I Just Realized That Academics Is Not Everything

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Some of you might have remembered my complaining and whining about getting an A- in Global History Honors, like a few months ago.</p>

<p>I think I am so over it now. Since joining CC, I have realized that I will probably have to work much harder than I am at now, to get to a top school. Sure, I'm worried about college, but I've also learned that academics is not everything.</p>

<p>I realized that the most famous "intellectual" people probably didn't obsess about an A- or a B+. If they did, they would probably be unpopular, because that is just not a norm.</p>

<p>I realized that getting into a top college means something, but not everything. I mean I just realized that all of my teachers went to state school, besides this one. This teacher went to Georgetown. She makes the same money, as everyone else in the school. And no student or teacher or even, parent, even gives a hoot about her going to Georgetown.</p>

<p>I found out that even smart people don't even go to top colleges. When I was young, I heard that Harvard has a lot of smart people going there. But, smart doesn't break it anymore. You need to amazing.</p>

<p>Knowing all of these things just makes me be less stressful and happier. I am no longer angry, bitter 9th Grader.</p>

<p>Hey just to everyone out there: THANKS, COLLEGE CONFIDENTIAL!!!!</p>

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<p>dear diary…</p>

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<p>dear diary… </p>

<p> jk… gjdm? </p>

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<p>More like SCREW YOU COLLEGE CONFIDENTIAL!!! You’re amazing enough as it is =]</p>

<p>Good luck with the future</p>

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<p>Astonishing revelation!</p>

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<p>Don’t cut yourself.</p>

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<p>Wrong reasons, I think, but good conclusion.</p>

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<p>Yeah, most of CC is pretty psychotic, I like that you’ve changed.</p>

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<p>Dear internet…</p>

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<p>I believe the correct term is “tl;dr”.</p>

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<p>I’m proud of you.</p>

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<p>I realized the opposite, before hand I though that you could be amazing and get your way in life without going to a top school however</p>

<p>Carl Sagan
Richard Feynman
Lisa Randall
Greene (string theory)
Richard Dawkins</p>

<p>All top schools.</p>

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<p>^I don’t know if you were being serious, but that is really bad evidence.</p>

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<p>^ Wholehearted hear, hear.</p>

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<p>Lol “bitter 9th grader”.</p>

<p>You still have a lot more to realize during your next 3-4 years in high school and beyond.</p>

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<p>“Academics is not everything, but it is 90% of everything.”</p>

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<p>UChicago 8-)</p>

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<p>Blaise Pascal
Tommaso Massaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio
Marcel Breuer</p>

<p>Did not go to college (don’t google them to prove me wrong :b)</p>

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<p>Blaise Pascal?</p>

<p>Really?</p>

<p>A lot of people didn’t go to college way back then.</p>

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<p>shhhhhhhhh… (I’ll assume you don’t use fresh)</p>

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<p>congrats. now go get a life freshie!
leave the depression to us juniors/seniors</p>