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That unusual time of year Or, the general topic for end of school year/beginning of summer

#1 Mispeled

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Posted 30 May 2007 - 06:57 PM

You know, that unusual, awkward time at the end of the school year when summer is just beginning.

When school is just finishing up, there's generally three possibilities:

1. Teachers are behind and are dumping tons of homework on you to get stuff finished before the end of the year.
2. Teachers have got everything done so there's nothing for you to do during class.
3. Teachers are so far behind they've given up and don't have you doing anything.

Luckily for me, most of my classes are either situation 2 or 3, and it also looks like I'm going to be exempt from all my final exams. Still, summer can't come a day too soon.

All I plan to do this summer is relax. Learn to drive at some point. I'll also have marching band camp some time near the end of the summer. I won't be getting a job.

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Posted 30 May 2007 - 07:06 PM

My teachers are just reviewing for stuff now. Some of my classes are all but concluded (two more days of school left FTW).

I probably will be getting a job over the summer, I'll also be learning how to drive, nut above all I'll be practicing guitar, flute, and fife, and reading lots of books. Because even if there's not a girl I'm hung up on, my constant loves have been music and literature. If I got a girlfriend that would be a nice plus, though, since basic math tells us 3 > 2.

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Posted 30 May 2007 - 07:22 PM

I've been out of school for a bit. My last exam was on Friday. So basically I'm done high school right now. I graduate on Saturday.

As for my teachers' actions at the end of the year, they weren't doing much. This was either because they were my AP classes, and the AP Exams were over (AP courses don't have actual finals) or because my teachers realized there is no hope in teaching seniors that are a few mere weeks from graduation. It worked out pretty well.

I already have a job, which is easy and well paying. I also plan on going on senior week soon in Ocean City, NJ (if I mysteriously disappear permanently, that's what happened). Then I'll just chill with my friends before we all depart to college.

I should be getting a MacBook Pro soon for college. I'm looking forward to that.

In late August, I'll be moving up to New York City because I'm going to Manhattan College. That'll mark the end of summer as well as the beginning of a new chapter in my life.

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Posted 30 May 2007 - 08:43 PM

The last week when I actually did anything was last month. Finals began this month and have been over for a solid three weeks now.

I managed one A+ and four regular A's bringing my cumulative, triple major GPA to a pretty solid 3.98. For those of you who aren't in college yet, that's what a single B can do to a four year college career that otherwise consists of straight A's. Moral of the story: don't ###### off in your first semester calculus class.

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Posted 30 May 2007 - 10:17 PM

Oh. School.

That stuff. Right.

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Posted 31 May 2007 - 12:54 AM

I've been out of school, and playing very much Enigma.

I've come to the conclusion that we (the game and the Hunters' Guild) need a good random journalist for various events that happen in the game (in the game's webboard). If all goes well, this writer could displace the Pravada. Yes, its articles are about as bad as that spelling.

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Posted 31 May 2007 - 01:29 AM

Mispeled, on May 30 2007, 03:57 PM, said:

I'll also have marching band camp some time near the end of the summer.

NICE. What do you play? And yeah.. if you're doing marching band you probably (almost certainly) don't have time for a job.

College rocks. My finals were over over two weeks ago. It's such a wonderful feeling to be finished. But when in high school, I was almost always in situations 2 and 3. And while the first sucks pretty righteously, 2 and 3 are much much worse. There's nothing worse than sitting in a classroom for two weeks with nothing to do. Especially when it's sunny and nice and you live an hour away from a gorgeous lake calling your name. That's the most horrible thing ever. Pair that up with a terrible case of senioritis and you're screwed

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Posted 31 May 2007 - 11:19 AM

Most of my teachers are doing review, but my english teacher doesn't know when she's too far behind to remove things from the exam. We've got to do an entire book in 1 day.

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Posted 31 May 2007 - 12:40 PM

Finals are 4 weeks from now. Then it's 6 weeks of summer school. The only redeeming fact is that I don't have to go back to school until late September.

#10 moonunit4eva

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Posted 31 May 2007 - 01:59 PM

I'd rather start earlier and get out earlier. Summer is just too distracting.

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#11 Pufer

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Posted 31 May 2007 - 11:35 PM

I prefer fall. However, I've yet to see a school schedule that includes autumns off.

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Posted 01 June 2007 - 12:56 AM

Year rounds?

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Posted 01 June 2007 - 05:47 AM

Now, at my school, it's
1. End of the year. Time for finals and some other tests/projects.
2. End of the fourth quarter. Time for tests that aren't finals and projects.
3. End of the current unit in every class. Time for tests and projects.

So, yeah. We are getting buried.

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#14 Mispeled

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Posted 01 June 2007 - 05:05 PM

moonunit4eva, on May 31 2007, 02:29 AM, said:

NICE. What do you play? And yeah.. if you're doing marching band you probably (almost certainly) don't have time for a job.

Mellophone.

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#15 Anaxagoras

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Posted 01 June 2007 - 07:50 PM

Mispeled, on Jun 1 2007, 06:05 PM, said:

Mellophone.

That is hardcore, man. Longcat approves.

Also, longcat is loooooooooooooooooooooooong.

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Posted 01 June 2007 - 08:34 PM

mellophone? never heard of it, I'll have to look into it.

I want a bass flute.

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Posted 01 June 2007 - 09:47 PM

LNSU, on Jun 1 2007, 09:34 PM, said:

mellophone? never heard of it, I'll have to look into it.

It's essentially a French horn rolled up into the shape of a trumpet. Or a trumpet with a darker, mellower tone. Depends how you look at it.

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Posted 01 June 2007 - 10:33 PM

O'course, it's different for Kiwis...
We don't stop for another two months, I think.

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#19 Pufer

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Posted 01 June 2007 - 11:06 PM

moonunit4eva, on May 31 2007, 11:56 PM, said:

Year rounds?

That is true, but you really don't get the bulk of vacation time in the fall. I'm thinking more of mid-September through mid-December.

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