Community Service

[Centurion1]

Well im a soon to be senior in high school. My resume is pretty good, 4.3 gpa, 1960 sat, two varsity sports of which im captain of one already and possibly one next year. But i need community service. The entire concept makes me sick to my stomach. We arent give in service, we are simply working for college points. So i am not like those resume padders, i do what needs to be done and nothing else. at least i am honest about my dislike for service. i hear so many kids say things like, "oh im just gonna do another hundred hours at my church, that'll get me in" Now i do do service, im a lecter at my church and i do alot of boosters stuff and im in a club called fbla, future business leaders of america. Just all the fake service makes me angry (plus its hurting my college admissions. :laugh4:

[Hooahguy]

so you are complaining how community service is just to pad your resume?
i hear you. for NHS they require 60 hours of service. ok, great, its good for the community, but most people lie about it and dont do any service at all. and the people who do the service they usually are doing it becuase they have to.

[Beskar]

I think it is a different NHS to what I am thinking of.

[tibilicus]

so you are complaining how community service is just to pad your resume?
i hear you. for NHS they require 60 hours of service. ok, great, its good for the community, but most people lie about it and dont do any service at all. and the people who do the service they usually are doing it becuase they have to.

You can get away with lying about stuff on your resume in the states? Over here it's a lot harder. True story, I know a guy who lied about something on his university personnel statement. Some way or another they found out and he got thrown of the course half way into his first year. Felt sorry for him but on the other hand he shouldn't of lied.

Moral of the story, honesty.

[Veho Nex]

my school required 180hours by the end of your senior year before you could graduate... Luckily they had 4 day weeks in feb march april during your senior and junior year to do the 180 hours.

[Hooahguy]

You can get away with lying about stuff on your resume in the states? Over here it's a lot harder. True story, I know a guy who lied about something on his university personnel statement. Some way or another they found out and he got thrown of the course half way into his first year. Felt sorry for him but on the other hand he shouldn't of lied.

Moral of the story, honesty.
i agree with you, its a horrible thing to lie about something that just happens to be necessary for the NHS, which capitalizes on integrity, of all things. but the NHS leadership only checks with the school if they did the required hours, and because 1/3 of the school is in NHS, they dont really care if we did our hours.

but im going to do my hours.

[Centurion1]

Bah, im in NHS, its a load of crap. i go to a competitive catholic high school, so like everyone is in the damn thing, even though ive seen some of those people drunk out of their minds at parties. Its outrageous. (and yes lots of people lie about their hours, which are for god, *rolls eyes*)

[Hooahguy]

yeah, NHS is a joke once you get in, unless you get in serious trouble or dont get at least a 3.7 gpa, youre golden.

[Centurion1]

I know lol i barely go to meetings and im the treasurer or something. Jeez, its like freaking resume padding without me doing ANYTHING about it

[Hooahguy]

unfortunately my dad takes it seriously and when i forget my chores or get a bad grade on chemistry he rants on how i dont deserve being in NHS.

[Centurion1]

lol dont worry my parents rant about my sat scores, football, swimming, boy scouts, every subject in school (including religion?!?!), and my snowboarding, yes my snowboarding.
Mom: why don't you get another sposorship again honey
Me: Because i dont like being treated like a video slave
Mom: Well if it were me id be glad to have that sposorship
Me: i cant imagine that because YOU CANT SNOWBOARD
Mom: Youll never go to a prestigious university with that attitude mister
Me: Curse quietly and turn on my xbox360 to kill something

[Hooahguy]

lol dont worry my parents rant about my sat scores, football, swimming, boy scouts, every subject in school (including religion?!?!), and my snowboarding, yes my snowboarding.
Mom: why don't you get another sposorship again honey
Me: Because i dont like being treated like a video slave
Mom: Well if it were me id be glad to have that sposorship
Me: i cant imagine that because YOU CANT SNOWBOARD
Mom: Youll never go to a prestigious university with that attitude mister
Me: Curse quietly and turn on my xbox360 to kill something

haha same with me, but a little different:
Dad: why did you get an F on your chemistry final??? and why havent you done the dishes yet??? you dont deserve to be in NHS!!!!!
Me: you know im bad at chemistry and it doesnt even matter because im done with science until college! and i forgot about the dishes!
Dad: why dont you ever do any for this family? all you ever do is leech!
Me: curse quietly and goes into my room to go online or to play guitar.

[Centurion1]

Ah, the internal strife of all teenagers. Well at least we can cope with it and not cry and have mental breakdowns. (thanks god for creating violent video games)

[pevergreen]

Parents: Stop staying home all day, stop playing computer games non stop for 20 hours a day (which I dont, at that point in time I played maybe 3 hours a day) stop having no friends, get a life, go out more, dont go out you'll get attacked at night, why dont you have a girlfriend etc etc etc
Me: Ignores, silently plans to change surname and move out asap.

[miotas]

Dad: Go to uni.
Me: I don't want to
Dad: Then get a job
Me: I have a job
Dad: Get a better job
Me: *moves 800km from home* OK.

[Centurion1]

Lol This is my favorite
Parents: Go to College
Me: Im only a junior
Parents: God youll never be ready for the military academies
Me: Ok
Parents: You cant say ok in the military
Me: Ok
Parents: GO TO COLLEGE
Me: Applies for scholarships across the country and asks if you have to come home for holidays

Yes my parents routinely ask me to go to college when im a junior..... which is weird because you would think they understand the concept after both going?

[Strike For The South]

Dad: Strike we love you
Mum: Yes strike we do very much, Would you like a candy?

Strike: Yes mum :smug:

[Louis VI the Fat]

Louis: Strike, I love you!
Louis: Yes Strike, I really do! Would you like a...nice bratwurst to sink your teeth into?

Strike: Ooooh! Nuaghty!

[Monk]

my school required 180hours by the end of your senior year before you could graduate... Luckily they had 4 day weeks in feb march april during your senior and junior year to do the 180 hours.

Wow, maybe dropping high school and picking up my GED actually had an advantage. :oops:

[Zim]

I'm torn, on the one hand I'm not sure they should be forcing people to do community service (kind of takes the point out of volunteering) and on the other I can't see how it would hurt anyone to have to...

I guess when I start to sympathize in the slightest with making kids do things they don't want to it's a sign of my impending old age (a decrepit 25 right now :clown: ).

[Samurai Waki]

Me: High School Sucks, I'm just going to perma-ditch.
Dad: Get Your GED or I'll make you suffer a kind of hell that you can't possibly Imagine.
Me: *Runs to get GED*

4 Years Later

Dad: Why haven't you gotten yourself a decent job yet?
Me: Job Market Sucks.
Dad: Do something about it. You're off my payroll
Me: *curses silently and goes to College.*

4 Years Later

Wife: Why are you still going to College?
Me: Having a Masters is a Good Idea.
Wife: Do you have plans on ever doing anything with your degree?
Me: Just tying off loose-ends.
Wife: Wouldn't it have made sense to just get a Bachelors in Business?
Me: Maybe. I can always go back later if I feel the need to get a degree in Business.
Wife: I'd like you to be at the house more often.
Me: I'm at the house everyday, I have to have some excuse to leave!
Wife: :mean:

[Zim]

If it helps you can tell her my father has a Master's in Business Administration and it hasn't done him much good lately. :clown:

[Centurion1]

As was so nicely pointed out earlier, there is no escaping it, the nagging will follow you forever............

[Ice]

Well im a soon to be senior in high school. My resume is pretty good, 4.3 gpa, 1960 sat, two varsity sports of which im captain of one already and possibly one next year. But i need community service. The entire concept makes me sick to my stomach. We arent give in service, we are simply working for college points. So i am not like those resume padders, i do what needs to be done and nothing else. at least i am honest about my dislike for service. i hear so many kids say things like, "oh im just gonna do another hundred hours at my church, that'll get me in" Now i do do service, im a lecter at my church and i do alot of boosters stuff and im in a club called fbla, future business leaders of america. Just all the fake service makes me angry (plus its hurting my college admissions. :laugh4:

You are fine. As long as you have the appropriate GPA/SAT Scores you are golden. The other crap just helps...Besides it already sounds like you have more than enough extracurriculars

[KukriKhan]

Me: "I only lack 1 unit of English to graduate. Can't I just attend only that class? I need a job; family's broke."
Principal: "No. You gotta stay all day. Take 6 electives: typing, etc."
Friend: "There's this thing called a GED..."
New Boss: "Welcome to the Post Office."
Draft Board: "You've lost your student deferment. You're now 1A."

One year later:

Nixon: "Greetings. You have been selected..."
Drill SGT: "Attention!" "Eight weeks from now, strange people will try to kill you. Pay attention to me, and you might survive."

Kukri's personal comedy-adventure of unanticipated consequences began...

Moral: get as much schooling as you can, for as long as you can, even when the requirements seem stupid or irrelevant. Cuz life is gonna give you twists and turns you can't possibly anticipate today, and your educational background will help you in ways you can't even imagine now.

[Strike For The South]

Louis: Strike, I love you!
Louis: Yes Strike, I really do! Would you like a...nice bratwurst to sink your teeth into?

Strike: Ooooh! Nuaghty!

Bratwurst? I thought that was a vienna suasage!