You don't even know.
There are individuals who go through high school without worries, without cares, thinking 'oh, it'll be fine, I'll find a decent job somehow. I'll just go to the local community college'.
And then there are others who are dying, and I mean desperately dying, to get out of high school. To get out of suburbia. To find people who LIKE reading books too, who LIKE having intelligent conversations about more than 'man, I was so wasted this weekend. Were you wasted? He was so wasted. I was so wasted man!'
...seriously?
It may be different in private schools, highly competitive academic schools, etc, where everyone wants to succeed. Somehow though, I feel like there are slackers in all worlds, circles, and institutions.
Anyway, though. Is it a dorky thing to aim high? To want to go somewhere great, to see something outside of the little town where you grow up? I don't think so. And I feel so strongly about it (I'm ready to get out of here. I want to meet people who read a book a day too! It's exciting!) that it's sort of excruciating to finish this final year of high school.
Because I know that I have to do REALLY well in order to catch the eye of the places that I want to go. Brown doesn't want a freshman who just got an 'average' grade in biology. Berkeley's english program doesn't welcome someone who got a 70 in english. It just makes sense that they want the best, and to go to the best, you have to BE the best. Therefore....insert random panicked noises here.
And here.
And...I'm going to go study. Indeed.
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It's not dorky to aim high at all! In fact, good for you- it can be difficult to want to aim high when most of the people around you just want to skate by.
There are people out there who share your love of literature and can hold an intelligent conversation, and you'll find them. Hang in there!!!
Wow... I'm so cheesy. You get it though, I'm sure.
Aww thanks- not cheesy at all. Looking forward to the intelligent conversationists! lol
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