Well I go to the University of Iowa and... (819 hits)
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Submitted by Matt Bachman <matthew-bachman.at.uiowa.edu> (View user info) at 2006-01-20 01:43:39 EST
Well, I go to the University of Iowa and...
I fucking suck at school.
According to one of my teachers this semester.
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This is my second semester at Iowa, and I'd have to say that it has been quite horrible for me thusfar. My first semester was a really, really, REALLY tough time for me: I'm a cheerleader and my stunt partner nearly broke her neck (ended up in ER), a friend of mine got diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and I was struggling to quit taking anti-depressants. With that last thing, it was due to the adverse side effects that they were giving me--I would sleep like fifteen hours a day, I couldn't focus easily, I'd never laugh, I became socially withdrawn, and I oftentimes acted as a zombie.
And so, with all those things happening--with the added pressures of fitting in, socially and into a schedule that would fit my academic requirements, I have to say that yes, I do "fucking suck at school." I stopped going to classes and stopped giving a fuck about basically everything that was once important in my life.
Ok, end teen-angst rant. My reason for writing is coming up.
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The thing about kids who get shit for grades is that it's not certain that they have shit for brains, too. I was talking to this teacher today who basically said that my schedule was "suicidal" for me. He's a teacher of this class that is supposed to keep all the supposed "retards" on academic probation from getting kicked out of school...and so I guess he thinks the best way to get me to dumb down my class schedule is to berate me into thinking myself dumber than I know I am.
Here I am, a kid who took six AP classes in highschool--could've taken six more if I wanted--and I'm getting told that this schedule that is decidedly "average" for pharm. students isn't something that I can handle. I got a 26 on the ACTs and quit 2/3s of the way through. I didn't give a shit in high school and ended up with a 3.something.
The point is that I'd like to say to all those people out there who are smarter than their test scores attest to, to those who have been convinced by traditional schooling that you're "stupid" or something, I can tell you that's a bunch of horse-shit. That is all.
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I really don't exactly know what the standards are for Uber...I stumbled across this site and I liked what I saw. I would appreciate honest comments to what I could do with my writing to improve. Any thoughts or whatever?
User Reviews
Submitted by bob (user info) at 2006-01-20 22:22:37 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
well I would have sympathy for you...
but I dont because i hate smart kids who dont try.
fucking pisses me off.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-01-20 22:05:29 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
You are forgiven.
Now I'll take you seriously - You need to have patience on this site. You seem like a mildly intelligent kid so coherency shouldnt be a problem. If what you write is short, you'd better have one hell of a punchline. Dont write emo shit about getting dumped by a girlfriend because nobody cares. We are not a support group.
basically, be a narcissistic prick and everybody will love you.
And quit the cheerleading team. The real athletes are on the field.
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2006-01-20 19:09:59 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
What about posting FUCKING FIVE TIMES A DAY?
Yes; and remember: only post bullshit!
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2006-01-20 11:43:13 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
You sound like a self-absorbed mental case. You'll fit in just fine here.
Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2006-01-20 11:39:05 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Try writing something interesting. I mean, you're a cheerleader, there's got to be something interesting in BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I CAN'T EVEN FINISH OH MAN.
Write something entertaining. Fiction, comedy, drama. No one gives a shit as long as it's not just ceaseless bitching and moaning.
Submitted by fudgepacker (user info) at 2006-01-20 10:50:01 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
go blue.
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2006-01-20 10:14:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2006-01-20 08:47:56 (#)
Ranking: 0
for me, college was easier than high school. less courses to focus on...large breaks between classes. the only trouble was wondering who could buy you the beer for friday.
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When I was in college, all it took to get beer was 5 bucks for the fake ID. Mr. Samuel Brockman from Maryland (there were probably 200 of us) was a major boozer.
Submitted by HighVoltage900 (user info) at 2006-01-20 09:32:57 EST (#)
Ranking: -1
Bah. Reply below me is correct.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2006-01-20 09:00:29 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
What I hear you saying is that Iowa isn't a very good school.
My suggestion and I'm serious about this, is for you to leave school, get a shit job just to pay the bills, and spend a year or two taking classes at a community college and getting your shit together.
If you keep going on this stellar path you are on now, you'll just end up getting kicked out of school and it will make it that much harder to go back when you grow up enough to handle it. I hate to tell you this, but that GPA you are thumbing your nose at will follow you the rest of your life.
Look on the bright side, I hear BigTony is hiring.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2006-01-20 08:54:54 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
this must be an alter. someone email mr. bachman and see if he's real.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2006-01-20 08:47:56 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
for me, college was easier than high school. less courses to focus on...large breaks between classes. the only trouble was wondering who could buy you the beer for friday.
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2006-01-20 08:36:40 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Relax, my suggestion...Go to the nearest bridge and stand on the ledge. Feel free, smell life in the air and jump!!! That is the problem with fucking America. All these piece of shit people and their anti-depressants. Fucking pill-popper America. Good ole' America, land of the pill heads. Quit fucking whining and grow up. Life isn't fair, get the fuck over it already. Die Slowly.
Submitted by Nellypaal (user info) at 2006-01-20 08:30:54 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
-0, but only because Berty said 'flid' in his review.
I'm trying to get that word back into common usage.
Submitted by Teephphah (user info) at 2006-01-20 08:30:28 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
The writing isn't horrible, but the fact that you can't handle college is pretty pathetic.
Also, Iowa sucks.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2006-01-20 08:17:47 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Take the rest of the bottles of pills...all at once...and see if that'll help you.
I know it'll help me.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2006-01-20 08:05:50 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
richard bachman's son, huh?
Submitted by redskieslookfake (user info) at 2006-01-20 07:09:32 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Red was always good at school/college/uni. It's more about technique than anything else. Go read some stuff - the more you read, the brighter you become. Or at least the better you are at regurgitating it.
Submitted by Dervel (user info) at 2006-01-20 06:41:25 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Uber standards:
A post from structure to function. The pathway should illustrate a possible way to link structures produced by the initial inherent initiative to the conclusive narrative function.
In short, how many could you fit in a standard, non-flask bearing, lunchbox.
Submitted by Jacobt26 (user info) at 2006-01-20 06:25:25 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
You suck.
I spent 2 years of Highschool drunk and stoned, got a 3. something, and 1400 on the SAT's. Weed+History Channel= A in AP History.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2006-01-20 06:21:51 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Har Har!
"Ovarian cancer"
So, why did you go to college? Have a career in mind?
We hired a man the other day who has worked in three different countries, ran his own business as a potter, worked at a zoo, I think he did something involving aircraft and a whole bunch of stuff. He did everything for a couple of years at a time so he's not a flid or anything, he just likes new and exciting things.
Moral of the story is that everyone needs something to be happy, for some people that's to be presented with new challenges for others (like myself) it's comfy mediocrity. It doesn't sound like university or Iowa is for you.
Also being a male cheerleader is creepy.
Submitted by Death_Metal_Dude (user info) at 2006-01-20 04:19:14 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
any two bit schmuck can pass high school without trying, and failing out of college means you're dumb or inept
Submitted by Huber_the_Nose (user info) at 2006-01-20 03:40:37 EST (#)
Ranking: -1
PFFF....I have all kinds of dumbass friends who think the ACT and the SAT dont show how smart you are. Of course....they all say this because they didnt learn shit in high school and bombed the tests.
As for college....toughen up you pussy. You should start by quitting cheerleading.
Submitted by crazyaardvark (user info) at 2006-01-20 03:16:31 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
-2 Die
Stop bitching. Uni is hard for everyone. Deal.
Submitted by mattseanbachman (user info) at 2006-01-20 02:53:31 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Thanks Manda
Submitted by MandaPanda (user info) at 2006-01-20 02:42:17 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
This made me think a little bit, which is good. I think I have the opposite problem. I've sailed through high school with a 3.9, I currently have a 4.0 in college, and I have no freakin' idea how I did it. It's not like I was taking special ed classes--quite the opposite. I've always been in high honor classes and people always come to me to proofread their papers and to get advice. I feel like any moment now, people will find out that I'm not as smart as they think I am. I didn't do too well on the SAT's, but that could have been contributed to the fact that I went directly from the hospital to the testing center. But, even still, an 1120 is better than what other people that I took the test with scored.
In conclusion, I just don't know.
As for your writing, we really like it when there's some content to read. Tell a life story, make up a story, tell us something funny. I'm not complaining because it is 2:38 right now, and there's not much being posted. I would suggest that you post during the day--mid-morning is normally the best time. It will be read more, and if you're looking for suggestions to improve your writing, there are normally serious literate people that will critique it if you ask nicely.
Only the DORKS come out at night.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-01-20 02:39:03 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Actually, on second thought, you might miss the point, so I'll give it to you nice and quick:
Everything you believe is stupid bullshit and you dont just suck at school because of your class load but because you are stupid as a bucket of coal.
Submitted by shitfuck (user info) at 2006-01-20 02:36:04 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Drop out and never amount to anything! That'll show those Capitalist swines!
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-01-20 02:34:37 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Having read this, I can say with all of my honesty that you really are an idiot. You get an A for showing up to college classes. THOSE are the dishonest grades.
Here's another post you can -2, but I want you to read it, you dumb fuck.
http://www.ubersite.com/m/57637
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-01-20 02:24:02 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Submitted by mattseanbachman (user info) at 2006-01-20 01:49:21 (#)
Ranking: -2
-2 for repetition of a cliche about how much of a "terrorist" the Pres. is.
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-2 for missing the fucking point. You are an idiot.
Submitted by GuinnessSince1759 (user info) at 2006-01-20 02:19:05 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
-2 because I am bored. At my school seriously...the people who get bad grades are fucking retarded and don't give a shit. They always bitch and complain and seriously should be kicked out of my school because they have an impact upon the rest of us. So maybe in Iowa it's different but whatever.
Submitted by weasul (user info) at 2006-01-20 01:55:04 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Honest advice about your writing? I have no idea, my writing is garbage.
Honest advice about the school situation? First, don't be a manleader unless you lost a bet or it was on a dare. Second, always tell your professors you have a chronic illness. They will usually be too embarassed to probe you about it and they will be very lenient with tests and homework and the like. Lastly, don't bog yourself down with too much shit. Don't let the personal stuff bother you. I lost a best friend to suicide during finals sophomore year and it nearly destroyed me. Let your professors know about your hardships, they will let you take extra time if needed. Make sure you have a manageable schedule and let your school work come before anything else. Except drinking. If you're not doing work, you better be drinking. Booze will solve all your problems in school and your personal life.
I really should -2 this, but I just beat Contra without using the 30 lives cheat so I'm in high spirits.
Submitted by tammy (user info) at 2006-01-20 01:49:39 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
This really isn't the kind of thing people come here to read. You won't get good reviews, I can promise you that.
We all went to highschool.
We know what it's like.