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n) a disease caught by those who attend Gunn High School, Palo Alto, and some surrounding schools. Symptoms generally start to appear junior year, though they may be present as early as sixth grade in some cases. Short-term effects include mad AP classes as well as extracurriculars, caffeine addiction, intense
sleep-deprivation, a triple-booked schedule, no time for
family and/or friends, and chronic talking online at 5AM while doing homework.
Long-term effects include acceptance to Stanford(in severe cases), heart disease, and a "BRING IT ON" mentality regarding
life that
will haunt you to your grave.
I was
studying AP Biology while on a volunteer worksite in Canada over spring
break and talking in
French to my professor online, when I realized what a totally *Gunnitis* moment it was.