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Kasakato

Aug 15th, 2005, 07:22 PM

TinyTank

Aug 15th, 2005, 07:25 PM

why are u asking about this now? What preparation would be neede?

And yes the ratio of students to teacher is about 10000:1

astrix

Aug 15th, 2005, 07:26 PM

Read until your Eyes Bleed... that's the only prep you can do....

bananaman

Aug 15th, 2005, 07:28 PM

Nothing really. For people like you starting high school, start volunteering and run for student positions. Starting early will really put your foot in the door for opportunities when university comes around.

As for studies, don't sweat it too much but start developing study habits. For example, do all your homework as soon as you come home. Not only does this create a worry-free evening but also help develop a work habit that will become useful in the future.

Kasakato

Aug 15th, 2005, 07:37 PM

Thanks. I'm just looking for good "habits" to start/stop/continue to do.

me!

Aug 15th, 2005, 07:43 PM

don't act like a little kid from elementary school otherwise you'd be in for a rought time.

HS can be a rough time for noobies.

kilarney

Aug 15th, 2005, 07:44 PM

Thanks for the advice I'm also a freshman in HS too :D

CSR

Aug 15th, 2005, 09:21 PM

Make sure you get in the pants of one of your teachers, and then sue them ;)

J/k High school is nothing, just study hard and play harder.

wanted

Aug 15th, 2005, 10:56 PM

Next year (not this comming school season) I will be starting HighSchool. What should I expect there? Is it just like a normal 30 kids to one teacher room setting? Or is it like a room with millions of kids and one yeacger? What can/should I do this year to "prep" me for next year?

Wow! RFD members that young!!!!

Student:Teacher, I'd say 25-1, maybe 30 or so to 1 at begining of year, will eventually cut down.
BTW, B40 mentioned this before, I agree too. When everyone says gr 11 and 12 only matter, beware. If you follow that advice and slack off, fool around or be a troublemaker in gr9/10. You'll probably continue that behaviour OR have a hard time keeping up with work, as you are used to slacking and not working.

cechlin

Aug 15th, 2005, 11:01 PM

im going into to grade 9 next this year :D i'm happy tho cus my bro is the quarterback for the senior team is being looked at to get a scholarship to mcmaster in hamilton. so i know a lot of people.

as for the studies and stuf fhe told me not to think its hard. that only makes it hard went it usually isnt it is. and NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!

swiftfox

Aug 15th, 2005, 11:02 PM

Read until your Eyes Bleed... that's the only prep you can do....

I wouldn't worry too much about it. I think I put in a total of 20 hours worth of studying in five years of highschool and I got into engineering at Waterloo. That being said, developing studying habits is easier at your point in life than when you get to university and find you have to study 20 hours a day..

Most importantly, do everything you can in highschool. If you like sports, play on as many teams as you can. Get on as many councils, teams, whatever you can do. Remember, don't EVER think that you are too busy. Once you get to university, you'll realise how truly lazy you were in highschool.

And finally, just be happy, have fun. Be stupid. Chicks dig it.
ooooh man, do they dig it.

jlam83

Aug 15th, 2005, 11:35 PM

I wouldn't worry too much about it. I think I put in a total of 20 hours worth of studying in five years of highschool and I got into engineering at Waterloo. That being said, developing studying habits is easier at your point in life than when you get to university and find you have to study 20 hours a day..

Most importantly, do everything you can in highschool. If you like sports, play on as many teams as you can. Get on as many councils, teams, whatever you can do. Remember, don't EVER think that you are too busy. Once you get to university, you'll realise how truly lazy you were in highschool.

And finally, just be happy, have fun. Be stupid. Chicks dig it.
ooooh man, do they dig it.

everything he said..but everyone is different, if you are a nerd, nerd it up. if you are those school spirit type of guys, join all the council and clubs. if you are a jock, join the school teams. if you're a thug, go social at the smoking area. but of course, i assume u'll aim to achieve a median of the listed categories. so just take it easy, but know what your priorities are, if you are not dumb in elementry, u wont fail in HS.

mrken

Aug 18th, 2005, 01:47 PM

BTW, B40 mentioned this before, I agree too. When everyone says gr 11 and 12 only matter, beware. If you follow that advice and slack off, fool around or be a troublemaker in gr9/10. You'll probably continue that behaviour OR have a hard time keeping up with work, as you are used to slacking and not working.
Nobody warned me before. :(

When I entered secondary school, my marks went up to over 100% from the Cs that I get in elementary schools. And there was no homework or studying. Grade 10 came homework! Grade 11 required studying! And the amount of time spent doing homework and studying increased by a factor of infinity. (Does 0 x infinity = 0 or infinity?) Anyways, my marks still plummeted. And I blame RFD. :D

nkwu

Aug 18th, 2005, 02:11 PM

^I sort of listende tot hat advice, but like alot of kids, school came easy, grade 11 essentailly woke me up, and I'm, pushing myself to get thosestudy habits.

carabunny

Aug 18th, 2005, 04:39 PM

i look back on HS and i'm like. damn it was so easy...

what really is there to prepare for for HS? ...

however i did realize, in the last year of HS i got amazingly tired of school and skipped alot and whatnot... sorta drained myself the first 3 years (fast tracked to avoid double cohort) but yeah i still managed to get my ass in UofT with a scholarship...

i don't think there's much to prepare for HS, just enjoy the time till Uni hits lol

evman150

Aug 18th, 2005, 05:30 PM

High school's a joke.

I still miss it.

:cry:

I still remember orientation day in grade 7 (HS starts in grade 8 here, but orientation day is in June of grade 7) like it was yesterday. Everybody seemed SO big and SO old. Five years later I was the oldest and telling the new kids in my home room on orientation day how fun and easy high school was and not to sweat it at all. I wish one of the older kids had told me that when it was my orientation day.

napoleon

Aug 18th, 2005, 08:40 PM

What can/should I do this year to "prep" me for next year?

You might want to check the RADS web site...

Beginning with the start of high school, the RADS (http://www.theRADS.cjb.net) shows students how to obtain good grades, excel in extra-curricular activities, find a job and save sufficient funds to pay for their post-secondary education.

http://www.geocities.com/theRADSca/

Headhunter

Aug 18th, 2005, 09:41 PM

When everyone says gr 11 and 12 only matter, beware. If you follow that advice and slack off, fool around or be a troublemaker in gr9/10. You'll probably continue that behaviour OR have a hard time keeping up with work, as you are used to slacking and not working.
It's not like the advice is to completely screw around in Grades 9/10, simply that they aren't nearly as important.

Though this was in the 5-year program, I passed some Grade 9/10 programs doing 4-5 hours of work. Not per day, per week or per month; TOTAL. No extra tutorials, hadn't taken it before or in summer school, no inherent advantage...just an hour or so on each major assignment, an hour or two for the exam, and done. Mark was usually a low B for those.

It's weird, I worked really hard for some classes I barely passed, and almost all of the A's I had in HS were from absolute coasting. I probably shouldn't be able to do a term paper in an hour and get the highest mark in the class...

MizTEcK

Aug 19th, 2005, 01:57 PM

i wish i was back in highschool :(

pandaharo

Aug 19th, 2005, 04:38 PM

Just remember to have lots of fun, high school is really easy, if you struggle with the work in highschool you are in serious trouble. 5-10 minute per week studying at home is all you need, except when there is projects. Just pay attention in class. :)

Bordello

Aug 19th, 2005, 04:50 PM