Kevin

Since people not actively looking for jobs are not included in unemployment then if we were to just go out and say there really aren't any jobs... then wouldn't the unemployment rate fall to a minimum. It might not actually help anyone and will probably hurt but at least we get the bragging rights of full employment.

I was with a group of fellow students and sharing with them just anything about me. After I had finished my short background story the person next to me who i had known for a day, came out and started just listing on all these diseases they had. All of these diseases were mental personality disorders. The person, prior to the conversation, seemed absolutely normal and healthy in everyway. After they shared I kind of looked through everyone's medical records to see what else they might be dealing with. I noticed almost every student had some kind of personality disorder and each was taking drugs for it. This led me to think that many people in the modern world are just using actual mental diseases as excuses or eggagerating some effects. I personally haven't ever visited a psychiatrist or had a mental health inspection so i'm not diagnosed with any disease. I think that these diseases are simply modern medicine's excuses for people not perfectly fitting in, or for people who may struggle just slightly. The fact that their problem can be classified probably makes them feel better and makes any struggles feel more real and excuses their behavior. But in reality human kind has been around for tens of thousands of years and civilization has too. People then were probably suffering with these diseases and coping fine. I understand that some diseases are very real and have srong effects but the mass diagnosing seems to kind of devalue those people for instance because of it I don't always think of depression as a serious issue when in fact it is. This is just because I've come to assume any kid with depression is just angsty and sad, as are all kids. What are your opinions?

I am currently applying to college and finalizing my essay. As of now I have about 1500 words in a almost 6 page essay. I know this is way to many and I've been told to make it 2-3 pages at most and 1 page is more suggested. However I've done as much trimming and deleting as I can think of without damaging my essay. Originally my essay was 10 pages and it is on a very specific topic in my life, just about a single 10 minute event. I've gotten rid of as much as i could and still its almost 6 pages so i was wondering if that is just beyond acceptable length or if having an essay that long would hurt my chances of getting into college. Also if more trimming needs to be done should i delete parts about the specific event (like actual details) or more philosophical topics like how it impacted me and statements on my own life. Thanks!

I am currently a senior in high school. Last year like all other juniors i took the PSATs expecting it to help me practice for the SATs. I was aware of the merit scholarship associated with it and I constantly bragged pretending that I would win the merit scholarship. People got annoyed with my joking about it but when i received my score despite all the joking i had done to my utter surprise i scored a 213 and scored in the top percentile. I'm not sure if im actually a merit scholar but ive gotten some kind of commendation so far. I was wondering if this will in anyway help me when applying to college or if it is purely for flaunting to friends. WIll it help at all, because if so it would be in dire need?

I am currently a senior and hope to apply to Wesleyan early action soon. I have a 91 gpa unweighted which may be a little low for their standards but luckily my school, being a screwed up new york public high school, does not do rankings or emphasize any gpa. I have taken all non-science ap classes that i possibly could which is sadly just APUSH and Ap english language at my school so far. I am also in ap statistics and ap macroeconomics this year. I'm not gonna bore anyone anymore by sharing any more personal information. The one thing I am relying on is my strong history. I have 100s on both the global regents and us history regents (new york state tests) and i got a 5 on the ap us history and an 800 on that sat 2. Also additionally my SAT is now at 2050 but i think that i could reasonably get it up to 2200 because i hadnt prepared at all when i took it first. Will my history alone help me get in if I ace interview and have tons of club activities and outside school activites and could generally be considered interesting (by my own standards, which are pretty low). I know its a reach but i was wondering if anyone had any insight as to if it was still possible.

My entire life I have always had trouble differentiating dreams and reality. Both seem like memories and often times i get confused about what I have actually done. I feel like in reality I am a much different person than I imagine myself because it was only recently I realized how much I dream up. For instance I was speaking to a group of people today and spoke about an experience I had a few years ago. I had no trouble describing the scene and even included exact details. Afterwords one of the listeners who knows me personally told me he did not remember me ever doing something like that. I thought about it and went back to journal I have kept for a few years. I went back to the time i thought it happened and realized nothing remotely close had ever happened to me. I think I must have dreamed it up because it was part of my memories for sure. I'm not looking for any guidance but it would be nice if anyone else experiences something similar, and how they might deal with it.