How old are you? - Page 3

Angrist · 03-03-2002, 03:53 PM

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Originally posted by Xantar
This is kind of scary. This topic has gone on to two pages, and only two people who replied are older than me (jeepnut and Angrist). And only one person (i.e. jeepnut) is in college like myself.

In case you haven't figured it out, I'm 17 years and 7 months old.

Hey, I'm almost in college... well, I'm not sure what the Dutch translation of that is... I'm going to a university in september. A university is the highest school in Holland. Check out their site: (it's also in English) http://www.wur.nl/index.html

TheGrimReaper · 03-03-2002, 04:01 PM

14, 15 in July.

BreakABone · 03-03-2002, 05:00 PM

Wow I'm starting to feel old here.

Since I'm advanced in most of my classes damn near all my friends are atleast a year older than me. But they are like 5-8 people here older than me... Freaky....

Mechadragon · 03-03-2002, 05:07 PM

gekko · 03-03-2002, 05:36 PM

5-8 who posted, Penguini. You are forgetting the senior couple, Cam and Kami, as well as Peppy and friends.

BreakABone · 03-03-2002, 05:54 PM

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Originally posted by gekko
5-8 who posted, Penguini. You are forgetting the senior couple, Cam and Kami, as well as Peppy and friends.

Aw I was referring to the people who replied to this thread.. M
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GameMaster · 03-03-2002, 08:33 PM

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Originally posted by Xantar
In case you haven't figured it out, I'm 17 years and 7 months old.

And you're in college!!! Are you gifted?

Xantar · 03-03-2002, 08:39 PM

No! I'm well-educated!!!

Revival · 03-03-2002, 08:40 PM

Yeah! He's not smart, he's well educated! Get it right!

Gamer · 03-03-2002, 08:42 PM

I'm 15, but ill be 16 in 2 months!

BreakABone · 03-03-2002, 08:45 PM

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Originally posted by Xantar
No! I'm well-educated!!!

So in other words..

You are dumb/stupid but well educated.. interesting...

I didn't say I'm dumb. Just not gifted.

--Xantar

GameMaster · 03-03-2002, 09:23 PM

So, in that case everyone your age should be in college already. Oh, ok. I feel much better now knowing that under 3% of young peoples in the U.S. are well educated.

Xantar · 03-03-2002, 09:38 PM

Why does everybody have to keep misinterpreting what I say?

Okay, fine. I'll explain myself.

I got significant amounts of home schooling from my parents (one is a chemistry major from University of Chicago and the other has two majors, a minor and a masters from M.I.T.). I consider this to be part of my education. I also got significant one on one time with teachers because my parents asked and paid for it (and I wanted it). I also consider this to be part of my education. And so I was put on the fast track at my school, sort of. I was still considered a 6th grader at the time. It just so happened that I took all of my classes with 7th and 8th graders. And all this I attribute not to my own inherent qualities but to the fact that I was lucky enough to have parents who placed great value in giving their son the best education he could get.

I was never supposed to be moved up in grades. My classmates were all older than me, but I wasn't going to graduate in the same year as them. However, my school shut down, and the school I transferred to decided to treat me as a person who had just finished 7th grade instead of as a person who would be entering 7th grade as my old school would have done. So at my new school, I joined the 8th grade class and went on with life.

Anything I know comes from the books I read and the people who taught me. It just so happened that I had great books and teachers, and thus I was given the opportunity to study at a higher level than most people my age. I fully believe that under the same circumstances, almost anybody else would be doing the same thing. And the fact that I ended up in a grade higher than normal for my age is entirely accidental.

BreakABone · 03-03-2002, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Xantar
Why does everybody have to keep misinterpreting what I say?

Okay, fine. I'll explain myself.

I got significant amounts of home schooling from my parents (one is a chemistry major from University of Chicago and the other has two majors, a minor and a masters from M.I.T.). I consider this to be part of my education. I also got significant one on one time with teachers because my parents asked and paid for it (and I wanted it). I also consider this to be part of my education. And so I was put on the fast track at my school, sort of. I was still considered a 6th grader at the time. It just so happened that I took all of my classes with 7th and 8th graders. And all this I attribute not to my own inherent qualities but to the fact that I was lucky enough to have parents who placed great value in giving their son the best education he could get.

I was never supposed to be moved up in grades. My classmates were all older than me, but I wasn't going to graduate in the same year as them. However, my school shut down, and the school I transferred to decided to treat me as a person who had just finished 7th grade instead of as a person who would be entering 7th grade as my old school would have done. So at my new school, I joined the 8th grade class and went on with life.

Anything I know comes from the books I read and the people who taught me. It just so happened that I had great books and teachers, and thus I was given the opportunity to study at a higher level than most people my age. I fully believe that under the same circumstances, almost anybody else would be doing the same thing. And the fact that I ended up in a grade higher than normal for my age is entirely accidental.

All of this training and he can't even help me with my simple math problems.. ARGH

Anyhow I somewhat feel your pain.. I mean joys of being "well educated" Having taken advantage of many academic crappies

Such as summer school, tutorin (Even on Saturdays) and the what nots