<p>I’ll volunteer to be said slacker, MIThopeful16…hahah.
Hm. I actually think it’d be really eclectic and enjoyable. Sure, there would be some extreme competition, but I’m laid-back and/or of a second-tier quality, academically (comparatively) so I’d just soak in the atmosphere of a group of highly-talented people.<br>
I enjoy being around those who are driven to learn and succeed. I also appreciate innate and genuine curiosity and other talent, too. I think HSLHS would have a good amt of the former and the latter.
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<p>I think it’d be awesome to be surrounded by high schoolers that love learning and are driven, like I am. Like, everyone at HSLHS would want to be there. It’d be fun.</p>
<p>^ YES. The Effects of the Internet: Macro and Micro Social Psychology
A grad student did her thesis on the effect of Facebook on relationships. Totally plausible.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure I’d be the slacker kid in the corner who the overachievers in the front of the room shake their heads at - despite my being the overachieving nerd in my school.</p>
<p>HSL student: How many APs are you taking?
Me: Uh… 10?
HSL student: Sacr</p>
<p>Some of the common yearbook superlatives would be:
Most Likely To Win The Nobel Prize
Most Likely To Bring About World Peace
Most Likely To Become Leader Of Nation
Most Likely To Become Rhodes Scholar
Most Likely To Be Fortune 500 CEO</p>
<p>It’s much better to feel inferior to 99% of people all the time. That 1% you feel superior to makes it just enough to get by. Just ask the Irish.</p>