Alabama School of Math And Science

I don’t goto the Alabama School of Math and Science, but my sister might and I’ve been to AIMS their summer camp. It was one of the best things I’ve ever been to. I’m doing AIMS next year to. (Also if you can next year, I definitely recommend doing the DragonHack!)
5 7 years ago (17-03-2018)

mrwar should be stopped, he is a danger to society and himself to cure his autism as he can sometimes be unstable and go on a spaz attack
1 7 years ago (04-05-2018)

The teachers are amazing! And the camraderie amongst student is like, next-level. But also the Alabama School of Math and Science is a school-zoo hybrid where the appearance of the zoo matters a teensy bit more than the experience of the student-animals within it. So it's a public school, right? But the cost is still pretty steep: a chunk of your human decency. (I'm being dramatic, but still.) To mean that becoming the administration's favorite is *really* important as far as leadership positions, with leadership positions often correlating with acceptance to top schools. And it's not something everyone can do without fakin' it. The type of person who succeeds amongst the administration is one who doesn't rock the boat, and follows authority without question. High GPA and unwavering compliance can net you almost anything you want, as well as pretending to be happy all the time and nodding at everything the administration says. So everyone does so to the point where being unhappy is almost taboo and a sense of self is lost. Sometimes it feels like an authoritarian regime thinly veiled by an illusion of freedom. Like, y'know, a zoo. As time passes for the student, it becomes harder to believe the actions of the administration are really for their benefit rather than for the benefit of reputation and image. But if you decide not to think about it too hard and instead accept everything at face value, you'll be fine. What I'm saying is too much pressure to be a happy buzzing bee means everyone is a faker when it comes to administration. Fact: Being a good liar is a virtue. But hey! Isn't that always a virtue? And this means all the students are closer together! And being aware of this means you're less likely to fall victim to it. Of course, this is all a matter of opinion, and from the perspective of your typical emotionally unstable teenager, so you should definitely take this with a grain of salt. Also there's a sizeable gender imbalance at ASMS. For my graduating class, it was almost 1 guy to 2 girls, but the average is probably closer to 3:4. With additions to the girl's dorm, I doubt this is changing soon. As a result, girls have to work harder to earn positions of leadership. Not to mention it's just weird. Grade inflation is real. Once you get the hang of a teacher's testing style, you'll realize you often don't really have to learn THAT much to get a B. Between drop tests and bonus points, I'm convinced the average GPA is pretty high. But y'know, ASMS is what you make of it. The best kind of person for ASMS is someone who has a clear aspirations and/or is coming from a stank school. Bonus points if you're willing to play the game of impressing adults. You can recieve one of the best educations in the state at this school, but it's also probably a good thing the maximum sentence is 3 years. I'd give it 3.5/5 stars, and I'd do it again. But I'd only do it one more time, and that's probably it.
3 8 years ago (21-08-2017)

mrwar must never be accepted
1 7 years ago (02-05-2018)

If your child think differently and has interest and excel in a wide variety of subject matter and you feel like all those interests need to be nurtured, ASMS is the place to send your kids. True, this is a boarding school, and I love it that the kids are taught how to do chores and other community service side by side pursuing excellence not only in science, math. arts, music, but also in terms of social life --leading to a successful confident members of the society.
5 10 years ago (31-01-2016)