High School Regrets

What do you regret about high school? Or what made you screw up if you did?

For me, I went to a public school. I was motivated but I hung out with a group of unmotivated kids, mostly because I was the new kid and I just went with whoever accepted me. Then I started lagging behind because I was in the regular classes instead of the AP classes, didn't get to be influenced by motivated kids. Never learned the right studying techniques since I went to a shitty middle school, gradually got left behind. But once I got into college in a new environment, I pulled myself up by the bootstraps and transferred into a top 20.

You?

 

I'd make a long list but thankfully social media was not as big as it is today and my life's dumbest moments are not on Twitter. Forgetting it ever happened is so much better than regretting.

Edit: Did not mean to post this as a reply to Kidflash.

Competition is a sin. -John D. Rockefeller
 

Same.

Also, not being open-minded about more things and not partying more earlier on.

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 

Not trying at all Doing too many drugs Selling drugs Getting a bunch of misdemeanors Treating my first girlfriend like shit Not even applying to out-of-state schools Starting lifting heavy too young. Pretty sure I stunted my growth. I'm 5'11'' and my dad was like 6'5''. My half brother, whose dad is short, is taller than me. Being an asshole to my mom. She's kind of annoying and ignorant, but she tries. Passing AP classes senior year (more like senior semester for me), but eating a bunch of Xanax and forgetting to go to the final

Pretty much all of it...

 

I probably stunted my growth too. I stopped growing at 15, but that is not even close to my biggest concern.

"He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man." ― William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
 

1) Not taking it seriously. I loved learning, but despised what I saw was 'jumping through the hoops' of silly projects and assignments. This lack of motivation led to serious attendance issues.

2) Not being more assertive and self-confident with females. I was such a pussy which led to an almost 100% friend-zone rate.

 
Blueapple:

1) Not taking it seriously. I loved learning, but despised what I saw was 'jumping through the hoops' of silly projects and assignments. This lack of motivation led to serious attendance issues.

2) Not being more assertive and self-confident with females. I was such a pussy which led to an almost 100% friend-zone rate.

Well, at least you weren't like Billy Madison.

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"He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man." ― William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
 

I wish I did not start college when I was 16 because it forced me to skip ahead in math. If I took more time I could have done better on the SAT and gotten into a better school. Also, I wish I spent more time eating and workout and less time studying.

"He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man." ― William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
 

Treated parents better Applied to Ivies instead of the popular state school Learn a trade for a better college job Apply for more scholarships Made a move on more chicks

We're running out of oil....sike!
 

I desperately wish I went to a better high school. Did my best, graduated top 10% of the class, still didn't get into any targets.

Still grinding away at State University and may be able to transfer, but god dammit, Mom, Dad, why couldn't you provide me with a good education?

"A modest man, with much to be modest about"
 

This comment made me realize what an asshole I've been recently. Maybe the competition's gotten to me.

Either way, sincerely, thank you.

"A modest man, with much to be modest about"
 

Not tapping more ass while they were young and sweet. The reunion I went to was nothing more than a shame, all the good looking chicks had lost their shape.

CNBC sucks "This financial crisis is worse than a divorce. I've lost all my money, but the wife is still here." - Client after getting blown up
 

Lots of people reflect on their HS years this way. Many of them were more like Billy Madison, just not as rich.

"He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man." ― William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
 
BTbanker:

Never look back, kids.

This. That's not an excuse to not learn from your mistakes, though.

Everyone makes mistakes or wishes they had done something differently. You often come back stronger and smarter after screwing up.

[quote=patternfinder]Of course, I would just buy in scales. [/quote] See my WSO Blog | my AMA
 

good post. I don't have any regrets but I do believe had I gone to a better high school it would be make a difference especially better guidance, but you know what I have learnt no one can hold your hand and show you your future you have to accept the past and keep moving forward. Stepping out of comfort zone goes a long way too... I think kid with elder brother or sister have a better understanding what do you guys think?

 

I'm surprised we haven't had much mention of the dreaded HS girlfriend.... I definitely regret that shit. It should be a firm rule that relationships from HS are not allowed to spill over into your college years. Wasted a ton of time on that ridiculous idea.

"We're not lawyers, we're investment bankers. We call you for the paperwork. We didn't go to Harvard, we went to Wharton, and we saw you coming a mile away."
 

I regret: - Not getting a girlfriend - Not gaining more friends - Not trying as hard from the beginning as I did towards the end

I don't regret that much from my HS days as I did what I thought was the best at the time, and who knows if I had done something differently I could potentially have screwed up more and perhaps not even be where I am today.

Once I did bad and that I heard ever. Twice I did good and that I heard never.
 

Holding on to the notion that people older than me deserved some form of respect because of age - ignore that, treat everyone as an equal regardless of status, age etc.. If you treat someone as an equal you should receive it back..

And not macking on to as many girls as possible, even that fat ones, no body cares about the quality of your stats, its all good experience....

You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake son.
 

+1. Now, college freshmen are still retards, but at least physically you're a grown ass man. Show your mentors and elders respect because of who they are as people, not because they merely were potty trained a couple years before you.

 

Turned down a girl who offered to sleep with me because I was hung up on my ex. Turned down another girl for no particular reason that I can remember.

This to all my hatin' folks seeing me getting guac right now..
 

Geez, I keep on telling myself not to regret the past but shit it's hard!! "partying" too much no care or respect for school got in trouble too much was a MAJOR asshole to my high school girlfriend was an asshole to just about everybody thought of the present instead of the future

Can't explain too much thought, my past has made me who I am today.

 

If I see another regrets thread I will buy all of the OPs a skydiving trip and not tell them they have a dummy parachute.

Follow the shit your fellow monkeys say @shitWSOsays Life is hard, it's even harder when you're stupid - John Wayne
 
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I'm half asian, so my life to date has been pretty confusing regarding the kids I hung out with in high school. My mom is friends with all of the moms of the "successful" asians (those who went to Harvard, etc.), but I never studied/became friends with them. I ended up going to a shitty state college in a town filled with tiny financial advisory offices and accounting shops.

In middle school I hung out with the wannabe ghetto kids and the skaters, and in high school I sort of became a loner. Whilst in high school, I decided that I hated the education system and took it upon myself to learn what I thought was important. I became addicted to video games (CoD, anyone?) and shat my way through all my classes. During my senior year I realized I wanted to be like the smart, successful kids, and planned on trying ultra hard. I enrolled in too many AP classes without the proper study skills. As my GPA began its free fall and I became depressed, I decided that I wanted to become a novelist. I started reading Joyce, Faulkner, Hemingway, TS Eliot, and all of those other dead greats, because I wanted my writing style to reflect their styles. Long story short, I write like shit.

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