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My high school was pretty strong in academics so I actually found it pretty challenging. Contrary to what seems to happen in most high schools, it was actually legitimately cool to be smart and high performing. Well, at least among the crowd that took AP classes, which I guess goes without saying.
It was a nice bonus, but really I didn't stress much in high school since I didn't really give a shit. I slept through a ton of classes while acing them. Though I performed well (I ended up transferring over a sixth of the necessary credits for graduation to William and Mary), due to my lackluster attitude I never once posted straight As, which slightly bothered my Asian parents. They loved comparing me to their friends' kids, and I loved continuing to not give a shit and just play video games.
I didn't join any extracurricular activities, and I breezed past my coursework, so outside of gaming I spent my time making music or writing. I started a poetry contest in my school and composed an album of piano/new age/electronica, though I never released it and quit music altogether later in college.
I made a few close friends in high school and still hang out with them now in my last year of college. I honestly made more close friends in high school than in college because I hate going out and I break out in hives whenever I drink alcohol.
If you find yourself distracted by bullshit like girls and careers and sophistries, I'd recommend what pro-gamers call Mind Control (read some interviews). See, you take two Dark Templar, and-
Seriously, just focus on what's in front of you. You have an entire lifetime for everything else.
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im graduating early and dual-enrolling cause i hate High school so much.
Everyone is too immature
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high school was awesome (although not as fun as college, at least so far). there's no magical answer to getting rid of stress but it essentially comes down to trying your best and acquiring the best possible results. try to find two or three extracurricular activities that you actually enjoy. i know what you mean by parental pressure but as time went on parents (hopefully) learn to trust you.
high school friends are definitely special. nothing like coming back from college and hanging out with buddies from back then
your parents will probably want you to do rigorous academic courseload and heavy extracurricular activities but trust me, every weekend can be a fun one. (maybe except senior first semester, i had too much shit to do)
so yeah, find a group of friends, find shit you like to do, do your best in academics, and you will have a good time
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I hated high school. If you find high school hard (or stressful), you may or may not find college easier. The one major difference is that you have a lot more time on your hands in college, since you're not in class all the time. Whether or not your assignments are hard depends on the classes you're taking, your teachers, your school, etc, whether it is high school or college.
Personally I found college required a lot more thinking and less memorization, but that's probably due to my major than anything else.
I know when I was in high school my mom put a ton of pressure on me to do well, so when I got an A- it was like the end of the world to me... and she just kind of shrugged her shoulders hahaha. First year of college, she stopped caring as much, because she knew at that point I was doing my best. My gpa dropped from high school to college, but it wasn't a huge deal really.
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My advice to you would to soak up your experiences because you only go to high school once. College on the other hand is different, people go to college when they are young, middle aged, or even older. Just try to have as much fun as you can in high school because once it ends, its over and no going back.
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High school sucked. It was full of ambitious assholes. College was slightly more fun. The end.
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Ah, gotta love the influence of perspective. You will look back on this and laugh one day.
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in college you have much more freedom than high school but sometimes I find it kind of stressful to make decisions as there are many things to think about, planning your courses so you don't screw up anything and still have a good social life even though I don't really socialize much lol and also time for extracurricular activities,...
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i somewhat understand where you are coming from (assuming you go to an advanced high school) hell i have 12 pages in (separate) papers due next monday and a few other annoying things to do like exams in 2 weeks to study for...not really that hard but annoying as hell
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high school was jokes but i'm liking the freedom of university.
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I question the quality of life of someone who says high school was the best time of their life.
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High school was fucking fun. Think about it. When else will you be able to screw round with your mates all day long, have all expenses paid and have a relatively easy workload? If you think the workload is tough then either: a) your more suited to a trade. b) you just haven't learnt how to study well. c) give a shit way too much.
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High school was a joke, there are so many students that just easily pass the regents or exams here with 90s when they rarely attend class. All you needed to know were the basics, high school education is like a total robot, its strictly to the textbooks. On the other hand.... College you actually have to do work and STUDY, yes STUDY I have never tried such a thing. As in self-isolated studying. 
And the stereotypical Asian parents stuff did apply for me but after awhile they sorta gave-in, well that was only during my last year of high school where I cut class a lot.
edit: Having plenty of your elementary school friends go to the same high school and classes is the best :D
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Because you'll get so many different responses (high school was easy/awesome, stressful/depressing/boring), you won't gain any reliable idea of what your future as a high school student will be like. Although it may be nice to read about other peoples' experiences and take their advice into consideration, your experience as a high school student and later on as a university student will depend on too many factors for someone else to tell you accurately what to expect. One really lame-sounding but true thing to remember is that although your circumstances may be completely different from or very similar to those of others, happiness mostly comes from within.
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lol High School SUCKS. Got it right now at a vocational high school nonetheless, where i have information technology every other week. Picked it hoping it would rock, turns out my teachers a dick, but the juniors in there are pretty cool.
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never felt much pressure because I didn't give two shits about my grades. Until now, 12th grade, kinda panic mode set on with the realization of my future. Though honestly, the only thing fundamentally different from hs and my experience with life in general was that I was more emotionally erratic. Donno why, maybe its a thing that runs in my family- but I often get extremely depressed, then I feel really confident and energized, laughy. Back to normal, suddenly angry, etc. Mom is pretty emotionally erratic as well and sees a therapist. Who the hell knows, but I honestly felt no extreme difference between hs life and before, outside of that.
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wait what high school was soooo chill
since you're asian and talking about marks and posting on a starcraft forum i'm going to assume you're sufficiently intelligent enough to just coast through high school's bs easy and/or totally useless assignments and maintain a good average with minimal effort
in which case, you can safely do absolutely jack all up to grade 10, work in gr11 (take APs so you can slack more in gr12) and then woo school is tha shit in gr12, one of the better times of my life
edit: the work in gr11 part assumes you're in honours shit and thus are completing gr12 reqs early
that way in grade 12 your course schedule is like spare spare film studies lunch go home lolololol
of course if your asian parents remain uptight and, well, asian all the way through HS and you have no way of convincing them otherwise then you probably need to work harder than that to get into ivy league or w/e
edit 2: oh yea and i went to a very strong academics private school and i'm like barely above average in terms of intellect but i got into uni with a 97 avg while slacking off 98% of the time
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high school is so fun man no worries just parties on weekends and mad luls with friends. funny teachers, dickin off haha thinkin of highschool just makes me laugh.
uni is fun and all but, you have to work way more, grades are more important, costs money, gotta cook meals... shit hs was easy. not sayin this is hard but haaaa man quit stressin out and enjoy hs, don't worry so much just a waste of mental energy.
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It seems like there's a whole lot of work in high school. In reality, you just have to stop wasting your time screwing around, and it really is *no* issue. If you are determined enough, you should be able to land a 4.0 no problem. But keep in mind, it's not going to come without effort, unless you're one of those people...
i.e. I'm saying, manage your time, and it will be just fine. Not necessarily easy, but you will be able to handle it without stressing yourself out.
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High school years are the prime growing years of many people. You look at who you are coming out compared to going in and you see a world of difference. I highly enjoyed those four years and the person they turned me into.
I went to a private high school with one of the most competitive marching bands in the country. I am not naturally gifted with academics and find learning to be hard. I graduated with a 3.8 on a weighted grading scale, so I'm not an idiot, but it was stressful getting there. Persistent assignments were daily tasks. My senior year I passed my limit and decided nightly which classes I would do well in the next day and which classes would get the short end of the study stick. I couldn't afford to attend this school, so I worked part time as a janitor during breaks. Grades and my huge involvements in band made life very stressful at times.
At the same time, I made some true friends that I still see five years later (graduated in '05). Despite my better efforts I didn't date anyone until college, but that came at just the right itme in my life too. Friends and extracurriculars help kill the stress. Lower maturity causes a lot of stupid drama, but with the right group of friends it is manageable.I'm sorry your parents are giving you a lot of extra pressure. Just as long as you are studying to the best of your abilities you have nothing to worry about.
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