... such as Ritalin or Adderall. In elementary and middle school, my teachers often remarked that though I was smart and sociable, my "class clown- behavior needed to be addressed, and my homework and assignments completed a little more consistently. I had straight A's up until the 8th grade, when my grades plummeted to a C average. Grounded and reprimanded by my parents, I studied more and finally brought ... incapacity to finish things I started. Depression, a trait that is certainly not in my character, emerged when I was sophomore, but I drowned it out with crew, drums, and lots of frie...

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