High School & Friends

[Harkon Haakonson]

I doubt many people want to go back to high school. 'Tis a time of hormones, mood swings and idiocy. There's a reason why they let you vote only after high school in most countries.

No responsibilities, anything connected with grades is meaningless (but you find that out just when you leave the school), no need to do any work home, you can act like an idiot

I'm not sure what country you live in or what ambitions you're basing this out of...

But in Portugal, Brazil and Spain at least, grades by the end of high school are EXTREMELY defining (actually, the only factor to get into universities in Portugal, which is flawed but that's how it is) in what universities you can get in, and consequently will shape your life forever. Hell, high school was the exact opposite for me than what is written there. Had tons to study and extra group work for bonus points, tons of homework that contributes to final grade and is pretty much a requirement for most tests. Then again, I wanted to apply for the highest grade average med school in the country. Just saying everyone still needs a certain level of everything you mentioned.

 

[Untitled.]

Strange. Over here high school grades hardly matter. Which courses you choose, and how well you do in the matriculation exam is important. Other than that, you can slack pretty much. There's really no need to do anything, and, provided that you're not a complete retard, it's still quite possible to score max points in all subjects if you've been listening to half the lessons.
Of course, there's always the people who opt to not show up at all, and also the ones that decide schoolwork is the most important aspect of one's entire life. Usually both seem to end up in failed individuals.

 

[Harkon Haakonson]

Portugal's system is pretty horrible, basically if you want something like mechanical engineering or medicine you have to begin acting like a semi-adult from 15 years old (when high school starts) as each year you have a final grade for each subject based on tests, homework and class performance, and then we have final exams by the end of high school that influence our final grades. Spain is very similiar.

Brazil has a system more similiar to yours and I like it more. Would have made my life much more of a breeze those years. From what I understand, what really matters is their final exams by the end of high school, and they have more than in Portugal, and those give you your final, application grades independently.

 

[BenKenobi]

I doubt many people want to go back to high school. 'Tis a time of hormones, mood swings and idiocy. There's a reason why they let you vote only after high school in most countries.

No responsibilities, anything connected with grades is meaningless (but you find that out just when you leave the school), no need to do any work home, you can act like an idiot

I'm not sure what country you live in or what ambitions you're basing this out of...

But in Portugal, Brazil and Spain at least, grades by the end of high school are EXTREMELY defining (actually, the only factor to get into universities in Portugal, which is flawed but that's how it is) in what universities you can get in, and consequently will shape your life forever. Hell, high school was the exact opposite for me than what is written there. Had tons to study and extra group work for bonus points, tons of homework that contributes to final grade and is pretty much a requirement for most tests. Then again, I wanted to apply for the highest grade average med school in the country. Just saying everyone still needs a certain level of everything you mentioned.

Czech Republic. While having good grades would help you get to universities (they can accept you without passing their exams), there is always a large number of other ways to get them to accept you. From passing the exams (obviously), having good results on science competitions to undertaking the preparatory courses these universities offer. That is for the technical and mathematical-physical as well as chemistry faculties. The other schools (laws, economy, movies, social studies and history) choose their students by their own tests.

The only grades that matter in some way are from the final exams at the end of high school (I don't know the english word for this, as education systems can (and I believe they do) differ). But these are in no way relying on the grades you achieved before. To humbly present myself in the light of this: if someone would look at my grades (that final exams in final year excluded) from the high school, he would probably think I am an idiot (who can speak english a little, knows some history, but is god-awfull in mathematics). However, since I was actually doing something for the final exams of the final year, based on school-leaving certificate I am actually very high among my peers (this is the paper that employers look at - in case they look at some, which they usually dont). But all in all, these things matter very little, since if I can pass each individual university's entry exams, I can be accepted almost everywhere and I won't be told to **** off because of my grades. The only (and sad) exception should be studying in a foreign country which would probably require some other ways, such as playing the good old "I was great at school, but the damn socialistic teachers at the high school made me a wreck, but I really want to be awesome again" card or...well...making some effort.

 

[Fall of Denial]

Honestly just try to be a little bit less cynical towards other people (As hard as that may sound.) and make some new friends. You'd be surprised that some people are a lot less ****ty than you think when you get to know them a bit more.

I mean it's worth a shot right?

 

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Or then you simply don't recognize their ****tyness. Either way, you get friends, for what it's worth.

 

[An4Sh]

So, anyone to give me advice or share their stories?

Fail 10th grade again: maybe you'll like the newer classmates better!

 

[Krik]

I had a really similar experience, had a decently close friend die my freshman year which ****ed up my views on everything and really depressed me. I started doing a ****ton of pills and as a result was just unconscious or throwing up in half my classes and failed a ton of classes. I found as high school went on that it was a ****ing poisonous place, there were way too many pill sources for me to even try to quit and I was already judged as a drug addict so I figured **** it everyone's judgemental and I am a drug addict so I'll just drop out when I can since I'm gonna have to stay for another year or two after I was supposed to due to the classes I'd failed. My only saving grace was my now-ex and finding a system they had set up where I could do school at my own pace in a seperate environment from everything else. Basically what I've learned after high school is that it's a piece of **** and all you can really do is just get the **** through it as fast as you can, high school doesn't mean very much after you're out of it and no matter what happens to your social life during high school it won't matter afterwards.

 

[Cookie Eating Huskarl]

The problem is that highschool is like a closed circuit isn't it? People crave to be recognized as the top in that small circular circuit.

 

[Jhessail]

I am also 17.
I do not attend any public or private school.
I educate myself at home.

This explains so much.

Chewie needs to make friends with his new class mates, nothing to it. Remaining alone, sad and bored will just drive him deeper into depression. They can't all be retarded morons.

 

[Lord Crown]

I think im pretty much very lucky

I have very good statistics in school, in elementary school i was rank 1 from grade 2 until I was grade 5 then at grade 6 I was rank 3, until then at high school I was rank 2-5 in last years I achieved rank 1 again. now I am at college and i plan to finish S2 or as a Master

listen my story I was born in Bandung, 1992,
Indonesia,when I was 8 I moved north to Karawang, School was mostly the best thing i ever experienced in my whole life i wish i coulld start it over.
School, grade 1-12 no bullying, hey although i was rank 1 i wan not a geek,noob,or  nerd, i was in middle class,have great soccer achievements. if a friend annoys me and he starts insulting me, then who scares? i faced him, i have veryy manyyy friends teachers was also nice

dont be silly,IM A GAMER, i play this game since 2010,



Im just sooooooo Grateful too god

 

[Austupaio]

Dude.

What?

 

[Mad Vader]

Posting... Bandung Style!

 

[Phonemelter]

Dude.

What?

He was trying to do some ****-waving, but it turns out he is flaccid.

 

[FrisianDude]

He's just saying he's glad about his school time. He did well, got in little trouble.

 

[Argeus the Paladin]

And the language barrier claims another victim. This is like the ****ing New Plague.

 

[Mad Vader]

School...rank...school...rank...
That's Asian for "I had an average childhood", right?

 

[Argeus the Paladin]

School...rank...school...rank...
That's Asian for "I had an average childhood", right?

Dunno about Indonesia, but in our place, "average childhood" means going to school and/or cramming school seven days a week. Even worse during entrance exam seasons.

 

[Tibertus]

That sucks.

 

[Argeus the Paladin]

Too many people, too few resources. That's one of the way to artificially create competition. You can guess how quickly it escalated into a Lensman arms race where everyone tries to go to more cramming classes than the other guys.

In my high school, for instance, by grade 10 there were people who knew more about chemistry than uni graduates, and every bit of it was needed for the exams.