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Why this non-traditional student is not a fan of post secondary students

Post secondary students should not share space with extra non-traditional students.  I have always hated group projects, but adding in these high school kids--that aren't paying for the class as I am--into a group project that I have to do for my biology lab, is really just awful. Our project is covering GMOs, and we have a group outline due Wednesday.  I took the leader position of the group b/c a) I'm the oldest so it comes naturally to me, b) I want a good grade.  A week and a half ago, I emailed everyone in the group and told them to send me a few points about their portion of the topic by today so that I could compile the outline in time for Wednesday.   However, last Wednesday, no one had even checked their school email--addresses they all CHOSE to give me--so I reiterated everything I said about the outline in person, they all agreed.  One of the high school girls asked me what she should send me and I told her to watch for the email that the TA was going to send