<p>hey all, i'm going to college in the fall, and im pretty happy because it's a fresh start and I can be myself and open up...but I'm pretty disappointed about having some punks from my high school come there...it's just like they're gonna act the way they did in high school, so i'm ticked off....I already have a brother up there as a senior (next year), and I have a good friend that i met this year going too, but it seems like these kids will be in high school mentality forever--like what you wear is who you are, and how much money your parents have determines your social status....sigh</p>
<p>it seems you're being quite judgmental about those "punk" kids...</p>
<p>i guess i am what you call a "floater" i hang out with everyone, and the punk kids are no better or worse than the preppy kids, or the smart kids, or anyone. that whole argument you make that they all think "what you wear is who you are, and how much money your parents have determines your social status" could also be applied to the rich preppy kids. in fact, i have only heard that applied to rich preppy kids, never to punks</p>
<p>but if you actually have a personal reason to dislike them, then just ignore them. i'm sure your school is big enough</p>
<p>I didn't mean punks like skater kids or whatever...I actually meant like deuche bag, snobby kids. I do ignore them, I don't talk to any of them, but I've still seen them do mean things at people who can't afford much more than they have....</p>
<p>The good thing about college is you never have to see the from high school if you don't want to. Classes are big and many, there's many dorms you can live in, and many clubs/organizations you can join. Those people don't have to be a part of your life anymore if you don't want them to.</p>
<p>AUlostchick is right. You can choose to steer clear of those kids if you want. College is large enough that you can meet lots of new people.</p>
<p>And in college,there is no group that is like the "popular" clique in high school. There is no small subgroup of kids who are opinion shapers. People find friends they like, places they like to go - there is so much variety. The college I went to as an undergrad was really small, only 1200 undergrads. There was a guy from my high school there two years ahead of me who was at my college, and I barely interacted with him at all. We both lived on the same pretty darn small campus, but we had different friends, different majors, different interests. I swear, I saw him maybe once every few months. We weren't avoiding each other or anything like that, either. I have a feeling these kids from your HS will not be anywhere in your world at college.</p>
<p>jeez just ignore them </p>
<p>college is different from high school, dude</p>
<p>The main reason I didn't want to go to my state school (which I loved as soon as I visited) was that it's only 2 hours from my hometown and a bunch of kids from my high school were going too. Even people I was sort of friends with but didn't really want to keep hanging out with. And I hated the "high school bull*****" that I thought would go to college with them/me.</p>
<p>However, I did end up going and I NEVER see these people. Quite a few transferred to a university in our hometown and now are happily continuing their high school lives. Granted, my school has 20,000+ undergrads, but not only do I not see them, they all have made their own friends as well and don't spend as much time together anymore either.</p>
<p>Unfortunately the "what you wear is who you are, and how much money your parents have determines your social status" mentality does still arise at college. The prevalence of that belief of course depends on the social circles you're in, but you will still find it. If it bothers you, definitely just don't associate with those people.</p>