22 years old here.
50+ hour work weeks while attending a top 10 university; 70+ nonstop (with occasional 80 hour weeks) through the summer.
Last year while interviewing for jobs I always had to repeat that part:
“You mean 50 hours during the summer.”
“No, school year. 70 summer.”
(But yes, in 90% of cases I agree with you regarding my generation. 99% if we’re talking about the bratty, Daddy’s-credit-card-carrying, trust-fund-hippies at my school.)
Can I assume you’re being paid for this OT? I worked / did school about 60 hours a week when I was your age. And at 26, with a full-time salaried position, I can assure you that I work as little OT as possible, and usually do 45 hour weeks. Why? Because I’m salaried, and getting extra “thank you’s” aren’t worth my time.