<p>A major part of S’s rationale for choosing the college he did was he felt it “would challenge me to grow more as a person” than anywhere else he considered. He wanted to be set on fire in other subjects besides the ones that have always consumed his interests. His other choices, all excellent schools, would have let him stay in that comfortable math/CS niche.</p>
<p>He was very disappointed he chose Honors Lit senior year instead of AP Lit, because the course was boring, he tuned out and his grade was lower than it would have been had he taken AP. Had he known he’d have to do art projects in senior honors English, he would have <em>gladly</em> analyzed poetry for a semester!</p>