All of you need to read this.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey southernlover,</p>

<p>Take this offensively, because I want you to. You clearly need something to wake YOU up.</p>

<p>Obviously, one of such a low IQ such as yourself cannot even begin to comprehend what it’s like to be one of ‘us’. Contrary to your belief, most of us are not ‘shut-ins’. We are perfectly capable of enjoying things just as much you yourself claim to be doing.</p>

<p>It’s not humanely possible to live life all work. We need stress-relievers just as much as anybody else does. We have fun. So don’t get mad at us just because we can do more than what you do with half the effort and still ‘live life as a kid’. Some people are just born smart - you are clearly not one of those people.</p>

<p>So good for you that you go ‘sneak outside’ and ‘drink beer’ and do all this wild crazy crap because it’s people like you that are taking a huge **** on our country.</p>

<p>Next time you feel like saying something arrogant and annoying, keep it in your diary you little jealous brat.</p>

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<p>Oh the ignorance of this post. You have a lot to learn about tolerance and…when to keep your mouth shut.</p>

<p>I too am a 4.0, 34 ACT student. And I have never enjoyed anything more. I am an avid ballet dancer and composer and in my spare time I LIKE to volunteer translating documents into French for a Haiti relief organization. I have a full AP course load next year. I want more than anything to go to Yale. But you know what else? I come from a town where most people hold their cars together with duct tape instead of getting things fixed, girls get pregnant at a rate that would impress rabbits and the only way to survive is for everyone in your house to have a part-time job at minimum. I am not the perfect overzealous student from the perfect New England town. I have a boyfriend that I’ve been dedicated to for almost 11 months. I like to turn up the Taylor Swift and dance around with my friends. I don’t drink, but not because I can’t. I watched alcohol almost take the life of the person who is most important to me, my mom. You can come on our website and put us down for being different but deep down, well, you’re disappointed in yourself. Disappointed that you never tried to be more. Do yourself a favor and take your bull**** somewhere else because we don’t need it on CC. This is a community where people who love education can come together and share their knowledge and insight and help each other move forward. If you don’t want to be a part of that, leave. We are happy too. Not because we snuck out or partied all night (though some of us probably did) but because we have done something we can be proud of. Go away.</p>

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<p>And while I may have felt that way, I still enjoyed school and knew that I needed to give it my all to achieve my ultimate goal in life! Hint: CEO of the best company in the world which means everything in the world to me :)</p>

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<p>I’m sorry, but I see high school as a set up for the risk of my life. That being said, just because someone has above a 4.0 DOESN’T mean they don’t know how to “live a little”… I guarantee you there are plenty of people on here that have “drank beer” or “fell in love” and great! Good for them! I bet there are plenty of people on her that aren’t your typical pompous high school students, no one would believe me if I told them my GPA… Because I do have a life… The key to high school is time management. I’m sorry that you haven’t mastered that… It’s possible to get into an Ivy and still have a life, typically you need to be well rounded to even be considered at a top school. </p>

<p>You don’t need to attack people because they have different priorities than you do. Don’t you realize there are plenty of people on here that come from nothing, but have worked their asses off in order to become something? Don’t tell me you’re that ignorant…</p>

<p>Sure, having an Ivy degree won’t mean anything when you’re on your death bed, but it can make a difference in somebody’s life. Why would you try to degrade someone who’s obviously worked hard? By no means does a “successful” person have to graduate from a top school, or even have gone to college. Thank god we all have the opportunity to decide what we want to do with our lives… And whatever the kids on here are deciding to do in high school, is going to impact the rest of their lives. There’s absolutely no reason you should be so bitter, I guarantee you if your stats were “perfect” you would have never started this thread.</p>

<p>(just btw I’m not trying to say that someone has to have perfect stats or anything… Just that OP sounds like she’s/he’s full of jealousy)</p>

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<p>@drumwritter22 great post :slight_smile: good luck with Yale next year!</p>

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<p>umadbro? (■■■■■ face) lol wow, seroiusly chick chill the f<strong>k out, youre acting like everyone who gets awesome grades like me or the rest of these bright students on here are a</strong>holes who hate everyone and think HYP is the God of colleges, im really outgoing, fun, try different things, and still make great grades, so stop drinking the haterade and just go on to your peace corps or whatever you want to do with your life, as long as you do what you love, im cool.</p>

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<p>lol @ haterade</p>

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<p>I think EVERYONE–4.0’ers, 3.3’ers, 2400’ers, and 1800’ers–needs to show a little more respect and simply love each other.</p>

<p>I haven’t read every single post here, and obviously not everyone’s being a jerk, but saying things like “Next time you feel like saying something arrogant and annoying, keep it in your diary you little jealous brat” or “overambitious freaks…with overstretched minds” doesn’t accomplish anything except **** people off.</p>

<p>So, let’s all calm down, and try to focus on the fact that we’re all trying to enjoy high school, instead of concentrating on the right and wrong ways of doing so.</p>

<p>As the mystic poet Rumi said (I’m quoting this poem from heart, so there might be some small mistakes): “Where a person loves from is the reality, not what they say…Hypocrites give attention to form, to the right and wrong ways of professing belief…Instead let us grow in universal light.” Ah well, the words themselves don’t matter, simply the feeling that comes with it :)</p>

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<p>Some one who has to state that they have a “beautiful soul” usually doesn’t. Just saying.</p>

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<p>I wish I could post exactly at 11:11</p>

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<p>Lol kat1234. Good point.</p>

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<p>“I fell in love, I drank beer, I drove with the windows rolled down, I snuck out, I lived my life.”</p>

<p>Weird, I did all of this and still managed to pull off straight A’s in AP classes and make a 32 on the ACT. What’s your excuse?</p>

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<p>Somebody’s butthurt…</p>

<p>If you don’t like what’s being talked about on these forums, don’t participate. This isn’t a forum about having fun and sneaking out; It’s about college admissions and people’s futures.</p>

<p>As for your completely irrational statement about Ivy degrees not mattering… HA! I’m sorry, but I don’t know what HPY alumni you’ve been seeing lately, but I can assure you none of them go on to work at Starbucks.</p>

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<p>This is a subforum for college chances. I’m sure you’re a nice person (although I question the value of things like drinking beer and sneaking out) and you will do fine wherever you go, but this subforum is about college chances, and saying that someone will be rejected at an Ivy League does not mean that the poster is implicitly saying that they are worthless. Most people come here to get feedback like that. If you don’t like this forum, then go somewhere else. I also would like to know what your definition of “obsessive studying” is. I never studied for my SAT or “crammed vocab lists” and rarely study for school. I only spend half an hour or so on homework every night. You say that you “work hard,” so I assume you work harder than I do. And yet I do have friends, and hobbies that I like to do. I am also “being a kid,” as you put it, in my own way. Should I be ashamed of my 2400 or my 4.0? I talk about other things than college admissions. In fact, I almost never discuss it in person, but on this forum, it would seem logical that that is the only thing I talk about, as the title is “What are my Chances?” And perhaps I don’t want to go to an Ivy League to avoid working at Starbucks (which I do right now, for your information), but because I love the school. Besides, an Ivy degree does count for something, however little.</p>

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<p>Fell in love. WHAT?! NO. FREAKING. WAY! :0
Drank beer ZOMG. WHAT. A. REBEL. :0
Drove with windows rolled down-Whaaaat? PEOPLE DO THAT??? REALLY? OMG! GASP! NO WAY! :0
Snuck out-OMG! GASP! :0
Lived my life-Doing that right now :)</p>

<p>JK :slight_smile:
I’m glad you enjoyed your teenage life!</p>

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<p>drumwriter22 makes me have hope for the future. You. Are. Awesome.</p>

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<p>am i the only one left wondering why the OP is on this forum in the first place…?</p>

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<p>Donald Trump 2012!!!</p>

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<p>Forgive me, but I can’t help but break this down into parts, especially for long posts like this…</p>

<p>“Reading these posts makes me feel like I’m about to throw up.”</p>

<p>Believe me, you are not the only one (though I’ve encountered very few that actually MAKE me sick).</p>

<p>“I have a 3.35 and I got a 1710 on the SATs. I’m a smart girl who works hard and I want to have a fulfilling, exciting life. I want to join the Peace Corps and go to a school far away from my hometown.”</p>

<p>That’s sweet.</p>

<p>"But all of you neurotic, 4.0, 2350-getters need to pause and read what I have to say. "</p>

<p>I am happy to listen though I am not one of these “neurotic” (and highly accomplished) students.</p>

<p>“Just because I’m not a perfect student, doesn’t mean I’m not a beautiful soul.”</p>

<p>True.</p>

<p>“Life is more than grades and numbers. Your whole life is one big rat race, especially when you start the madness so young. I’m young; I want to be young.”</p>

<p>I don’t necessarily agree with your aggressive approach, but I understand your message. It’s a little radical, though. :-)</p>

<p>“I got a D in Math this year. But as I reflect on this year, this junior year, I was happy in so many different ways.”</p>

<p>My opinion: You should care about your grades, especially if they are a little low. At this point, whether you like it or not (I certainly am befuddled by it), your profession is a “student.” However, I am not saying you should obsess over every single assignment just to earn a perfect (or near perfect) score. </p>

<p>The satisfaction of earning good grades isn’t the only source of happiness for a student, though it seems to be a significant one.</p>

<p>“I fell in love, I drank beer, I drove with the windows rolled down, I snuck out, I lived my life. While you were obsessively studying, competing, and playing this game, I was being a kid.”</p>

<p>You remind me . . . of Holden Caulfield. That’s not a bad thing. :-)</p>

<p>“And guess what? I’m going to get into a good school for ME. Not HYP, you little idiots, this is the real world.”</p>

<p>I’m glad you found a school fit for you! However, you ought not to attack other schools. There is nothing inherently wrong with attending one of the “HYPSM&c.” institutions. The characters and dispositions of the actual people who attend those institutions is another matter, and I think that’s what you’re getting at by calling them “little idiots,” which is not always true. :-)</p>

<p>"Your Ivy degrees won’t mean you’re not working in Starbucks and living in a crap apartment somewhere. They mean nothing in the end. "</p>

<p>It is true that a college education is not worth as much as it has before. “HYP&c.” alumni have an advantage in their alma mater’s name and prestige, but ultimately, employers want to see what they’ve done during their few years at college, not just, “Oh, they attended Harvard. Okay. So?” </p>

<p>More people attend college, and as a result, the playing field has leveled a bit more. One can always go to college (regardless of which institution) and come out with nothing but a piece of paper. That would, in the end, be worth nothing.</p>

<p>“So maybe, talk to someone about something other than college admissions. See what people have to say, ask questions. Take risks and have adventures. Don’t be some ambitious freak who spends their youth attempting to cram SAT vocab into their overstretched brains. Live a little.”</p>

<p>CC attracts just this kind of people. After all, it is a college advice site.
I think this is more of a “I don’t want to know where you went to college; I want to know if you can love and commit to something all the way (i.e. know how to get a life)” kind of thing, which is still a little uncomfortable for most students (You think you know people by asking which college they go to, or what profession they’re in? Ludicrous!).</p>

<p>You’re speaking to a minority (or growing minority?) of students who seem to live solely for the sake of academics and “cram SAT vocab into their overstretched brains” (I don’t think the brain has a limit. In the short-term, yes, but everything can be remembered if stored in the long-term memory. But I digress.). Again, it’s a minority. Many students, as we’ve seen on this thread, “live a little” while excelling in academics. And that makes them happy! </p>

<p>I understand that you’ve found what makes you happy, and your message brings me comfort in that I’m not the only one who thinks the way you do about life and academics. However, every individual is different, and to impose your method of happiness upon others is unwise (though I can’t prevent it now. It’s been posted).</p>

<p>Best wishes to you for a bright future! It is too bad that we cannot tolerate a little bit more. :slight_smile: </p>

<p>(“So much for being liberal,” says the snarky one.)</p>

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<p>@Francaisalamatt: I agree with every word you’ve spoken, er, typed.</p>