My grades weren't great, though a little better than yours by the time I graduated -- but I did well on the SAT's. And I ended up going to MIT.
So it can happen. But you will need to work on it -- you'll have to bring up your grades. But what you've already accomplished should be proof to yourself that you CAN do it. Ask for as much help as you need. Carve out the time, and do whatever it takes to actually spend the time doing the things you need to do. Time management is a key to success in everything. Focus on what's important. I have some important things to do right now -- but I saw your message, and decided that encouraging YOU is the best use of my time right this moment. Give yourself the same priority and expectations. Just because you don't have a teacher like Josh, doesn't mean you don't have teachers who will help. Teachers like to be asked, they really support students who show enough interest to ask questions, both in and out of class. If you can't find the help you need there, keep looking. When you get to college, keep up that habit. It's a bit more intimidating there, but it's key to getting the most out of your education. You'll blow it. Over and over again. Each time, don't fret about it, don't beat yourself up or label yourself a failure. Pick yourself up and try again. Figure out how to do better. When something works -- keep on doing that. Don't try to rely just on your smarts. Smart kids really have a hard time learning to work hard on learning, because sometimes they don't need to. But sometimes, you do. Sometimes, there are no shortcuts. Always dive into what you don't understand first. Take a quick look around -- and then start building understanding, on a foundation of what you already know. Don't try to learn it all at once, learn a step at a time. But don't be afraid to take that first step in over your head -- or take it anyway. Whatever you do -- don't feel you have to learn it alone. That's the hard way, and a lot less fun. I wish I'd learned that lesson earlier -- but in programming ESPECIALLY, the great ideas you have, aren't nearly as the great ideas you'll have after you see the great ideas others have. Best of luck! On Apr 22, 5:37 pm, Ivan Greene <[email protected]> wrote: > Miguel: Thanks for the encouragement! > I am working on an Android game right now. > I'm thinking about college, because I would really like to work for > Google. > But I'm not sure that will happen, my grades are quite bad (about 2.5 > GPA). > > On Apr 22, 6:48 pm, Miguel Morales <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Congratulations guys! You're on your way to build some great stuff. > > I really wish I had a good computer teacher in High School, lucky! > > Keep it up and you might not even need to go to college (MIT or > > something would be cool though) to make good money. > > I wrote my first program at 15 and never finished High School, now I > > make more money than most college graduates, best of luck to you! > > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Eddie Ringle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yeah, I'm 15 (will be 16 in May), and I haven't made much just yet, > > > but that is more due to the target audience of my app (GitHub users) > > > and the fact that a free version is available. I only make money if > > > someone chooses to buy the donate version (there are ads on the free > > > verison, but they aren't really effective). Good job though. :) > > > > On Apr 21, 8:26 pm, joshbeck <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Hello, > > > >> I'm writing a curriculum this year that is designed to get high- > > >> achieving 8th grade students to write and publish > > >> Android apps. One of my students broke the $50 this week. > > > >> Here's an article: > > > >>http://www.neisd.net/ComRel/News/Krueger_PaidApp_10.htm > > > >> He's basically spent the last 2 months camped out in my computer lab, > > >> but hard work pays off for sure. > > > >> I'm doing my best to document my instruction through YouTube > > >> athttp://linuxclassroom.com > > > >> Thanks all, > > >> Josh Beck > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > >> Groups "Android Developers" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> [email protected] > > >> For more options, visit this group > > >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected] > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > --http://diastrofunk.com,http://developingthedream.blogspot.com/,http:/..., > > ~Isaiah 55:8-9 > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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