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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, is it the term in particular (i.e., the word "gun") that is the problem or do you prefer there not be a word for this type of person, or that the word somehow have no negative connotation?[/quote]

OP - honestly i didn't even think about the gun thing, it just seems like a lousy word that everyone uses differently and basically applied to kids working really really hard. I"ve probably used it myself, then felt kind of icky about it. The prior question "would my non-gunner do okay at an Ivy" generated quite a few replies, but what is this saying?   Kids without hooks have to work really really hard to get into the most competitive schools. They're the ones doing the extra projects, participating actively in class etc. Are they all gunners? Or only if they are perceived by someone as annoying? The whole premise of adults referring to teens/college students this way given the pressure many of them are under - whether from self, school, peer group or parents - is just really gross.[/quote]

Adults that use the word "icky" is gross. Please stop using the term "icky" after the age of 10.[/quote]

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