tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148563114167420638.post8124525496905364740..comments2023-04-17T04:09:51.876-06:00Comments on Confessions of a Rookie: Harvard-SchmarvardThe Rookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856225364926460372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148563114167420638.post-78886868477076942162009-02-17T04:19:00.000-07:002009-02-17T04:19:00.000-07:00Hey there!I totally just stumbled across your blog...Hey there!<BR/>I totally just stumbled across your blog awhile I was looking up something Harvard related. =) I thought you made some good points and even though you posted this entry ages upon ages ago, I wanted to leave a little note.<BR/><BR/>I was never an over achieving high school student. I am convinced that choir alone got me through it at all. However, now I am 32 years old and pursuing an education at Harvard.<BR/>They actually have a great distance learning program (which is not horribly expensive), and if you are willing to challenge their classes and do well, you can actually get in, which is something I never EVER dreamed about. There were things I worked hard at as a teenager, but not all of those things were school work. I could have challenged myself and gotten better grades. Even so, the important thing is, I enjoyed being a teenager. Those were great years for me.<BR/>Other people "figured out" their lives well before me, but I am a reasonably well adjusted person in an often faulty world and so what if I just now decided I want an ivy league education? Luckily, Harvard is about educating people, even me, in my ripe old 30's. :p<BR/>I guess you just never can tell about such things.<BR/>Might be an encouraging tidbit to pass on to high schoolers though. Some of them might not have big plans now, but you just never know what the future might bring.<BR/>Blessings to you!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13228106742903552975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148563114167420638.post-86226381817241409232008-03-24T16:58:00.000-06:002008-03-24T16:58:00.000-06:00I am of the school of thought that a person isn't ...I am of the school of thought that a person isn't capable of deciding what they want to do for the rest of their lives before they are twenty. I loved college and goofing off and playing with my friends. Don't get me wrong, I worked hard, but my college experience is what I made of it. I loved a variety of subjects and it was so hard to pick just one. Plenty of people who are happy went to my no-name university. Including myself.Blackeyedsuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626674680062162360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148563114167420638.post-19927044853851523592008-03-13T09:53:00.000-06:002008-03-13T09:53:00.000-06:00I agree that we are using major scare tactics to m...I agree that we are using major scare tactics to mold our younger minds. It is interesting in my profession-to-be that there is an push towards teaching kids more about technical and other skilled educations. We are trying to help kids realize what will work for them...and that whatever they decide is ok. We, especially in the great state I live in, tend to push college (especially certain colleges) on kids when in reality it could be the worst thing for them! <BR/><BR/>And...17 and 18 is WAY too young to be declaring majors and minors...yet that is how the system is set up. <BR/><BR/>I think the best thing we can do is help teach our youngsters to make decisions on what works for them...which requires them actually knowing themselves...which is almost impossible at that age...so never mind! <BR/><BR/>I just hate to see a bunch of unhappy adults because they made decisions on marriage and career too early in their lives! :)<BR/><BR/>RANT COMPLETE. :)Loving The Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828514240322045695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148563114167420638.post-77982799563054129102008-03-12T19:10:00.000-06:002008-03-12T19:10:00.000-06:00Bravo. I remember some of my students coming up t...Bravo. I remember some of my students coming up to me who had excellent grades, really. Like an A-, but that wasn't good enough. <BR/><BR/>"What can I do to bring my grade up?" they'd ask. That always made me kind of sad, not because they were striving to be excellent, but because they were striving to be PERFECT. And I knew that a lot of that was projected on to them from other people who fed them a lot of the lines you pointed out.<BR/><BR/>Sad, sad, sad.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892934158515052460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148563114167420638.post-10051584792800092132008-03-12T08:21:00.000-06:002008-03-12T08:21:00.000-06:00I think you are absolutely right about this. That...I think you are absolutely right about this. That said, I had a friend who was turned from the "ugly duckling" to a beautiful swan at Harvard. Maybe it wasn't Harvard, but I like to think that the school and company helped his self image to realize how brilliant he is.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809081257616119677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148563114167420638.post-28406798893750191922008-03-11T22:36:00.000-06:002008-03-11T22:36:00.000-06:00Sorry, the delete was me. Blogger was still signe...Sorry, the delete was me. Blogger was still signed in as you! :)<BR/><BR/>Amen my friend. You already know how I feel and don't feel about this topic. <BR/><BR/>For comments sake however, I think it comes down to that moderation thing again. Balance is ideal. High school students should be involved, studies should be a priority, but at the end of day, so what if they don't ace every class they enroll in. Sometimes enjoying, relaxing and participating in life a little is far more important. Bombing a test or not making a team if part of life, and your probably better for it. <BR/><BR/>And while someone has to go to Harvard, and frankly way to go to them, I am equally celebratory for the students at a so called "no-name" school. Most people could care less when it is all over. Same goes for that whole heirarchy of majors. Frankly, congratulations if you have declared one ;)<BR/><BR/>Phew, I suppose I should be done before the tomatoes start flying!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971550148489233778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148563114167420638.post-3696068525891812852008-03-11T22:33:00.000-06:002008-03-11T22:33:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Rookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07856225364926460372noreply@blogger.com