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Originally Posted by John Wesley  ...It might not seem like it, but high school is a crucial part in your life. it is the time that will decide where you will go college, and that will affect many other important decisions like what type of job you get afterwards. |
John, I feel what you say is
sometimes true, for
some people. Depends on the person and their beliefs, disposition, etc. Many a gifted student misses the real lessons (about life) in high school and college because they get caught up in doing all the "right" things so they can get into the "right" schools and get the "right" job. Then, years later, IF they haven't been seeking to find who they really are why they're really here, they may wake up and ask, "Is this all there is???" Then, those people spend years of their life "unlearning" and "remaking". Not necessarily a trajegy. It's also not the only way to do it.
Sure, I encourage students to give their all to their academics just as everyone in this thread has been doing. However, I would also encourage crazlunatic and other students to choose their beliefs carefully. We are told often that how one performs in school and where one goes to college are huge factors that will affect them for the rest of their life. I'd say that's more of an opinion or a chosen belief than a fact.