I think we're all familiar with the overachieving types. I come from an unfortunate socioeconomic background. I've turned my experiences into motivation to start a charity for underprivededged children. Each year, I raise money at school for a third world country to send medical supplies, food, and clothing. I've had an internship at a law firm for four years now. I have my own radio show. I am captain of the cheerleading squad and the soccer team. I speak three different languages. I only take honors and AP Classes. I have a 4.0 GPA. I participate in the debate team and the mock trial club. I have a part time job ot take care of my family and save money for college. I made perfect scores on my ACT and SAT, And Princeton, Harvard, Stanford and Yale, I WANT YOU!!! This is the kind of pressure that I live with everyday. I live in fear of the wonderwomen and supermen among highschoolers- those people who make college admittance that much more competitive with their superhuman feats of intelligence and compassion and abilities to overcome obstacles. I certainly don't hate, but I'm not sure how much I can appreciate those kinds of standards. It seems like if I ever want to get into college, there isn't anything I can do to guarantee myself a spot. I work myself until midnight almost every day, if not later, with breaks for food and to walk the cutest dog alive. I have a 3.93 GPA, and I only take honors and AP classes. But I'm not coordinated enough for sports, and I don't have time for the debate team, and certainly don't have enought time to start a charity. I'm stressed all of the time. What if everything I do do isn't enough? Can I compete with that girl over there? Am I ever going to be good enough? I've decided that there is way too much pressure to overachieve, and to be the best at everything as a student. And I hope that when this generation has their own kids, they remember the stress, and encourage their children to do their best and not overwork themselves like we have to, just to get a good education at our dream schools. I can't go to Princeton, Mum, if I've died from overexertion.