Andi- nice post! I agree with all of what you said until you contradicted yourself at the end! At the same time though, I cannot say I have a firm opinion on this either- I am involved in far too many things, and it hits me often, far too often, that none of my activities have been far-reaching successes because I have never been able to devote all of my attention to them. Every couple months my body and my logical mind tells me that I need to drop one of my clubs or projects or committ a little less, but I couldn't bear (bare?) to stop doing UFU or quit soccer or stop writing. These things all become important. SORRY, about that ramble, but anyway what I did not agree with is that the point of high school is to become a good candidate for college- this mindset makes me cringe! The most important thing in life, and especially as a youth, is to do what you love, and to never conform to the expectations of others if it isn't you. There is honestly no point to living if it is just to fit into someone else's ideal.