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academic smurfing

Academic smurfing encompasses a wide variety of situations, but they're all a tactic used by a GPA whore.
Common examples of academic smurfing:
A student fluent in a foreign language, such as French, retaking the whole language from the easiest class, in this case, French 1, so they can easily get As in their 4 years of taking that language.

A student who has qualified for AP Calculus BC, but instead choosing to take AP Statistics or AP Calculus AB, as they are perceived to be easier AP classes. This highly depends on the school curriculum and prerequisites. Some schools have students take Calc AB before taking Calc BC. See booster.

A student dropping an honors/AP class and swapping it for another AP/honors/regular class the moment they get less than an A- on the first test, so they could protect their GPA and increase their chances of ending up with an A. See GPA whore

waitlust 

The inability to emotionally commit to the college you plan on attending next fall.

As the name suggests, waitlusters waitlust for schools they're waitlisted at.
She sent her deposit to her state school, UC Berkeley EECS, but she's still waitlusting for MIT
Doing shite? Git gud.
Doing gud? Git better.

AP Stacking 

The process of taking as many AP courses as possible to increase your weighted GPA and look better for colleges. Tends to be done in the 11th grade, or Junior year.

The rigor of taking even more than 2 AP courses forces one to develop proper time management skills, as they’ll have extracurriculars and a social life to juggle.
Guy 1: Yeah, I’m taking 7 APs Junior year. Gonna be absolute hell, but I need that 4.8.

Guy 2: Wow, and I thought I was AP stacking. I’m taking 4, and self-studying for 1.

Guy 3: I’m taking two, but they relate to my major so it should be fine.

Guy 4: You guys are taking APs?
A student who takes easier advanced classes so they'd have an easier time getting a high grade in that class.
Primarily done with AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC, or one of the science APs(such as taking AP Biology instead of Chemistry).

Highly depends on the school curriculum offered, grading systems, and prerequisites.

Also see GPA whore.
Guy 1: Hey, wasn't X supposed to be with us in Calc BC this year?
Guy 2: Yeah, but after hearing from the seniors about how hard it was, he took AP Statistics so it'll be easier to get an A. "Still an AP" was his defense.
Guy 1: What a fucking booster. It's not like a single A- or B+ will fuck him over for Stanford. This class is curved as fuck too. What a GPA whore.
booster by xX_LordGaben69_Xx April 30, 2021
Please. None of us have time to discuss such childish topics such as 'atheism, 'human rights,' or 'France.'
France by xX_LordGaben69_Xx April 18, 2021
Because you couldn't get into Caltech
MIT is good, but Caltech is better
MIT by xX_LordGaben69_Xx April 3, 2021