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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I don't know why we as a society have bought into this go straight to college after high school crap. I can't tell you how many friends I have who went straight off when they obviously were not ready...then returned home in less than a year. I think MOST kids would benefit from some time off to mature, discover their passion, and truly value their college experience.[/quote]

I graduated with 1500 SAT's, 700+ in sat subject tests, 4/5's in multiple AP's, top 2% in my graduating class in a decent schools, and I am inquisitive and a big reader.

I almost ended up dropping out of college - I should've NEVER have gone straight to college. If we had national service in this country for 2 years it would've helped me out immensely. I was not ready to go to college at 17. Enlisting in the army wasn't an option because of the length of enlistment was too long.

I did fine in grad school but undergrad was a dumpster fire.

Our society in the middle and umc classes has bought into kids going straight to college because we are in a hyper competitive society economically and feel that if said kid doesn't, they'll be left behind.

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