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Don’t feel intimidated. I've been there before - while I might not have attended college yet, many of my peers are exceptionally intelligent and often I feel left behind in the dust by their abilities. I'm not the brightest kid in my class by far - but my experience suggests that there's more to the story than just struggling with the knowledge of one's own imperfections. No one is ever fully perfect - we aren’t made this way, and I'd be thankful that we aren't. Consider this: if one was perfect - smart, beautiful, friendly, kind, if they had a good home, rich and nice parents - you know, whatever the mind can think of that can be labeled as "perfect" - if they had everything that we see as desirable, would they not stop striving for more? Would they not be enveloped in their perfection and stop achieving anything since they're already …show more content…
This would result in a stagnation of their mind, in a monotonous existence that seems ideal from the outside but is, in reality, absolutely meaningless. In this rather imperfect world, we are faced with challenges to our life from all directions, and this is especially true in this sensitive time of transition between one world order and another, between high school and college. I'd imagine it’s overwhelming, after a relatively sheltered existence, to suddenly be thrust out into the world, to be expected to manage your finances, your social connections, schoolwork and possibly even a job all at once in an environment you aren’t comfortable with yet. But the key is to not give up - especially academically. Sure, your parents can help you sort out a problem with your bank account or something to that effect, but in schoolwork it's up to you to work hard
Don’t feel intimidated. I've been there before - while I might not have attended college yet, many of my peers are exceptionally intelligent and often I feel left behind in the dust by their abilities. I'm not the brightest kid in my class by far - but my experience suggests that there's more to the story than just struggling with the knowledge of one's own imperfections. No one is ever fully perfect - we aren’t made this way, and I'd be thankful that we aren't. Consider this: if one was perfect - smart, beautiful, friendly, kind, if they had a good home, rich and nice parents - you know, whatever the mind can think of that can be labeled as "perfect" - if they had everything that we see as desirable, would they not stop striving for more? Would they not be enveloped in their perfection and stop achieving anything since they're already …show more content…
This would result in a stagnation of their mind, in a monotonous existence that seems ideal from the outside but is, in reality, absolutely meaningless. In this rather imperfect world, we are faced with challenges to our life from all directions, and this is especially true in this sensitive time of transition between one world order and another, between high school and college. I'd imagine it’s overwhelming, after a relatively sheltered existence, to suddenly be thrust out into the world, to be expected to manage your finances, your social connections, schoolwork and possibly even a job all at once in an environment you aren’t comfortable with yet. But the key is to not give up - especially academically. Sure, your parents can help you sort out a problem with your bank account or something to that effect, but in schoolwork it's up to you to work hard