<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

I am sure, like most of you, I went through the majority of my early schooling getting perfect grades and being told I would be a great scientist or president one day. I eventually became a lazy student, got interested in girls, etc, and I didn't keep up with my intellectual development when I should have. I feel like I could have gotten into a better law school if I *did* keep up (although mine isn't bad at all). Sometimes I look at what I'm doing with myself and just feel really stupid knowing that there are people that are able to kick my ass at what I'm supposed to be doing with my life.

I'm in my mid 20s, and it's as if all I'm good for is promoting myself and running my damn mouth. That's it. I thought that I was better than this, but in reality I'm just some random person like so many others.

I don't want to sound ungrateful to be where I am, because I'm not. I just feel down on myself after being told so long that I was destined to be something much greater than what I am right now.
<bot>: Thought I was smart, but I'm really not. Been feeling it for years, finally decided to write something about it. It's really eating away at me because I feel like I could have done something about it.