<p>Shoulda/woulda/coulda dones during freshmen, sohpomore, junior years?</p>
<p>Shoulda tried harder all three years
Shoulda made more friends
Shoulda talked to more guys</p>
<p>shoulda been more outgoing
coulda slept more by not wasting so much time
shoulda been more open to new experiences in the present, instead of focused on the future.</p>
<p>BUT, I’m a senior now, and thankfully, I’ve learned those lessons :)</p>
<p>More activities, more outgoing</p>
<p>Ah…
Yeah</p>
<p>Should have focused more on learning Latin than just having fun in the class. I wish I knew Latin.</p>
<p>Shoulda tried harder Freshman year.
Woulda gone to a different high school if I could have.
Coulda been in IB.</p>
<p>There’s a forum on admissions hindsights and a thread called ‘lessons learned’ or something like that.</p>
<p>Should’ve:
- Started a club
- Had backup plans for last last summer after community college ran out of class space
- Stayed with this dying club I left after freshman year, maybe even try to revive it
- Studied for the PSAT between sophomore year and junior year (I scored 10 points lower junior year, but given my SAT score later that year, was in the range of NMSQT semifinalist…really kicking myself for that)
- Toured more colleges during junior year instead of waiting until summer
- Acted nicer to people that could’ve ended up as friendly acquaintances if I hadn’t treated them so neutrally
- Brought my camera to more places
- Messed around more in certain classes that were jokes and take certain classes that I thought were jokes more seriously
- Ditched PE for show choir or track, take spanish freshman year, and continue drama</p>
<p>Shoulda talked to the hot foreign exchange students that came during sophomore year. They were smokin’.
Shoulda done better during freshmen year (not a huge deal to me though).
Shoulda been less quiet.</p>
<p>Studied for PSAT
Better ECs
Been more social earlier on</p>
<p>Shoulda taken a standardized test earlier
Shoulda seen a psychiatrist earlier</p>
<p>What happened happened and couldn’t have happened any other way.</p>
<p>Should have gotten grades better than C’s.
Should have studied for the SAT even before highschool started.
Should have been involved in ECS.
Should have taken more of my required classes during freshman year
Should have passed two classes that I had failed freshman year and had to take sophomore year (though if you know what I was going through emotionally, you could see my spiral)
Should have never taken AP Psych (the teacher’s a ***** and might be the reason why I have to pay a textbook fine even though I clearly turned it in. *****.)
Should have told that guy my feelings for him.
Should have tried harder the first year or two to make friends (though I think I’ve done somewhat well for how my school is).
Should have cut my hair sooner. It’s bushy/poofy when it’s long. D:</p>
<p>But you know, even though I’ll probably be graduating with a pretty crappy GPA, I’ve accomplished so much too. I just had the best English class this year, met some really great people, and learned a lot about myself. All of my mistakes and regrets, they’re just learning blocks, I guess. I feel like since I wasn’t “perfect” in highschool (still have senior year to go though), I can only transcend my own mediocrity in college. :]</p>
<p>Shouldn’t have gotten pregnant.</p>
<p>Ugh.</p>
<p>^ serious? You have a kid and still come on these boards?</p>
<p>Freshman year: should have (I will not degrade myself by saying shoulda. I will not!) worked harder, could have easily avoided A minuses and maybe gotten more A+
could have taken Calculus BC instead
should have joined debate + robotics
Sophomore year: should have worked harder</p>
<p>Should have put some more effort into ninth grade. Ended up with a 2.07 that year. Whoops.</p>
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Yeah, but now Grisam also visits the Parents cafe.</p>
<p>Freshman: I should have been myself and seen who I became friends with, rather than spending the whole year floating between groups and trying to adjust myself to fit in. I also should have had more self-confidence and embraced my geek-ness, like being in math league and science olympiad.</p>
<p>Sophomore: I should have been more outgoing. I was the shy person among my friends, so I didn’t go out much. I also missed out on flirting with guys because I was wayyy too subtle - that’s how I lost a guy I liked to some ugly slut (she ended up pregnant with his kid after a month though)</p>
<p>Junior: I fell for a guy. I was perfectly fine and happy in my nerdy, loveless existence. However, I met someone who was good looking and funny and had a million things in common with me. When he didn’t like me back, I was mopey and depressed. It made me antisocial and lethargic, which brought my grades down and secluded me from my friends, which made me more antisocial and lethargic, creating a vicious cycle. Also, I learned to procrastinate and procrastinate well.</p>
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<p>What does this mean?
Not trying to be rude, but I don’t think this is a word but I don’t know which word you were trying to say.</p>
<p>Freshman: Not be an ******* to everyone. Restart with the girl I liked that year. Double up in math. Start in robotics from the beginning. Do MUN and It’s Academic. Do those online APs.</p>
<p>Sophomore: Not be an ******* again. Actually ask that girl out sooner. Do it’s academic. Stand up to my coach in robotics for unfairness.</p>