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Achromic
773 Posts
I understand that the average age in TL is just above college(?). I want to hear people's stories about their high school lives, the kind of pressure they have faced, their goals and if they have achieved it or not, etc. I hope they will motivate a high school noob like me. Man, stress thats supposed to be ez is getting to me these days. .___.   | ||
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Jayme
United States5866 Posts
On January 06 2010 08:55 Ryoo wrote: People used to say to me when I was young that you shouldn't fear High school. It is supposed to be one of the best times you will have in your life (after reading some threads relating to this topic, people tell me you have more fun in college but w/e). Well, I am not finding the fun part of it. In fact, I find high school to be very stressful. I have to juggle so many things all at once (Crazy assignments teachers give you in addition, the extra curricular stuff) and people (including me) in my age group deal with new emotions and feelings they have never felt before in their lives (Ideas and thoughts towards girls, money, values, life itself, etc,). As time in high school goes by, the tasks and commitments I am responsible for grows out of control... Normally I should be able to handle all this but... puberty is one tough cookie. And on top of all this, if you are an Asian like me, you would understand the pressure you would have to deal with from your parents (marks, university...). I understand that the average age in TL is just above college(?). I want to hear people's stories about their high school lives, the kind of pressure they have faced, their goals and if they have achieved it or not, etc. I hope they will motivate a high school noob like me. Man, stress thats supposed to be ez is getting to me these days. .___. Well that's your problem right there. By the way, highschool assignments are not stressful, at least not in the way college ones are. If you're stressed about them now you're pretty much shit up a creek in uni. | ||
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t_co
United States702 Posts
On January 06 2010 08:55 Ryoo wrote: People used to say to me when I was young that you shouldn't fear High school. It is supposed to be one of the best times you will have in your life (after reading some threads relating to this topic, people tell me you have more fun in college but w/e). Well, I am not finding the fun part of it. In fact, I find high school to be very stressful. I have to juggle so many things all at once (Crazy assignments teachers give you in addition, the extra curricular stuff) and people (including me) in my age group deal with new emotions and feelings they have never felt before in their lives (Ideas and thoughts towards girls, money, values, life itself, etc,). As time in high school goes by, the tasks and commitments I am responsible for grows out of control... Normally I should be able to handle all this but... puberty is one tough cookie. And on top of all this, if you are an Asian like me, you would understand the pressure you would have to deal with from your parents (marks, university...). I understand that the average age in TL is just above college(?). I want to hear people's stories about their high school lives, the kind of pressure they have faced, their goals and if they have achieved it or not, etc. I hope they will motivate a high school noob like me. Man, stress thats supposed to be ez is getting to me these days. .___. get a gf, girls ur age are probably more mature than u anyhow and will wisen you up pretty quickly for example, my first gf cheated on me and then dumped me, saying I was her "boy toy". join debate or Model UN, something where you'll learn be forced to read philosophy, you need to form your worldview. do sports, or something where people get into a team and do shit with each other, because that's literally what life is about, getting together with your colleagues and doing deals or making the sale just realize that 99% of the people are just as awkward as you, and you're nothing special, just another insignificant flea on this hairball of a planet | ||
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dcberkeley
Canada844 Posts
Which is true btw. | ||
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
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illu
Canada2531 Posts
On January 06 2010 09:01 Jayme wrote: Well that's your problem right there. By the way, highschool assignments are not stressful, at least not in the way college ones are. If you're stressed about them now you're pretty much shit up a creek in uni. I agree. Highschool assignments are jokes. | ||
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Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
On January 06 2010 09:11 DoctorHelvetica wrote: I had a horrible time in High School. I made no friends and every day was a depressing bore. i had a few friends but basically this | ||
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HeadhunteR
Argentina1258 Posts
it is obious that college is harder but it has a different pace and meaning... some things are "hader" as they take a lot of effort to do but they are much more usefull and gratifiing to do than highshcool shit... and highschool is not the best time of your life.. college is a million times better.. dispite it is harder. highschool is just a step for college nothing more.. grades arent THAT hard to get... | ||
Chill
Calgary25951 Posts
 I can't say much about the pressures except to try your best. If you break all the tasks down individually it's nothing you can't handle. In social situations the best is to put yourself out them more than you think you can, act confident even if you don't feel it, and pretend nothing bothers you. Basic, generic stuff but maybe it can help. | ||
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Chromyne
Canada561 Posts
I am currently in university and find university to be much more stressful than high school. I think the main reason for this is because university is so much more difficult than high school. When compared to my first year of university, I would say that I was more busy in high school. I juggled a full course load and 5+ extra curriculars, easy. This kept me busy most days into the evenings. However, I wasn't as stressed out because although there was a lot to do (which is mostly my fault with all of the extra curriculars), it wasn't crazy difficult. When compared to my second year of university, I would say I was more busy in university. Full course load + 1 extra curricular. 1 assignment can easily take up the entire day, and into the night, and still be unfinished. Fortunately, though I am Chinese, my parents never pressured me to be a hardcore student in order to pursue... medicine? However, I still adopt the mindset of, "what I do is never good enough and I should always strive to do better." Again, this isn't as impressive due to the nature of my school and its students, but I graduated top of my class and am now studying Engineering. Maybe my parents used reverse psychology! You may have to learn to embrace pressure, or not commit to so many extra-curriculars. Depend on how your life progresses, high school may be the one of the more relaxing times in your life so you should enjoy it! | ||
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Zoler
Sweden6339 Posts
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Hypnosis
United States2061 Posts
Think about it. You live at home rent free, if you have a job it's part time and that money is just for buying food or weed or a new skateboard or whatever else. Your classes are pretty basic and if you study a little every day you can pass no problem. There are hundreds of people to hang out with at your finger tips, tons of hot girls and cool guys to potentially chill with. You get to meet tons of people while having everything paid for, what could be better than that? During the summer you probably work alot but that's all you need to worry about and if you don;t get alot of hours who cares? When you get to college you have to deal with bills, IMPOSSIBLE classes, what you want to do with your life, super independent girls, extreme douchebags (much worse than highschool douches), finding a place to live, car problems, not dropping out, registering on time, paying your TUITION, doing well, not hating your life, doing dishes, making all your own meals, buying your own food, remembering to pick up extra shisha, running out of engineering paper, turing in that 25 page essay due next monday... the list goes on and on. Enjoy highschool it's a fuckin breeze. | ||
p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
But by the time I was an Junior I was participating in Varsity sports (no longer a short, shy little kid), I knew most all the kids in my class pretty well and in general it was a ton of fun. I was a good enough student that I never had to deal with a ton of pressure from my parents about grades (by no means does that mean I got a 4.0 but getting mostly A's wasn't that difficult in high school so I was fine). In the end once I got past the initial shock of a whole new experience and a ton of new faces it was a big positive. In retrospect, my senior year of high school was probably the most carefree time of my life - almost no responsibilities, school was still easy enough to where I didn't really have to exert myself to get by, and there was plenty of fun to be had. Once college started and it was on me to pay for my own education while I was getting it, as well as juggling other responsibilities it was WAY more stressful, although not necessary any less fun. I guess it should also be mentioned that I went to an all-guy high school (there was an all-girls HS across the street though ), so a lot of the headaches that could arise during the school day didn't come up, although there were all the benefits after class got out. | ||
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BanZu
United States3329 Posts
Just bite the bullet and keep trudging on. No biggie. (I understand your situation well btw lol) | ||
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Catch]22
Sweden2683 Posts
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MiniRoman
Canada3953 Posts
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Zapdos_Smithh
Canada2620 Posts
On January 06 2010 08:55 Ryoo wrote: It is supposed to be one of the Fixed. And honestly, who the fuck told you this? High school is known by many to be one of the worst times of your life. | ||
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China13814 Posts
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YPang
United States4024 Posts
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CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11568 Posts
College is hard as fuckkkkkkkkkkk | ||
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