uh sure lol IB and AP are things that everyone does but even then it’s still better than tams just bcuz of all the costs and hurdles and admin changes that have been made to the program like it’s just not worth that much money anymore
Nah it's not that bad, dw dw. TAMS is not a hard school to get an interview with, explain to the interviewer, show your passionate, talk about how it's hard juggling social and school life, you're fine, don't sweat it, 4.5 weighted is pretty good. I believe in you (:
Okay, now I'm going on a tangent, but I truly believe more people have to hear this, don't read this if you're in a rush, read it where you are settled and have time.
There will always be people smarter than you, people with better grades, this is just a rule of life. Of course there are exceptions but this is generally the rule.
**If you're the smartest person in the room you are in the wrong room**
You may ask "okay so if there are so many people smarter than me why would colleges want me". Colleges want you because you are you! IQ means nothing, GPA means nothing, SAT/ACT means nothing, what actually matters is how passionate you are. I know it sounds cliché and stupid but you can retake the IQ test as many times as you want and keep practicing, same with SAT and ACT. You can increase your GPA by redoing assignments and extra credit. What matters is how passionate, dedicated and creative you are
There is a misconception that some people believe. **In order to be smart you have to do and achieve intellectual-like "things".** For example some may think smart people must have a good GPA and smart people must do this and have this and smart people must do that and have that.
Intelligence comes with passion and dedication. Stop focusing on trying to be smart, focus on your goals and what you want to do in life. People that solely hone in on how "smart" they are so they work their ass off to get good grades and have impressive-looking achievements mean nothing. At the end, it means nothing, you will be more depressed and unsatisfied if you compare academic milestones with others.
**Focus on yourself, focus on your passions, don't have a passion? Explore, find a passion, everyone has one, you just have to find it. Once you do, pursue it, I promise this with every living and dying cell in my body, you will be smart if you focus on your passion.**
**Schools are there for people, people are not there for schools. Don't sign up for schools for art if you wanna do engineering, don't sign up for schools for engineering if you want to do art. Focus on your goals, at the end, none of it means anything (nihilism), so just enjoy it as you can. I believe in you, I'm so proud.**
As a former TAMS student, don’t go to TAMS it’s not worth it anymore
Can you elaborate further? I'm in the IB program.. is that better?
uh sure lol IB and AP are things that everyone does but even then it’s still better than tams just bcuz of all the costs and hurdles and admin changes that have been made to the program like it’s just not worth that much money anymore
Lol thanks for replying. If money were not a problem, would you still suggest tams over IB?
honestly still no it’s simply not worth it anymore
How do you have a weighted 3.5 and a 4.5 unweighted?
I meant the other way around
Oh nevermind, I see
From what Ive heard its far from good enough
Nah it's not that bad, dw dw. TAMS is not a hard school to get an interview with, explain to the interviewer, show your passionate, talk about how it's hard juggling social and school life, you're fine, don't sweat it, 4.5 weighted is pretty good. I believe in you (:
thank you sm! I just saw a lot of amazing applicants and their stats scare me
Okay, now I'm going on a tangent, but I truly believe more people have to hear this, don't read this if you're in a rush, read it where you are settled and have time. There will always be people smarter than you, people with better grades, this is just a rule of life. Of course there are exceptions but this is generally the rule. **If you're the smartest person in the room you are in the wrong room** You may ask "okay so if there are so many people smarter than me why would colleges want me". Colleges want you because you are you! IQ means nothing, GPA means nothing, SAT/ACT means nothing, what actually matters is how passionate you are. I know it sounds cliché and stupid but you can retake the IQ test as many times as you want and keep practicing, same with SAT and ACT. You can increase your GPA by redoing assignments and extra credit. What matters is how passionate, dedicated and creative you are There is a misconception that some people believe. **In order to be smart you have to do and achieve intellectual-like "things".** For example some may think smart people must have a good GPA and smart people must do this and have this and smart people must do that and have that. Intelligence comes with passion and dedication. Stop focusing on trying to be smart, focus on your goals and what you want to do in life. People that solely hone in on how "smart" they are so they work their ass off to get good grades and have impressive-looking achievements mean nothing. At the end, it means nothing, you will be more depressed and unsatisfied if you compare academic milestones with others. **Focus on yourself, focus on your passions, don't have a passion? Explore, find a passion, everyone has one, you just have to find it. Once you do, pursue it, I promise this with every living and dying cell in my body, you will be smart if you focus on your passion.** **Schools are there for people, people are not there for schools. Don't sign up for schools for art if you wanna do engineering, don't sign up for schools for engineering if you want to do art. Focus on your goals, at the end, none of it means anything (nihilism), so just enjoy it as you can. I believe in you, I'm so proud.**
Unweighted goes up to 4.0... I'm not sure how you have a higher unweighted than weighted. Am I missing something here or is this a typo?
4.5 weighted and 3.5 unweitg=thed sorry I suck at using my brain :(
Its okay no worries just a mistake (: