When I was in high school, I didn't feel like I had to pile on the APs in order to look good to colleges. High-achieving classmates didn't use private tutors.

I was crazy for music as a high school kid and a college kid.

I didn't feel attractive in high school.

I had this fascination with four-track recorders when I was in high school.

I would hate to be in high school now. Psychologists talk about the 'imaginary audience' that teens seem to feel they have around them and that makes them think they have to keep up their image all the time. Now with Facebook and MySpace and 24/7 online access, that imaginary audience has become real.

I don't look like my high school self anymore. I feel like I look more like an adult now.