How to survive high school?

[badmouse]

What is the ONE piece of advice you'd give a high school student, that would allow them to enjoy high school more?

 

[bigrash]

hang out with the cool kids and make sure you fail all your classes.

 

[Siva]

Party, meet people, have friends a lot of friends and don't discriminate against anyone for appearance or race or anything really. Be friendly. Just find people who are cool to hang out with and hang out with them. That's about it.... At least it worked for me. I didn't hate high school and I have a lot of great friends at home.

 

[EvilYoda]

Nothing, high school is where you should start to find yourself, what kind of person you are, what kind of people you like, etc...you might hate it now, but many of my friends that couldn't wait to be done with HS now acknowledge that it's one of the best times of your life. Family, friends, stability...like they say, you don't know what you have til you've lost it.

 

[Kipper]

Don't take it too seriously, like most of life it is just BS.

 

[episodic]

Ignore everyone and realize that most of the griefers will be in prison, most of the geeks will burn out, most of the cool kids will be fast food managers, and most of the 'normal kids' will run society - and that you won't hardly know any of them 10 years out from graduation.

 

[Semidevil]

blend in.

if you can, I strongly suggest you blend in with the crowd, whether it be the way you dress, the people you hang out with, the things you do........you gotta blend in. High school kids are mean, and you need to blend in......

 

[Linflas]

Enjoy the last 4 years you will ever have of having things handed to you. Sadly you won't realize how good you have it until you are out slogging to work in traffic to pay taxes and your mortgage.

 

[NTB]

the quantity of friends you keep is not nearly as important as the quality. I had a few close friends in highschool, and had a great time. Certainly better than I did in college, for the most part. Not being part of the "in" crowd never bothered me.

Nate

 

[jtusa]

Originally posted by: episodic
Ignore everyone and realize that most of the griefers will be in prison, most of the geeks will burn out, most of the cool kids will be fast food managers, and most of the 'normal kids' will run society - and that you won't hardly know any of them 10 years out from graduation.

:thumbsup:
And don't take high school too seriously.

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

High School Was GREAT... what's there not to enjoy?!

 

[MercenaryForHire]

This has to be a joke, since highschool is unless you're a true dumbfvck.

- M4H

 

[her209]

Hook up with as many girls as possible. Hone your player skills as they will be an asset for college.

 

[Siva]

Originally posted by: NTB
the quantity of friends you keep is not nearly as important as the quality. I had a few close friends in highschool, and had a great time. Certainly better than I did in college, for the most part. Not being part of the "in" crowd never bothered me.

Nate

True, but don't become a clique. You should always be open to new people.

 

[nycxandy]

I loved high school.

 

[Cobalt]

I'm in highschool right now and I don't think it's as bad as everyone says it is.

 

[Rogue]

I say go for a mix of the things said so far. Find one or two good (by good, I mean in every way: moral/ethical, legal, intelligence, etc.) friends, don't try too hard to fit in anywhere or with any one group and just do what comes natural to you, don't change for others. Stay out of the limelight as much as possible and enjoy your successes on your own.

 

[Deeko]

High school is the cliqueiest time ever...so make sure you get yourself into the 'cool kid' group, cuz popularity is all that matters.

haha.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: episodic
Ignore everyone and realize that most of the griefers will be in prison, most of the geeks will burn out, most of the cool kids will be fast food managers, and most of the 'normal kids' will run society - and that you won't hardly know any of them 10 years out from graduation.

:thumbsup:

 

[episodic]

I meant what I said about griefers and prison. To all of you with online prison websites in your states with pics of the inmates - look around the state for people your age. You'll find ppl there that you went to high school with - almost guaranteed. Most of them you'll understand why.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Siva
Party, meet people, have friends a lot of friends and don't discriminate against anyone for appearance or race or anything really. Be friendly. Just find people who are cool to hang out with and hang out with them. That's about it.... At least it worked for me. I didn't hate high school and I have a lot of great friends at home.

^ Speaks the truth. Senior year, I started talking and becoming friends with people I thought had transfered to other schools in elementary school. Some of the best friends I made in HS were kids you'd never expect a person like myself (considered a jock and partier, but I was really a geek on the inside) to befriend. Have a nice variety of friends; those artsy kids that may dress somewhat abnormally, those computer geeks that may appear to be total dorks, the popular ditzy kids, your stereotypical jokes. It really doesn't matter, cause everyone is pretty cool in their own right, just give 'em a chance.

Also, work your ass off as far as your grades are concerned. You don't want to be sitting there senior year with a rejection letter from your #1 college, kicking yourself in the arse because you knew you had the ability to go to the college, but just fvcked around too much in HS. You can get away with a lot if you get good grades.

And my last bit of advice, is to save all the money you can. You will be piss broke in college, and begging to get that money back you wasted on ridiculous stuff that's been sitting in boxes in your basement for the past 3 years.

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: Siva

Originally posted by: NTB
the quantity of friends you keep is not nearly as important as the quality. I had a few close friends in highschool, and had a great time. Certainly better than I did in college, for the most part. Not being part of the "in" crowd never bothered me.

Nate

True, but don't become a clique. You should always be open to new people.

Of course

Nate

 

[Excelsior]

Don't take it seriously, like someone else said. Just do your work, don't make enemies, be yourself/find yourself. I almost think though, that I grew more in my first semester of college than in all 4 years of HS.

 

[DaWhim]

DIAF?

 

[tec699]

go to highschool dressed like the FONZ! Wear a leather jacket and when you enter the classroom go "HEYYY TEACH!" Then click your fingers and the 9th grade honies will be hanging off your jock strap!

Then when you leave the classroom get in a fist fight with a senior. That fight will let everyone know that you don't mess around. Also, get a motorcycle and get a girlfriend who is named pinky.

HEEEYYY...