article: rat racing and the modern student culture

[elsieee]

hey guys! I've recently made another post on my substack blog (to be differentiated from my neocities blog lol) about my thoughts on the current state of student culture, especially when it comes to college applications and the ultracompetitiveness that comes with it, and I thought i'd share it here!

the post can be found here. Hope you enjoy it and lmk what you think!

[Blue]

Looking at how US universities work is fascinating to me, considering the process of getting into university here is much different. The only non-school work that counts as something towards your ability to enrol in it are diplomas from National competitions, places 1 to 3 and everything else depends on your overall test(s) score. The way US works in that regard is very foreign to me and I can see how stressful it must be for kids who just finished high school or even worse for people who didn't go to university right away due to life or not wanting to before but decided that they want to later in life.