School Starting...Ugh

[ShadowCat]

Gah, school starts this Monday. I don't like school. It's my first year of high school though. Don't know if that's good or bad... Anyone else here going back to school?

 

[Sue]

im well out of school at this stage but i will never forget it. i wish i did it differently though. i wish i studied more ha ha alot more. if i was going back to school i would plan it and knuckle down. i would have one really close friend and do it one day at a time.

are you worried about it?

 

[ShadowCat]

are you worried about it?

Yeah, sort of. I'm not sure what I'll do social wise. There's one girl that I like that I'm pretty friendly with, but she's in a "clique" with two other girls that I'm not particulary fond of. They are way too outgoing for me and we just don't "click". I guess I bore them...Just recently I've come to realize that not every person you meet, you can become good friends with. Ah, I hope this year is better than last. Maybe I can become friends with one of the new kids.

 

[Chilling__Echo]

i'm going back for my second year in college. i DREADED starting high school but it was better than i thought it was. you'll meet plenty of people b/c there's alot of characters out there! good luck

 

[ShadowCat]

i'm going back for my second year in college. i DREADED starting high school but it was better than i thought it was. you'll meet plenty of people b/c there's alot of characters out there! good luck

Eh, I go to a private school. There aren't that many kids there. There are only 200 kids in the whole high school.

 

[Chilling__Echo]

oh goodness, i see... that doesn't sound too inviting...

 

[marki]

Im going to a new school next week, im going to my first year on college, and im also very very very nervous... :?

 

[coolguy2005]

don't be nervous

college is a very exciting time

If you make use of all the resources on campus, you should be well off.

Here's a tip

-You will need to triple your studying time.
-Seek help as soon as you need. Tests are much harder than in highschool.
-I would hold off joining a social club until the 2nd year so you can focus more on your studies(they tend to 'weed off' a lot of first year students by curving the class so that a certain percentage fail)
-Make friends with your professor and teaching assistants, they are pivotal in your success
-Get one or two buddies from each class who you can contact in case you miss lecture.

If you have any more questions, don't hesistate to ask

Im going to a new school next week, im going to my first year on college, and im also very very very nervous... :?

 

[Toad]

I dunno...I don't agree that the tests are neccisarily harder, and at my college like only one class had the grades curved. I agree that you should get to know your professors though...easy for me to do since im at a small college. I go back to school tomorrow...back to hibernation.

 

[Chilling__Echo]

tests were harder for me and they were worth so much more than high school b/c tests are really your only assignment. but every proffessor, class, and college is different. meet people! don't stay in your room b/c you'll be miserable by the end of the year.

 

[Toad]

don't stay in your room b/c you'll be miserable by the end of the year.

True...I can vouch for that...

 

[marki]

Im actually quite optimistic about it, i see this as a fresh start to a new life and im intend to not be isolated anymore, as i was in highschool, i now know that that makes everything a lot more worse,

anyway thank you for the advices!!

 

[ColdFury]

College was easy for me academics-wise. Socially, it was absolute hell. I spent every waking moment being isolated and alone.