<p>High school is complete crap. I don't have good friends and girls are soo stupid...
Like freking 8 people out of 500 get above a 2000 on the SAT...including me...thats how pathetic it is.</p>
<p>People need to relax more and get smarter.</p>
<p>Please tell me things get better.</p>
<p>lol well i’m still in high school so this is all speculation, but i’m assuming that once you go to college, you’re (for the most part) among peers who are of a similar intellectual capacity because of the admissions process.</p>
<p>I hated high school to the point that I dont have any friends there anymore (im a freshman here). Its completely different here. I love it here and am having an absolute blast.</p>
<p>seriously though, someone in the high school life forum aptly stated that however you were in high school won’t change much for college</p>
<p>^I disagree with that statement. I have seen a lot of people I know change during college. I don’t know if it is “change” in the traditional sense though. College allows you to become what you want to be. The change isn’t always for the better either, I know a few people who have changed from being chill people, to drunks/stoners because they have the opportunity to do so here.</p>
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<p>Before you get to Cornell, you’ve gotta look yourself in the mirror and determine how much of that is the fault of your HS and how much of it has to do with you. That will make college a LOT more enjoyable.</p>
<p>Maybe the reason that you have no friends is that you think you’re above everyone just because you scored over 2000 on you’re SAT…arrogant</p>
<p>are you talking about life in general or dating life? bc life in general will probably get better in college bc you have more freedom and are more likely to be who you are/do what you want to do. dating life… however, will depend on your personality.</p>
<p>Life will change as much as you change it here. At least within the boundaries of what is available here. </p>
<p>As far as dating? I’ve not seen much dating. Yes there are some couples that I know who have met here, but the VAST majority of interaction between the sexes is either friends, or hooking up. But from what my older friends here tell me, after Freshman and somewhat Sophomore year, people start to hookup less and date more, because you begin to realize you have little time before you go out into the real world.</p>
<p>You want it uncensored and honest? Here goes.</p>
<p>Positives for you:</p>
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<li><p>The women at Cornell will have no parents around for the first time in their lives. So they’ll be a little more ready to experiment with things (like drinking too much and making out with random schleps like you at parties).</p></li>
<li><p>The men at Cornell (with whom you’re competing with for women) won’t generally be anywhere near as athletic, sociable, or studly as the guys in your high school. So you’ll be average at Cornell instead of nerdy like you were in high school.</p></li>
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<p>Negatives for you:</p>
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<li><p>The women at Cornell will generally be more morally reserved in their personalities than many of the girls at your high school. These girls had 5.0 GPA’s in high school as well; they’re not exactly pole dancers.</p></li>
<li><p>You’ll be so busy with schoolwork, trying to make friends, and trying to live on your own for the first time, that you’ll have very little time to cultivate your mojo and release the inner stud in you.</p></li>
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<p>Bottom line? Alcohol will become your best friend. ;)</p>
<p>i agree with you OP</p>
<p>no offense, but if you don’t have friends, I don’t think it’s the school that is at fault. From the tone you wrote in, you seem to be having some issues. High SATs does not make people better friends. And why are girls stupid? and why do people have to relax more( you’re the one aiming for a good university)?</p>
<p>^No, trust me…i’ve been to a science summer camp at UC and it was amazing. I made A LOT of friends.
The SAT score was to indicate that I wasn’t from a strong academic community (Like Cornell), not to indicate that people are stupid.
I wanted to know if my luck would be better at a different, strong academic community like Cornell.
I didn’t stress that enough, i apologize.</p>
<p>If it’s science summer camp at UC people you get along with well, you will have zero problems finding friends here. To me it seems that the majority of Cornell kids are either fairly far towards either one end of the other of the cool to dorky scale.</p>
<p>^ QuantumArbiter</p>
<p>My bad then. I apologize as well</p>
<p>Well obviously college has a lot more diverse social oppurtunities than high school, but if you don’t put yourself out their a bit more, nothing will change</p>
<p>I guess my best advice would be to be discerning. You’ll inevitably have opportunities now and then, but don’t always leap at every single one of them whenever a girl gives you a window of hope. Make sure each time you reach out to a special girl, not necessarily one that seems flawless or out of your league, but one that means a lot to you. And don’t always charge in like a bull with whatever your advances might be - take your time and enjoy your time just being with her, not just focusing on “how much you can get”.</p>
<p>There will be many amazing, beautiful, special, inspiring women at Cornell, and your time with them will often be fleeting, so treasure every opportunity with them that comes along. With luck, you’ll look back on some memories that last a lifetime, along with a share of heartache and disappointment that always come with it, but is definitely worth it in the end.</p>