Reply to Big Fish, Little Pond or Little Fish, Big Pond?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Big Fish, Little Pond or Little Fish, Big Pond?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]In some ways, I hated HS because I was a big fish.  I refused to study and took up lots of time consuming activities so my grades wouldn't stand out.  I couldn't wait to get to college where other people cared about academics.  Unfortunately, because my grades didn't stand out, I ended up in a state school where I stood out and hated it.  On the other hand, as we have seen in this thread, there are also lots of people who really thrive on being a big fish.

My suggestion is that an important part of an education is learning to be comfortable as both a big and a small fish.

If you look at the issue in terms of MS, HS, college and grad school, you might not be able to steer a path that has your DC being a big fish in MS and college and a small fish in HS and grad school or the other way around.  But I would suggest that you encourage your DC to pick activities and/or majors that allow them to be both.  So if you are in a STEM magnet you might join the debate team or ride the bench on the field hockey team or go to a foreign language immersion program in the summer.  If you win creative writing prizes, you might join the robotics club or run track or take a college math class over the summer.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics