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<p>That’s not very nice; even if it were an opposite gender.</p>
<p>Get a hobby that’s just for fun. Don’t get all stressed over whether or not it can maximize your chances into Yale or whatever, just do it because you know you’ll go crazy if you don’t lift weights/play in a jam band/watch an episode of the wire/learn how to snowboard/whatever it is you enjoy. Freshmen should be worried about how to sneak into upperclassmen parties and getting driving permits, not micromanaging their college applications. Oh, and get off college confidential unless you want to end up institutionalized by 16.</p>
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<p>Oh! I didn’t mean it in a mean way. I’m a girl myself, and I always notice how people seem to act nicer to girls than guys. During track practice, our sexist coach always tells us to “pamper” ourselves during workouts while the guys practice longer. I don’t mind since track can get intense after the 10th 200 meter run, but it always makes me laugh. Teachers at my school always get mad at the boys much more than the girls even if they do the same thing. Once a guy accidentally slept in class and he was kicked out for being lazy. However another girl did the same thing a couple months later and the teacher just asked to see her afterschool to ask if anything was wrong in the family that might lead to sleep deprivation.</p>
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The difference is, I have no qualms of having people better than me, because it is an undeniable fact. Surrounding myself with people who are just as good and often better than me is just challenging myself at an even higher level which I look forward to.</p>
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<p>Go there if you can handle the school. Because if you end up with a 3.2 at Harvard, then I’m really sorry. Just because you go to a top 10 school doesn’t necessarily make you any better than kids who are at lower ranked schools. Just for the sake of good education, I’d rather attend a competitive Liberal Arts college or a well known State University that has my major rather than just going to the top of the temple trying to stomp on the clouds.</p>
<p>It’s elitist kids like you who thrive and nag on getting into Harvard when there are kids out there who are more deserving to get in.</p>
<p>“You sound like you’re in a seriously crappy place emotionally. I recommend quitting any and all ECs for the remainder of the year to give yourself time to study.”</p>
<p>this is the worst advice I’ve ever read. I say join s hit like there’s no tomorrow. sublimate your stress into a tennis racket. read something for fun. learn piano. volunteer. find something to be passionate about besides competition and jealousy because your obsession with perfection for colleges is unhealthy, especially as a freshman. and though I don’t know you, I would guess it stems from you not doing anything but schoolwork and collegeconfidential.</p>
<p>^You know, since I’m pretty sure I know you personally (although I won’t tell you who I am), I’d have to say that I totally did not expect you to be the type to post on CC.</p>
<p>To confirm that you are who I think you are: Frida Kahlo, right?</p>
<p>@ Proletariat.</p>
<p>No, I am not Frida Kahlo. I can tell you that I am from New York State.</p>
<p>But, you’re actually the closest one to guessing who I am. :)</p>
<p>Not you, elchagas. She’s from Michigan, and so am I. Hence the “^”, which means the post above. And it’s something that, if she’s the right person, only she and some other people in our school would understand.</p>
<p>However, I am interested to know what you mean when you say I’m the closest.</p>
<p>@ proletariat:</p>
<p>Oh, I thought you were asking me. If you were, there was a different meaning to the statement. If you weren’t, never mind.</p>
<p>@HopefulEagle86. This reply just made my day.</p>
<p>OT:Believe me, I’m in the same boat. It’s just something that comes naturally I guess, some people just can’t control it. We all get that sinking feeling when you see that test score lower than your expectations. But keep hope in sight, it’s only high school. Going to a State or non-ivy college isn’t the end of the world. I wish you luck.</p>
<p>@Jersey13, you really should pull your head out of your elitist ass and look around you. With that attitude, you’re destined for failure. I’m guessing someone missed their humility course.</p>
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This is my biggest irritant on CC: people who talk about “deserving to get in”. Harvard, like all top schools, is a private institution that can choose you for whatever reason they please. If they choose someone, that person deserves to get in. Period.</p>
<p>From the person who has delineated overachievement and striving on a top 3 school obviously should reconsider what is more than just prestige. Sometimes Harvard has kids with that kind of picky attitude who thinks they’re better than others.</p>
<p>I like how every thread in High School Life, diverges into the realm of college admissions, regardless of the original thread topic. I know this one stayed on topic, but some don’t… and I just think it’s funny how Harvard found its way in so subtly.</p>
<p>LOL I added in Harvard on the first page of the thread!! Whenever people talk about college admissions for some reason, Harvard always has to come up in some form… whether it be in a disguise such as Princeton or Yale.</p>
<p>haha and then it goes away and comes back out of context.</p>
<p>Why on earth are people picking on Jersey13? Thriving on competition is one of the most hallowed traits in American society. I don’t think its at all elitist to want to be surrounded by the best in order to motivate yourself. Some people just function like that.</p>
<p>@proletariat2 OMG W TF SHAN?!</p>
<p>“It’s people like you Splonk, that make me want to kill myself.”</p>
<p>W00T! I am a horrible person. I laughed.</p>
<p>@ sg12, I completely agree. Why in the world would you attack someone who wants to try to be the best he can be, and if competition helps him accomplish that, then so be it. I have no idea why anyone of you would call him an elitist for wanting to attend Harvard and challenge himself. You have to get YOUR head out of your own arrogant ass and realize that different things work for different people. There may be more qualified people outside of Harvard, but the fact of the matter is that those who were accepted were fantastic applicants. Harvard doesn’t just accept anyone. Everyone here, of all people, should know that.</p>