied?

[Guy]

Lol, that is a bit weird. At my school, all the valedictorians were Asian females, lmao. Wow, I feel dumb as an Asian male.

[Kabane]

I was going to be valedictorian (there were only three candidates), but then decided it was too much responsibility. So I decided to run my friend's voting campaign and she won :)

what a load of crap.

[Ren Höek]

at the end of 9th grade i had a GPA of 4.0 and once i entered high school it went a 2.5 and the end it went to a 3.5 i'm smrt! :Domo

[DFlux]

Ryuuken, I'm shocked (and a little hurt) you don't believe me XD The fact is, I'm not particularly popular and wouldn't have gotten the vote anyway. And she ended up Gold Scholar which is whoa out of my league, so I decided to be political and help her out. Nothing unbelievable about that, is it? First it's academic and then it's a popularity contest.

Besides, the other candidate was an annoying jerk that no one voted for.

EDIT: I just saw the previous posts. XD Yes, I did pass up the chance because I would basically have to write an 8-minute speech for a class that didn't know I was alive and so I was like "what is the point"? Basically, anyone above 90% can get it, so we vote, and only three people even wanted to run. What does that tell you about the position?

[Kabane]

Who votes for valedictorian? In all honesty. Please tell me of another school that does so.

[DFlux]

I can't tell you of another school, because I think it's stupid to begin with. A while back they were considering changing it to a purely academic process, but for whatever reason they didn't. Seriously. This is no joke. I never said the system was fair, and it sure as hell is stupid. A total jock who was one concussion away from death also ran but got no votes. Plus, we're in Vancouver. We're as cracked as can be.

Also: why the hell would I lie?

[ChansteR]

you guys vote for valedictorian? That is lame, for us, its based solely on academics. I myself am ranked 3rd in the class but I have no chance of getting 2nd or 1st, I am too far away T_T

[Nicole]

at the end of 9th grade i had a GPA of 4.0 and once i entered high school it went a 2.5 and the end it went to a 3.5 i'm smrt! :Domo

If that's really the case, you aren't portraying it very well.

A person who claims to be "smart" can't even spell the word right. =\

[jimbozeubuen]

I am smartar than you.

Did I spell that correctly? :D:D:D:D:D:D

[db]

I'm on the Dean's List for last semester here. I'm not sure what the requirements were, but my grades were two A's and a B.
This semester I'm shooting for the President's List (which requires an A grade in all classes).

I'm in the dean list for beign a troublemaker >_> joking :P. Another chris nguyen was though and the dean gave me (the wrong chris) the detention slip ;_;

3.5 GPA here, I see no point of trying in school since I am not aiming for any prestigious universities. Slacking off with jimmy, ah pre-calc was fun jimmy :)

[jimbozeubuen]

I Jacked Off In Pre-calc One Time And No One Noticed Because They Were Too Busy Playing On Their Graphing Calculators And Gameboys Lolroflwtfbbq.

[Nicole]

Oh. Forgot to stay on topic.

I had a 3.6 something through high school. Of course I was on the honor roll.

Um... 3.4 GPA college >_>

I'm laaaaaaaaaaazy

[DFlux]

ChansteR, I agree completely. Most of the province tends to do this, I think. Just the way we are (blame Canada XD). I never even bothered voting, it was clear who would win.

It was such a pain too, because she was head of student government and they're not supposed to be allowed to run, but the other two were also in student government.

I'm glad she got the place, though. She's really amazing.

[SLVR]

Ive been in the honor roll from elemtry, middle, high, college.
In high school my GPA was not below 3.0 and HPA was 3.8 somethin.
Right now Im barly in honors. My academics have always been good but behavior did not count in Palm Beach County :p

[Kyoko<3!]

at the end of 9th grade i had a GPA of 4.0 and once i entered high school it went a 2.5 and the end it went to a 3.5 i'm smrt! :Domo

Wtfux? English plox.

Somehow....getting a 4.0 makes a 2.5 GPA a 3.5....
It's so hard to understand your sentence. I don't understand your math either.

Do you attend the Center For Children Who Can't Read, Write, Or Do Math Good And Wanna Learn How To **** Up Other Stuff Too?


you guys vote for valedictorian? That is lame, for us, its based solely on academics. I myself am ranked 3rd in the class but I have no chance of getting 2nd or 1st, I am too far away T_T

That's because you're an ABC. Just like me. Our pure blood is tainted =/.

BUT YOU CAN DO IT IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

[ChansteR]

my GPA unweighted is 3.8, if you count weighted with my crazy ass GPA system, its a 5.2.

[Guy]

Damn... there are a lot of smart people here... but still, no valedictorians visit Club Bleach? I'd sure like to meet one. If I don't get at least a 3.5 unweighted GPA second semester, my chances of going to a prestigeous college are doomed.

[DFlux]

What is this weighted/unweighted thing? I think we have it in uni, but we never did in high school (we had just regular percentile averages).

[Jeem]

Unweighted=w/o special honors points for harder classes (Advanced Placement, etc.) Highest unweighted is 4.0 (straight A's, what I have :D)
Weighted is with special credits; really no limit here, in theory...

[Guy]

Yeah, what jeem said. My grades aren't good enough. I have two cousins that went to Ivy Leagues. I have this one cousin who got rejected by Princeton but accepted by Columbia, and when he found out, he cried.

[DFlux]

Wow. In Canada, there is a huge prestige gap between college and university, and getting in to university is considered pretty high grade. We don't really have "Ivy League" here, per se, but some universities are more prestigious than others. I go to one of them and I'm always amazed to see how many doctors and scientists we have produced. Then again, the ones across the country that cost four times as much aren't particularly better than us.

[Guy]

Lol, isn't a university a group of colleges consolidated into one big research center?

[Asuka]

Wow, high school. It's been a way. I graduated with Honors and my GPA was around I think 3.6ish in total. It could have been higher but I spent the first three years of high school planning how to be lazy in 12th grade, and it worked! So I only took three classes that actually counted and the others were nothing but chill time.

[Phasmatis]

I'm hoping to get into CMU at some point. It's crazy expensive though.

[Guy]

Lol, does anyone else have parents that freak out if you don't do well in school?

[Asuka]

Nah, My mom was chill for the most part. She expected us to do good in subjects she knew we were good at, but subjects that the family as a whole was bad at she expected us to at least try and maintain a 'C'.

[Guy]

Oh wow. Lol, A is ok, A- is on the borderline. B and below is fail to my parents...

[Phasmatis]

Wow, those are some high expectations! I know you're going to hate me saying this, but one day you'll actually be glad that they are like that. Believe it or not.

[Guy]

Lol, when I become a doctor or a CEO, I'm sure I will... haha, that's what my parents say to me all the time!

[Tanya]

my GPA unweighted is 3.7, if you count weighted with my crazy ass GPA system, its a 5.2.
WTF? xD
/me kills Azn :<

Hmmmmm. Honor Roll? I don't think my school has one :P If it does, then it's probably A-B's or straight A's :)

I'm not sure what my current GPA is (my online gradebook thing won't freaking update!! ;_; ). Buh uh, since I kinda slacked off freshman year, it's like.. a 3.875 or something. Weighted, it should be 4.0 at least. Mm, if you want to know, I got straight A's last semester, dno if that piece of information is useful.

Idk if this is at other schools, but at my school, you can graduate with a regular diploma, an advanced diploma, and an honors diploma (i think that's the order..). Well I'm obviously going to get that honors diploma \o/ And this special "Spring Valley Medallion" if you take a certain # of honors classes, etc. I want to be valedictorian, but since I'm currently rank 70 or 50 or somewhere around there, I highly doubt it :\

Have fun reading all that ^
:)

[DFlux]

Lol, isn't a university a group of colleges consolidated into one big research center?

lol You would expect so, wouldn't you? In fact, we do have "College of Religion, College of IT" but that's just their name. It turns out that Canadian colleges proper, while they do offer some limited degrees, most only offer certification. We have some University-Colleges with Bachelor programmes, I do believe. However, specific schools (technical schools, etc) are usually colleges, and are very specific in what they offer. Also, the standard entrance admissions at the universities are usually considerably higher. But the main difference is definitely in the connotations of the name and how people see you (sadly).

Of course, that is just my knowledge of the Western schools. There's really nothing wrong with college, I think. Some people call one of them Daycare because literally almost anyone can get in, but it offers some of the best certs out of all the colleges. My sister went to college, come to think of it. Any education is good education.

[Nicole]

My parents freaked out if I ever got a D or F, they would be all "that's alright try harder" for C's and B's and A's were really good to them.

[Guy]

Wow, my parents pressure me the most then, I guess... I'm gonna die of stress, lol, jk.

[Ronin36]

My brothers always used to get Cs and Ds in school. So when I get As, my mom is proud, but if my grades start to slip, there are almost no parental consequences.

[Kray]

Good grades weren't worth anything in my life, nor my family.

The only time I wanted good grades was in Elementary School.
They would give out the Honor Roll every quarter to the kids that do well.
It went...
Silver -> Gold -> Green.
Silver is majority B's. Gold is majority A's. Green is all A's.
All my friends would get Gold and Green. And I wanted one so bad. :(
I only got Gold once throughout Elementary school, but silver every other time.
WAH!

Maybe that's what ruined it for me...
I mean I never failed anything, but I was never the stellar grade kid.

I always made up for that in popularity and being liked by all the teachers.
All the kids and the teachers liked me. \o/

[Guy]

OK, now I have another question: is being valedictorian or on the honor roll even worth it? A lot of people start off as losers but become more intelligent, like Einstein. Bill Gates didn't even graduate from college, I think (not sure). W/e, I just want excuses to slack off... although that wouldn't be a good thing...

[Jeem]

Well, it all depends on what you want to do with your life. If you want a job that doesn't require a college degree, or if your parents are rich, you probably don't need to do much in high school. Personally, I want to go to a good university, and my parents can't afford that unless I get a sizeable scholarship (or else its community college). So, grades are important to me. That being said, they are not the most important; my friends, my religion, and my family come before that. But so far, I've found I haven't had to give up any of the three to maintain my grades (I even have plenty of time to be 1st chair trumpet in the marching band); contrary to popular belief, you don't have to give up everything you love to get straight A's :p

[Guy]

Oh crap, well, I guess it's straight A's all the way for me then...

[Jeem]

Lol, don't worry about it. That's just me; I have the luck of having a good memory and I can learn things fast, so it tends not to be a strain for me. Here's the best advice I can give: do the best that you personally can. If you find all B's is the best you can do (while maintaining a healthy personal life), then that's the best you can do. Don't kill yourself tryin to get straight A's.

[MooL]

Lawl, I'm in National Honor Society, but I pretty much duffed the honor roll...as of last semester.

And Valedictorian? ROFLYEAHRIGHT. I'm good friends with her, though. :3

[Asuka]

National Honor Society? Is that when they charge you to put your face in a book and whatnot?

[DFlux]

guyklc, my personal opinion is that it's not worth it to be valedictorian, at least not where I live. Your schoolmates only know that you were the person that gave the boring eight minute inspiration speech (that you spent months to write and stressed over) and then get on with their lives. It looks good on a resume, but being university valedictorian is much more worthwhile, I think. I think everyone should just do the best they can, and if they make it, great, if not, that's that.

[Guy]

Ah, thank you very much. You've relieved a lot of stress from me. OK, so just do what you can and strive for the best in the future, right?

[Kray]

Personally, you don't need special things or anything like that. It's JUST school. As long as you don't flunk out - everything is fine and dandy. Just be YOU, and do YOUR best. No one should, or can ask anything else of you. :)

[DFlux]

I used to FREAK out about low grades, and then when I failed Math I felt just HORRIBLE. But then my dad told me it was the best I could do (given some shitty circumstances with my parents separating) and you can't ask more than 100% (unless you're a football coach or something). I eased up a little, didn't necessarily slack per se, still did my work, but didn't sweat too much over doing what I could. Sometimes you have a bad day, you do the best with what you have, and you still didn't get what you desired. But don't fret because it'll just make it harder for you next time. Just see what went wrong and keep it in mind for next time (no sense in crying over spilled milk). The lowered stress probably helps your marks improve, actually.

What I mean by doing what you can is going to any kind of teacher tutorials that might be offered if you don't understand something and always ask questions and do your work. Beyond that, no one can ask anything else of you, and you shouldn't kill yourself to do more than what is possible and comfortable for you. Don't push yourself too hard. Learn to gauge your strength, and what will benefit you, so if you think you can advance, do it for the positive stress, but don't strain yourself to the point where it makes you miserable. There's no point to living that way if you can't be happy.

There's more to life than school and further education. If you do what you can, things will always turn out for the better :)

[Pipp-ORK]

Ugh, math. I HATE math. ;.; It's probably my worst subject, and I can never seem to improve my grade, no matter how long I study.

My calculator's a BASTARD, too.

2 + 2 = a?

4 x 3 = ERROR 1?

*Shoots.*

I'm on the honor roll at my school, but all you need is an 85+ average, so it isn't hard to land the list, or anything.

[Guy]

Hmm... anyone here who ever had teachers who INTENTIONALLY make student's life miserable? I have a teacher who wouldn't mind failing everyone on a very big project....

[Chrome]

i make High Honor Roll every marking period
and im in AP classes

[Ethanol]

High Honor roll all four years in High School. Graduated 25th in my class of over 550. So yeah, I was in the smart group. :D

[DFlux]

lol guyklc, my year 11 socials teacher was like that. God I hated him. He was a Conservative candidate for his municipal riding and he thought anyone not Canadian/purebreed was scum. Absolutely no one liked him in the school; he would be reported to the admin at least three times a year and no one did anything. In fact, when we had a teacher's strike, he was one of the only ones in the province to cross the picket. He's an insolent fool.

On our first day at that school, my friend was late for his class (couldn't find it) and he yelled at her loud enough to make her cry. I swear that traumatised her.

I was having a tough time at home, and he really wasn't making anything better, so I ended up missing 4 days one month (spaced out, here and there) and he asked where I had been, and I said "sick". He goes "I'm not buying it" and I told him "I'm not selling you anything". Fact is my parents called in for all four days because I felt lousy and so I basically told him where to shove it.

He also told me my parents must be lazy and not used to working because they're from a former Communist state. Jerk.

[Princess Gheyfu]

I'm in the Junior Scholors program at my middle school. It's basically a program for 7th graders that do work at a 10th grade level. o.o For me it's not really a hard program, I can write good poems for Language Arts, I'm into politics so I do great in my Civics class, I do so great in math that I'm taking Algebra 1 almost 2 years before 90% of the student population in the 7th grade (in general), and I take Earth/Space science. Basically I'm pretty much set for middle school and hopefully high school. xD


lol I'm on the Principals Honor Roll. That means I have straight A's in my report card. :p

[Guy]

lol guyklc, my year 11 socials teacher was like that. God I hated him. He was a Conservative candidate for his municipal riding and he thought anyone not Canadian/purebreed was scum. Absolutely no one liked him in the school; he would be reported to the admin at least three times a year and no one did anything. In fact, when we had a teacher's strike, he was one of the only ones in the province to cross the picket. He's an insolent fool.
On our first day at that school, my friend was late for his class (couldn't find it) and he yelled at her loud enough to make her cry. I swear that traumatised her.
I was having a tough time at home, and he really wasn't making anything better, so I ended up missing 4 days one month (spaced out, here and there) and he asked where I had been, and I said "sick". He goes "I'm not buying it" and I told him "I'm not selling you anything". Fact is my parents called in for all four days because I felt lousy and so I basically told him where to shove it.
He also told me my parents must be lazy and not used to working because they're from a former Communist state. Jerk.

Damn, you have it rough. My Chinese teacher right now just zeroed everyone in her class a 400 point assignment...

[HGFoMT]

I'm on the honor role at my school. I have a 4.167 as my GPA. I'm also Secretary of student council(which I hate). I probably will get velidictorian.

[DFlux]

Ouch, zero on a 400 pointer? That's pretty damn harsh! What a shrew, man :s I'd probably stomp right up to her, slap it in her face, and say I'm not leaving without my marks. I guess university has enboldened me T_T

[Guy]

Yeah, not just on me; the WHOLE class without a shred of regret. Damn. Seriously.

[DFlux]

What a disgrace to teachers everywhere. Did she even offer a reason? That's just horrible. All your work for nothing.

[II Xion II]

7th in my class. I am the highest (or second-highest) ranked boy in my class. Not to mention that my class is like the most competitive in the school's history with the average grade for over 300 students at a B+.

I took a lot of AP classes and have studied everything from quantum physics to calculus. I have to say though that I have learned most of what I know from my own drive to learn and that i positively hate school. School is more like a competition, than a place to learn, I think that schools destroy people rather than create brilliant minds. Don't be upset if you are not doing as well as you like in school, as school can be very unfair!!!

[sandshinobi23]

does dean's list count as honor roll?

[Princess Gheyfu]

DFlux and Guyklc, dont chat/spam in here, or go off-topic. Please re-direct that to PMs or IM, or even randomness. But not here. :/

[sham16]

I really was not valedictorian when I was in HS... But my grades are not all that bad... I got GPA of 90.3% lol... Cant really help much of it though... Since I am doing Volleyball Varsity, Being A Cadete Officer, Gazette Writer and A School student council Tresurer.. All in one year >.<... Some of which been doing for a long time... >.<

In short for me your grades are not going to be the matter it is what you know... Try to join groups and trust me you will learn a lot more... Even though it would tire you to hell!! omg

[Yamamoto]

Hmm well in grade 6 i came 4th :S...but that was cause i slacked off and the top 3 are really hard to beat, valedictorian studied like every day (but had a pushy parent though)

Year 10 i came first :) (straight A's and except for Band 5 maths, got Band 6 in all for School Certificate) and i got an award in year 11 for being the best in academic excellence..but now in my last year there is oo much competition because its final and most important year plus the assesments are becoming really really hard and i find myself either out of it, slacking off even when i don't want to or my brain just turning to plain old mush..

Although i'm finding it hard to deal with the pressure and the fact i'm slipping which disappoints me because i know i could do so well if only my brain wasn't mushed...

[Lady Ushio]

to be short...

nope...

[Shezmu]

well i've never heard of ''Honor Roll'' or ''Valedictorians'' cause the school system is different here XD
Here schools are divided in ''levels'' i dont know the word =p
at my school there's
VMBO-T (for average intelligence people)
HAVO ( for people who have above average intelligence)
VWO ( the highest level possible, for ''really smart people'')
after your first year(you are 12 y/o) at the school thats compareable with highschool they decide which level i suiteable for you, or if you really screwed your grades you have to go to another school XD
I'm in my fourth year of VWO, its quite hard but i don't want to do HAVO cause i need VWO to become a surgeon... for that reason i try to get high grades (with succes XD)
So i guess i might be on that ''honor role'' if we had something like that =p

[Miyagi Rikku]

Well when I was in High school of my sophomore days
I was:

2nd Honor - Class
7th rank - class
5th rank - class
2nd Honor - class
Best in Religion - class

Thats about it xD

[Vlad]

Honor Roll and I am on the Dean's List now.

[Miss M]

I "was" in my sophomore year in HS... it was easy coz I just transferred... and I almost outranked our 3rd honor...=/
but yeah... got lazy in school... *laziness= major bad factor*... so I landed on 6th on 3rd and 4th grading period...
in our school you can be on honor roll if all your grades are 83% up and have an average of 85%...

I flunked at my 3rd and 4th year... dumb calculus.... -.-
that's the only subject I'm not good at... =/
got an 81%... ;_;

[yahhzoo]

I was a high honor student my freshman and sophomore year. Then I got really lazy and became a average student.

[Arei]

If I wasn't so stressed/overworked/exhausted/depressed/on meds/annoyed/out of sanity I'd probably be on top of my class again. I used to be... I miss those days :P

I haven't really recovered from my life going from omgyayhappy world to the rabid rotting dung festival and its really affected my school work. If I'm really stressed out and upset, school goes on the back burner. I make good grades, just not as good as I could.

[Waverly]

When I was in high school I was on the honor roll/ high honor roll every year, and I graduated with honors.
I've been on the Dean's List every semester in college. I was asked to be in the honors program, but I turned it down because I didn't want to have to do more work than I needed to :P

[Kuroi Getsuga Tenshou]

Damn eveybody's a A/B Student's I'm......C...*sighs*

[Alerane]

Hmmm, well, I'm still in high school, but am currently on the honour roll. Nothing valedictorian worthy, but a steady place. Its gone down since elementary school. In grade 5 I was put in a gifted/congregated class because I did really well on a certain test they did, and so did everyone else in that class. lol, we weren't all geeks though, it was a very odd test O.o SO from the standards I was at in 5th grade, I'm not that smart anymore, since an 85% average isn't brag worthy in my house :/

[sweeter]

Valedictorian, only high school though.

The Philippine Department of Education's program has elementary school up to sixth grade. After that, high school for four years. Then, college.

To be high school valedictorian, they weigh your GPA for the four years. The cut-off is 3.800.

I'm not doing as well in college; my GPA went from 3.850+ to 2.800+. I was the youngest in our batch, got mixed up with the wrong people. But now, all my friends are cool.

(:

[II Xion II]

It's so hard to believe that people WANT to be valedictorian so badly. First of all, the standards vary by school. In some schools it is very easy to be highly ranked in one's class, in others, it is near impossible (like mine) because everyone's just "too damn smart." Second of all, just because one is valedictorian does not make one the brightest person in the world. The valedictorian of my class wasn't exactly the brightest bulb in the bunch. Third of all, WHO CARES, the valedictorian will die just like the most trivial dumb ass will.

My point is, don't put so much emphasis on grades. Some of the richest people in the world were not the top-ranked in their class. Sure, one should strive to get good grades, but that does not mean one should stress oneself to death (like I unwisely did) to try to be the top 10 or the valedictorian or salutatorian. Trust me, it won't really matter in twenty years who was valedictorian.

[Guy]

Well, the problem, Xion, is that I live in a good district. If you're a valedictorian in a district as good as mine's, it looks good for college application. In my school, the smarter you are, the more popular you are. Besides, most of us at where I live are Asian, and Asian parents demand the highest from their children.

Maybe being valedictorian may be overrated, but that certainly doesn't mean people shouldn't strive to be one.

[jemz09]

It's waaayyy impossible for me to be a honor student. Just imagine.. 95% in your general average is needed to become one of the honor students.

>.>

<.<

Some classmates of mine are listed as top 10 students of the class even if they don't make it to the honor roll. *shrugs* They're like "OMG! I'm 1% near to being a honor student!" But meh. Our school always have those high standards/criterias in becoming one of the honor students.

But me? I only get those 'special awards' like best in sports and stuff like those XD

Too bad I didnt make it to our country's 'palarong pambansa' XD

[Yamamoto]

What I really don't like about being one of the top smartest people is i have no clue to respond/comfort to other people.friends who didn't do as well.

And if i do, they would think it was insincere and rubbing it on..just trying to be nice :( (and not be just silent about it, then they'll think im stuck-up and ignoring them cause i think im too good)

:(

[Pampa Wayt]

What I really don't like about being one of the top smartest people is i have no clue to respond/comfort to other people.friends who didn't do as well.:(

heh, i could relate to you! i also don't like the feeling of being sterotyped. oh well!

i'm sure your true friends will understand (wow, i'm actually being nice...!)

anyway, i don't really like being an honor student. what's the point? i really slacked off this year yet i still managed to be in that stupid list...geeezz. (yeah, i know what i sound like.) at least i've got a brand new better goal now!

to do my best and snatch the top post from my arrogant little friend!

all for a trip to New York!!!! :winking56
(someone promised me that)

[Anime_Lover02]

I'm on the Honor Roll and this year I won 2nd placa on math competentions.

[Isis]

Actually, in my school there isnt an honour roll or valedictorian.

@kensei: I sorta know where you're coming from. Sometimes failure can make people insecure and there are some smart people out there who like to rub it in people's faces. I've talked to you a few times and you're a nice guy. I see where you were worried when we were talking about results but it's good that you're careful around your friends though people who are really your friends should know that you're just being supportive.

There was actually an article in today's newspaper (singapore) about the "elite" students. Competitiveness seems to be fiery in local schools, its mad.

[KholdStare]

Well, the problem, Xion, is that I live in a good district. If you're a valedictorian in a district as good as mine's, it looks good for college application. In my school, the smarter you are, the more popular you are. Besides, most of us at where I live are Asian, and Asian parents demand the highest from their children.
Maybe being valedictorian may be overrated, but that certainly doesn't mean people shouldn't strive to be one.

It is overrated, even for college applications. I was ranked #4 in my class but I got into a better college than 1, 2, or 3 just because I had better standardized test scores and I did SO much more than they did. I played several sports for which two of them I was the captain so it's not all grades, it's showing that you're a well rounded person.

[Guy]

It is overrated, even for college applications. I was ranked #4 in my class but I got into a better college than 1, 2, or 3 just because I had better standardized test scores and I did SO much more than they did. I played several sports for which two of them I was the captain so it's not all grades, it's showing that you're a well rounded person.

*sarcasm* It's overrated because community services and extracurricular activities are the only things that matter in getting into a good college. Grades don't mean SHIT! *end sarcasm*

Btw, I was not criticizing you, just criticizing at this retarded system. GRADES are the things that matter the most, not serving lemonade to old people on a hot sunny day! God, how brainless can they be?

[KholdStare]

*sarcasm* It's overrated because community services and extracurricular activities are the only things that matter in getting into a good college. Grades don't mean SHIT! *end sarcasm*
Btw, I was not criticizing you, just criticizing at this retarded system. GRADES are the things that matter the most, not serving lemonade to old people on a hot sunny day! God, how brainless can they be?

Yes, you need competitive grades but you don't need to be at the top. Like I said before, there were kids with better grades than me that got rejected to the same school to which I was accepted. If you can have competitive grades AND show that you have passion, that is way above simple grades. To show my interest in science I did research in the summer. I really think that was the deciding factor and not whether I got a 4.0 GPA or a 3.98.

[Guy]

Yes, you need competitive grades but you don't need to be at the top. Like I said before, there were kids with better grades than me that got rejected to the same school to which I was accepted. If you can have competitive grades AND show that you have passion, that is way above simple grades. To show my interest in science I did research in the summer. I really think that was the deciding factor and not whether I got a 4.0 GPA or a 3.98.

Passion? I'm not sure what community services have to do with passion for studying biology, or economics, or w/e the heck you wanna major in. :rolleye09

[skyoon]

passion

AKA "resume building".

Idealism amuses me.

[Hiraishin]

I couldn't care less. You don't need 100% in every class in order to be smart. Nor do you need some stupid title.
I get Honors but you don't see me mentioning it. I don't want to be an asshole and rub it in everyones face, besides, no one really cares how well I or anyone else does.
Though I've noticed a lot of people here consider me stupid.

[Guy]

AKA "resume building".
Idealism amuses me.

Is that the application "essay"? Because I can understand why that is important.

[Hiraishin]

Pretty much its just telling them why should be accepted instead of others.
Mine was pretty much a list of things I do.

[skyoon]

Is that the application "essay"? Because I can understand why that is important.

nah, thats not what I was really talking about....but I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Pretty much its just telling them why should be accepted instead of others.
Mine was pretty much a list of things I do.

Thats actually pretty much what I was told not to do...but hey, if it worked for you, then all the power to ya.

[KholdStare]

Passion? I'm not sure what community services have to do with passion for studying biology, or economics, or w/e the heck you wanna major in. :rolleye09

I don't think you read a word which I wrote. I didn't say community service. In fact, the example I gave was research. For example, since I am interesting in biomedical engineering, for two straight summers I worked at Columbia University Hospital in the Cardiovascular Research Department. This is what I mean by passion, showing that you are actually interested in something.

[Guy]

I don't think you read a word which I wrote. I didn't say community service. In fact, the example I gave was research. For example, since I am interesting in biomedical engineering, for two straight summers I worked at Columbia University Hospital in the Cardiovascular Research Department. This is what I mean by passion, showing that you are actually interested in something.

So people who are undecided are less likely to be chosen?

Pretty much its just telling them why should be accepted instead of others.
Mine was pretty much a list of things I do.

Of course, I know that. I can perfectly understand why the application essay is important. It's just that I think some other factors are less important and are overrated.

Anyways, this is getting off-topic.

[KholdStare]

So people who are undecided are less likely to be chosen?


What the hell are you talking about? Since when did I say anything about people who are undecided? I showed a person who knew what he/she was interested in and pursued their interests. I see no "undecided person".

I am not pulling this stuff out of my ass. My friend was accepted to MIT even though he was rank #41 in my school while kids with perfect GPAs and perfect SATs get rejected. He built a model airplane made of all soda cans. It was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. He brought it to his interview and the interviewer was so impressed that in his acceptance letter the interviewer sent him a note about the airplane.

[Prince Noctis]

i made A-B honor roll easily, but I started to watch anime and my grades fell to B's.


My english grade went up though, i think it's because I post too damn much on forums.

[Guy]

What the hell are you talking about? Since when did I say anything about people who are undecided? I showed a person who knew what he/she was interested in and pursued their interested. I see no "undecided person".

Then what are people who are undecided? Aren't they people who have no particular passion in one area? And stop getting so worked up; you act as if though I'm attacking you.

[KholdStare]

Then what are people who are undecided? Aren't they people who have no particular passion in one area? And stop getting so worked up; you act as if though I'm attacking you.

Well, when you respond with sarcasm, you would expect me to respond back. And yes, a person who has a specific thing they are interested in AND they show their interest through something unique has a better chance of getting accepted than somebody who shows no such interest in anything.

If grades were everything, why does everybody at Harvard not have a 2400 and a 4.0 GPA? Why is everybody not a valedictorian? There are enough kids to fill that quota by the way.

[Prince Noctis]

I kind of agree, my sister was a straight A+ student, is President of the Honor Society, but she didn't have a strong interest on what her was future is going to be.

So yea, she got accepted to many type of schools. Most of them are strict on their applications and deadlines to reply, since they're the more competitive ones to get in. But since she doesn't know what her major is going to be or is still unsure, she didn't reply back to some of the schools. Lazy....

Now she goes to an okay.. good school.

But it's not a great one like William & Mary or UVA, V-Tech.
(which she got accepted into)

[mochimochil3]

My grades were okay...GPA weighted: 4.3...but most colleges want more than just a brain. Be active and show your leadership skills. The key thing is to separate yourself from others. So if you need advice about college...I got answers

And I'm no genius here. Colleges just want to see that you have potential and skills that make you different from others. I didn't get a perfect score on the SATs and I'm dang proud of that...and I'm undecided on my major

[skyoon]

I am not pulling this stuff out of my ass. My friend was accepted to MIT even though he was rank #41 in my school while kids with perfect GPAs and perfect SATs get rejected. He built a model airplane made of all soda cans. It was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. He brought it to his interview and the interviewer was so impressed that in his acceptance letter the interviewer sent him a note about the airplane.

I can't wait until this kid is reduced from building soda...can..planes (LOLOLOL) to eating cold cup ramen while browsing facebook at 3am. Because it is going to happen.

oh, the joys of higher education.

[DancingDragon]

I rejected the Valedictorian in High School.

- I hate speeches.
- I hate attention.
- I wasn't involved in anything, so I didn't think I deserved it.

[Twinky]

i think every one else is school are retards, but they get by when i lower my brain lvl to explain the simplist things. so i would go for speeches to teach them about life. easy huh? just like what a politician would do

[KholdStare]

, but they get by when i lower my brain lvl to explain the simplist things. o

Are you lowering your brain level for this forum as well?

[Shaftronics]

To be honest, I'm seeing very, obnoxious posts here. And I don't see why.

Sure, the rest might be idiots, still talking when the instructions strictly state "Not to talk, and to wait until the papers are collected and you can be dismissed." It gets on my nerves, but we're all human and well, no matter how much of a "perfectionist" you are, the rest couldn't give a crap. No matter how high you think of yourself, what matters is how others see you.

Someone with a "holier-than-thou" attitude?

Or someone who truly believes in pursuing his or her academical studies?

A Valedictorian can be chosen via teacher recommendations, Principal's choice and whatnot. You'd never really know.

In my case, I was chosen to do a speech for my class solely because of my good language skills. Never mind the fact I was the bottom 10% of my entire educational level. >_>

The reality is....

Get results, or you're not getting anywhere. We sure as hell don't like it, but the only way people are going to take us seriously, is if we do quite well for our bloody exams, and get into a high enough position of status, before we can appeal against it. I mean, you don't want people to go, "Oh, he's doing it because he's too dumb for school." Do you? People can misinterpret, or just make fun of you for the most petty reasons. This is the fact of human nature. It sucks, but it exists.

In the end, I just give it a sigh and mind my own business. Ignorance is bliss, and I feel I have better things to do rather than wonder about all this.

Like making myself a cup of hot chocolate :3

:Domo

[Aina1]

i never do work and i'm on the honor roll.

[Shaftronics]

Very flattering.

[lorraineChan]

Im a valedictorian on elementary..and now in high school...well...there's someone better than me..so I'm just a 2nd honor...but it's ok..

[Hitsugaya Tōshirō]

I couldn't care less. You don't need 100% in every class in order to be smart. Nor do you need some stupid title.
I get Honors but you don't see me mentioning it. I don't want to be an asshole and rub it in everyones face, besides, no one really cares how well I or anyone else does.
Though I've noticed a lot of people here consider me stupid.

Lolz, what I find so funny are the dumbasses in my school who think they're so great cause they're getting a 4.0 grade average, are on the honor roll and are taking super easy classes...

It's pretty bogus I tell ya!

[KholdStare]

Lolz, what I find so funny are the dumbasses in my school who think they're so great cause they're getting a 4.0 grade average, are on the honor roll and are taking super easy classes...
It's pretty bogus I tell ya!

That's exactly the way it was in my school. Kids took easy classes, got very high GPAs and ended up going to mediocre colleges while the kids who took all APs but still lower GPAs went to pretty good colleges.

[Sushi]

I was on the honor roll at my elementary school from 4-8th, and now I'm on the honor roll at my high school (currently a sophomore). I take AP and honors classes, and I can easily maintain a 3.8 GPA...but then my parents yell at me cause I dodn't get a 4 point! Oh, but when graduation ceremonies come up and I get awards, they're like, that's my girl! what the hell is up with that?

[.Zero Nue]

I am in the Honor Roll.. And Honor Society due to my GPA and my AP classes.

[Chrome]

im in lotsa AP classes and get high honors every marking period

=p

*high fives espeon*

[KholdStare]

I was on the honor roll at my elementary school from 4-8th, and now I'm on the honor roll at my high school (currently a sophomore). I take AP and honors classes, and I can easily maintain a 3.8 GPA...but then my parents yell at me cause I dodn't get a 4 point! Oh, but when graduation ceremonies come up and I get awards, they're like, that's my girl! what the hell is up with that?

Heh, my parents are the same way. In the end all that matters is whether you get into the college of your choice or not. When I did, that was the first time my dad said that he was proud of me.