The Now Generation
I was feeling pretty down about academia so I wrote this poem. Itās a spoken word piece but I thought I should type it and share it with Appblr.Ā
I think we can all relate.
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SAT. ACT. PSAT. GPA. GED. IEP. IQ. ADHD. ADD. OCD. PTSD. STOP.
Stop. You donāt have to spell it out for us. Believe me, we get it.
We get the 7:00am classes. We get the prep books. We get the extra-curriculars. We get the sports practices. We get the sleepless nights. We get the anxiety. We get the finals. We get the scores. We get the report cards. We get the 4.0s and the 2300s. We get the 3.5s and the 1850s. We get the dissapointment. We get the 99th percentile. We get the 98th percentile. We get the still not good enoughs. We get the try harders. We get the internships. We get the part time jobs. We get the volunteer hours. We get the extra credit. We get the resume builders, the service trips, the competitions. We get first place.
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