<p>Every time I post anything relating to my desire to be done with high school on Facebook, at least one person who has graduated within the last 2 years comments on it saying, "You really need to stop looking forward to graduating so much. I really miss high school, I wish I could go back, etc..."</p>
<p>But I mostly feel as though the people who are saying these sorts of things are the people who got through high school with the minimum amount of effort possible, and are now trying to figure out how to live in a world where they have to put forth actual work and effort to make it through.</p>
<p>They just don't realize how badly I want to see all of the work I've done throughout the last 4 years to actually be recognized for once- or how excited I am to go to college so I can do more work!</p>
<p>Is anyone else dealing with anything like this? I hope I'm not the only person who thinks it's silly.</p>
<p>I’m in my late 40s. It cracks me up to see that the HS cheerleader I was jealous of still has photos of herself in HS on Facebook. For awhile, she even used one in her cheerleader uniform as her profile photo. How sad is that??</p>
<p>I think life gets better and better every year!</p>
<p>I’m with Maine. It does keep getting better. But enjoy what you have now, knowing you have a lot to look forward to as well. Just take time to enjoy each of the stages in your life!</p>
<p>I am currently a sophomore in college. I do not miss high school one bit and only make an effort to stay in contact with one of my high school friends. In fact, I often have nightmares about being stuck back at high school. For some people it’s just not a fitting experience and they will excel in college, there are just so many more opportunities.</p>
<p>Well, I miss being a kid and kind of regret wanting to grow up so fast. Same idea applies here. But there’s so much more to life than four years. Make the most of it, but don’t forget the opportunities that can await you later on…</p>
<p>high school is where ******bags are concentrated. those people who say they miss it so much were probably the popular ones (not saying they necessarily were mean, but they might not have experienced the meannes)</p>
<p>normally the kids who are living at home going to the CC are the ones who miss high school. Popular kids also miss hs, because they often have nothing else to look forward too. I wont miss it at all, because I know I’ve set myself up to have the opportunity to have a successful life, and I didnt spend 4 years trying to be liked by everybody I deemed important while pulling Cs across the board and taking 4 art classes</p>
<p>I’m not a big fan of my high-school–too much superficiality. I’ve met a handful of kids that I could hold an intelligent conversation with and they all ended up going to the Ivys, Notre Dame or UW-Madison (my state flagship). I expect there to be a higher ratio of smart to dumb kids than I am used to at all of those schools, so hopefully I can get into one of them or something comparable. </p>
<p>I don’t care. I AM looking forward to graduating.</p>
<p>the advice my sister gave to me this year was to focus on one or two close friends, because after you leave only the true ones will make an effort to keep in contact (and vice versa).</p>
<p>I am seriously going to cry at graduation. It’s going to be emotional for me … all those people … who I have known since middle school, some even from elementary school, that stuck together despite budget cuts and the horrors of IB … I’m going to cry :(.</p>
<p>I’m going to miss them all, miss everyone’s presence, and I’m going to be sad, contemplating what I should have said to them when I could have, but was too scared to … </p>
<p>I’m serious. Just thinking about graduation and leaving my acquaintances, not even friends, makes me feel sad.</p>
<p>Honestly, I like to think that the worst part of high school is over. I’m a junior now, and while it’s a lot of hard work, sophomore year was a nightmare. I was taking all the hardest classes, and I hated all of them. This year it’s a mix of classes I like and don’t since I had a little more freedom in class selection, it’s still hard but bearable now that it interests me. Senior year I’ll be taking all classes I like and I’m hoping it will even be fun.</p>
<p>While college on the other hand is all about red cups, hot tubs, and theme parties. I dont know about anyone else, but I never kissed a real live goat while only wearing my boxers in highschool… in college we call that a Tuesday.</p>