This slideshow points at some key problems high achieving people face post-high school - how to stand out when everyone's as smart/hard working as you when all

This slideshow points at some key problems high achieving people face post-high school - how to stand out when everyone's as smart/hard working as you when all you know is getting good grades? I knew a lot of people who double majored (even attempted to triple major...) and filled up their schedule so much that (apologies if this sounds a bit rude) they had an "empty" life outside of classes. This actually hurt people in the CS job search (not a problem for CMU grads though). The ones found a job easily are doing the same things as me, a lifelong B+/A- student. Of course, this is anecdotal and all, and who knows where we'll be in ten years, but I always wondered if all the stress and lack of free time during ages 18-22 was worth it. I know a lot of careers demand a ton of your time in undergrad for grades, extracurriculars, preparing for grad school, etc. I'm glad programming interviews focused more on practical skills and problem solving skills - my undergrad was a lot less stressful and more fun that way and I was able to explore and mess around with technology and life in general.