Not being "special" in a special's world.

[closertothestars]

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People’s high school accomplishments aren’t worthless - to me they show potential even if they don’t mean anything by themselves, and I think the conclusion that someone has “peaked” in life just because they get a lot of awards in high school is kind of weird. </p>

<p>I’m not saying that not getting awards shows a lack of potential or anything of the kind…people do their best work at different ages, and high school awards in and of themselves don’t matter much after you’ve applied to college. But if someone has worked hard for something in high school, like a test score or award or college acceptance letter, I think it’s insulting to say that those mean nothing. I understand that it’s the work that had meaning and not the accomplishment by itself, but hard work should show some results.

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<p>Sorry, I should have phrased that better - hard work in high school isn’t worthless, and I’m also sure many of them will go on to do amazing things. What I was trying to say is that your success in high school doesn’t define your success later on in life. Hell, even your success in your 20s or 30s doesn’t define your success later on in life. BUT I’M GLAD WE CHANGED YOUR MIND, OP. :D</p>

[stressedouttt]

<p>find a purpose in life that isn’t about outdoing others</p>

[tangentline]

<p>Thanks guys as well…
Sort of helped me move on from the fact that I had the class of 2012’s top 10 written on my whiteboard for almost a year now… That’s something.</p>