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wh@t
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so i switched schools when i moved over here into the Singapore American School. link if you want to see it: http://www.sas.edu.sg and i didnt have an awesome GPA to begin with, i had a 2.9 which with summer school i bumped up to a 3.1. now i moved from a hard school into an impossible school and so far after the first semester of my Junior year i am down to a 2.32 GPA. thats really bummed me out, because ive been working my ass off just trying to get these grades. i took some easier classes this semester but i dropped an AP and i am not taking any this year, just so i can pull my grades up. im worried that with that GPA and not having any APs that im gonna look bad and not get into the colleges im aiming for, you can say, yeah, shit wont matter in 5 years but living in Singapore kinda pisses me off cuz i got taken away from all my homies and i want to try and make it into a school where some of them are.

anyway, what does NS think? should i be this worried? should i become a workaholic and focus solely on school to get my grades up or will it really matter? i dunno, alot of this has to do with self confidence because it just feels horrible having your grades drop so much when youre putting effort into them.

thanks to anyone who gives me a minute of their time.
Jan 16 2009 4:45AM
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wh@t
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oh fuck me Ski Gabber. pm-ing mod to move it.
Jan 16 2009 4:46AM
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PC.
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School is key man,

I know how luring skiing is, just focus on your schoolwork and get shit done quick.

And if your wondering about low grades with AP > high grades without, colleges don't like to see someone who takes AP classes and gets C's versus someone getting A's in normal ones. Take the normal ones and just apply, I'm sure you'll be fine.

Are you trying to get into Harvard or something? Privates are usually much harder on the class curriculum than publics.
Jan 16 2009 4:55AM
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Hansel.
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positive reinforcement.

here you go
Jan 16 2009 6:35AM
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sconniestyle
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you can do it!

Jan 16 2009 12:51PM
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SteezethePirate
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Jan 16 2009 1:05PM
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something_cool
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Positive vibes for you Serge...
Jan 18 2009 2:27AM
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Ski4frnt4445
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you got it man!!
Jan 18 2009 2:38AM
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Dukeybrains
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what like a candy bar

can you even ski in singapore?
Jan 18 2009 2:47AM
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Silence
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Hah funny that, I was going to go to that school once upon a time..

You'll be right man, hang in there. You can only do your best.
Jan 18 2009 2:48AM
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chacho
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the kinda same things happening to me
im moving to vietnam in june and ill be going to some american school thats supposed to be damn hard so im a little worried about that
Jan 18 2009 2:56AM
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Alex_G
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i'm pretty sure one of my best friends went to the same school you go to in singapore, just throwing that out there. his little sister is there right now.
Jan 18 2009 3:18AM
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wh@t
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whats her name? i love NS, its has grown so much these days.

and thanks guys, i did ask a few questions in there but i guess all im going to get is literally "positive reinforcement" oh well.


also, to the kid going to the Vietnam American school, it is gonna be hard. all international American schools are, but Nams one happens to be one of the easier ones, youre in luck bro, and although it sucks to live over here where theres no snow, you appreciate getting to go home and being on your skis so much more.
Jan 18 2009 4:33AM
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wh@t
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no, you cant. its a small island off the tip of the Malaysian peninsula.

and thanks for all your help.
Jan 18 2009 4:34AM
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chacho
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yeah its gonna be real shitty moving and leaving all my friends behind and not beeing able to ski for a while
Jan 18 2009 4:54AM
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Bamski
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I know this might sound lame but..

For all the work you put in to this, it will eventually pay off.. Even if your marks are dropping, don't lose hope. Keep trying. As the others have said, you can do it.. We've all been there before.
Jan 18 2009 5:06AM
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wh@t
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hey man, im in the same boat. and its gonna be shitty, i cant lie to you about it and say it wont be. but you gotta just persevere. and in no time, the months fly by. its how it works over here in the tropics, every day is the same temperature and the same shit happens, so it all just melts into a fucking time warp.

also, getting alcohol and cigarettes if youre into that stuff is incredibly easy. 
Jan 18 2009 5:13AM
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k-rob
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I say put all the effort you can (within your boundaries) into it, and if it is not enough then you can retake whatever classes you need to, and the second time around you will need to adjust some of your boundaries so that you can work harder.
Pushing yourself to goals that you can't possibly attain will not help you. Just do the best you can for now, and if it's not enough then you will need to change something else to improve your work the second time around. Your goal right now should not be to attend the colleges you want to, your goal right now should be to do the best you can right now, and if you're not happy with the end result, you need to try again.
Don't throw away all of the great things about your life in the hopes that it will earn you back only one great thing.
Jan 18 2009 5:21AM
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wh@t
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huh, i havent really thought about that i must admit. but it makes sense. kinda like take one day at a time eh?
Jan 18 2009 6:33AM
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k-rob
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exactly. i've started doing this myself, i'll often write out my plans for the next day before i go to bed. if i don't get what i planned done, i plan to make extra time the next day to get it and more finished. if i get it done with time to spare, that means i have time to get even more done. it helps a lot to set goals day by day, rather than setting some far off and distant goal that you have no idea whether or not you can achieve.
Jan 18 2009 7:13AM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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You will find its the same with american or british International schools wrold over, i used to go to Dubai American Academy here and it was pretty hard i thoug, then switched to the english system cause im enlgish, and it was hard too, but they got into the top 10 GCSE (Biggest exams any kid in the british system will take) grades world over, so did one other school here. You will find its because the teachers they employ are of the highest standard, and higher paid, meaning that they will teach you better, but its a big jump from a Normal school to a big international one.

I suggest you tell one of your teachers your struggleing, they can help, their professionals, its what they do, help teach kids and if they know your struggling they will put effort in to help, i assure you. Your new to the whole expat thing right? If you need any help on anything to do with living away from home pm, ive had 8 years experiance with it! Good luck!
Jan 18 2009 8:34AM
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wh@t
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its not so much moving internationally. my parents are South African, they left the country in the turmoil of the 80s, i was born in 92 in Brussels, Belgium, moved to Germany for a while, moved to the Yay yippe Bay Area, then to Boise, Idaho and ive been all over the world, seen like 20 something countries in my life.

but word, the school is just so intense. and im just worried cuz all these kids that have been here forever are taking like 4 APs and shit and im not even taking one anymore and im fucking struggling! its just ridiculous. i dunno, im having a tough time with the academics, let alone making friends and not skiing.
Jan 18 2009 9:19AM
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GingerKid08
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^You really shouldnt be worried about getting into colleges if you have life experiences like that. GPA is important, but if you make a halfway decent essay highlighting your experiences in all these different countries and how those experiences have molded you into the person you are today than you should have no problem getting into a decent school. I would kill to be able to travel like you have, it sounds amazing.
Jan 18 2009 2:00PM
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