Dec 2, 2016
At what age did you start to really care about school/college?
For me it didn't hit me until junior year (when I knew what colleges to target and what kind of grades I needed and what goals to achieve). I believe at that point it was way too late - you probably need to start in middle school to get on the right track.
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My teacher told at me age 10, "The party's over". It was an announcement to our entire 5th grade class. I guess at age 10', then. Damn private school.
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