It was different with some of my high school friends, two in particular. They were brilliant, they made getting 90's seem effortless. Because of that they were somewhat coddled and cared for by their high school teachers. They were praised, and work effort wasn't really required.
One of them got to university and found out that professors don't really care about you, or your brilliance. They don't give you breaks and they are a lot tougher then high school teachers. He bombed out in less then 6 months and today at the age of 43 he's a really unhappy bartender, who's dad still calls him a dissapointment to his face.
The girl who was so brilliant in high school but repressed by her family, went to university and did what every university student does in the first year. Drinking, smoking dope and boning. AS the work level went up, her high school work habits killed her. She got knocked up and dropped out. the last time I saw her was at my 20th reunion, and she was the haggard looking mother of 3 girls and two boys and drunkenly wondering if it would make a difference to go back to school now.
Just because your brilliant in highschool doesn't mean that your ready for the vigors of the don't give a crap if you pass or fail university.
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