<p>They’re not ALL terrible. Some of those people who you have described have, after I myself saw past what they appereared to be, become very good friends of mine. Try it some time.</p>
<p>@TheJuanSoto,
you took the words right out of my mouth! I despise those greater-than-thou students.</p>
<p>But I agree with @collegeluva101:
Definitely not all high school students are terrible. In fact, depending on your perspective, the ones you don’t like are the minority.</p>
<p>the hypocrisy in this thread is amazing</p>
<p>I have found a good balance between the superficial and serious social groups at my school. Shutting out the superficiality would leave me with few friends, while shutting out the serious, intelligent people would leave me feeling almost empty (intellectually, at least). My school has a designated block for study hall, and I’m part of the class where debaters congregate. It’s wonderful because everyone talks about new ideas and controversial issues in a respectful and intelligent manner. And I don’t go to a magnet school or anything, so these types of people can be found generally anywhere. Instead of denouncing those that don’t agree with your interests, try to find your niche with people who do. Complaining about the superficiality or anti-intellectuality in your school won’t really get you anywhere.</p>
<p>I feel this way as well. What finally pushed me over the edge was when I tried to remember the conversation at my lunchtable one day, and honestly couldn’t remember a single topic discussed that had any real meaning. I’ve wanted to start a Young Democrats chapter at my HS for a while now, but I know if I try no one will join. Most kids at my school don’t even know who Joe Biden is, let alone have any political beliefs.</p>
<p>That’s part of the reason I can’t wait to go to college; there has to be more people like me that I’ll meet there, right?</p>
<p>Are you guys serious? I miss people like that, so I can feel good about myself. Going to a top 10 high school where a 1700 is average and everyone is smart is a bad thing at times.</p>
<p>That being said, I still love my friends, and I like hanging out with my classmates. But sometimes a person needs some intelligent conversation.</p>
<p>I understand what you mean, high schoolers can be immature. But it’s no good to place them in stereotypes that aren’t always true. Like “atheists think they are smarter because they don’t believe what other people do” I find this to be false. And I don’t know what denomination “what other people do” is referring to. I think you’ll find that these people don’t fit into these stereotypes as concretely as you think.
And it’s okay for someone to be proud that they got a 1700. Maybe that’s their goal and it’s okay for them to be happy about it. But if they’re bragging I know it can be annoying. Bragging is annoying no matter if the person is entitled to brag or not. </p>
<p>Back to your post though, I was reading it and it kind of resonated with some of my thoughts lately. High school has really changed. I feel creepy knowing someone’s middle name simply because it’s part of their facebook name. And there doesn’t seem to be anything else besides parties on the weekends. Also, high schoolers are beginning to act younger and younger. I think high school just gets old after a while. </p>
<p>Does anyone else feel like high school’s different from what they read in books as well? Maybe it’s just because high school seems interesting in novels because interesting things happen to the characters.</p>
<p>I do agree, it is annoying how obsessed everyone is with smoking and drama. It is just so stupid! But I sort of feel that you may be too arrogant, you should find a way to enjoy the way things are. High school only happens once.</p>
<p>I’ll say something else: I will admit that I despise “drama” as well. While I am sure drama is not only existent in high school, it seems that the kind of stuff kids make drama about is stupid. Maybe it’s because I am extremely cynical, but most of the stuff kids fight about is meaningless.</p>
<p>However, I don’t get angry at this; I ignore it. I don’t get upset if people make fun of me or my friends, if people stop being my friends/are mean to me; I also do not make fun of people. Some people don’t like this, but to me, what’s the point? I know I am going to be far away from everyone in a year, so who cares? “Reputation” is only important if you are an adult with a career you have to build.</p>