<p>Never mind about the word. I have managed to get through the website...</p>
<p>It only gives an update on him a year later:</p>
<p>"What’s your life like a year later?</p>
<p>I'm still trying to figure out what to do with my life. Yes, I have broken out of the Biology concentration and I'm studying Environmental Science, but the realm of science is still very much a comfort zone. Yes, I enjoy Environmental Science, and yes, I can easily see myself having a career in environmental research, but I still don't know if that's actually what I want out of life. I need something that allows for creative expression - we did not develop the ability to paint, to sing, to write, to build to let those abilities go uncultivated.</p>
<p>I have a deathly fear of working in a cubicle, and working at a lab bench indoors all the time is a bit too similar. Should I somehow land a career as an environmental scientist that, say, lets me go out and study sea turtles in their natural habitats, I’d be very happy with that. Should I land a paper-pushing job or a data-analysis job that has me staring at spreadsheets all day, I think I’d probably wind up gunning down all my coworkers in a frenzied rage. (Maybe I shouldn’t write that online.) I’ve always had two goals that I try to keep in mind – 1) to create 2) to make a difference. These are my primary goals in life.</p>
<p>I’m no longer with Kristen; it was just something that didn’t work out. Am I looking for someone else? Why would I not be? Love is what makes us human, and after spending so much time as an academic machine, I need to feel human as often as I can.</p>
<p>I’m fine with my mom now. Richard has broken out of the shell and is now dreaming of becoming a movie director. Having had to deal with that, my mom is a lot more lax and a lot more cognizant of our individuality. Granted, she sometimes does still ask me when I’m going to start studying to get into medical or law school, but for the most part she leaves me alone. I think that to her, Richard represents this individuality that her mentality absolutely can’t cope with – so she’s given up on him, and clings to the fact that I still keep up good grades as a reason to keep hoping/demanding that I become a doctor or a lawyer. I’ll deal with that when it comes."</p>
<p>LOL, I saw the title of this thread and thought, "Okay, I am positive there is no AP abbreviated as "frank". As you can tell, I haven't read "The Overachievers". :)</p>
<p>this sounds like a book about me, except instead of it being about me being a genius, it's about my constant diarrhea problems</p>
<p>Maybe people can get the author to get AP Frank to do an update again...</p>
<p>to those who know him, does he look white or asian? i was wondering that as i read it</p>