Fith grade president graduation speech

For clarity, I am a 7th grade teacher, and I don't go for any particular student. I go to see all of my students who made it all the way through high school walk across the stage. I'm just proud of them and want to see them.
That said, I know that to go to a graduation ceremony, you need a ticket, and to get a ticket, you (theoretically) must be invited by someone. Last year was the first year any of my 7th graders were old enough to walk the stage, and I ended up getting an extra ticket from someone who didn't need it. I am trying to do that this year too. When I went last year, I was happy to see my kids walk, but I also didn't want to be weird randomly going up to them after all these years, so I just kind of hung around for about 30 minutes after the ceremony to give them a chance to see me and recognize me and come over to me, if they wanted to. Nobody did. Idk for sure if anyone recognized me, though. It's a big school graduating in a very public place, so they might not have even seen me or realized I was there.
Anyway, I'm proud of my kids and I'd like to see them walk even if they don't know I came. But I also would like to talk to a few of then again. I just don't know if it would be considered weird for me to be there by myself. I'm probably putting way too much thought into it, but as far as I know, I don't know of anybody else who is going that doesn't have a kid graduating or wasn't specifically invited.

What is your go to Book or Podcast that scratches the itch of battle tactics, modern warfare, geopolitics focused on conflict? I've read 100's of books over the years and need a new honey-hole for material. Fiction or Non-fiction is fine but it cannot be sci-fi or about a lone CIA operator. I want to learn about the teams that have one war, the weapons they used, the tactics they deployed....
I have a deep developed passion for content regarding modern wageopolitics and any genre battle tactics. I've read all of the classics like Helmet for My Pillow, Band of Brothers, virtuall everything coming out of GWOT (I am an Infantry veteran from GWOT) and need something new.
Recently, I have been reading pdf downloads from the US DOD, Defense Strategy, China, etc but it is much easier for my to listen via audible, etc while working which this format does not lend itself to.
I'd like to find a new fiction series for easy reading but more often than not, can't stomach it after a few chapters because it is so far fetched or lacks quality content. (If one more person writes about the solo-Navy SEAL seaking his retribution for a murdered family while serving on an Ultra-Black, Presidents eyes only unit...)
I love deep diving the details and understanding how the details. Is there not a modern-Tom Clancy producing material? As a child of the 90's, that was the perfect balance of attention to detail, believability, and action. (Until he stopped actually writing the books!)
I read alot of non-fiction as well but find myself loosing interest because they carry as much excitement as my history textbooks did in 10th grade.
TLDR: I need new books to read that are exciting yet realistic focused on war, battle tactics. etc.

A little context, these people have been my friends since 4th grade (I’m a junior in high school now) i figured out later in April that I am graduating under very weird circumstances. By no means am I a genius, I did a dual enrollment program through the school system and I completed everything I needed. So I’m having a graduation party this coming Saturday and everyone in that friend group was invited to this party. Last night I was just around the house and I got a phone call from one of the 4 kids in the friend group asking if I wanted to join them at another friends house for a get together. I say yes and I’ll be there around 10:30 or so. I arrive to this house at around 10:40 and I see one of my friends trucks parked in the middle of the road, and a truck pulled off a side road in this sub division. So I pulled up behind my friends truck and the truck pulled off to the side of the road pulls up behind me and 4 people bigger than I am hop out and start walking towards my truck. I turn the wheel all the way to the right, go through someone’s yard and high tail out. I call all the guys in the friend group and only one of them answered. I asked “was that ****” and he said “I don’t know, it could have been” now it’s the next morning and I haven’t received any calls or texts from them explaining anything. Am I in the wrong for wanting to call they’re family and let them know they are no longer welcome to my grad party nor welcome to my house ever again?

Demographics

• Gender: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: Indian
• Residence: Massachusetts
• Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
• Type of School: Mediocre Public school
• Hooks: Immigrant but US Citizen
• Intended Majors & Minors: Applied Math, AI, Entrepreneurship, Engineering & Computer Science

Academics

• GPA (UW/W): 4.0/4.6
• Rank (or percentile): 8/300
• Classes: 12 APs, 3 Dual-Enrolments
• Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs (Computer Science, Chemistry, Psychology) 3 Dual-Enrolments (MIT OCW Linear Algebra, MIT OCW Multivariable Calc, English), Teacher Assistant for Calculus and Teacher Assistant for AP Physics C

Standardized Testing

• SAT: 1570 (770RW, 800M)
• AP Exams: Calculus AB (5), Physics 1 (5), Statistics (5), World History (5), Physics C: Mechanics (5), Calculus BC (5), AP CSP (4), US History (4), Lang (3)
• AMC 12: 136.5 (Top 200)

Awards/Honors

• Coca-Cola Scholar (150 Selected from 100K+)
• Harvard Guest Speaker on AI & ChatGPT in Education (6K+ Listeners). The Harvard Gazette wrote an article on me.
• MIT Hackathon 3rd place winner 2x (AI Recipe Generator & AI Therapist)
• Presented at International Education & Social Justice Conference (Peer-reviewed) at University of Hawaii
• MIT LLCipher Summer Program (3% Acceptance Rate). Invited back as Guest Speaker the following year.
• Wrote Boston Globe Article on AI & ChatGPT in Education
• AMC 12 Distinction (2x) and AIME Qual (2x)
• President's Volunteer Service Gold Award
• AP Scholar with Distinction & AP Scholar with Honor
• Multiple other Math Competition, Model UN, and Marching Band Awards

Extracurriculars/Activities

• MIT Lincoln Laboratory Summer Intern: Advanced Research in AI & Networking (1% Acceptance Rate). Internship primarily for Grad and Undergrad students. Received a return offer for summer before college.
• Writer: 110+ articles on Medium with 200K+ reads. Published by the Boston Globe and other publications.
• Antarctic Research: Climate Research and Data Analysis at UW-Madison.
• MA State House Internship: Worked for State Rep. Wrote a policy brief on AI. Promoted to Campaign Manager in 2024.
• Math Team Coach & Captain: Coach students and top scorer. 4x Regional Champions (First time in history). 2x AIME qual and 2x AMC Distinction (AMC Score: 136.5).
• Students of Color Affinity Group President: Mentor students and lead professional development workshops; presented at International Education & Social Justice Conference at University of Hawaii.
• AP Physics C & Calculus Teacher Assistant: Help teach 70+ seniors at my school (ran out of classes hence TA lol).
• Model UN President: Perfect record and multiple awards at regional conferences.
• Karate Black Belt: 10+ years and help teach classes.
• Marching Band: 2nd in USBands Nationals (3x).
• Coding Instructor: Taught kids how to code in Python and JavaScript.
• Sales Head & Data Analyst at National STEM Honor Society: Promoted STEM education to underrepresented populations.
• JV Tennis: Doubles Player

Letters of Recommendation

• AP Calculus Teacher
• Math Department Head and Physics TeacheMath Team Coach
• MIT Lincoln Lab Research Mentor (MIT Alum)
• Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Director of my school (Harvard Alum)
• Massachusetts State Representative

Essay Summaries

• Common App: During the pandemic, I found personal growth and a deeper understanding of myself and society through writing, which led me to explore artificial intelligence and its applications, culminating in an internship at MIT and advocacy work, and inspiring my entrepreneurial ambitions.
• Community Disruption: When the pandemic disrupted my activities, I leveraged online platforms to continue learning and leading, discovering new interests in AI and entrepreneurship, and demonstrating resilience by revitalizing my school’s clubs and engaging in new ventures, setting the stage for my future in innovation.
• Additional Information: Links to various articles and videos, and other activities and awards.
• Supplementals: Some were very reflective about my identity, activities, and goals in life. Others were light-hearted and quirky. They were very personalized to the school and emphasized how I fit in, what I would bring to the school, and how I would use the school as a catalyst for my entrepreneurial ventures.
• Additional Uploads: Uploaded my Resume, portfolio of Articles, and a summary of my Research at MIT Lincoln Lab.

Interviews

• Harvard (REA): Great Conversation and said Harvard would have to fight MIT for me. 9/10
• MIT: My Interviewer was very disinterested and didn't care. It was 15 minutes and he said if I don't get in then who would. 6/10
• Princeton: It was a great conversation and said he would fight for me. 8/10
• Yale: It was also a good conversation and she said she would fight for me. 8/10
• UPenn M&T: Guy kept asking technical questions and I was lost. But in the end, he said I did good and he would fight for me, even though interviews don’t matter too much. 7/10
• Dartmouth: Lady was super impressed and said if I don’t get in then she is quitting doing interviews for Dartmouth. 9/10

College Results
Accepted

• WPI (with Max Scholarship, Half off)
• UW-Madison
• Northeastern (with Max Scholarship, Half off)
• Georgia Tech for CS (Early Action)
• Cornell (Meinig Family Cornell National Scholar)
• Dartmouth
• Duke
• UPenn (Waitlisted M&T)
• Harvard (Waitlisted → Accepted)
• Princeton (Committed)

Waitlisted

• UMich (Early Action)
• Vanderbilt

Rejected

• USC (lol)
• Yale
• Stanford
• MIT (This one hurt)

Reflections:
I'm super grateful and happy with my decisions. I have committed to Princeton, and it definitely is the best fit for me. College results this year were very random, but I couldn’t be more thankful to get into the #1 undergraduate university. I was worried that since most of my application was MIT-related (Research, classes, Letters of Rec, Awards, Activities), other universities would think I was going there and reject me. College results were super random and stressful, but it worked out better than I could have ever imagined. It's funny how I got waitlisted and rejected from all my target schools (Vandy, UMich, USC) but then got into most of my reach schools.
Advice for Future Applicants:
Be authentic. There is no formula that gets you in. Sure, you have to do a couple of things like getting good grades and SAT scores and having some unique activities and awards, but especially for Top 10 schools, you just have to be unique and authentic. I didn't have any connections or background (like private school and college counselor) that provided me with opportunities. I was literally the first kid ever from my school to get into Princeton. I was authentic and hardworking, did stuff I enjoyed, and one thing led to another. I also spent a lot of time on essays and my application. 50% of the work is actually doing stuff, and the other 50% is showcasing it in your college application. Also, have balance in life. I had a lot of fun in high school and enjoyed the stuff I did. Live life with no regrets. Feel free to DM me.

hello, help a curious kid here. i am currently an upcoming grade 12 student, ABM strand.
back then, ang nasabi ko sa parents ko, i want to take Accountancy in college and they supported me naman pero these days, parang nawalan ako bigla ng gana to pursue this course kasi in the first place, di ko s'ya dream or gusto. i just want the benefits of this course, lalo na pag ka graduate. kaya gusto ko nang idrop ang Accountancy pero mapilit ang parents ko and ayaw ko sila madisappoint.
and lately, i've been really active in sports, so sabi ko, okay sige, if i have to pursue accountancy even tho i am not so sure about it, i'll give it a try. basta, i will do sports para atleast, i am doing something i love. either badminton or volleyball. i was thinking of participating sa try-outs ng future university na papasukan ko.
but naisip ko, kakayanin ko ba? knowing how hard it is to be an accountancy student. baka mahirapan ako sa time management, baka hindi kayanin ng katawan ko at baka bumagsak ako. goal ko pa naman to graduate with latin honors.
so i am seeking advice from those accountancy students who are also an athlete, o kung hindi man ay may extra curricular activities na sinasalihan na kasing time consuming ng pagiging varsity.
mahirap ba? do you think i can do it? should i pursue accounting and sports? what do you think? can you give me an advice?
thank you so much.

Hi everyone
I, (M-17) have always been addicted to my phone and social media, especially when high school began. Due to my phone and social media addictions' highest peak and effects on me were during my high school years (I recently graduated and am heading to college), It affected my grades and GPA terribley and I barley passed my classes from 9th grade all the way to 11th grade, thankfully my senior year grades are much better.
My improvement in my senior year mainly came from deciding to delete the social media apps I had on my phone (Facebook, Instagram, ect) and recently, in the past few months, I've grown a deep hatred for social media and that it's not about actually socializing anymore but fame and clout and that people will do anything for it. People would rather watch and film someone in trouble for views rather than help them out (not that a scenario like this ever happened but I think you get what I mean lol) Gen Z and Gen Alpha kids (mainly gen alpha) have only ever known these devices and are exposed to so much brain rot and inappropriate stuff online that they have half a brain cell (not literally obviously) and made up a new language (rizz, glazing, gyatt, skibidi, ect)
People these days relay on devices and modern technology so much that they've gotten so lazy and don't have motivation to do anything and even though I don't know what the 90s and 80s were like, I bet they were a lot better than this, not in terms of technology and modernization but how life and people were.(if anyone here is a millennial, please tell me how your childhood was like compared to today) phones and devices in general have negative effects on the brain with an impairment on its development and a huge drop in attention span. (Looking at you TikTok)
People are more isolated and depressed than ever before with little to no emotional or social intelligence. They're always glued to screens with an average screen time of 7-8 hours a day (not sure about the stats to be honest) I'm willing to bet my life that a few decades ago, people always socialized with one another and kids went out and played together, not stayed inside on their phones and tablets.
(This is unrelated but politicians today are so corrupt and only want power and nothing else, not the betterment of the people, country or economy, correct me if i'm wrong but I think this is all throughout history and not just today. I haven't done much research regarding modern politics but I can touch on that deeper in another post)
Back to what I was saying, life today is just you going to work, returning home, eating lunch, then just chilling on your phone untill you go to bed then wake up and do the same thing all over again, you don't even spend time or socialize with anyone. I'm guessing that during the mid to late 20th century, it was the same thing, just with more social interaction and no technology which means that you could do more useful activities like exercising or reading a book.
(My hate spans from social media to technology to society, and even politics)
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not any better than today's kids, but I'm trying my best to do better things than procrastinating and being lazy. I want to hear your opinion on everything I wrote in this mini essay.
Thank You for your time

hello, help a curious kid here. i am currently an upcoming grade 12 student, ABM strand.
back then, ang nasabi ko sa parents ko, i want to take Accountancy in college and they supported me naman pero these days, parang nawalan ako bigla ng gana to pursue this course kasi in the first place, di ko s'ya dream or gusto. i just want the benefits of this course, lalo na pag ka graduate. kaya gusto ko nang idrop ang Accountancy pero mapilit ang parents ko and ayaw ko sila madisappoint.
and lately, i've been really active in sports, so sabi ko, okay sige, if i have to pursue accountancy even tho i am not so sure about it, i'll give it a try. basta, i will do sports para atleast, i am doing something i love. either badminton or volleyball. i was thinking of participating sa try-outs ng future university na papasukan ko.
but naisip ko, kakayanin ko ba? knowing how hard it is to be an accountancy student. baka mahirapan ako sa time management, baka hindi kayanin ng katawan ko at baka bumagsak ako. goal ko pa naman to graduate with latin honors.
so i am seeking advice from those accountancy students who are also an athlete, o kung hindi man ay may extra curricular activities na sinasalihan na kasing time consuming ng pagiging varsity.
mahirap ba? do you think i can do it? should i pursue accounting and sports? what do you think? can you give me an advice?
thank you so much.

hello, help a curious kid here. i am currently an upcoming grade 12 student, ABM strand.
back then, ang nasabi ko sa parents ko, i want to take Accountancy in college and they supported me naman pero these days, parang nawalan ako bigla ng gana to pursue this course kasi in the first place, di ko s'ya dream or gusto. i just want the benefits of this course, lalo na pag ka graduate. kaya gusto ko nang idrop ang Accountancy pero mapilit ang parents ko and ayaw ko sila madisappoint.
and lately, i've been really active in sports, so sabi ko, okay sige, if i have to pursue accountancy even tho i am not so sure about it, i'll give it a try. basta, i will do sports para atleast, i am doing something i love. either badminton or volleyball. i was thinking of participating sa try-outs ng future university na papasukan ko.
but naisip ko, kakayanin ko ba? knowing how hard it is to be an accountancy student. baka mahirapan ako sa time management, baka hindi kayanin ng katawan ko at baka bumagsak ako. goal ko pa naman to graduate with latin honors.
so i am seeking advice from those accountancy students who are also an athlete, o kung hindi man ay may extra curricular activities na sinasalihan na kasing time consuming ng pagiging varsity.
mahirap ba? do you think i can do it? should i pursue accounting and sports? what do you think? can you give me an advice?
thank you so much.

Hi everyone!!
I want to submit a petition to reverse a P/F decision. However, I graduated last week and all my final grades are in.
I was wondering if it was still possible/ if anyone had had changes to their transcript after graduating. Thanks!

Hi, I'm 13 years old, and about to graduate from eight grade. Anything I should know going in?

Trigger Warning: I had an ADHD (thanks, I hate this curse) even though I'm 18 currently
Ever since I'm in 9th grade when the time of pandemic, I felt such isolation and you know. I am tired of being lonely so that's why I make stories about anything that I didn't experience to cope from it, so people would listen to it and care about it. The main reason why I did that all of this manchild bullshit it's because back on 7th grade, I was always being neglected at school and also, I looked at myself as a joke for existing. Even though I tried everything, it was nothing and it crawled me for desperation for more attention just for sympathy. I just wanted to be loved, I just wanted to smile. But it seems impossible.
I haven't kissed a girl, or holding hands with her. I got low grades because of extreme low-esteem of myself, I didn't even say anything to my parents about it and why I have such a bad performance. And at prom, every guys at school got girls to dance while I have none which my enviousness increased, I tried to asked my crush to dance with her but she preferred to dance with her boyfriend. It made my heart shattered into pieces, so I keep blaming myself over and over.
Probably at graduation, I'm not going to be happy at all. (I'm grade 12 btw)
But at least I know I am useless bitch like Sakura Haruno from Naruto which it's actually obvious. I deserved to be hated and deserved to be beaten over and over again like it's nothing. I had enough of this stupid life and I should've jumped in the lava rather than continuing this cringy life

Bill Watterson's speech at my college graduation!

I'm a 4th year BSA student and we're currently taking our integ. In a few weeks time, exams na namin. I got low grades on the first part pero considered as highest compared sa iba. My backlogs are piling up because I'm unmotivated and my anxiety is attacking pa. Parang do or die pa naman yung integ bc it will be the judge if I'll graduate or not. On the outside, it looks like I'm handling it well and patawa-tawa lang ako. Deep inside, I have many negative thoughts. What are your tips on how I'll overcome being unmotivated? Badly needed. Thank you

Tw: self harm, suicide, depression, sexual assault
I’m 25, and I feel sad, desperate and dead inside to the point of wanting to end things. I live in a country I’ve wanted to move to for years, I’m studying for my dream masters, I have a lot of friends around the world and near me, I have a supportive family and my boyfriend loves me and is here for me despite a long distance. Despite knowing all this, I can’t seem to get myself excited for anything - I’m unhappy, I dread almost everything, I’m irritable or straight up angry almost all the time, especially when I’m around happy people. I’m socially anxious despite being extroverted, and I sit through social interactions trying to focus on connecting with people but I just think about getting it over with and being alone as soon as possible. I’m horrible to my boyfriend half of the time - I love him and I know he’s a great guy, but I can’t help but be irritated by something he does all the time, I’m ruining our relationship and he’s constantly on the verge of breaking up with me. I don’t want that, but I don’t know how to stop all of this. I feel horrible all the time.
This has been going on and off roughly since I entered my teens. My parents provided a less than ideal home situation and I realised I was depressed around 13. Since 12 I’ve had constant patterns of binge eating and starvation, still ongoing. I started self harming at 16 and stopped at 19. When I tried to tell my parents what was going on for me when living at home, they dismissed things completely. At 17 I had a manic episode which landed me in hospital, after which I referred myself to the local mental health service, and after explaining to them my whole situation and that I felt suicidal, I won’t go into the details but I was dismissed as not at risk. A few weeks later I had my first overdose, after which when my mother found out she told me “I should be the one killing myself”. I decided I was going to be okay but failing, so at 18 a few months before going to university I started antidepressants. I struggled a lot after moving away from home and a few months into first year of university I had my second overdose. After this once again I decided I was going to be “okay”, and I started experimenting with drugs, smoking weed every night and all sorts of others. I was much happier in the period between the end of first year of university and the beginning of the 4th year, despite some inabilities to deal with my emotions. A week into my 4th year of university (with covid in full swing), I was r**ed. I spiralled out of confusion and loneliness and had a huge mental breakdown months later. I started to seek out therapy at this time but it was short lived through the university services, and I was still smoking weed non stop to deal with the huge pain I had. After graduating I moved to a different city, started a job, and once again a few months later had a huge breakdown. At this time I met my current boyfriend and started therapy. I was in therapy for about a year before I stopped for financial reasons. I was constantly dead inside, depressed and having constant mental breakdowns and taking out everything on my boyfriend, started fights over nothing every few days until he eventually broke up with me. We got back together a few months later and since then, it’s been a similar pattern of constantly nothing being good enough, fighting over nothing, me cycling through mental breakdowns, feeling dead inside and not knowing why, suicidal ideation and cycling through self destructive patterns: gym addiction, binge eating, weed smoking, wanting to end my relationship out of guilt of being an awful girlfriend. Eating healthy, getting top grades, sleeping well with no partying or drugs and exercising regularly helps and gives me the illusion of being better, and I don’t know why I simply am not…
After years of this, I don’t know what’s wrong with me and I’m not sure if I even can get better. I will be home for the summer and my mums insists on taking me to therapy, and high I was plenty surprised to hear given my financial situation preventing me seeking it out so far and my parents’ historical dismissal. I don’t know what to do in the meantime. I need hope and I need to know why I simply can’t get better and stay better. The pattern of thinking I’m finally okay and normal for years to random mental breakdown and throes of depression is making me genuinely want to end my life. I hate myself for all the fuck ups of my life and for being so unhappy and making the ones who love me unhappy. I feel like I have no right to feel this way considering how good my life is, and considering I’m the one ruining it by isolating myself from my loved ones, sabotaging my relationship by being mean and angry to my boyfriend for no reason, and being ungrateful for all I have.
I don’t know where to stop hating myself. I want to stop feeling anger, sadness, guilt and shame, and I don’t know where to start, because I truly believe I deserve it.

I have seven years experience as bank officer in India with 1 year in procuring division as procurement head. Currently I am approaching my 30. Will it be a good idea to pursue executive MBA through GMAT FE ? My grades in Xth and Xii th are very poor due to ADHD but somehow in graduation they have slightly improved and after that I have maintained increasing trend and got the job by clearing IBPS back then.

TLDR; This is mostly a vent, but gentle advice would be nice. (1) I would like to send my professor short, honest email to communicate this but I’m not sure how to word it. (2) is my 1.5x extended time exam accommodation applicable and is it still reasonable to to request one? What are your thoughts and experience with this? Thank you and congrats to all graduating this semester
I have no excuse for not having anything to submit. I’ve been completing all my worksheet assignments to prepare for writing the research proposal as a whole and received good feedback from the professor. My mind has been blanking this entire week trying to put it all together into writing with an annotated bibliography.
It’s due tonight at 10pm and my professor doesn’t accept late work. It’s whatever at this point. I was planning on emailing her saying I’m not sure how to explain myself but that I don’t have a research proposal to submit by the deadline tonight. I accept the consequences of failing … I don’t really have an excuse. I’m not really sure what else to say. And how to word to the professor that I’m not expecting anything from her.
I do have 1.5x extended time on final exams through the school’s disability office. While the research proposal is the final project for the course, I don’t think it’s justified to receive an extension because I’ve had more than a week to work on it. Even then, it just feels so last minute requesting one on the same day it’s due. My exams were typically open for a week for most of my prior classes. I always meet with my professors at the beginning of the semester to review my approved accommodations and they would tell me to let them know if I needed more time. They didn’t mind giving me 1-2 day extensions as long as I communicated with them ahead of time. This time it feels harder because it’s a writing course. My professor is nice and gave me an extension when my Masters exam was the same weekend as one of her graded assignments. But she also gives off the vibe that she’ll stick to her late work policy
I take medication for both adhd and anxiety and it usually helps somewhat with focusing. But this semester my brain completely shuts down each time I have to put my thoughts into writing and I just end up staring all day at a screen unable to organize anything. It took me 3 days just to pick my annotated bibliography sources and figure out how to organize them. This brain fog feels the same as I did a few years ago when I experienced serotonin syndrome from taking another anxiety med. I’ve been on a different SSRI ever since, so many it’s underlying depression and anxiety… I thought I was just burnt out, but life has been relatively lax this year and my motivation hasn’t improved since November.
Anyways, I’m not expecting the professor to give me an extension or incomplete. Not sure how to conclude this but please read the TDLR if you plan to respond to this.