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As someone who hated high school in high school, and never went to college, my advice is: stay for senior year. Yes I thought hs was a waste of time. I think t
by apsurd 17y ago
As someone who hated high school in high school, and never went to college, my advice is: stay for senior year.
Yes I thought hs was a waste of time. I think talking to "normal" people is a waste of time. I didn't go to college because I thought it was for normal tool-idiots that accept this spoon-fed idea of universal "success".
Yes, I had a lot of angst in those days! Now on to the point.
High school is not about learning academics. It's about growing up in a social environment. Enjoy senior activities. Enjoy hanging out with your friends, enjoy your prom. Yes, all of those things are over-rated. But its just a part of growing up and you can never go back.
It's funny, we all like to think we can learn from other peoples experiences, and we can, but certain things, you just have to go through. It can't be explained in a way that anyone can truly understand.
Growing up is one of those things. No matter what I or anyone else tells you, you will not truly understand until you just go through it.
But I'll tell you anyway. High school is fun because its high school. You get to be a dumb kid and complain all day about how you want to be free. But that's cool because you get to do it with a bunch of peers that are dumb and want to be free too. You get to love a girl, and then get your heartbroken all in the same week. And as much and as hard as you believe that you are not a dumb kid, well, you are. No offense intended, but you will agree with me when you are older.
College is pretty much the same. Though you actually do get your pseudo-freedom. Above all "college is what you make of it". So even though it can be exactly the same as hs, it does not have to be. But right around your 3rd/4th year of college you'll realize just how much of a kid you still are.
Neither good nor bad, just ...much more growing up to be done.
Then when you get out of college, you realize everything you've done means nothing, adult life sucks and then you crash and then hopefully you reach a level of humility.
With humility comes patience and understanding.
It is after this point that you realize as much as you thought high school sucked ass, it didn't, it was fun. You realize as much as you hated (or liked college) it really didn't matter, because it was necessary to help you get to where you are now:
humble
patient
appreciative
understanding.
So slow down. That's the best advice I would give my teenage self. And hell, I probably would never listen either. But there is such happiness and beauty in slowing down. I am going to cry now.
Appreciate things as they come, be happy,
and enjoy your life.
Oh yeah, and as for girls, they are the key to happiness. But boy does it take a lot of work to get to that level of happiness.
Good luck!
Go out with your gf. If you don't have one, put down the keyboard, and go get one.
F productivity.
- bkrausz 17y agoIn total agreement here. I had the option to graduate HS a year early, but instead took courses at a local college, and used that to get into a better university. I decided to graduate a year early from college, but not for the education reasons. I had grown a lot in the 3 years in college, and I felt I had gained all of the social skills I could from the school, and it was time to move on to the next social challenge: real life. Saving $50k also helped make the decision easier, but it was the social part that was the main deciding factor...I just felt ready to move on with my life.
- felideon 17y agoI kind of disagree with "F productivity." One thing is to enjoy your life, and another is to piss it away.
- apsurd 17y agoWas meant to lighten the mood. I also said: "i am going to go cry now". I did not really do that. =D But to be clear, yes, I agree, I am trying to make things that outlast my physical presence here on earth as well.
- potatolicious 17y ago"Oh yeah, and as for girls, they are the key to happiness." Truth. I wish my lame high school self knew and appreciated this. No material accomplishment, no piece of code, no award nor certificate has ever made me even half as happy as a sublime moment with a girl.
- lamby 17y agoOr a guy. Whatever floats your boat.
- electronslave 17y agoGiven that you're probably not long out of high school, I'll cut you some slack. You look like you could use some. The major problem with your argument is that you're telling someone that they can't learn from someone else. Then you go off and spout some pop-psy graphorrhea at her/him. Looking through your past posts, I can see that you're a fan of self-help books. That's fine. Don't push it on someone who's facing the prospect of 2 years she/he wouldn't have to otherwise waste. The points you bring up: Socialization: Sounds like you could use some with how much you're emphasizing romance there. Socializing is important, but unless our young poster has been living under a rock, the chances that he's had some experience making friends is pretty good. Let romance come later. Even autism finds a way to continue itself biologically. If she/he doesn't want to have sex, what's the point in making her/him feel awkward? College: What if our poster wants to travel? Oops, that broke your model of using university as a self-realization tool. Maturity: Is not a function of writing output on the internet. Seems like at least one of us could learn that lesson. Also, it's not a function of how many things a person has done that you consider worthy. The OP might be at the furthest possible point from your definition from a kid. We don't know. Next time you're sitting alone with your finger up your nose, think about that for a second. As for all that pseudo-religious stuff you spouted, close your self-help book and live a little. Don't worry. Buddha/Jesus/Yaweh/David Koresh will forgive you. I promise. Seriously, y'all, circling the drain isn't cool. The only thing that helps you is you.