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<p>You guys realize university lectures can be 3 hours, right?</p>
<p>Trust me--after about 2 and a half of them you would KILL for a worksheet to fill out and be done with it.</p>
<p>Maize,</p>
<p>Yeah, I see your point, but I think there's more than just time involved here. I mean if you really don't want to sit through a lecture you can leave. College allows for you to choose if you do or don't want to attend a class. In high school, what bothers me the most is not the hours that are difficult, etc. I think the worst classes are the ones where you know they are doing you absolutely no good other than give you a credit. Learning because you want to is so much better.</p>
<p>High school doesn't give you the choice. College does. Maybe you disagree, but for me a 3 hour lecture of choice is very different from a forced 90 minutes of tedious work.</p>
<p>Valuable - sweet, some more Nica knowing people :)</p>
<p>ctphoenix - One nice thing about my small town is that I never had to deal with that stuck-up ness and huge emphasis on brands, etc. The nicest car at my school is probably hmmm a grand am (not brand new) or someone's truck. Anyway, I still know what you mean wanting to get out and have a change. </p>
<p>I think it is not so much hating high school as it is just being ready for a new stage of life. People say enjoy high school. I am though it has its limitations. I'm just super looking forward to college, to change, to a lot. I do love some things about my school, but sadly I don't know if I have any friends that I will still be in contact with in ten years. </p>
<p>I don't know. I've realized these past two years that I really don't match my friends, my main group I mean. I mean, they are all great people; it's just that I have changed a lot these past two years, and all my goals are so different. They can't stand to listen to ten minutes of politics. I on the other hand, really don't like listening to a half hour of talk about General Hospital, then Jessica Simpson, then painting nails, etc. I still like my friends. I just don't feel like we have as much to offer one another, you know. And in my school, not many people are like me. Sure I can easily hang out with the people there. I don't have trouble socializing. It's just I sometimes become very bored with it all and wish there were people with whom I could connect, debate, you know...</p>
<p>But honestly, I shouldn't complain. I am seriously very fortunate and have had a great life experience. I wouldn't change anything, not really. I'm just a little ansy for the next step. :)</p>
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<p>Ever hear of the gen ed/core/distribution reqs that most schools have?</p>
<p>Michigan has about 70 credits worth of them (of 120 to graduate). Your major is about 40. It really doesn't leave a whole lot of room for side interests you'd like pursue, does it?</p>
<p>I completely agree with you, though. That's one of the main reasons I want to transfer out. I just thought you should know that, in most schools, you will inded be taking classes you'd rather be hit in the teeth than attend.</p>
<p>I concur with everyone and senior year is getting tough. All my apps are done and really grades are not a factor anymore. And my class periods are 2 hours long.....SO BORING. Luckily, I'm in AP classes so a lot of people are going through the same thing but we sorta of band together to get through this. Let's hope things speed up. Sooner or later it will be fall and we will be happily in "higher" learning.</p>
<p>Maize&Blue22</p>
<p>Give up on the BA or BS you are pursuing and go after a BGS. It allows you to make up your own program.</p>
<p>Prayforme: Interesting philosophy of life, considering your username and Eagle Scout status. Tell me you were being sarcastic.</p>
<p>its important to keep life in balance, but HS seniors should be going out and having fun. These can be amazingly fun times as long as you dont do anything stupid or outrageous that will get you in trouble. Learn to party in control now or else it is going to hit you hard when you get to college and you either A). dont know what to do with yourself at a party or B). go crazy and use alcohol stupidly</p>
<p>oh and i just made up "prayforme" cause i was pretty sure thats the only way i'd get into college, lol. Im not particularly religious, maybe you can tell</p>
<p>I also agree with, i feel like especially this year, I am being unchallenged and I'm not learning anything really, even though i'm in 4 AP classes. And i am really bored of high school, and I really did not enjoy it since my parents are very strict, i could only go out once a week, and couldnt stay out too late. So i've just sat at home and studied pretty much, and i am so envious of all those who say high school was the time of their lives, it definetly wasnt for me. I have been very academic focused, and although I hope to keep up my grades in college, I also want more of a life. I really hope college will be different. And my school is HUGE..3400 in my high school, 850 in my class. Its one of the top public universities so academically, the competion is VERY high, to be in the top 10% you need a 4.18 or over gpa (out of 4)</p>
<p>at the end of my economics course my teacher told me a little story and it was as follows: in high school there was a girl in her grade that was "that girl" who always got a 98 or above on tests and wept if she got less than a 95. The girl graduated top 3 in the class and went off to her first choice school. My economics teacher went to lafayette. Anyway, moral of the story is, in her first job after college my econ teacher walks into the training session, and there, right next to her, with the same first job is the over-achiever. The point is that studying all the time is not always as important as enjoying life, networking, and becoming a more sociable person. Of course you should work for good grades, but thats not the only thing to learn from high school.</p>
<p>I agree with you, but honestly, I havent had much of choice when it comes to studying. My parents are very strict, (they wont let me get my liscence til i turn 18) and studying and getting good grades is "expected" of me, if i dont do so they will be extrememly disappointed in me. Unless you have those kind of parents, it really is hard to understand not only the pressure but the realization that you dont have much control over your life, at least not until college. OF course they were a little upset when i picked to major in business instead of engineering, law, or medicine (which are the only occuapations that run thru my family)</p>
<p>My D got had very good luck with teammates on her senior group projects...the slackers drove her nuts, too.</p>
<p>At college she works much harder but gets more sleep and there's no busywork. And the vast majority of her classmates are there because they want to study, want to learn.</p>
<p>Have hope.</p>
<p>I know exactly how you feel. I felt like I had senioritis freshman year but I had no idea how bad it could get till this year. Now that I'm accepted to my top choice college it is even worse. I don't want to do any work, I have a hard time paying attention in school. It's awful. My parents are kinda upset b/c I've always been a good student and now I just hate to do things. I hope it gets better in college b/c if not I'm in big trouble.</p>
<p>your not the only one.</p>
<p>(happy now?)</p>
<p>yes I am very happy thank you :)</p>
<p>i agree with prayforme...what's up with all the condescension on this thread?...yeah so some people aren't as motivated to "learn for the sake of learning" (this sounds a little on the pretentious side to me)...all yall need to go out get drunk and loosen up a little. in a few months high school will all be over and you'll be wishing you enjoyed it more. as they say, the grass is always greener...</p>
<p>Niihla10 i have the same exact parents that you have and ill tell you what..for every insane rule or curfew or whatever there's always a loophole.</p>
<p>finally another real high schooler on this forum</p>
<p>i never said i didnt party and drink etc. im not complaining about that and the way you posted, you make it sound like im all books no fun which isnt true. i am talking about being in school and having hard time with the kids as students, not as friends outside of school. its not about "take a drink and enjoy it while it lasts" believe me with the kids at my school, I think you would rather drink alone. just wanted to clarify that I don't need a "drink" to chill out. i party and do my own thing, but not with kids from my school. but that is on a intirely different subject.</p>
<p>ctphoenix..u applied ED to elon?</p>
<p>britt, yeah i did. probably not the greatest way to get away from my town, but i really do love the school/classes.</p>