<p>Who else feels that high school and the college admissions process destroys you as an individual?
People get out of hand with competition (up to the point they think a slight drop in grades is the end of the world). People just worry about the grade they get, not if they learn (though granted, if you learn, you should make good grades). Personal factors aren't really counted, the persons actual intelligence isn't accounted for.
Before I get any backlash, I know there are people who honestly work/worked hard and achieved their goals. I am not trying to slander these people, but what about those who messed up? Also, what about access to equal education, quality education (through secondary school)? Many people just care about GETTING INTO college, what about those who weren't/aren't prepared to handle the work? I know too many people who went to college to drop out and go to CC for a year or two. Kind of ridiculous trying to compress 17+ years into a small file and having your life defined by a 9 digit number..I guess it is the price to pay to break away from being treated like a number (going to college, becoming a defined individual).</p>
<p>Also, the finer institutions of learning come with a price tag, leaving the disadvantaged more disadvantaged. To me, it was sad seeing so many of my peers corrupted by their surroundings through middle- and high school.
Still, I know with the amount of people that enter college each year, it is difficult to have a more personalized process. I know there isn't a real "solution" to this either..just wanted to hear others thoughts...sorry if a similar post has been created in the past</p>