<p>What are some things that you didn't realize in high school that only became clear to you after you entered college? Because the high school years are crazy and they seem to warp reality sometimes.</p>
<p>That I don't have to put up with people being [jerks] to me all the time, that I shouldn't care nearly as much as I did about what other people thought about me, that I actually don't have to wear makeup EVERY day.... I can save it as a special treat kinda thing. That there are guys who like girls other than the stick skinny ones. And that my hair is MY hair and if I want to dye it I can and there's nothing my mom can do about it.</p>
<p>That my parents did actually know something, I should have partied way more in HS, that pot is really not that big of deal (a "lesson" that has only increased while in med school), that I'm in charge of my own happiness and if I'm not happy - I need to change something, but it's not someone else's fault.</p>
<p>that college is a waste of time that could be avoided if you know the right people in life.</p>
<p>If you're school doesn't offer all the APs, move to one that does. Save yourself a ton of time that way.</p>
<p>The teen-angst rubs away.</p>
<p>Teen angst never goes away. I hated high school because I was in IB. I think about it everyday.</p>
<p>that high school sucks because some people are just snobs and stuck up, and the cool kids ends up not being cool after high school</p>
<p>People who are popular in high school, do they remain popular later on or do the unpopular kids become popular?</p>
<p>In my experience, there's no popular/unpopular after high school. It's more, Greek/non-Greek. The popular kids in high school are usually the Greeks in college. But, most of the time, as in high school, no one really likes the Greeks that much. (we call them sorostitutes and frat daddies) Sure, I know a FEW really nice greek people (there's always the one "reject" sorority full of really awesome sweet people) but most of them, the girls at least, are total skanks. I don't know alot of frat guys, but of the ones I do know it's about half are nice, and half are total as.sholes. The best thing about this situation though, is that the Greeks often seclude themselves and everyone else can go on about their own business and never have to be bothered by them. However, this doesn't work if you live in a dorm because there WILL be at least a couple people that have rushed in there and that starts the drama. </p>
<p>I will say, most of my friends in college were nerds in high school, myself included. However, we are the really awesome party kids now. (Seriously, like we had this HUGE halloween party last year and there were like 300 people there, and we maybe knew half of them.) We are still sort of nerds in our own way (alot of my guy friends play Magic and Risk), but the best thing about college is that you can do your own thing without worrying about people saying stuff to you.</p>
<p>-Popularity doesn't matter
- Not to be a pushover and not everyone is going to be nice ^_^</p>
<p>Do what you want to do and don't let others make you fell insecure about yourself. People are much more tolerant of others in college and it's much easier for me to make friends. You don't need to change yourself to be "popular".</p>
<p>in college since there are a lot of people you can find your niche, unlike high school where people are stuck up, conceited, and snobs</p>
<p>I agree with that it is waste time to lenrn some lessons in college .They are out of time.</p>
<p>Do people change as they go to college? like, does the well-behaved kid in high school become wild in college?</p>
<p>Haha, yes they do. I am living proof of that. I was the nerdy honors kid got skipped up a grade, and now I'm like party wild child. (I still get decent grades though!)</p>