<p>Am I the onlyone who feels that 90% of the high school students on here have absolutely no lives besides trying to get into college? I mean, with some of the stats I've seen, I wonder if these kids have ever actually been kids. Take a chill pill and relax. You're not gonna die if you don'tget into Harvard and there are plenty of graduates more successful than Ivy League grads despite going to a "lesser name" college. The best thing for you is to not try to achieve perfection because nobody really is perfect. Enjoy your youth while you can cause it's not going to last forever.</p>
<p>I often wonder that too. THere never any one at my school who has that great a GPA, that many AP’s and also supports 5-10 EC’s that take up a lot of time. Some people I know have 2 of the 3 but never all of those.</p>
<p>Some of the kids on CC may be a little over the top, but there are many kids having too much fun with not enough attention to how it will effect their future:) I’ve watched this for many years now, and futures are impacted by how hard you work.</p>
<p>You cant blame kids who live in poverty, because going to college is the way out. Although, I would bet only a few kids are like that on CC.</p>
<p>Frankly I find the teenage years rather pretentious, and once a person develops a cynical attitude towards the teenage years there’s really no embracing it ever again. I find teenage dating pointless, clique culture laughable, and recreational use of most drugs an emblem of insecurity. Ironically enough I hold that same attitude towards the vast majority of study bugs and college-seeking brown-nosers…I’m sort of the middling slacker who manages to do well anyways. Being a kid is great; being a teenager is nothing to get excited about.</p>
<p>With that said I’m not much of an EC person either, which is why I am able to post rather frequently on this board. Hopefully having an athletic hook will remedy that :). I relish in the idea that I never have to go through that half-hearted EC crap to get into top schools.</p>
<p>“You cant blame kids who live in poverty, because going to college is the way out. Although, I would bet only a few kids are like that on CC.”</p>
<p>Basically, we tend to be a little bit more sane. And there are certainly poorer students than I… They’re probably less pretentious too.</p>
<p>On the other hand, the lack of support for attending college right away- and information- has driven me to create basic printed guides for my friends/family/teachers. I’ve recently been asked to speak to a younger class about getting started. </p>
<p>It’s kind of nice to know a few things, but unfortunately I know too much too late for some things. But those kids will know it in time, if I have my way.</p>
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<p>I’ve never read anything so perfect in relation to how I feel.</p>
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<p>It’s true, but it’s also an over-generalization. I don’t have a clique, I don’t teen-date by choice, I don’t do drugs, and I don’t try to brown nose, I just try to be actually nice to my teachers. I think it’s who you know, and how you were raised when it comes to attitude for most.</p>
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<p>Well, I’m not living in poverty though we are on the “poverty line” (I’ve certianly never been hungry or went naked, so maybe that’s a misnomer - but it certainly could be easier to pay the bills), but this is definitely true. And there’s only really three options for students who are poor: very elite schools, incredibly amounts of debt (think $80,000 or so for the in-state flagship), or community college (which is expensive, so there would still be debt). So while I’m “the middling slacker who manages to do well anyways”, I can completely understand how other students in my income bracket are feeling and working. Honestly, though, I don’t mind working hard to get into college… but then some people work hard to get a job, and then work hard to retire, etc. Working hard is great, but eventually you’ve got to LIVE YOUR LIFE. Don’t give up the high school or college experience just because you’re preparing for what’s “next”.</p>
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<p>I feel like I could have written this, just not as well. I don’t like partying either. And I am definitely not working at my 100% level. Maybe like 50%. 65% on a good week.</p>
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Perhaps, but I’ve been exposed to a community of JAPs and WASPs born with silver spoons in their mouths, something that has left me jaded, especially after experiencing and witnessing disingenuous acts of “kindness”. With that said, I can generally discern sincerity and insincerity, and it’s nice to know that the former still exists, even in my sort of community.</p>