High School years.

[Broady Brio]

What did I do?

Sold chewing gum to everyone.

What do I regret most?

Spending all the profit on chewing gum.

Was this a time worth remembering or forgetting?

I won't mind remembering this. No tears or laughter though. Not sure really, I didn't have people I can truly call "friends" around me.

What did I do afterwards?

Currently in private college. Not selling chewing gum.

 

[Esotera]

It was a mix between playing a lot of football on the fields, studying alone in the library, and finishing off electronics coursework or Open University study. Also we occasionally bought a bottle of spirits in for lunch and got everyone drunk.

School sort of sucked, and I don't know why everyone says they're the best years of your life, as mine have been infinitely more interesting from 16 onwards. I suppose there were good times and a lot of lessons learnt, so it wasn't a total waste.

 

[Nouw]

Still going through it. I'll get back to you in four-ish years.

 

[MarlonBlazed]

Best two years of my life. Can you guess my regret?

 

[Wadders]

Is this American high school?

'Cos I'm never sure what age that starts and ends at.

UK high school is 11-16. I barely remember most of it, so it must have been pretty dull and regular for someone of my age, nothing outside the ordinary really happened.

Life got more exciting after it finished to be honest. I have a hard time remembering anything significant in high school other than playing rugby on grim, cold, drizzly days and hating every minute of it, and teaming up with a friend to kick the crap out of some scrote that was annoying us.

Made some great friends who I'm still close to though, so it must have been worth something.

 

[Best of the 3]

So if Highschool was 11-18 then that means I've just finished (secondary school till 16 then sixthform till 18).

My secondary school was pretty meh. I wish I'd tried a little harder. Nothing really stood out for better or worse. Sixthform was a great time though. The subjects finally became more indepth and interesting. Still lacked some of the freedoms I'd have liked though. Met some really great people. Made a lot of friends and had a good time. I regret my results though. They've always been hit or miss no matter how hard I've tried to revise.

 

[Bestival]

What I loved: Getting stupid drunk with friends every weekend. A Saturday night remembered was a night wasted was our motto.

What I regret: Not trying harder to get laid. It's got me all fucked up and anxious about it now.


Life's a party, and this is never more true than in high school. Barely any responsibilities, it's great.

 

[Scrustle]

I hated every second of it. Fucking waste of time and everything about it was shit. I miss nothing about it and was so relieved to leave at the end of all of it. I try to wash everything I can about it out of my memory.

 

[Padwolf]

Well I had some great times and some bad times. Some parts were worth remembering. I had some great friends, I'm still in touch with two of them, my two closest friends. The one thing I regret is not using my voice more, I may have solved some arguments if I did. I also wish that I had taken the singing lessons I was offered.I had great grades though and a good reputation. I got good grades for A-level and I just graduated from university with a second class degree. So I'm proud of myself for that. I don't miss secondary school though.

 

[renegade7]

For me, high school (that's "junior high" to you yanks I believe)

Junior high is Middle School here, so usually 6th to 8th grade (age 11-14).

OT: 4 years of rejection, social awkwardness, heartbreak, angst, and extraordinary boredom. I am so glad to finally be done with it. My advice to you?

Be smart about it. It may seem like you will be a high schooler forever, but let me tell you those 4 years will be over way sooner than you think. In 4 years it won't matter who your friends were, what concert you went to, or who you partied and slept with. What will matter is what your grades were, how hard you worked (and you really don't need to work all that hard) and what you took away from school. That's not to say you shouldn't have fun. You'll never have this much freedom again in your entire life. Make the best of it. Have fun, but be smart. The INSTANT you graduate, the high school definition of "cool" turns into the rest of the world's definition of "loser".

High school might seem like the biggest deal in the world, but let me tell you the second you set foot on a University campus for the first time you'll see how tiny it all was. Make the most of it, study hard and work hard, and in 4 years when you go off to university it will be well worth it.

 

[The Funslinger]

What did you do back then?

Well, I lost my virginity really young, to a girl who didn't go to our school, then proceeded to stay mostly under the radar for a few years. Got into various fights. I'm not quite 18 yet, so I'm still in the High school period, doing my A Levels. The last couple of years have been the best. I've been getting laid again, and partying a lot, and generally being awesome. Pretty much snowballed from the moment I realized, as things stand, I'm pretty good looking.

What do you regret the most?

Not being more confident in the initial years, and basically being 'on someone's hooks' (to use How I Met Your Mother terminology) for roughly an 18 month period)

Was this a time worth remembering, or forgetting?

Well, our experiences define us, so I shouldn't forget. A few things serve to constantly remind me what not to do. So that's important.

What did you do after?

I'm starting the second and final year of my A levels this September. Then, it's off to university, then hopefully the Royal Marines.

 

[No social life]

What did you do back then?

-Slept, skipped school, (unintentional) intimidated people, and I never studied, in fact some of my textbooks were used only once or twice.

What do I regret most?

-Trying to donate blood , it doesn't help if you don't pass-out when they cant get your pulse.

Was it a time worth remembering/forgetting?

-That which I was both there for and awake for was worth remembering.

What did I do afterwards?

-Currently studying for a physics degree without a concept of what it means to study and for some reason I am not failing (except for one organic chem assignment I had early this year).

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

What did you do back then?

Homework and was part of the school's version of a television studio.

What do you regret most?

A short, bitter relationship with a girl who still goes out of her way to piss me off.

Was this a time worth remembering or forgetting?

I choose to remember a few things and I don't care about the rest.

What did you do afterward?

After the aftergrad party I went and got a job. Then, after two months, I went to Vancouver to University. Got my Documentary certificate, came back and I've been working ever since, trying to get enough money to go out there for 4 years.

 

[dimensional]

I cant remember a lot about High School except that it was boring as hell I did meet most of my good friends from this time though and we are all still friends now (10 of us) so I guess thats something many have moved away and I dont get to see them very often but I still see about 5 regularly.

I have no regrets except maybe not dropping out, afterwards I got a job then left got another left that tried to not get another got one so left that did bugger all and got another bloody job so left that seriously why is it so hard not to get a job, bloody things are everywhere oh and also went traveling to a few places around the world which ranged from awesome to absolutely shit. Seriously one country in particular (which I wont name) I visited/was stuck in for quite a while was the most miserable time I have ever spent in my life.

In short High School was no biggie just something else to get through and most of what I learned has not proved very useful I got good grades and they have not proved useful either.

 

[God'sFist]

I went to a christian school all my high school years, so most of my education was "flawed" so I had to learn "real" science through the internet and independent study. I went 2 christian schools RLCS and GFA. GFA was better because I was the Social outcast at RLCS hated it. everyone at GFA were nicer and aren't bigots. I can't say I would want to forget anything because if I did I would not have learned anything.

 

[bullet_sandw1ch]

ah, high school a whole 2 years ago or if I'm following the 11-18 thing then I just finished.

What did you do back then?

Went to classes, met people, developed into what I am now.

What do you regret most?

That I wasted my time on some people

Was this a time worth remembering or forgetting?

Due to an atrocious memory and just not thinking about it much, I can't remember it really. I'm sure it was cool at the time but I like stuff better now

What did you do afterward?

I wasted a year at 6th form, doing entirely the wrong thing, realised that and now I'm at college on a video game design course. I think stuff got better.

what does a video game design course involve? im curious, but i keep picturing lots of computer algorithms, which dosent seem like my thing. i do want to eventually work for valve, EPIC, or rockstar.

 

[IamQ]

It was shit. Classes I didn't like, people I despised, and hardly a single friend. The friend thing luckily changed after a couple of years, but I still do not think of my time in High School fondly. Couldn't be happier when it ended, especially since I didn't have to see the same jackasses every day. Got into Physics at a university, and I'm pursuing a Masters degree. Much, much better, especially since you can choose who you want to be around. I also joined a student organization and lost some of my shyness, so that's good.

I'm not sure if you know this, so I must tell you this for your own good. You know Pinkie Pie, the Pony, from MLP, yeah? Yeah, I think she doesn't approve of what you write. Ever. Maybe it's just me, but she always stares at your posts with such despise in her eyes, like you just wrote that your two favorite idols are hitler and Josef Frtizl. Just a heads up you know. Don't want her going crazy or anything, you know how she can be.

OT: Still in the Swedish version of High School. Or sorta. We have regular school from 1st to 9th grade, then it's 3 years of Gymnasium until University. I'm in Gymnasium at the moment. Gimme a year and I'll send ya the final review. So far 6/10. Not much happening, a few plot twists I didn't like, but ya learn a thing or two here.

 

[soren7550]

In short, it was horrid and lonely, and it only got worse as the years went on.

 

[Dogstile]

UK guy here, so i'm going to assume the time from 11-18

What did you do back then?

Mainly? I was an angry bastard. Most weeks I got into fights of some sort, it was a miracle that they never kicked me out.

What do you regret most?

I don't regret any of it. I did my best in the lessons. The only reason I got C's instead of higher marks in my tests was because social services had told them that because my family had been broken apart I wouldn't be able to take the higher tests, so I got stuck with the foundation tests. That annoyed me, especially as I had been living with my nan since I was 11 and I wasn't even part of the social services stuff, I was pretty removed from it.

I suppose I should have picked better subjects. I took media, graphics and ict. All of them were pretty crap and not really needed at a college level.

Was this a time worth remembering or forgetting?

Mainly forgetful. I didn't do anything worthwhile until College at 16.

What did you do afterward?

I'm now a uni student. I'm studying computer science and quickly finding out that while I can code well enough to pass, i'm definitely more into stuff like crafting armour, painting, making mechanisms of sorts (hidden blade from AC, stuff like that). On the plus side, its a degree and using the money i'll be getting from that, i'll manage to fund my hobbies quite well. I don't want to turn a hobby into a job, it'll suck the life out of it.

Now, college was the interesting time for me. I was 16 when I started and 18 when I finished. Throughout those two years I realised one thing. It doesn't matter how much you know, someone will always know more unless you're the unlucky bastard at the top of the class (in terms of being asked for help). So basically I learned what I could and helped out the people who were smarter than me so I had a safety net for when I couldn't work something out.

Basically, college taught me that being social is the key to success. You can always work more effectively with people than without people. I also stopped punching people in the face. Colleges tend to frown on that for some reason. Its actually quite silly sometimes. A person came into the campus (he wasn't a student) for the sole reason of punching a guy. The guy he punched fought back and nearly got thrown out for defending himself. These places suck.

 

[Doclector]

High school (secondary over here in the UK, if I'm correct) was hell. Simple as.

What did you do back then?
Get bullied. Run, hide. Get bullied. Try my best to do work, get myself labelled "Gifted and talented" which got me bullied more. Ask for help from teachers, get ignored. Rinse and repeat for five years. Jesus it felt like longer.

What do you regret most?
Trying to be a good person. You can't be a good person alone, who gives a shit what you do alone? Thing is, there wasn't many people who deserved for me to be "good" to them. I shoulda just beat the crap out of them when it started, but no, I had faith in the system back then.

Was this a time worth remembering or forgetting? I'd like to forget, but I can't. There were some valuable lessons there, but also a lot of crap that weighed me down for years after. I was full on afraid of "normal people" for quite some time afterwards. I'll never quite get over that, I think. When I see a crowd of normal people, I won't turn and run like I used to, but I still get a little nervous.

What did you do afterward? Got the fuck away from london. The place is the arsehole of britain. It's got plenty of places to go, but you can't get away from the terrible people all around you. Nowhere is safe, nowhere is sacred, nowhere is far enough from anywhere for you to even think of clearing your head. I don't know how good people who live there manage to not go mental and give every fucker they see exactly what they deserve. I guess then I got on the long road to recovery. That's a whole different story.