Hell no. I valued my health then.

healthy

 

I was

college too.

 

High School = Slacked off, went from "Honors" to "College Prepatory"

College =

 

We had guys that were busting their asses to maintain their A average in the Honors classes, but were getting peptic ulcers.

I remember being notified by a counselor to watch a friend of mine who went on suicide watch because he didn't get into Berkeley. His parents had threatened to kick him out of the house if he didn't get in.

Poor sonofabitch went to Michigan, and graduated Summa Cum Laude just fine.

 

Meh, I slacked off drank lots of beer and still was honors in HS. I worked my ass off to get Magna in College.

 

Yeeah. We had to many Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, and a just enough Desi. . . plenty of (mostly) healthy competition from overbearing parents.

Ooo, and don't forget the hardcore Mormon kids. . .

 

Michigan is OK. I doddged a Ph from them, much to my later regret...soul or tenure?

What's a hardcore mormon kid? (See orgasmo for a funny depiction)

 

We had Jack Mormons and the Hardcore. Early High School, they'd get up at 5:30 am and go to the Stake (or later the new Wards on either end of town) and get the mandated "education."

With many, it stuck. With a few, they started realizing it was a lot of very serious hogwash. . . and rebelled.

 

Rebellion!

 

Harder than you think; there's some serious brainwashing that goes on over there.