Bronx Science...what is a title worth? Apparently a lot to most people, but it's sepulchral really. Overcrowded...underfunded...despotic administration...survival of the most diligent...they'll find out the truth when it's too late, or most will come anyways and just tough it out like the rest of us have. People (or rather the parents, the students either don't show up or stay in the back) go to the student representatives hoping to get a better understanding of the school, but I'll say that by 1pm I was dead tired from BS-ing so much about BS.
"So why did you pick Bronx Science and what do you like about it?" Uhh...'cause I didn't get into Stuy? What do I like about Bronx Science?....uh...I don't know.... I can say what I don't like about my school...
"Is everyone at Bronx Science super smart? Like do you do a lot of work?" Hahaha...and work?! You're asking the wrong person.
Of course I didn't actually say that. Actually, I found it was easy to reinterate all the BS our school had indoctrinated into us about its advantages. Guess if you live the lie long enough you begin to believe it. People will stand up for things they hate, because when it comes down to it we're not willing to sacrifice our pride.
In the end the parents just wanted to make sure that what they've heard about the school is true. However, the irony is this: BxSci sent it's honor students...high GPAs, honors and AP classes, club officers, team members (speech&debate, golf, swimming, etc.)...what BxSci is all about, but in the end we all had to BS. All seniors - we all disliked our school.
The weirdest part is that I actually gained some school pride by the end of the day. Not necessarily for the school, but more like respect for my classmates, my swim team, my teachers. It will be my alma mater soon and it does have its good moments every once in a while. All I can do now is make the most of my senior year.
Wonder what college students representatives are really thinking when we ask them about about their colleges....
1 comment:
Probably the exact same things you were at the High School Fair. They also probably send the best of the best of their school to represent them, even though the rest of the student population can be completely different. That's why I'm always hesitant to go to the fairs, thinking the school can be just sending an advertisement with the pretty colors, just telling us what we want to hear opposed to what we should be hearing. {Wow. I wrote a paragraph for a comment. Well, there's a first for everything. Haha.}
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