<p>Good thread so far.</p>
<p>I regret nothing.</p>
<p>Anything that happens is, or was, merely chance. I can change nothing about it even if I do look back deeper. What happened back then has already happened. High school isn’t as important as college and beyond, though high school is still important.</p>
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<p>I regret being too shy to do research or internships in high school (Not ask professors if I can help with research, or contact companies for internships).</p>
<p>I regret not working harder in HS. I would not have made Valedictorian, but I would have gave the top 10% a scare of a lifetime for their spots. They know it, and they joke about it all the time knowing that the odds are against me of sliding in at this point. I’ll probably be in the top 12/13%…</p>
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<li>Not having a social life in HS. Being African American, and acting “White” doesn’t help. Being surrounded by few friends in elementary school translated to MS and HS, though I don’t really mind. i hate parties and crowds. It would be nice if I could see some faces outside of school though…and babysitting stopping me from joining a sport to rectify that makes it even worse…</li>
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<p>You know what? Absolutely nothing. I wouldn’t even give up my slacking off for the first two years of high school. Things turned out great for me.</p>
<p>I don’t regret anything: what I did put me where I’m at, and I’ve had a great time going about it. Maybe this year I should have taken harder classes (to raise my GPA, ridiculously enough), but then I may not have had the time or energy to devote to the other classes that I fell in love with. Maybe putting myself out more to get a relationship, but really, things on that front seem to be turning out how they’re supposed to, so no worries there either.</p>
<p>I don’t know where I’m going, what I’m doing (my plans still aren’t concrete for this summer… I don’t even know if I’m going home yet), but I’m perfectly happy living in uncertainty. It’s nice to be surprised.</p>
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<p>I was close to making top 10% at my high school. I was top 11%. So close. So close. I should have taken like 3 more AP classes and gotten a few more A’s :)</p>
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<p>You may regret not having a social life in high school, but now you have college to do so. Take advantage of it. I highly suggest. My social life in high school was – bleh. But in college, I find that by having a social life instead of worrying about academics keeps me grounded. You don’t need to party and be in big crowds to have a social life. Just having a small group of friends, like 3 or 4, is just as enjoyable.</p>
<p>You can’t regret being African American and acting “white”. That’s silly. I never understood why others – specifically other African Americans – would say such a thing. Just because I choose to listen to a certain type of music or articulate my speech clearly doesn’t make me less black than you. And why am I “less black” because I decide to work hard to earn A’s and B’s in my classes? Don’t you realize how stupid you sound by stating that? Basically claiming that blacks can’t earn good grades, can’t speak well, and are not cultured? I haven’t had any experience with being called an “Oreo”, but I knew a girl who experienced that amongst her black friends. Don’t let that get you down, seriously. You should be proud of how well of a student you are and let that define who you are :)</p>
<p>you can always retort that it’s the “oreos” who really make it big. Obama wouldn’t be where he is today if he spent his time slingin’ drugs and taking a dump on the idea of education and hard work.</p>
<p>Not realizing that my earlier year’s GPA would matter come Senior year of HS. Kept me out of Georgetown.</p>
<p>No regrets. I just wish I wasn’t so lazy and unmotivated. I wanted to do well in school but couldn’t follow through. With a higher GPA, I also could have gotten some merit money which would have really helped out.</p>
<p>I wish I had worked a bit harder in high school. If my GPA was a bit higher I could’ve had amazing options, but things did turn okay and I’m going to a good school. I also wish I had stayed more social. Toward the middle half of my high school career I became more antisocial and school-driven in an attempt to push myself toward getting better grades and getting into a good school. That may have negatively affected me as I lost touch with a lot of friends.</p>
<p>I used to have it so good, eh, well there’s always college to start anew.</p>
<p>going to the school that I’m going to and biting off more than I can chew as far as classes go. I shouldnt have taken 3 science classes a semester. Staying an extra year would be worth it</p>
<p>Honestly, not trying harder in high school. Even now in my last semester I don’t particularly care as long as I keep my average above a 70% to keep my acceptance. </p>
<p>Also I regret not telling my doctor about my exhaustion problem which lead to missing a lot of school.</p>
<p>I wish I had taken more philosophy courses and at least one marketing and/or advertising course.</p>
<p>Graduating from college in 3 1/2 years instead of 4-over my entire life so far, it wasn’t worth the money saved to miss out on the fun and companionship…</p>
<p>I wish I would have worked harder during my first two years of high school. People often seem my report card and think I’m well in the top 10% of my class. I could have been, but instead I’m on the top 12%, which is pretty bad considering that my high school is not so competitive.</p>
<p>i shouldve actually done work in HS. finally getting to where i want to be makes me jealous that i only have 2.5 years here instead of 4. besides that, i don’t know. i was always told i could go anywhere i wanted. the deans of several top schools told me i’d be exactly what they wanted, but i never took anything seriously cause i hated HS. oh well. you live, you learn, and then you go to cornell <3 :)</p>
<p>Regrets are somewhat pointless because everything you did was based on some logic/ sense/ motive at the time, no matter how stupid in hindsight.</p>
<p>The advice I would give is to get involved in summer internships - start seeing what direction/ careers you are interested right away in college. Sort of wish I had done more of that — though I had fun pursuing random interests and daydreaming while I did heh.</p>