<p>I don’t really know why I go on this website…</p>
<p>Please, let’s all get our heads stuck out of our asses. Your high school grades and undergrad school aren’t everything. I sound like a terrible influence, but <em>don’t</em> listen to your parents. Sure, get that 4.0, 2400 SAT score, become captain of five sports and install toilets in Guatemala. But all that will happen is that you will get into a nice school, like Columbia, Rice, Duke, etc. Then you will enter college and graduate with your diploma. Then you will either get a second degree or enter the workforce. Bosses will smile when they see your school(s). Most don’t look at your GPA’s. Then you will probably work in a cubicle. And as more and more people are reaching and achieving that 4.0, the more likely this will happen.</p>
<p>A 4.0 is a number. It says that you worked hard in school and probably had some intelligence on your side. That is not and has never been enough to make it in life. Unless you are sitting in that cubical doing a job you absolutely love, you will hate life. Unless you’ve developed a personality and hobbies and a social life, you will hate your life. Actually, Americans are one of the most overworked workforce in the world. We get the least vacation days and work the most hours per week. Your goals should never revolve around a number.</p>
<p>Sorry for my rant :)</p>