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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, upper middle class was meant to be specific.  Now I'm curious-- was the "it" you loved workload pressure or other aspects of GDS?

FWIW, ITA that GDS is a lovable school that fosters great friendships among interesting people.  I just think it could do that without the insane workload!

Which circles back to the upper middle class parents point.  I think that's a class background that leads people to normalize or even valorize workaholism.  And a specific variety of workaholism that is externally-induced rather than the product of someone's own passion for his or her work.[/quote]

I loved the challenge - I think the school nailed it with respect to having high enough expectations to challenge me while providing enough support to make sure I didn't fail.  I worked hard BUT it was legit work, not busy work.  I felt accomplished.  I think I took 5 AP courses total and I got 4 5's and 1 4.  I thought college was easy (and went to an Ivy, where I was a legacy) and I graduated Magna Cum Laude.  I also graduated Magna Cum Laude from a T-10 Law school.  I would say that I was maybe in the top quartile of my graduating class.  I had

FWIW, I graduated in the early 2000s.  I had kids relatively young, so here I am at almost 30 with a 4 year old and a 2 year old (and one on the way) trying to figure out what to do about schools...which is why I'm reading the boards![/quote]

I want to make sure I understand what you posted here. You went to GDS, an Ivy and then a top 10 law school AND had your first child at age 25? You're going to have three kids by age 30?[/quote]

3 kids at 30, but otherwise, yes.  [/quote]

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