Originally Posted by ultramarina
I guess I don't feel a lot of hysteria about college. Am I kidding myself? Does she have to become a world-class Javanese gamelan player even if she is likely to be an excellent student with top SAT scores who can write a killer essay? Is it really THAT DIFFERENT? (Though, TBH, I still don't see us conducting our lives so differently even if it is. I just can't tell how much of this is hype and how much is real.)

You can still even use dogging to get yourself a full ride at a state school.