Blink182 From Azerbaijan, joined Oct 1999, 5430 posts, RR: 19 Posted (10 years 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 1880 times:
I am going to be a freshman at an all boys private school next year. We do have a sister school so it's not like girls aren't complete strangers but I won't see them every day. I've been at the school for 8 years so I'm not new to it.
I was curious how you made your most of high school in terms of juggling 2-3 sports, extracirriculars, loads of homework, community service, a social life, and any other things that might come up during the final 4 years. I am mostly looking for high school grads from the past couple of years, and people who are still in high school.
Thanks.
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Give me a break, I created this username when I was a kid...
KAUSpilot From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 1955 posts, RR: 37 Reply 1, posted (10 years 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 1866 times:
Get a job an start saving money as soon as you can. That's the best way to spend your spare time in High School IMO. Your social life is generally helped when you get a job (you meet new people) than vice versa. If I had one thing to do over I would've gotten a job sooner. Then again, I didn't find HS academics that challenging so I didn't need that much time to study (Public HS, albeit one of the top 10 in the state). Just make sure you pass everything and do really well on the SAT and you'll set yourself up fine for college.
DeltaASA16 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (10 years 4 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 1849 times:
I agree with KAUSpilot: get a job. I have two jobs now and I'm a senior on HS. I didn't get a job lasting job till I was in 10th Grade. (I had a job for a couple months in 9th grade as a Dishwasher at a resturant) Money is a good thing to have plenty of in HS. However, I am always stripped for cash as I spend 70% of my money on Flight lessons....
In HS, I have played a Sport every season all four years, thats 12 total seasons. I go to class from 8-3pm and then sports from 3:30-5:30. 5:30-7:30 I eat, shower, watch TV, hit A.net, social things, then from 7:30-9:45 I go back to school to do HW in the library... Then when I get back home, I do HW till about 11:30 or so and then I go to bed... Its not that bad once your get into the swing of it. I actually prefer it. Weekends, I never do HW till its Sunday night though cause I work Sat night and Sun morning.
Flight Lessons I squeeze in friday afternoon or Saturday morning/afternoon.
I work hard and Play hard. Enjoying the day that is most Convenient for me and my studies. Well, not now cause I have senioridice, A disease which effects 9 out of 10 seniors. Symptoms: Don't care about school work cause you will be graduating in a month, and you have already been accepted to college so then you REALLY don't care about school work
Seriously though, Bust your ass the first few years, you will be glad you did. my 9th and 10th grade years wern't that hard, and that may or may not be the case for you. But 11th grade is when you never let your guard down. Work really hard and do well on the SAT: Above 1100.
DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7673 posts, RR: 18 Reply 6, posted (10 years 4 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 1844 times:
Blink... I thought you were a bit older. Anyways. I think a lot about high school is overrated. Be smart about what you do. Do what you like and what you do well. But be sure to challenge yourself. Think of things that set you apart from others.
And be sure to make friends and have fun.
I also guess it depends what kind of pressure you and your parents put on yourself. I took what you would consider your typical load of hard college prep and AP classes. But admittedly I am a big slacker. Bs were certainly acceptable in my family. I could have tried harder at math and science and have gotten better grades. But that wasn't my thing. Still managed to graduate in the top 20% (would have been higher had my hs not been so competitive), did a few extra curriculars, and came out well-rounded and well-adjusted.
Nor do I miss much about high school either. There are some folks that I wish I kept in touch with, but that is a 2-way street. I miss the speech and debate team, that was a lot of fun and most of my teamates were cool people... though some of them were complete asses.
Just as long as your high school experience doesn't resemble a John Hughes flick you will be fine.
Stop drop and roll will not save you in hell. --- seen on a church marque in rural Virginia
Flight152 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 3291 posts, RR: 7 Reply 7, posted (10 years 4 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 1835 times:
I got a job when I was in 10th grade and sometimes I wish I didn't have to work so much (5 days a week most of the time) and going out with my friends. Sure the money is nice to buy stuff for my car, clothes and such, but having a good time is just as important.
Olympic A-340 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 780 posts, RR: 11 Reply 8, posted (10 years 4 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 1832 times:
Just focus hard on your academics and try to balance school with a social life. Don't focus on one without the other. You will quickly find (at least I did) that some things just aren't for you, and as long as you try your hardest your doing fine. I have found that chemistry AP is just not my thing. I am managing a 69-73 average at the moment (all my other classes are As). Don't stress either. NOT GOOD ...and of course, do well on the SAT above 1100 should be fine for most schools unless you want like Princeton or Harvard.
BTW I thought you were older...try to get flying lessons too. It is a nice way to relieve the stresses of school. Unfortunately, I will have to start my multiengine/instrument rating in July. Still though, it is loads of fun.
Che From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 537 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (10 years 4 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 1823 times:
Let me start off by saying this: high school goes by sooo incredibly fast! I am a junior now but I honestly do not feel like I have gone through almost 3 yrs of hs. I still remember the day I "graduated" the 8th grade and my first day as a freshman. I go to an all boys private school. Its very strange at first being in an all guys school but after awhile you get used to it and its not as bad as some people make it out to be. Although many times we all wish there were girls in school but there are plenty of other all-girls schools in the area to make up for it.
Its not easy to manage sports (I play hockey), school, and work-and also working to become an Eagle Scout but it is a routine that I got used to. I dont have as much free time as I used to but its not that bad.
Have fun and enjoy hs but beware it will be over before you know it
I still cant believe that I'll be graduating next year...where did all the time go?
Us330 From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3745 posts, RR: 14 Reply 10, posted (10 years 4 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 1798 times:
AA61hvy: He is going to, or should I say is attending the other North Dallas All-male private school with blue and gold colors. He, like myself, has been going there since he was in first grade.
It seems like most of you are nostalgic for your high school years or will be once you leave. I can't wait until I go to college and leave the school that I will have spent 12 hellish years at behind.
Goboeing From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 2630 posts, RR: 12 Reply 14, posted (10 years 4 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 1771 times:
I didn't think I hated high school until I got to college.
During high school I thought it wasn't bad. Now, the transition to college has made me realize that I completely hated it!!!
I noticed that high school teachers, or mine anyway, seemed to seem more approachable as "friends" or just another person you know, and less of an "authority" figure or a teacher...I guess since you're catching up to them!
Jcs17 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 8065 posts, RR: 43 Reply 16, posted (10 years 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1745 times:
I never thought high school was too bad during my experience...some things about it really sucked, but looking back on it I had such a good time. I agree, freshman year was probably the worst, but it got progressively better. I went to a private school (in Atlanta) and it prepared me well, and I did very well on my SATs, but I didnt work hard enough in school.
You just have to go in realizing that this isnt middle school anymore, and youre not going to be friends with everyone (and vise-versa).
Westjet_737 From Japan, joined Nov 1999, 859 posts, RR: 6 Reply 17, posted (10 years 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1734 times:
I on the same position, except that HS starts in grade ten in Alberta not grade nine like just about everywhere else.
I am really looking forward to it since I really don't like junior high school at all. I really can't stand most (as in about 97%) of the kids, they act like they are 6.
And it doesn't help when I think like and act more like a 50 yr old.
Good luck!
Also, it is nice to hear that many people had a good time in HS. Makes me confident that I will have a good experience as well.
RoyalDutch From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 917 posts, RR: 3 Reply 18, posted (10 years 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1732 times:
I did a whole lot in High School...Student Council all four years, two as president, planned youth events, and did lots of odd jobs around the school. I would have had a job, too, except that I was in the CR, and it wasn't legal. I would have to say that the best years of my life so far have been those spent in High School..and a large part of that was because I was involved in so much. Don't kill yourself with the workload, but don't give yourself too little to do, either. Like Che said, it will be over before you know it, so enjoy it.
Turbolet From Cape Verde, joined Nov 2007, 0 posts, RR: 1 Reply 20, posted (10 years 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1708 times:
I guess I'm not the right person to give advice. I'm at the very end of high school here in Malta (it's called sixth form), two years which really flew past but which, unfortunately, I shall not remember with pleasure.
My parents keep telling me just how much fun they had at the gymnazium, the Czech equivalent, and what an excellent social life, many friends and so on they had. Now I made most of my friends in the second year of this school, and my social life is limited to an occasional Saturday night at the nearby KU Club, a hard-core, as-low-grade-as-it-gets entertainment venue with loud dance music, lots of booze and clouds of Rothmans smoke.
School is enjoyable? Hardly. Parly it's my fault. As my subjects, I chose Pure Mathematics and English for Advanced Level. And while the latter is reasonable, the former is e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y hard, so much so that only 25% of all students who sit the final exam pass the first session. What are my chances of being one in four? I wonder. We'll find out pretty soon. (But then again, I tell myself, I had an even lesser chance of being one in ten and yet I am - y'all know what I'm talking about .)
'Although I had mononucleosis and felt very tired at times afterwards, I enjoyed sixth form', my doctor (who's curing my depression) told me as I was sitting in the back of his car. I just gazed at him in disbelief. No, sixth form is not fun. Drowning in the midst of senseless assignments and projects, hardly any time to spare for the net, let alone a job alongside school. I'm glad I'm out.
All I can say is good luck, I hope it's different and more enjoyable in the US. After all, it depends on you, too, so don't make the same mistake as me and deliberately choose hard subjects. If I could go back to July 2001 and make my choice again, I'd choose Sociology instead of Pure Maths, well known for being hard and a 'learnable' subject.
Shawn Patrick From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 2588 posts, RR: 18 Reply 21, posted (10 years 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1705 times:
I'm halfway through high school and I'm learning some things about it.
First of all, let me ask you, where do you want to go to college, and what do you want to do in college? If you want to go to Harvard, then take hard classes and study a lot. If not, then don't make it too hard on yourself. Get a job, do lots of extracirriculars and sports (if you do that kind of thing). Work on your hobbies, work on your talents. Study enough to get good grades in your medium-easy classes.
Now, I can't stress this enough: do not take high school life too seriously!
By this, I'm mainly talking about the other aspects of high school besides academia. Take academia seriously, you won't regret it. But don't take the social aspects very seriously, because think about it - in 4 years, you'll be somewhere else and everything about high school will just be a memory.
Go to parties, go to dances, make friends and enjoy. But if certain aspects of your social life start to suck, just say "fuck" and move on.
I see so many guys trying their hardest to be cool, to be jocks, to get girlfriends, trying to be popular. I laugh. Once they're out of high school, nobody will care who they are.
Finally, treat high school as an opportunity to improve yourself. Practice being yourself. Practice being in different social situations such as parties, dances, etc. Practice being a ladies' man . Basically, just use your peers to improve yourself. When you go to college and beyond, you'll be well-versed socially and you'll get all the friends and chicks you want
Deltajax From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 22, posted (10 years 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1650 times:
basically 4 words- don't try too hard, whether in academics, your social life, sports, or whatever- if you dont have it, then you dont have it, dont ruin yourself trying to make it look like you have it.
Pgh234 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 790 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (10 years 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1647 times:
Wow, an all boys school, I dont even think we have any of those around here. Anyways, I went to a real small public school. I have always challenged myself in academics, but not to the point of overdoing it. It is very important to make sure that you let yourself have a social life, or else you'll go crazy and wonder why you wasted the last four years of your life in highschool (i have one friend who did this. Sure, he is 1st in the class, but that dosn't mean shit once you graduate. My scholarship is 3-times what he recieved anyways to a much more prestegious university ). I dont play sports and dont have a job (I wish I did, I just dont have a car to get TO a job) but, as it turns out, I will be attending Bucknell University and only paying $5,000 a year for a $35,500 university. Another thing about highschool, eventually, sleep becomes less of a "need" and more of a "want." I normally go to bed around 1:00-1:30AM and wake up at 5:40AM for school. I've become immune to tiredness and cant remember the last time I was in bed before midnight.
To Sum it Up:
-Jr. year is by far the hardest...yet most important year. DONT slack off.
-Always challenge yourself in your classes. But, if you fail a test or two, dont worry about it and move on.
-Always keep a great social life
-If something bothers you (i.e. teachers, parents, females), learn how to say "fuck it" and move on
-9th and 10th grade are important, but not usually too hard to get through
I have had a fantastic highschool experience I dont know how I am going to leave it all behind when I graduate in June.
Deltajax From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (10 years 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1634 times:
also try to be well rounded so you can get scholarships, thats what colleges look for. I will graduate with like a 3.7 (but with all honors core curriculum, and AP spanish), i have two jobs, and have played a little bit of sports, involved with youth group at church, other activities. Jacksonville U is giving me $12,500 per year, so try to be well rounded. good luck.
25 MD-90: But pgh234, while that sounds really impressive, some of us are getting a quality education and not even paying $5000 for the entire 4 years (public f
26 Vafi88: What you want to do is balance out your schedule. Wor hard, but stay cool in school, if you just study all day, you won't have ANY friends. Join arts
27 N766UA: I'd say don't slack off. I'm going into my junior year, I've had mediocre grades up to now and now I'm kicking myself. I've dug a hole and I have to r
28 Pgh234: Wow MD-90, that is cheap. Most state schools up here in PA run, at the least, $15,000-$20,000 a year w/room and board. I was perfectly happy going to
29 Hole_courtney: If I were any of you still in high school, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Don't "strive" for your very best. You'll get burned out before it gets
30 MD-90: Well I'm paying $560/semester for tuition, so for 4 years that'll run $4,240, although tuition could be hiked up a bit. Of course, that doesn't includ
31 BO__einG: I graduate in less than a month from now. Believe me as I concur with the group that High School goes by really fast. Much faster than you think. Its
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