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<p>Diamonds, or maybe sub-performance, eating disorders, binge drinking, psychiatric intervention, suicide attempts, and dropping out.</p>
<p>At least diamonds get to SHINE and be complete at some point. With this mindset, high anxiety and low sense of wellbeing at what should be a wonderful time in one’s life…when does it end? Apparently it doesn’t…nope, there is undergrad, then grad or professional school, then work. What kind of life is that? </p>
<p>Occasional stress and low emotionally wellbeing, sure. Such is life. There are tough periods of hard work. But ongoing degree of low emotionally wellbeing during what should be the ‘easier’ period is not healthy or functional for anyone. It is not even necessary. We have kids jumping through ALL KINDS OF UNNECESSARY hoops. And not because of a recession but because of a nonsensical, insane obsession with college branding. They aren’t getting better or rising to some new level, they are just playing a game that really has relatively poor return.</p>