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 sat with the football kids in high school...i learned i could pass classes without trying since they didn't do anything...got lazy and now at a non-target, even though I could have gone to an Ivy.
I regret not partying more.
I regret thinking underachieving is cool.
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.
Same.
Also, not being open-minded about more things and not partying more earlier on.
make that me three
Me too.
Coasting through and getting decent grades but not what I was capable of.
Other than that, high school was awesome for me
I regret not applying to any target at all, and passing AP exams but failing the classes because did no homework all year.
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.
5'11 isn't even short though
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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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.
No ragrets. You know what I'm sayin?
Which one of you idiots threw MS at my movie quote?
Just watched the movie a couple days ago, hilarious.
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
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?
Go die in a fire.
This comment made me realize what an asshole I've been recently. Maybe the competition's gotten to me.
Either way, sincerely, thank you.
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.
You, Sir, are a truth teller.
For a while I regretted not doing a Bac ES, getting mention très bien and going to Oxford or HYP. But doing a Bac S and going to a merely decent school was worth it in retrospect. Hard to explain unless you are French.
Still in high school,trying not to regret.
Cue the Boss...
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Lots of people reflect on their HS years this way. Many of them were more like Billy Madison, just not as rich.
Stepping out of my comfort zone more and earlier on
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.
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.
That was the best advice my brother gave me before I went to college. Better part was when it was a mutual feeling... sweet relief.
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.
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....
+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.
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.
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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