Thanks for sharing your perspective. What's interesting is your experience doesn't follow the historical stereotype of HS, but absolutely nails an alternative o

Thanks for sharing your perspective. What's interesting is your experience doesn't follow the historical stereotype of HS, but absolutely nails an alternative one of driven immigrants, tiger moms, pressure to get into a prestigious university, the idea of a Cornell as your "safety school" - and the biggie - the extension of the perfect you on display for strangers that social media has worked hard to ingrain. One thing that has not seemed to change: people are entirely focused on doing well at the same game, usually the one where the winners were decided long ago. This is funny/weird because often the idols they seek to emulate rejected the main game of their time, pursued something different and were the successful survivors in a completely new field. We seem to miss this point. You self-realization and understanding of the crazy aspects of your situation is something that sets you apart from the masses; don't lose this perspective.