i'm 21 and a junior in college. i hated my (private, prestigious, competitive, ridiculous) high school... i really struggled there and i hoped things would get better in college. they didn't. my first year, i had a hard time balancing my social and academic life and ended up taking a year off. i still don't love it... i don't really connect with the people (i'm shy and have a bit of social anxiety) and the work is stressful (i'm a bit of a perfectionist too).

but for me, getting a degree is extremely important (and i can't explain why... i guess just because everyone else in my family has done it) so i'm trying to plow through and do the best i can. i've been told that my depression is situational/i'll be a lot better outside of academia... we'll see-- i definitely hope so. but yeah-- definitely not a fan of my high school or college experiences.