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I am a current freshman at a very small high school. I received a letter from ASMS a couple month ago and I was wondering what exactly all I need to get in. I currently have all A's, and participate in FBLA, FFA, and honor society. I was elected to be in student government, as the ninth-grade class representative, as well as the superintendent's advisory council. I am a third-year participant in the SAMUN (south Alabama model united nations). This past year I have also received the Cullinan award through a stem program as a fourth-year participant. Please let me know what yall think, and if there is anything I should worry about. I would like to hear from people who had good and bad experiences at this school, and if they enjoyed it and really think its worth it.

I'm a freshman applying for the 2025-2026 school year. I'm pretty nervous, but I was hoping someone could inform me about application exceptions and what to expect in the dorms.

Would my lack of clubs and extracurriculars make me less likely to get in? I was in beta last year and a sort of book club.

I have a septum piercing (nose piercing). Will that harm me, and should I hide it, or will it not matter?

My hair is red on top, not super bright but not natural, and I have a black under-dye that isn't very noticeable unless I intentionally make it noticeable. Will that hurt my chances of getting in?

Are people normally satisfied with their roommate that the placement test gave you?

What happens at orientation once you get admitted?

What is a good SAT or ACT score?

How was your social life at ASMS?

Are the room checks for cleanliness very strict, or is it hard to meet their standards?

Sorry if any of my questions seem dumb and thank you if you answer.

Quick throwaway account post, but I wanted to ask since I’ve been too embarrassed to say much about this. Have any other female residents had uncomfortable experiences with the new incoming class males? I don’t know if this is happening to others or if I’ve just been unlucky but I keep noticing uncomfortable staring, specifically at inappropriate areas, even when I’ve been wearing sweats and a hoodie. Am I alone in noticing this? I’ve had bad experiences before with this at ASMS but i’m noticing it a lot more recently. Thoughts?

Do you guys have American football

W school

I didn't apply last year when i was in 9th grade. Now I'm in 10th and wondering if I should even apply.

Does anyone know how many kids they put in a singular dorm room

earlier last year i got the letter from asms. me and my best friend were going to go together…but i got cold feet and brushed off the idea of it. she still applied and recently took me with her to the orientation day. while she took her placement exam i sat listening to the people talk about the upcoming year and honestly was convinced that this school is the best for my future. i emailed the dean and asked for tips for applying for the 2025/2026 school year, and he responded and told me that there was still time to apply for this year. so that’s what i’m doing, suuuper last minute. i’m excited however the more i check off the list of requirements the more nervous i get. i keep hearing horror stories about how asms is unsafe and how they don’t actually care for their students??? i’m already nervous because the school is in mobile but this is just pushing me off the edge…

Hello, I'm not able to make it to either of the orientation days this year and I wanted to ask what happened at them. Like what did they go over, is there anything important that I should know, etc. I know June 21st is the other one but I wanted to go ahead and ask about the one on the 15th. I asked my friends that went but they literally told me nothing so I wanted to ask here.

I’m an incoming junior to asms and want to take some AP classes (mainly Bio, Lit, Lang, Phys 1&2 & Comp Sci) throughout my stay at asms. My question is how hard are the classes? Ive never taken an AP class before and have heard that an AP class can be pretty alright (or even easy) to excruciating depending on the teacher.

What is their schedule/routine on homework, quizzes and tests? What is your overall opinion on that class?

(Current 8th) I have always wanted to escape my middle of nowhere Alabama school system but my older sister has gotten in tons of trouble at ASMS even getting having secks with a guy and getting in trouble for PDA. I would love to get in but I need to know if I wouldn't get in. I have high Act scores composite 23 (Taken in nov).

With orientation day coming up in a couple weeks, are there any specific classes or teachers I should avoid?

For context, I’m an incoming sophomore for next year. I have a happy, stable life, with lots of friends including a couple of very close friends. I play sports and am involved in many clubs at my school.

I wish I’d never heard of Asms. It’s kinda hard to explain, which is why I’m asking. Does anyone else feel this way or felt this way when they got accepted?

I heard about Asms through a letter they sent me. Immediately, I jumped on the opportunity. I knew I had to get in. I come from a 4A school, so it wasn’t too small. I have many opportunities here, but it can’t compare to how many I’d have at Asms. As soon as I read that letter, I knew I had to apply and attend, because I simply couldn’t give up that opportunity.

I know I’d be happier staying here, but I can’t help but go. Or else, Asms would’ve been the “what could’ve been”. And I never would’ve known. Ever. That really scared me.

I’ve came to accept my decision, but I still wish I ever would’ve heard about it. I couldn’t ever deny the opportunity, so it would’ve been better if I’d never been presented it. Since I’m giving up so much to come, I now have high expectations, which I’m scared might be my downfall.

Fuck it, we ball

I'm an incoming student and I was just wondering what kind of clubs there are. I've looked everywhere and I can't find anything other than like a handful such as like Key club, and MineCraft Club.

im cooked

I heard from a friend it might be today and wondered if anyone heard anything similar

I just got an email and I have a second interview tomorrow. Is that good or bad?

Like for example if you make it to the semifinal, did or would they ever tell you, you didn’t make it in??

Because I’m thinking by that point in time they would just accept everyone who made it into the semifinals? But that probably couldn’t be the case?

For anyone looking the interview was fairly easy. The questions were mostly about yourself and the rest is time management, conflict management. If you even slightly prepared for the interview it's going to be a breeze, don't stress.

Does anyone know what the accuplacer is like? I got into the semifinalist part and i have no idea what the accuplacer even is (Im a freshmen) I’ve gotten told by a friend that the math portion is easier than the math portion in the ACT and that its very straightforward.

Also is there a lot of sophomores there at ASMSA? I was just wondering.

General question. I don’t really have a problem with them being in there with me I just think their presence would make me more nervous 💀 ik

I looked everywhere and couldn’t find answers. What do we wear for interviews? I’m guessing it’s just casual but I got paranoid so wanted to make sure 👍

In light of recent posts here and some other revelations/thoughts, I might post a lil google doc with some of my two cents regarding the past, present and future of asms. I am a recently graduated 3-year student who saw asms during covid. I’ve spoken to a lot of alums before me so I feel like I have a pretty clear picture of the school before my time. I also worked closely with members of the administration/faculty during my time so I know some details that may/may not be public information. I am also nosy as hell so I’ve heard a lot of asms stories. I also want some alums to confirm/deny some stories that I’ve heard and I’m good doing that publicly or privately. I have no interest in spilling other students/alums business and I won’t use other student/alum names in my doc. By now, if you know me, you probably know who this is but I would like this account to remain anonymous. God forbid asms, my current school, or employer find this and ask me about it.

Best wishes for now.

Asms Anonymous

So I graduated from ASMS a couple of years ago. My brother was there a bit after I left. There were a couple of concerning trends I noticed in my time, and from my junior year onward, it seems every graduating class had a sort of "I'm glad to be getting out before this gets any worse" type of attitude. Obviously ASMS has a shifting culture. After three years the campus will have an entirely different student body with no memories of the previous classes. Anyone from my time that was fortunate enough to have a Dr. James class while he was still with us or who had family who went to ASMS heard about some of the stories from the past.

I'm sure everyone remembers some of the core stories, such as back when people called ASMS the Alabama School of Marijuana and Sex (for the unfamiliar, this was before ASMS had security cameras and that era ended with half a senior class being expelled to restore order), to the story of that time people snuck out to go to a bar only to find an RA there. My point is, there's some things that seemed to be ancient stories that still got told in my time there well after they happened. Now, I'm curious to see what people still remember, both the good and the bad.

1. Do people still remember and know about what the administration in general, and Dr. Hoyle specifically, did to cover up the rape of a student when he was still the interim president? I would rather not go in to details about what happened, that's not for me to share. What I do remember, is the months were you didn't know who you could trust to not mention to the administration that you were "spreading rumors" to have you pulled in to the office for a chat. The campus felt divided between those disgusted by what had happened and those who saw an easy way to garner favor with the administration. One disclaimer though to anyone seeing this and being worried about the safety of the school though, this event was not something the administration could have prevented and was something unimaginable when it happened. What they did do was cover this up to maintain a public image. So, current students, if you're reading this, is this the first time you've heard about it? Or is this still something that is common knowledge?
2. Now in a related topic, the first of the concerning shifts I mentioned earlier. In my time, we saw the school start to heavily prioritize the outward public image rather than the actual experience of students. This really began heavily when Hoyle became the official president (which how exactly he did that is also something noteworthy and a little underhanded if you haven't heard). This isn't something as concrete, but there were new policies that seemed to prioritize the school's public image over everything else. Generally, the campus became more and more strict, especially right after COVID. Previously, only the incomings would have mandatory study hall, and only for the first trimester. However, by my senior year, everyone was required to be in their rooms or in a designated study area for a set hour each day. This was justified as looking better to colleges.
3. The increasing authoritarianism, specifically the appointment of Dr. Frye to Dean of Academic Affairs. I was there long enough to remember when Dr. Frye was just an English teacher, and a fairly well liked one at that. But once he was became a Dean, there were some big changes on campus. This kind of goes with the previous point, but the policies became much stricter and student freedom became much more limited. The best way to describe this is that before, the campus felt like a mini college, with students having a fair amount of freedom to leave campus (within the policies) and be where they want to be. However, with each passing year, it seemed there were less and less freedoms, with Frye's polices being focused around being as perfect a school as possible from the outside.

So for the current students, I want to know how campus feels in the modern day. Is there still an attitude of, "It's going to get ever worse next year" or have things evened out since or even gotten better? Are there still some of those old stories that get passed down by word of mouth, both the controversies and the more light hearted ones?

Also, anyone who is incoming or looking at ASMS here, don't get too worried about the stuff that I mentioned. Most of it is coming from the place of students who had gotten used to campus being one way before seeing a shift. The story from part 1 is not something that should be especially concerning because that was not something that had happened before. Just consider yourself an employee and the administration the HR department, they're always covering their own asses first.