Is this obsession healthy

Visirale
Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:54:43 +0000

I hope you guys don’t get mad at me for posting in here (being a student and all) but this is the only forum on this site where there is some sanity to be found. Reading the student forums makes me laugh a lot but also makes me pretty sad for them. Luckily I’ve had an amazing past two years of high school. I’ve done what I needed to ensure that college works out how I want it to, but I’ve also spent a ton of time with my family and friends relaxing and doing the things I love to do. I can’t imagine the immense regret that these kids will have in 20 years looking back at high school and the time they wasted studying for that 4th SAT retake to get 20 more points.

What scares me is that they might not break out of it. If they keep up, how will they survive? What scares me more, is how will they raise their own children?

An obsession by its nature is not healthy. Some are worse than others. I’d rather kids be obsessed with college than cocaine, I still think these kids could be better off.