*Poll* Was high school or college a better experience for you?

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NiKeFiDO

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May 21, 2004
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HS sucks for sooo many people, its basically the culmination of "popularity"/other bullshit

college = not that at all
 

tami

Lifer
Nov 14, 2004
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college is a definite amazing experience.

i'm going to assume that you're dorming, because if you're not, this stuff might not apply. also, it helps to be going to a college out of town for this stuff to apply to you as well -- but whatever it is, you'll make the most of it.

reasons why i loved college:
1. meeting new people. for me, this meant meeting a diverse group of people. i went to a private parochial school and the town i grew up in wasn't exactly mixed.
2. a new place. for me, this also meant moving from florida to new york city. that says it all.
3. independence. freedom. doing things on your own.
4. growth. if you're not living at home, this is the best time for you to adequately bridge that gap between being a high schooler, a dependent of your parents or whoever, to being completely on your own thereafter (if that's your path). you have peers to grow with, and they're having similar issues too.
 

BriGy86

Diamond Member
Sep 10, 2004
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i got to a tech school so i have a slight interest in all my classes

but its a tech school so its a sausage fest

there's good and bad
 

Apathetic

Platinum Member
Dec 23, 2002
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College was SO much better. You get to meet a ton of interesting people and have lots more fun. It is a LOT more work though.

Dave
 

monk3y

Lifer
Jun 12, 2001
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College by far... In college I got a chance to pick my own friends. In high school there were so many cliques that I really didn't fit in too well.
 

gigapet

Lifer
Aug 9, 2001
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how is there even any comparison?

Who voted for HS?? wtf!!! You went to the wrong college man!
 

Orsorum

Lifer
Dec 26, 2001
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College, less bullsh!t, less drama, hotter and smarter chicks, more capable and interesting teachers.
 

Tab

Lifer
Sep 15, 2002
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Right now, High School sucks. My grades are like a big rollercoaster. Sometimes I do well sometimes I don't do well...

What's the college guy's advice to upcoming college students?
 

dcdude

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May 8, 2005
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if you ahve a better time in HS somethign is terribly wrong

college is like high school but with none of the bad parts and 1000 times more good parts

except for the bigger workload but who the hell cares
 

Sphexi

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Feb 22, 2005
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I did more drugs in college, learned a LOT less, for a LOT more money. That's basically it. Highschool was awesome, fun classes, lots of friends to hang out with, when I was a senior it was just a fun year, I worked all through highschool and even then it was with friends at a job I enjoyed.


College though, new friends every year, lost touch with people from HS, I was paying $10K+ a year to go there, and take classes that I already knew and it was boring as hell. Only thing I got worthwhile was a piece of paper that says that I r smart.