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  • Bynary Fission
    Retired One-Hander
    • Jan 2008
    • 2435

    #1

    So I Found About this new High School...

    And it is a Bill-Gates financed school. It has lax requirements (11+ credits, 2.0 GPA or higher, I will have 17.5 when I enter my second year of high school and my GPA is about 3.7 unweighted). What is so special about this high school is that not only are there only 40 students there (I am the kind of kid that needs it, as I have Asperger's and I function EXTREMELY well in such environments), you can do a whole year of high school and college concurrently.

    This means, I can graduate college at 17 with my Bachelors Degree. Oh my god, I was ecstatic when I heard about this! I am busting my butt off to get 16.5 credits in a whole school year (Well, the start of the 2007 summer to the end of the 2008 summer). I can't graduate with anything below an advanced diploma (Which requires 24 credits), and I'll barely be 16 when I graduate. Based on the minimum rates that you can get your BA, coupled with this school, I should be 17 years 8 months when I have fulfilled my requirements for my Bachelor's Degree. Man, I am SO excited. This is literally a dream come true. I intend to pursue higher education after several years' time. But man, this is a real opportunity! I am educating myself with other things (I wrote a novella at age 10, I have yet to re-write it, lol). I am also programming, which is what I want to do for the first 10 or so years of my life. And coupled with my education, I will be able to launch into the workforce at the top of my league (For noobs anyways, heh). But....man I am so excited it is real hard to type, lol. I have desires to do a whole plethora of things in my life, including writing, composing music (grr Buzz sounds like 8-bit NES crap ), and making video games (I am a die-hard gamer).

    P.S This school also pays for college tuition too.

    ~Bynary Fission
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  • JKPolk
    tool
    • Aug 2003
    • 3737

    #2
    Re: So I Found About this new High School...

    Not to dissuade you, but I hear of these kinda schools popping up and fizzling repeatedly. Make sure you do all the research before jumping in the deep end.

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    • Bynary Fission
      Retired One-Hander
      • Jan 2008
      • 2435

      #3
      Re: So I Found About this new High School...

      I will. But this is a BILL GATES-financed high school. For that reason, I have a lot of faith in it. Plus, it pays for all tuition!




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      • foilman8805
        smoke wheat hail satin
        FFR Simfile Author
        • Sep 2006
        • 5704

        #4
        Re: So I Found About this new High School...

        Cool.

        I hope you're aware of the social development you are clearly denying yourself.

        Also, if 40 kids attend this school, there is a small chance you'll get in. You didn't exactly tell us what you have to do to attend...because I'm sure it's not just like, "Hey, welcome! Here's a desk for you! Would you like a massage?"

        In my honest opinion, this is a terrible idea. School is the most enjoyable time of your life, and you want to skip right through it and start working? Are you mad?

        I wish you luck and whatever, but you should carefully think over a decision like this before you make a mistake.

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        • OnixRose
          FFR Player
          • Aug 2006
          • 1023

          #5
          Re: So I Found About this new High School...

          I'd like a massage, and I don't like the idea of a Bill Gates school

          1000% supporter of FFR character additions
          Originally posted by leonid
          FFR should implement a form of CAPTCHA that filters out not only spambots but also retards.

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          • EnR
            Massive flaming dildos.
            FFR Simfile Author
            • Jul 2007
            • 8431

            #6
            Re: So I Found About this new High School...

            Originally posted by foilman8805
            Also, if 40 kids attend this school, there is a small chance you'll get in. You didn't exactly tell us what you have to do to attend...because I'm sure it's not just like, "Hey, welcome! Here's a desk for you! Would you like a massage?"

            Quote/And it is a Bill-Gates financed school. It has lax requirements (11+ credits, 2.0GPA or higher, I will have 17.5 when I enter my second year of high school and my GPA is about 3.7 unweighted). /End quote.

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            • Bynary Fission
              Retired One-Hander
              • Jan 2008
              • 2435

              #7
              Re: So I Found About this new High School...

              Originally posted by foilman8805
              Cool.

              I hope you're aware of the social development you are clearly denying yourself.

              Also, if 40 kids attend this school, there is a small chance you'll get in. You didn't exactly tell us what you have to do to attend...because I'm sure it's not just like, "Hey, welcome! Here's a desk for you! Would you like a massage?"

              In my honest opinion, this is a terrible idea. School is the most enjoyable time of your life, and you want to skip right through it and start working? Are you mad?

              I wish you luck and whatever, but you should carefully think over a decision like this before you make a mistake.
              I plan to join clubs and find kids with similar interests. Plus, most kids I knew were crass, foul-mouthed, belligerent punks...I have yet to find kids I relate to. Thus, I am searching in clubs in and out of schools.


              P.S I'm not mad, I just have too much of a work ethic. . Besides, I have a whole game developed in my head just waiting to be put in a computer. It's so exciting, I can't wait to just start working on it, mostly because it is so original...but no details are being given out, it's a secret. Now if it was office work or somethin'..then yeah you should worry about me.



              ~Bynary Fission
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              • JKPolk
                tool
                • Aug 2003
                • 3737

                #8
                Re: So I Found About this new High School...

                EnR: Those are requirements, much different than an acceptance.

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                • EnR
                  Massive flaming dildos.
                  FFR Simfile Author
                  • Jul 2007
                  • 8431

                  #9
                  Re: So I Found About this new High School...

                  Originally posted by JKPolk
                  EnR: Those are requirements, much different than an acceptance.
                  O alright, only semi knew that, I guess I read benders post wong on what he wanted answered xD.

                  But what is the difference?

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                  • Bynary Fission
                    Retired One-Hander
                    • Jan 2008
                    • 2435

                    #10
                    Re: So I Found About this new High School...

                    P.S I second what JKPolk said. My middle school was a magnet school which required a 2.0 GPA or higher to enter, among other things. Hundreds of students were in it, many of which weren't really that smart... :/

                    Plus, my test scores (For standardized tests) and the like are some of the highest in the state. They were so high my counselor said getting an Honors Diploma wouldn't do me any good. So I feel comfortable with my current position.



                    ~Bynary Fission
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                    • OnixRose
                      FFR Player
                      • Aug 2006
                      • 1023

                      #11
                      Re: So I Found About this new High School...

                      is it just me or is it hard to take bynary seriously with that avatar?

                      1000% supporter of FFR character additions
                      Originally posted by leonid
                      FFR should implement a form of CAPTCHA that filters out not only spambots but also retards.

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                      • foilman8805
                        smoke wheat hail satin
                        FFR Simfile Author
                        • Sep 2006
                        • 5704

                        #12
                        Re: So I Found About this new High School...

                        Originally posted by EnR
                        O alright, only semi knew that, I guess I read benders post wong on what he wanted answered xD.

                        But what is the difference?
                        Alright...kind of creepy you know my last name and decided to use it. I'd be careful because there's a user named bender5 - just call me foil to avoid confusion.

                        Originally posted by OnixRose
                        is it just me or is it hard to take bynary seriously with that avatar?
                        Rofl, I know, right? Hopefully that's not part of his game...

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                        • Reach
                          FFR Simfile Author
                          FFR Simfile Author
                          • Jun 2003
                          • 7471

                          #13
                          Re: So I Found About this new High School...

                          Originally posted by foilman8805
                          Cool.

                          I hope you're aware of the social development you are clearly denying yourself.

                          Also, if 40 kids attend this school, there is a small chance you'll get in. You didn't exactly tell us what you have to do to attend...because I'm sure it's not just like, "Hey, welcome! Here's a desk for you! Would you like a massage?"

                          In my honest opinion, this is a terrible idea. School is the most enjoyable time of your life, and you want to skip right through it and start working? Are you mad?

                          I wish you luck and whatever, but you should carefully think over a decision like this before you make a mistake.
                          The most enjoyable time of your life? I'm all for enjoying your youth but if I could have burned through school that quickly I would have jumped at it in a heart beat. It was a waste of time for me in many cases. Far too slow, wouldn't let me skip grades, very few people I could relate to etc. Not everyone is the same - I fully support these customized education plans for people that don't want to take the standard route.

                          I have no idea how this program works and if it will work out for you or not, but if it does than good on you.

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                          • stretchypanda
                            shock me shock me
                            • Sep 2004
                            • 4123

                            #14
                            Re: So I Found About this new High School...

                            There are a lot of schools that do this.

                            I know several kids who skipped high school and went straight to college. While this doesn't sound like the same thing, those kids never got the opportunity to develop the interactive skills you get in college. I mean, I know some incredibly gifted kids are loners, but the high school period is a huge growing stage for people, and I think socially, kids who don't go to high school wind up being hurt in the long run. Unable to deal with conflict or just people in general.

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                            • foilman8805
                              smoke wheat hail satin
                              FFR Simfile Author
                              • Sep 2006
                              • 5704

                              #15
                              Re: So I Found About this new High School...

                              Originally posted by stretchypanda
                              There are a lot of schools that do this.

                              I know several kids who skipped high school and went straight to college. While this doesn't sound like the same thing, those kids never got the opportunity to develop the interactive skills you get in college. I mean, I know some incredibly gifted kids are loners, but the high school period is a huge growing stage for people, and I think socially, kids who don't go to high school wind up being hurt in the long run. Unable to deal with conflict or just people in general.
                              This was what I was getting at, Reach.

                              Thanks for elaborating for me, stretch.

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