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<p>She doesn’t know yet, does she? Haaarsh, dude :(</p>
<p>Anyway, my summer wasn’t completely pointless, but it went too fast. Now I have to endure hell again as the new semester starts so I can get my GPA back up after an uber fail of a semester last year. ::sigh:: Just two more years.</p>
<p>^Yeah, I agree on the gf thing being harsh. That’s kind of a d*****bagish thing to do.</p>
<p>It’s not like that, we’ve talked this out a long time ago and just agreed to not let it phase us and enjoy our last summer together as best we can. I will admit it definitely shows in our moods in the last 2 weeks and we both have tendencies to bring up how many days we have left before I leave =/</p>
<p>Well, I guess that’s good. My ex and I were in colleges across city and the jerk ended up cheating on me before breaking up with me…after going on and off for 4.5 years…So I guess on the upside at least you’re not cheating, and it’s a mutual decision.</p>
<p>i was lucky and got a job this summer, the summer before i couldnt find one like you though. i was pretty happy since my city is the worst small city for jobs in america according to forbes. it sucked though because i barely got any hours, when i was told i’d have a decent amount. so i had a ton of free time to, and because of a couple things that happened (like getting a mild case of mono), i sat around the house for the second half of the summer. i dont care to much, at least i have a job to put on a resume and i didnt need much money</p>
<p>XU - given the negligible opportunity cost, it would be worthwhile even in a horrid job market.</p>
<p>Just trying to see it in a positive light. No need to be a Negative Nellie.</p>
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<p>And…your point would be…what?</p>
<p>It is a shame that we have students who are 18, 19 years old who have never worked a day in their lives. I didn’t “need” to work, but I chose to do so. Why? It helps build up a work ethic and a sense of appreciation for what I do have. It has nothing to do with being an “overachiever.”</p>
<p>The OP reminds me of my bf’s step-brother, and that is not a good thing.</p>
<p>Not everyone on CC can handle 50 APs, 20 extracurriculars, get a 3.8 GPA, and have a job in high school.</p>
<p>^I agree. </p>
<p>It is always the low-achieving (and yes, that is a word) who
see even the most basic tasks, such as holding a job, as “over-achieving.”</p>
<p>Who said anything about “50 APs, 20 Ecs, a 3.8 and a job in high school”? I didn’t start working until right after graduation, didn’t have a 3.8, only took 2 APs, and joined a few clubs. </p>
<p>There’s this thing called balance, you know. ;)</p>
<p>Platt, go jump off a bridge already.</p>
<p>And to everyone else, I was trying to make the OP feel better, not worse, like you all are apparently trying to do.</p>
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<p>Sad, isn’t it? Since when is being a responsible, independent adult “over-achieving”? People with that attitude are going to be in a world of hurt when they DO have to start working in the “real world.”</p>
<p>XU, do grow up. Perhaps if you weren’t such an under-achieving lazy child, you wouldn’t have been cheated on by your ex.</p>
<p>In the OP’s defense, he said the economy in his area is one of the worst. And again, I’m just trying to be encouraging and not kick the poor guy when he’s down.</p>
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<p>Wow…way to be immature! Telling someone to jump off a bridge because they disagree with you. Nice…</p>
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<p>I’m not here to “sugar coat” anyone or better their ego, I’m here to be honest. And if I come off as “harsh” or whatever, then so be it.</p>
<p>Ok, one, that has NOTHING to do with it, and two, he was a d-bag, and was lucky I even stayed with him for so long. You’re the one who needs to grow up, and for your information, I’m not an under-achieving lazy child. I’m not the one who has so much time to soak up The Jersey Shore.</p>
<p>Princess, Platt has been being a b***h on 3 different threads.</p>
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<p>I fully agree. This level of laziness and low-expectation is pathetic.
Theses are basic life-tasks.</p>
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<p>Even if he couldn’t find a job, he could have still taken some summer classes, volunteer, or do an unpaid internship. I couldn’t find a job, so now I’m temping, volunteering and taking some summer courses. OP could have done the same.</p>
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<p>Exactly, and not only that, but employers LIKE to see people work while going to college. It builds discipline and responsibility. It would look horrible if the OP graduated college having never worked a job.</p>
<p>My mom was an employer once, and she hired a guy with a lower gpa who financed his own college education over the grad with the higher gpa with no work experience whatsoever.</p>