To Carnegie or not to Carnegie?
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Originally Posted by mikes2k,Nov 2 2004, 09:12 AM
And if you do go..expect a contingent of 
s there to support you 
we will be the ones in the back in the balcony with the GO signs 
s there to support you we will be the ones in the back in the balcony with the GO signs 
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Originally Posted by jedwards,Nov 2 2004, 09:17 AM
George you're getting some good advice in here from people who obviously care.
I'm going out on a limb here and reading in to what your wrote that you really want to go. If that's true, go.
Do what Mike says (cost benefit), then do what Jeff says (talk to teachers). Then do what Chazmo says.
Does 4 years of WP look as good on a resume as 3 years of WP and playing at Carnegie Hall? I don't know but doubt it and BTW... who gives a flying feck.
George take it from me... you don't regret the things you do nearly so much as the things you DON'T do.
Long story made short: I was invited to the Olympic team tryout and didn't go. I had all the good and logical reasons... including academics. I have never in my life regretted anything nearly so much as that.
Mike's on the right track with his question of "how you will feel 30-40 years from now if you miss it", but, you can't know.
I'm going out on a limb here and reading in to what your wrote that you really want to go. If that's true, go.
Do what Mike says (cost benefit), then do what Jeff says (talk to teachers). Then do what Chazmo says.
Does 4 years of WP look as good on a resume as 3 years of WP and playing at Carnegie Hall? I don't know but doubt it and BTW... who gives a flying feck.
George take it from me... you don't regret the things you do nearly so much as the things you DON'T do.
Long story made short: I was invited to the Olympic team tryout and didn't go. I had all the good and logical reasons... including academics. I have never in my life regretted anything nearly so much as that.
Mike's on the right track with his question of "how you will feel 30-40 years from now if you miss it", but, you can't know.
Little did I know that we would have a chance to go to Carnegie hall, and that it conflicts with summer school.
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Originally Posted by C-Bass,Nov 2 2004, 11:43 AM
Has this received the minimum # of posts so that it may be 'd :accordingly:?
Sorry George, I couldn't resist...
I have to ask you something George...
What is the point of your taking these AP courses and community service and water polo and maintaining a 4.0? I have to assume that it is to get accepted into an excellent college with possibly (or definitely) a scholarship, right? It sounds like you have worked hard your entire scholastic career to make this goal a reality, right? I think that the question of what to do could best be answered by asking yet another question: which decision best supports your goal? Which one will have the best impact? At first thought, I would say to nix the NY trip, as it is something you can do later in life, albeit without the friends you have now. The experience could be better or worse, you'll never know. Then again, a trip to NY may impress a scholarship board or a counselor from an Ivy league school. It may show that you have taken steps to broaden your horizon and experience new things by traveling to the cornucopia of culture that is New York. The bottom line is that if the trip is important to you, you should go, but only if it will not jeopardize everything you've already worked so hard for. The same goes for the compromises you will have to make in order to take the trip. Will dropping polo or orchestra have a negative impact on your goal? Though I'm sure it would be difficult for most, would taking 7 classes be too much for you? I think you're more intelligent than a lot of people that I know, George, but take this 1.75gpa high school graduates advice... simplify this dillema as much as possible. I think you'll find the answer is easier to find than previously thought.
And don't listen to these 's. After all, they just sit around on the internet all day...
'd :accordingly:?Sorry George, I couldn't resist...
I have to ask you something George...
What is the point of your taking these AP courses and community service and water polo and maintaining a 4.0? I have to assume that it is to get accepted into an excellent college with possibly (or definitely) a scholarship, right? It sounds like you have worked hard your entire scholastic career to make this goal a reality, right? I think that the question of what to do could best be answered by asking yet another question: which decision best supports your goal? Which one will have the best impact? At first thought, I would say to nix the NY trip, as it is something you can do later in life, albeit without the friends you have now. The experience could be better or worse, you'll never know. Then again, a trip to NY may impress a scholarship board or a counselor from an Ivy league school. It may show that you have taken steps to broaden your horizon and experience new things by traveling to the cornucopia of culture that is New York. The bottom line is that if the trip is important to you, you should go, but only if it will not jeopardize everything you've already worked so hard for. The same goes for the compromises you will have to make in order to take the trip. Will dropping polo or orchestra have a negative impact on your goal? Though I'm sure it would be difficult for most, would taking 7 classes be too much for you? I think you're more intelligent than a lot of people that I know, George, but take this 1.75gpa high school graduates advice... simplify this dillema as much as possible. I think you'll find the answer is easier to find than previously thought.
And don't listen to these
's. After all, they just sit around on the internet all day...
from now on. so i have to step it up. i also realize that grades aren't everything. so i have to stay involved in my clubs and sports and do some community service. guess you can't have everything in this world
