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| MicroEDGE:
so this year's school year is my last year in middle school (8th) so i was wondering from fourmers who go to high school: can you give me some useful info for getting through high school? |
| Zloff:
2015 graduate here, and this is how i finished with a 3.7 gpa, multiple top-3 state-level awards, varsity status in track, and not a single detention or suspension to my name: - showed up late often. some teachers are really weak with this, so exploit it - only took one AP class. i never had much money so i couldnt (didn't want to) pay for them - never paid attention in math or science classes. why bother when they give you the books to read anyways - skated or flipped thru the halls while class was in session. breaking rules makes things more fun so long as you get away with it - skipped a lot of homework. just dont do it best piece of actual advice i could give is start out trying to make as many acquaintances as soon as possible. everyone sees the transition from middle to high school as a "fresh start" so it's relatively easy to build up a good reputation and/or shake off your old one |
| Ceist:
--- Quote from: Zloff on August 08, 2017, 09:24:44 AM ---best piece of actual advice i could give is start out trying to make as many acquaintances as soon as possible. everyone sees the transition from middle to high school as a "fresh start" so it's relatively easy to build up a good reputation and/or shake off your old one --- End quote --- pretty much this. high school breaks most of the garbage that stuck around in middle school. the more people you get to know better, the easier school will be. |
| VerticalHorizon:
my entire high school experience was students talking and yelling over teachers constantly so that they couldn't say anything, being pestered by other people to do their work for them, and keeping my distance from any and everyone to ensure that i never got caught up in any drama. i believe since i was the only one who took any of the work seriously in pretty much all of my classes, my teachers went easier on me and i managed to leave my first high school with a 4.0 GPA without ever having put much effort in other than showing up. if you're assigned to a group project, expect to be the only one doing any work, then when it comes time to grade your peers give them a 0% and reap the rewards. public schools are built to keep students from failing because good grades = more funding, so don't worry about anything too much cause there are so many safety nets to boost your grades back up at the drop of a hat. my view of school was, and still is completely cynical. you won't really learn anything useful in high school unless you're trying to go to college, in which case it at least helps establish some fundamentals you'll need. if you take my path however (which i don't recommend), and drop out during your senior year to get a job, don't worry if you feel like you didn't retain anything because you won't really need it when you're stocking an arts and crafts store at 3 am. i managed to get myself an office job but i had to work my ass off for it and i still don't make much money |
| MicroEDGE:
--- Quote from: Zloff on August 08, 2017, 09:24:44 AM ---2015 graduate here, and this is how i finished with a 3.7 gpa, multiple top-3 state-level awards, varsity status in track, and not a single detention or suspension to my name: - showed up late often. some teachers are really weak with this, so exploit it - only took one AP class. i never had much money so i couldnt (didn't want to) pay for them - never paid attention in math or science classes. why bother when they give you the books to read anyways - skated or flipped thru the halls while class was in session. breaking rules makes things more fun so long as you get away with it - skipped a lot of homework. just dont do it --- End quote --- can't tell if this is supposed to be serious or not |
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