i have a 4.8 weighted in one of the most challenging hs in America. and here I am, still on vlr, still struggling, and still finding my groove. just know that you're not alone, and being desperate enough to seek for validation-motivation (what you're doing right now) is a step in the right direction, but not a good step. if you think others cheering you on gives you the most validation, try having your friends holding you accountable.

if you are a d1 procrastinator that produces diamonds under pressure, trick your brain into thinking that certain due dates are due x hours/days earlier, so you give it your all right before the date approaches. its a good method for you to edit if you screwed up while rushing with some leeway, and still lock in for an extended period of time. only way I think it might be ineffective is if you realize that, "hey, why am I rushing this? realistically, I can procrastinate for a couple more hours instead of doing this strategy" and that's only if you break the illusion of you needing to finish before the deadline you set

oh and also check these boxes:

• research program
• internships
• self-motivated projects
• discreetly appealing to your teachers, having genuine talks with them (letter of recs)
• retaining good GPA (duh)
• part-time job
• passion work or starting a small NPO that doesn't scream "THISISFORCOLLEGEAPPS"
• reaching out to colleges (underrated)

im in and slightly still am in the same boat. if you play a sport, find another reason to love that sport and play with your friends, school team, and in externals teams!

for me my outlet is cooking and mostly learning new languages! its a really fun way to immerse myself into learning new cultures as well.

just saw your other post. i still stand by my initial reaction. get off vlr and here's why:

im currently like 2 months away from sending my EA for college.

depending on your reach (ivy/t20s? uc/csus? new ivies? techs?) and match, your junior year should be geared towards crafting a story that encompasses your passions. I'm assuming you already have a 1500+ SAT (and/or ACT equivalent) if you strive to actually get out of the system, and like a GPA that would scale to the upper echelon of your grade.

some underrated advice: don't fucking listen to the "college and study habit advice" yters, they only give you a burst of momentum, then you fail to fix the root issue. this is also an assumption since you, like me and most of our peers, are still procrastinating.

if you are still devoted towards getting into a good college that suits your needs, please get off this site and forget about valorant, especially if you think you are "average," and also because ECs already take a toll on you, so why leisure off on valorant content when you can take a walk, go to the gym, or other healthy sources of entertainment?

if you trying to get motivated from other ppl's reactions, its valid but it definitely wont fix a petrified habit like procrastination. find the root cause, fix it with your internal locus of control, and stay true to the grind. don't regret it when you receive the oh-so-sorry "we're sorry but you have been rejected from your dream school. sincerely, dream school" letters.

good luck.

"Going to uninstall Valorant and create a distraction free environment."

lol

hey FrenchToast

life might seem bad right now but it'll all work out soon

just wait for the "soon" that may come

wait this can't be real

learned something new, thanks a lot

I'm assuming we are talking about tier 2

Just look at how many imports each CN ascension team has 😭

thanks, accepted the request!

appreciate it

1124602297

wish you the best NexusNomad

keep your head high and keep grinding!

im hoping we don't! personally I like FNC more than G2

thanks for the info fellow DRX enjoyer!

tanks a million

i see thanks for info

3 years and I still cant get used to GSL

you mean winner of FNC/G2?

okay

sorry for the bad wording. i meant new DRX tech as in this is new tech that they picked up

omg new DRX tech, we have outlaw economy rotations and astra anti-suck on defuse

b), SEN players just seem to have these personas to cater to the braindead fanbase. the SEN players are actually decent people

why would DRX not ban sunset

First Strike NA TSM 2-0 NV was my first game watched.

The game that really got me into VCT was F4Q 2-1 VS in 2021 VCT Korea Stage 2

2022 on top
2021 on bottom

honored, to have this come from THE GOAT geospliced

here's to memories and many more!

what?? did I ever say anything about PRX here?

GROUPRX IS NOT HERE TO PLAY

I actually won a shit ton thanks to this thread.

Thanks my GOAT kava_kr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwmh3Z1sKms&ab_channel=VALORANTChampionsTour

not yet imo

okay Average_NA_fan

LEV down to fucking B if TLN is D (in reality LEV should be A and TLN should be C)
FPX down to mid B/low B, TH down to mid B
BLG down to D
TE might be too high? I'm not sure relative to other teams even after watching VCT CN, can't judge
GEN needs to be fucking top S
FUT and VIT should be mid/low C, even if that would remove the point of D tier
PRX down to mid C if they keep performing like this
FNC, G2, EDG is okay
DRX, KRU slightly low but okay
SEN is okay(ish)

no way you are still pissed about champs 2022

possibly

fundamentally different team imo, valid excuse to still be in DRX copium

GENG (1) won over SEN (4)
dominant 2-0. no question about it.

DRX (2) won over KRU (3)
map 1 shaky for the side of DRX, but last two maps looked dominant. 2-1.

LEV (1) won over TLN (4)
TLN put up an impressive performance against LEV (13-11, 13-8), and were close to winning map 1. still, 2-0.

G2 (2) is against PRX (3)
two teams that frequently choke internationally.

for now its safe to say that APAC > AMER, but if G2 wins, I'd say APAC = AMER

thats fair

how would we prove this

this is true

however, id like to add that the US' best events come later in the Olympics (track, basketball notably)

additionally, China has over a 4.2x population than the US, and the US has proven to be on top both in medals and golds for the past few Olympics except 2008, where China takes the dub. (1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2020)

furthermore, the US actually doesn't really give as much incentives to its medalists compared to China (which are unknown and not shown to the public), but Chinese medalists receive massive bonuses from sports bureaus and enterprises, not to mention the sweet extras from large-scale companies.

props to China though, they're slowly investing more and more into every Olympics

your x-axis might be bigger than your y-axis at that point

nah GENG love losing map 1 then having a comeback

who's gonna tell him...

we will have to see, DRX looked shaky on haven, and FNC is known to be top-class at it. I'm assuming that would be our ban against FNC

haven is the one map DRX beat GEN
DRX usually bans sunset
DRX usually PICKS abyss
KRU might beat DRX on ascent?

ya got cooked mate

I just said this because you're defending an atrocious baiter that has done more racism than defended against.

Never said anything about justifying this racism against this racist, and I don't get how this promotes fake flagging.

By calling out Sage-Breach instead of defending him, I think this clowns on fake flaggers and discourages other people from hiding behind other flags, rather than promoting the act.

it might be because he's fake flagging and making Indonesia look bad, so its ironic how he calls others racist.

just my two cents. he's also been racist in his previous posts so there's that.

edit: misspelled bad as back

good luck

if he follows through, also donate my two buckaroos to charity :D

fair, although I know a shit ton of people who don't even play video games know about faker