<p>Do you miss high school? Today was my last day of school...and I didn't realize until just a couple days ago that after this summer I won't be coming back to high school. Will this sad and depressing feeling go away?</p>
<p>Of course I used to miss high school sometimes, but then I realized that I didnt really miss school itself (classes from 8-3, annoying cliques, AP tests, etc.). I missed my friends from school and the things we did, so I just made sure to stay in touch with all my friends. Now its been a year and I dont really miss high school because Im so close to my high school friends.</p>
<p>how come theres less cliques in college? do u think ppl r nicer in college or high school? which has more racism and prejudice?</p>
<p>i'm really annoyed w/ all the "popular" high school ppl who don't use their brains at all but go everywhere trying to act cool. R there a lot less of them in college?</p>
<p>Casper, I find that there there will always be cliques or groups of people who think they're cool. College is no exception. However, in college people tend to be more focused on academics because you are paying big bucks for an education. Students who never had to pay a dime for school might find themselves paying $10K a year or more for college. This alone is an incentive for students to be more academic-oriented than on social life. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of people in college who care about their social life too, and there's nothing wrong with that. Contrary to high school, many people in college do not care about cliques or feel the need to join one to fit in. Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like everyone is trying to make their own lives in college and not let others influence or control their lives. </p>
<p>As much as it saddens me to say this, racism and discrimination will always be there. I think, however, that it is more prevalent where students of different classes meet for the first time in college. If you've never been exposed to people of other socio-economic classes, it could be an eye opener. But racism and discrimination is not my thing so I really dislike talking about it, though voicing your opinion is very important. </p>
<p>When you get to college, try your best to enjoy it to the fullest. Do not let yourself get bogged down with these types of issues. Life is too short, and college even shorter, for your to let these issues have a major influence in your life. Just leave yourself open for all people and all events and you'll be fine. You'll notice a big difference between high school and college. Have fun!</p>
<p>Not in the least bit. No. Never. You will get over it.</p>
<p>The day I left high school was the happiest day of my life. :)
I don't miss it one bit.</p>
<p>Same with me. I was so happy to graduate high school. Next year I will be a senior and will soon be graduating from college. I am not looking forward to leaving my college, as I love it! My friends, classes, fraternity, independence, and campus environment all fit me so well that I don't want to grow up.</p>
<p>i feel kinda sad that i would be leaving all those people, but at the same time, happy that i will be leaving them...its mixed but im hella glad to get out of the boredom of senior year..ugh</p>
<p>Trust me. That will definently pass. You'll be thrust into an entirely new atmosphere as if you're starting a different life. High school will just be an uncorrelated memory in the end. It's not like you'll be in your town and everyone will be gone. Everyone will be out doing the same thing, starting anew. Well, maybe not everyone..</p>
<p>The nice thing about college is that no matter how cool someone is, they are still a little nerdy (in a good way, everyone needs a little bit of a nerd inside or nothing would get done). Everyone is willing to do some sort of work or else they wouldn't be there.</p>
<p>It's okay to miss high school. Don't stop yourself from stopping by during Christmas to say hi. High school teachers LOVE to hear from grads.</p>
<p>But eventually, you will get yourself so busy in college that when you go back to your high school for the second or third time, you realize that there's not really anything for you there. Especially when teachers start retiring or continue to move on with their lives. I went back the other day to speak with seniors in classes about college and I actually ddin't feel tempted to say hi to every one of my teachers. I just did what I could and went straight home.</p>
<p>Also the fact that almost no one ever talks about their high school once you get to college will help you to fall into the college lifestyle where everyone's trying to start with a new slate.</p>
<p>I don't miss high school at all. I hated it. And as soon as you get to college you'll forget about HS, too. It's kinda leaving all your friends but you'll get over it.</p>
<p>I felt like I would miss it the whole summer, but once college started, I started meeting with very intelligent people. I didnt miss HS for 1 min, and realized HS was a waste of time for me. it didnt need to be 4 yrs.</p>
<p>"It didn't need to be 4 yrs."</p>
<p>HAHA!!! That's exactly how I view it. But how many educators see it this way?</p>
<p>Yeah, I've learned more in my two years out of HS than I did in four full years of HS.</p>
<p>I learned 10x as much 1 year out of high school than 4 years there. And not just academically either. No joke. I think my tuition has been worth every freakin' penny.</p>
<p>I have talked to a few of my friends (random meetings, small town) and they have all said they haven't talked to any of their friends or just a certain few. It is the typical college story. I can't wait to get back.</p>
<p>it sounds like you guys did not challenge yourselves. anyway, i visited my high school about 4 times since i left last year (my sister has choral concerts and etc there) and it was nice going back. i thought everyone was short and the buildings were a lot smaller compared to cornell's big campus.</p>
<p>pokemaster, I did challenge myself. I took every single honors/AP/accelerated class my school offered. I just went to a very easy/bad school. It's best program was it's english program and I would put that on par with the best. The very best class was US hist AP. Other than that the curriculum too slow and sometimes made worse by the poor quality of the teachers who didn't know how good they had it (we had a rural school with mainly good kids, especially compared to the school my mom teaches at). It was nice to get away from the hicks and small town stuff.</p>
<p>You might not miss the stupid high school games and rules that they make you follow, but when it comes time to pay a nice hefty rent check or your mortgage payment, you will yearn back to a simpler time when you didn't have to pay any bills.</p>
<p>heh... I'm going to a third tier state university, filled with shallow people. however it's also a ginormous campus with a decent honors program, so I'm not worried.</p>
<p>I know a lot of smart people from my high school going there, because it's cheaper. they applied elsewhere and got in, but were short financially. and I imagine it's the same for kids from all over the state. </p>
<p>college is what you make it, and I'm incredibly stoked.
I'm looking forward to a clean slate.</p>