<p>Do you guys ever really have time to study for standardized tests? I mean, yeah, I am low-income, and my parents would cringe when I bought prep books - but I found myself studying for SATs in-between scenes during rehearsal (I'm in theatre 24/7). So I guess my question is: Do your ECs/jobs actually take up all your time? Or do I just punish myself too much?</p>
<p>Yes they take up your time like hell. This is actually a waste of time for me. I never have time to study for standardized exams either, so youa re not alone</p>
<p>Yeah, but I'm alone in my bad scores.</p>
<p>I am alone with my bad GPA</p>
<p>"The thing is that my family of 3 lives off of 17k a year, and is pretty comfortable."</p>
<p>Where do you live? I guarantee you that in most parts of the US, a family would be struggling on the kind of income that yours has. This is no exaggeration. They wouldn't even be able to afford simple housing.</p>
<p>We save! Lol. Like rent is 800 a month, and food probably runs around 200 (we dont pay $6 for like Chicken Breasts for example). There are a lot of community stores that sell you the same thing, for half of the price. Along with expenses (electric, gas, credit card, insurance, payments etc.) we spend about 1300 a month. However, my mom doesnt have a nice little debt stored up in her cards. lol. You just have to know when and where to buy things.</p>
<p>my mom <em>does</em> have a nice little debt, typo.</p>
<p>"Id rather be rich in family values, culture and perseverance to improve my life, rather than be another wealthy individual stuck at a boarding school because my parents are too busy vacationing in Bora Bora."</p>
<p>The wonderful thing about going to a college with all kinds of diversity is that poor students learn that wealthy students can come from close families with good values, and wealthy students can learn that poor students can come from close families with good values.</p>
<p>So true. I always wondered why they would want a poor individual, besides good PR. The truth is, like you said, we can learn from one another. One can teach the other to be a bit more humble, and the other can teach the other one that not all rich people are evil. Lol. I heard that Harvard is amusing like that when setting up dorms. They match people who could make an impact on each other. Did this happen in your day NSM?</p>
<p>"They match people who could make an impact on each other. Did this happen in your day NSM?"</p>
<p>As far as I can tell, Harvard is so very diverse that virtually any pairing of roommates will mean that the roommates learn a lot from each other.</p>