I like to pronounce it the way it is. SHH-SAT. catch my drift? Anyways, that's not the point. i don't get why erryones making such a big deal out of this test. if SHSAT's are this stressing, how the hail do you expect to get through SATS? They can determine up to the next 8 years of your life, as well as what your job will be. Getting into Stuyvesant is an honorable mention but what you gonna get out of that when it's literally the best of the best. So you're going to be competing with about 900 others in that school to become the top student. we're average, that can happen, but it's highly unlikely. scholarships? you have put that down the drain. If you're going to Stuy for the purposes of your 'rents, aight, just don't talk to me anymore. who the hell cares if they threaten you? i bet you, half of them is an exaggeration. If you have an older sibling, you're ruining there opportunities of going to a good college by shipping you over to BD. If you have a younger sibling, you're ruining their opportunities of even taking the goddamn test. If YOU don't want to go to Stuyvesant, why are YOU trying to hard? Do you really want to please asian 'rents? Good luck with that my friend, you can never please an asian parent. alright, i'm exaggerating, you can & you probably have. They just want to pressure you to do better. I know all of my classmates can, we're all honors students & we have an ability above most students in our school. If you really want to go to Stuy, study because you want to. Study because it's your future and you know what's best for yourself. i bet you that you know what you want more than your parents can guess. Your parents can continue to blab about Stuy, but guess what? Are they going to be any happier when you totally drop standards when you go to College 'cus that's not what you've ever wanted. This is your life & your chance to determine the next four years of our life. Stop living for your parents purposes, as hard as it's to say, they'll be gone soon too. I mean, it's possible to live your life with things you completely hate but happiness is not guaranteed. It's not like i don't know the pressure that your parents have on you. i understand your threats, but that's no reason to be scared of test. You tried your best and that's all that matters. So what if you can't live up to your parents standards, maybe your standards are not as high. The only thing that does matter is that you tried your hardest and got to the farthest of your ability. You can't make up for what your parents weren't able to achieve for themselves. So i'm not even kidding, but relax yourselves guys. i swear to god, if you have this much worry now, you'll probably pass out by the time you take the test. The only reason i'm not worried about the test is 'cus i'll admit i have the least bit of hope in myself. I do for all of my classmates too. Guess what? All of us WON'T get into stuy & i'll most def acknowledge that. We're on different levels & have our strengths and weaknesses. Stop trying to compete with e'rryone else but work to reach your goals. If you be competitive, you'll either want more or you'll be disappointed bcus you couldn't beat the person you wanted to beat. Find your inner peace, do everything with a reason, not 'cus you're scared! >> you guys probably worry me more than the test itself. It's just a test. Yeuuus, i said it. It might determine the next four years of your life. But it's not about WHAT school you go to, it's what you do in that school. 3 weeks is not a lot of time, but who knows how much you can accomplish in that time. If the only thing rolling through your mind is the result of the test, quit it. You're just giving yourself unnecessary pressure. As for those of you who really want to go to this school, good luck & try your best. The effort counts the most. With confidence you'll get just about anywhere. ^_^
