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I think that if a parent or guardian is sending their child to school, they have the right to know what's going on there no matter what it is. If the student is living on its own, then the school loses the right to relay information to their parents. Mm, then you start playing with the idea of "age of majority." Legally, it's just an age... but when a student starts going to university, when figuring out financial aid, the school still assumes that the student is dependent on their parents, and that the parents will support hir. In today's modern age, should we adjust the age of majority? Should "majority" in society be determined by factors other than mere age - such as living in a separate residence, or being financially independent, etc? And what does majority really mean - you have the right to your legal self? It's such a confusing and slightly demeaning concept when you really get into it... But I'm seriously going off on a tangent now :x I should go to bed :D

You know what annoys me more than the abbreviations and netspeak in that, MyPurpleCrayon? The gosh darn "there" for "they're". *wince*

Well, the idea is that information that is common knowledge (ie. in the public domain in the school setting) does not necesarily extend outside of the school community. It's a privacy issue more than anything else - the school doesn't have the right to take information that is available INSIDE the school community (be it sexual orientation or something else) and make it available outside the school community. The only problem I see is that she is still a minor, and thus this doesn't really apply at all for most other things. Personally, I believe it should, ideally - grades and misdemeanors in the school setting should not necessarily be reported to the student's guardians - but the ruling for the case doesn't quite seem to jive with precedents. Oh well.

Its possible that with counseling, they would turn out to be heterosexual. At the same time though... for all we know those chemicals could be developed even more at a young age. No one in this field of study has any concrete evidence about it. There could be some kids who's chemicals are affected a young age...and some kids who's personalities are just affected at a young age. Yes...I realize I'm partially contradicting myself... I think it strengthens my point that what we know is still shaky. Yeah, I'd agree that the information is still shaky :) I just worry about people who try to defend homosexuality based purely on its genetic basis ("Oh, it's natural! Therefore we must embrace it"), which we know little about - in my opinion, if someone is attracted to one gender or another, then let it be, no matter what the "reason" is. As for the original story, good for the ACLU. It's great that they picked up the case in the first place, because alone, the teenager wouldn't have been able to do anything. How could she have sued, if her parents clearly weren't trusted and supportive of her homosexuality in the first place, since she couldn't have had the money herself? So, good job, ACLU. :D Even if you only took on the case for your own agenda, really.

So, are you saying that someone who became homosexual from environmental factors at a very young age (before they were sexually attracted to anyone) is "less" homosexual than a biological homosexual?

I'd like to see your logic there. Although I don't agree with Engl1sh's points, there are lots of evidences that suggest growing up with a male or without a female figure (mom or dad) can psychologically damage children. I have spoken with several therapists, for instance, who deal with a lot of patients whose problem is "induced homosexuality." That is, when someone becomes "homosexual" solely because they are a guy and they grew up without a dad (male attention) and subconsciously desire male attention. Now, I do believe in natural homosexuality (meaning I do believe people can be born *) but I also know that there are people who, after going to therapy are no longer homosexual, because the only reason they believed they were was because something that affected them in their earlier life that needed to be sorted out. Doesn't that mean that they were never homosexual to begin with - that they were psychologically or emotionally hindered? I don't consider that to be homosexuality, in the same way that hyperchondria isn't a physical disease. That's my point exactly. The children are never homosexual - they are emotionally hindered because of not having both a male and a female growing up. :? Even in such a case, the child's sexual orientation tends to be more or less set by age five. Whatever age the sexual orientation is "set" at, if at the given moment an individual is only attracted to one gender, then surely they are actually homosexual... and it isn't just a lesser "induced" version of the sexual orientation.

Guys, you've spent how much time just arguing about who started it? Hug and spread the love, man, hug and spread the love. Back to the topic now... Personally, I tried to officially "quit" once or twice or three times. They don't work that well... so I've just let myself drift off and stop playing so much. I still login once a month or so, I think. And that's good enough for me :D

Which one? i got a random script? Aww :| It's gone :o The Lunatic Psychedelic one with crazy awesome colors :D

This is so unrelated... but LP has an amazing sig. *stares*

Yeah umm... last time I timed myself, it was around 9 and a half minutes.. I was decently proud of it, too... I'm not known for being the most athletic chick :D ...sigh

I tell myself I haven't quit, that I still play once in a while... but... that's really just a lie.

What a brilliant idea... and an excuse to see good movie thanks daan :Ds :D

A 3.8 GPA is hardly easy to maintain, either o.O This guaranteed acceptance thing seems a little fishy - if you make those requirements (3.8 undergrad GPA and a 36 on your MCAT), you can get into most med schools anyway! Edit: Nevermind. I'd read those as the requirements to stay in your current program. It's still rather scary as requirements for a new med school, but more understandable...

I think I'd try some ecstasy and then go hide somewhere and try not to bother anyone with my morbid almost-deadness.

dymed, what year are you in and where on campus do you live? I have a few good friends who go there :D

Punk4ever: Whatever wound up happening to you with college? :D

That's the best time-waster ever :D

1) What do you consider a normal ranged ACT score? 2) Are you saying the your GPA is irrelevant? No - I'm not saying that GPA is irrelevant at all. Your grades (GPA) *and* SAT/ACT have to be in a school's range to be considered. I'm not talking about normal countrywide - I'm talking about "normal" for a specific school. A lot of schools give you that 25%-75% percentile range... if you're at that 25th percentile for both GPA and SAT score, you can still get in. For a school like Harvard, the bottom "acceptable" scores if you aren't a recruited athlete or under-represented minority would still be about a 30-31 ACT, 1350 old SAT, maybe even a 2000-2050 new SAT. These aren't easy scores to get, but they're certainly attainable. In terms of grades, I'm also saying that you can get a lot of Bs. You can get in if you're just inside the top 10% of your class at school... or worse, if you go to a very competitive private school. However, your GPA really shouldn't be lower than about a 3.9 weighted or 3.5 unweighted. With these "minimum" statistical qualifications, you're in their range. Once you're in the range, then they'll consider you based on other outstanding factors - like, for example, an excellent essay or teacher recommendation that makes you stand out as a great candidate and someone who will contribute something special to the class of students they're trying to create.

ddun is right - as long as your grades and SAT/ACT scores are in the normal range (which is already difficult), with a very personal, unique, intriguing and interesting essay, you can get into almost anywhere. However, there is absolutely nothing that can help you more than a truly fantastic (full of impressive anecdotes that highlight what an amazing individual you are) teacher recommendation. College admissions is fickle. I hope to work in my school's admissions office next year, because I find the process fascinating. :D (and because I think everyone should choose my school ;))

Sweet! Nothing better than getting in early decision (or early action in your case) and being able to rest and not freak out. I got in ED to my first choice last year and it was the best feeling EVER. I have some friends there if you ever want to do an overnight with a totally random stranger that a random stranger from runescape knows :P scholarships.com will spam you a lot but might be worth a try... alas, private schools are ridiculously expensive :( I know from experience :(

The problem is that the school administration is being pressured to give away information they should have the right to keep secret; though in this particular case, it may not seem like such a big deal, it's important for schools to be able to maintain their privacy and for the government to not be able to Big Brother everything that happens. There's also a problem when the GOVERNMENT is telemarketing. And not just anyone, but young impressionable teenagers who often may not realize just what they're getting themselves into. People who are enticed by the free stuff they give at college fairs...

Sigh... last year, when I was a high school senior, the dudes from the army tried to call me and tell me I should join up. If you know me, you probably know it's not my thing. I don't believe the government should be enticing kids to risk their lives for a cause they don't believe in to murder other people... just so they can have enough money to pay for an education. In the US, a great deal of the people who join the army do so to enable them to pay for college/university. Anyway. So I tell the dude it's not my thing. That should suffice, right? But no, he asks me to explain why. He thinks he can convince me. I warn him that no... it's REALLY not my thing. He says he can't see any good reason not to join, and he'd like to hear my reasoning. Okay, well, he's asking for it. I start to explain that I don't believe murder is okay even if you call it patriotism. He explains that I wouldn't have to ever be in combat, and that I could just be all paperworky and [cabbage]. Then I start ranting about government funding being cut from education and public welfare and being spent on defense, and brainwashing kids into doing the army just so they can get a decent education and subsequently a decent living, telling them they won't have to risk their lives and then asking them to later. He hung up on me. That's right, the telemarketer for the army hung up on ME :(

Sweet, dude :D I remember when I got in early decision (to Wesleyan U) last year in December and what a relief it was to know where I was going to go and not worry for the rest of the year :D I'm sorry tomato :( But regular decision is sooner than you think, don't worry :D

That's not true. When you take the test, you get a raw score, and then a scaled score with is based on the 800 possible points, in increments of ten. The lowest score is 200. The scales vary for different versions of the tests; in some versions, it jumps straight from a 780 to an 800, but in most tests, this isn't the case. It's more likely to jump from a 780 to an 800 in math, in which the scale is a little more difficult, because more people do better on it.

Sweet :D On my PSAT, I thought I totally aced it but then I got two math questions wrong that I completely didn't expect, so eh :\ Then on the SAT I got a 1590 so that made up for it :D If it's not a 2390, don't be too disappointed :D Good luck dude!